Teams will be able to train together without the 10-person limit, as long as social distancing is maintained.
Contact details of people entering premises will need to be kept and spectators will not be permitted to gather in stands.
Canteens and other food and drink venues at playing grounds can open for 50 people, in line with the restrictions on pubs and restaurants.
A taskforce is meeting today to determine further guidelines, Lee said this morning.
“Today’s announcement is about a staged reopening of the sports economy in a way that minimises the risk to the public,” Health Minister Brad Hazzard said.
“This makes a level playing field for sports stadiums, in line with the clubs and pubs reopening to patrons.
‘‘With no vaccine and no treatment for COVID-19 there is an obligation on all of us to continue to maintain physical distancing and good hand hygiene. The virus has not gone away.”
July 1 was previously set as the date for children’s community sport to return, however a number of organisations had said they were not financially viable without their adult competition.
At a professional level, the NRL will be allowed to have 50 people per corporate area from Thursday.
The GWS Giants have also received permission from the NSW government to have a crowd of up to 350 people at their AFL clash with North Melbourne on Sunday.
The Giants plan to host a combination of members and corporate supporters across different function rooms at Giants Stadium.
