Club COVID-19 Information

This page will act as the reference point for all the relevant information around our club’s safe return to training/playing.

It will provide parents/guardians, players, coaches/mentors, staff and Executive with all the relevant information around our club’s safe return to training/playing

As the situation evolves there may be further updates, changes and new measures introduced to Government/HSE/GAA protocols around contact sports.

We will use this page to keep everyone updated on all relevant information – so please visit this page from time to time.

Links to reference materials

GAA/LGFA/Camogie Guidelines on Safe Return to Gaelic Games

Cuala’s COVID-19 Management Plan

Roles & Responsibilities of the team COVID Supervisor

GAA’s COVID Return to Play system

HSE COVID-19 Information

Health Questionnaire (Hard Copy)

Online Health Questionnaire User Guide

Parent/Guardian Guidelines for Underage Return to Play – updated 19.6.20

Covid-19: Guidelines on Safe Return to Gaelic Games – updated 12.6.20

Child Safeguarding – Guidelines on Safe Return to Gaelic Games – updated 12.6.20

Covid-19: Additional Medical Information on Covid-19 – updated 5.6.20

RESOURCES FOR COVID Supervisors

Bystander CPR during Covid times

COVID Supervisor Checklist

Contents of First Aid Kit

How to manage a sick player

Mask Instructions

Glove Use Information

How to remove gloves

COVID – Adult CPR

Cuala support DLR’s Community Call initiative.

This is a community service – available 7 days a week – for people that may need support while COVID restrictions are in place.

DLR also have a Free Activity & Supports Magazine for Older People available at this link: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/523290/

If anyone needs a hard copy sent out to them in the post, they can email community@dlrcoco.ie or ring 01 2054893.

Also an updated list of all activities & services under the ‘Keep Well’ campaign from art, to yoga to exercises and supports for mental health are available here: https://www.dlrcoco.ie/en/keep-well-campaign-2021

COVID-19 Management Plan

We hope that everyone is keeping safe and well and looking forward to the return to our beloved Gaelic games in the coming days and weeks.

This document has been approved by the club’s Executive which has the responsibility of ensuring that all guidance, directives & obligations set out by the Government, HSE & GAA in relation to the safe return to training and playing are met.

We are aware of the fact that COVID-19 has affected many families throughout the club and in our community so please rest assured that we take our responsibility as a club very seriously indeed when it comes to implementing our COVID-19 Management Plan.

The objectives of this document are to: –

Ensure that Cuala take all reasonable steps to provide as safe an environment as possible for our players/coaches to return to train as per the GAA/LGFA/Camogie Guidelines on Safe Return to Gaelic Games
Outline to our members the provisions and steps we are taking as a club to ensure that we can provide (within reason) a safe environment for our players & coaches to return to training.
Outline to our members their responsibility in making this plan work as effectively as possible.
Give management teams & parents confidence that the club has taken all reasonable steps & precautions to make return to training as a safe as possible.
Ensure that all of our juvenile and adult players can get back out on the training pitch with their friends as soon as possible – safely.

Things we must do before we can get back

1. E-learning module

All members – especially adult players, parents/guardians of underage players and team management personnel – returning to games MUST complete the Covid-19 Club Education e-Learning module for Gaelic Games.

It takes just 20 mins to complete and must be done before returning to training/games. You should retain a copy of your certificate of completion – you will need to send a copy to your team manager before the first training session.

NB: Parents/guardians who complete the module on behalf of their child/children should include the names of each child on the certificate.

2. Register an account on the GAA’s COVID Return to Play system

In addition, one of the key control measures that has been put in place as part of a Safe Return to Gaelic Games is a Health Questionnaire.Adult players, parents/guardians of underage players and team personnel will be required to complete the online Health Questionnaire once prior to their return to GAA Activities.

Using the same system, Adult players, parents/guardians of underage players and team personnel will be required to declare, before each training session/game, that their health status has not changed.

Click to access the system ->> GAA’s COVID Return to Play system

A user guide for the online system is here

Team COVID Supervisors

One of the key requirements that the club must have in place before return to train/play is the appointment of a COVID Supervisor for each team and we now have almost 100 volunteers willing to take on that role. To support this group we have also appointed a club COVID Officer (Linda Farren )– the officer will link in with the supervisor group and the Executive on all COVID matters. The group of supervisors will be responsible for ensuring that protocols are adhered to for each session.

