Coronavirus pandemic

Back at training, but no contact

Netball, water polo and floorball teams resume their sessions with strict restrictions

The national netball teams resuming training at the Kallang Netball Centre last Tuesday. The 24 members of the Open and A-teams were split into groups and occupied six courts for their first court session in over two months.
The national netball teams resuming training at the Kallang Netball Centre last Tuesday. The 24 members of the Open and A-teams were split into groups and occupied six courts for their first court session in over two months. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
The national water polo teams training at the OCBC Aquatic Centre last Monday. There were lane ropes dividing each lane, so that each player had his/her own lane and ball to practise his/her individual drills.
The national water polo teams training at the OCBC Aquatic Centre last Monday. There were lane ropes dividing each lane, so that each player had his/her own lane and ball to practise his/her individual drills. PHOTO: SINGAPORE SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
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National netball vice-captain Aqilah Andin is used to high-fiving her team-mates or patting them on the back during training to show encouragement.

But such tactile means of communication were absent when the training resumed on Tuesday, in keeping with national agency Sport Singapore's (SportSG) strict physical distancing guidelines during phase two of Singapore's reopening.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 28, 2020, with the headline Back at training, but no contact. Subscribe