Public Health Guidelines for Referees for Fall 2021
Revised as of September 14, 2021
Area 1P guidelines for Referees:
- Center referees and assistant referees: During game play, masks recommended. Masks required at all other times.
- There should be no physical contact including shaking hands, back patting etc. In addition, all efforts should be made to maintain the maximum physical distance between the referee, participants and spectators.
- Referees must remain physically distanced from others at any time they are not wearing a face mask or if their face mask is temporarily removed. Referees may lower their masks to drink.
- Electronic whistles are encouraged.
- A weekly negative test result is required for all referees who are not fully vaccinated.
- All referees must register or update their volunteer registration as AYSO volunteers for the current year (2021).
- All referees must have completed the CDC concussion training, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training and AYSO Safe Haven training (can be found here)
Area 1P guidelines for all participants:
- Coaches - Masks REQUIRED during all practices and games.
- Spectators - Masks REQUIRED during all practices and games. Spectators should maintain a modicum of social distance as another safety measure.
- Players - Masks are recommended, but not required, when playing or practicing. Masks are required when not actively playing or practicing, including when sitting out as a sub. Players may lower their masks to drink.
- All local school, city and county guidelines take precedence and must be followed. Below is a summary of the LA County Guidelines for Youth Sports
Summary of LA County Guidelines:
- A weekly negative test result is required for all participants 12 and older who are not fully vaccinated, including children who are playing, staff, coaches, volunteers and spectators; weekly school testing fulfills this obligation.
- Fully vaccinated youth are not required to test weekly unless there is a positive case among players, coaches and/or staff.
- If there is a positive case, all players, coaches, staff and volunteers (regardless of vaccination status) are required to have a weekly negative test result for two weeks from exposure to the case and must test negative prior to competitions.