November 20, 2020
First and foremost, Marlboro Youth Soccer must adhere to City, State, and Federal guidelines, as well as follow any restrictions our partners or facilities require. In General, if those agencies allow soccer to be played, we then look to Mass Youth Soccer and BAYS for further guidance on how the game should be played.
Mass Youth Soccer:
Mass Youth Soccer maintains a website with multiple pieces of information regarding Covid:
https://www.mayouthsoccer.org/return-to-soccer-activities/
The latest specific set of guidelines from Mass Youth Soccer was last updated mid November:
https://www.mayouthsoccer.org/assets/61/6/soccer_activities_protocols_111920.pdf
In short, soccer is allowed to return to normal laws of the game on the field, as long as all the other social distancing, mask requirements, and attendance regulations are being adhered to. The above document is very specific as to all the rules, depending on what role you play. Coaches, Organizations (such as MYS), and even Parents have guidelines that will need to be followed. We expect this to be tweaked again before Spring, but that the core of any regulations in the Spring will be based off this document.
BAYS:
BAYS is the organization that runs our travel league:
https://bays.org/
The latest specific set of guidelines from BAYS regarding Spring 2021:
https://bays.org/content/spring-2021-key-dates-planning