HLL COVID-19 GUIDELINES
*All players and spectators who
feel sick should stay at home and notify your manager. Please DO NOT enter Peirce Park if you have
any of the following symptoms: Fever or chills, Cough, Shortness of breath or
difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of
taste or smell, sore throat congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea. If anyone in your household tests positive
for COVID-19 during the season, you must notify your manager AND the HLL Board
of Directors immediately.
*If your child
does have symptoms, they should wait to enter Peirce Park for a minimum of 10
days after symptom onset OR until feverless and feeling well (without fever-reducing
medication) for at least 72 hours OR confirmed to not have COVID-19 via 2
negative COVID-19 tests in a row, with testing done at least 24 hours apart.
*Any player who has been diagnosed with
COVID-19 or has had close contact with a person who is diagnosed with COVID-19
should quarantine for 14 days after the last/most recent contact with the
infectious individual and should seek a COVID-19 test at a state or local
government testing center, healthcare center or other testing locations. All
other teammates/coaches should be notified of the situation (without disclose
of the individuals involved), put on alert for symptoms of fever, cough, or
shortness of breath and taking temperature if symptoms develop. Close contacts
include household contacts, intimate contacts, or contacts within 6-ft. for 15
minutes or longer unless wearing N95 mask during period of contact.
*All players and spectators
should thoroughly wash their hands before and after visiting Peirce Park. HLL will provide hand sanitizer at the fields
– please use it.
*Dugouts are closed. Players and
coaches will be socially distanced when not on the field of play. Bat bags will be placed along the fence
outside the field of play by the bleachers.
*Face coverings are optional for
players and coaches.
*Bleachers are closed to
spectators. Please bring your own lawn
chairs and sit socially distanced around the outfield. Face coverings are recommended for spectators
if social distancing cannot be maintained.
*No equipment or water bottles
are to be shared, with the possible exception of catcher’s gear. Any shared catcher’s masks will be sanitized
after each player’s use.
*Baseballs used in games will be
segregated by team and they will be sanitized.
*No spitting or eating seeds, gum
or similar products.
*No handshakes before or after
games. Teams will line up along the foul
lines for a tip of the cap as a show of sportsmanship.
*Please do not congregate in
common areas of the park. Leave Peirce
when you game or practice is over.
*Additional guidelines may apply
depending on the division or field in question.
*Use common sense. We are all in
this together – if something doesn’t seem right, please notify your manager
and/or the HLL Board of Directors.
Hinsdale Little League, serving Hinsdale, Illinois is committed to creating a fun and competitive baseball experience for all participants. We play our games at Peirce Park and Robbins Park in Hinsdale. Our program is strong and enrollment is at an all time high. Come, join, and PLAY BALL!
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