- Kaliber and P4 have spoken to sports leaders in indoor sports and asked how they experienced the information during the pandemic.
- Many point out that it has been jerky with different rules for different ages in the same team or group – in addition, the rules have been interpretable.
- In several places, those who are 19 years and older are still not allowed into the sports halls, despite the government saying that sports halls can be kept open to everyone.
– The difficult thing is that it is such short times from the time we receive the information that it starts to apply all the time, says Thomas Elvhage from Västerås Gymnastikförening.
Kaliber and P4 have spoken to 330 sports leaders in almost 300 associations in the six largest indoor sports for young people, floorball, ice hockey, handball, gymnastics, basketball and swimming.
Their experience of the information varies. But many point out that it has been jerky and that they have had problems as there have been different rules for different ages, also within the same team or group.
– It has been a jerky period. Then the pandemic has made this demarcation, especially high school students, I understand that, because it has been a little different how much they have been affected and sometimes it has been very much in those age groups and then it has been very difficult for us to motivate that they should be allowed to meet in that way, says Anders Tegnell who is a state epidemiologist at the public health authority.
At the same time, the sports leaders point out how rules have been interpreted differently by different associations and also by the municipalities.
In many places, those aged 19 and over are still not allowed into the gyms, despite the fact that the government a month ago adjusted its call to the municipalities and said that sports halls should be open to all and follow the same rules as private gyms and others covered by the Restriction Ordinance made possible by the new Pandemic Act.
At the same time, it is ultimately the municipalities that decide what is non-essential activity and is kept closed.
Malin Strömberg is the head coach for Ystad swimming club.
– There has always been room for different interpretations and it has permeated all the way from October 28 until today.
Source: ICELAND NEWS