YSYSL COVID POSITIVE/QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS (August, 2021)^[1]

RESPONSIBLE QUARANTINE GUIDELINES

Any Player that does not attend school due to COVID+ or exposure (close contact^[2]) must not attend Team soccer activities, including games and practices

COVID positive Player(s) and or Coach(s) may return to Team after 10 days starting from the day of symptom onset OR upon negative COVID test, and ONLY IF symptom free and no fever for over 72 hours, unmedicated

COVID Exposed Coach(s) or Player(s) (Close Contacts) – Quarantine until the 7^th day after exposure with a negative test taken no earlier than the 5^th day following exposure OR Quarantine until the 11^th day after exposure without a test.  If exposed player or coach become COVID positive during quarantine, follow the COVID positive guidelines for return to play

RESPONSIBLE ADULT OBLIGATIONS:

RESPONSIBLE ADULT MUST KEEP PLAYER(S) AWAY FROM TEAM/FIELD/SOCCER AT FIRST SIGN OF ANY COVID EXPOSURE OR POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS (S) HAS COMPLETED QUARANTINE:

• Responsible Adult for Player(s) MUST contact Coach IMMEDIATELY upon Player symptoms OR COVID positive test. COVID positive or exposed Player(s) must quarantine, and must not participate with Team

COACH OBLIGATIONS: 

• Coach must contact Area Manager as soon as possible, stating the Team is implementing COVID protocols
• Coach must contact Responsible Adults for Players and any other Coaches of entire team as soon as possible, stating the Team is implementing COVID protocols
• Exposed Players/Coaches must follow quarantine guidelines

AREA MANAGER OBLIGATIONS:

• Area Manager must keep a spreadsheet of positive Players, and other Players & Coaches contacted per this COVID Positive/Quarantine Protocol
• Area Manager must provide the spreadsheet to the Board immediately upon request Players and Coaches affected by this Protocol MUST NOT participate on any Team or soccer activities until the Quarantine is complete
• Area Manager must, as soon as possible, inform YSYSL President, Scheduler, and any affected other Area Manager of games that may need rescheduling

YSYSL may discipline any Player, Coach, and/or Area Manager in violation of this Protocol.

YSYSL notes that local, state and federal guidelines regarding COVID-19 have evolved during the course of the pandemic.  Should they change again, this policy should not be read as an attempt to circumvent updated jurisdictional guidance.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• What does exposed or close contact mean?
  • Under the Centers for Disease Control definitions, close contact or exposed is defined as: close contact (within 6 feet for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24 hour period) with someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
• What if my Player was not at the game/practice where possible exposure occurred, do they need to quarantine?
  • No

   

• As a Coach, what if all my Players were not exposed at a game/practice?
  • Whether or not you believe Players were exposed, you must contact all Players’ responsible adults on your team to notify them of possible exposure.
  • The decision is up to the responsible adults of those Players whether they participate in soccer related activities after possible exposure.

   

• As a Coach, if I was exposed and coach two teams, should I participate with my other team?
  • If you believe you were exposed or are COVID+, you should not participate in any soccer related activities with either team.

   

• If a Player is modified quarantining due to school exposure, can they participate in soccer?
  • Any Player that does not attend school due to COVID+ or exposure must not attend Team soccer activities, including games and practices.
  • If parents receive a letter from the school stating a different quarantine guideline, teams must follow the school directives as they take precedent over the YSYSL guidance.Schools may be receiving direction straight from Sacramento or the State Health Department.
• What if a player or coach was exposed to a family member who is suspected to have COVID?
  • Treat this exposure as a Close Contact and quarantine until COVID is ruled out.
• What if I have two children playing and one was exposed at practice
  • If your other child was not exposed there is no need to quarantine. Only quarantine the exposed child.