Current SF health orders allow adults to participate in stable, regular sports programs that meet at the same location, on the same day, and at the same time each week. The purpose of this form is to allow adult teams/groups to request for a regular weekly practice space.
Key Health Order Requirements Include:
Best Practices and General Requirements for Sports Programs
• Face Coverings - All participants, coaches, and referees are required to wear face coverings at all times. Face coverings are not required if all individuals are fully vaccinated OR if masks can not be tolerated by an individual when playing. The latter rule must be approved by the event organizer/permit holder.
• Participant Rules - Adult Particpants are urged--but not required--to not participate in more than two sports program in any 3-week period. However adults participating in a high contact sport (such as soccer, basketball, rugby or football) are only allowed to participate in any other sports program.
• No Out-of-State Games or Tournaments
• Limit Sharing of Equipment - If equipment must be shared, hands should be sanitized prior and after touching. Program organizer must provide face coverings (if needed), hand sanitizer/handwashing stations, disinfectant and related cleaning supplies.
For full details on the health order, please refer directly to the sports directive here:
An Adult Team Practice Permit May Be Used For:
- A regular weekly team practice with all team members remaining the same each week
- Scrimmaging between members of the same team
What You Should Know:
- You may absolutely not use adult team practice permits to run any type of league games. Official referees are not allowed. You may only charge team members an amount to recoup permit fees and a nominal fee for administration only. If you are discovered organizing league games and/or using your permit for for-profit purposes, your permit will terminated immediately and you will be suspended from making any reservations with SFRPD for one year.