Updated MA Youth Sports Guidelines - 3/22/2021

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I can't wait to see the 19 year olds wearing masks.

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MYSA did what it had to do in order to allow our kids to participate. Such a tough ride for everyone involved. Personally Im grateful for their hard work. Challenging is an understatement. It was obvious that their end goal was safety 1st & rightly so.
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Wrong Adult Soccer leagues like OTHSL and BSSSL has never had to.

This from Mass Adult Soccer which oversees BSSL & OTHSL:

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS (AMENDED 5/10/21):
Additional Requirements for Participants Returning to Play in Phase 4, Step 1.

Spectators should remain in designated areas to minimize the overlap with players and/or spectators from adjacent fields.

Schedules should include time buffers to allow the departing teams to gather equipment and personal belongings before the next team arrives in the bench area.

Locker rooms and shower facilities are limited to 50% of normal capacity.
Locker room users must wear facial coverings.

Bench personnel and reserve players should maintain adequate social distancing and wear facial coverings while not in the game.

Use of the Mass Soccer online roster system is required. Managers must keep paper copies of each game roster on file to facilitate contact tracing if necessary.

Players should wear facial coverings at all times, unless unable due to a documented medical condition or disability. Players should take frequent breaks when they are out of proximity to other players.

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Are we still Neanderthals for taking off our masks?

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Based on this, 19 years+ are still required to wear masks while playing soccer (field hockey, girls’ lacrosse, soccer are not included in the exceptions list). This is stupid. Especially for those who are fully vaccinated. So much for following the science.

Mandatory Facial Coverings for All Sports:

Facility Operators and Activity Organizers must require facial coverings to be worn by all
participants during active play except:

• During swimming, water polo, water aerobics or other sports where individuals are in the
water; or

• For low-risk sports when indoors but where a distance of at least 14 feet or more is
consistently maintained between each participant during active play or performance (e.g.,
singles tennis or individual gymnastics performance); or

• For youth aged 18 years and under when outdoors and engaged in low, moderate and
high-risk sports; or

• For adults aged 19 years and older when outdoors and engaged in low risk or moderate
risk sports where social distancing can be consistently maintained. This includes for
example, but is not limited to, the following low and moderate risk sports: tennis,
pickleball, disc golf, golf, biking, surfing, horseback riding, individual sailing, fishing,
hunting, motor sports, gymnastics, cross country, individual rowing, skiing, baseball,
softball, beach volleyball, and running formats where social distancing is maintained.

• For individuals with a documented medical condition or disability that makes them
unable to wear a face covering.

For purposes of this guidance, a facial covering means a face mask or cloth facial covering that completely covers the nose and mouth.

Participants should take frequent facial covering breaks when they are out of proximity to other players, using caution to avoid touching the front or inside of the face covering by using the ties or ear loops to remove and replace.

This requirement applies to all spectators and chaperones, coaches, staff, referees, umpires, and other officials.

Baker announced to day no makes for any outdoor youth sports. Based on the science.

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Baker announced to day no makes for any outdoor youth sports. Based on the science.

And MYSA website agrees with Baker regarding those participating in youth soccer.

fromMYSA
"Effective Tuesday 18th May, Youth Soccer Players will not be required to wear masks when engaged in outdoor soccer activities.

Thank you to all involved in Youth Soccer for following ⁦Commonwealth of MA EEA Guidance and keeping kids active and on soccer fields since June 2020!"

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Baker announced to day no makes for any outdoor youth sports. Based on the science.

Agree science says no mask but Science hasn’t changed. This is long overdue.

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Baker announced to day no makes for any outdoor youth sports. Based on the science.

Except 19 year olds.

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https://www.mayouthsoccer.org/assets...y_18,_2021.pdf

Things kind of got changed. Kids don’t need a mask to play but have to wear one when off the the field. Coaches/refs still have to wear one. Parents still have to mask up when 6ft distance isn’t available.
At least the kids don’t have to wear it playing.
Tournaments are good to go.
Wonder now will bolts tournament change?
They have teams just playing one game each day now you can play multiple games in one day.

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https://www.mayouthsoccer.org/assets...y_18,_2021.pdf

Things kind of got changed. Kids don’t need a mask to play but have to wear one when off the the field. Coaches/refs still have to wear one. Parents still have to mask up when 6ft distance isn’t available.
At least the kids don’t have to wear it playing.
Tournaments are good to go.
Wonder now will bolts tournament change?
They have teams just playing one game each day now you can play multiple games in one day.

LOL! So 19 year olds DO have to wear masks while playing. That’s spectacular!

“For participants aged 19 years and older when outdoors and engaged in moderate risk sports (soccer) where social distancing can not be continually maintained (soccer) a face covering must be worn while actively playing.”

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Agree science says no mask but Science hasn’t changed. This is long overdue.

Anyone who talks about Science as of it is a static "thing" is at best not that smart. Or more likely a MAGA troll. Move to NH already. You can still come down and work here.

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LOL! So 19 year olds DO have to wear masks while playing. That’s spectacular!

“For participants aged 19 years and older when outdoors and engaged in moderate risk sports (soccer) where social distancing can not be continually maintained (soccer) a face covering must be worn while actively playing.”

yes this is absurd. but it all goes away may 29. no restrictions of any kind on sports after that

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We 100% on this?

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Anyone who talks about Science as of it is a static "thing" is at best not that smart. Or more likely a MAGA troll. Move to NH already. You can still come down and work here.

Why would anyone want to do that?

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https://www.mayouthsoccer.org/assets...y_18,_2021.pdf

Things kind of got changed. Kids don’t need a mask to play but have to wear one when off the the field. Coaches/refs still have to wear one. Parents still have to mask up when 6ft distance isn’t available.
At least the kids don’t have to wear it playing.
Tournaments are good to go.
Wonder now will bolts tournament change?
They have teams just playing one game each day now you can play multiple games in one day.

I love how this six feet thing just won't die. An arbitrary distance that someone made up for indoor settings before everyone was told to wear a mask somehow became the standard for ALL settings. It's gone from a loose judgement call to hard science fact in a year and now you can't escape it. Truly amazing.