Feb 8, 2021
Hello Judo Alberta Members,
The Government of Alberta has lifted some Covid-19 restrictions effective February 8th that allows judo to resume in some capacity.
As a result, Judo clubs will be able to offer in person one-on-one training (all athletes) and “mini” group training (only for athletes 18 years of age and younger) however there are some strict measures that must be followed.
To ensure the safety of our membership we have made updates (in bold text) to section 4.1 in the Return to Judo Guidelines:
4.1 Private Training Sessions (Updated February 2, 2021):
Private Individual
Sessions:
- Athlete can participate in individual
conditioning and individual judo exercises led by a coach
- Athlete can participate in strength training
sessions led by a coach at the dojo
- The instructor assigns one area per participant
(1 person/8m2). This will become their designated training space throughout the
session.
- Participants bow with 3 metres physical
distancing or in their designated area (1 person/8m2)
- Sessions must be scheduled by appointment. No drop-in or
groups allowed. (Amended Feb 2, 2021)
- Coaches must wear a mask during the session; participants are
not required to wear a mask during exercise. (Amended Feb 2, 2021)
- More than one coach and client ‘pair’ (ex: 3 athletes and 3
coaches) are allowed into the facility so long as: (Amended Feb 2, 2021)
- Each coach and
client stays 3 metres away from all other trainers and clients at all times,
including in entryways and exits.
- Each coach can only
interact with their assigned client, and each client can only interact with
their assigned coach.
- No interaction
between clients or between coaches is allowed.
- No ‘cycling
through’ multiple coaches as in circuit training.
Exercises Permitted:
- These sessions can involve judo elastics, foot
work, judo exercises, hops, ropes, shadow uchi-komi
Private
Multi-Person Sessions (Household Members Only):
- Athletes who have multiple people in a single
household can participate in judo training led by a coach.
- Athletes who have multiple people in a single
household can participate in strength training sessions led by a coach at the
dojo.
- The instructor assigns one area per participant
(1 person/8m2). This will become their designated training space throughout the
session.
- Participants bow with 3 metres physical
distancing or in their designated area (1 person/8m2)
- Sessions must be scheduled by appointment. No drop-in or
groups allowed. (Amended Feb 2, 2021)
- Coaches must wear a mask during the session; participants are
not required to wear a mask during exercise. (Amended Feb 2, 2021)
- More than one coach and client ‘pair’ (ex: 3 athletes and 3
coaches) are allowed into the facility so long as: (Amended Feb 2, 2021)
- Each coach and
client stays 3 metres away from all other trainers and clients at all times,
including in entryways and exits.
- Each coach can only
interact with their assigned client, and each client can only interact with
their assigned coach.
- No interaction
between clients or between coaches is allowed.
- No ‘cycling
through’ multiple coaches as in circuit training.
Exercises Permitted:
- The sessions can involve crash mats, uchi-komi,
technical development, ne-waza technique, drilling, kumi-kata training, randori
Mini Group
Sessions – Athletes 18 years of age and under ONLY (Amended Feb 8, 2021):
- Athletes 18 years of age and younger can participate in group
conditioning and group judo exercises led by a coach. (Maximum group size is 10
people, including the coach)
- Athletes 18 years of age and younger can participate in group
strength training sessions led by a coach at the dojo (Maximum group size is 10
people, including the coach)
- Group Options:
- Single Athlete: 9 athletes with 1 coach physically distanced (3m). Non-contact
activities only.
- Family Practice: Athletes from the same family household can participate in
contact activities. (Ex: 3 groups of 2 from a same family, 1 group of 3 from
the same family and a coach. All groups are physically distanced from each
other. Family members only have contact with their family.
- Individual Sessions: Individual sessions are still able to continue with a
coach.
- The instructor assigns one area per participant
where 3m safe distancing can be met. This will become their designated training
space throughout the session.
- Participants bow with 3 metres physical
distancing or in their designated area.
- Sessions must be scheduled by appointment. No drop-in or
groups allowed. (Amended Feb 2, 2021)
- Coaches must wear a mask during the session; participants are
not required to wear a mask during exercise. (Amended Feb 2, 2021)
- More than one group (Ex. 2 groups of 10 people) is allowed
into the facility at the same time so long as: (Amended Feb 8, 2021)
- The facility has
enough space to maintain safe 3m distancing at all times (Ex. 10 people per mat
area). If the dojo cannot support this capacity, group sizes must be reduced to
meet a safe 3m distancing.
- Each coach and
client stays 3 metres away from all other trainers and clients at all times,
including in entryways and exits.
- Each coach can only
interact with their assigned client(s), and each client can only interact with
their assigned coach.
- Physical interaction
between clients, coaches or groups is NOT permitted. Only household family
members are permitted to physically interact with each other.
- No ‘cycling
through’ multiple coaches as in circuit training.
Exercises Permitted (With
members from the same household):
- The sessions can involve crash mats, uchi-komi,
technical development, ne-waza technique, drilling, kumi-kata training,
randori.
Length of Private
Judo Sessions:
- 1 Hour = 45-minute training session/ 15-minute
cleaning transition
All sanitization
and screening protocols outlined in Phase 4 are enforced.
A detailed plan of
activities must be included in the club Return to Judo guidelines and submitted
to the Judo Alberta Office.
For more information on the provincial update please
visit https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx#restrictions
for more details.
Operate at Your Comfort Level
*It is important to note that clubs can operate in any phase currently permitted by Judo Alberta. Some clubs may wish to only do 1 on 1 sessions instead of the mini group sessions. These guidelines are consistent with what is permitted by the provincial government at this time so they must be respected at all times.
If you have questions please do not hesitate email judo@judoalberta.com
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