COVID-19 CLUB RULES

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As the club re-opens post lockdown, we want to make sure we are creating a safe and hygienic environment for all our players, visitors and staff. While we will continue to follow Public Health England and UK Government guidance on post lockdown social distancing and hygiene standards. we are implementing the following rules during our operation:

Even though you may not have been tested for the virus, do not come to the club for 14 days if 

• you have any cold/flu symptoms
• you have been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with the virus

From now on, the club will increase disinfectant use to avoid any possible contamination.

When you come to the club, please follow the following rules and advice

• As you enter our premises, please use hand cleansing gel from the stations provided on site, or your own 
• Wash your hands thoroughly before entering the court, after the match and after using the toilet
• Avoid touching face/nose/eyes
• Use only disposable tissues and only your own towel

• Avoid shaking hands and touching other players, who are not part of your household
• Avoid greeting and touching staff and your playing partners before, during and after the game/lesson
• Do not sit or stand in close proximity to other players or our staff, maintain recommended social distance of 2m
• When you are at the bar/reception area, please speak to our staff only in the areas designated with screen guards
• When using the bench, please ask the staff for disinfectant wipes and wipe the benches before and after sitting
• While we will not impose use of face masks off court, please feel free to use them if you feel more comfortable, 

• Use your own balls and bat
• Please purchase new balls at the club or bring your own balls
• Please collect your own balls after the match and take them back or dispose of them, do not expect the staff to handle them
• Rental bats will only be provided to complete new comers to the sport
• If you rent a bat, it will be disinfected prior to use and players need to return  it in the designated spot, and not handing it back to our staff
• Rental bats will then be disinfected and bagged for 72 hours 

• Please arrive ready to play, and avoid using the changing rooms to get changed
• If you arrive earlier than 5 min before you are due on court, please use our outdoor area and, weather permitting, avoid entering the facilities to wait for your match or lesson to start
• Showers will remain closed, but toilets will remain open 

• The water fountain will no longer be in use, please use only bottled water
• Dispose of your water/drinks bottles in the allocated rubbish bins, do not hand them over to staff and do not leave them around the courts

Thanks for your understanding, Let's all create and maintain an environment we can feel safe and  stay healthy!
 

Javier Fernandez Aguirre

Stratford Padel Club CEO