Hi all, the Special Olympics Vermont Fall Games Golf Competition
will be this Saturday, 9/18/21 at the Basin Harbor Golf Club. Athlete
and coach check-in will be at 10:00 AM.Skills will be done early
afternoon. 18 Hole alternate shots will take longer....
All events will be held outdoors and will follow Covid protocols, including Covid check-in, required masks for all participants regardless of vaccination status, social distancing, and hand sanitizing. A note on health and safety recommendations from the Vermont Department of Health:
- Vaccination is the best method for protecting yourself and preventing transmission of COVID-19 and its variants. SOVT strongly recommends that all participants eligible for the vaccine be vaccinated.
- Testing is also recommended, but not mandatory. To prevent the spread of Covid, it is safest practice for unvaccinated participants to receive a negative Covid test up to 72 hours in advance of an event. It is also best for people who have attended a large gathering to get a Covid test 3 - 5 days after the event.
Fall Games Golf will take place Saturday, Sept. 18th at Basin Harbor as planned, in accordance with State and Special Olympics COVID guidelines. This decision was made with careful consideration of many factors, including attendance numbers. Golf has been an allowed activity even before vaccines were available, and we have excellent guidance from both Special Olympics, Inc. and the Vermont state guidelines. We also have a plan in place to minimize risk when conducting golf skills activities.
We understand some may see it as unfair that athlete golfers will have a statewide, in-person competition and bocce and track athletes will have a different experience. We feel it is critically important during these unrelenting challenging times that we strive to do all that we safely are able to do. It is also worth noting that the golfers are often the athletes who miss the ceremony of Fall Games because their venue is removed from the primary site.
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