General Return To Play Guidelines - Pacific Northwest Soccer Club

LAST UPDATED: August 11, 2022

Return to Play Updates are posted regularly on the WYS website and can be found by following this link to the Washington Youth Soccer website.

PacNW Soccer Club is dedicated to keeping players, families, and coaches safe while COVID-19 is still prevalent. The health and safety of its members and affiliates is its top priority. PacNW is following return to play guidelines recommended by Washington Youth Soccer. PacNW is committed to preventing the spread of the COVID-19 so we can all safely return to practices and games asks that players and parents do their part as well.

If your player or anyone in your household has been sick, notify the club immediately. Keep your player home and report to the PacNW Confidential online symptom reporting for clearance to return to practice. If your player has been in direct contact with a person who is sick follow CDC guidance here.

WYS recommends the following actions in general and for clubs, coaches, parents and players:

No parent/guardian/caregiver or player that is sick or has signs or symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 should attend.
Wear facial coverings as required per current local guidelines
Ensure athletes are healthy.
If your player or anyone in your household has been sick, notify the club immediately. Keep your player home and report to the PacNW Confidential online symptom reporting for clearance to return to practice. If your player has been in direct contact with a person who is sick, keep them home and report to the PacNW Confidential online symptom reporting for clearance to return to practice.
Spectators should remain socially distanced as much as possible.
Do not loiter around field. Avoid gathering of people.
Be sure your child has necessary sanitizer and cleaning supplies with them at every training.
Ensure your child has necessary mask to wear per current phase guidelines.
Limited or no carpooling.
Label your child’s equipment to guard against cross-contamination.

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No player that is sick or has signs or symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 should attend.
Wear facial coverings as required per current phase guidelines.
Wash hands thoroughly before and after training and any contact outside your home.
Bring hand sanitizer with you and use before and after each training, game, and after handling of cones or moving goals.
Limited or no carpooling.
Bring your own ball, water and pinnie to training, label it as your own.
Keep your water bottle and pinnie in your bag when not in use to minimize accidental sharing.
Wash and sanitize all equipment before and after every training session.
No group celebrations, high fives, hugs, handshakes or fist bumps during or after training, game, etc.
Clustering of players should be avoided.
For games: Wait until prior game’s teams have vacated the bench area before entering the space.

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No coach that is sick or has signs or symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 should attend.
Wear a face mask as required per current phase guidelines.
Ensure the health and safety of your players. Send them home if they act or discuss feeling ill.
Clustering of players should be avoided. There should be no gathering and socializing before or after the training/game. Coaches should not assemble their teams closely together for instruction; For games – make sure that your team has left the field within 5 minutes of the game ending.
No handshakes or fist bumps during or after trainings/games.
Ensure all athletes have their individual equipment (pinnie, ball, water bottles, bag, etc.) and prohibit them from sharing anything. Equipment placement should be spaced at least 6 feet apart where possible.
All training must be outdoors.
Use hand sanitizer before and after games, trainings, and handling of equipment.
The use of shared scrimmage vests/pinnies is not recommended. However if a player forgets their pinnie the coach may lend them a fresh washed pinnie for the practice. Pinnies must be washed between users.
Increase your communication with parents, they need to know what you are doing as a coach and club to maintain their safety.
Have fun, stay positive – players and parents are looking to you to stay calm, supportive, and caring during this time.

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Distribute these protocols to your members.
Have an effective communication plan in place, identify strategies for working with public health to notify adult leaders, youth, and their families if the organization learns a participant or adult leader has developed COVID-19 and may have been infectious to others while at a youth activity, while maintaining confidentiality.
Small group sessions should maintain the same group of players when required per the current phase guidelines. This helps with contact tracing and limits exposure.
Have a written action plan in place, in case of a positive test.
Distribute your written action plan to administrators, coaches, managers, and parents, electronically or otherwise.
In your action plan include both a communication chain for team personnel, including volunteers and managers, as well as triggers for executing the action plan.
- NOTE TO PacNW MEMBERS: Any player, coach, or club administrator present at PacNW functions must report to PacNW if they test positive for COVID-19. Immediately notify your coach or director, follow this link to complete the online reporting page, PacNW Covid-19 Member Reporting, and email the club designated representative Jeff Hemmen at .

