Impact of Covid on kids football

[TheLad]

Been thinking a lot recently about the potential impact of this missing year on kids football.

The new age groups that didn't get started, the 2011s that didn't get their first year of 7s, 2008s that didn't get first year of 11s, the over 18s that didn't get to play at all.

What could the impact be on our game over the next few years? Higher dropout? Less starting? Kids at academies not getting contracts? 

Heartbreaking.

What can or will the SFA do to help recover the situation?

[montheton]

Any mention of when kids football will be starting up again with news that lower league teams can start back?

At the moment can under 11’s train together in a non contact environment

[TheLad]

Recovery from Covid has had to take a back seat this week as Sturgy has more important things to deal with than the physical or mental wellbeing of hundreds of thousands of our kids. 

if its safe enough to return to school and cramped classrooms, its safe enough to kick a baw in the fresh air

[Dev]

If this kit is OK'd at Government level how quickly could it be brought in for use at Pyramid matches i.e. on players, club, league and match officials? Would need sponsorship or could SFA or Leagues or Clubs fund it somehow ?

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/new-covid-test-trialled-by-hearts-aims-to-get-fans-back-inside-full-stadiums-sooner-3153656

 

The new BioSure kit works by testing saliva with the outcome confirmed within minutes and verified via a smartphone app.

A negative result would represent a supporter’s passport into crowded events, and Hearts are keen to utilise the method if government officials approve it.

Testing kits can be mass produced through WSA Healthcare, whose subsidiary FOYS Medical sponsor Hamilton Academical’s ground.

WSA’s chief executive Chris McKendrick explained that the method would allow thousands to self-test for the virus and could get stadiums back to capacity next season.

Each test costs between £10 and £13.50, whereas PCR tests currently used by football clubs range from £60 upwards.

“The beauty of the BioSure test is because of its accuracy and price, it’s doable. It has already been CE approved, now we just need government approval,” said McKendrick.

“Utilised properly, this system would ensure everyone around about you has been shown to be virus-free, so you could fill up to capacity again. It’s exciting.

“Our job now is to get out there and speak to various businesses and try and get people back. Some of the lower-league clubs aren’t playing just now and they’ve had to fork out on expensive PCR testing during the week.

“If this is much more affordable and we can help them do it, that’s a big plus.

“I believe some of this could help now. Realistically, if we can get government approval, I don’t see why we can’t be there for the start of next season with confidence.

“We have links with football through sponsoring Hamilton and we have links with other clubs including Ann. So if we can get the support of the clubs and everybody else, hopefully we can push it a bit quicker.”

The app can be used for testing prior to large-scale events like sports matches and concerts. “The PocDoc app will be more useful if you were going to a stadium with 60,000 people or 70,000 at a rugby match at Murrayfield,” added McKendrick.

“That has all your details so there’s no way of cheating it. You do your test, you get our result within 15 minutes, that will be uploaded for you and you get a confirmation.

“Effectively that’s your pass to get into the stadium. We’re now in a confident position and we’re reaching out to people. We can provide it in vast quantities and, if people want it, we can provide it very soon.”

Decisions on who would fund the tests have yet to be made. “If you go to a local place you may get a PCR test for £60-80, if you go to an airport or have to quarantine you’re hearing well over £100,” said McKendrick. “We think it’s going to be between £10-13.50, depending on volume.

“Who pays for that? The fan? The club? Can it be subsidised by government? These are the things we are speaking to people about. There is obviously a big desire to get the economy going and that will only happen if we get people back into stadiums like Tynecastle.”

[paul-r-cfc]

SYFA seem to have given the go ahead for summer football. If teams register before July, the insurance will cover them to play during that month. What form that will take will presumably depend on whether leagues choose to run into the summer and how flexible councils are with grass pitches.

[Homemadesoup]

Heard that North Lanarkshire Council are shutting there parks 2 weeks after the 17th may

Utter madness

[paul-r-cfc]

Heard that North Lanarkshire Council are shutting there parks 2 weeks after the 17th may
Utter madness

South Lan shutting their grass ones as well.

[BERNI]

This just shows how incompetent some Councils are, shutting the Parks in what would be a peak period for games which would obviously maximise income from pich hire.

[montheton]

Making you book astro at more expensive cost