{"id":1798,"date":"2020-10-05T10:27:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T09:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stjosephsfc.com\/?page_id=1798"},"modified":"2021-07-04T20:42:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T19:42:23","slug":"covid-19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stjosephsfc.com\/welfare\/covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1527018025852_83581\" class=\"yiv9831710920MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1527018025852_85348\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1527018025852_85347\">COVID-19 Risk Assessment for Restarting Youth Football<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>This risk assessment is in-line with FA\u2019s guidance published 18th\u00a0July 2020 \u201cCovid-19 Guidance on re-starting outdoor competitive grassroots football\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9831710920MsoNormal\">Last updated: July 2020:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Prevention<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Everyone (participants, managers, coaches and spectators) should self-assess for Covid-19 symptoms before every training session or match.\u00a0 Anyone who is symptomatic or living in a household with possible or actual Covid-19 infection MUST NOT participate or attend training sessions or matches.<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19 symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A high temperature (above 37.8 degrees Celsius)<\/li>\n<li>A new, continuous cough<\/li>\n<li>A loss of, or change to, their sense of smell and taste<\/li>\n<li>Parents MUST inform St Joseph&#8217;s Youth if anyone in their household has been symptomatic or has had a positive Covid-19 test in the last 10 days.\u00a0 Once 10 days have lapsed, participants and spectators may return to training and\/or matches. In addition, any participants who have been asked to isolate by NHS Test and Trace because they are a contact of a known Covid-19 case, must not exercise outside their home or garden or with others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Participant Requires First Aid or Displays Covid-19 Symptoms<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If participant\/s discloses feeling unwell with Covid-19 symptoms, parents to be contacted immediately to collect their child\/children.\u00a0 Child\/children to be isolated away from other participants until they are collected.<\/p>\n<p>In the unlikely event emergency first aid needs to be administered, the first aider must wear PPE equipment to include face covering and disposable gloves.\u00a0 All managers have been issues with these items.<\/p>\n<p>Hand sanitizer MUST be used immediately after any contact with a participant who requires first aid.<\/p>\n<p>Should there be a confirmed Covid-19 case training will cease for 10 days for the whole team.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Travel to Training and Matches<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>All participants and other attendees should follow best practice for travel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walk or cycle, where possible<\/li>\n<li>Household or support bubbles can travel together in a vehicle.<\/li>\n<li>Try to share transport with the same people<\/li>\n<li>Open windows for ventilation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Hygiene Practice<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Each manager has been provided with their own hand sanitizer and are required to inform the Welfare Officers when they need further sanitizer.<\/p>\n<p>Players, managers and coaches MUST sanitize their hands before, during (break in play) and after the training session and match.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing of equipment must be avoided where possible.\u00a0 Children, where possible, should not handle equipment.\u00a0 Bibs should only be used once, and not transferred across players, and washed immediately after use.<\/p>\n<p>Equipment is to be regularly wiped down with the appropriate cleaning equipment after every session.<\/p>\n<p>Footballs should be disinfected as often as possible when the ball has been handled.<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeepers should ensure they disinfect their gloves before and after training and matches.<\/p>\n<p>All participants MUST refrain from spitting.<\/p>\n<p>Water bottles should be named and not shared with anyone else, under any circumstance.\u00a0 Coughing and sneezing should be into the elbow and not into hands.\u00a0 Any child\/children intentionally coughing on another participant, or threatening, to will be removed from the training session immediately and their parent informed.\u00a0Players should try and ensure they do not touch their face.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DURING TRAINING AND MATCHES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>General issues<\/p>\n<p>In outdoor competitive training and matches, physical contact is allowed, but for all other activity (e.g. warmups\/cool-downs) the Government guidance on social distancing should be observed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two-metre social distancing should be observed where possible.<\/li>\n<li>Where not possible, \u2018one-metre plus\u2019 distancing should be observed.<\/li>\n<li>All participants should practise social distancing before and after training sessions and\u00a0during any breaks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 9\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><strong>Competitive matches<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Competitive match play is now allowed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Covid-19 modifications for competitive matches and training matches<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 10\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<ul>\n<li>Players should clean their hands with hand sanitiser before kick-off.<\/li>\n<li>Pre-match handshakes should not take place.<\/li>\n<li>Social distancing should be observed during team talks.<\/li>\n<li>Social distancing should be observed during warm-ups and cool downs.<\/li>\n<li>Coaches and substitutes must observe social distancing whilst standing on the sidelines.<\/li>\n<li>Social distancing must also be observed during the process of making a substitution.<\/li>\n<li>Referees and coaches should encourage players to get on with the game and not take too long when taking free kicks. For example, the setting up of a defensive wall should not be prolonged unnecessarily.<\/li>\n<li>Corners should be taken as quickly as possible in order to limit prolonged close marking.