Newton United Soccer Spring 2021 Covid 19 Protocols

Game Day Protocol

All athletes and families are encouraged to wash hands and use sanitizer before attending games and practices.

1. All athletes will be screened & temperatures taken.

2. All spectators will be screened & temperatures taken.

3. All athlete’s personal property should be spaced 6 ft apart (Coaches may need to drop cones for clear markers depending on age groups)

4. All Athletes must bring their own labeled container of water from home, there will be NO SHARING of water bottles.

5. Coaches are always required to wear a face covering.

6. Athletes are required to wear face coverings to and from practice/games and while on the sidelines or not participating.
    Masks do not need to be worn while playing or during actual practice time.

7. All spectators are always required to wear a face covering.

8. All spectators will be expected to socially distance.

9. No outside food or drink to be bought into any of our venues.

All game day protocols will apply to practice. Athletes, coaches, staff and others participating in practices will be screened, via temperature check, at the beginning of each session. Players, coaches, staff, and volunteers showing symptoms of COVID-19 shall not be permitted to participate.

Players should arrive wearing a mask and keep it on until the practice begins and when leaving the field

Parents and spectators are encouraged to stay in their cars or parking areas during practices, but will be subject to screening and social distancing rules once entering the fields.

Please remember that if you do not feel well stay home and let your coach know. Do not come to practice or games if you are feeling unwell. If anyone, be they player spectator or coach tests positive to covid 19 please let your coach know as soon as possible. Signs have been placed at our fields to reinforce our rules an

Any player or spectator recording a temperature above 100.4 will be asked to leave. Return to the team will be assessed based on CDC guidelines at that time.

High School Specific Rules

1. At the high school turf the standing area around the fence will be marked in 6ft increments marked by red tape

2. Bleachers - seating will take place in every other row

3. Home team on left bleachers and visitors on the right bleachers

4. No concessions

5. No outside food or drink

6. Fans and spectators will be counted as they enter the game premises. The event will be capped at 500 people and will be allocating entry on a first come basis.

7. All spectators must enter the field area at NHS Turf by way of the ticket booth area and maintenance building.

13. There will be no entry fee

14. Coaches should designate who shall manage social distancing and who shall take temperatures.