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VHSC COVID-19 Precautions & Guidelines 10-13-2020 (Current) HAB
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VESTAVIA HILLS  SOCCER CLUB • COVID-19 POLICY & GUIDELINES

MISSION: To avoid infection and spread of COVID-19 upon returning to organized play and practice.

*These policies may change at any time based on federal, state, local, and other authorities.

KEY UPDATES

A new survey to assess individual exposure for teams who have a player that has tested positive is now being used.

Players may now train with other teams as needed with permission for the Coach and Club Director.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DISCLAIMER        2

REFUND POLICY        2

PHASE 2 - JULY 16 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE        2

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS        4

RESTROOM USE        5

DAILY SELF-SCREENING QUESTIONS        6

BEFORE SESSIONS OR GAMES        6

AT TRAINING OR GAMES        7

TRAVEL TO TRAINING        8

AFTER TRAINING OR GAMES        8

PARENT & PLAYER RESPONSIBILITIES        9

IMPORTANT REFERENCES & LINKS:        9

DISCLAIMER

If you, your family, or any player does not feel comfortable with returning to play or training, there is NO PRESSURE to attend.  Families must make the best decisions possible for themselves and those they interact with daily.

REFUND POLICY

COVID-19 POI:  Please contact Mike Getman with any COVID-19 questions or concerns at mikegetmanVHSC@gmail.com.

PHASE 2 - JULY 16 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Are you keeping players in their own training groups so can’t attend multiple sessions or train with another group?  

What if someone is suspected or tests positive for COVID-19?   (Updated October 13, 2020 @ 10:03 AM) 

Do you have an internal action plan for the club?  Is the entire team quarantined or just the player/family? (Updated October 13, 2020 @ 2:20 PM) 

How to contact players included in training sessions? 

Do you require a doctor consent to return to play? 

Are restrooms closed or just closed to everyone besides players/coaches? 

What do I bring to training?  Are coaches using training bibs for players?  

RESTROOM USE

The Club uses City provided soccer facilities and fields to conduct our soccer sessions/activities.

City Parks and Rec staff are responsible for routinely cleaning and sanitizing restrooms and other “high-touch” areas.

Anyone using these shared restroom facilities must adhere to safe distancing practices, wear a mask, and wash their hands before leaving the restroom.

Coaches, players, parents, staff, and volunteers must also sanitize their hands before returning to the fields. Coaches will ensure their players sanitize their hands before returning to their designated field and rejoining soccer sessions/activities.

Players must have personal hand sanitizer (self-supplied) with them when attending soccer sessions/activities.

DAILY SELF-SCREENING QUESTIONS

Before attending any training session, camp, game, or activity/event all players, parents, coaches, staff, and volunteers must complete a COVID-19 self-screen. Screen yourself and your child by answering the following questions:

If you answer YES to any of the screening questions, STAY HOME!  If you are an at risk individual or immunocompromised, consult your medical provider and take recommended precautions before you return-to-play.

BEFORE SESSIONS OR GAMES

Before entering the fields to attend a training session, camp, game, or activity/event, all players, parents, coaches, staff, and volunteers must adhere to the following:

  1. Take your temperature and parents must take their player’s temperature before entering the field. If the temperature is over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, you are not permitted to enter the field.  You must be temperature free for 48-hours to return to soccer activity.  If you have a fever OR DO NOT FEEL WELL OR have a cough, do not go to training. Consult your physician.
  2. Where applicable, players will enter the fields through a designated entrance.
  3. If needed, one (1) parent is permitted to enter the fields and only to assist with player drop-off. Parents are not permitted to remain on the field after completing their player drop-off.  It is recommended that only the participant departs the vehicle.
  4. You must wear a mask or facial covering (self-supplied) that covers your nose and mouth to enter the fields.
  5. Players must bring their own equipment (ball, etc.).
  6. Prepare and pack your water bottle for training and label with YOUR NAME.  Clearly mark your name on your water bottle.
  7. Each player is recommended to bring at least two bottles of water to training, to limit the need for refills.  You should NOT share water bottles and are NOT recommended to use public water fountains.
  8. Get dressed at home in your training gear so that you can arrive at the training site ready to play, without needing to use locker rooms or changing areas.
  9. Participants are recommended to pack and bring to training personal sanitizing supplies, including hand sanitizers. Sanitizing materials should be clearly marked and not shared.
  10. Follow PPE (face mask) procedures outlined. Wash your hands before departing for training.

