Last Updated: 24 March 2021
At Alert Level 1, there is still a risk of COVID-19 returning to the community. We encourage you to continue tracking where you’ve been and who you’ve seen to help with contact tracing, if required.
We encourage voluntary and not-for-profit sport and recreation facilities and events to display NZ COVID Tracer app QR codes to assist with contact tracing.
Community Sport
At Alert Level 1, you can do your usual sport and recreation activities. There are no limits on gathering sizes.
If in doubt please refer to official website links at the foot of this page.
No one should be attending any gathering if they are displaying symptoms of COVID-19, awaiting test results or are required to self isolate.
Junior Football
Contact Tracing
Please ensure all members are signing in with the Government tracing app, NZ COVID TRACER where available.
Senior Football
Tracing:
Tracing is a requirement for all alert levels.
The Government has developed a tracing App, NZ COVID TRACER.
Please ensure you have downloaded this app.
The Council has printed and put the QR codes that are used with the tracing app up at their respective grounds and facilities (if not already in place).
Social Distancing:
Please be mindful of social distancing requirements when arriving or leaving fields.
Keep 2 metres in open space.
Keep 1 metre in confined space.
Hygiene:
Please ensure correct hygiene protocols are both communicated and followed through.
This includes:
- Sanitising hands before and after activity
- Avoiding touch points
- Refraining from pre match rituals such as handshakes, huddles and high fives
- Disinfect equipment before and after use
- Under no circumstances share drink bottles
- Where possible refrain from sharing equipment (gloves, kit etc)
Officials:
Capital Football Officials have been instructed to NOT take part in the RESPECT pre match protocols.
This includes:
- No handshakes at the captain’s toss
- No pre-game or post game handshakes
As always, please respect their instructions regarding these areas.
Key info
- Appropriate contact tracing, hygiene and sanitation measures must be in place.
- Changing facilities are currently open at Level 1 and 2.
- Please observe physical distancing where possible
Cleaning and hygiene
- Water bottles should not be shared under any circumstance
- Spitting or other similar actions is prohibited, including on GK gloves
- Please refrain from physical greetings e.g. handshakes
- Shared equipment should be cleaned before and after each session
Physical distancing
- When possible 2 metres physical distancing should be observed, during some activites this may not be possilbe, if you feel uncomfortable with this please let the appropriate people know.
Feeling unwell?
No one should be attending any gathering if they are displaying symptoms of COVID-19, awaiting test results or are required to self isolate.
Some useful links
Sport NZ COVID-19 info
Capital Football COVID-19 info
COVID-19 website