At 11:59pm on June 8 2020, New Zealand moves to Alert Level 1.
This is what it means for football and futsal:
Competition, Training and Education Courses
- Football and futsal competitions, training and education courses can return to a new normal.
- There are no limits on crowd sizes and no social distancing requirements.
- Anyone involved in any event must be able to be contact traced.
- NZ Football recommends the use of the iDMe as an online contact tracing register. To read more click HERE.
- The Government recommends people keep a personal record of where they have been should contact tracing be required.
- All players, coaches, support staff and referees must be registered with COMET Guidance for clubs can be found at nzfootball.co.nz/competitionfootytips.
Hygiene
- All participants should regularly wash and dry their hands, or if not possible use hand sanitiser, before and after an activity.
- You should continue to cough or sneeze into your elbow and avoid spitting, or similar actions.
- Sharing of equipment should be minimised where possible.
- Sharing of water bottles and food should be avoided.
Facilities
- Facilities can be open as normal as long as it is approved by the respective council or owner and hygiene measures are followed.
If Unwell
- If you feel unwell stay home. Don’t play, train, or attend games in any capacity. If you have cold or flu symptoms you need to see a doctor and if told to self-isolate you must.