Basketball Manitoba Note: The Canada Basketball Back to Basketball: Return to Sport Guidelines (Version 1.1) released on June 25, 2020, by Canada Basketball will be used as the basis for the Basketball Manitoba Return to Sport Plan that will be developed and released in the near future once approved by Sport Manitoba and the Manitoba Health Authorities. Until this Basketball Manitoba Return Plan is release, the statements detailing the current status of basketball Manitoba will remain in effect.
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TORONTO, Ont. (June 25, 2020) – Canada Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball Canada are pleased to announce the release of “Back To Basketball”, a multi-phased guide to the safe resumption of basketball in Canada. The return to basketball will not be linear and will require flexibility, additional accommodations and responses as cases of COVID-19 in the community continue to develop.VIEW: Back to Basketball: Return to Sport Guidelines (Version 1.1)
This document is the first in a multi-versioned set of documents, intended for use by our Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations (PTSO) members, sport partners and the broader basketball community. Players, coaches, officials, support staff, and administrators will all play a critical role in combating the spread of COVID-19, both on and off the court. The most up to date version of the document will be available on both the Canada Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball Canada websites.
The two organizations assembled a task force to develop these requirements, which includes medical doctors and our team physicians, athletic therapists, sports scientists, as well as basketball operations directors who understand the sport of basketball and the unique risks it presents.
Canada Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball Canada would also like to extend our appreciation to the National COVID-19 Return to High-Performance Sport Task Force. This document is based on the National Return to Sport Framework they developed, as well as the recommendations outlined in the FIBA COVID-19 Restart Guidelines for National Federations.
Furthermore, after reviewing this document, we also strongly encourage clubs to complete the Club Risk Assessment and Club Mitigation Checklist Tool and to develop a plan that takes into consideration their own unique needs and circumstances before returning to train.
Back to Basketball Task Force
- Men’s and Women’s High Performance Medical / Paramedical Advisors:
- Dr. Doug Richards – CSIO Chief Medical Officer, Women's NextGen Lead Physician
- Dr. Marni Wesner – Team Physician, Senior Women’s National Team
- Dr. John Philpott – Team Physician, Senior Men’s National Team
- Dr. Steven Dilkas – Team Physician, Wheelchair Basketball Canada
- Dr. Andrew Pipe – FIBA Medical Council
- Samuel Gibbs – IST Lead / Athletic Therapist, Senior Men’s National Team
- Rhonda Shishkin – Physiotherapist, Senior Women’s National Team
- Brett Nagata – Lead Therapist, Wheelchair Basketball Canada
- Lauren Buschmann – IST Manager/Sport Scientist, Women’s High Performance
- Bryce Tully – CSI-Atlantic & Senior Women’s National Team Mental Performance Consultant
- Canada Basketball / Wheelchair Basketball Canada representatives:
- Rowan Barrett – General Manager / Executive Vice-President, Senior Men's Program
- Denise Dignard – Director, Women’s High Performance
- Jeff Dunbrack – High Performance Director, Wheelchair Basketball Canada
Source: http://basketball.ca/en/news-article/canada-basketball-and-wheelchair-basketball-canada-publish-back