Massachusetts Guidelines for Recreation Areas

Athletic Fields and Non-Contact Courts (Non-Organized/Permitted Use) Athletic fields and athletic courts can be utilized only for non-contact sports, with no shared equipment, such as tennis and pickleball. No permits should be issued for group gatherings and users should not engage in pick-up games, organized games or tournaments. Athletic Fields Guidelines: • Users should sanitize hands before and after play, not share equipment, and clean and wipe down equipment. • When engaged in play, users should avoid touching other users’ equipment in separate areas. • Users waiting to utilize a section or area of the field should wait outside the field of play until previous users have vacated the facility to ensure proper social distancing and prevent accidental contact of other users’ equipment. • Users should not engage in pick-up games, organized games, or tournaments. Athletic Courts (Non-Contact) Guidelines: • Users should sanitize hands before and after play, not share equipment and clean and wipe down equipment, including racquets, balls, and water bottles. • Users waiting to utilize a court should wait outside the court’s gates/fence until previous users have vacated the facility to ensure proper social distancing and prevent accidental contact of other users’ equipment. • Users should not engage in pick-up games, organized games, or tournaments