HOW TO PLAY SOCCER
COVID-19 PREVENTION
SAFER SOCCER
100

DO YOU PRIMARILY USE YOUR HANDS OR YOUR FEET IN SOCCER?

A.FEET

B.HANDS

A.THIS ONE IS VEEEEERY EASY.

THE ANWSER A, FEET

100

TRUE OR FALSE: 

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SHARE SOCCER BALLS WITH YOUR TEAMMATES DURING SOCCER PRACTICE DURING COVID-19.

THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE. 

THIS ISN'T A BIG SHOCKER THAT SHARING ISN'T ALLOWED. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SHARE ANYTHING IN SOCCER DURING COVID-19.

100

TRUE OR FALSE: 

PLAYERS AND COACHES ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS DURING SOCCER PRACTICES.   

THIS STATEMENT IS FALSE. 

PLAYERS SHOULD NOT WEAR MASKS, HOWEVER, MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCE IS REQUIRED.

COACHES ON THE FIELD MUST WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES. PLAYERS SHOULD WEAR A MASK AS THEY ARE ENTERING AND EXITING THE FIELD.

200

WHICH SOCCER POSITION CAN USE THEIR HANDS?

A.MIDFIELDER

B.GOALKEEPER (GOALIE)

C. DEFENDER

B.GOALKEEPER

THE GOALKEEPER IS THE ONLY POSITION THAT IS ALLOWED TO USE THEIR HANDS AND FEET.

200

WHAT SUPPLIES ARE PLAYERS REQUIRED TO HAVE AT PRACTICES TO DECREASE RISK OF COVID-19 TRANSMISSION? 

A. SOCCER BALL, MASK 

B. SANITIZER, SOCCER BALL, WATER BOTTLE

C. SANITIZER, SOCCER BALL, MASK, WATER BOTTLE

C. SANITIZER, SOCCER BALL, MASK, WATER BOTTLE

BECAUSE THESE ITEMS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE SHARED, EACH PLAYER MUST BRING THEIR OWN SUPPLIES. A MASK IS WORN AS YOU ARE ENTERING AND EXITING THE FIELD.  

200

WHEN SHOULD PLAYERS' TEMPATURE BE TAKEN TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE SAFE TO PLAY? 

A. AFTER PRACTICE

B. BEFORE PRACTICE

C. DURING A PRACTICE BREAK

B. THE CORRECT ANSWER IS BEFORE SOCCER PRACTICE. 

THIS IS A RECCOMENDED BEST PRACTICE TO SCREEN FOR A FEVER, WHICH IS A COMMON SYMPTOM OF COVID INFECTIONS.

300

TRUE OR FALSE:

CLEATS, SHIN GUARDS, AND SOCCER SOCKS ARE THE ESSENTIAL GEAR EACH PLAYER NEEDS FOR SOCCER.  





THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE.

CLEATS HAVE A GRIP ON THE BOTTOM THAT LETS YOU HAVE A BETTER BALANCE WHILE RUNNING. SHIN GUARDS PROTECT THE LOWER EXTREMITIES AND LONG SOCKS ARE USED TO KEEP THE LEG MUSCLES WARM AND READY FOR ACTION!  

300

WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES FOR PARENTS WHEN ATTENDING SOCCER PRACTICE? 

A. STAY IN THE CAR 

B. SIT ON THE BLEACHERS

C. CAN COME ON THE FIELD USING THEIR OWN CHAIR

A. STAY IN THE CAR DURING PRACTICE. 

IT IS SAFEST FOR JUST THE PLAYERS AND COACHES TO BE ON THE FIELD.


300

WHICH TYPES OF SOCCER DRILLS ARE SAFE TO PRACTICE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC? 

A. SCRIMMAGE AND SHOOTING DRILLS

B. KNOCKOUT AND PASSING DRILLS 

C. SHOOTING AND PASSING DRILLS

C. SHOOTING AND PASSING DRILLS 

SHOOTING DRILLS DO NOT INVOLVE OTHER TEAMMATES AND PASSING DRILLS ARE ALREADY SPACED MORE THAN 6 FT. APART. 


400

HOW MANY YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS CAN BE ON THE FIELD AT A TIME?

A.6

B.8

C.7

C. ONLY 7 YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED ON THE FIELD AT A TIME.

THIS IS INCLUDING THE GOALKEEPER(GOALIE)

400

TRUE OR FALSE: 

EACH PLAYER'S SOCCER SUPPLIES ARE STORED AT FLAGPOSTS 3 FT APART DURING PRACTICES. 

THIS STATEMENT IS FALSE. 

EVEN OUR BAGS ARE PLACED 6 FT. APART!

400

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SOMEONE ACQUIRED COVID-19 INFECTION FROM SOCCER PLAY? 

A. THE CLUB WOULD DISCONTINE PLAY

B. SMALLER GROUPS WOULD BE USED FOR PRACTICE

C. ONLY THE INFECTED PLAYER WOULD DISCONTINUE PLAY. NO OTHER CHANGES NECESSARY.

A. THE ENTIRE CLUB WOULD DISCONTINE PLAY.

ISOLATION WOULD BE REQUIRED TO HELP DECREASE THE RISK OF OTHERS GETTING THE VIRUS.

500

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT THE NAME OF A RECOGNIZED SOCCER POSITION?

A. SAFETY

B. DEFENDER

C. WING-BACK

A. SAFETY 

SAFETY IS AN AMERICAN FOOTBALL POSITION, NOT SOCCER. 

DEFENDERS ARE TYPICALLY THE LAST POSITION ENCOUNTERED BEFORE THE OPPOSING TEAM SCORES A GOAL. 

WING-BACKS ARE DEFENDERS WHO ARE MORE INVOVLED WITH OFFENSIVE PLAYS.

500

WHEN WAS YOUTH SOCCER ALLOWED TO RESTART AFTER THE MARCH 2020 COVID-19 BAN?

A. MAY 23

B. MAY 16

C. MAY 9  

B. MAY 16

THE SAFER AT HOME ORDER ENDED MAY 15.

AFTERWARDS, SOCCER COULD RESTART PRACTICES WITH SMALL GROUPS AND SOCIAL DISTANCE, BUT NO GAMES OR SCRIMMAGES ARE ALLOWED.

500

WHAT ARE SOME WEBSITES THAT SHOW SOCCER DRILLS THAT WE CAN PRACTICE AT HOME? 

EASTER EGG!!!!!

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