FACILITY INFORMATION FAQ - SPRING 2021 - IU Recreational Sports

RECREATIONAL SPORTS

            SPRING 2021
     FACILITY INFORMATION FAQ
FACILITY HOURS AND PUBLIC SPACES
Why are the hours so limited?
Our hours have been chosen to coincide with the times when most students have chosen to workout based on
historical data. In addition:
   • Limited hours allow us to ensure that we can complete extra cleaning of the facility and equipment
       throughout the day.
   • We will need time to hire and train additional staff in order to provide the required supervision for
       additional hours.
   • If we are able to do so safely, we want to incorporate additional hours later in the semester.

Where is all the furniture from the lobby?
Furniture was removed to promote physical distancing.

Why are the water fountains blocked off?
The University has required that the use of water fountains be discontinued and that students use the bottle
fillers instead. We will be installing additional bottle fillers throughout the facilities.

PARTICIPANT AND EMPLOYEE SAFETY
What are you doing to keep the facilities and equipment clean?
We have an extensive cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting plan which includes:
  • Antimicrobial mist for floors and equipment on a monthly basis.
  • Building Services cleaning floors, restrooms, locker rooms, lobby areas and high touch surfaces nightly.
  • Electrostatic sprayers a minimum of twice daily
  • Hourly staff rotating around the building continuously to clean doors, handrails, locker rooms and
     restrooms throughout the day.
  • Participants will be encouraged to use Gym Wipes to clean in and out when using equipment. Supplies
     are available in strength & cardio spaces.

How do you know your employees aren’t sick?
There are several steps that are being taken to minimize opportunities for someone who is sick to come to work:
   • All students are expected to self-monitor and not report to work or go to classes if they are not feeling
      well.
   • In addition, all RS hourly team members are screened for symptoms before every shift. They are not
      allowed to work if they are showing any symptoms of the virus.
   • Employees are required to wear the IU issued mask when they are in the facilities.
   • Professional staff members have completed the Community Responsibility Form that is mandated by
      IU. These staff members are responsible for monitoring their own symptoms and are committed to
      staying away from the facilities should they exhibit symptoms.
We cannot share any confidential health information about any of our employees.

Why are participants required to scan in and out of the facilities?
We are doing this for a couple of reasons:
  • It helps us to monitor the number of people in the facilities.
  • The information can be used to support contact tracing if requested by the University.

Why aren’t you screening everyone (participants) for symptoms when they come into the building?
As students, all of our participants have been asked to compete the Student Commitment Form that informs
them of their responsibilities for monitoring their symptoms and taking responsible actions to protect the
health of the community. However, we will not be screening faculty, staff or public using the Tennis Center for
private lessons at this time.

Can I bring my friend from home who is visiting me?
No, we will not be selling day or week passes at this time. Only students who have paid their student activity
fee will be able to use the facilities. IU has asked that students not have guests in order to reduce opportunities
to spread the virus and make sure IUB students are not displaced.

AQUATICS
Can I contract COVID-19 through pool water?
There is no evidence that the virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread to people through the water in pools,
hot tubs, spas, or water play areas. Proper operation and maintenance (including disinfection with chlorine
and bromine) of these facilities inactivates the virus in the water.

What has changed for recreational lap swim? Will Royer Pool still be available?
CBAC will be available to students for recreational lap swim, water basketball and recreational diving. With
social distancing, one person will be allowed per lane. This makes our new capacity 23 for the lap pool and 8
for the diving well. We hope to expand to two swimmers per lane as we see compliance with health directives.
At this time, Royer Pool will not be available until further notice due to limited pool capacity.

What will one person per lane look like?
We will encourage participants to enter and exit the water at staggered ends of the pool to increase distancing
between people while they swim. Additionally, participants will be encouraged to always stop at the same wall
they entered. Here is what it will look like form a bird’s eye view:

What do participants need to know when they come to swim?
Four things that participants should know:
   • Showers will be required before entering the pool area
   • Face coverings are required for all participants EXCEPT when in the water. Please wear you face mask out
      to the deck and we will give you a plastic bag to put it in and keep at the end of your lane while you swim.
   • Participants will be limited to one person per lane to allow for social distancing and limited contact.
   • Helpful technology with FusionGo will assist with lane reservations should the need arise.

How wide is a lap lane?
It is 7 feet from lane line to lane line.

What Aquatic programs are being offered this Spring?
Here are the programs we are offering this Spring:
  • Adult Group Swim Lesson including swimFIT and Total Technique Swim Trainings (Students only)
  • Adult Private Lessons (Students, Faculty/Staff Only)
  • Youth Private lesson (Students, Faculty/Staff Only)
  • Recreational Diving
  • Water Basketball

What Aquatic programs are not being offered?
Due to social distancing requirements the following programs are not currently being offered:
  • Women’s Only Swim in Pool 194 (very small pool that is not quite 25meters and only has four lanes)
  • American Red Cross Safety Course (including Lifeguarding and Water Safety Instruction)
  • Club and Intramural aquatic sports (For example, Battleship, Swim Club, Water Polo).

Will there be additional cleaning and disinfection of common pool equipment, like kickboards?
Yes, all kickboards, pull buoys, aqua jogging belts, and life jackets will be cleaned and disinfected after each
use. When you arrive to the pool deck there will be a “Grab clean equipment here” bin and a “Place used
equipment here” bin.

Will the locker rooms and towel checkout be available?
Yes, the locker rooms will be open and towel checkout available from EQ. Locker rooms will have directional
signage and lockers within locker banks will be blocked off to encourage physical distancing.

INFORMAL SPORTS
What informal sports activities will you be offering?
This is by far our most popular activity with 1.1 million uses in 2018-19 – our last full year on campus.
We have developed a plan that allows for the spreading out of the equipment throughout the SRSC and Garrett
Fieldhouse to accommodate physical distancing.

