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no more than 50 people
Portions of amateur football allowed to return to the field
Jun 13, 2020 | 4:00 PM
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Football Alberta says stage two of Alberta’s relaunch means it can open some portions of amateur football.
Starting June 12, with restrictions, community based teams may start taking registration and begin on-field practicing as soon as they’ve met the requirements as laid out by Football Alberta.
During the second stage:
- Teams must have no more than 50 people involved in team activities. This group of people will be known as the “team/cohort” and include all possible members of the team such as players, coaches, trainers, equipment managers, general managers, etc. Larger organizations that may have registration numbers and coaching/support staff exceeding 50 people must divide into two (or more) groups during this stage.
- No competitions or other interactions with other teams/cohorts will be permitted during this Stage. Only training camps, skill development and system implementations within the team/cohort will be permitted at Stage 2. Competitions will be allowed but only within the team/cohort (see the Stay and Play guidelines below).
- No member of your team/cohort may be a part of any other sport related team/cohort/camp during this stage. This includes summer sports camps of any kind. Should teams/cohorts wish to have their players involved in such camps, they will have to wait until the conclusion of those camps/cohorts before resuming any other team.
- Teams/cohorts wishing competition at this Stage may enter into “Stay and Play” measures that will allow competition, but only within the teams themselves.
- Tackle teams may issue equipment to the players in this Stage.
- The ASAA Board of Directors has cancelled the Season of Play for the remainder of June 2020. High School football’s may proceed under the Football Alberta Rules and Guidelines of this Stage within this document but they must receive approval from their Superintendents and Principals to do so as well as follow the ASAA Policies on Seasons of Play which will not open until August 16, 2020 at the earliest.
