Key Dates and Requirements of the Return to Play Way Forward ...
The document outlines and defines a set of recommended minimum practices for the reintroduction of activities in a methodical manner which preserves player and community safety. The priority at all times is to protect the health and welfare of all those involved in Gaelic Games and to minimise the risk of transmission within the wider community.
Some Key Requirements
(1) All players (parents or guardians in the case of underage players) and personnel involved in training must complete the mandatory Gaelic Games online education module which will be available on the GAA eLearning portal and record or document a certificate of completion for the Covid Supervisor prior to any resumption of training and/or playing activities
(2) Prior to each training session, and until further notice, players, parent/guardian and backroom personnel are required to complete the self-administered standard risk assessment health questionnaire.
(3) Players (parents or guardians in the case of underage players) and personnel will sign the Health Questionnaire indicating that they understand the risks involved in participation, that they are participating on a voluntary basis and that all participants may opt-out at the start or at any time before or after resumption of training and playing activities.
(4) All Players and Teams must conduct their training sessions outdoors; no changing Facilities will be available for Players and Teams until further notice
(5) Parent/guardian must drop off and collect child at the club
Key Dates
8-28 June: Dedicated GAA walking tracks may be used for recreational use in groups of no more than four. Mullingar Shamrocks will not be opening the club's walkway for health and safety reasons. All GAA grounds remain closed and no training on GAA grounds is permitted at this stage.
29 June-19 July: GAA pitches open and small group training permitted at designated times for specific groups. Dressing rooms etc remain closed. Entry to grounds restricted to playing & management personnel only. Small group training means small groups of not more than 10 players with 2 coaches in a designated area of the pitch for non-contact training under social distancing guidelines – where players can maintain the Government advised distance from each other (currently 2 metres). In this phase and until further notice, physical contact with other players will not be allowed. The type of training envisaged is running, aerobic training, resistance training, agility and ball work.
20 July-9 August: All forms of group and team training permitted. GAA buildings remain closed. Return to competition on 31 July.
9 August: Club competitions continue. Access to GAA buildings and indoor facilities including meeting rooms, gyms, permitted where regular and effective cleaning can be carried out and where required indoor social distancing measures can be maintained.
31 July - mid-October: All juvenile and youth competitions take place to completion
31 July-11 October: Adult competitions take place.
14 September: Subject to no changes in medical advice or research inter county training resumes.
18 October: Inter-county competitions begin.
