If your club is playing full contact but you aren't comfortable with that...

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Anonymous wrote:your kid can wear a mask if they choose. Our team as an EMTs kid on it and he wears a mask while playing. The dad says he thinks it decreases the risk to the rest of the team

how are the kids doing while playing a game with a mask on? Do they fall off all the time? Any breathing issues?

this kid does fine, he's also in very good shape (probably better than any other kid on the team)

+1 One kid was wearing a mask at DS's practice. A new kid. He outran the rest of the kids. Didn't seem uncomfortable. I think it depends on the age and some kids seem to be able to get used to it. DS hasn't tried but if he has to I bet he could do it too.

Mine (14) is wearing a mask. We managed to find the Adidas masks online on what must have been the one day that they weren’t sold out. He hasn’t had any trouble with them falling off or with his breathing. Obviously a mask protects others, but current research indicates that it also offers the wearer himself/herself some protection. We are going with it.

What mask is it? Can you send a link?

https://www.adidas.com/us/face-covers-m-l-3-pack/H08837.html

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Anonymous wrote:your kid can wear a mask if they choose. Our team as an EMTs kid on it and he wears a mask while playing. The dad says he thinks it decreases the risk to the rest of the team

how are the kids doing while playing a game with a mask on? Do they fall off all the time? Any breathing issues?

np- Ill report back since that seems to be the moco plan. my ds has been scrimmaging with it this week and he has no had any issues so far. his mask fit him well though. He said he doesn't mind playing games in it.

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Anonymous wrote:your kid can wear a mask if they choose. Our team as an EMTs kid on it and he wears a mask while playing. The dad says he thinks it decreases the risk to the rest of the team

how are the kids doing while playing a game with a mask on? Do they fall off all the time? Any breathing issues?

np- Ill report back since that seems to be the moco plan. my ds has been scrimmaging with it this week and he has no had any issues so far. his mask fit him well though. He said he doesn't mind playing games in it.

Probably depends on a combination of age/intensity/temperature. My son, who is on a U17 MLS league academy team, finds masks to be a major discomfort during their intense daily practices. He can't imagine playing full games wearing them, till now it's not been necessary as no county in the entire region other than MoCo requires them during games. Other than the breathing issues in high heat and humidity, which also makes some of the masks pretty wet and useless halfway through the practice, he has another interesting insight that makes sense once I put on a mask and tried dribbling a ball. Apparently, it affects their peripheral vision downward (they can't see the ball with their head up while dribbling, which they would normally without a mask in their peripheral vision), which screws up their dribbling and even passing (as they focus extra on the unnatural dribbling) at anywhere near their normal speed. Also leads to some players mis-timing tackles and charges, which carries a higher risk of injury. My other kid, at a lower age and lower level, does not have those issues, but doesn't like the impediment to breathing while running. Clearly, this policy has been made by folks who have never played soccer in their lives, or no high-intensity sport for that matter. Countries that do know a thing or two about soccer wouldn't dream of having their children play an insanely active sport, which lasts up to 45 uninterrupted minutes at one stretch comprising of numerous sprints, wearing a mask that impedes their breathing and lung functioning for several hours a week. It's insanity. No public health authority recommends mask-wearing during intense physical activity, even for adults, let alone kids, and especially when it is outside.

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Games are starting up. We’re out of the “let’s socially distance” drills stage from the summer. I feel you’re either in or you’re out. At least that’s what I’ve seen on the fields. And if you’re out, maybe better to just wait for spring and re-evaluate. Tough for the kids though because they don’t get to play, and other players are playing their positions over the next season.

Agree.
Our team had one that decided there was too much contact at practice. So they just recruited a replacement.
Games are starting...


I feel bad about it, but I agree as well. We have three kids on our roster of 15 who are not allowed to play, and one other who is allowed to play in theory but only showed up once in a blue moon last year. I am team manager and it will be a pain to try to round up constant guest players - we need at least a few subs.


There's going to come a point where those "guests" are essentially rostered, and the three sitting out are the "guests". Maybe not this fall (maybe?), but definitely if this carries forward into spring.


it'll get awkward too. If they are playing up every week and doing well, do they get spots on the roster? Sending them back down almost ensures they're finding a new club next year. What do you do when the kids sitting out feel comfortable enough to play if the guest is better- again, you're losing a player to another club no matter which one you choose

Oh, I generally don't do it where I always ask the same three kids on the team below. I just send an email to that team's manager, and they send me the info of whoever says they are interested - I assumed they picked the first three to respond. Do other team managers do it differently?

