General Hygiene and Safety Protocols
This is a general list. Please consult PA Department of Health and CDC hygiene and safety protocols which must be followed in all stages.
Clubs
Yellow Phase
•No organized training. No organized playing.
•Virtual training allowed. See recommended guidelines below.
Green Phase
•Activity may begin within your club only. Activity must be kept local, within your community.
•No contact training. No games. No interaction with other organizations.
•Individuals must comply with restrictions of their home county.
•Engage with management of your practice facilities to learn and comply with their polices and procedures.
•Fields must be legally open. No training on a space/field without insurance certificate issued (standard regardless COVID-19) or permission from the facility.
•Create Action Plan:
•Communicate plan and distribute to families, coaches, admins.
•Actions upon notification of a positive test result for a club member.
•Be prepared to shut down and stop operations if necessary.
•Develop a plan for social distancing and adequate field space (see appendix A below).
•Minimize interactions among teams.
•Consider field/training area lay out, entrance and exit from fields, managing training schedules.
•Social distancing required in all areas, but not limited to sidelines, bench areas, clubhouse, parking lot.
•The parent determines participation.
•Spectators are not essential to training and not recommended to attend, however, it be necessary for younger players.
•Green Phase will be further determined with additional guidelines from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Coaches
Yellow Phase
•No organized training. No organized playing.
•Virtual training allowed. See recommended guidelines below.
virtual training guidelines
Green Phase
•Comply with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer and any additional club directives or requirements.
•Reinforce directives, polices and protocols as necessary with parents and children.
•As players arrive, inquire how they’re feeling. If they are ill or appear to be ill, send them home.
•Supply your medical kit or bag with gloves, extra masks, sanitizer, and facial tissues.
•Implement social distancing at all times. Each player and their equipment at least six (6) feet from the next player.
•Coaches wear masks at all times.
•Players may wear masks during training at their discretion. Must wear when not engaged in soccer activity.
•Only coaches may touch or move equipment. Players do not touch or move equipment.
•No bodily contact in training.
•Avoid activities involving lines, maintain social distancing in training (review the US Soccer Grassroots Recommendation Guide under the resources below)
•Sanitize all equipment after training.
•Scrimmage vests are not recommended.
•Minimize interaction with other teams that train before or after you. Emphasize player should go straight to cars.
•Be positive, fun and engaging. Help the children acclimate and reintegrate.
Parents
Yellow Phase
•No organized training. No organized playing.
•Virtual training allowed. See recommended guidelines below.
Green Phase
•Comply with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer and any additional club directives or requirements. Share information with your son or daughter.
•No signs of COVID-19 for the player the past 14 days and no known exposure before sending him or her to training. Sick players and coaches must stay at home and follow appropriate health guidelines.
•Determine if you want your child to wear a face mask during training.
•Sanitize and wash all equipment and uniforms after training
•Pack hand sanitizer and a face mask in his or her bag.
•Spectators are not essential to training and not recommended to attend, however, it be necessary for younger players.
•Comply with social distancing and mask directives. Adhere to rules of the club regarding attending training session
•Direct your child to never share water, snacks or equipment.
•Notify club and coach should your child becomes ill.
•Do not assist coach or coaches with equipment at the beginning or end of practice.
•Ball goes off touchline or end line allow players or coach to retrieve the ball.
•Parents make the ultimate decision on their child's attendance participation