Game Day Guidance
No one should attend a game if they are displaying symptoms of COVID-19.
PRE AND POSTGAME
Players, coaches, referees, and spectators must:
• Maintain social distancing guidelines when entering and exiting the facility.
• FYSA recommends that non-active participants wear face coverings/masks at all times.
• Bring their own equipment (hand sanitizer, water bottle, towels, etc.) that should not be shared between individuals.
• Each individual should check their own temperature and refrain from participation if they have a fever (>100.4°F).
Pregame:
• Players, coaches, referees, and spectators must not enter the facility until 20-30 minutes prior to their game.
• On field warm-ups should be limited to 15-20 minutes.
• When possible refrain from warming up until you have taken possession of the field once the previous team and spectators have cleared the area.
Postgame:
• No contact greetings after the game (handshake, high-five, fist bump, etc.)
• Players, coaches, and spectators should leave the facility immediately after their game.
DURING THE GAME
Players and Coaches:
• Maintain social distancing guidelines when entering and exiting the facility.
• Should remain socially distanced when on the sideline before, during, and after games.
• All Players and Coaches must social distance or be wearing masks during halftime gatherings
Substitutions:
• If in use, players should be assigned individual pinnies for the entirety of each game.
• The player leaving the field should not take the pinnie from the substitute.
Equipment:
• Surfaces of shared equipment such as soccer balls, discs, and any other equipment should be disinfected before and after each game.
• Players should not share clothing such as pinnies, warm-ups, jerseys, etc.
Spectators:
FYSA recommends limiting the number of spectators per player to limit contact.
• FYSA highly recommends 1 spectator per family when possible.
• If more family members must attend, a family unit should be comprised only of people who reside in the same household.
• These family units should sit together and socially distance from other family units before, during, and after the event.
• Spectators should not approach the field until the spectators from the previous game have cleared the area.
Field:
• Spectators will sit on the same side of the field as their team and opposite their opponent player area. This is in order to keep spectators and coaching staff separate from those of other communities.
• We will not provide communal water or snacks.
Injured Players:
• If a player is injured on the field, the referee will signal for the coach to come onto the field. Only one coach wearing a mask should enter the field.
Player/ Coach/ Official must adhere to our Florida’s guidelines regarding COVID-19 as well as local guidelines that may not be specified here.
Additional information can be found on the FYSA’s website. https://www.fysa.com/about/covid-19-information-and-resources/