New York issued guidance last week regarding sports and recreation as the state continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The guidance splits the sports into separate categories depending on their risk of spreading the virus (low, moderate, high risk).

The guidance is effective immediately for the low-risk outdoor activities which include:

Guidance for moderate and higher risk activities go into effect on July 6 in regions that have reached or surpassed Phase 3 reopenings.

 Moderate-risk activities:

 

There are no multigame-day tournaments allowed under the guidance.

Higher-risk sports will only allow individual or distance group training or activities and organized no/low contact group training.

According to the guidelines, the rules apply to non-professional and non-collegiate sports and activities conducted at gyms and fitness centers.