Arlington Soccer email - quarantines up 300% from two months ago

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Assuming Arlington teams are maintaining the same COVID protocols, anyone think the spike in quarantining/single COVID cases related to kids returning to school?

Unlikely. That’s only been in the past week or two for most travel players, so it’s a little early for them to contract it at school, become symptomatic, and get a positive test.

[Anonymous]

I believe it has been just a few isolated positive cases on different teams in different age groups - and none related to each other or from transmission through soccer activities. But, if a kid who tested positive was at a practice, that team and any other team they practice with regularly is shut down for a "quarantine" period. So, one positive case on a team could lead to 25 to 30 kids quarantined for a period of time. Arlington has been taking a very cautious approach with this and I think the language in that email was just to emphasize to families that - despite improving metrics - they should remain vigilant when it comes to protecting themselves and others from the virus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe it has been just a few isolated positive cases on different teams in different age groups - and none related to each other or from transmission through soccer activities. But, if a kid who tested positive was at a practice, that team and any other team they practice with regularly is shut down for a "quarantine" period. So, one positive case on a team could lead to 25 to 30 kids quarantined for a period of time. Arlington has been taking a very cautious approach with this and I think the language in that email was just to emphasize to families that - despite improving metrics - they should remain vigilant when it comes to protecting themselves and others from the virus.

Yeah. We have seen teams from other clubs pull out of tournaments or forfeit a tournament game because of a positive Covid test. As long as everyone keeps doing their part and catching these things early less cases will spread.

My older kid has been in hybrid school since October and he only had to quarantine once in that time when a classmate tested positive. He never got it, had a negative Covid test just to be sure.

[Anonymous]

We are Arlington Travel and did not receive that email.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are Arlington Travel and did not receive that email.

Also Arlington travel and I haven't received that e-mail either.

I will say that Arlington have been absolutely scrupulous wth quarantines within my direct experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are Arlington Travel and did not receive that email.

Also Arlington travel and I haven't received that e-mail either.

I will say that Arlington have been absolutely scrupulous wth quarantines within my direct experience.

This particular email just went to rec parents, but there was one to travel parents about ten days ago that said ASA was experiencing the highest volume of covid cases since returning to play in June 2020. It didn’t have the 300% figure, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one knows who you are. Just post what the email said.

DP here - this is all it said "With vaccinations, people feel more secure but Arlington Soccer quarantines are up 300% from two months ago, well above the rates of last fall. Please continue to be safe. It would be a shame to stumble this close to the goal."

I'm not too worried about it for my rec young elementary player. They play outside for a limited amount of time under close parental supervision and they aren't carpooling, eating together, staying overnight together, etc.

Despite vaccines cases are on the rise again. To say we are close to the goal is misunderstanding of where we are. I would expect more cancellations in the months to come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one knows who you are. Just post what the email said.

DP here - this is all it said "With vaccinations, people feel more secure but Arlington Soccer quarantines are up 300% from two months ago, well above the rates of last fall. Please continue to be safe. It would be a shame to stumble this close to the goal."

I'm not too worried about it for my rec young elementary player. They play outside for a limited amount of time under close parental supervision and they aren't carpooling, eating together, staying overnight together, etc.

Despite vaccines cases are on the rise again. To say we are close to the goal is misunderstanding of where we are. I would expect more cancellations in the months to come.

Take a walk around my Arlington neighborhood and you would see why. Restaurants and bars are packed to the gills, inside too. Drunks stumbling around during g the day without masks. It looks positively pre-Covid recently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one knows who you are. Just post what the email said.

DP here - this is all it said "With vaccinations, people feel more secure but Arlington Soccer quarantines are up 300% from two months ago, well above the rates of last fall. Please continue to be safe. It would be a shame to stumble this close to the goal."

I'm not too worried about it for my rec young elementary player. They play outside for a limited amount of time under close parental supervision and they aren't carpooling, eating together, staying overnight together, etc.

Despite vaccines cases are on the rise again. To say we are close to the goal is misunderstanding of where we are. I would expect more cancellations in the months to come.

Take a walk around my Arlington neighborhood and you would see why. Restaurants and bars are packed to the gills, inside too. Drunks stumbling around during g the day without masks. It looks positively pre-Covid recently.

Spring break travel and kids back in school. Numbers are going to continue to rise. Arlington Co has one of the lowest vaccination rates currently. They are woefully behind. Thankfully, I’m eligible to get one in a different county due to work.