*Please note, any athlete that has recovered from COVID-19 in the past three months and are symptom free may participate in athletics without testing. But to participate, these athletes must provide a letter from their doctor attesting they had "confirmed" COVID-19 are are symptom free.
Dear MHSAA Community,
The MHSAA has received additional information today from MDHHS regarding the updated epidemic order and the March 20 guidance for sports as it relates to rapid antigen testing.
Beginning on April 2, schools must complete an antigen test of athletes one time per week. The first test must be completed between April 2-8, the second test between April 9-15, 16-22 (and so on). This applies to all high school and middle school teams.
Two forms must be completed for each student participant in the MDHHS program including the MI Safer Sports Participant Code of Conduct form and Consent form. Here are the links to these two forms:
Face Masks- Face masks must be worn based on the following guidance for outdoor activity (practice and competition):
Contact Sports- Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse and Girls Soccer participants must wear face masks at all times. This includes all participants, coaches and all other team personnel.
Non-Contact Sports- Baseball, Golf, Softball, Tennis and Track & Field participants must wear face masks at all times except when involved in active outdoor participation (in the game, during the round, during the match, during the race/event). Coaches and all other team personnel must wear face masks at all times, including participants when on the bench, in the dugout, between individuals events, etc.
If practice or competition moves indoors, all individuals (participants, coaches, team personnel) must wear face masks.
Six feet of physical distancing should be included in all activity whenever possible.
The MHSAA will continue to communicate with schools with new information as it becomes available. Thank you. Mark Uyl MHSAA Executive Director mark@mhsaa.com Phone: 517-332-5046 MHSAA.com