According to a decision issued by the Football Association, the Arab Gulf Football League clubs will resume their training again today, after stopping for 118 days since 15 March, after freezing sports activity due to the Corona pandemic, while the Football Association has circulated the guidelines «Protocol» Special precautionary measures for all clubs.
The protocol included, as a first step, obligating the clubs to sterilize all club facilities by a company specialized in medical sterilization, while the second step of it included examining all club visitors from players and technical and administrative devices before the date of starting exercises, while the guide included 12 items that must be confirmed as adhered to during the exercises Most notably: physical spacing, sterilization of balls and sportswear, and requiring everyone to wear masks and gloves in all circumstances, except for players if they wish.
Five clubs are returning to the training today: Al Wasl, Al Nasr, Kalba Union, Al Wahda, and Ajman, pending the launch of the rest of the clubs for their training. And athletes confirmed to «Emirates Today» that «the commitment of the clubs to apply what was stated in this protocol in the required form ensures the continuation of sports activity», Stressing the "need not to be complacent in the matter of applying health procedures, and forming oversight teams from outside the team to monitor the extent of everyone's commitment, in order to prevent any negligence, because it matters to everyone, so that everyone can return to the activity smoothly, and in safe health conditions."
"The protocol distributed by the Football Association is wonderful, but its application needs the cooperation of everyone and all users of sports facilities, because the commitment to it and the application of precautionary measures related to it means the safety of the individual and society," said Nasser Al-Yamahi, Chairman of the Fujairah Club, Nasser Al-Yamahi. The same person and player, and it extends to everyone, ”pointing to“ the need for a team from the club to monitor and evaluate on a daily basis the issue of implementing the protocol, and that they, as clubs, are keen to implement it as required. ”
Al-Yamahi added, "It is required of all concerned to implement this protocol accurately."
For his part, the former board member of the Football Association, Dr. Salim Al Shamsi, stressed the need for a monitoring body to follow the implementation of this protocol in the required manner, and that the clubs implement strict health procedures, even if the matter came to the signing of a list of penalties for violators, stressing the need Not to be complacent, to ensure continued sports activity.
Al-Shamsi added: “I hope that all concerned will understand that this guideline came in their best interest, and to ensure their health, safety, and safety of all society, and thus the continuation of everyone's exercise of their sporting activity, because commitment means that the ship survives, especially since it is not simple.”
Al-Shamsi added, "I hope that there are supervisory bodies from clubs outside the team concerned with training, to prevent any kind of complacency in the implementation of the protocol."
In turn, a member of the Board of Directors of Dibba Al-Fujairah Club, and the director of the first football team, Jumaa Al-Abdouli, stressed the need for everyone to adhere to these precautionary measures that the Football Association circulated to the clubs, during the exercises, saying that «the role falls on everyone from administrative and technical bodies And players. ”
"The most important step is the stage after the stadium, because everyone will return to their home, and here the danger lies, so everyone must adhere to these guidelines to ensure the safety of everyone," Al-Abdouli added.
12 items on clubs to ensure compliance with them during exercises
Gradual return to "remote" exercises (individual, small group, whole group).
Sterilize balls and all sports equipment and clothing.
- Check the temperature of all club visitors without exception at the entrance.
- Posters and instructions in all club facilities for physical spacing.
Obligation of everyone to wear gloves and gloves in all cases, "except for the players if they wish".
- Players must arrive at the sterile training site well in advance to ensure that they do not have any side effects.
Provide sterilization materials for every player and all technical and administrative personnel.
In the event that meals are provided to players, they must be presented in throwable boxes.
Prevent players from spitting on the field or greeting each other to reduce friction.
Players are prohibited from taking their personal items without sterilizers onto the field.
- No one is allowed to enter the stadium, other than the administrative and technical staff and the players.
Apply all laws in cases of internal or external camps.
When to start the exercises
Unit: today (5 pm).
Kalba Union: Today (5 pm).
Ajman: today (6 pm).
Victory: Today (4 pm).
Al Wasl: today (5 pm).
Sharjah: tomorrow (4:30 pm).
Al-Ahly Youth: Next Monday.
Hatta: Next Monday.
Al-Jazeera: Next Monday.
Al Ain: July 15.
Al Dhafra: July 15.
Fujairah: July 18.
Khorfakkan: It has not been officially announced.
Baniyas: not specified yet.
Clubs' commitment to apply the "guide" as required to ensure continued sports activity.