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Fall Sport 2020/2021 Ticketing Procedures
           (Winter 2020/2021 Procedures Begin on Page 7)

Following the guidance of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and the Harvey
County Health Department (HCHD), Bethel College Athletics has released its fan attendance
procedures and safety precautions to take place at all home Thresher fall competitions this
season. To allow for social distancing and other safety precautions, both Thresher Stadium and
Thresher Gymnasium will see reduced seating availability. Thresher Stadium will be limited to a
total of 900 fans (36% capacity) at each event. Thresher Gym will be limited to 200 fans (16%
capacity) at each event. These numbers are subject to change based upon the current status
within Harvey County and on Bethel's campus.

Tickets will first be made available to the following sub groups
    - Bethel Students
    - Student-Athlete Parents
    - Bethel Coaches/Faculty/Staff
    - Bethel Booster Club members either at the National Championship, All-American, and
        All-Conference donor levels

Those who have previously been presented a “Lifetime Pass” for Bethel events need to contact
jbooth@bethelks.edu about reserving your tickets. We will not be accepting any physical passes
this year, and they must all come through the HomeTown Ticketing portal.

If tickets remain available after these sub-groups have had time to reserve their seats, the
remaining will be open to the general public (this includes fans for the visiting teams). These
tickets will be available no more than two days in advance of the event. For Saturday football
games, general public single-game tickets will go on sale the preceding Thursday at 8 AM.

All spectators are expected to adhere to the following protocols while in attendance of a Bethel
Thresher fall sport event:
     - Bethel College will abide by all Harvey County Health Department guidelines and
        requirements as it relates to COVID-19, including sitting six-feet socially distanced from
        other people and wearing a mandatory face covering at all times
     - “Family-like” entities (i.e. rode together or live together) are able to sit together in the
        reserved family seating areas but must remain six feet away from another “family-like”
        entity
     - All attendees will be symptom screened (verbal) and temperature-checked upon arrival
        to any facility. Anyone failing this screening process will not be admitted

-   Tailgating at Thresher Stadium must be conducted with “family-like” entities and done
       so within a socially distanced manner. Specific parking spots will be spread out and
       reserved for anyone desiring to tailgate before a game
   -   All tickets must be purchased online using the HomeTown Ticketing platform. No tickets
       will be available to purchase on site with any cash
   -   To be admitted into an event you must have a digital ticket on your mobile device to be
       scanned
   -   All concourses will be monitored to ensure proper social distancing including the
       concessions stands and restrooms
   -   Fans are expected to abide by all facility signage and instructions, including wearing
       your face covering throughout the entire game and sitting in the designated area six
       feet apart from another “family-like” entity
   -   No other passes will be accepted for entrance into the game other than possessing a
       ticket from HomeTown Ticketing

Purchasing/Reserving Tickets
In order to purchase/reserve tickets to all Thresher home events this year, spectators must do
so digitally by going to http://www.bethelthreshers.com/tickets. This website will show all
available events to purchase/reserve tickets. When doing so with a code, be sure to enter the
code when asked in order to receive your reserved tickets if applicable.

The following is a breakdown of accessing tickets per sub-group.

Student Tickets
Thresher Stadium
   - The first 100 students will be admitted into the stadium for all football and soccer
      games
   - No ticket will be necessary to reserve before the game but only 100 students will be
      admitted
   - Students will enter the west gate of the stadium and remain socially distanced within
      their seating
   - All students must sit in the student section or with a “family-like” member
   - Student ID must be shown to be admitted
Thresher Gym
   - The first 75 students will be admitted into the gym for all home volleyball games
   - No ticket will be necessary to reserve before the game but only 75 students will be
      admitted
   - Students will enter the gym through the southeast doors and remain socially distanced
      within their seating
   - All students must sit in the student section or with a “family-like” member
   - Student ID must be shown to be admitted

Faculty/Staff
Thresher Stadium
   - Faculty and staff must reserve their free tickets online at
      http://www.bethelthreshers.com/tickets prior to all football and soccer games
   - 50 total tickets will be available for faculty/staff and their families
   - Tickets must be reserved online by the Wednesday before any home weekend soccer or
      football game
   - Details on how to reserve tickets will be communicated via email
   - Faculty/Staff will need to scan their digital ticket at the gate for entrance into the
      stadium
   - Each family member will need a digital ticket and no passes will be accepted
   - There is no guarantee of ticket availability after the Wednesday deadline each week
Thresher Gym
   - Faculty and staff must reserve their free online tickets at
      http://www.bethelthreshers.com/tickets prior to all volleyball matches
   - 50 total tickets will be available for faculty/staff and their families
   - Tickets must be reserved online prior to the day before a match
   - Faculty/staff will need to scan their digital ticket at the front gate for entrance into the
      gym
   - Each family member will need a digital ticket and no passes will be accepted
   - There is no guarantee of ticket availability after the deadline each week

