SOOH Return to Play Plan
April 2021 Update:
Please read letter below from Special Olympics Ohio-
“The COVID-19 pandemic has provided our Special Olympics community with numerous challenges this past
year, but our athletes, coaches, volunteers, families, and staff members have remained optimistic, resilient,
and engaged. Our number one goal is to keep our athletes healthy and active, and to ultimately begin
competing together again in-person, while keeping their safety and well-being at the forefront. Special
Olympics Ohio has consulted with our medical director, Dr. Michael Jonesco, as well as other medical
personnel and sport organizations. In addition, we have monitored Governor DeWine’s Executive Orders
and access to the COVID-19 vaccine to determine an appropriate time to move forward with larger groups
at in-person Special Olympic activities.
Special Olympics Ohio is excited to move forward to Phase 2 of our Return to Play Guidelines, effective
April 5, 2021. We recognize that local organizations are different and it is unlikely that every athlete will
return to training and practices at the same time around the state of Ohio. As an organization, we feel it is in
the best interest of our athletes to focus on returning to play at the local level, thus allowing athletes,
coaches, unified partners, parents, etc. to become more comfortable during this time. Ultimately, the return
to play for each local organization will depend on the ability of each local coordinator to provide the
conditions necessary to meet ALL Return to Play guidelines.”
Please click on the topics below if you wish to read further about our Return to Play Guidelines.
*ANY COUNTY THAT REACHES A LEVEL 4 (PURPLE) HEALTH ADVISORY MUST STOP ALL PROGRAMMING UNTIL THAT COUNTY RETURNS BACK TO A LEVEL 3 (RED) ADVISORY*