Before athletes arrive
You will complete a multi-step screening and be tested for COVID-19 before accessing and using athletic facilities.
A COVID-19 questionnaire will be part of the exam or appraisal process:
- You will complete an electronic screening questionnaire at 3 stages before you return: 2 weeks before, 7 days before and 3 days before.
- Between 48-72 hours before your return, you will be tested for COVID-19.
Travel policy
If you are traveling back to Columbia, you must self-isolate for 5 days and be symptom-free prior to returning to Mizzou athletic facilities. If you travel away from Columbia after you arrive, you must self-isolate for 5 days and be symptom-free before accessing the facilities.
Locker rooms and training centers:
- Each time you enter training facilities, staff will take your temperature and run through the symptom checker questions.
- You can only go in the training centers when you are scheduled to be there and leave after you are finished.
- Your locker rooms will be set up to facilitate appropriate distancing (6 feet).
- You cannot linger or congregate in locker rooms or other common spaces.
- Cleaning and sanitizing materials will be available and frequent wiping of touchpoints encouraged.
- Face coverings are required when contact with others within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more cannot be avoided.
- Visitors will not be allowed in Mizzou athletic facilities.
Meetings
- When possible, your meetings should be in larger rooms to maintain social distancing.
- Face coverings will be worn if you will be within 6 feet of others in the meeting for 15 minutes or more.
Meals
- Your nutrition stations will include individually packaged snacks only.
- Your “Grab and Go” meal service will be carry-out only with limited pick-up times at the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex.
Monitoring for COVID-19
All student-athletes will be tested for COIVD-19 as they arrive on campus and before they start working out in the facilities.
If the daily facility screenings show you have COVID-19 symptoms:
- You immediately return home without touching anything within the facility.
- You immediately self-quarantine at home, practicing good hygiene, socially distancing from roommates and disinfecting the living space.
- You will hear from the MU Sports Medicine team if you need to be tested.
If you do not need to be tested:
- You need to remain home and self-monitor for symptoms.
- Sports medicine staff will help determine when you can resume your activities.
If you need to be tested:
- You will need to self-isolate until you hear the test results.
- Your roommates will need to self-isolate immediately until you hear your test results.
Negative test:
- You remain home and self-monitor for symptoms
- Sports medicine staff will help determine when you can resume your activities.
Positive test:
- You will need to notify you athletic trainer and coach.
- You will hear from a public health contact investigator to start tracing your contacts.
- Sport medicine staff will help you and/or your roommates with housing to self-isolate.
- The team physician will help determine when you can resume your activities.
- If isolated, you will have meals delivered to your door and your living space will be sanitized and disinfected