Dear Wildcat Families,

First and foremost, I am extremely excited that our athletic teams are going to have an opportunity to compete this fall. We all recognize the value of interscholastic sports and the positive benefits they have on the physical, mental, and social wellness of our athletes and community. Our coaches have done a tremendous job this summer following numerous guidelines and protocols in response to the Covid 19 pandemic. Governor DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health finally released a health order on August 19th at 6:00 p.m. to permit competition in all fall sports. Our office received a follow up email from the OHSAA at 8:30 p.m. regarding instructions and guidelines for individual sports. The Athletic Department is working as fast as we can to make sure we implement the practices, protocols, and mandatory requirements detailed in those documents. We have a very short amount of time to implement these procedures based upon the late hour of the health order and the start of our contact sports seasons. We need our community to adhere to those guidelines. Thank you to those who helped push the #WeWantToPlay campaign on social media. The goal now is to “continue to play”. Our ability to continue with fall sports will be in large part based on the actions of our community members, athletes, and coaches. All of us have our own personal opinions and beliefs regarding the ongoing pandemic. The only thing I care about is that our kids get to continue to play sports. We must follow the current health order. Sports could be shut down at any time due to positive tests or by the failure of our teams and fans to comply with the protocols and procedures of the current health order. I encourage all parents in our district to read the current health order. Bulleted below are some of the big highlights.

•	All spectators must conduct daily symptom checks prior to attending a contest.

•	Social distancing must be practiced by all spectators at all times. Family units are permitted to sit together.

•	Coaches, athletic trainers, volunteers, and officials must wear face coverings at all times, and players must wear face coverings when not on the field of court of play.
•	Spectators must wear face coverings at all times.

•	Outdoor seating at stadiums is reduced to 15% of total stadium capacity for any game. •	Indoor seating capacity is reduced to 300 spectators for any game.
•	No team shall play against more than a single opponent team in any twenty-four hour period. •	All concessions must follow Ohio’s guidance for Restaurants, Bars, Banquet guidelines.
•	Violations of the current health order R.C. 3701.352 can be found guilty of a 2nd degree misdemeanor, which can include a fine of not more than $750.00 or not more than 90 days in jail.
•	The OHSAA is creating an “Inspectors Program” where they will be sending people to games to inspect and submit a written report to the OHSAA about any violations taking place at a contest.

The Ohio Health Department order is twelve pages long with numerous other requirements and restrictions. The order applies to all youth, collegiate, amateur, club, and professional sports. We need help from the community to abide by this order, so our athletes can continue to play sports this fall. We ask that you respectfully do so at all contests home or away. Additionally, the Athletic Department is releasing specific information regarding the sale and distribution of tickets. Our seating capacity is significantly reduced at events. The WBL and our school have developed procedures that will prioritize attendance at our venues for athletes, cheerleaders, and band member families. As always, Bleed Blue!

Sincerely,

Cam Staley- HS Athletic Director

Bath Athletic Ticket Information 2020

General Information

•	The most recent health order issued by the governor on Wednesday August 19th has significantly reduced fan attendance at athletic events this fall.
•	The order has required schools to limit outdoor venue attendance to 15% of the seating capacity. •	Indoor seating capacity has been reduced to 300 people.
•	As a result, tickets will be prioritized for our athletes, cheerleaders, and band member families first.

•	Our athletic ticket window is located outside of the high school office and door #1. It will be utilized for football presale tickets.

WBL Ticket Prices

•	No senior passes, student passes, or staff passes will be accepted this year due to seating limitations under the governor’s order.
•	The following prices have been agreed upon by all league schools.

•	Varsity Football •	Varsity Soccer
•	Varsity Volleyball •	JV/Fresh. Football •	MS Football
•	MS Volleyball

$7.00 all tickets $6.00 all tickets $6.00 all tickets $3.00 all tickets $3.00 all tickets
$3.00 all tickets

HS Football Tickets

•	Our available seating at 15% capacity of our stadium is approximately 660 tickets.

•	All WBL schools have agreed to give visiting teams a total of 160 tickets for away games. •	We will then have 500 tickets available for seating at our home games.
•	In the WBL all tickets will be presale and $7.00 for HS football games.

HS Football Ticket Sales

•	Monday and Tuesday FAMILY PRESALE: 9:00-3:00

o Each family of a football player, cheerleader, or band member will be able to purchase up to 4 tickets per family.
o The athlete or parent can purchase these tickets. Athletes can buy them in the building when school resumes and parents should go to the ticket window outside door #1 in the high school.
•	Wednesday EXTENDED FAMILY PRESALE

o Remaining ticket numbers will be announced Tuesday afternoon. Our athletes, cheer and band families will then have an opportunity to buy remaining tickets for extended family or individuals who are very close to our athletes, cheer, and band members.
•	Thursday STUDENTS

o Any remaining tickets will be available to our students.

o Senior class will have priority with juniors, sophomores, and freshman to follow in that order. •	Friday
o Any remaining students.

o NO TICKET sales will be offered at the game.

HS Soccer Tickets

•	We will be utilizing a ticket voucher system for soccer. Vouchers will be presented at the gate for admission and payment will be accepted at the gate.
•	We have removed our soccer seat stands to increase social distancing and also because the majority of our parents already choose to sit in lawn chairs.
•	15% capacity for the available seating area will provide space for roughly 190 people to attend a soccer match.
•	We will be providing our visiting teams with 2 ticket vouchers per player.

•	Our home athletes will receive 3-4 ticket vouchers per athlete based upon the size of the visiting team roster. Our soccer athletes will receive their vouchers directly from the athletic office and coaching staff.
•	Again, vouchers are presented at the gate. Payment will then be accepted. •	All soccer tickets are $6.00

HS Volleyball Tickets

•	We will be utilizing a ticket voucher system for volleyball.

•	Total number of seating for home volleyball games will be limited to 300 based on the governor’s order. •	Visiting teams will be given approximately 120 tickets based on the size of our visiting stands.
•	Each of our Ladycat volleyball players will be given 6 ticket vouchers to distribute. •	Vouchers will be presented at the gate and payment will then be accepted.
•	ALL VISITORS must enter the building from the Slabtown Rd. gymnasium entrance. Door # 14 •	ALL HOME spectators must enter the building from the west HS Parking lot (cafeteria Door # 5)

MS Football Tickets

•	Tickets will be sold at the gate. •	All tickets are $3.00.

MS Volleyball Tickets

•	7th and 8th grade volleyball will be run as a split session.

•	At the conclusion of the 7th grade game all spectators will exit the west end of the gym. Once the gym is cleared 8th grade spectators will then be permitted to enter the gym.
•	All tickets are $3.00.

Our ticket system has been created in conjunction with the WBL and in effort to try and allow our athletes to have as many family members attend their contests as possible. The governor’s order is specific and very restricting. Three hundred indoor spectators and 15% capacity outdoors severely limit our seating availability. We recognize that many of our senior citizens, staff members, and student body may not have the opportunity to attend games this year. This is regrettable, but unavoidable based upon these restrictions. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Sincerely,

Cam Staley-HS Athletic Director

Todd Fleharty-MS Athletic Director