URGENT UPDATE COVID-19 - Floorball Australia 18 March 2020
The current global situation associated with COVID-19 presents a unique challenge to our sporting community and public health across Australia.
It is, therefore, extremely important that our sport attempts to mitigate risk to the health of our players, participants and members in line with the Federal Department of Health and local State and Territory guidelines and recommendations.
It is with deep sadness that the Floorball Australia Board is unamously in aggreance with the Sydney Floorball League regarding the cancellation of the Australian Floorball Open 2020. This decision, although hard, we feel is in the best interest of our member’s overall health and wellbeing. We cannot, in good conscious, provide a potential platform for the COVID-19 virus to gain entry into our community.
Multiple outcomes, potential consequences and mitigating factors were discussed and voted upon. We fully understand that this may very well be conceived as being overly cautious, however, we must put the health and safety of our members first.
Please note, that although being alert and cautious is recommended, this should not be a time to panic. Floorball Australia at this time would like to make the following recommendation to all Floorball State Associations, our members, sports administrators, players and volunteers:
1 – We recommend that due to the nature and progression of the virus over the recent days that clubs reconsider events, trainings and social within their own membership bases. This of course is only a recommendation and decisions should be made based on your own procedures and process.
2 – Continue to support each other, our sporting community is strong and this is the time where we show leadership in the face of adversity and provide an example to other Floorball organisations and sporting codes.
3 – Continue to regularly address the unveiling situation and stay up to date with health advice from the Federal Health Departments and your local State/ Territory authorities.
4 – Ensure you continue to practice good hygiene habits if you do decide to continue with events.
Anyone who meets minimum requirements for testing or self-quarantine/self-isolation should self-exclude themselves from participating and seek further medical advice.
Further advice can be sought from:
Australian Government Department of Health - https://health.gov.au
For general advice regarding COVID-19, call the Australian Government’s Coronavirus Health Information Line on 1800 020 080.
We appreciate that this is an unfortunate outcome and thank you for your patience and understanding in the matter.
If you have any questions, queries or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the Floorball Australia Board on floorballaustralia@gmail.com
