The FA has announced that, SUBJECT TO THE NECESSARY RISK ASSESSMENTS being in place, that ‘contact’ outdoor grassroots football may resume in groups of no more than 30, including coaches (FA announcement was issued late on the evening of Friday 17th July 2020).

Specific Risk Assessments have been developed by the Club Committee (revised procedures are published here, as of Tuesday 28th July 2020).

GUIDANCE ON RE-STARTING OUTDOOR COMPETITIVE GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL – 18 July 2020

NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB GUIDANCE FOR RETURNING TO FOOTBALL – 18 July 2020

COVID-19 - Youth Risk Assessment 20 July 2020

COVID-19 - Senior Risk Assessment 28 July 2020

Revised procedures for training sessions and friendlies were published here below on 28th July 2020.

You will progress from “2m training” to “contact training” ONLY once your Team Manager and Coaches are fully briefed and satisfied with compliance to these FA derived COVID-19 training procedures.

COVID-19 - Training Session Guidelines 28 July 2020

COVID-19 - Friendlies Guidelines 28 July 2020

NOTE: Parents may withdraw consent by contacting their players manager at any time, indicating ‘I WITHDRAW MY CONSENT’, but must also email sarah.daly13@hotmail.co.uk stating your intention to withdraw your consent. Naturally from that stage onwards you would not attend any future training sessions that do not meet your specific consent requirements.

ALL Parents/Carers (and Players) must have READ through all of the documentation associated to your players on this page,

At the first training session, they shall also be inducted on how the sessions will be operated to ensure full understanding by all participants and those stood watching from at least 5m outside of the designated training areas.

It is noted that after 1st August 2020 “properly FA sanctioned friendly matches” will be permitted (again, with suitable risk assessments in place, see above) and also the new grassroots leagues are scheduled to commence at some point in September 2020, as indicated by the respective leagues. So, we as a Club are committed to this phased re-introduction of grassroots football.

COVID 19 – SELF ASSESSMENT

As we are moving closer to opening up our ground to more people, we must ask ALL Players/Parents/Carers to carry out a self-assessment prior to entering the Oakwood FC premises.