COASTAL FC - VISITOR GUIDE

UPON ARRIVAL/DURING SESSION

• Review our Return to Play Plan and communicate it with your players and their families. 

• All teams visiting from outside of the City of Surrey must fill out an Event Attendee Register Form HERE and submit it to the City of Surrey’s Contact Tracing Department contacttracinginfo@surrey.ca.  This is City of Surrey requirement.  This form is required to be submitted within 24 hours of game day.  

• Identify time and location of game and plan a meeting location with your team.

• All facilities are capped with a maximum 50 at a time rule. Please do not put this rule at risk by warming up in endzones or sidelines when a game with close to 50 participants is already on (includes post game shin pad and cleat removal). Noncompliance risks field permits. 

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REMIND YOUR PARENTS THAT:

• Complete a COVID-19 symptom check and remain home if there are any signs of illness.

• BC Soccer recommends only one parent/guardian remain as a spectator at any session or game.

• They must adhere to all requirements of our Return to Play Plan, including social distancing from one another. and remaining at least 10ft back from the field and fences.

• They must adhere to our Illness Policy requirements.

• They are not permitted on the playing surface or at the fences at any time.

• They must arrange to have their player meet them in a pre-determined location post-game for pick up. 

 

REMIND PLAYERS TO:

• Review and complete the Player Checklist before heading to the field

• Bring their own water bottle and hand sanitizer (labelled) in a bag of their own.

• Bring their own umbrella if raining – sharing of umbrellas is not permitted.

• Maintain social distance in meeting location and whenever not in the field of play. 

• Follow any additional Return to Play requirements of the home team (if any). 

• Remind all team staff to:

  • Review and complete the Coach / Manager Checklist.

  • Bring their own water bottle and hand sanitizer.

  • Bring their own umbrella if raining – sharing of umbrellas is not permitted.

  • Bring a mask (and gloves are strongly recommended) for any instance that may occur where physical distancing is not possible (i.e., injury).

  • Team staff are not included in the cohorts and as such, must always maintain physical distancing from players, even on the field of play.

• Bring fully cleaned equipment (pinnies, cones, balls) to the field and keep players from touching the equipment at all time.

• Follow and prepare fully for any additional Return to Play requirements of the home team, if any. 

 

GAMES – ON FIELD 

• Do not enter the playing field without confirmation your players have washed and/or sanitized their hands

• When entering the field, mark the areas for the player’s belongings to be placed 6ft apart (cones or fence posts) for easy adherence to this requirement. 

• Reminders for players and team staff:

• Players may not touch the equipment, if they do so accidentally, they must sanitize their hands immediately. 

• Players may not wear a pinnie that another player has already worn – no exceptions.

• No spitting at any time, including during game play.

• No handshakes.

• Coughing and sneezing must be covered (elbow, not hands).

• No sharing water bottles or any other personal belongings, including umbrellas at any time.

• No high fives, fist bumps or other close contact celebrations of any kind.

• Goalies may not share gloves and may not spit into their gloves.

• No throw ins, kick ins only.

• Hand sanitize every time a player comes off the field, including half time.

• Team staff are not included in the cohorts and as such, must always maintain physical distancing from players, even on the field of play.

• It is strongly recommended that all participants and team staff maintain physical distancing between their personal belongings at all times. 

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POST-GAME 

• Team staff are the only ones to clean up / touch the equipment. 

• No cool down (including removal of cleats, shin pads, etc.) permitted on the field or within the end zones of the field. Please exit the field immediately after the match ends to allow for transition to the next game and keep the number of people on the field to a minimum (<50) at all times. 

• All personnel to leave the field immediately.

• All personnel are to remain socially distanced at all time outside the field of play while exiting the field and while awaiting parent/guardian pick up from the field. 

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