The Northeast Louisiana Soccer Association is a registered 501(3)c Not-For-Profit Corporation. NELSA is dedicated to the development of boys and girls recreational soccer for players ages 4 through 18 in Northeast Louisiana.

NELSA is committed to building and maintaining facilities that support youth recreational soccer. NELSA supports local soccer initiatives at the Jr. High, High School, collegiate levels through cooperative soccer camps, high-quality coaching education, the use of certified United States Soccer Federation (USSF) officials, and the purchasing of goals and equipment.

NELSA has been in existence since 1980 and currently has over 700 children participating in youth soccer.

Updated planned return to play June 25 as outlined in Governor Edwards's executive order.

Below you will find specific rules and procedures that will be enforced in order to protect the safety of players and families in the Limited Soccer Training Sessions offered by NELSA Soccer Club.

1. Your coach will take your temperature before practice.
2. Please use the bathroom at your house before coming to practice. Vantage Field’s bathrooms will be closed.
3. Parents will remain in the car for all drop-offs of players for training and during training sessions. You may not leave NELSA Vantage Field until your player has had their temperature check and allowed onto the field.
4. Bags should be placed 6 feet from each other.
5. No high 5's
6. No handshaking
7. No contact among players
8. Players will dress inside their cars.
9: Players will take shoes on and off, inside their cars.
10. Players CANNOT remain at the fields once their time slot is over. You MUST leave immediately.
You are assigned allotted time slots at the fields to arrive and be dismissed. DO NOT be early or late.

**Any player experiencing cold or flu-like symptoms in the past 14 days should not attend training. This includes fever, chills, cough, sore throat, muscle pain, loss of taste or smell, respiratory illness, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
No player should attend training if they are currently diagnosed with COVID-19 or have a test pending.
No player should attend training if they are currently under quarantine due to COVID-19 concerns.
No player should attend training if they have had contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 14 days.
No player should attend training if they have traveled anywhere designated as having a widespread ongoing transmission by the Center for Disease Control**

11. All players and coaching staff will always practice social distancing during training including water breaks.
12. Players must use ONLY their water jug and their own ball.
13. No players are allowed to touch or move any equipment at NELSA Vantage Field Training Facility.
14. Players are required to bring their OWN hand sanitizer that will be kept in their bag.
If you feel that there is an unusual hazard during the training activities, then you can remove yourself from the fields and immediately bring the matter to the attention of the Coaches.

Follow all NELSA directions. DO NOT assume anything, ask.

All NELSA families, guests and players MUST familiarize themselves with these rules and follow procedures.

NELSA wants everyone to stay safe and healthy while enjoying their training experience at Vantage Field Training Facility.