Participants can play table tennis and badminton at both the SRSC and Garrett Fieldhouse and shoot
basketball at Garrett Fieldhouse. We do ask that you reserve a time to participate in these activities. For
available days, times, locations and to reserve your time visit our website.

Why did you move all the strength & cardio equipment?
As previously mentioned, this is our most popular drop in activity that can be done safely while maintaining
physical distancing and community cleaning requirements. In order to serve the most number of students at
any time we had to spread it out around the facility.

Equipment, as well as stretching and functional fitness spaces have been spread out between the five
basketball courts, the strength gym and the cardio/circuit gym upstairs in the SRSC. Similarly, equipment
has been relocated from the downstairs rooms and Gym 293 at the Garrett Fieldhouse and placed on the 10
basketball courts in the fieldhouse.

We have done our best to keep equipment clustered together in logical ways.
The layouts were also influenced by the need to protect the hardwood courts underneath and provide access
to electricity where needed.

                                            SRSC CENTER COURTS                   BILL GARRETT FIELDHOUSE
Can I work out with my friends?
We hope you will still workout together, but maintain appropriate physical distancing during your workouts.
Unfortunately that means no spotting. You may need to change your workouts so that you do not require a
spotter. This may mean doing less weight or fewer reps

Wearing your mask and maintaining appropriate distancing are two easy things you can do to slow down the
spread of the virus. The more we do to slow the spread, the more likely we will be able to stay open.

What activities will not be available?
Activities that don’t allow for proper physical distancing or involve the use of shared equipment will not be
available. This includes pickup basketball, volleyball, futsal, racquetball and squash.

Can I play or work out at the Outdoor Tennis Courts or Woodlawn Fields?
The outdoor tennis courts and Woodlawn Fields will remain closed until further notice.

GROUP EXERCISE
Will Group Exercise be offered?
Yes, albeit with some appropriate modifications in order to accommodate physical distancing. Session sizes
have been reduced to allow for additional space for each participant.

Why is the number of sessions per week being reduced?
We need to allow adequate time between sessions for participants to leave the space and our facility support
team time to disinfect spaces and remove any equipment that needs to be sanitized.

Will you still offer the online on demand session and the online live sessions via Zoom?
ABSOLUTELY! We have over 100 sessions with some of our most popular leaders already posted on YouTube
and our website for anyone to access whenever they want to use them! In addition, we will be offering live
Zoom sessions throughout the week.

Do I have to register/reserve my spot in GEX sessions?
NEW IN SPRING 2021 – you no longer have to reserve your spot for in-person GEX sessions. However, we do
need you to reserve your spot for our live Zoom sessions.

INTRAMURAL SPORTS
What sports or activities are you offering?
We will be offering E-sports tournaments (including Madden, FIFA, NBA2K, Mario Kart and Rocket League),
online trivia, and bracket challenges. In addition to these online activities, we also plan to have some fun one-
day skills based competitions such as punt, pass, and kick, home run derby, and soccer skills challenge.

Why are you not offering any team sports this semester?
In the interest of keeping everyone as safe as possible during their time on-campus, we have to limit our
activities to those that allow for social distancing and timely sanitation of equipment. We look forward to
having everyone back together for team sports in the future.

How much does it cost to sign-up for an E-sport or virtual activity?
All intramural sports for Spring 2021 are completely free! We hope that you choose to get involved in as many
options as possible.

How do I sign-up for E-sports?
Visit imleagues.com/indiana, select the e-sport you are interested in, and click register

What systems will you be using for E-sports?
E-sports tournaments will be played on current generation consoles and PC.

How does online trivia work?
The first step is registering for the event on IMLeagues. We’ll offer several sessions of trivia and you can sign-
up for as many as you would like. A Zoom link will be sent out once the registration period has closed. You’ll
follow along with the questions via Zoom and submit your responses via Kahoot. The person with the most
points at the end wins!

Can I win an IM champ shirt?
Yes! We’ll be giving away IM champ shirts to the winners of all of our programming this semester.

When will Intramural Sports be back to normal?
We’re very eager to have everyone participating in full capacity with us again. At this time we do not have
an update on when we can resume normal IM programming. We’ll provide more information as it becomes
available. Safety is our top priority and we’ll continue to monitor national, state, and university guidelines as
we navigate the pandemic.

Can I play or work out on the turf fields (RSFC)?
In order to ensure everyone’s safety, the Recreational Sports Field Complex is closed for personal use.

CLUB SPORTS
Are club sports able to practice and compete in RS facilities this semester?
Club sports will not be permitted to practice or compete in RS facilities this semester since spaces have been
prioritized for academics and RS programs that are needed for self-directed participation since that is how we
can serve the greatest number of students.

When will club sports be able to start practicing and competing again in RS facilities?
We’re very eager to have everyone participating with us again. At this time we do not have an update on when
we can resume normal club sports activities. We’ll provide more information as it becomes available. Safety
is our top priority and we’ll continue to monitor national, state, and university guidelines as we navigate the
pandemic.

Are club sports able to practice elsewhere on campus and off-campus?
Activity elsewhere or off campus will be at the club’s discretion and we STRONGLY encourage them to follow
the CDC guidelines related to organized sport.

TENNIS CENTER
What will you be offering?
We are open for private and semi-private lessons, informal singles and informal doubles (no walk-ins). Ball
machines are also available.

What won’t you be offering?
Group lessons, Cardio Tennis, clinics and use of the fitness area. Group lessons and clinics cannot take place
while allowing for physical distancing. We are not offering any activities that require shared use of equipment
such as balls at this time.

Will the fitness area upstairs be open?
This area will not be open at this time.