Covid-19 Safety Recommendations for the Reopening of the Dr. Joaquim Grava Corinthians Training Facility

Abstract

Since December 2019, the world has been fighting the SARS-CoV2 virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). Little is known about vaccines and forms of treatment at this point. However, the importance of preventing transmission is very clear, and one of the main measures is social isolation. Major sports tournaments, including soccer championships, have been suspended or cancelled due to COVID-19, on the grounds of our understanding of the importance of social isolation. Accordingly, large clubs have handed over their stadiums for the construction of field hospitals, and have encouraged health care by providing guidance on hygiene and social distancing. The involvement of soccer in the prevention of this pandemic is due to the fact that its managers understand the importance of this sport in the process, and its influence on fans and players. Over the years, soccer has incorporated scientific and technological knowledge into the game, which has frequently served as a role model for other types of sport and for the population. Therefore, in these extreme times of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no reason to believe it would be any different, and standpoints taken by soccer teams serve as an example and reiterate their role in the educational commitment to society and respect for government authorities. As a result, a protocol was drawn up for the resumption of training, in which all recommendations to be followed by players, managers/backroom staff and employees are in accordance with official health agencies of the national and international government. In other words, the resumption of training is subject to the authorization of government authorities. Level of evidence III; Descriptive study.

Soccer and its unfolding in times of crisis Covid-19: Critical review

“…This is because there was the intention and the interest that the return of professional soccer was as soon as possible, which culminated in the attempt to create the so-called "bubble" of soccer with the creation of extremely demanding protocols that were met in detail( Because of the financial investment that professional soccer has, protocols could be made through clubs, federations, and associations to enable the return of the activities (Drewes et al, 2020;Meyer et al, 2021).However, for amateur and youth soccer the absence or high cost of protocols for smaller clubs has impacted and continues to impact the practice of soccer in this typology of soccer on the world stage (Fabre et al, 2020;Teran et al, 2020). Although, there are still doubts about the levels of transmission in soccer, a recent study monitored two measures of exposure, respiratory and interpersonal contact, two of those that players and referees are subject to during a soccer game, and the result indicates that soccer does not seem to be a high-risk sport (Goncalves et al, 2020).Perhaps one of the accessible situations for the safe return of amateur or youth soccer would be the adoption of best practices, studies already indicate that protocols of this nature have already been applied, since testing at all levels may be financially unfeasible (Côrte et al, 2020;Rico-Gonzalez et al, 2021).…”

“…During the year 2020, the scientific community occupied a great part of its work force to perceive the impacts and how society would behave regarding the installed pandemic situation (Drewes, Daumann, & Follert, 2020;Pillay et al, 2020;Wong et al, 2020). Studies on soccer resumption, physical behavior of footballers, physiological effects, transmission and contagion levels in sports practice were also other subjects raised by the researchers (Carmody et al, (Sousa et al, 2020). Starting in June 2020, most of the major leagues will finally return to competition through stricter testing protocols on all soccer players and the application of best practices (Castagna et al, 2020).…”