2020 Return to Training

To all Saints Members,

As you may be aware Football NSW lifted the temporary suspension of football to TRAINING ONLY on the 22nd of May. Since then we have been working with the local Association and Council to work towards recommencing training for all our teams.

At this stage we will start training again from Tuesday the 9th of June. We had planned to start this week, but many teams do not currently have a registered Coach or Manager which has made it difficult to rearrange training schedules and ensure we are following all the requirements set by the various governing bodies.

There will also be many changes needed to the currently posted training schedule to meet social distancing guidelines so we hope to post an updated schedule later this week.

We will also need to start Under 6 and Under 7 training at a later date as we are still yet to complete team formation and assign volunteer Coaches and Managers.

The current information we have received from the CDSFA is that they are working towards a July start for a 14 week season (games to be played during the school holidays) with the potential for no finals to be played. This means the season would be extended through to October. 

CURRENT TRAINING GUIDELINES

The requirements for training sessions will be:

• Training only – no games (either trial games or small games during training sessions)
• Non-contact drills only (e.g. fitness, dribbling, passing, shooting drills)
• Minimal handling of the ball (throw-ins, headers & goal keeper drills are not to be undertaken)
• Only 10 people including the coach to be in each training area (1/4 pitch)
• No additional people attending training (parents to drop their children off and wait in the car or similar)
• No sharing of bibs
• No sharing of water bottles, no spitting

We will also require Coaches & Managers to ensure the following steps are followed:

• Attendance records will be kept for all training sessions (a template will be provided by the club).
• Training during this period will be voluntary for all participants – we understand that there will be some players/parents who will not be willing to train
• No one is to attend training if they have any Cold or Flu symptoms. If a player arrives with symptoms, no matter how minor, they are to be sent home immediately
• Anyone who is awaiting the results of a COVID19 test or have had close contact with someone awaiting a COVID19 test is not to attend training
• No one is to attend training if they have returned from overseas in the previous 2 weeks
• Training will finish early to ensure there is no cross-over between teams
• Players will need to arrive prepared to train (i.e. fully kitted out) in club merchandise where possible.

Failure to follow all of the above guidelines will result in fines and possible suspensions from Leichhardt Saints and the CDSFA.

REFUNDS

As it seems likely the season will proceed we are not currently issuing refunds.

As we have mentioned previously, I want to assure our members that this does not mean we won't issue refunds in the future but we will need more information from the governing bodies about the club's liabilities before we can make an informed decision.
If you have concerns please email me at registrar@leichhardtsaints.com


With thanks,
Matthew Bowen
LSFC President
 

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