Unit 40 Releases EHS Volleyball Mitigation Plan

2021 Effingham High School Mitigation Plan – EHS Volleyball

Effingham High School is pleased to again offer extra-curricular opportunities to our students. The following information is in relation to the mitigations and procedures currently as we move through the volleyball season.  Please keep in mind that these procedures may change depending upon the status of our region at the time of the contest.                                                                             

Fans: HOME FANS ONLY

Effingham Community Unit #40 will allow only home fans to attend the contest at this time. Players will be limited to only 2 fans each. The identification of these fans will be determined by the specific player. We will have a sign-in sheet for the 2 fans indicated by each player. The pass gate sheet will be at the main entrance and we will check you into the contest.

Fans are required to social distance by family and wear masks at all times.

Fan Seating Location: HOME FANS ONLY

All fans in attendance must sit on the west side of the gym (commonly the home team side of the facility behind the player benches.

Fan Attendance Limitations and Transition:  HOME FANS ONLY

During any preliminary contest, only the fans associated with those players are allowed in the facility and once the preliminary contest is completed, those fans must exit the facility and move promptly to your vehicles. If players are playing in both contests (EX JV and Varsity), players and fans are allowed to stay for the next game.

The second contest Volleyball parents are allowed to enter the facility 1 hour and 15 minutes after the start of the preliminary contest.   

(Volleyball EX: The JV/ Varsity Volleyball parents are allowed to enter the facility 1 hour after the start of the previous volleyball contest).

Admission:

There will be NO admission charged to enter the contests at Effingham High School.

Cleaning Station:

There will be a cleaning station with antibacterial wipes and fans are asked to use a wipe to sanitize their seat prior to sitting down.

Concessions:

No concessions will be available

Locker Rooms:  We request that players come to the contest in uniform and ready to play. Locker rooms will be available for pre-game, halftime and post-game only.

Volleyballs:

Effingham High School will provide warm up balls for the visiting teams. These balls will be sanitized prior to the date of the contest. Please have your athletes keep the visiting team warm up balls separate from the home team balls during warmups and between contests.

• 2 Game balls will be rotated during the contest.

Team Benches:

Individual chairs will be placed 6 feet apart for contests. With limited seating at floor level, some students may need to sit in the bleachers behind the bench to accommodate to state mitigations. The visiting players from the team players from the team not playing will have assigned seating in the bleachers across from your team benches. During the JV game, varsity players will sit in a designated area on the visitor side of the gym across from the benches. JV players will do the same during the varsity contest.

Players coming out of the contest when subbed for, should use a wipe to clean the chair they will sit in.

Volleyball will not switch team benches or sides after each match.

Visiting Team Personnel:

Only team players/managers, coaches, bus driver, administrator, and one scorekeeper will be allowed entry into our facility. All visiting staff must wear masks at all times and social distance.

Streaming Information: Effingham Fans and High School Athletic Directors

Below is the information available at this time regarding streaming for high school contests. Please understand that technology does not always work the way we hope. In addition, some schools may not be streaming events. We will do our best to provided video for as many contests as possible. Links to any video may change during the season and our staff will communicate our information to the opposing school and will pass on any information and link changes through the coaches and to your athletes.  

Casey -   wmmcradio.com 

Charleston -   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl-l3m7M7VHOfLZm6VZi-8Q

Effingham – NFHS Network to subscribe    https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/subscribe/retail

NFHS Network for contests     https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/effingham-high-school-effingham-il

Lincoln –      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ogdP-8CYG06vr_4xZSt4g

OR WLCN Streaming and Broadcast streaming.wlcnsports.com

Mahomet -     youtube.com/bulldogtvmahomet 

Mattoon –     https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyLUro4vBG-9UTDZtLu2Owg

Mt. Zion –   https://bravestv.live/hsvb

Taylorville – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBBELfNNFeRA7Z8bXY4ruaA

Teutopolis – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/teutopolis-high-school-teutopolis-il

Paris –    https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC6o3BGIj583u_IOi7RDCEOg

Effingham Fans, as additional information becomes available we will communicate that through our coaches and athletes.  This document will be modified as new information becomes available.