Policies & Procedures
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Please click the following link to review our Code of Conduct for Protecting Children.
Principles:
Safety is our primary concern for all participants and, in the absence of specific health orders the Chilliwack FC Executive reserves the right to implement accepted best practice procedures to mitigate the spread of communicable virus or other health related cautions.
Regardless of Public Health Orders or advisories/warnings from applicable Government agencies, player/parents are expected to make the best decision for their individual circumstances. Any decision to remove a player from active play during an outbreak or health advisory will be fully supported by Chilliwack FC and coaches. Please reach out to your coach to determine if modifications or accommodations can be made to support continued participation with your team during an injury or restriction. (e.g. an player with asthma may not be able to play during a moderate air quality advisory but could support their coach and team from the side-lines.)
Best Practice Before You Come to the Field
Required during a communicable outbreak as determined by the Public Health Officer or designate:
Best Practice at the Field
Required during a communicable outbreak as determined by the Public Health Officer or designate:
Best Practices On the Field
Required during a communicable outbreak as determined by the Public Health Officer or designate:
U11 and Higher
U4-U10 Player Support and Spectators
Important Reminders
Chilliwack FC must comply with all Public Health orders and follow the procedures as outlined by: Public Health Officer or designate, ViaSport, Soccer Canada, BC Soccer, BC Coastal Soccer League, Fraser Valley Youth Soccer Association, City of Chilliwack. An emerging health and safety crisis may require changes be made with limited notice. While Chilliwack FC will make every effort to provide as much notice as possible we reserve the right to restrict, end or pause play as needed. The safety of our Chilliwack FC family is our highest priority and non-compliance in an order may result in fines or sanctions that threaten the ability for soccer to continue in Chilliwack.
If you have any feedback on this policy please send it to chairperson@chilliwackfc.com
Please click the following link to review our Discipline Policy.
Please click the following link to review our Expenditures and Procurement Policy.
Disclaimer: The Chilliwack FC Executive reserves the right to make amendments to this document if it is deemed that it is in the best interest of the club and or team by doing so.
All selected team players will be placed based on the result of the player evaluation and team selection process.
Disclaimer: The Chilliwack FC Executive reserves the right to make amendments to this document if it is deemed that it is in the best interest of the player, the team, and or the club by doing so.
Please click the following link to review our Rule of Two Policy.
Please click the following link to review our Soccer Fund Process.
Please click the following link to review our Team Staff Code of Conduct.
Please click the following link to review our Tournament Policy.
Program Specific Policies/Deadlines
Exceptions
To download the Chilliwack FC Refund Policy (updated October 6, 2020) click here.
Click here to read the policy.
During the summer of 2017 British Columbia and the Lower Mainland saw increased forest fire activity that affected the air quality in Chilliwack. Under the guidance of BC Soccer and based on readings from the City of Chilliwack’s website CFC has implemented the following guidelines.
BC Soccer Air Quality Safety Guidelines:
If the reading is 7 or above, practices/training cancelled by CFC.
Chilliwack FC reserves the right to cancel training if they feel it’s in the best interest of their members to do so despite the readings not meeting the “recommended” standards.
Please contact your coach if you have questions about training sessions.
Information on Weather Related Cancellations
There is often confusion on a rainy and cold weekend mornings as to whether or not a game is cancelled. The following information can answer most of your questions. Games will be cancelled in either 1 of 2 situations:
1. The City of Chilliwack closes the fields due to inclement weather. If, due to excessive rain or snow during the preceding week, the City believes weekend use of the fields are not playable or play will likely cause excessive damage, then the City will make a decision to close its fields. For weekend play the City makes and posts its decision on its website by not later than Friday mid-afternoon. In these circumstances our coordinators will notify all coaches on Friday afternoon/early evening and will post the closure on the main page of our Club’s website (www.chilliwackfc.com). It is up to each coach to contact parents.
City Parks staff responsible for these decisions do the necessary field inspections on Friday and make their decision based on those inspections. These staff members do not work weekends. Thus if on a Friday the City decides to close the fields for weekend play then the fields will be closed and all games will be cancelled, even if the weather improves overnight and on Saturday morning. Similarly if the City decides on a Friday to leave the fields open for weekend play then, as far as the City is concerned, the fields will remain open for weekend play, even if the weather turns nasty overnight and on Saturday morning.
2. There may be occasions where the City decides to leave the fields open but we at the CFC decides Friday afternoon/early Saturday morning to cancel all games. This would happen if, due to snow, extreme cold or excessive overnight rain we are of the view that it would not be prudent to play either because of player safety concerns or because of a concern that fields will suffer excessive damage. In these situations we will email all coaches before 8:00 a.m. and have the cancellation notice posted on the main page of our website by 8:00 a.m.
On weekends where the weather is poor, check our website Friday pm. If there is no cancellation notice then fields are open. Check again Saturday morning around 8:00 a.m. for any further closure notice. If you see no closure notice on our website by 8:00 a.m. then fields are open and the games are on.
Finally, it is ultimately up to the referee and the coaches on any given day as to whether or not a game is played. There may be times when the fields are open and the Club has not cancelled the games but a particular field may not be safe to play on due to excessive standing water or frozen conditions.