Is there a another lock down coming?

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Anonymous wrote:This all makes me sad, soccer was the one thing that was really helping with all of this with low transmission risk. It makes me so angry that so many people aren't taking this seriously.

Not sure what you're moaning about, the new order allows for soccer to continue. It's the spectators that are limited.

It does, however a lot of the games / winter training might not be able to happen with the 25-person limit. For 11v11 - could be no subs, one coach for each team and only one ref. For a lot of the winter practices - they have multiple groups of kids sharing a large field - this would impact that for sure.

Not this again ... It limits spectators not the soccer participants

So the kids play and the parents/spectators stay outside? LOL

Having watched December club scrimmages- I’ll happily sit in a heated car instead of shivering on the side of a dark field. Kids love it, but those winter outdoor sessions are misery for parents

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Anne arundal and Baltimore county stopping youth sports. Travel sports stopping in NE.

AA Co isn’t stopping all youth sports, just the teams run by the county. Our club is moving our practices to a private facility starting on Monday. Business as usual for us!

Private facility.. inside? Lol. If so, you may want to reduce your smugness.

Nope! Outside field not controlled by the county. Like I said, for some AA Co teams, it’s business as usual. Just switched the day of one of our practices from Wed to Tues! 😀

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We had a tournament next weekend in VA. Will it likely be canceled or using that staggering that is mentioned above?

Is it the Haymarket one? I feel bad for saying this, but I really don't want to have to drive my kid an hour there there for an 8 am game, leave to kill time elsewhere, come back and get him, and then turn around and do the same thing for his 6pm game. I would prefer for it to cancel. I am sure that makes me selfish, but still.

Yes, incredibly selfish. These are experiences for your kid, not you. If he or she loves playing, imagine how they feel when one of their season's big events is canceled. But at least your day isn't inconvenienced.

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Anonymous wrote:I work for a member of Congress — won’t say who. While this is obviously a state by state issue, I can say that Virginia leadership will buckle down even harder. The problem is people have a tough time listening to health officials. With the winter season already a time when flu and illnesses spike, the State will take stronger preventative steps quicker this time. Ive already planned accordingly and I think everyone who can afford private trainers, and small group sessions should consider their options if clubs soccer has to close down. Don’t want my player to fall behind

Seems like enforcement will be a problem for many events. I get the restaurant/bar and business thing. Easier to enforce with spot checks and fines. Kids sporting events that are outdoors ... here’s hoping they don’t spend any manpower trying to enforce. What a waste of funds that would be. Still no evidence that COVID spreads readily outdoors.

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I understand no tournaments. But you take outside safe sports from kids - especially older middle - high school kids, you are more likely to have small group gatherings not as safe. And the mental health toll on kids has already been climbing. But I can see the incentive for government to show you are doing things and not lose economic revenue. Even with no evidence that covid spreads this way.

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Anonymous wrote:I work for a member of Congress — won’t say who. While this is obviously a state by state issue, I can say that Virginia leadership will buckle down even harder. The problem is people have a tough time listening to health officials. With the winter season already a time when flu and illnesses spike, the State will take stronger preventative steps quicker this time. Ive already planned accordingly and I think everyone who can afford private trainers, and small group sessions should consider their options if clubs soccer has to close down. Don’t want my player to fall behind

Seems like enforcement will be a problem for many events. I get the restaurant/bar and business thing. Easier to enforce with spot checks and fines. Kids sporting events that are outdoors ... here’s hoping they don’t spend any manpower trying to enforce. What a waste of funds that would be. Still no evidence that COVID spreads readily outdoors.

They likely won’t enforce but what club is willing to break guidelines to have something happen and be known as the one that didn’t follow protocols and lose the confidence of their members.

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Anonymous wrote:I know at least 3 clubs that will fold with another lockdown.

Loudoun parent here. I hope this isn’t the case. Last Spring our club said they’d fold it another lockdown were to occur. I pray to God this never comes to fruition. I’ve sent emails and called Richmond.

Praying for your extinction

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Anonymous wrote:I work for a member of Congress — won’t say who. While this is obviously a state by state issue, I can say that Virginia leadership will buckle down even harder. The problem is people have a tough time listening to health officials. With the winter season already a time when flu and illnesses spike, the State will take stronger preventative steps quicker this time. Ive already planned accordingly and I think everyone who can afford private trainers, and small group sessions should consider their options if clubs soccer has to close down. Don’t want my player to fall behind

Seems like enforcement will be a problem for many events. I get the restaurant/bar and business thing. Easier to enforce with spot checks and fines. Kids sporting events that are outdoors ... here’s hoping they don’t spend any manpower trying to enforce. What a waste of funds that would be. Still no evidence that COVID spreads readily outdoors.

They likely won’t enforce but what club is willing to break guidelines to have something happen and be known as the one that didn’t follow protocols and lose the confidence of their members.

Enforce what? Spectator limits? Every parent understands spectator limits, that part is really no different than it has been.
Y'all are making a mountain out of a mole hill. Yes, the rule makers are running amok, but surely there are bigger problems to be solved than this one.

