Covid-19 Plan Requirements
The Lancaster Area Recreational Soccer League board has met and combined all EPYSA, CDC and PA DOH requirements and suggestions. LARS would like all clubs on the same page to make sure parents have the same understanding of the procedures. By participating in the LARS League, your club has agreed to abide by these procedures. As time goes on, requirements/procedures may change. LARS has over 2500 players that we are trying to keep healthy and still keep soccer fun. Your cooperation is necessary.
*mask requirements have been very complicated to enforce. Spectators have attempted to decide when they should and shouldn’t wear a mask creating “situations.” These directives have been established to eliminate parent socialization before/after a game without a mask. Parents socializing without a mask negates all the protections created for our kids.
Items To Include In Covid-19 Plan
REFERENCE THE DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTED TO ALL CLUBS REGARDING CLUB RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPLETE DETAILS OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN CLUB COVID-19 PLANS.
THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST NOR DETAILED.
THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST NOR DETAILED.
Designation of a point of contact for all Covid-19 questions or concerns.
Establish a chain of communication for reporting such as coach to club president, club president to league commissioner. The end of the chain must be league commissioner.
Establish a chain of communication for reporting such as coach to club president, club president to league commissioner. The end of the chain must be league commissioner.
Establish a Parent Covid-19 Instructional Plan and include it in the Covid-19 Plan
Include coach protocols and game play protocols.
Covid-19 Parent Informational Guidelines:
Refrain from carpooling unless necessary.
Only parents/guardians are to inform the coach of an illness or exposure, not the player.
Designate (provide email and/or phone) who the parent should contact.
Timeline for reporting outside the season.
If a player has contact with a Covid-19 positive person within the first two weeks before practice starts, they must quarantine until two weeks have elapsed. Return to the team will be up to the club’s discretion.
If a player has a temperature above 100.4, parents need to inform coach immediately. If the team has met, the team should be put on hold until more information is provided.
If a player falls ill, a medical professional must determine if it’s Covid-19. The team will be put on hold until test results are provided and player is cleared to be safe to return to play.
If a player tests positive for Covid-19 before games begin, the team must quarantine for 14 days. The positive player must get written permission from medical professional that it is safe for them to return.
If a game player tests positive for Covid-19, the club they played in last two weeks must be notified immediately.
If a player’s family member should test Covid-19 positive, the club contact should be informed immediately, player should be quarantined for 14 days at a minimum. It will be up to the club’s discretion as to when the player should return to the team.
If a player falls ill within a week of the season ending, parents should contact the club Covid-19 contact. Club shall notify team.
Explanation provided to parents, that if a team should be required to quarantine, the suspected/ill player involved will not have their name released to protect their privacy.
Refrain from carpooling unless necessary.
Only parents/guardians are to inform the coach of an illness or exposure, not the player.
Designate (provide email and/or phone) who the parent should contact.
Timeline for reporting outside the season.
If a player has contact with a Covid-19 positive person within the first two weeks before practice starts, they must quarantine until two weeks have elapsed. Return to the team will be up to the club’s discretion.
If a player has a temperature above 100.4, parents need to inform coach immediately. If the team has met, the team should be put on hold until more information is provided.
If a player falls ill, a medical professional must determine if it’s Covid-19. The team will be put on hold until test results are provided and player is cleared to be safe to return to play.
If a player tests positive for Covid-19 before games begin, the team must quarantine for 14 days. The positive player must get written permission from medical professional that it is safe for them to return.
If a game player tests positive for Covid-19, the club they played in last two weeks must be notified immediately.
If a player’s family member should test Covid-19 positive, the club contact should be informed immediately, player should be quarantined for 14 days at a minimum. It will be up to the club’s discretion as to when the player should return to the team.
If a player falls ill within a week of the season ending, parents should contact the club Covid-19 contact. Club shall notify team.
Explanation provided to parents, that if a team should be required to quarantine, the suspected/ill player involved will not have their name released to protect their privacy.
Coach Protocols:
Coaches must supply their medical kit or bag with gloves, extra masks, sanitizer/disinfectant wipes for hands/equipment, and facial tissues. Lysol spray if directed to spray outhouses.
Attempt to keep 6’ from players. Wearing a mask from the time they exit the car until reentering car.
Face shields are permitted if heat should be an issue.
Equipment: Sanitize all equipment prior to and after training sessions. Only coaches may touch or move equipment. Players and parents do not touch or move equipment. Keeper gloves must be sanitized before and after play and not shared. Scrimmage vests are not recommended but if used, wash after every training session or game and not to be shared.
If a player is injured, only one coach is to attend to that player while wearing mask and gloves.
Procedure if coach should fall ill. Club must contact members of their team(s). Players should quarantine for 14 days.
Coaches must supply their medical kit or bag with gloves, extra masks, sanitizer/disinfectant wipes for hands/equipment, and facial tissues. Lysol spray if directed to spray outhouses.
Attempt to keep 6’ from players. Wearing a mask from the time they exit the car until reentering car.
Face shields are permitted if heat should be an issue.
Equipment: Sanitize all equipment prior to and after training sessions. Only coaches may touch or move equipment. Players and parents do not touch or move equipment. Keeper gloves must be sanitized before and after play and not shared. Scrimmage vests are not recommended but if used, wash after every training session or game and not to be shared.
If a player is injured, only one coach is to attend to that player while wearing mask and gloves.
Procedure if coach should fall ill. Club must contact members of their team(s). Players should quarantine for 14 days.