AT TRAINING OR GAMES

During a training session, camp, game, or activity/event all players, parents, coaches, staff, and volunteers must adhere to the following:a

  1. Maintain a minimum social distance of 6 feet between individuals.
  2. Players may congregate within 6 feet of each other, but only to the extent necessary and only for the time required to directly participate in the soccer activity (e.g. 1v1 style drills, scrimmages, games).
  3. Physical contact is not permitted. High-fives, handshakes, fist-bumps, hugs, player huddles, group celebrations, and the like.
  4. Players may have physical contact with one another, but only to the extent necessary and only for the time required to directly participate in the soccer activity (e.g. exercises, scrimmages, games).
  5. No physical contact between coaches and players.
  6. Players must wear a mask or facial covering that covers your nose and mouth when in indoor/enclosed spaces. Players may remove their mask or facial covering when directly participating in soccer activities and/or during water breaks, etc.  When not directly participating in soccer activities and masks are not worn, social distancing must be practiced.
  7. No sharing of water/drinking bottles, coolers, cups, food, equipment (balls, shin-guards, etc.).
  8. Anyone not directly involved in the session/activity is not permitted on the field during soccer activities. Parents and spectators are permitted to watch sessions/activities from outside of the fields while wearing a face mask and adhering to social distancing between households, City Parks and Rec guidelines for the facility, and the Safer-at-Home Order.
  9. Only coaches are permitted to touch and handle training equipment (cones, discs, poles, etc.).  Players should not move cones, goals, or any training equipment.
  10. Training pinnies/bibs: Players are to wear their training jerseys to training.  Some coaches may issue players their own training bibs to use all season and bring to training sessions.  Other coaches may instruct players to bring both game jerseys to change into during training.  Please reference your coach for specific team instructions regarding training bibs for training.  Overall, players will be issued training bibs of their own or instructed to bring game jerseys to training sessions.

TRAVEL TO TRAINING OR GAMES

AFTER TRAINING OR GAMES

After a training session, camp, game, or activity/event all players, parents, coaches, staff, and volunteers must adhere to the following:

  1. If needed, one (1) parent is permitted to enter the fields and only to assist with player pick-up. Parents must wear a mask or facial covering (self-supplied) when entering, picking up their player from the fields. Parents are not permitted to remain on the field after completing their player pick-up.
  2. After completing the session, players will follow safe distancing practices while exiting the fields.
  3. Players will leave the training session under their coach’s direction and through the designated exit., where applicable.
  4. You should proceed directly to your vehicle after training.

PARENT & PLAYER RESPONSIBILITIES

PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES

PLAYER RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ensure your child is healthy (no congestion, cough, fatigue or muscle aches), and check your child’s temperature before activities with others.
  • Consider not carpooling or very limited carpooling.
  • Stay in car or adhere to safe distancing practices, based on state and local health requirements
  • When at training or games, wear a mask if you are congregating with others.
  • Notify your club immediately if your child becomes ill for any reason.
  • Be sure your child has a mask and necessary sanitizing products at every session.
  • Follow all CDC guidelines as well those of your local health authorities.
  • Take your temperature daily and especially before activities with others.  Inform your parents if you have congestion, cough, fatigue, muscle aches.
  • Wash hands thoroughly before and after training.
  • Bring, and use, hand sanitizer with you at every training.
  • Wear a mask if congregating with others at the fields while not training.
  • Follow safe distancing practices, place bags and equipment at least 6 feet apart.
  • No group celebrations, high-5s, hugs, handshakes, fist-bumps, etc.
  • Do not touch or share anyone else’s equipment, water, food or bags.
  • Follow all CDC guidelines as well those of your local health authorities.

IMPORTANT LINKS & RESOURCES:

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