Community sporting competitions and full training activities
Resources and guidance on how to complete a COVID-19 Safety Plan to help create and maintain a safe environment for your players, volunteers and spectators at community sporting and training activities.
- Complete a COVID-19 Safety Plan
Step 1 - Register as a COVID Safe business
Step 2 - Access your QR code and business resources online
For businesses already registered as COVID Safe.
How many people are allowed
Full details are provided in the physical distancing section of the COVID-19 Safety Plan.
| Community sports facility | Maximum capacity summary |
|---|---|
| Attendance |
Ensure the number of people in a facility does not exceed one person per 2 square metres of publicly accessible space (excluding staff) to a maximum of 3000 people. In Greater Sydney, indoor areas must not exceed one participant per 4 square metres of publicly accessible space. Note: ‘Greater Sydney’ means Greater Sydney as defined by the Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order (No 7) 2020. |
COVID-19 Safety Plans are mandatory
Under Public Health Orders all community sporting competitions and training activities must complete a COVID-19 Safety Plan.
Community sporting competitions and full training activities should also consider the benefits of registering as COVID Safe.
Complete the plan in consultation with staff, then share it with them.
Keep your plan up to date
You may need to update the plan in the future, as restrictions and advice changes.
You will need to have an up to date plan at your premises at all times and be able to show it to an authorised officer if requested.
Your COVID-19 Safety Plan
You can either:
- use the provided COVID-19 Safety Plan to address the checklist of matters for community sporting competitions and full training activities
- keep using your existing plan, if you have one, after making sure it includes all the items in the provided COVID-19 Safety Plan.
Complete a COVID-19 Safety Plan
Things to note:
- If you complete the plan online it will take 30 to 45 minutes and must be completed in one session.
- You may need to review current NSW Health guidance on the following areas before completing your plan:
- Ensure COVID-19 Safety Plans are in place, where relevant, for:
- swimming pools
- gyms
- indoor recreation facilities
- restaurants and cafes (for kiosks or canteens)
- major recreation facilities.
Register as a COVID Safe business
If you've completed your COVID-19 Safety Plan, you can register as COVID Safe.
Related information
Links
- Penalties for businesses breaching public health orders
- Electronic check-in guidance and QR codes
- Customer record keeping
- COVID-19 guidance on ventilation
- COVID-19 posters and signage
- Office of Sport COVID-19 Information
- Managing occupational violence and customer aggression
- Grants and loans
- Business helplines and other support
- Translated resources
- COVID-19 Safety Plans for businesses with multiple addresses