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Kenyon College Athletics

2021 Spring Sports Travel Policies


Transportation policies related to 2021 intercollegiate athletics competitions during the COVID-19 pandemic   

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All staff, coaches, student-athletes and persons traveling with the team are expected to follow the expectations below: 
  • Temperatures and Kinsa apps will be checked for all passengers prior to leaving campus.

    • Symptomatic individuals shall not travel

    • Coach follows checklist 

  • COVID-19 risk mitigation protocol:

    • Masking at all times, covering both nose and mouth

      • KN95 masks will be provided to each passenger and the driver, to be used during travel

      • Wipes, hand sanitizer provided

      • Physical distancing of at least six feet when applicable

    • Frequent hand washing with soap and water

    • Regular hand sanitizing

  • Team meals:

    • No eating or drinking on the bus/van

    • Physical distancing of six feet when applicable

    • Drink with straw whenever possible

    • No eating out at a restaurant

      • Food should be ordered to be delivered to the institution where the team is competing for afterwards; or to be delivered to Kenyon for when the team returns

  • Charter bus travel:

    • Bus capacity limited to half.

      • 56 passenger bus = 27 people from Kenyon + driver

      • 25 players with 2 coaches and no ATC

      • 24 players with 2 coaches and ATC

    • First row of seats closed off

    • Seat by driver closed off

    • No one in aisle seats; seating only by window

    • No walking around on the bus during travel (exception for restroom)

    • Open windows when possible

    • Bus to be cleaned and disinfected prior to departure and upon return

  • Van travel:

    • Van capacity limited to less than half

    • No one in front passenger seat

    • Open windows when possible

    • Van to be cleaned and disinfected prior to departure and upon return

  • What to do if a passenger becomes symptomatic during travel:

    • Locate an isolation space on site

    • Section off part of bus to maximize physical distancing, or 

    • Send back to campus with someone who has been vaccinated or is within 90-day post-COVID window