COVIDSafe protocols as at March 2022
Here is the latest government guidance and AFL Victoria COVIDSafe protocols that apply to junior footy:
- Victorian Government: coronavirus.vic.gov.au/how-we-live and coronavirus.vic.gov.au/checklist (if you have Covid or have been told you are a contact)
- AFL Victoria ‘Return to Play and Training Protocols’: cdnaflvic.performancecrew.com.au/raw/afl-vic-return-to-training-playing-protocols-9-march-2022.pdf
The key things to remember are:
- players, coaches, volunteers and parents/carers/spectators should not come to training, matches or club events if they are sick, and everyone is encouraged to get tested and seek medical assistance if they have COVID-19 symptoms
- although there is no vaccine requirement for players, coaches and volunteers participating in community sport, spectators (including parents/carers who are not coaches and volunteers) need to be fully vaccinated to enter indoor community sport venues (which include change rooms, toilets, social rooms, etc.)
- drink bottles are not to be shared
- players, coaches and volunteers are encouraged to use hand sanitiser before, during and after training, and at matches
- spectators are encouraged to stand 1.5m apart at training/matches, and masks are recommended if they cannot physically distance
- if a player or official tests positive to COVID-19, they should use their best endeavours to notify the club as soon as possible