The SSFA is pleased to advise that the State Government has today announced that Adult Community Sport is also approved to ‘Return to Play’ in NSW from 1 July. Therefore it is proposed that all SSFA competitions (i.e. for all ages and grades) will now be scheduled as follows:
– The delayed season will commence on the weekend of Saturday 4/Sunday 5 July.
– The season will likely entail thirteen (13) weekends (with no capacity to make up washed out matches).**
– The season will therefore be completed on the weekend of Saturday 27/ Sunday 28 September.**
– It has not yet been confirmed whether a Finals Series is possible. This will be decided in conjunction with the Clubs and subject to field availability
** Please note that Council have provided their approval for the aforementioned start dates (subject to pending Public Health Orders). However the proposed extension of the winter season (beyond 6 September) until the end of September “may be possible but still unconfirmed at this stage”.
In addition the regrading of a few competition teams to minimise byes (both existing and those apparent if a team has withdrawn) has already commenced and requires a significant amount of manual work to be undertaken to the existing draw (which would otherwise be ready to publish for the first 6 rounds). Therefore this work will be completed and the draw will be published ASAP (sometime next week).
Finally ‘Return to Play’ guidelines will be provided as soon as requirements are clarified by the State Government – noting that a revised Public Health Order is likely imminent as restrictions continue to be eased.
Welcome back to the delayed 2020 season
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