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Gov Murphy Signs New Executive Order Impacting Youth Sports

December 1, 2020

Dear NJB swimmers and families,

As you may have already heard (and briefly discussed at last night’s practices), Governor Murphy announced a new Executive Order yesterday detailing further restrictions to curb the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Among other things it included new restrictions on all indoor youth sports requiring them to pause from all activities (practices and competitions) from 12/5/20-1/2/21.  

Governor Murphy’s move has already attracted national attention, citing recent statistics (which NJB participated in) and CDC guidelines supporting the safety of indoor swimming. See a  recent article on Fox News and this piece on TV. To date there are no recorded instances of infections in our sport, which is in stark contrast to many other outdoor sports.

We remain committed to following all local, state, and national guidelines with the safety of our kids and staff always as our priority.

As the Executive Order should be published soon and we learn more details, we will follow up with more information by Thursday, if not sooner. We remain in constant touch with several teams, the NJ Swim Safety Alliance, and our LSC representatives.

More to come- until then, be well…

UPDATE: EO 204  Highlights that apply to us. 

1. Practices and competitions for organized, group, and/or competitive sports defined as “Low Risk”, “Medium Risk”, and “High Risk” by DOH’s “Guidance for Sports Activities” are prohibited in indoor settings...

2. It is hereby restated that Executive Order No. 194 (2020) prohibits facilities within the State from hosting indoor youth sports competitions between two or more out-of-state teams, regardless of whether a New Jersey team is participating in the competition.
 
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Order shall not apply to collegiate and professional sports activities, which are permitted to continue operations subject to compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Executive Orders, including restrictions on recreational and entertainment businesses in Paragraph 7 of Executive Order No. 157 (2020) and restrictions on gatherings in place at the time the sporting activities occur.   
  
13. Paragraph 1 of this Order shall take effect at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2020, and shall terminate on January 2, 2021, unless otherwise revoked or modified by the Governor.