Please contact your team manager if you need to speak with the team COVID Supervisor.

We ask everyone involved to support the team COVID Supervisor in carrying out their role – they will play an extremely critical part in maintaining a safe training / playing environment for everyone involved.

For Players & Mentors

We ask all of our players and their management teams to reflect on their return to training & playing – this will not just be a matter of ‘picking it up from where we left off‘ almost 4 months ago. Our return comes with a serious health warning – please incorporate some basic hygiene factors into your return and help to minimise the risks associated with spreading COVID-19.

Use sanitiser on arrival and departure from training

Mentors – wipe down goalposts before the session if your using goals

Clean down all equipment used after the session

use a sanitising spray to keep balls clean – remember Cuala relies on public parks and we need to be even more diligent – dog fowling in itself can lead to illness.

Keep sanitizers near to the training area for players to use as required

Clonmore CLG Video

Please take 2 mins to watch this video from Clonmore – its aimed at players and reinforces some of the habits that we will now need to bring into our pre and post training regime.

Parents/Guardians of Underage Players

As a Cuala player your child must adhere to strict return to play guidelines to prevent transmission of Covid 19. Safe Return to play is the personal responsibility of players/parents.

E-Learning module. A certified eLearning module developed by the GAA can be viewed online on https://courses.gaa.ie/Covid19ClubEd/#/ and must be completed by anyone participating in training sessions/games. For younger players (Under 18 years), the responsibility will be on a parent or guardian to undertake the E-module course and inform/educate their child accordingly. A certificate will be issued on completion of the course, and you will be asked to print a copy or take a screen grab to show to your team manager/COVID Supervisor before the first day of training. Your child will NOT be allowed to train unless this course is completed.

Health questionnaire. An online Health Screening questionnaire will also need to be completed by a parent/guardian for a juvenile player. This will need to be completed just ONCE prior to their return to training at https://returntoplay.gaa.ie. The questionnaire will ask you to confirm if your child has a temperature and identify any other symptoms such as cough, sore throat, general weakness, shortness of breath and change in taste or smell. Your child will NOT be allowed to train unless this questionnaire is completed. If your child has symptoms or a temperature above 37.5? they should not attend training.

Reconfirming Health Status. Using the same online system Adult players, parents/guardians of underage players and team personnel will be required to declare, before each training session/game, that their health status has not changed. This is only a matter of reconfirming the original information and takes about 30 seconds to complete. If you have any concerns or queries related to play or COVID- 19 symptoms you can contact your coach.

There is clearly a personal responsibility to act with care and respect for fellow GAA members in all of this and we seek that commitment from you. Naturally, there is no compulsion on anyone to attend events and it is entirely at your own discretion to participate.

Arrival at Training. On arrival at the training location players must arrive ready to train as dressing rooms will not be available. Parents must accompany their child to the entrance of the pitch, you must go directly to the team’s Covid Supervisor (who will be wearing a yellow fluorescent bib) – they will check the GAA online system to view Health Check/Declaration has been submitted for each player – parents should wait to get confirmation (if they are not staying). Parents can stay but are reminded to adhere to the 2m social distancing rule. We will require punctual pick-up of your child at the end of the training session to allow time to clear the grounds before the next age group arrives for training.

PLEASE FOLLOW GOV/HSE GUIDELINES

Player Hygiene. Each player should be mindful of the following;

Hand hygiene. Wash your hands with soap and water or an alcohol based gel before and after leaving the training grounds.

Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth while training as contaminated hands can transfer the virus to these areas on your face and enter your body making you sick.

Practise respiratory hygiene at all times to protect the people around you from all viruses;

Cover your nose/mouth with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze
Dispose of used tissues immediately
Wash your hands after you cough or sneeze
Do not share personal equipment such as water bottles.

Social distancing.

Maintain social distancing guidelines, as advised by your coach, and keep this distance between yourself and others, especially when anyone is coughing or sneezing.

Bring your own sanitizer hand gel and sanitize hands before play and again when finished play before you leave.
Bring your own water bottle, clearly named to avoid any cross contamination.
Before coming at all you must check the temperature is not above 37.5 and under no circumstances should any player arrive at any event if any symptoms of Covid 19 exists.
Dressing are rooms not currently available – dress at home – apply strapping at home – play and go – no lingering.
Commute to and from events with members of your own family only, avoiding public transport services.