COVID-19 Updates

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented athletics across the world with a myriad of challenges. The Shippensburg Area School District will take the necessary precautions and recommendations from the federal, state and local governments, CDC, PA Department of Health, as well as the National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS) and PIAA. On June 24, 2020, the Shippensburg Area School Board of Directors approved the SASD Athletic Department Resocialization of Sports Recommendations. Click on the following link to review the plan:

Shippensburg Area School District is committed to following the Governor’s guidelines for attendance. Due to those restrictions, we will adhere to the following items below concerning spectator attendance. We ask that Shippensburg spectators respect the attendance policies at each of the schools we are visiting. Home Varsity Football games will be live streamed on www.midpennbroadcasting.com. Away game live streaming links will be advertised on Twitter@SASDAthletics and through Booster clubs.

See the guidelines below for each fall sport.

-Boys and Girls Soccer – Games played at memorial Park will cap attendance at 450 total. For games played behind the High School, each athlete will be permitted to have two family members in attendance. Admission will be charged. Visiting spectators will be admitted.
-HS/MS Field Hockey – each athlete will be permitted to have two family members attend each home game. Visiting spectators will be admitted.
-Cross Country – each athlete will be permitted to have two family members attend each home race. No spectators will be permitted at the start/finish line. Visiting spectators will be admitted.
-Varsity Football – each Shippensburg athlete will be permitted to have two family members attend each home game. This includes Cheerleaders and Pep Band. No visiting spectators will be admitted. Admission will be charged. See www.midpennbroadcasting.com for live stream.
-JV and Freshman Football – Games played at Memorial Park will cap attendance at 450 total. This includes Cheerleaders. Admission will be charged. Visiting spectators will be admitted.
-Volleyball – Each athlete will be permitted to have two family members attend each home game. Admission will be charged. Visiting spectators will be admitted.

Our district will continue to review the compliance of our facilities and any new guidelines set forth by the Governor’s office, the Department of Health, the PIAA, and the Mid Penn Conference.

In addition to the spectators limit, please abide by the following guidelines:

1. All spectators must wear a mask at all times when inside the facility. If there is a medical reason that you will not be wearing a mask, documentation must be provided before entering.

2. When inside the stadium or on the sideline for field hockey and soccer, you must social distance no less than 6 feet from other families.

3. If there are multiple games at the facility (example: JV followed by Varsity), and your student-athlete plays first, we ask that you leave prior to the start of the next competition. If you are the parent of a student-athlete participating in the second contest, please arrive no earlier than 15 minutes prior to start time.