Dear MIFA Community,
With the green light of Phase 3 at the beginning of this month, MIFA and the Volunteer Executive have developed a COVID-19 Back to Sport plan that is thoughtful, thorough, inclusive and identifies short and long-term goals for igniting football and fitness in our community while also doing our part in preventing a second wave.
MIFA has been following the advice of the: Government of Ontario, Government of Canada, City of Toronto, Peel Public Health, Peel Regional Police, Town of Oakville, City of Burlington and the City of Mississauga during the pandemic and has taken significant protocols to ensure the safety of participants and the community.
While we hope to bring the same tradition of MIFA programming and events, our programs will have additional measures in place that must be adhered to by all participants. Through our Back to Sport plan, our goal is to return to football to normal or near-normal operations.
Part of the Back to Sport plan includes and addresses the following items:
- Restoring football programs while keeping participants and fans safe and following public health directives
- Incorporate positive changes and efficiencies for registration and additional processes
- Screening volunteers, participants and other members when entering facilities and areas of programming with a temperature gun that was invested into by MIFA
- Cleaning all equipment and items used during programming with a commercial with a specialized anti-COVID-19 cleaner
- Ensuring all MIFA participants sign a COVID-19 waiver before participating in programming
- Rescheduling and being adaptable with programming to a future date should be required by public health directives
We have all felt the effects of the pandemic over the last few months and we ask that all participants be patient as we work to adjust to our new normal. Our strengths as a strong Executive and community organization will ensure that any programs that need to be moved to a future date- will be communicated accordingly through the right channels and at a reasonable time.
During any adjustments, MIFA programs will move as a unit as the Executive plans and assigns new dates and times, with information ready for distribution to participants. As a result, there will be no option for refunds of any kind, as has always been the policy of programs, as the programs require all participation in order to be successful for everyone. Funds will be forwarded to future games and dates. Should COVID-19 require us to shift programs to a significantly later date, MIFA programs will offer a credit of the value of what was paid to be applied to the future season and or program fees.
Should someone come in a MIFA program have contracted COVID-19, MIFA will consult and communicate with groups and stakeholders immediately and mitigate the issue as quickly as possible. With our screening protocols in place, our goal is to ensure the safety of all participants from the outright.
MIFA Exec