Maidenhead Boys and Girls FC

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Risk Assessment: Returning To Football After Covid 19 Lockdown

Assessment carried out by: Mike Parker

Date of next review: 01-02-21

Date assessment was carried out: 02-01-21

What are the hazards?

Airborne transmission of Covid 19 during training sessions and matches

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing to control the risks?

What further action do you need to take to control the risks?

Who needs to carry out the action?

When is the action needed by?

Done

Coaches, players, spectators, all attendees

Following FA's latest guidelines for contact Grassroots football. Football only to take place outside. Wherever possible during training drills and training matches the players and coaches must maintain social distancing this includes using alternative or amended drills. When this is not possible contact duration must be kept to an absolute minimum. For instance players must be discouraged from marking closely; set plays are to be taken quickly to avoid close marking/walls. At all other times social distancing must be maintained. No celebrations. Injuries should be treated by parent/carer but PPE for emergency medicals. No one to attend sessions who has had Covid 19 Symptoms or been exposed to someone with symptoms in past 14 days. All attendees to self health check prior to attending this is to be confirmed on the consent form but after this the parents/carers must be reminded via the message to book

Keep abreast of any changes to FA guidelines.

Committee to keep up to date with changes

Ongoing

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Risk Assessment: Returning To Football After Covid 19 Lockdown

What are the hazards?

Contact transmission of Covid 19 during training sessions and matches

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing to control the risks?

What further action do you need to take to control the risks?

Who needs to carry out the action?

When is the action needed by?

Done

before each session (wording for message: in attending a session you are confirming that you are complying with the previous signed consent including undertaking a self heath check prior to arriving) Groups of no more than 30 including coaches. Travelling to and from training to be in accordance with FA guidelines First Aiders to be issued with health care quality mask, gloves and aprons. Guidance has been issued on avoiding congestion at start and finish of activities.

Committee

Before first session.

Complete

Coaches, players, spectators, all attendees

Following FA's latest guidelines for contact Grassroots football. Handling the ball has to be kept to a minimum coaches are encouraged to use a kick rather than a throw in during training however if it is considered necessary to practise throw ins this should be done with the player having their own dedicated ball. Players must sanitise hands before, during breaks and after and balls must be cleaned immediately afterwards. Frequent hand cleaning including prior to and after training (players to bring own sanitiser), no sharing of equipment or belongings, no bibs to be used, goal keeper gloves must

Keep abreast of any changes to FA guidelines.

Committee to keep up to date with changes

Ongoing

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Risk Assessment: Returning To Football After Covid 19 Lockdown

What are the hazards?

Additional Tier Information

Who might be harmed and how?

Coaches, players, spectators, all attendees

What are you already doing to control the risks?

What further action do you need to take to control the risks?

Who needs to carry out the action?

be worn for goal keeping, only coaches touching equipment, recorded cleaning of equipment immediately after session. Should a piece of equipment be touched by mistake it is to be cleaned immediately. Goal posts to be cleaned at start and finish. No one to attend sessions who has had Covid 19 Symptoms or been exposed to someone with symptoms in past 14 days. Travelling to and from training to be in accordance with FA guidelines Coaches to maintain gloves, hand sanitiser, disinfectant, wipes and bin bag. Start times are to be staggered to reduce congestion at start and finish. Coaches encouraged to keep a record of when they clean the football equipment.

Coaches Coaches Coaches

Coaches, parents/carers are to be informed: Following the introduction of the Government's Covid-alert tier system and Berkshire (our tier as recognised by The FA) being placed in Tier 4, players and spectators are not allowed to cross Tier 4 boundaries. As a result, you can not to play against any team from outside Berkshire. In addition, if any players in your team do not have a Berkshire Postcode they cannot participate in any training or matches. The only exemption is for Managers and Coaches who can cross Tier boundaries for football purposes, they cannot bring their children to play.

Sarah Shea

When is the action needed by?

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing 08-01-21

Done

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Risk Assessment: Returning To Football After Covid 19 Lockdown

What are the hazards?

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing to control the risks?

What further action do you need to take to control the risks?

Who needs to carry out the action?

When is the action needed by?

Done

Toilet facilities

Coaches, players, spectators, all attendees

Coaches not understanding the MBGFC Covid 19 regulations

Coaches, players, spectators, all attendees

Attendees to use toilet prior to attending, Attendees using the toilet facilities are to sanitise hands before and after. MUFC, Cox Green Leisure Centre and Altwood School all provide toilet facilities, these are all approved sporting sites and therefore must comply with the government guidelines for providing facilities including cleaning. When Cox Green Leisure Centre's indoor facilities are closed there will be no toilet facilities.

None

Inform managers and parents of toilet closures. If child requires the toilet during session they are to be taken away by parent.

Sarah Shea

Previous version of Risk Assessment dated 3-09-20 communicated to managers Previous relevant FA Guidance Documents communicated to Managers Managers Briefing Sent out and updated Managers meeting held on 30-1120

Revised Risk Assessment to be shared with Coaches, Covid 19 Contact Training Consent Form to be shared with Coaches. Briefing to Coaches. Essential FA reading for Coaches Football Activity Guidance for Restarting Outdoor Football 1st Dec 2020 which can be found at:

Sarah Shea

08-01-21 08-12-20

First Aid Guidance for Returning to Competitive Grassroots Football 1st Dec 2020 which can be found at:

Recommended FA reading for Coaches Football Activity Guidance Executive Summary 1st Dec 2020

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What are the hazards?

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing to control the risks?

Parents/Carers not understanding the MBGFC approach to Covid 19

Coaches, players, spectators, all attendees

Covid 19 Contact Consent Form to be completed by all attending. Briefing to Parents

First Aiders not understanding the MBGFC approach to Covid 19

Coaches, players, spectators, all attendees

Briefed Coaches and Managers on original FA Guidance on First Aid dated 17/07/20. Issued hand sanitiser, apron, gloves, googles and masks to first aiders.

What further action do you need to take to control the risks?

Who needs to carry out the action?

When is the action needed by?

Done

Which can be found at:

All coaches training sessions are to be visited once a month by a Committee Member for compliance.

Committee

Re-brief Parents/Carers on FA's new Guidance. Briefing to Parents Parents/carers to read: Parents and Carers Guidance ? 1st Dec 2020 which can be found at: Managers hold Safety Briefings before Matches

Sarah Shea Managers

Monthly 8-12-20

Prior to kick off of every game

Briefing to First Aiders on new FA Guidance First Aiders to read: Clubs and Coaches ? Covid-19 First Aid guidance for returning to competitive football. which can be found at:

Sarah Shea

08/12/20

15/12/20

Replace any used First Aid Equipment

Richard Harvey Ongoing

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Risk Assessment: Returning To Football After Covid 19 Lockdown

Recording of activities unable to Test and Trace

Coaches, players, spectators, all attendees

Injury to players due to long lay off from sporting activities

Players

Coaches to have a prior booking procedure for players, record who attends and keep for a minimum of 21 days. Each team has been issued with a QR Code. These are to be displayed at every home game at Altwood School

Warm up activities

None

All players must go through at least 5 minutes of warm up activities before training including gentle stretching.

Coaches Coaches Coaches

Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing

More information on managing risk: .uk/simple-health-safety/risk/

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