Squash Club opening - Monday 14th September 2020

Dear [[first name]]

The Squash Club will be re-opening for play on Monday 14th September 2020.

We have put in place a plan + rules & guidelines for play based on 'Back to Squash Guidelines for Clubs, Venues & Coaches' (V3 02-09-20) by England Squash, HSE guidelines & our Club Covid19 Risk Assessment v2. These documents can be viewed in the Newsletters section on the booking site and will shortly be available in the Squash section area of the main club website.

MEMBERS MUST MAKE SURE THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PRIOR TO CONFIRMING THEY WISH TO RE-ACTIVATE THEIR MEMBERSHIP & BOOK COURTS.

While measures are in place to minimise the likelihood of infection, members must recognise that they visit the club at their own risk.

Booking, Entry & Environment Procedure

- All court bookings are to be done online and opponents must be
listed (for track & trace purposes as per existing booking rules).
Court booking times will remain 40 minutes long, but each court
will have a different start time.

- Players can ONLY arrive and enter the court area 5 minutes before
they are due to play (there will be no changing facilities
available, so players must be ready to play and can only change
their shoes and must use their own equipment).

- On arrival players must enter via the main entrance next to the
office, use the hand sanitiser by the touch screen and check in on
it. They must wear a face mask on into the court area.

- On walking into the court area players who have booked court 1 or 2
must use the walk through the corridor between the two courts and
those who have booked court 3 must use the far one.

- Players must not touch the corridor walls or the seating areas and
are not allowed to do a warm up outside the court (this should be
done prior to arrival at the club).

- There will be hand santiser, anti-bacterial wipes & paper towels
located behind each court. All used wipes & towels must be put be
in the bins provided.

- Any personal waste wrappers, water bottle etc must be taken home.

- Only one player should open or close the court door and all
personal equipment must be taken on court.

- Hands must not be wiped on the courts walls, glass back or floor.
If a player accidently touches any court surface or drops sweat on
the floor, they should stop & immediately wipe the area touched
with an anti-bacterial wipe and sanitise their hand.

- Players must vacate the court once their 40 minute session is up,
collecting their equipment, with one player wiping down the door
handle both inside and out (wipes will be left outside the court +
a bin to put them into).

- If players decide to use the bar, they must towel down and change
their t-shirt.

- Finally, players should use the hand santiser (located with the
wipes) and then leave the court area WITHIN 5 MINUTES of the end of
their session, wearing their face mask and either exit the club or
go into the bar area.

Club Facilities

- There are no changing or showering facilities available.

- Toilets are located at the far end of the club next to the kitchen.

- The water fountain will not be available, so players will need to
bring their own water/drink.

Additional Points

- Initially there will be no booking facility offered to non-members
and members are not allowed to bring guests to play. This will be
reviewed 2-3 weeks after the club has been open.

- Members must bring their own first aid kit, towel. The club's first
aid kits (located in the office & bar) must not be used unless it's
an emergency.

- Social distancing must be maintained at all times and handshaking/
physical contact is not allowed.

- Members that develop Covid19 symptoms whilst at the club must,
maintain social distancing, return home if safe to do so and manage
their symptoms in line with the relevant advice; or if unable to
travel home safely they should isolate from others, contact someone
from their household and make safe arrangements. If this is not
possible then they should phone 111 and follow instructions.

Ways to play

- all information on ways to play and Squash bubbles will be sent out
on a separate email directly after this one.

MEMBER DECLARATION

If you wish to have your membership reactivated, book courts & play, please forward this email to robnorman75@hotmail.co.uk and confirm you agree to the following terms:

1./ You are fit, well and symptom free (responsible adults should do
this on behalf of juniors)
2./ If you have recovered from a Covid19 infection where you were
hospitalised, you have consulted your GP prior to resuming play.
3./ You will declare to the club if you become unwell or show Covid19
symptoms after visiting the club and consult you GP immediately.
4./ You agree to not visit the club if you are not feeling unwell and
are showing signs of Covid19 symptoms.
5./ You have read the this email and will abide by the procedures and
policies.
6./ You will provide the names of the people in your squash bubble
prior to booking your first court.

On receipt of your confirmation, your member account will be reactivated and membership direct debits will commence as previous schedule. If you have cancelled your direct debit you need to complete a new DD form prior to booking any courts.

Members that pay annually will have their renewal date extended by the appropriate length of time that the club was closed down for.

Best Regards,

Horsham Squash Club Committee