The SAC office will be closed on Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The SAC office will be open Monday-Friday from 10-3pm.

Our Director of Coaching, Aki Lake, would like to share a message of thanks as we conclude 2020. Stay safe, enjoy the holidays and have a wonderful new year!

Aki’s video message can be viewed on our youtube channel here:
https://youtu.be/AXAV4mfAbP8

Rec & Junior Academy registration is currently open for the Spring 2021 season!
Register now to receive an early bird discount!

Face Coverings
In conjunction with MD’s expanded statewide mask order, which took effect Friday, July 31 at 5:00pm for anyone over the age of five, the Soccer Association of Columbia has adopted the following face covering guidelines for all visitors to the Bob Lucido Fields at Covenant Park:

–Players are required to wear face coverings to and from the field
–Coaches are required to wear face coverings at all times (on and off the field)
–Spectators are required to wear face coverings at all times
–Referees are required to wear face coverings to and from the field but not during games

We expect all visitors to abide by these guidelines. Failure to do so may result in removal from the complex.

We also ask, as an added measure of safety, that visitors continue to practice physical distancing around the fields. Please avoid stopping and/or gathering in common walking areas and remember that there are multiple points of entry to each field.

SAC general guidelines for return to play phased approach are designed for all participants to be safe. These SAC guidelines are for staff, players, coaches and families. All participants must read the return to play guidelines and sign a liability waiver before participating in a training session.

The most up-to-date version of our Return to Play Guidelines can be found below.

Guidelines (we are in Phase 3):
https://www.sackick.com/wp-content/uploads/SAC-Return-To-Play-Guidelines.pdf
*If necessary, please refresh the document to see changes

Waiver:
https://www.sackick.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Covid-Waiver.pdf

Aki Lake has been promoted to Club DOC. Aki will now be overseeing the entire Travel program, while maintaining his role as the Recreational and Select Director.

Baltimore Armour Girls are excited to join The Girls Academy for the 2020/21 season, competing against some of the top clubs in the country while continuing to give our players the best environment to grow and develop.

Baltimore Armour is excited to announce that we are working with MLS to form a new league, after US Soccer ended operations of the Development Academy on April 15. According to Fred Lipka, MLS VP & Technical Director, Player Development, “This new platform will provide year-round, high-level matches for MLS club academy teams and non-MLS academy teams that previously participated in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy in the U13, U14, U15, U17 and U19 age categories.”

Link to MLS’ announcement available here: MLS Memo to Academy Directors

Baltimore Armour is now being exclusively run by the Soccer Association of Columbia for both boys and girls. For the upcoming season, BA Boys will be competing in a new league being created by MLS. Details for the BA Girls will be coming soon.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, area soccer clubs and organizations have joined to form DMV UNITED. DMV UNITED formed to provide organizations with a way to share ideas, resources, and best practices in these unprecedented times.

Please find the full DMV United Press Release here:
https://www.sackick.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DMV-United-Press-Release-3.pdf

The 2020/2021 Travel/Pre-Academy Coaches list has been posted to the website. Click here to view.

With the increasing number of cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) being reported we want to help you, our members, and your players stay healthier by encouraging everyone to use the same basic health rules you’d use with any virus. Staying home when you are sick (including players!) and regular and complete handwashing are the start.

See the CDC’s recommended everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases here:
https://bit.ly/2x7FoAc

More information about COVID-10:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Interested in becoming a referee? Maryland Soccer Referees can help you get started!
A detailed account of the process can be found here:
https://www.sackick.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/How-to-Become-a-US-Soccer-Grassroots-Referee.pdf

An aerial tour of our complex.
https://vimeo.com/138686409

SAC car magnets and stickers can be obtained free of charge at the SAC Office.

Basic first aid for the community and  workplace
http://co.grand.co.us/DocumentCenter/View/555

US Soccer has implemented mandates, effective January 1, 2016, which restrict the heading of a soccer ball for players aged 12 and under. Click here for more complete information on the mandates.

What players, parents, coaches, & referees need to know. Provided by U.S. Soccer:
Powerpoint: https://ussoccer.box.com/s/ik3j2mh4xrs82zfsn4wgy9x00pgmi3cm
Video: https://ussoccer.box.com/s/c44by584fg167wejxk2lw1k66bntu0s5

Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services has introduced a smartphone app called PulsePoint. When someone calls 911 about a person in sudden cardiac arrest, PulsePoint will notify citizens in the area trained in CPR that someone needs assistance. It also provides maps and directions to the nearest Automated External Defibrillator, or AED. Source Article from Baltimore Sun