Due to COVID-19 Pandemic we are required to ask you to submit the following checklist 24hrs or less before your training session, each week. If you answer yes to any of the below, please stay home and use the AHS Online Assessment Tool to determine if testing is recommended:
https://albertahealthservices.caYour instructor and the Canadian Birkebeiner Society will keep each completed forms for a minimum of two weeks for contact tracing purposes.
General requirements for participation in group training activities
• No signs or symptoms of COVID-19 in the past 14 days. If an individual has had a
case of documented COVID-19, confirmation indicating they are no longer positive for COVID-19 and are cleared for group training participation is required from a health professional.
• No close sustained contact with any sick individual within 14 days of beginning group training.
General Guidelines:
At this time, all group training for XC skiing should take place outdoors in settings that allow for physical distancing protocols to be met.
• Participants may only train with their primary training group/cohort. Athletes that train with a cohort in another location may continue to train with that cohort provided they do not train with any other groups. Provincial travel for training purposes is not permitted at this time.
• To limit the number of contacts any individual has, athletes must choose one sport to train for. Athletes are currently not allowed to be involved with multiple training groups.
• There must be no physical touching including high-fives, handshakes, sharing of equipment etc.
• Participants should avoid touching their face, particularly eyes, mouth, and nose
• Avoid contact with people who are sick
• Stay home if you are sick
• Avoid high-touch areas, where possible, and wash your hands after contact