Dear Youth Soccer Leaders,
Pursuant to the updated guidelines, Soccer is classified as a High Risk activity and therefore only permitted for Level 1 Play during Phase III, Step 1. Activities allowed include “Individual or socially distanced group activities (no-contact workouts, aerobic conditioning, individual skill work, and drills)”. With the exception of larger group sizes of up to 25 now being allowed to train on the same playing surface, requirements for youth soccer practices remain much the same as they were in Phase 2. Expectations are for Phase III, Step 1 to be in place for a minimum of three weeks.
Mass Youth Soccer has updated our Return to Play Guidelines and added additional information to the
Return to Soccer Activities
web page to reflect these updates. Updated guidance is included below. In addition, Mass Youth Soccer Executive Director Mike Borislow and Technical Director - Ian Mulliner will host a webinar on Wednesday, July 8th, at 7:00 pm to provide youth soccer organizations across Massachusetts additional insight to the most recent Guideline updates.
