Like all of you we are ready to resume in-person activities while observing the recommended and required guidelines. We are approaching this cautiously.

Our virtual programs have been very successful over the past few months and in many cases we plan to continue them. We know you are as anxious and happy to resume some type of in person training as well, particularly with our broad array of summer sports programs. We will be doing that, but with modifications to ensure the health and safety of our athletes and trainers.

We hope these changes are temporary, and will adjust these guidelines as new information and protocols are released by the state of Massachusetts and the cities/towns where our programs are held. Most significantly:

The Summer Sports Program at Watch City season is typically May through September. We anticipate starting August 1 and running through October (weather permitting).

At this time the Woerd Ave, Waltham location is closed due to state restrictions, as are several other locations. We are looking for an alternate location and have several that look promising. If you know of a location in the Greater Boston or MetroWest area that has access to water and/or bike trails, please let us know . We are looking into all possibilities, including having the program at multiple locations based on the activity.

The Watch City program will temporarily offer only activities in which we can maintain physical distancing. These are: Canoeing, Stand-up Paddle Boarding, and Cycling.

School's almost out so our In-School Sports Program with Boston Public Schools will be ending for this year. Our regular virtual workouts with each school were very successful and we actually extended the program by 2 months! We're already hard at work getting ready for the fall for in-person and virtual programming to meet the needs of their students.

Our Gait Training sessions have been going since March and will continue to do so with limited sessions over the summer. Ordinarily Gait Training is on break over the summer, but we are taking every opportunity to work with our Gait Training athletes.

Our Friday virtual Pub Quizzes with athletes, trainers, and staff has been a lot of fun and we're integrating it into our regular schedule.

We're also exploring additional ways to offer the broadest array of virtual programming possible to complement our in person programs.

Stay tuned for updates!

We are hard at work collaborating with our Summer Program Partners to resume as many regular summer activities as possible. Each program is unique and we are excited to be working together to create additional protocols to meet the specific needs of the kids and adults we each work with. Together we will ensure that we resume activities with minimal risk to the vulnerable populations that we all serve.

This summer will look different than in years past, but together we will offer amazing and safe programs, getting kids and adults on the water and challenging themselves to the fullest.