PSA Soccer Club in alignment with Alberta Health Services, Canada Soccer Association, Alberta Soccer Association, and Calgary Minor Soccer Association continue to monitor the most recent developments surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Current Health Measures:

February 9, 2022 update:

Removal of Restrictions Exemption Program (REP)

• A government issued QR code, negative COVID-19 test result or medical exemption is no longer required for entry into sport and recreation facilities. This applies to all players, team officials, referees, and spectators.

Capacity Limitations/Spectators

• Sport and recreation facilities must limit capacity to 50%. We appreciate your support in keeping the number of spectators reduced to ensure compliance with the provincial restriction.
• Please note that the Macron Performance Centre has a one spectator per player limit in effect.

Masks

• Masks remain mandatory for coaches, referees, spectators, and players.
• Players may only remove their mask when they arrive to the field.
• Effective February 14: children 12 and under are not required to wear a mask in any setting.
  • This however is a provincial directive, and the mask bylaw is still in effect for the City of Calgary. The City of Calgary Face Covering Bylaw (63M2021) requires everyone over two years of age to wear a mask in indoor public spaces.
    
    Masks are mandatory at all times for CMSA coaches, team officials, referees and spectators. Masks are required for players and may only be removed when they arrive to the field.

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January 24, 2022 update:

• The age at which children are required to demonstrate proof of vaccination, a negative test, or medical exemption is changing from 12 to 12 years and 10 weeks. The amendment is to align with the Provincial REP to give additional time for children to become fully vaccinated, after turning 12.

• Alberta Soccer Return to Soccer Guidelines: 

  • MASKS - ​all Team Officials are required to wear a mask on and off the field of play. Players may remove their mask when the arrive to the field.

  • RETURN TO SOCCER - if you are exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms, you are not to participate in any games or training. Please refer to the Alberta Soccer infographic (below) for return to play procedures following any COVID-19 symptoms, a positive test, or if you have been informed that you are a close contact of someone who has tested positive.  
    
    

UPDATE Sept 16th 2021:
 

• Masks continue to be mandatory in all indoor public spaces and workplaces
• Masks are not required while participating in a physical fitness activity,

Youth (under 18) sport, fitness, recreation and performance activities (Sept 16)

• Indoor group classes, training, and competitions are permitted, but participants are required to:
  • screen for symptoms
  • maintain 2 metres distancing, except youth while engaged in physical activity
  • wear a mask, except youth while engaged in physical activity
• Spectator attendance is restricted to 1/3 fire code capacity, attendees are limited to a single household or 2 close contact if living alone and must be masked and maintain 2 metres physical distancing.
• Outdoor activities can continue with no restrictions.

UPDATE Sept 4th 2021:

• Masks are mandatory in all indoor public spaces and workplaces
• Masks are not required while participating in a physical fitness activity,

This bylaw applies to all PSA Soccer training locations . Face mask or face coverings are optional before and after any PSA soccer session.  Players do not need to wear their face mask or covering during physical activities.  

Face masks or face coverings for parents\guardians are optional when observing any outdoor session from our designated areas.  Face masks or face covering are  mandatory in all indoor public spaces and workplaces. No parents, guardians or spectators are not permitted on the field playing area during training or grassroots soccer academy.

On this page...

1. Covid 19 Guidelines
2. Coach and Player Waivers
3. Health Check
4. Training Sessions
5. CMSA Games
6. Schedule and Attendance Management
7. Equipment
8. ASA Player and Parent Check List
9. PSA Point of Contact

 

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1. PSA Soccer Club COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines

Before the Outdoor Season begins, each of our members (players and parents) should prepare ourselves by reviewing and understanding these important Player and Parent Guidelines.

The following information provides health and safety measures that should be followed to ensure reduction of exposure and/or spread of COVID-19 during your son\daughter soccer training and/or game play (games\tournaments\post season play).
 

2. Waivers and Declaration

All players must sign the Inform Consent – Assumption of Risk Waiver plus provide Declaration of Compliance prior to participating in any sanction soccer activity (this includes coach led practices and technical training).

The waivers forms will be sent to you via email. Please read through waiver forms and acknowledge the waiver by submitting.

Although exposure to COVID-19 is unlikely, it is possible. By participating voluntarily in Alberta Soccer activities, you acknowledge that you are assuming the risk of exposure by playing.

If your son\daughter has not completed applicable waivers, your child will not be eligible to participate until waiver forms have been completed by their parent\guardian.