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Anonymous wrote:Well that's depressing af. Getting kids to sports and enjoying games was a much welcome break and semblance of normalcy. Looking forward to competitive tournaments really gets the DD going! I don't get it... more test = more positives. What's new? If everyone has been wearing masks, distancing, and bathing in hand sanitizer, why are cases going up so much?

Because people haven’t been.

People are wearing masks but they have never offered complete protection against the virus. If you have been in public around people wearing masks barking into their cellphones right next to other people, you will understand why masks are not a complete solution. Infection is going up uniformly across countries with variations in mask wearing. I think the weather is a pretty material contributor to increase independently of how much people are staying more inside. The idea that we have the ability to control this (beyond vaccines) is a nice illusion that comforts many people, but largely an illusion. Restaurants and bars exacerbate these issues but the problem would remain even if you shut down.

They only shut down bars/restaurants/shops. Then, we actually need essential people, so supermarkets are full. Hospitals (already transmitting junk pre-pandemic to healthy people) are full. Drug stores full. Basically, you can never get rid of, just lower curve until we open again to watch cases go back up. It's a roller coaster for eternity. We get seasonal flu all winter, then poof, summer it's rare.... then to seasonal, to summer, etc. Lock down low curve, open high curve, low, high, low... forever.

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Anonymous wrote:Well that's depressing af. Getting kids to sports and enjoying games was a much welcome break and semblance of normalcy. Looking forward to competitive tournaments really gets the DD going! I don't get it... more test = more positives. What's new? If everyone has been wearing masks, distancing, and bathing in hand sanitizer, why are cases going up so much?

Because people haven’t been.

Oh nonsense.

NP. I know numerous people in this area who always wear masks in stores and at sporting events but who have numerous quaranteam exceptions. I wonder if this will stop now. My sister lives in Haymarket area and she and her kids follow the outdated "up to 10 people" indoors rule. In other words, they are maskless indoors whenever they want as long as there are ten people or fewer. As far as I can tell, the only way in which their social lives have changed is that they won't be attending major holiday parties this year. She is a Biden-voting, relatively rule-following person but this is what the people around her do. When I argued that this isn't safe, she countered that it should count for something that they haven't gotten Covid so far.

This isn't even pandemic fatigue--they just have never fully bought in.

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Anonymous wrote:This all makes me sad, soccer was the one thing that was really helping with all of this with low transmission risk. It makes me so angry that so many people aren't taking this seriously.

Not sure what you're moaning about, the new order allows for soccer to continue. It's the spectators that are limited.

It does, however a lot of the games / winter training might not be able to happen with the 25-person limit. For 11v11 - could be no subs, one coach for each team and only one ref. For a lot of the winter practices - they have multiple groups of kids sharing a large field - this would impact that for sure.

Not this again ... It limits spectators not the soccer participants

When you all post stuff , is it like a game to see who will believe you? You do sound convincing though.


"The number of
people present is limited to 25. This includes staff, coaches, players, and any
parents, guardians, or immediate family, with the following exception:
(1) The number of persons present may exceed 25 solely to accommodate the
presence of 1 parent or guardian spectator per youth participant."

You do realize you quoted MoCo when the context for the above is the new VA rule? They are different. Funny as you seem to be making a dig at people but you are posting the wrong rule.

Yes i did realize that. But the person said "not this again".

Because this 25/ 11v11 topic was discussed for about a week on the 2 other moco threads.

My kids have games in both states in the next couple of weeks so I'm aware.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Anne arundal and Baltimore county stopping youth sports. Travel sports stopping in NE.

AA Co isn’t stopping all youth sports, just the teams run by the county. Our club is moving our practices to a private facility starting on Monday. Business as usual for us!

Private facility.. inside? Lol. If so, you may want to reduce your smugness.

Nope! Outside field not controlled by the county. Like I said, for some AA Co teams, it’s business as usual. Just switched the day of one of our practices from Wed to Tues! 😀

Oh okay then awesome news!

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Stopping outdoor sports is just crazy and is another reason why I do not vote for anyone who is for the huge shutdowns. I am all in if they say no spectators because that seems sensible but making kids not play outside is just lunacy. These kids need to do something and playing outside is way better than going over a friend's house inside. We have been able to manage Covid because our kids go to a lot of outdoor sports and then they feel they have some social interaction. I feel like this shutdown stuff is some sort of political move. Do not even mention Fauci anymore. I used to like him but every week it is something different. Let's do things that make sense. Kids can play outside with good Covid protocol. Parents stay in your car and stay out of indoor places and wear a mask.

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Adding that 25 max makes zero sense because no subs for teams. They should have teams and coaches only.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Anne arundal and Baltimore county stopping youth sports. Travel sports stopping in NE.

AA Co isn’t stopping all youth sports, just the teams run by the county. Our club is moving our practices to a private facility starting on Monday. Business as usual for us!

Private facility.. inside? Lol. If so, you may want to reduce your smugness.

This is what I don't understand. Anne Arundel County is stopping outdoor youth sports on county permitted fields, which many private clubs use. What's the solution for soccer clubs? Move to indoor training. What is the public health benefit forcing athletes to move indoors? I don't get it.