Player/Performer Family Reserved Tickets
Thresher Stadium
   - All football, soccer, and cheer student-athletes will be allotted two free tickets per
      student-athlete for their family to access online at
      http://www.bethelthreshers.com/tickets
   - These tickets will need to be reserved by Wednesday at 5pm before any home weekend
      soccer or football game
   - There is no guarantee of ticket availability after the Wednesday 5pm deadline each
      week
   - Family members will need a digital ticket through HomeTown Ticketing to enter the
      stadium and no passes will be accepted
   - Additional tickets/season passes for family members can be reserved by joining the
      Bethel Booster Club at either the National Championship, All-American, or All-
      Conference donor levels
   - Any individual football tickets that remain will go on sale by the Friday before a home
      Saturday football game
           o These tickets will be first-come first-serve and will likely be seats within the
              visitors side bleachers
   - No tickets will be available to purchase on-site, all tickets must be purchased online

-  By not claiming your tickets before the deadline for that weekend’s event, you are
      giving up your right to the seats and we assume you will not be in attendance
Thresher Gym
   - All volleyball student-athletes will be allotted two free tickets per student-athlete for
      their family to access online at http://www.bethelthreshers.com/tickets
   - These tickets will need to be reserved prior to the day before any match
   - There is no guarantee of ticket availability after the deadline each week
   - Family members will need a digital ticket through Hometown Ticketing to enter the gym
      and no passes will be accepted
   - Additional tickets/season passes for family members can be reserved by joining the
      Bethel Booster Club at either the National Championship, All-American, or All-
      Conference donor levels
   - Any remaining tickets will be first come first serve to be purchased ahead of game time
      online
   - No tickets will be available to purchase on-site, all tickets must be purchased online
   - By not claiming your tickets before the deadline for any event, you are giving up your
      right to the seats and we assume you will not be in attendance

Booster Club Members - National Champion & All-American Membership Levels
   -   All Booster Club Members at the National Champion or All-American membership levels
       are entitled to two tickets for each home event as part of your membership donation
   -   Those who are not yet members at the National Champion or All-American levels but
       would like to guarantee seats for all Thresher fall home events need to join by Monday,
       September 7
           o You can join by going to bethelks.edu/booster-club
   -   As part of your season pass this year, we will need you to verify each week which events
       you are attending. This will be done through our partnership with HomeTown Ticketing
   -   An email with a redemption code will be sent to you with instructions on how to reserve
       your tickets by September 4
           o All ticket reservations will be done by visiting
               http://www.bethelthreshers.com/tickets
   -   These tickets will need to be reserved by Wednesday at 5pm before any home weekend
       soccer or football game, or the day prior to any home volleyball game
   -   You will be given specific digital tickets good only for that week’s event(s), which will
       need to be scanned at the gate window upon arrival
   -   By not claiming your tickets by the deadline for that weekend’s event(s), you are
       giving up your right to the seats and we assume you will not be in attendance

Booster Club Members - All-Conference Membership Level
  -   Booster Club members who join at the All-Conference level will receive the right to
      purchase a discounted season pass good for two people per event. The season pass
      options are as follows:
          o All-Sports Season Pass - $150
          o Football - $100
          o Volleyball - $50
          o Soccer - $50
  -   Joining at this level guarantees your ability to get a ticket to any fall Thresher sporting
      event this season
  -   Those who are not yet members at the All-Conference level but would like the right to
      purchase a discounted All-Sports/specific-sport season pass for all Thresher fall home
      events need to join by Wednesday, September 2
          o bethelks.edu/booster-club
  -   Those that have already joined Booster Club at this level will be contacted to verify if
      you wish to purchase a season pass at the discounted rate you qualify for
  -   Those joining at this level online will be asked to verify which pass you wish to purchase
      when registering online
  -   Those who mail in memberships just need to indicate which pass you prefer and then
      write out your total check amount to include the membership amount plus the pass you
      desire to purchase
  -   As part of your season pass this year, we will need you to verify each week which events
      you are attending. This can be done through our online partnership with HomeTown
      Ticketing.
  -   An email with a redemption code will be sent to you with instructions on how to reserve
      your tickets by September 4 (or after your membership registration)
          o All ticket reservations will be done by visiting
              http://www.bethelthreshers.com/tickets
  -   These tickets will need to be reserved by Wednesday at 5pm before any home weekend
      soccer or football game, or the day prior to any home volleyball game
  -   You will be given specific digital tickets good only for that week’s event(s), which will
      need to be scanned at the gate window upon arrival
  -   By not claiming your tickets before the deadline for that weekend’s event, you are
      giving up your right to the seats and we assume you will not be in attendance

