Netball Scotland Phase 3A Update – Central Belt Restrictions
9th October 2020
On Wednesday the 7th of October 2020 the First Minister announced the introduction of further restrictions across Scotland with additional temporary measures for the Central Belt.
Below is an update on information regarding Netball Activities. A full breakdown of general restrictions can be found on the Scottish Government website.
New temporary restrictions affecting Central Belt areas only:
The central belt is defined as:
- Ayrshire & Arran Health Board, comprising North, South and East Ayrshire
- Forth Valley Health Board, comprising Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, and Stirling
- Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board, comprising Glasgow City, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, and Inverclyde.
- Lanarkshire Health Board, comprising North and South Lanarkshire
- Lothian Health Board, comprising the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, and West Lothian
TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS UP TO AND INCLUDING 25TH OF OCTOBER:
Adults (18+)
- Adults 18 years of age and over are not permitted to take part in indoor non-contact netball training and fitness activities.
The above temporary measures come into force at 00:01 Saturday the 10th of October and will run until midnight on Sunday the 25th of October 2020.
WHAT IS STILL PERMITTED:
Children (11 and Under)
- Children under 12 years of age can continue to take part in organised indoor non-contact Netball Training and Fitness Activities.
- Children under 12 years of age can continue to take part in organised outdoor non-contact netball training and fitness activities.
Children and Young People (12-17)
- Children and young people under 18 years of age can continue to take part in organised outdoor non-contact netball training and fitness activities.
- Young adults under 18 years of age can continue to take part in indoor non-contact netball training and fitness activities.
Adults (18+)
- Adults (18 years of age or older) can take part in organised outdoor non-contact netball training and fitness activities if all relevant guidance is followed.
ALL OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS:
There are no changes to the current guidance around netball training and fitness activity for other areas of Scotland. Full details of our current Phase 3A Guidance can be found on our #NetballReady Hub.
Travel Guidance:
We endorse the Scottish Government advice not to travel to the Central Belt from other areas and advise against using public transport where at all possible. As travel for netball activity is non-essential, Netball Scotland in line with Scottish Government advice, are asking people within the Central Belt not to travel outside their local health board area.
Netball Scotland understands this news can be frustrating for those of you working tirelessly to get #NetballReady, however we remain committed to working with you and across all partners in the sporting system for the safe return of our sport.
We must however be mindful of recent figures in all our decision making; the virus has not gone away, and we understand the very difficult decisions taken by Government as it continues to deal with the evolving situation. We wholeheartedly believe that our sport can be delivered safely and we will be working with partners including the Scottish Government and sportscotland to show that this is the case, we are striving to make further progress when the time is right and in line with the latest public health guidance.