<\/li>\n<li>Goal posts should be wiped down before matches, after matches and at half time.<\/li>\n<li>Goal celebrations should be avoided.<\/li>\n<li>Social distancing should be practised when talking to referees and linesmen.<\/li>\n<li>Small-sided games should be modified to provide more regular hygiene breaks.<\/li>\n<li>At the venues such as Avanti House, players should be discouraged from touching the boards or\u00a0tackling against them. Referees will consider stopping play when this happens.<\/li>\n<li>Coaches should do their best to keep down the instances of players being in close proximity\u00a0during match play and training.<\/li>\n<li>All participants must remain socially distanced during breaks in play such as half-time.<\/li>\n<li>Each coach and player should have a separate area on the ground, for example, where they\u00a0keep their drink and other items. Drinks or other refreshment containers should not be\u00a0shared in any circumstances.<\/li>\n<li>Players and officials should also observe social distancing during sin bin instances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Our Tea-bar facility at Kenton Recreation may be available on the day of training or a match.\u00a0 We are operating a strict one-in-one-out policy, screens are in place when purchasing and queueing to use this facility should be socially distanced.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Face masks must be worn inside<\/li>\n<li>Payments \u00a0&#8211; Please use the contactless payment terminals<\/li>\n<li>Toilets &#8211; We are operating a &#8220;1 in-1 out&#8221;, system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See link below to Harrow Youth Leagues &amp; FA\u2019s Covid FAQs about training and matches:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firsteleven.co.uk\/harrow\/virus\/covidfaq.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FA &amp; Harrow Youth League FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Track and Trace<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>St Joseph&#8217;s Youth &#8217;88 FC support the Track and Trace efforts and will enforce the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Managers MUST collect the names of all players attending each training session and match.<\/li>\n<li>Failure to do so may result in future training or matches being cancelled.<\/li>\n<li>QR codes available for the NHS Covid19 App<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1806 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stjosephsfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/QR1-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.stjosephsfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/QR1-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/www.stjosephsfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/QR1-768x1087.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.stjosephsfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/QR1-724x1024.jpg 724w, http:\/\/www.stjosephsfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/QR1-90x128.jpg 90w, http:\/\/www.stjosephsfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/QR1-23x32.jpg 23w, http:\/\/www.stjosephsfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/QR1.jpg 1239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Participant\u2019s information will be held for a minimum of 21 days in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and in line with GDPR principles.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Review Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Spot checks will be regularly carried out by St Joseph&#8217;s Youth &#8217;88FC Covid-19 Officers (Child Welfare Officers) to ensure that all managers and coaches are adhering to the guidance.\u00a0 If a manager or coach is not adhering to the guidelines, the training session will be stopped immediately.<\/p>\n<p>This link has been issued to all parents, informing them of the guidance.\u00a0 Consent gained by parents reading this page and allowing their child\/children to attend training sessions and matches.<\/p>\n<p>These guidelines will be constantly reviewed, any changes will be communicated to all managers, coaches and participants parents as well as St Joseph&#8217;s committee members.<\/p>\n<p>Should managers or coaches have any questions, these should be raised with the Chairman, Secretary and\/or Child Welfare Officers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Safeguarding<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>All St Joseph&#8217;s Youth managers and coaches hold a valid and current CRC (Criminal Record Check), and have undertaken the necessary safeguarding training.\u00a0 There will be at least one First Aider at every training session.\u00a0 Parent helpers or other volunteers are not permitted to assist until they have undergone the necessary CRC check and safeguarding training.<\/p>\n<p>Parents will be aware that the period of isolation may have resulted in their child\/children becoming anxious or unsure as to whether to resume football.\u00a0 Parents should only support their child\/children\u2019s return to football when they feel confident to do so.\u00a0 If parents have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Child Welfare Officers on the following numbers or email address:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:welfare@stjosephsfc.com\">welfare@stjosephsfc.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nathan Dinham &#8211; 07808 158284<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Outcome of the Risk Assessment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>St Joseph&#8217;s Youth &#8217;88 FC have assessed the risks and put measures in place in order to reduce the risk of Covid-19 so far as is reasonably practical.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 13\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>DISCLAIMER<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>This guidance is for general information only and does not constitute legal advice or replace any Government or PHE advice; nor does it provide any specific commentary or advice on health-related issues. While efforts have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information at the time of publication, the reader is reminded to check the Government website to obtain the most up-to-date information regarding social distancing and any other Government measures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 Risk Assessment for Restarting Youth Football This risk assessment is in-line with FA\u2019s guidance published 18th\u00a0July 2020 \u201cCovid-19 Guidance on re-starting outdoor competitive grassroots football\u201d. 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