COVID-19 Response Guidelines & Direction From The CDC and NJ Youth Soccer

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1) Player/parent contacts their team coach

2) Team coach contacts the Club Leadership by emailing [email protected] and typing "Player Sick with COVID-19" in the subject line.

3) Club communicate as appropriate;

CDC direction on who needs to quarantine:

CDC definition of close contact:

COACHES

1. Coaches must wear masks on field with players during practice and on sidelines during games when coaching.
2. Coaches are to take each player’s temperature before practices and games using the temperature gun and pump hand sanitizer into their hands. If any player’s temperature is over 100.4 the player cannot participate and must be separated from the team and leave the field/training area.
3. Ensure that players do not share equipment – bring their own equipment and water bottles.
4. Handle all training equipment (cones, pop-up goals, scrimmage vests, etc)– do not let players pick up, etc.
5. Have players put bags, water bottles in designated spots (marked by cones if possible) approx. six feet apart – Players will return to designated spots for water breaks.
6. No Team Water Coolers allowed.
7. Coach MUST clean/wash scrimmage vests before each practice and games.
8. No group celebrations like high 5’s, handshakes, etc.

PLAYERS

1. Masks must be worn walking to fields and walking from fields
2. Face coverings SHOULD NOT be worn by players on the field during the game.
3. Do not share equipment or water bottles.
4. Players should write their name on their water bottles, bags, & soccer ball
5. Players will go to designated spots during water breaks
6. When not playing/off the field players must maintain the 6-ft distance and wear a face mask when they cannot.
   
7. No group celebrations like high 5’s, handshakes, etc.

PARENTS

1. Take your child’s s temperature before practices and games. If over 100.4 your child SHOULD NOT come to the field and notify the coach.
2. Notify your player’s coach immediately if your child becomes ill for any reason.
3. Be sure your child has necessary sanitizing products (hand sanitizer, etc.) with them at every training.
4. Visitors and spectators should wear face coverings at all times, unless doing so would inhibit the individual’s health or the individual is under the age of two.
5. If staying for practice, parents will sit in car or wear mask and maintain 6ft of separation from other parents.
6. For parents with younger athletes (ages 4 to 9), parents or other household members should monitor their children and make sure that they follow social distancing.
7. During games, will sit behind parent line as well as maintain 6-ft of separation from other spectators and will wear mask if unable to.
8. After practices & games uniforms and equipment MUST be washed and sanitized.