The Bloomington Athletic Association (BAA) is committed to protecting the health and safety of our sports families and the broader community. We are closely monitoring Bloomington Public Schools BPS and the City of Bloomington for our planning and preparation for COVID-19/Coronavirus and will be following their lead on decisions to cancel activities.

1/9/2021 Update: At this time we need to clarify that when the Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, and Floor Hockey Season’s begin we are following Bloomington Public School (BPS) Guidelines and will NOT be able to schedule games until BPS allows us to have our Pods/Teams play each other. We will begin our seasons as scheduled with training and scrimmages within pods/teams.

BPS Guidelines do not allow for us to have Spectators and based on the State Guidelines, it is doubtful that we will allow spectators this season. BAA is exploring options to have a volunteer stream the games live. To volunteer you must register online, registration for volunteers is at the bottom of your child’s sports page for registration links (it is NOT the indicator in your child's registration). Only one volunteer per family. Again, we apologize for any confusion, BAA will begin games and move from training as soon as we are able based on the BPS policies.

1/4/2021 BAA Winter Sports have opened new registrations. All previous registrations have been deleted and everyone needs to register again.

We will note a couple of current guidelines that must be adhered to participate in BAA Programs this winter. All participants (players, coaches, or other volunteers) must wear a mask at all times. BAA will provide a list to the district of ALL participants per team for contact tracing. Participants are only to enter the buildings that their team is assigned at the time they are assigned. If any non-registered person is entering the building they must sign in per the building process. If a team is not following the BPS guidelines they will be issued one warning. If a second instance is noted that the team will be suspended from using BPS for the remainder of the COVID-19 restrictions.

1/4/2021 BAA has updated our Return to Play https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rOGHXAdvKSrkXCmWDGfURMFjSeOvO3ie2MS8skwO95M/edit?usp=sharing to incorporate the new requirements. All participants must agree to follow the policy.

BAA Procedure for COVID-19 Exposure can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sAjEMUKbzEC-lUEhSGZIpnoyNzGCpBAGG5M6zlPbd-Y/edit?usp=sharing

Sport Specific policies can be found on the Sports Page on our site.

We encourage all volunteers, families, and players to utilize recommended precautions to minimize the risk of spreading the virus. If you have any immediate questions regarding the upcoming season, please feel free to e-mail Stephanie Nicholson at admin@baaonline.org or call at 952.373.1563.

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Giving to Bloomington Athletic Association- BAA

Thank you so much for considering a donation to Bloomington Athletic Association. It is because of people like you that BAA can continue to run 12 different boys and girls sports programs. For over 65 years BAA has been a 501.c.3 non-profit organization that allows children from K-12 to experience sports regardless of income or skill level. We at BAA know that your kids want to be active and at times families cannot meet the costs associated with the sport their child would like to play. This is where your donation comes in. Your donation goes towards our scholarship program that helps families offset the costs or even at times pay for the entire sport fee so that a child can play without undue stress on a family’s budget.

Equipment is always a very large capital expense for BAA. If you are interested in helping BAA out in purchasing new equipment in a certain sport of your choosing we would love to hear from you. Because the equipment is very specific to that sport, please contact the city director of the sport you are interested in giving to so they can tell you of their needs and the costs associated with the need.

Please make your check payable to Bloomington Athletic Association
Please write scholarship or (sport) equipment donation on the memo line.

Mail to:
BAA Treasurer
Attention: Glenn
8230 W. 110th St.
Bloomington, MN 55438

Questions: Please send an email to treasurer@baaonline.org

Once again thank you for your generous gift to BAA.

Sincerely,

Michael Johnson
BAA President