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Mar, 2020

Club COVID-19 Update

It's been a week since Haddon Heights Soccer Club suspended soccer operations due to COVID-19.  Below are events that impact us, either directly or indirectly:

1. Both South Jersey Girls Soccer League (SJGSL) and South Jersey Soccer League (SJSL) have announced suspension of play through the end of March.

2. US Club Soccer announced a suspension of all club and league activities for those under their jurisdiction (both leagues and HHSC are governed by US Club Soccer) until 4/12.  We assume both SJGSL and SJSL  will soon announce a similar suspension.

3. The English Premier League announced a suspension of play thru 4/30 at the earliest, and Major League Soccer announced a suspension of play through 5/12 at the earliest.  While they have no governing power over youth soccer, it does give an indication of what people are thinking related to resumption of soccer activities.

What this means for our club:

a. We feel it is very unlikely there will be a spring season for the travel programs this year.

b. We feel it will make sense to cancel the Spring Rec and Pre-Travel programs.  While these programs are not officially governed by the leagues, our insurance for players for both Travel and Rec comes from US Club, and we will take their lead for Rec programs as well.  We will confirm direction a week from now.

c. That leaves us with tryouts for the 2020-2021 season.  Our best case is tryouts would be mid-to-late May, but that is probably optimistic.  The Board is reviewing options and will communicate as soon as possible.

Thank you for your attention and your patience.  We will keep you informed of any new information as it becomes available.  These are truly unprecedented times that we are all living through.  We hope that you and your families stay safe and healthy.  

We will leave you with this quote from Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool Football Club.  This comes from a letter he wrote to the Liverpool fan base when suspension of play was announced - "First and foremost, all of us have to do whatever we can to protect one another.  In society I mean.  This should be the case all the time in life, but in this moment I think it matters more than ever."

Thank you,
Haddon Heights Soccer Club Board of Directors

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Haddon Heights Soccer Club
P.O. Box 277 
Haddon Heights, New Jersey 08035

Email: [email protected]

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