 

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3. Health Check

1. Before each game or practice, parents and players must check the following to ensure they are not experiencing any symptoms related to Covid-19

Before every practice or game, please Fill out and Submit Daily Fit to Play Covid Screening Questionaire

• If you have any these symptoms you are legally required to isolate for at least 10 days from the start of your symptoms or until they resolve, whichever is longer:

  • Fever
  • Cough (new cough or worsening chronic cough)
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing (new or worsening)
  • Runny nose
  • Sore throat

• If you have any of these other symptoms, stay home and minimize your contact with others until your symptoms resolve:

  • Chills
  • Painful swallowing
  • Stuffy nose
  • Headache
  • Muscle or joint aches
  • Feeling unwell, fatigue or severe exhaustion
  • Gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or unexplained loss of appetite)
  • Loss of sense of smell or taste
  • Conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye

 

• Before each session, parent\guardians will have to adhere to a Covid19 Symptom Checklist and provide verbal confirmation that your son and/or daughter is not experiencing any symptoms related to COVID-19.
• If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms, PLEASE STAY HOME.  As per CMSA Declarance of Compliance, your son/daughter will not be permitted to return to play for 14 days from the day, your son/daughter last experienced symptoms.  If you have any questions about any of the above symptoms, please check with AHS or contact Alberta Health Link at 811

2. Have you travelled outside of Canada in the last 14 days?

3. Have you, or anyone in your household been in contact in the last 14 days with someone who had any of the above symptoms?

4. Have you, or anyone in your household been in contact in the last 14 days with someone who is being investigated or confirmed to be a case of Covid-19?

5. Have you tested positive for Covid-19 within the last 10 days?

If a player answers ‘YES’ to any of the questions above, players\parents must notify their team officials immediately and are not to be permitted to participate in training or play any games for a minimum of 14 days.

 

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4. Training Sessions

Optional to wear a face mask or face covering when ARRIVING and DEPARTING your training or technical sessions. 

Player Face Mask \ Covering are not mandatory during training sessions

Temperature and Verbal health checks will be completed prior to every training session.  Please arrive at scheduled time instructed by your coach or team manager

Santizing Stations will be setup at each practice. Please santize your hands before and after soccer practice.

Please follow hygiene practice - Wash Your Hands for at least 20 seconds if you need to use the bathroom during practice and/or game

All participants should follow proper respiratory etiquette (sneezing/coughing into crook of elbow; no spitting, no clearing of nasal passages; cough or sneeze into tissue) Participants should refrain from touching eyes, nose, mouth, or face with hands or gloves.

Players should arrive dress and ready to play. Exception outdoor foot wear and changing into your outdoor soccer shoes

Players, Coaches, Managers should leave in a timely fashion after training and no loitering

Please message your coach via Team App or Mobile phone if you are going to be late for practices or training

Don Hartman NE Sportplex

Please following social distance (3 meters) measures when arriving and departing in the common area at NESS or on our soccer pitch outside.  Please stay in your designated area until training begins.

Parents \ Guardians - Please make arrangement with your son/daughter when dropping off and picking up your child\children before practices

 

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5. CMSA GAMES

Before each game , parents and players must check above (Health Check) to ensure they are not experiencing any symptoms related to Covid-19

When arriving\departing, coaches and players may wear a face mask or face covering (optional). When playing a CMSA game. Players Face Masks \ Covering are not required on the field or bench when playing.


 

 

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6. Scheduling and Attendance Management

Your son and/or daughter's coach will be using one of the following scheduling apps during the Indoor Soccer Season. Please check with your coach before the season begins.
 
Activities will be scheduled via  TeamSnap app. TeamStuff and TeamSnap can be downloaded on an Android or IOS device.

It is important to access your team’s sessions on TeamStuff or TeamSnap.

1. Update your son\daughter’s attendance accurately before each session commences.

2. Coaches will instruct players when they are expected to arrive at practice or game.  Teamstuff or TeamSnap will send parents reminder

3. Practice \ Game Arrival - Social Distance

• Please practice social distancing (2 meters apart) and go to designated check in area.
  • After player(s) check in, then proceed to your designated dressing room \ field.
  • Practice social distancing (2 Meters) until practice\games commences and coaches provides further instructions.
• Wearing a Face Mask or Face Covering is optional when arriving and departing practices or games

4. All players must arrived dressed for training and/or scrimmage.  Exception outdoor foot wear and changing into your indoor soccer shoes

5. After sessions are complete, please depart and meet up with parent\guardian. Practice Social Distancing (2 meters apart) and No Loitering.

Each session, club administrators\coaches will be filling out a Contact Tracing Logs. 

If you are not going to be in attendance or late, please send a message to your coach and update your player's status in TeamStuff\TeamSnap.
 

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7. Equipment

Players\Coaches must wear face mask or face covering when arriving and leaving gymnasium or indoor soccer faciltiy.  Face Mask\Coverings are not mandatory in the gym or on the playing field.

Players must wear clean uniforms to every sessions.

• Parents\Guardians\Players are should wash their uniforms (shirt, shorts, socks, shin pads) and wipe down shoes after each session.
• A clean uniform should be worn at each session.

At the end of sessions, players will drop pennies and places soccer balls in designated areas. 

• Soccer equipment will be sanitized and/or washed at the end of each session

 

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8. Player\Parent Check Lists

 
Everyone needs to stay safe on the soccer pitch. Please review these checklists to prepare your self for our upcoming events.

Player Check List – Alberta Soccer Player Check List

Parent Check List – Alberta Soccer Parent Check List

9. 1st Point of Contact

Our focal and liaison on the Soccer Pitch will be our club director. 
If you have any questions or need to reach out to us, please do not hesitate to email us at mailto:director@psasoccer.ca