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posted 10/06/2009 The Hollis Youth Hockey Association would like to do its part to keep our coaches, players and their family members healthy during our hockey season. We are instituting the following flu season precautions:
1. Players should keep their gloves on during the end of game hand shake and should instead give a hand tap to members of the opposing team.
2. The Hollis Youth Hockey Association strongly recommends that each player bring their own water bottle, clearly marked with their name, to each practice and game. Coaches will continue to bring team water bottles to games in the event that a player does not have his/her own water bottle. Water is available for purchase in the Skate 3 pizza shop, in the blue rink and at most rinks our teams travel to. To help us limit the spread of illness, please have your player use the team water bottles only when no other option is available as doing so will be at your own risk.
3. Players should frequently sanitize their water bottles and mouth guards.
4. Teach players to follow good hygiene practices using every day actions to stay healthy.
· Cover your nose and mouth when you cough/sneeze or cough/sneeze into your sleeve.
· Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective
· Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are spread that way.
5. Stay home if you are sick. The CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them. As recommended by the CDC, if you are sick with flu-like illness, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone (Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine).
Please refer to the CDC’s website for more information, www.cdc.gov and help us keep our teams healthy this season!
