As OHS students return to competition, it is important that everyone understands the ticketing procedures that will be used around the Frontier League this season. In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Frontier League schools have agreed to a basic framework that establishes how many spectators will be allowed at each event. Please note that every county is different and the number of spectators will vary between OHS and other schools. The Frontier League framework is listed below.
2020 Frontier League Fall Sports and Activities Covid Spectator Restrictions
In response to the Covid Pandemic, Ottawa High School along with the Frontier League Schools has issued restrictions for all athletic events. These restrictions are for all events, both home and away, indoor and outdoor. PLEASE CHECK THE SCHOOL FACEBOOK PAGE AND TWITTER PAGE FOR UPDATES EACH WEEK TO DETERMINE SPECIFIC NUMBER OF TICKETS AND SEATING RESTRICTIONS.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES:
All spectators will be required to wear masks into all stadiums and/or complexes. Masks should be worn at all times that a social distancing of 6 feet cannot be maintained while in the stands, restrooms, concession stand area or any other areas within the stadium/complex.
All spectators may be subject to a temperature check prior to entering the stadium/complex. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 or higher will not be admitted to the event.
Once the event is concluded, we ask all spectators to leave the stadium expeditiously and not gather on the field or anywhere else in the stadium to wait on athletes. We ask that you wait in your vehicle for your athlete if needed.
In the case of a tournament type event, when your child’s team is NOT playing, we ask that you vacate the stadium/complex and wait in your car for your child’s next game, to aid in social distancing.
INDOOR ACTIVITIES:
All spectators will be required to wear masks into all facilities. Masks will be worn at all times while inside any facility.
All spectators may be subject to a temperature check prior to entering a facility. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 or higher will not be admitted to the event.
We would ask that on nights when multiple levels play (Freshman, JV and Varsity) in the same facility, that you would try to arrive and stay for your child's level of play only. Once your child is finished for the night we would ask you leave the facility to allow for more social distancing space.
Once the event is concluded, we ask all spectators to leave the facility expeditiously and not gather in the facility to wait on athletes. We ask that you wait in your vehicle for your athlete if needed.
ADMITTANCE:
At this time, all active participants will be limited up to a maximum of 4 spectators per event. This number could decrease however, depending on the specific restrictions put in place by the State or Local Health Departments in whichever county the event is taking place in, and/or stadium/complex capacity numbers of the host school while still maintaining social distancing.
For away games, the host school will determine their visitor seating capacity and will communicate with the visiting school so they can determine how many spectators (up to 4) will be allowed to attend. For most venues, the visiting section will most likely be less than the 4 allotted tickets.
Tickets will be issued by each individual school to all active rostered participants. If there is more than 1 family member on the same team, each family member on that team will receive 4 separate tickets. It is the responsibility of the participant and his/her family to keep track of these tickets for the duration of the season as they will be needed for admittance to subsequent events. General Admission tickets WILL NOT be sold to the public at the gate.
Only spectators with a school issued ticket for that specific event listed on the ticket, will be admitted. Once a participant has had up to 4 spectators admitted with a ticket under their name, no other spectators will be admitted to the event under that particular participant's name.
Only spectators with participants on the active roster for that night and a school issued ticket, will be admitted to the event. This could change weekly. For away games, spectators need to check with their participant to ensure they are on the active travel roster for that week’s event AND that they will be traveling with the team that week. If they are not on the active travel roster for that week, admittance at the event will be refused even with a ticket. Tickets may only be used for the specific event that is listed on the ticket.
For example a ticket marked “FOOTBALL” cannot be used to get into a “SOCCER” or ”VOLLEYBALL” game.
Gate prices are the same as in the past, $5 for Adults and $4 for Students, payable at the gate when tickets are shown to gate personnel.
Team managers are considered active team members and will receive 4 tickets as well.
Individual schools will communicate with their patrons as to how many tickets will be allowed at each individual event up to the 4 maximum. Make sure you check with your school’s communication before traveling to ensure you know the maximum number of tickets that will be available that night.
OTHER PARTICIPANTS:
Other participants would be defined as cheerleaders, dance team members, band, etc…
Other participants will not travel to away games unless approved by the host school.
For home football games, all other participants who will be performing will be issued 4 tickets to be used in the same manner as described above.
“BAND, CHEER and DANCE” tickets may only be used at home football games unless otherwise specified.
For band and dance team members, once their performance is finished for the night, we urge those in attendance for that specific performance to leave the stadium/complex for the night to help with social distancing space
Now that you have seen the general guideline, it is important to understand how this will impact OHS students, and what the format will be at OHS events.
1. All OHS athletes for cheer, football, soccer, and volleyball will be given 4 tickets with their name on them. For each activity, the host school will determine how many total tickets can be used at their particular venue. Athletes will then disperse that many tickets to whomever they would like. Those tickets will be checked off next to the athletes name in the roster that was provided by the school for that game. Please take care of these tickets as they will be used for the entire year. Different people can be given the tickets each week as long as the tickets used are at or below the maximum for that event.
2. Girls golf, Cross Country, and Girls Tennis will not be issued tickets for their events. Due to the space of the areas around them, social distancing can be maintained with no modifications.
3. The venue spectator limits for OHS are as follows: The football stadium will accommodate 135 home spectators and 90 visitors. The soccer stadium will accommodate 45 spectators for the home team and 45 for the visiting team. Volleyball will be able to accommodate a total number of 90 spectators. The amount per team will vary depending on the match format for the evening.
4. Please note that the above numbers are for OHS only. Some schools may allow more or less spectators than OHS. Please check with the school's social media for updates.
5. If there are multiple events each night, the gym or bleachers will be cleared to allow new people to enter to watch their child. The only way someone may stay for the next game is if they have a ticket to enter that particular game. Everyone else is asked to go home after their child's event. This process is in place to give more people the ability to watch their particular student play.
6. Band students will perform the national anthem before each football game. Parents of band members will have the opportunity to meet outside the stadium in the parking lot and walk down to the field and watch their child's performance from the track area. After the performance, parents will leave the stadium unless they have a ticket for that game.
7. The dance team will perform at halftime of the football games. Parents of the dance team will meet in the parking lot just before halftime and will go down to the track to watch the dance performance. After the performance is over, parents will need to leave the venue unless they have a ticket for that game.
These policies could change to be more or less stringent as the year progresses. We will let you know if these changes occur. Thank you for your patience and understanding. We look forward to seeing our Cyclones in action once again!