10 mandatory requirements in the Match Protocol
The league has no fans and is studying its return first-hand
Requiring the coach, administrators and substitute players to wear masks during matches. Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem
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The Professional Football League stressed the need to adhere to the general principles of the health protocol for the new season's matches, which will start on the third of next September.
And she said in a statement yesterday: “It obliges the participants in the matches to show negative results of the (Covid 19) examination, provided that its validity does not exceed one week, as a maximum, from the day of the match, and to wear medical or three-layer masks for all persons in the stadium, including Coaches, substitute players and administrators, with the exception of the participants in the warm-up and match and arena referees.
She added: “The procedures include checking the temperature of all those on the stadium, while not allowing entry to anyone whose temperature reaches 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher, with emphasis on continuous cleaning and sterilization of the stadiums, and maintaining a distance of two meters between those sitting on the bench, with the use of seats. The fans behind the bench ».
Yesterday, the activities of the workshop held by the Professional League in preparation for the launch of the new sports season 2020-2021, through the "remote" visual communication technology, which is held over a period of three days with the participation of representatives of clubs and match officials, with the aim of introducing employees and match coordinators to the most prominent developments and amendments to the competition regulations .
The second day of the workshop was devoted to explaining the protocol for match operations in light of the Corona pandemic, with the aim of protecting community members and all elements of the game, and limiting the spread of the virus by following precautionary measures and instructions from the competent authorities. The protocol aims to achieve maximum safety by maintaining hygiene. And constant sterilization, and limit contact, especially physical closeness.
The association said: “The Director of the Competitions and Operations Department at the Professional League, Taha Ezzat, explained in detail the protocol of the matches' operations and the changes that were made to it, as the matches will be held without an audience, with the situation being studied first, and the directions of the concerned authorities are followed towards the return of the fans.”
The statement added: “In terms of the procedures for entering and leaving the two teams from the stadium before the match, in the halftime break, and after the end of the match, the presence of children accompanying the two teams has been canceled, the traditional handshake between the players of the two teams and group photos will be canceled, and separate photos will be taken for each team, while adhering to the spacing. In addition, it was prohibited to exchange shirts between the players and gather them in the midfield circle before the start of the second half.
And she continued: “During the workshop, it was clarified what would result from the emergence of any positive case of the Corona virus to postpone the match, unless the competent authorities decided to completely isolate the team, in this case the matter is presented to the concerned authorities in the League to take what it deems appropriate, and the event may be canceled according to For the procedures of the health authority and the investigation of contacts ». The statement concluded: “The workshop continued to clarify the protocol related to media activities, which included canceling television interviews before the match, not photographing dressing rooms at any time, and adhering to a distance of two meters when photographing players and conducting interviews, and when present in the media platform and press conference room, with the cancellation of activities Mixed zone, except for the channels owning the rights ».
Match health protocol
■ Requiring participants in matches to show that the Corona test is negative.
■ Wearing medical masks for coaches, substitute players and administrators.
Exemption from wearing a muzzle for players inside the rectangle and warm-up participants.
■ Do not allow entry to anyone with a temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher.
■ Emphasis on constant cleaning and sterilization of stadiums.
■ Maintain a distance of two meters between those sitting on the bench.
■ Eliminate the presence of children accompanying the two teams.
■ Abolish the traditional handshake between the players of the two teams.
■ Cancel group photos and take separate photos for each team while adhering to social distancing.
Preventing the exchange of shirts between players and gathering them in the midfield circle before the start of the second half.
Conditions for media activities in the stadiums
■ Cancel television interviews before the match.
■ Not to photograph dressing rooms at any time.
■ Adherence to a two-meter spacing when photographing players and conducting press interviews.
■ Abolition of mixed zone activities, with the exception of rights-holding channels.
37
° C is the upper limit of the temperature permissible for football stadiums.
The Professional League stresses the need to adhere to the general principles of the health protocol for the new season matches.