{"id":"AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-036","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Secretary), sector-specific rules for youth and adult amateur sports under the Governor\u0027s reopening orders; State level","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED","eco":"","issuer":"Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Kathleen A. Theoharides)","authority":"COVID-19 Order No. 43; St. 1950, c. 639, s. 7","instrument":"Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards for Businesses and Other Entities Providing Youth and Adult Amateur Sports Activities - Phase III, Step 1 (July 6, 2020; amended Aug. 13, Oct. 2 and Oct. 4, 2020 and Feb. 8, 2021)","title":"Mandatory sector rules for youth and adult amateur sports: risk categories and levels of play, no indoor tournaments, 25-player caps, spectator prohibitions and limits, face coverings, facility standards","dateIssued":"2020-07-06","effective":"2020-07-06 (Phase III, Step 1 initiated by the Governor\u0027s Order of July 2, 2020)","end":"Amended through Feb. 8, 2021; sector rules rescinded May 29, 2021 (COVID-19 Order No. 69) and the emergency terminated June 15, 2021","startDate":"2020-07-06","endDate":"2021-02-08","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["EVT","GATH","CAP","MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["facility operators and activity organizers of organized youth and adult amateur sports","competition and tournament organizers","players, coaches, volunteers and spectators"],"clause":"In accordance with the authority granted to the Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) pursuant to COVID-19 Order No. 43 to issue Sector-Specific Rules to implement COVID-19 safety measures for organized youth and adult amateur sports activities, the following guidelines apply to Phase III, Step 1 of the Commonwealth\u0027s reopening.... may be sanctioned in accordance with COVID-19 Order No. 43.... Facility Operators and Activity Organizers must comply with the following limitations.... Higher Risk category can participate in Level 1 type [play only]... In Phase III, Step 1, only outdoor Tournaments are allowed for Lower Risk Sports. Competition and Tournament Organizers must adhere to the following: Outdoor Competitions \u0026 Tournaments: No more than 25 players on any surface/playing areas... Spectators must wear facial coverings and maintain six feet of social distance at all times.... Indoor Competition Capacity: No more than 25 players on any surface/playing areas for team/group sports. No spectators allowed for indoor competitions for sports and activities played by individuals 18 years and older.","enforcement":"COVID-19 Order No. 43 (sanctions; civil fines up to $300 per violation under COVID-19 Order No. 31/No. 43; cease-and-desist and closure by the Department of Labor Standards and local boards of health)","functions":["AC school and club athletics (levels of play by risk category)","SP leagues, facilities, rinks, fields and pools (Sector 17)","EVT competitions and tournaments (outdoor only for lower-risk sports)","CN concessions and spectators (no indoor adult spectators)","MASK","WF coaches and staff","CB families and participants"],"notes":"The instrument the assignment names for Massachusetts youth sports; K-12 fall sports were governed by the joint EEA/DESE guidance that followed (Aug. 2020);","sourceUrl":"https://www.mass.gov/doc/safety-standards-for-youth-and-adult-amateur-sports-activities-phase-iii-step-1/download","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200708035425/https://www.mass.gov/doc/safety-standards-for-youth-and-adult-amateur-sports-activities-phase-iii-step-1/download","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":262350,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED","url":"/library/AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-036","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-036","citation":"Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Kathleen A. Theoharides), Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards for Businesses and Other Entities Providing Youth and Adult Amateur Sports Activities - Phase III, Step 1 (July 6, 2020; amended Aug. 13, Oct. 2 and Oct. 4, 2020 and Feb. 8, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-036)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["SEC-17-GM-060"]}