OL Reign Announces Enhanced Health and Safety Guidelines for Future Home Matches

OL Reign today announced a series of new guidelines designed to enhance the health and safety of fans attending its matches at Cheney Stadium. These enhanced guidelines are effective beginning with OL Reign’s next home game on September 26 and will remain in place throughout all regular season and any postseason matches at Cheney Stadium in 2021.

The new guidelines include the immediate adoption of Pierce County and Washington State’s expanded mask mandate for large outdoor events and, consistent with other professional sports teams in the Pacific Northwest, OL Reign will also require proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative FDA-approved COVID test prior to entry into Cheney Stadium for all upcoming OL Reign matches.

“Our enhanced protocols are designed to ensure that our fans are as safe as possible while attending our matches,” said OL Reign CEO Bill Predmore.

Beginning with OL Reign’s next home match on Sunday, September 26 against the Orlando Pride, all fans five years of age and older will be required to wear a mask unless actively eating or drinking while in a ticketed seat or designated meal area.

In addition, fans ages 12 and older are required to show proof of full vaccination to enter the stadium. To be considered fully vaccinated, fans must be at least two weeks past receiving their single dose of the J&J vaccine or a minimum of two weeks past their second dose of the two-dose series of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Acceptable forms of proof of vaccination include a CDC vaccination card (which includes the name of person vaccinated, type of vaccine provided, and date of last dose administered), a photocopy of the vaccination card, or a photo of the card on a mobile device.

Fans under 12 years of age do not need proof of vaccination to enter the match, but must adhere to the mask mandate.

Fans ages 12 and older who are not fully vaccinated may still attend OL Reign matches. However, to enter the stadium they must show proof of a negative FDA-approved COVID test within 72 hours prior to the match. At-home, self-administered test results will not be accepted. Acceptable proof of a negative result includes a printed document from the test provider or laboratory or an email or text message on a mobile device from the test provider or laboratory. The information provided should include the name of the person tested, the type of test performed, and date of negative test result.

Testing must be completed prior to matchday as there will be no onsite testing available at future OL Reign matches. Ticketholders without proof of vaccination or a negative test as described above will not be permitted entry to Cheney Stadium.

To further enhance the safety of our fans, players, and technical staff, all OL Reign employees, as well as all game day staff at Cheney Stadium, are required to be fully vaccinated. OL Reign players are employees of the National Women’s Soccer League, and as such, they are not required to comply with OL Reign’s vaccination requirement. However, 28 of 29 OL Reign players are fully vaccinated. Additionally, all players—regardless of their vaccination status—are tested for COVID-19 at least once per week.

“It is clear that the Delta variant remains a significant threat to all, and especially to those that remain unvaccinated,” said Predmore. “We encourage all of our unvaccinated fans to get vaccinated as quickly as possible, as the vaccine has been proven to be safe and effective in reducing the impact of a COVID infection.”

Fans wishing to receive the COVID vaccine may make an appointment by visiting the MultiCare website at https://www.multicare.org/covid19/vaccine/.

 Find matchday Health and Safety Guidelines HERE.