RETURN TO TRAINING GUIDELINES 

Dear Members,

Highlights:

• All teams will be returning to training from Tuesday June 16, 2020

• A revised training schedule will be in place in accordance with regulatory requirements

• Football Victoria directive that ALL players must pay their fees and register through ‘Play football’ for insurance cover

• We must follow all regulatory ‘return to play’ guidelines to commence training

Football Victoria’s priority is to safeguard the health and wellbeing of the football community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal and Victorian State governments have announced a roadmap to cautiously reintroduce football in a staged approach. The first stage was a limited return to training, at the discretion of each club, from 18 May 2020. The second stage is an extension to the number of players who can train, effective from 1 June 2020. In line with Federal and Victorian State government guidance, the committee have outlined conditions that must be met during this stage in order to commence training. Failure to meet these conditions may void your insurance policies under the national insurance program, may be dealt with under FV’s Grievance, Disciplinary and Tribunal Bylaw, and critically, may delay the return to competition.

Guidelines to commence training

The following general guidelines have been set by club in accordance with FV:

• Football Victoria requires all players to pay their fees to clubs and register on the ‘Play Football’ to be covered by insurance.

  • Follow link to Play Football to register your child - note you will need your Play Football login details

  • Please arrange club payment via internet banking or direct deposit - see banking details at the bottom of the page

• A single entry point ‘Drop zone’ will be established at the clubrooms for parents to drop their kids for training

• A single exit point ‘Pick up zone’ will be established at the end of the two main pitches (Furlong Road side) - players will not be released until parents collect their children

• Parents are encouraged to stay in their cars however parents wanting to watch training must adhere to social distance rules and are not permitted to enter any fields of play at all times

• Upon entering the Drop zone, a club offical will record player details and take temperatures prior to entering the training field

• Full return to training guidelines may be viewed on the Football Victoria website here - ‘Return to Training Conditions’

TRaining SCHEDULE

The club has finalised a revised training schedule with a start date of Tuesday 16 June, 2020. Please note - the training schedule is subject to change as restrictions are expected to be eased in the near future. The schedule is as follows:

• U7 to U12s will train once a week until further notice

• U14s to Seniors will train twice a week until further notice

Every Thursday from June 18, 2020:

• 6.00pm to 6.45pm - U10, U12 (Elias)

  • U10s Kev & Long - Main 1

    1. U10s Ali - Main 2

    2. U12 Elias - Main 4

• 6.30pm to 7.45pm - U14s, U18s

  • U14 Amir - Oval 1

  • U14 TJ - Oval 2

  • U18 Kim - Oval 3

• 7.00pm to 8.30pm

  • Senior Men - Main 1

  • Senior Reserves - Main 3

  • Senior Woman - Main 4

PLAYER GUIDELINES

All players are required to adhere to the following player guidelines:

• Training zones will be established to approximately half pitch size - maximum of 20 players and a coach within each zone.

• Training sessions must be limited to 90 minutes

• Physical distancing of 1.5 metres must be maintained

• Players are not permitted to bring their own ball to training

• Players are required to bring water bottles, towels and other personal attire with names marked on them

• Players must arrive prepared to train and arrive no more than 10 minutes prior to training - club rooms will not be open

• Sanitiser will be provided by the club to be used before and after all training sessions - parents may also provide their own

HYGIENE

• Cover mouth and nose with a tissue or your elbow (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze and place tissues directly in bins

• Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean.

• The clubroom and change room facilities will be closed - 1 person per toilet facility will remain open

• The club will ensure that all surfaces, equipment and objects (including around entry points) are wiped down after each training session with appropriate anti-bacterial / disinfectant wipes or soap, particularly those frequently touched as well as all equipment including balls.

IMPORTANT

You must not attend training if in the past 14 days:

• You have been unwell or had any flu-like symptoms.

• Have been in contact with a known or suspected case of COVID-19

• Have had any respiratory symptoms (even if mild)

• If you are at a high risk from a health perspective, including the elderly and those with pre-existing medical heath conditions.