Club COVID Rules and Protocols – Suburban Friendship League

The SFL COVID Guide has been discontinued and the applicable guidance incorporated in the Club and Coach Guide – Section VI. Game Responsibilities. The following is the guidance contained in this document.

B. COVID Guidelines and Requirements – The SFL does not have the resources needed to ensure compliance with applicable COVID guidelines without the clubs and teams being part of the solution. Experience gained since the Spring 2021 season has shown that relying on the clubs to manage the applicable COVID guidelines has worked well.

1. Club Requirements – Each club must provide the SFL a web link to its COVID related protocols for its home games prior to the season start. These web links will be published on the SFL website on the Club COVID Rules and Protocols page which can be found on the SFL Documents page or directly at https://www.sflsoccer.org/club-covid-rules/.

2. The basic approach that should be used when a team identifies a player or team official that has tested positive for COVID includes (1) notifying the SFL, opposing team and the opposing team’s SFL Club Representative of their COVID situation and (2) asking the other team if they would still like to play the game or whether they would prefer to reschedule the game. This approach embraces a fundamental concept of letting (1) the two affected clubs make the decision on whether playing the game complies with a given club’s COVID guidelines and (2) whether both teams believe that the game should be played. Accordingly, the applicable SFL Club Representatives and coaches are involved in the ultimate decisions on how the situation is addressed and the best approach to ensure that a safe environment is maintained by all and that the actions taken are compliant with the affected clubs’ COVID protocols and individual team concerns.

General COVID Resources

Virginia Department of Health General COVID Information

Virginia Department of Health – COVID-19 Case and Testing Data by ZIP Code

CNN COVID Data By County

Club COVID Rules, Protocols, and Documents

Alexandria

Please use this web site link – Alexandria Return to Play Guidelines

Annandale