Thank you for your patience during the current COVID pandemic.  New Hartford AYSO has been working on a return to play plan over the past 2 months in anticipation of a fall program.  Although the program will not be our “typical” fall season, we have been able to create a program that will allow our players to play soccer this fall. Below are the highlights of the outline of our plan and pending final approval from the town, we are hoping to start the season on 9/13 or soon thereafter (assuming no changes due to local COVID conditions). 

RETURN TO PLAY BRIEF SUMMARY

All sessions/practices/games consolidated at New Hartford Soccer Park, 111 New Hartford St., New Hartford NY 13413

There will be Flushable portable toilet used only on game day, cleaned and sanitized before and after game day

Pre-marked practice grids and spacing allowing social distancing and smaller fields (AYSO age appropriate) laid out allowing more “free space”

Sanitizing wipes, hand sanitizer stations, disposable and distributable washable cloth masks, single use ice packs will be available

Signage including hand sanitizer station, parental location, and distancing signs will  be posted

Coaches will wear masks at all times unless involved in training with only coaches handling equipment which will be cleaned prior to and following use

Coaches will not coach if symptomatic, COVID Positive (active disease), or COVID Patient Under Investigation (PUI)

Players will wear masks at all times when not in play, will not handle equipment, and will minimize the use of shared equipment 

Players will be issued a drawstring bag to keep personal labelled equipment

Players will not play or practice when sick, if COVID Positive or COVID PUI – parents will verbally clear players before each session, no parents or players who are sick or not “feeling well” will play

There will be a staged return to play with all play within New Hartford (NO TRAVEL)

STAGE 1 (weeks 1 and 2) - No practice during the week, Limit sharing of ball, Limit common equipment use, Focus on individual skills and drills on “game day”

STAGE 2 (weeks 3 and 4) - Limit sharing of ball to team skills, Limit common equipment use to team skills with Practice allowed for 8U, 10U and 12U during week, Intra-squad/intra-team scrimmage on “game day”

STAGE 3 (weeks 5-8) - Individual skills and team practice during week for 8U, 10U, 12U, Play other teams within New Hartford on “game day” when numbers allow, if not intra-squad or “pickup”