Managers, coaches, umpires, and league administrators will report positive cases and possible exposures to the Board. The Board will investigate any COVID-19 illness and determine if any league-related factors contributed to the risk of infection, updating this plan as needed to prevent further cases.
Face masks: volunteers and players may wear a face mask for outdoor activity at their discretion
All League personnel (including volunteers, players & families) will:
Monitor themselves - for symptoms that can be attributed to COVID-19 (e.g. fever or chills, 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, and diarrhea). Those who have any symptoms possibly related to COVID-19 should test.
Abide by the protocols set forth in the “Persons Who Test Positive for Covid-19” and “Close Contact Exposure” guidance below. Additional detail can be found at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) website.
2. Persons Who Test Positive for COVID-19:
Stay home and do not attend League activities for at least 5 days after start of symptoms (Day 0) or after the date of first positive test (Day 0) if no symptoms.
Isolation can end after Day 5 if symptoms are not present or are resolving and a diagnostic specimen collected on Day 5 or later tests negative.
If unable to test, choosing not to test, or testing positive on Day 5 (or later), isolation can end after Day 10 if fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications.
If fever is present, isolation should be continued until 24 hours after fever resolves.
If symptoms, other than fever, are not resolving, continue to isolate until symptoms are resolving or until after Day 10. If symptoms are severe, or if the infected person is at high risk of serious disease, or if they have questions concerning care, infected persons should contact their healthcare provider for available treatments.
Per CDPH masking guidance, infected persons should wear a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days
3. Close Contact Exposure – Asymptomatic Persons Who are Exposed to Someone with COVID-19 (No Quarantine Needed):
Can attend League activities as long as remain asymptomatic and abide by the following protocols.
Test within 3–5 days after last exposure
Per CDPH masking guidance, close contacts should wear a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days
Strongly encouraged to get vaccinated or boosted
If symptoms develop, test, and stay home, AND
If test result is positive, follow isolation recommendations above
