FOR FALL 2020 ONLY (updated Sept. 30)

The goal of the Alabama Community College Conference (Conference) is to provide the safest Game Day environment for our members, teams, spectators, and more importantly, student-athletes. The Conference has been working in conjunction with Conference presidents, athletic directors, and the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) to keep Conference member campuses, facilities, and individuals safe and within CDC, State of Alabama, and local guidelines. It is more important now than ever that all of us follow these guidelines and recommendations so that we all can stay safe and continue playing throughout the 2020-21 year.

As the members and teams of the Conference begin participating in fall scrimmage events, the Conference is pleased to release fan attendance guidance for all events. The Conference is requiring that spectators not spectate at a Conference event from the stands and/or in close-proximity to any event activities.  Close-proximity is defined as being physically near any home or away teams, team personnel, and game officials before, during, or following the event.

Enforcement will be the responsibility of the host institution.  Individual institutions may adopt additional procedures and protocols consistent with their specific needs and circumstances to help protect their team personnel, campus, and the health and safety of all in attendance.  These guidelines are meant to mitigate, not eliminate the spreading of COVID-19.

Minimum guidelines are as follows:

• Spectators may not spectate at a Conference event from the stands and/or in close-proximity to any event activities. Close-proximity is defined as being physically near any home or away teams, team personnel and game officials before, during, or following the event;
• Spectators are required to follow CDC, Alabama Department of Public Health, and local health and campus guidelines;
• Spectators who are exhibiting signs of illness or Covid-19 related symptoms are prohibited from attending events  (CDC - Symptoms of Coronavirus);
• Restrictions on attendance will continue to be subject to national, State, local, and campus conditions and guidelines;
• • Indoor facility shall limit facility occupancy to 50 percent of the normal occupancy load as determined by the fire marshal;
  • Outdoor venues or those not assigned a normal occupancy load by the fire marshal shall limit occupancy as required to comply with required social distancing requirements;
• Specific spectator, team and umpire/official/referee entry and exit points must be clearly labeled for arriving and departing the facility and sufficient traffic flow;
• Proper signage should be at entry points for spectators that articulates expectations related to:
• • Proper social distancing and personal hygiene; and
  • Mask requirements;
• Younger children must remain with their parent or guardian throughout the event; 
• Spectators shall not congregate within six-feet of a person from another household, except to the extent necessary—and only to the extent necessary;
• While entering, exiting, and walking the facility, spectators must wear a mask or other facial covering that covers the nostrils and mouth at all times, and while within 6 feet of a person from another household.;
• When feasible, spectators must use separate restrooms from team personnel;
• Plenty of hand sanitizer stations should be available on the premises;
• The host institution should leave open facility windows and doors at entry/exit points;
• Spectators are not allowed on the playing surface (basketball/volleyball), inside the fence (baseball/softball), or locker rooms for any reason;
• For basketball and volleyball events, spectators must be located opposite of team benches, and may not be seated in the first five rows opposite of the team benches; and must wear a mask or other facial covering that covers the nostrils and mouth at all times. 
• At the conclusion of the event, spectators must immediately exit the facility through defined exits or confines of the field. No loitering will be allowed;
• Conference teams and personnel are to follow all Conference Return to Play Guidelines before, during, and after event.

* Conference members are allowed to establish stricter policies than stated above, including prohibiting spectators from the facilities.

For current information on local spectator allowances, spectators who desire to attend away events are highly encouraged to carefully review host school information and communicate with athletic directors and/or coaches, before attending events.  

Currently, the allowance of spectators by institution are (subject to change based on individual institutions):

Calhoun (spectators must sign a waiver with a temperature check)
Central Alabama (no spectators allowed in stands/bleachers; only allowed on hill past the baseball right field fence)
LB Wallace
Shelton State (home team family only, limited seating, ticket required, with temperature check)
Southern Union (baseball and softball only)
Wallace State

Currently, the non-allowance of spectators by institution are (subject to change based on individual institutions):

Bevill State
Bishop State 
Chattahoochee Valley
Coastal Alabama-Bay Minette
Coastal Alabama-Brewton
Coastal Alabama-Monroeville
Enterprise State
Gadsden State
Lawson State
Marion Military
Snead State
Wallace-Dothan
Wallace-Selma