Single-Game Tickets
  -   If tickets remain available after the previously mentioned sub-groups have had their
      opportunity to reserve and claim tickets, they will be made available for the general
      public, including visiting fans
  -   Availability of single-game tickets are not guaranteed and will fluctuate with each event
  -   These tickets can be purchased by visiting http://www.bethelthreshers.com/tickets, and
      will be announced weekly through the @Thresher_Sports social media channels, and on
      bethelthreshers.com
  -   The announcement of the availability of single-game tickets will come no more than two
      days in advance of the event
  -   Single-game tickets will need to be digitally scanned at the gate window upon arrival
  -   Purchasing single-game tickets must be done online before arrival, no physical tickets
      will be available at the gate window
           o Single-game ticket purchases will reserve you the right to sit in the “visitors”
               section of Thresher Stadium for football games.

Winter Sport 2020/2021 Ticketing Procedures

Following the guidance of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and the Harvey
County Health Department (HCHD), Bethel College Athletics has released its fan attendance
procedures and safety precautions to take place at all home Thresher fall competitions this
season. To allow for social distancing and other safety precautions, Thresher Gymnasium will
see reduced seating availability. Thresher Gym will be limited to 200 fans (16% capacity) at each
event. These numbers are subject to change based upon the current status within Harvey
County and on Bethel's campus.

Tickets will first be made available to the following sub groups
    - Bethel Students
    - Student-Athlete Parents & Family
    - Bethel Coaches/Faculty/Staff
    - Bethel Booster Club members either at the National Championship, All-American, and
        All-Conference donor levels

These sets of sub-groups will receive passcodes to access their reserved tickets. All tickets will
need to be reserved or purchased at this link. Fans with access to the aforementioned sub-
group passcodes will begin to be able to reserve their seats up to five days in advance.
   - If the game is on a Saturday, passcode access will begin working on the preceding
       Monday
   - If the game is on a Tuesday or Wednesday, passcode access will begin working on the
       preceding Thursday

Those who have previously been presented a “Lifetime Pass” or any other pass for Bethel
events need to contact jbooth@bethelks.edu about reserving your tickets. We will not be
accepting any physical passes this year, and they must all come through the HomeTown
Ticketing portal.

If tickets remain available after these sub-groups have had time to reserve their seats, the
remaining will be open to the general public (this includes fans for the visiting teams). These
general public tickets will be available no more than two days in advance of the event. If tickets
are available to be purchased by the general public, they will be able to be found at this link.

IMPORTANT: At this point, TICKETS WILL ONLY BE GOOD FOR BOTH THE WOMEN’S AND
MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES. Single-game tickets strictly for just the women or just the men will
not be available UNLESS the event was scheduled as such.

All spectators are expected to adhere to the following protocols while in attendance of a Bethel
Thresher winter sport event:
     - Bethel College will abide by all Harvey County Health Department guidelines and
        requirements as it relates to COVID-19, including sitting six-feet socially distanced from
        other people and wearing a mandatory face covering at all times
     - “Family-like” entities (i.e. rode together or live together) are able to sit together in the
        reserved family seating areas but must remain six feet away from another “family-like”
        entity
     - All attendees will be symptom screened (verbal) and temperature-checked upon arrival
        to any facility. Anyone failing this screening process will not be admitted
     - All tickets must be purchased online using the HomeTown Ticketing platform. No tickets
        will be available to purchase on site with any cash
     - To be admitted into an event you must have a digital ticket on your mobile device to be
        scanned or printed out and brought with you
     - All concourses will be monitored to ensure proper social distancing including the
        concessions stands and restrooms
     - Fans are expected to abide by all facility signage and instructions, including wearing
        your face covering throughout the entire game and sitting in the designated area six
        feet apart from another “family-like” entity
     - No other passes will be accepted for entrance into the game other than possessing a
        ticket from HomeTown Ticketing

The following protocol will take place specifically for Thresher women’s and men’s basketball
games:

   -   Junior varsity games preceding the varsity games will remain free to the public, but
       capped when the maximum capacity has been reached
   -   ALL FANS in attendance of the junior varsity games will need to leave Thresher Gym
       upon conclusion of the final junior varsity game for the day
   -   Fans will then need to present their tickets for the varsity games in order to re-enter
       Thresher Gym
   -   Each ticket possessed entitles you to attend the complete double-header (both the
       women’s and men’s varsity game)
   -   If the event features both the women’s and men’s basketball teams, tickets will only be
       good for both games. You cannot purchase only a women’s ticket, or only a men’s ticket
   -   If the event features ONLY the women’s team or ONLY the men’s team, then the tickets
       will reflect this change and be priced accordingly