The Victorian Government has recently altered the isolation requirements for COVID-19 household close contacts. This can be found in the Sport & Recreation Sector Guidance page on the Coronavirus website.

Quarantine and isolation

• Close contacts will no longer have to quarantine – provided they wear a face mask indoors and avoid sensitive settings. They will also need to undertake at least five negative rapid tests over the seven days that would previously have been the self-quarantine period.
• The requirement to isolate for seven days following a COVID-19 diagnosis remains. 

Close Contacts and Basketball

We have liaised with some associations and venue operators to align and confirm their stance on house-hold close contacts and basketball participation.

Basketball Victoria recommends:

• Household contacts are required to wear masks in and around facilities (such as pre and post-game), but once they are exercising (in an exertive manner) as per the Victorian Government face mask rules, they can participate without a mask. This also applies to technical officials and coaches participating in the same manner.

Regards,

Nick Honey
Chief Executive Officer
6 May 2022

Return to Sport – 26 October Update

Basketball Victoria has continued to advocate to Sport and Recreation Victoria (SRV) that indoor sport receives fair and equitable treatment compared to outdoor sport for any COVID-19 vaccination protocols or requirements.

We have recently received information from SRV that the Department of Health hasconfirmed that it is intended that community sport, both indoor and outdoor, is excluded from vaccination requirements if participants are attending solely for that activity.

The exclusion applies to attendees who are necessary to facilitate the community sporting activity, such as participants and volunteers

At this stage the vaccination requirement will apply to facility workers and volunteers if their jobs extend beyond community sport, plus venues where there are food or beverage facilities.

We are still seeking further information and details on the complexities regarding the specific roles that will need to demonstrate their vaccination status, plus requirements surrounding school venues or third party managed venues that have implemented a vaccination mandate.

Please note: We are distributing this information now so you can plan as best as possible before the Health Directions are formalised. However, this information is yet to be fully documented, is not currently in place and will be reflected in a future update to Health Directions later this week, which we will collate and disseminate to the wider basketball community.

While in practical terms, participants, parents/guardians and volunteers – vaccinated and unvaccinated – will be able to attend Basketball Victoria sanctioned activities without having to confirm their vaccination status, there will be other COVID-19 protocols which will be required to be adhered to.

We encourage the community to continue to increase the vaccination rate across the State, so we provide as safe an environment as possible for the community as we return to play.

We will post this information on our social channels at 5pm today to allow clubs and associations to tailor your communications beforehand. We will provide further details as soon as they are available.

Best Regards,

Nick Honey
Basketball Victoria
Chief Executive Officer

Return to Sport – 16 August Update

Unfortunately, the Victorian Government, on advice from the Department of Health, has extended the lockdown restrictions for Greater Melbourne with these measures remaining in place until 11:59pm on Thursday 2 September.

RESTRICTION LEVEL

Greater Melbourne
In line with Victorian Government health directives, basketball in Greater Melbourne will remain at the RED-0 REACTIVATION LEVEL as per the Basketball Victoria Return to Sport Guidelines.

Regional Victoria
In line with Victorian Government health directives, basketball in Regional Victoria will remain at the ORANGE-50 REACTIVATION LEVEL within Basketball Victoria Return to Sport Guidelines.

We remain in close communication with the Department of Health and Sport and Recreation Victoria (SRV) to ensure indoor basketball can reactivate as quickly as possible following the current restrictions viagra generika schweiz rezeptfrei.

We appreciate your understanding and patience throughout these difficult times.

Please review the Basketball Victoria Return to Sport Guidelines for further information.

Mental Health

This is a challenging period for all in the community. There are a number of resources to help assist you during these difficult times, including the Welcome to Head to Health website – which helps you find digital mental health and wellbeing resources, for yourself or for those in your community – as well as VicHealth’s list of Ten go-to mental health organisations for young people.

For more information about current COVIDSafe settings and the vaccination program, please visit www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au.

RETURN TO SPORT REACTIVATION LEVEL
UNTIL THURSDAY 2 SEPTEMBER AT 11.59PM

REGIONAL VICTORIA

ALL AGES: ORANGE-50

GREATER MELBOURNE

ALL AGES: RED-0

Best Regards,

Nick Honey
Basketball Victoria
Chief Executive Officer

Please be advised that Basketball Victoria has provided further clarity regarding the Restricted Activity Directives as we make our way out of Lockdown 5.

For at least the next 2 weeks, the following restrictions will remain in place for the junior domestic competition:

• Every venue is required to have a COVID Check-In Marshall present.
• All patrons must sign-in using the QR Code Check In and show their completed check in to the COVID Marshall before entering the court area.
• Spectators are not permitted.
• Only ONE (1) parent/guardian is permitted to attend for players under 18 years of age.
• We ask that you source alternative arrangements for the minding of any siblings etc.
• Patrons must not arrive more than 5 minutes prior to their game and wait in their car or outside the venue.
• Patrons must leave immediately after their game.
• Patrons upon entering the venue must go directly to their court and not walk around the venue (with the exception of going to the bathroom).
• All players, coaches, referees must wear their mask until they take the court.
• All parents/guardians must wear their mask at all times (unless a valid exemption is held).
• Basketball Victoria has advised that anyone with a medical exemption can be asked to provide proof of such and must carry their exemption with them.
• Only the coach can bring in up to 2 basketballs for warm-up/game us and the basketballs must be cleaned prior to use.

As noted by Basketball Victoria in their 27^th July release, “Collectively, it is basketballs responsibility to ensure this success is not short lived and that all stakeholders do everything possible to protect the health and safety of the community within the guidelines provided”.

The Victorian Government, on advice from the Department of Health has enacted a circuit-breaker lockdown for all of Victoria with these measure in effect from Thursday 15^th July at 11:59pm until Tuesday 20th July at 11:59pm.

In line with this and the update from Basketball Victoria all basketball trainings, programs and competitions will be cancelled during this period.

We will continue to provide updates as we make our way through the coming 5 days.