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General

Freeman Athletic Center Guidelines for Spring 2021

Facilities reopen to students only beginning February 22, 2021; masks must be worn at all times

* Updated as of February 19, 2021

General Building Hours
Monday-Friday: 7am-9pm (Fitness Center will remain open until 10pm)
Saturday: 10am-9pm (Fitness Center will remain open until 10pm)
Sunday: 11am-6pm (Fitness Center will remain open until 8pm)
 
Facilities Open for Sign-Ups via Microsoft Bookings
Fitness Center
Field House

  • Users will be required to register via Microsoft Bookings before using any of the facilities. To book a session, please visit our ONLINE BOOKING PLATFORM.
  • Students can sign up for sessions up to 2 days in advance, beginning on Monday, February 22nd.
  • Most sessions are 50 minutes
  • Masks are required at all times while in the Freeman Athletic Center, including during your workout.
  • Locker rooms will remain closed until further notice. Please come dressed in your workout attire.
  • At this time, facilities are available to students only.
  • Students may be asked to leave the facility and may lose privileges to sign up for sessions if they do not follow the policies and procedures of the Freeman Athletics Center.

Andersen Fitness Center

Hours
Monday-Friday: 7am-10pm (Outside of PE Classes and Cleaning)
Saturday: 10am-10pm
Sunday: 11am-8pm
 
Guidelines

  • Employees and students are required to maintain 6 ft. social distancing at all times.
  • Masks are required at all times while in the fitness center.
  • All users must reserve their time in the fitness center using Microsoft Bookings. Anyone not registered will not be allowed in for contact tracing purposes. If there are openings, users may register for the session at the time of the session.
  • Sessions will generally be 50 minutes long with at least 10 minutes in between reservations to allow for sanitization and coordination of the next group.
  • Reservation times will be strictly enforced. Users who arrive before their scheduled reservation will be directed to a waiting area. There will be a 5-minute warning before the end of each session to allow users to finish up and sanitize equipment.
  • All fitness center sessions will be staffed by at least one coach. The staff will help users check-in, ensure that mask, distancing, and cleaning protocols are followed, sanitize shared touch points after each session, prop doors at the beginning and end of each session, and ensure that the facility has been cleared out before welcoming the next group of users inside the fitness center.
  • All users should sanitize their hands upon entry to the facility.
  • All users must spray their own equipment after each use WITHOUT wiping it down, as the disinfectant requires at least a 5-minute dwell time.
  • Locker room use will not be permitted. All users must arrive with their necessary workout attire on. There will be designated areas in the fitness center for users to leave their belongings while working out.
  • All participants must bring their own water bottle & towel. Equipment should never be shared.

Cleaning Procedures

  • Staff is required to wipe down shared touch points after each session as well as ensure all weights and equipment have been put away before the next session.
  • Users are required to disinfect any equipment that they use immediately after use. Users SHOULD NOT wipe down the equipment, as the disinfectant requires at least a 5-minute dwell time.
  • SMG will clean and disinfect the facility each night.

Bacon Field House

Hours
Monday-Friday: 7am-9pm (Outside of PE Classes, Cleaning, and Practice Times)
Saturday: 10am-9pm (Outside of Varsity Practices)
Sunday: 11am-6pm (Outside of Varsity Practices)
 
Policies & Procedures

  • Employees and students are required to maintain 6 ft. social distancing at all times.
  • Masks are required at all times while in the field house.
  • All users must reserve their time in the field house using Microsoft Bookings. Anyone not registered will not be allowed in for contact tracing purposes. If there are openings, users may register for the session at the time of the session.
  • Recreational sessions will generally be 50 minutes long with at least 10 minutes in between reservations to allow for sanitization and coordination of the next group.
  • Reservation times will be strictly enforced. Users who arrive before their scheduled reservation will be directed to the waiting area. There will be a 5-minute warning given before the end of each session to allow users to finish up, sanitize, and return equipment.
  • All users should sanitize their hands upon entry to the facility.
  • Activities that allow for 6 ft. of social distancing, such as shooting hoops, singles tennis, or singles pickleball, will be permitted on the inside of the curtains.
  • During recreation times, four people are permitted on each court at a time, provided that they maintain 6 ft. of social distancing. Two additional people may also be allowed in the batting cage. The remaining users must maintain social distance on the outside of the curtains. Court access will be first-come-first-serve.
  • There will be 15 cardio machines on the outside of the curtains for recreational use.
  • Locker room use will not be permitted. All users must arrive with their necessary workout attire on. There will be designated areas in the field house for users to leave their belongings while working out.
  • All recreational hours will be staffed by at least one coach. The staff will help users check-in, ensure mask, distancing, and cleaning protocols are being followed, prop doors at the beginning and end of each session, and ensure that the facility has been cleared out before welcoming the next group of users inside the field house.
  • All users must enter through the field house main entrance, and exit through the Daniels Lobby doors.
  • Basketballs can be signed out at the monitor desk in the field house. Users must return all equipment at the end of the session for sanitization by the staff.
  • All participants must bring their own water bottle & towel. Equipment should never be shared.
Cleaning Procedures
  • Staff will disinfect shared touch points and recreational equipment after each session.
  • Users are required to disinfect any equipment that they use immediately after use. Users SHOULD NOT wipe down the equipment, as the disinfectant requires at least a 5-minute dwell time.
  • SMG will clean and disinfect the facility each night.

Outdoor Tennis CourtsRe-opening Date: TBD (weather dependent)

Wesleyan Natatorium | Closed for Renovations (Closed through Spring and Summer with hopes to reopen in September 2021)

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