Dear SPR members,

Good news! Big relaxations in the sports sector were announced by the government last night. This post lists the implementation of the national measures from the press conference held on Friday the 14th of January

Sport
All indoor and outdoor sports activities are allowed again. This means that as of Sunday January 16th, the Sports Center will open its doors again for all the regular student and employee sports:

• As of Sunday, January 16, reservations for the following sports is again possible: Tennis, Padel, Squash and the Fitness.
• From Monday the 17th of January onwards, the regular ACLO-schedule will start again and all sports associations can start their regular program again.
• Audience is not allowed.
• Dressing rooms and showers in the Sports Center are open again. Where possible, shower and change at home, due to limited space due to the 1.5m distance rule.

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Use of facemasks
Inside
The wearing of facemasks is mandatory indoors. During sports, the facemask may be removed.

Outside
Everywhere where it is not possible to keep 1,5 meters distance before and after sports, it is advised to wear a facemask. During sports, no masks need to be worn.

Type of face mask
It is recommended that a medical facemask of at least type II-R be worn.

Basic rules for everyone
The following basic rules continue to apply to everyone:

• Stay home with (mild) symptoms and get tested by the GGD immediately. Even if you have already had the booster shot.
• Where possible, keep 1.5 meters away from others.
• Wash your hands regularly
• Sneeze and cough into your elbow

We are very happy with the relaxations of the government and can't wait to welcome you again at the Sports Center. The above measures are valid at least until Tuesday, January 25th.

Kind regards,

The 76th Executive Board of the ACLO & the Management of the Sports Center

Dear SPR member,

The SPR, ACLO & the Sports Center wish you a happy and sporty new year! We hope to welcome you again soon.

This message summarizes the translation of the stricter national measures to our sports concept for the start of 2022:

Permitted outdoor sports
From Monday, the 10th of January through Friday, the 14th of January, reservations are open for (1 vs 1) tennis and padel. You can play on the courts between 08:00 and 16:00 hours.

During the weekend of January 15th and 16th, there is no possibility to make reservations.

Other measures
The measures already communicated are summarized below:

• All our indoor sports venues (including indoor tennis courts) have been closed since December 19 through January 14.
  
• For club sports, our indoor sports venues will also be closed during this period.

To conclude
As soon as more information is know about the approach from the 17th of January, we will inform you about our sports concept through the usual channels.

Kind regards,
The 76th Executive Board of the ACLO & the Management of the Sport Center

Dear SPR member,

Unfortunately, it was announced at last nights press conference that all of our indoor sports locations (including the indoor tennis courts) will have to close from today, December 19, till at least January 14.

For the outdoor sports venues, the government has established the following:

• Outdoor sports locations will remain open for all ages between 05:00 and 17:00 hours. For adults 18 years and above, outdoor sports are allowed with a maximum of 2 people at 1.5 meters distance.

For the unbound outdoor sports (tennis and padel) that are still allowed, we will close our facilities on the 19th of Sunday and on the 20th of December. On Monday, a meeting between ACLO, Sports Center, RUG and Hanze will take place. A final decision will then be made regarding any possibilities for these sports from Tuesday, December 21 through January 14.

Further information will follow next Monday, December 20.

Despite this disappointing news, we wish you happy holidays and a, in all forms an athletic 2022.  In het coming year ACLO and the Sports Center will do our best to make the concept of sports as successful as possible.

Kind regards,
The 76st Executive Board of the ACLO & the Management of the Sports Center 

Dear SPR member,

After the press conference, here is a brief update.

We had hoped to continue practicing sports within the adjusted framework. Unfortunately, this is not the case and all our sports locations will be closed daily from 17.00 onwards, starting tomorrow, Sunday 28 November, until at least Sunday 19 December.

Sports program
This means no indoor or outdoor sports after 17:00.
In the upcoming days, the ACLO and the Sports Centre will try to find out if there are any possibilities for an adjusted schedule in order to accommodate clubs and individual athletes where possible.
We will therefore use the current schedule up to and including Tuesday night, 30 November. After Tuesday we will look at what is possible. All activities after 17:00 will be cancelled:

• Individual reservations stop at 16.30 hrs.
• Group lessons that start at 15.30 and 15.45 hrs can continue as usual, lessons that start at 16.00 hrs will be cancelled.

Sportsbar
The Sportsbar will also close at 17:00. In addition to the existing measures, the catering areas may only be used with a placement of 1.5 meters.

In the course of next week further information will follow about how to proceed after Wednesday December 1st.

Kind regards,
The 76th Executive Board of the ACLO and the Sports Centre

Dear SPR member,

Last night, new stricter measures were announced by the government as of 6 p.m. tonight. The rules apply for at least three weeks until Saturday 4 December.

