COVID 19 match day checklist

We will be playing matches, home and away, in accordance with current government and FA guidelines. This checklist will assist us in providing a safe environment for all involved. Parents and carers are asked to read these instructions carefully, and to make their son / daughter aware of the contents.

If anyone in the household has had any COVID-related symptoms in the 14 days prior to a game, the players and accompanying parents / carers should self-isolate and not attend the game unless they have had a test which has come back negative (O&BPSFA must be notified and will require evidence of a negative test).

No-one should attend a game if they have been informed by NHS Track & Trace that they should self-isolate.

The following is a summary for use on a match day.

Be familiar with relevant government guidelines (e.g. social distancing, face coverings, washing hands, travel etc.). Remember: HANDS, FACE, SPACE
Parents/carers are to assess that their child has no Covid-19 related symptoms.
Players and accompanying parents/carers should only travel to/from a match in family groups in cars, or, if this is not possible, by public transport wearing a mask in line with government guidelines.
Please park in the High Street or in side roads at home fixtures. Club parking is reserved for the FOGB FC Academy.
On arrival/at the end of a match, players and spectators must adhere to social distancing rules and avoid congregating in groups in car parks and other areas.
Players, parents/carers & spectators are to adhere to any Covid-19 guidance of the host club
Parents/Carers and spectators are advised to download the NHS app and use our QR code at home fixtures. For convenience the code is displayed below.
Please keep back from the playing area on the spectators designated side (the yellow line on the map below) and avoid touching equipment, posts and fences. If returning a match ball that has gone out of the playing area, feet should be used rather than hands.
Players will be asked to arrive in kit. There must be no exchanging shirts shin pads or goalkeeper gloves.
Players must bring their own drinks in clearly labelled bottles. No sharing.
Players should bring their own hand sanitiser, clearly labelled with their name on it. It must not be shared.
If toilets are available/used, social distancing should take place e.g. one in at a time.
Handshakes, high-fives, hugs, goal celebrations etc. must be avoided at all times by everyone present.

Thank you for your kind co-operation.