Generally the coach/manager ask the best players first.

that's what happens with our club. One girl guested so often, we thought she was on the team.

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Anonymous wrote:your kid can wear a mask if they choose. Our team as an EMTs kid on it and he wears a mask while playing. The dad says he thinks it decreases the risk to the rest of the team

how are the kids doing while playing a game with a mask on? Do they fall off all the time? Any breathing issues?

np- Ill report back since that seems to be the moco plan. my ds has been scrimmaging with it this week and he has no had any issues so far. his mask fit him well though. He said he doesn't mind playing games in it.

Probably depends on a combination of age/intensity/temperature. My son, who is on a U17 MLS league academy team, finds masks to be a major discomfort during their intense daily practices. He can't imagine playing full games wearing them, till now it's not been necessary as no county in the entire region other than MoCo requires them during games. Other than the breathing issues in high heat and humidity, which also makes some of the masks pretty wet and useless halfway through the practice, he has another interesting insight that makes sense once I put on a mask and tried dribbling a ball. Apparently, it affects their peripheral vision downward (they can't see the ball with their head up while dribbling, which they would normally without a mask in their peripheral vision), which screws up their dribbling and even passing (as they focus extra on the unnatural dribbling) at anywhere near their normal speed. Also leads to some players mis-timing tackles and charges, which carries a higher risk of injury. My other kid, at a lower age and lower level, does not have those issues, but doesn't like the impediment to breathing while running. Clearly, this policy has been made by folks who have never played soccer in their lives, or no high-intensity sport for that matter. Countries that do know a thing or two about soccer wouldn't dream of having their children play an insanely active sport, which lasts up to 45 uninterrupted minutes at one stretch comprising of numerous sprints, wearing a mask that impedes their breathing and lung functioning for several hours a week. It's insanity. No public health authority recommends mask-wearing during intense physical activity, even for adults, let alone kids, and especially when it is outside.

I agree with your assessment, and I suspect this ordinance won't last more than a week.

Still, kids whose parents aren't allowing them to play with contact - I would hope there is some approach available for them to keep their skills up. Probably at a younger age than your older kid, but it would be nice to have them included until the winter or spring season.

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Anonymous wrote:your kid can wear a mask if they choose. Our team as an EMTs kid on it and he wears a mask while playing. The dad says he thinks it decreases the risk to the rest of the team

how are the kids doing while playing a game with a mask on? Do they fall off all the time? Any breathing issues?

np- Ill report back since that seems to be the moco plan. my ds has been scrimmaging with it this week and he has no had any issues so far. his mask fit him well though. He said he doesn't mind playing games in it.

Probably depends on a combination of age/intensity/temperature. My son, who is on a U17 MLS league academy team, finds masks to be a major discomfort during their intense daily practices. He can't imagine playing full games wearing them, till now it's not been necessary as no county in the entire region other than MoCo requires them during games. Other than the breathing issues in high heat and humidity, which also makes some of the masks pretty wet and useless halfway through the practice, he has another interesting insight that makes sense once I put on a mask and tried dribbling a ball. Apparently, it affects their peripheral vision downward (they can't see the ball with their head up while dribbling, which they would normally without a mask in their peripheral vision), which screws up their dribbling and even passing (as they focus extra on the unnatural dribbling) at anywhere near their normal speed. Also leads to some players mis-timing tackles and charges, which carries a higher risk of injury. My other kid, at a lower age and lower level, does not have those issues, but doesn't like the impediment to breathing while running. Clearly, this policy has been made by folks who have never played soccer in their lives, or no high-intensity sport for that matter. Countries that do know a thing or two about soccer wouldn't dream of having their children play an insanely active sport, which lasts up to 45 uninterrupted minutes at one stretch comprising of numerous sprints, wearing a mask that impedes their breathing and lung functioning for several hours a week. It's insanity. No public health authority recommends mask-wearing during intense physical activity, even for adults, let alone kids, and especially when it is outside.

This is a great assessment. Im pp from above and my ds is much younger.. he not developed many of those skills yet. But his masks is dripping wet after 10 minutes.

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We are sitting out the fall season, but coach is keeping DD rostered. I appreciate it and we will reevaluate during the winter and then the spring.

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We are sitting out the fall season, but coach is keeping DD rostered. I appreciate it and we will reevaluate during the winter and then the spring.

Did you pay for the entire year including this Fall? If you are not paying for this Fall season and the club/coach kept your DD in the team rooster, then it’s a very classy move.