The following basic rules apply:

• Wash your hands often and well. 
• Give each other as much space as possible; 1.5 meters where possible and also while playing sports where this is possible. 
• Stay at home with (mild) complaints and have yourself tested immediately by the GGD. Even if you have already been vaccinated. 
• If the test is positive: stay at home and avoid contact with others, even if they have been vaccinated. 
• Cough and sneeze into your elbow. 
• Provide sufficient fresh air and ventilation in indoor areas 

Additional measures that apply to the Sportcentrum and the ACLO:

• From 6 p.m. tonight, no public is allowed for sports, both indoors and outdoors. 
• The Sportsbar, located in the Sportcentrum closes at 8 p.m. 
• Clubhouses also need to be closed by 8 p.m., unless they are necessary to be used for sports, think of material storage and toilet use. Meetings or other types of gatherings are not allowed after 8 pm. 
• Because we have indoor sports buildings with mixed use of education and sports, the QR code must be checked when used by external parties. This means the QR-code applies on Wednesday and Friday evenings after 6 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays in the Sportcentrum and the WAS at Zernike. 
• Masks remain mandatory when moving through the buildings. The mask can be taken off ones seated. Mask obligation expires if the QR code check is used, this does not apply to the WAS, because education use is also possible there at those times. 

We are happy that we can continue to keep our facilities open, but also understand that it will ask a lot of you in the coming weeks. On December 3, the situation will be reassessed by the government and we hope that it will be possible to scale up again!

Kind regards,

The 76th Executive Board of the ACLO & Management Sportcentrum

Dear SPR member,

In this e-mail you receive an addition to the message that was sent yesterday. The sports facilities of the RUG and Hanzehogeschool are considered as a non-educational location for a part of the week. This means that from tonight, Wednesday 10 November, 18:00, on Fridays and on the weekends the QR-code scanning will be used. This means that the face mask rule is dropped at those times. So for the time being, the measure applies this week on Wednesday evening, Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday.
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The possible new developments following the press conference on Friday 12 November will be included in the translation as of next week. Because of all the developments that follow each other in rapid succession, we understand that it requires a lot of flexibility from all of us.

Kind regards,
ACLO & Management Sportcentrum

Dear SPR sporter,

New measures have been communicated by the government on Wednesday. This email lists what it means for athletes and clubs:
Basic rules
The basic rules mentioned below still apply:

• Wash your hands carefully and regularly.
  
• Give others enough space. 1.5 meters remains a safe distance.
  
• Stay at home if you have any symptoms, even if they are mild, and get tested immediately by the GGD. Even if you are already vaccinated.
  
• After a positive test result, you have to stay at home and avoid contact with others, even if they are vaccinated.
  
• Cough and sneeze into your elbow
  
• Please ensure that there is sufficient fresh air and ventilation in inside spaces.

Mandatory face masks
It is mandatory to wear a face mask in all University and Hanzehogeschool buildings when moving through the building. You may remove your face mask when you are seated.

Outdoor
For outdoor sports, the rules regarding the QR code check do not apply for the time being. This means that the matches and trainings can take place in the regular way, of course respecting the basic rules.

Indoor sports
The decision of the RUG and the Hanze that this weekend in any case no QR code check needs to take place has been extended until Friday, the 12th of November, 6 PM. This gives the Sports Center and the ACLO time to properly set up the corona check. In the course of next week more information will follow on how the checks will take place.

Sportsbar
The same rules as for the clubhouses also apply to the Sportsbar. If they are unable to enforce the face mask requirement, they will switch to checking QR codes.

On the 12th of November, the situation will be reevaluated. So it remains to be seen if and when further measures will follow. We will keep you well informed and hope, of course, that student sport will survive. In part, we have an influence on this ourselves by collectively adhering to the measures in force.

Kind regards,
The 76th Executive Board of the ACLO & Management of the Sports center

​Dear SPR member,
 
After some delay due to technical issues, the new website has now gone live. However, not all parts are filled or updated yet. The employees of the Sportcentrum are working hard on this.
 
In the past six months, the board has been working on the agreements that we have concluded with the ACLO and the Sportcentrum. No modifications have been made to the agreement with the ACLO, although a number of articles have been worded more precisely. Furthermore, an addendum has been added about the agreements with regard to the skating associations Tjas (ACLO) and KRAS (SPR).
 
We are in the final phase with regard to the agreements with the Sportcentrum, where the concluded DVO (Service Agreement) from 2017 will be the starting point.
We want to present the agreements to the members in the upcoming General Members Meeting. This was scheduled for Wednesday the 27th of October, 2021, but will be move to Wednesday the 8th of December 2021 from 17.30 – 18.30. The meeting can be organized  in physical form again. We hope to see and meet everyone live again on the 8th of December. However, where? We are looking for a space on the Zernike Campus; the large meeting room at the Sportcentrum is currently used as a sports room, so we have to look for another place.
Soon you will receive the agenda for the GMM and a request to register for the meeting.
 
Furthermore, we are still looking for candidates for the board. We have 2 retiring board members and are looking for their replacement. If you are interested or would like to draw our attention to a possible candidate, please contact the board (i.koornstra@pl.hanze.nl or spr@rug.nl).
 
The official language of the GMM is Dutch. You can follow the meeting via Google meet. If you enable Captions (English), the meeting will be translated into English.
 
Kind regards,
SPR Board