A NOTE ON HEALTH & SAFETY ON SOCCER ISLAND

Your child's health and safety is our #1 priority. That's why we've developed a series of protocols that allow for a safe return to play. We've been carefully working to meet every requirement of the Oregon Health Authority's and Washington State Department of Health's guidelines for our programs, as well as keeping up to date with State and local mandates. Soccer Shots Portland continues to monitor all updates to the guidelines and requirements to ensure we are up to date. Our policy was last updated: Oct 1, 2022.

We've modified many aspects of our operations and curriculum and will be asking you to make some modifications too. We'll be doing it together in these key ways:

MASK REQUIREMENTS

Soccer Shots is required to follow the current health mandates and guidance in both Oregon State and Washington State. Masks are not required for all participants in Soccer Shots outdoor programs. Masks are optional for coaches (effective June 1, 2022).

SMALL GROUPS THAT DON'T MIX

The #1 thing we are doing to reduce risk is maintaining small groups of 12 or less. This means, all season long, your child will be playing with a maximum of 11 other players. Locations with multiple cohorts will not mix players. By maintaining what the state and CDC call a "stable cohort" everyone's risk drops dramatically.

CLEANING, SANITIZING & DISINFECTING

We'll be taking more steps to ensure players, coaches and equipment are safe for play. We'll be washing hands before and after class; we ask that enrolled families commit to coming to the field with washed or sanitized hands and washing or sanitizing hands after class too. Together, we can help keep Soccer Island safe.

CURRICULUM ADJUSTMENTS

From increasing social distance, to removing all touch and high fives, our curriculum has been modified at a national level by experts we don't have direct access to here and then vetted and adjusted to ensure it meets all state and local guidelines.

TRUST & COMMUNICATION - FEVER OR COUGH? STAY HOME

It may or may not be COVID, but if a caregiver, a participant or a coach develops a symptom that the Oregon Health Authority or Washington State Department of Health has flagged, we're not allowed to have you on the field. This means we're all trusting each other. Coaches will perform a health check before every class, for every participant - including themselves.

COACH TRAINING, INFO & RULES

As role models who teach children to follow rules, we'll be following the rules of the Oregon Health Authority, Washington State Department of Health, and our national franchise system. We've attended dozens of webinars and consulted with medical, sport, and governmental experts to put in place protocols that help ensure the health and safety of those on the field.

Together we can reduce the risk in our programs and in our community while still getting so many of the emotional, social, psychological and physical benefits of Soccer Shots.

OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Effective July 24, 2020 the OHA requires adults and children ages 5 and up to wear face-coverings and "does not recommend wearing a plastic face shield alone."

Effective June 30, 2021 the mask mandate in Oregon has been lifted and the OHA no longer requires masks be worn outdoors.

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Effective June 26, 2020 the Washington State Secretary of Health, John Wiesman, issued a health order mandating the use of cloth face coverings. Clark County Public Health website explains, "The mandate applies to adults and children ages 5 years and older. Face coverings are recommended, but not required, for children 2 to 5 years old while in public places. Children younger than 2 should not wear face coverings."

Effective June 30, 2021 the mask mandate in Washington has been lifted and the WSDOH no longer requires masks be worn outdoors.

Health & Safety policies and procedures are subject to change. Soccer Shots will notify enrolled families via email if any changes to participant requirements are made during a Season. Last Updated 10/03/2022

POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND DISCLAIMERS

REFUND POLICY:

• All requests for credits or refunds must be made in writing and emailed to [email protected]
• Prorated refunds can be processed through the 3rd session of a season or 2nd session of a camp, after which prorated credit can be added to your Soccer Shots account.
• Proration is based on the classes past since the date of request, regardless of attendance.
• Refunds or credits will not be issued for failure to attend a scheduled session due to personal reasons (travel, illness, schedule conflict, etc).
• Refunds or credits will not be issued for failure to attend a make-up session.
• Refund or credit requests made within 48-hours of a season/camp start date, or 24-hours of a session after the start date, are subject to proration up-to and including that session.
• The Annual Enrollment Fee, which is charged per player once every 365 days, is non-refundable.
• No refunds or credits will be issued after a program's scheduled end date.

MAKE-UP CLASSES:

• Make-up sessions cannot be scheduled for individual players unable to attend scheduled sessions for personal reasons (vacation, illness, etc).
• If your school or childcare center is closed on a Soccer Shots day due to snow or other weather-related issues, we will work with your school or childcare center to reschedule up to two cancelled sessions or offer a make-up session at a different location and time.
• Every attempt will be made to schedule make-up sessions one cancelled session due to inclement weather (park reservations and school schedules allowing) or coach absence.
• Make-up sessions may be held on a different day or time than the regularly scheduled class. If a make-up session is cancelled due to inclement weather, it will not be rescheduled; vouchers, credits or refunds will be offered.

PROGRAM & SEASON CANCELLATIONS:

• A minimum of 5 enrolled players are required at least 5 days prior to the first session for that program to take place. Soccer Shots reserves the right to cancel any program due to insufficient enrollment. Upon cancellation, we will attempt to find alternative programming, otherwise a full credit or full refund will be available.
• Cancellation notices will be sent by email, to the account email address, typically not less than 48-hours prior to the session.
• If, for any reason, a program is cancelled prior to the start of the season we will offer a full credit voucher or refund.
• If, for any reason, a program is cancelled once the season has begun we will offer at least prorated credit voucher or refund for the value of the cancelled sessions.

DISMISSAL POLICY - for Camps and School or Childcare Center programs:

• Coaches will check IDs of anyone picking up children at dismissal.
• If your child is to be picked up by anyone other than yourself, please update your account or contact our offices with details for the authorized pickup person (full name and phone number).
• Parents are expected to arrive a few minutes before the scheduled end time of a session. Additional charges may be incurred if children are not picked-up within 5-minutes of a program's scheduled end time.

DISCLAIMERS:

• Soccer Shots disclaimers are presented at checkout. Disclaimers can be viewed if requested via email.
• Some locations will have additional disclaimers that may require electronic signatures. These disclaimers are also presented at checkout.
• If you enroll via phone, disclaimers will be acknowledged and accepted on your behalf, and can be viewed by request.

Where We Play at Sellwood Park

Sellwood Park (Portland Parks & Rec)
714 SE Miller St.,
Portland, OR 97202

DIRECTIONS: From the north parking lot, walk south past the baseball fields. Just before you get to the swimming pool you'll pass through a green space Where We Play.