Be prepared to shut down and stop operations. Develop plans for temporary closure of indoor facilities and cancel outdoor activities or camps to properly disinfect and ensure other adult leaders or youth are not infected.
Provide adequate field space for current phase guidelines.
Develop a relationship and a dialogue with health local officials (identify Risk Tolerance)

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Be smart: if you are or have been sick, stay home. This applies to everyone: players, coaches, and parents.
Masks: players, coaches, and spectators should wear a mask per current phase guidelines. 
Encourage the use of hand sanitizer and hand washing before and after all activities. 
Physical play: facilitate soccer activities that meet current phase level guidelines for physical contact.  
No high-fives, handshakes, or hugs: as much as we want to physically connect, this is not a safe practice for anybody right now. 
Drop-off/pick-up: if possible, parents should remain in car for drop-off and pick-up. Spectators should remain socially distanced as much as possible.
Water bottles: to minimize accidental sharing of water, players must keep their water bottles in their own bag when not in use. 
Have fun, stay positive: everyone is looking to each other to stay calm, supportive, and compassionate during this time.

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Events in January 2025

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		1 Club Holiday Break 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM December 16, 2024 – January 1, 2025 Read more	2 Training Resumes 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM January 2, 2025 Read more	3	4	5
6	7 Club Meeting 6:00 PM January 7, 2025 Our next club meeting will be held this Tuesday, September 17th at 6pm in the Starfire classroom. You are welcome to join us to hear about what is currently going on in the club. The meeting will only be held in person, there will not be a Zoom option. Team Managers~ please make sure one representative per team will attend the meeting. Read more	8	9	10 Winter Classic (U12-U14 + U10) 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM January 10, 2025 – January 12, 2025 Read more	11 Winter Classic (U12-U14 + U10) 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM January 10, 2025 – January 12, 2025 Read more, Girls ECNL Florida January 11, 2025 – January 13, 2025 Girls ECNL Florida Jan. 11th-13th Read more, State Cup- Boys HS-Group Play January 11, 2025 Boys Highschool Group Play Jan.11th- Feb. 2 Read more	12 Winter Classic (U12-U14 + U10) 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM January 10, 2025 – January 12, 2025 Read more, Girls ECNL Florida January 11, 2025 – January 13, 2025 Girls ECNL Florida Jan. 11th-13th Read more, State Cup- Boys HS-Group Play January 12, 2025 Boys Highschool Group Play Jan.11th- Feb. 2 Read more
13 Girls ECNL Florida January 11, 2025 – January 13, 2025 Girls ECNL Florida Jan. 11th-13th Read more	14	15	16	17 Winter Classic (U15-U19 + U11) 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM January 17, 2025 – January 20, 2025 Read more	18 Winter Classic (U15-U19 + U11) 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM January 17, 2025 – January 20, 2025 Read more, State Cup- Boys HS-Group Play January 18, 2025 Boys Highschool Group Play Jan.11th- Feb. 2 Read more	19 Winter Classic (U15-U19 + U11) 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM January 17, 2025 – January 20, 2025 Read more, State Cup- Boys HS-Group Play January 19, 2025 Boys Highschool Group Play Jan.11th- Feb. 2 Read more
20 Winter Classic (U15-U19 + U11) 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM January 17, 2025 – January 20, 2025 Read more	21	22	23	24	25 State Cup- Boys HS-Group Play January 25, 2025 Boys Highschool Group Play Jan.11th- Feb. 2 Read more	26 State Cup- Boys HS-Group Play January 26, 2025 Boys Highschool Group Play Jan.11th- Feb. 2 Read more
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No parent/guardian/caregiver or player that is sick or has signs or symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 should attend.

Wear facial coverings as required per current local guidelines

No player that is sick or has signs or symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 should attend.

Wear facial coverings as required per current phase guidelines.

No coach that is sick or has signs or symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 should attend.

Wear a face mask as required per current phase guidelines.

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