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per Megan:
Gophers football has begun its return to campus, targeting a return to voluntary workouts next week, with more teams soon to follow.
The athletics department on Friday announced its plan to gradually bring student-athletes back for voluntary team activities and the testing protocols the department has implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
After football, which already began the testing regimen Friday, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, soccer and volleyball will all make their way back to campus. Other sports will follow in the next several weeks.
Once back to campus, the student-athletes will complete a symptom and exposure questionnaire in the days before taking a COVID-19 test and an antibody test to determine if the student-athlete has already recovered from the virus.
If a student-athlete has two negative COVID-19 tests, he or she will go through a process before gaining clearance for workouts. With a positive test, the student-athlete will enter a protocol involving self-isolation. But those student-athletes will still have access to resources and daily communication with athletic medicine staff. They can “return to athletic competition after meeting certain criteria,” per an athletics department release.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
Gophers football has begun its return to campus, targeting a return to voluntary workouts next week, with more teams soon to follow.
The athletics department on Friday announced its plan to gradually bring student-athletes back for voluntary team activities and the testing protocols the department has implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
After football, which already began the testing regimen Friday, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, soccer and volleyball will all make their way back to campus. Other sports will follow in the next several weeks.
Once back to campus, the student-athletes will complete a symptom and exposure questionnaire in the days before taking a COVID-19 test and an antibody test to determine if the student-athlete has already recovered from the virus.
If a student-athlete has two negative COVID-19 tests, he or she will go through a process before gaining clearance for workouts. With a positive test, the student-athlete will enter a protocol involving self-isolation. But those student-athletes will still have access to resources and daily communication with athletic medicine staff. They can “return to athletic competition after meeting certain criteria,” per an athletics department release.
Gophers athletes begin gradual return to campus
The football team will return next week; it began COVID-19 testing Friday.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
