Fan Policy

Fan access is limited to the number of seats open to each team. Ticket/Access Validation will be completed in the Bear Field House Lobby. Cashless payment will be allowed on-site. Eagle Passes are acceptable as payment.
All fans will go through a health screening process in order to enter the seating area.
Social distancing must be maintained while attending games.
Masks are required on campus and while attending games.
Fans must sit as a family “pod” and be a minimum of six feet away from other family pods. Tape markings on the bleachers indicate available seating. Fans, other than school administrators, are not allowed to stand or sit on the edges of the gym floor.
If a child is one of the ticket holders, that child must remain with an adult at all times. Children are not allowed to play in another gymnasium, in the lobby, or in other common areas.
Fans will not congregate in common areas before or after a game ends. As soon as the game ends, fans must depart the gym. Fans should practice recommended social distancing while leaving campus.
If there are multiple games on the same day, fans must leave the gymnasium after the first game and show validation of their access to the second game.
Seating areas will open 30 minutes prior to the start of a game.
AHSAA passes will be accepted for admission to the game. The Montgomery Academy will reserve a limited number of spaces for pass holders. However, the school reserves the right to limit admission should there not be space available to maintain proper social distancing.

Team Policy

Each team must adhere to their own school’s policies when it comes to the health screening of their coaches and athletes prior to entering the campus of The Montgomery Academy.
Only players, coaches and trainers/support staff are allowed on the team bench.
The bench will be extended on both sides for more social-distancing space for teams.
Coaches and players on the bench will wear masks at all times. Only players who are actively playing are allowed to remove masks, if desired.
If possible, the visiting team should come dressed for play. However, if a dressing area is needed, we ask that the need be communicated to a volleyball coach or Athletic Director and a designated space will be provided. If a locker room is needed, masks must be worn and social distancing must be practiced.
Each team must bring their own balls to warm up with on the court.
Each team must have their own water bottles.
The visiting team may arrive one hour prior to a game.

Game Management Procedures

Scorer Table will be limited to essential personnel only.
Per AHSAA Guidelines, the visiting team bookkeeper will not be allowed at the official scorer table.
When available, PA Announcements will be made regularly concerning safety guidelines.
Benches will be cleaned in between matches at the coaches’ discrepancy.
Hand sanitizing stations will be located at the end of both benches for players.
Game balls will be rotated and/or sanitized regularly (at timeouts, each new game, if a ball goes into the stands, or any other time that seems necessary).

McLemore Field Policies (Football)

Fan Policy

Fan access is limited for each team in order to ensure that six-foot distancing is possible. Separate allotments of home and away tickets will be available through the MA website. Ticket/Access Validation will be completed in the breezeway entrance to McLemore Field. Cashless payment will be allowed on-site only if tickets remain. Eagle Passes are acceptable as payment, but a ticket must still be reserved through the website.
All fans must agree to a health screening process in order to reserve tickets for the game.
A ticket to the game does NOT guarantee access to a seating area. Fans may be required to stand.
Social distancing must be maintained while attending games.
Masks are required on campus and while attending games.
Fans must sit as a family “pod” and be a minimum of six feet away from other family pods. Tape markings on the bleachers indicate available seating. Fans may stand in designated standing areas, but must remain distanced from non-household members by six feet.
If one of the ticket holders is a child, that child must remain with an adult at all times. Children are not allowed to play behind the bleachers, under the stands, or generally be unaccompanied.
Fans will not congregate in common areas before or after a game ends. As soon as the game ends, fans must depart the field area. No fans are allowed to congregate on the field after the game. Fans should practice recommended social distancing while leaving campus.
Seating areas will open 60 minutes prior to the start of a game.
AHSAA passes will be accepted for admission to the game. The Montgomery Academy will reserve a limited number of spaces for pass holders. However, the school reserves the right to limit admission should there not be space available to maintain proper social distancing.

Team Policy

Each team must adhere to their own school’s policies when it comes to the health screening of their coaches and athletes prior to entering the campus of The Montgomery Academy.
Only players, cheerleaders and/or dance teams, coaches and trainers/support staff are allowed on the sideline.
The sidelines will be extended on both sides for more social-distancing space for teams.
In accordance with the AHSAA and ADPH, anyone on the sidelines must wear a face covering at all times except when directly participating in an athletic activity.
Locker rooms will be available for both teams as needed. Masking and social distancing is expected in locker areas. Visitors can also use the field in the South end zone for halftime or pre-game if desired. We request that in town teams come dressed so that locker room needs will be lessened.
Each team must have their own water bottles. The Montgomery Academy will not provide water bottles at any time this year including halftime water.
The visiting team may arrive two hours prior to a game.

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