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The USEF COVID-19 Action Plan has been modified to support the improving COVID-19 environment and to provide guidance to USEF competitions to adhere to state and local requirements. In the absence of state or local requirements, USEF recommends compliance with CDC guidelines.  In an effort to mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19, Competition Organizers can impose more restrictive requirements if they so choose. 

• Competition organizers are responsible for adopting and communicating state and local safety requirements to all persons entering the competition grounds.
• All persons attending USEF competitions are responsible for reviewing and complying with the COVID-19 requirements in effect at each competition.  This is vital, as requirements may vary between competitions.
• Individuals may choose to wear a face covering/mask even when not required.  Anyone choosing to do so, will not be penalized.

Ensure you are knowledgeable about the local and state requirements for wearing face coverings/masks and for social distancing and check with competition management to understand if they will require any more strict requirements. Competition organizers are responsible for adopting and communicating state and local safety requirements to all persons entering the competition grounds.  Competition organizers also have the flexibility to impose more strict requirements than what is outlined by local and state authorities and by CDC or USEF.

Everyone entering competition grounds is required to self-monitor their temperature once-daily prior to entering the competition grounds. If state/local authorities require it, or competition management chooses to require it, temperatures may be monitored by competition management upon access to the grounds.

Participants, licensed officials and volunteers must provide emergency contact information and execute a state-specific waiver (See Section N of the Action Plan).

USEF encourages everyone who is able to do so to obtain the vaccination. For anyone who is not vaccinated, please exercise personal responsibility and follow state and local requirements or guidelines, or CDC guidelines. If the competition you are attending has implemented more strict mandates, you must comply with the competition organizers requirements.

Yes, it is the responsibility of all competition staff, service providers, sponsors, participants and support personnel to report to competition management if they have tested positive for COVID-19 within 14 days of the conclusion of the competition (see Section O of the Action Plan).