After close monitoring of COVID-19 trends and consultation with public health authorities, Niagara College will require all student-athletes who wish to participate in varsity athletics to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a Health Canada or World Health Organization (WHO) approved vaccine.
Student athletes must provide proof of a first dose by their tryout date and those with only one vaccine will be required to show proof of appointment for the second vaccine at tryout check-in. Athletes can submit their proof of vaccination by uploading a copy of their vaccination receipt to the Athletics portal. Accommodation requests for those who are not vaccinated due to medical or other grounds recognized by the Ontario Human Rights Code can also be submitted via the Athletics portal.
Due to restrictions, only student-athletes FULLY vaccinated will be able to participate in men's and women's soccer tryouts this weekend, August 21-22nd.
For those intending to tryout for our Knights soccer teams this weekend, please know you need to be double vaccinated before stepping on the field. You must upload your second dose receipt on this private and secure portal https://ess.niagaracollege.ca/CovidVaccine/Submission/Create
We will be able to include single vaccinated student-athletes in the Aug 28 & 29 tryouts.
Niagara College has also announced that it will require students, employees and contractors who are learning or working on campus in September to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in addition to its mandatory vaccination requirement for on-campus residences .
For questions regarding the policy for varsity athletes, please contact Michele O'Keefe at mokeefe@niagaracollege.ca.
