Softball NSW’s response to COVID is to communicate effectively with our community and as a priority, maintain the safety and wellbeing of our members, their families and the extended community.

This section provides a chronological list of resources that Affiliates, Clubs and Members can reference and utilise;

April 2021

• Safe Play Guidelines Implemented from March 29th 2021
  • Safe Play Guidelines (Full Version)
  • Safe Play Guidelines (1 Page Summary)
• Updated SNSW COVID-19 Safety Plan (effective March 29 2021)

August 2020

• COVID 19 Update: Community Softball to Continue
• COVID 19-Update: Letter from the Chief Health Officer to the Sport and Recreation Sector
• Update: Return to Play Signage

July 2020

• Urgent Covid-19 Update: Spectators Restricted & Association & Club Safety Plan Updates July 17th 2020
  • Return to Play Association/Safety Plan 2.0
• Return to Play Guidelines Implemented From July 1st 2020
  • Return to Play Guidelines (Full Version)
  • Return to Play Guidelines (1 Page Summary)
  • Return to Play Association/Club Safety Plan
  • Return to Play Association Safety Coordinator
  • Return to Play Club Safety Coordinator
  • Return to Play Association Checklist
  • Return to Play Club Checklist
  • Return to Play Individual Checklist
  • Return to Play Coaching Checklist
  • Return to Play Umpire Checklist
  • Return to Play Training, Game Hygiene & Ball Sanitation Protocols
  • Return to Play Training & Game Attendance Sheet
  • Return to Play Venue Signage

June 2020

• June 13th: Return to Training Guidelines Updated
  • Return to Training Guidelines (Full Version)
  • Return to Training Guidelines (One Page Summary)

• June 10th: Return to Sport Confirmed
• June 3rd: Message from the CEO

May 2020

• May 22nd: Released: Return to Training Guidelines May 2020
  • Return to Training Guidelines (Full Version)
  • Return to Training Guidelines (One Page Summary)
  • Return to Training Attendance Sheet
  • Return to Training Association & Club Signage
• May 8th: Return to Play and Training Update-May 8
• May 2nd: Softball NSW plans to recommence community and representative Softball

April 2020

• April 6th: Softball Participation and Planning Announcement
• April 2nd: Message from the CEO
• April 2nd: SNSW Office Operations Update: COVID-19

March 2020

• March 18th: Association & Member Advice: Immediately Cease All Softball Participation & Activity
• March 17th: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update 3: Association Advice
• March 16th: Event Update: BJIC & Event Updates
• March 13th: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Event Updates & Association Advice

For more information on any of the above please contact ceo@softballnsw.org.au

NSW Office of Sport Resource Library

This resource library brings together good resources from a variety of expert providers and official organisations to help support your sporting organisation. It doesn’t matter your size, if you employ people or not, there will be something here that can help you.

• COVID-19 Sport and Active Recreation Sector Resources Library

Sport Australia & AIS Resources

Sport Australia has developed a Return to Sport Toolkit that includes a suite of resources to help sporting organisations get ready to recommence training, competitions and programs in a safe, responsible and low risk manner.

• Sport Australia Return to Sport Resources

Important note: State and Territory governments and their public health authorities are responsible for decisions about the resumption of sporting activities in each jurisdiction, both at the professional and community sport level. This National Return to Sport Toolkit may be updated from time to time as further guidance material from governments and public health authorities is provided.