Key elements of the NCAA’s guidelines for schools to conduct athletics during the COVID-19 pandemic:

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Testing strategies should be implemented for all athletics activities, including preseason, regular season and postseason.

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Testing and results should be obtained within 72 hours of competition in high-risk contact sports.

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Polymerase Chain Reaction testing is the preferred method of testing, but alternative strategies will be considered as testing technology evolves.

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Daily self-health checks should be performed by all student-athletes and athletics personnel before entering any athletics facility.

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Physical distancing and masks/cloth face coverings are an integral part of athletics, and should be practiced whenever feasible.

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Although face shields are not proven to offer the same risk mitigation as masks/cloth face coverings, they should be integrated into sport where feasible.

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Universal masking should be observed on all sidelines, including when an athlete moves from the playing field to the sideline to confer with a coach.

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Training should occur outdoors. When not feasible, indoor training with good ventilation is preferable to indoor training with poor ventilation.

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Hand sanitization, cough/sneeze etiquette, physical distancing and masks/cloth face coverings are key in COVID-19 risk mitigation.

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All individuals with high-risk exposure must be quarantined for 14 days.

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All student-athletes and athletics personnel should understand that COVID-19 risk mitigation practices should be observed at ALL times, including non-athletic related activities.

Source: NCAA