Eschol Park FC

Hi All, 

 

Please be advised that Campbelltown Council have advised all sports grounds within the Campbelltown LGA are CLOSED for Tuesday, 11^th of August 2020 and Wednesday, 12^th of August 2020.

 

Wet weather ground closures do not impact Campbelltown Athletics Centre, Lynwood Park Synthetic or Coronation Park netball complex as these are all-weather facilities.

 

Updates of field closures can also be found on the Campbelltown Council website: https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/News/SportsGroundClosures and or on their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/cccsportandrecreation/

 

All grounds will be reassessed over the coming days and an update will be provided on Thursday.

 

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Kind Regards,

Dear Members,

 

We are contacting you in relation to the closure of three Sydney schools due to reports of students testing positive to COVID-19.

 

Those schools are:

 

1.     Fort Street High School – Petersham;

2.     Freeman Catholic College – Bonnyrigg; and

3.     Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School - Bossley Park.

 

We have spoken to representatives from NSW Health regarding players (not from Macarthur) who attend these schools and have been advised as follows:

 

·         Fort Street High School

o    The player at this school has tested negative however has been advised to self-isolate as a precaution.

Therefore:

-          any players who attend the above school can continue to participate in football as usual; and

-          all players should continue to monitor for symptoms and self-isolate and get tested if they become symptomatic.

 

·         Freeman Catholic College and Mary Immaculate Primary School

o    NSW Health has completed contact tracing at these schools and has identified students who are “close contacts”;

o    Students identified by NSW Health as “close contacts” have been advised by NSW Health to self-isolate and get tested;

o    Students and families at Mary Immaculate Primary School in Stage 3 who are currently self-isolating have been advised to continue isolating up to and including 7 August 2020;

o    All other students are required to monitor for symptoms and self-isolate and get tested if they become symptomatic.

 

Therefore:

-          any players who attend the above two schools who have been identified as “close contacts” and are self-isolating are not permitted to participate in football until they are no longer required by NSW Health to self-isolate;

-          the teams that players who attend the above schools usually play in can continue to participate in football as usual, minus any players who are self-isolating;

-          all players who attend the above schools can continue to participate in football as usual, except those who are required to self-isolate;

-          players who are siblings of students in self-isolation are permitted to continue to participate in football as usual, unless advised by NSW Health to also self-isolate; and

-          all players should continue to monitor for symptoms and self-isolate and get tested if they become symptomatic.

 

Affected clubs who are unable to field teams as a result of the above should contact us immediately to discuss the possible postponement of matches this weekend.

 

Please share this information with your members.

 

Regards,

Salv

🐺⚽️ Dear Members,

 

We received the following from the MFA to provide clarity and guidance in relation to recent COVID-19 cases within our region.   

 

The following important information is provided on advisement from Service NSW as of 15 July 2020:

 

Any members that attended the following venues on the dates outlined are deemed to be a close contact with a confirmed case and must self-isolate for 14 days and get tested:

 

Cross Roads Hotel, Casula from Friday, 3 July – Friday, 10 July

Planet Fitness, Casula from Saturday, 4 July to Friday, 10 July

Picton Hotel, Picton on July 4, 5, 9 and 10.

 

Members that have tested negative must stay in isolation for 14 days and continue to watch for COVID-19 symptoms (refer to the Coronavirus Health Direct Symptom Checker).

 

Any players/ teams impacted should be in contact with our Secretary via email ([email protected]) who will inform the MFA immediately for scheduling purposes.

 

Further to the above, If members have attended the following locations on the dates outlined, please watch for COVID-19 symptoms:  

 

Bavarian Macarthur, Campbelltown from Friday, 3 July – Friday 10 July

Macarthur Tavern, Campbelltown from Friday 3 July – Friday 10 July

West Leagues Club, Campbelltown from Friday 3 July – Friday 10 July

 

If symptoms occur, self-isolate for 14 days and get tested immediately.

 

To stay up to date on COVID-19 locations and advice on what to do, click on this link: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates

 

As it stands, the MFA intends to continue with the 2020 season as planned. We all know the situation is dynamic, so we will keep you updated.

 

We recognise that the prevalence of COVID-19 in our region is forcing many back into self-isolation and this may impact the ability of clubs to run/host matches.

Any clubs that may experience such issues are encouraged to contact the MFA as early as possible so alternative arrangements can be made (if possible).

 

One recommendation that we do make is that clubs refrain from opening changerooms (with the exception of toilets) if this is not currently in place.

We just received a late notification that further changes to the draws have occured since we last provided an update. Overall there have been many teams withdrawn accross all the compeitions, so there is a strong likelyhood that your games scheduled for this weekend have changed.

Please ensure you check as there may be a bye where previously there was none or there may have been a bye but there no longer is one.

Please check your draw here:

or download the Game Day app by Sports TG. All our Mini and SSG coaches, please go in your team dugout to find out which colour, animal, player etc your team is located in. Please ensure you select the year 2020, not 2019.

Also, for our Mini and SSG coaches, you can pick up the Player of the week trophies tonight from 7:00 - 8:00pm at the club house or tomorrow night 6:00pm - 7:00pm. Alternativly, collect them at your first home game from the clubhouse. We also have some vouchers for the young boys and girls, courtesy from our sponsor Grill'd and the MFA sponsor Guzman.

As always, please contact us via email in the first instance.

Kind regards

Ralf

President EPFC

 

The suspension commences midnight tonight (18/3/2020) and includes:

 

• All training, trials and official matches, inclusive of FFA Cup, NPL, SAP, AYL and MFA Competitions;
• All Meetings, events and gatherings; and
• All Education and participation programs.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, there are no exceptions. All activities scheduled prior to 14 April are not to proceed. Some activities, such as meetings, may be conducted virtually.

Any football activity which takes place during this period is not sanctioned by the Association nor Football NSW and, therefore, the Personal Accident insurance cover that is provided as part of a player’s registration will not apply.

We all share the same passion for our game and are all equally disappointed by the position we find ourselves. Unfortunately this unprecedented situation requires drastic action.

The COVID-19 outbreak has clearly affected us all. That said, and as I am sure you would all agree and appreciate, we all play our part in minimising its spread so as to bring it under control as soon as practically possible. Parallel to all government and community announcements about ‘social distancing’, good hygiene practices, football and indeed all sport has a role to play amongst our members and all involved in the game.

 

The FFA, Football NSW and local Associations are engaged in regular dialogue and will continue to update the Football Family as new information comes to hand.

 

We do not have answers to many questions at this point, however we are developing a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) guide to assist you all and will have this available shortly.    

 

In the interim, our priority is to develop an enjoyable competition for the Football Family within the timeframes we have available.

  

Again, the MFA will continue to keep members informed on this continuously evolving issue.

 

We thank everyone for their understanding and cooperation.

 

Information on COVID-19 is available at the Office of Sport website . This includes advice and resources for sport and recreation organisations which may be of use.

 

For all our members who use the EPFC Team App website, we are not abandoning you or Team App, it is still there, just click here to head over there.

Just remember that it will not be updated with information as regularly.   All current news and activities will be here at our new home The Wolf Den.