SPORTIME Global Guidelines - Effective 11/01/2022

SPORTIME employees are committed to providing our members with the finest athletic and social settings, and the very best programs, instruction and amenities for tennis, sports, camps, health and fitness. We pride ourselves in our high degree of hospitality, integrity, social awareness and attention to detail. We strive to achieve operational excellence and to provide our members with intimate, welcoming and comfortable environments. We take great pride in our facilities.  

As the global health crisis caused by COVID-19 seems to be in retreat, our focus remains supporting the health and wellbeing of our employees, members and customers. The following guidelines are currently in place across all SPORTIME facilities, until further notice. 

Notwithstanding all the precautions that SPORTIME will take, due to the nature of the virus, risk of contracting COVID-19 remains. Please be safe, respect others and follow all protocols. 

HEALTH SELF ASSESSMENT & RELATED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Self-Assessment

All Staff, Adult and Junior Tennis and Sports Players, Fitness Users, Parents/Guardians and Guests 

Prior to coming to a SPORTIME Club, to use SPORTIME facilities, to participate in SPORTIME programs and services, and/or to spectate, or to work, if a SPORTIME employee, all individuals, and, in the case of juniors, their parents/guardians, should confirm the following:

  1. I/My player(s) has not experienced any of the following symptoms in the past 5 days:
    • Fever of 100.4° or above
    • 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
    • Any other signs of illness
  2. I/My player(s) have/has not tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 5 days. Or, if I/my player(s) we have/has tested positive, I/my player(s) have/has isolated for five days and tested egative, prior to returning to activities.
  3. I/My player(s) have/has not been in close contact with someone with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 case in the past 5 days, or, if I/my player(s) have/has been in contact with someone with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 in the past 5 days, I/my player(s) will mask for 5 days after such a contact event at all times when not on-court, and will take a rapid antigen test on the fifth day after such a contact event to confirm that I/my player(s) am/are not COVID positive.

If an employee/player/guest/parent is not able to confirm statements 1-3 above, then such person(s) should not come to a SPORTIME club until such time as they are able to confirm all four statements, and should contact their SPORTIME location for further instructions or requirements before returning.

Acknowledgements

By entering SPORTIME premises to use SPORTIME facilities, to participate in SPORTIME programs and services,to  spectate and/or for any other reason, or if a SPORTIME employee to work, all individuals, and, in the case of juniors, their parents/guardians, agree to the following:

  • I am aware of the inherent risks of my and/or my player(s) participating in activities at SPORTIME, including possible exposure to COVID-19 and other contagions.
  • I and/or my player(s) will respect others and abide by all of the precautionary guidelines and protocols put in place to protect us and to protect other SPORTIME players and employees.
  • I assume all risks related to my and/or my player(s)’s participation in SPORTIME programs and services.

VACCINATION & PROTECTIVE FACE COVERINGS

Tennis, Fitness and Sports Members/Participants/Guests/Spectators

  • Members/participants/guests/spectators are no longer required to wear protective face coverings indoors or outdoors at SPORTIME facilities, although we support those who choose to mask, including in fitness centers and on-courts/fields/rinks, out of an abundance of caution.  
  • Those who use SPORTIME Transportation services must wear protective face coverings, at all times, when in SPORTIME vehicles, regardless of vaccination status. 
  • Gaiters, Buffs, bandanas and N-95 masks with exhalation valves (these valves protect wearers but do not block the release of particles that could impact those around the wearer) are not acceptable face coverings for use by SPORTIME staff or in SPORTIME

Employees

  • SPORTIME transportation service drivers and chaperones must be vaccinated, and must wear protective face coverings at all times when in vehicles. 

Spectating Alternative

SPORTIME’s buildings are now open, but or those who would prefer not to spectate indoors at this time, SPORTIME has installed geographically limited and password protected (for the safety and privacy of our players and staff) live-streaming capability on most of our tennis and sports courts, turf fields and rinks. We have made this substantial investment so that parents, family members and friends can easily spectate remotely, either from their cars in our parking lots, or from other areas immediately adjacent to our clubs. Log on to your club's home page for access and click here for more information.

FACILITIES

Bathrooms / Locker Rooms

Bathroom and locker room facilities at SPORTIME clubs are available for use by customers and employees. Members, guests and employees who use the facilities, regardless of vaccination status, should limit their time spent in them, and maintain physical distance from others, out of an abundance of caution. Saunas are now open, for use by no more than two individuals at any time.

 

Nurseries

Where offered, this service will be unavailable until further notice.

Indoor Air Quality & Safety

What matters most in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19, and other airborne illnesses, is that fewer people share larger, and more open spaces, so that the airborne virus, if present, is quickly diluted, both by the sheer volume of air and through abundant air circulation. That is why tennis and sports courts and fields are such good places to exercise safely, as detailed below. 

  • Each of SPORTIME’s indoor tennis courts, sport courts, or turf mini-fields, whether in a building, or in an air-structure, is about 150,000 cubic feet (6,000 to 7,000 square feet). These are massive spaces (e.g. 750,000 cubic feet in a five court building) in which a very substantial volume of air is constantly diluted and replaced with fresh air. 
  • SPORTIME is running our air circulation systems, including our HVAC systems, or our high capacity exhaust fans, 24/7, regardless of temperature demand, to maximize air-circulation and replacement. 
  • In our air-structures (“bubbles”), the air completely changes roughly every one to two hours, depending on weather conditions and air-structure pressure. Perhaps more important, at the 7 feet level in our air-structures, where players are breathing, air is replaced roughly every 9-36 minutes. 
  • In our steel buildings, the air is completely circulated roughly every 37 minutes, with 20%-30% of that air being fresh at all times.
  • In our clubhouse and office spaces, we have upgraded our HVAC systems to include the highest MERV rated filters available for our systems, most of which are now MERV 13 filters. 
  • We have installed portable room air cleaners with HEPA filters in smaller spaces and offices.

TRAINING

Staff Training

All SPORTIME staff members, including all full-time and part-time employees, and all tennis, fitness and sports coaches and camp counselors, undergo training on all COVID-19 related protocols and standard operating procedures, and receive additional training when such protocols and procedures are updated.

 

Last Modified: Nov 02, 2022