JANUARY 22 UPDATE
Regions in Illinois continue to advance into different tiers that allow for more soccer activities. At this time, their is not uniformed guidelines for the entire state and IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH SOCCER ORGANIZATION TO MONITOR THE METRIC IN THE REGION WHERE IT OPERATES, KNOW WHICH TIER or PHASE THEY ARE IN AND TO KNOW WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE PERMITTED BY LAW.
Illinois Youth Soccer DOES NOT have clarification on the regional metrics and questions concerning the allowable activities in your area should be directed to:
The designation of your Region determines specific terms of your allowable activities including group size. As of 1/22, soccer is designated as a medium risk and the allowable activities based on the Phase or Tier your region is in can be found here
In addition to the state guidelines, all organization must abide by any additional local restrictions and participation in soccer does NOT grant permission to disregard public health orders. Any activities done that violate state, local or Illinois Youth Soccer guidelines will void insurance coverage for players, coaches and that soccer organization. COVID-19 claims are NOT covered by Illinois Youth Soccer insurance.
Additionally, organizations MUST also
Again please direct any state-allowable activities / regional metric questions to the appropriate governmental agency and IYSA staff will be happy to assist you with soccer-related questions.
IYSA will not cover any player/team participating in indoor league play or games between teams in an indoor facility unless the games are organized and conducted by an IYSA Member League, when allowable by the state of Illinois.
Individual Training Requirements
For those areas still in Tier 3 Mitigations, the current state-issued COVID mitigation requires “Pause all indoor group sporting and recreational activities including youth and adult recreational sports; individual training may remain (with facility reservation).”
The current state mitigations define Individual Training as 1:1 training between a coach and player.
One-on-One interactions between a minor and an adult who is not the minor’s parent/legal guardian are permitted if they occur at an observable and interruptible distance by another adult. Isolated, one-on-one interactions between minors and an adult who is not the minor’s parent/legal guardian are prohibited, except under emergency circumstances.
Please note that Illinois Youth Soccer (IYSA) insurance does not cover any and all COVID related claims. In order to file a claim for a non-COVID related injury at an individual training, the team/club must be in compliance with the following requirements:
COVID REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: What to do if someone in your club tests positive for COVID-19
TRAVEL GUIDELINES AND QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS
Illinois Youth Soccer Association (IYSA) is dedicated to protecting the health and safety of our soccer community. We understand that our member organizations want to get back on the field, but this must be done with strict focus on the safety of the players, coaches, referees and families and follow state and local guidelines for resumption of activities. The purpose of this document is to provide IYSA member soccer organizations and their athletes, parents, and coaches with information that they can use to assist them with developing their return-to-activity programming specific to their situation in context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
PLEASE NOTE ALL DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND STATE REQUIREMENTS
Additional COVID-19 Documents & Info