The Enfield Soccer Club will be following the guidelines of Phase 3 provided by CJSA.

Training

• Contact is allowed within the training environment; however, this should be limited to actual training and managed to avoid prolonged contact.
• Clubs/teams should still keep intermixing to a minimum.
• Adhere to social distancing requirements when participants are not playing (on the bench, sideline, etc.).
• Adhere to wearing masks when not playing
• Don’t share equipment or water
• All equipment must be sanitized after each training session
• Any benches must be sanitized after each training session
• In an effort to communicate in a safe manner - setup a staging area outside of the field (or a designated area inside the field) where players place their belongings and water. This should also be where the coach communicates with the players while socially distanced.

Games / Matches

• Out of state travel is prohibited, regardless of game or tournament
• Everyone must adhere to social distancing recommendations when participants are not playing (on the bench, sideline, etc.).
• Adhere to wearing masks when not playing and on the bench
• Coaches to wear masks
• Consider COVID-19 case activity level and risk in those communities when making travel decisions.
• Teams and referees are not to engage in traditional sportsmanship gestures, such as post-match handshakes. - - Teams are encouraged to find new ways to show sportsmanship
• ·- If spectators do attend, they should limit the retrieval of soccer balls should they go out of play and let the players retrieve the ball.
• ·- Minimize crowding at games and practices. For example, field space must be large enough to provide for social distancing or all in attendance; spectators must be distanced from the field, provide separate entrances and exits and space out practice and game times.
• ·- Spectators must follow social distancing recommendations including the wearing of masks as well as maintaining at least 6 feet of physical distance from each other. This includes from Assistant Referee’s
• ·- Stagger start of games to ensure that there is the possibility for social distancing amongst all spectators if they are present.
• ·- Game balls must be sanitized at halftime of all games and after games
  - Any benches must be sanitized after each game.
• ·- Don’t share equipment or water.
• In an effort to communicate in a safe manner - setup a staging area outside of the field (or a designated area inside the field) where players place their belongings and water. This should also be where the coach communicates with the players while socially distanced.