Heidelberg / Mannheim / Karlsruhe / Rhein-Neckar district / Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region . In all likelihood, the state of Baden-Württemberg's alert level will take effect tomorrow. From then on, the following applies to amateur players both in training and in competitions: 3G+ outdoors, 2G indoors. Referees are also subject to these requirements. Spectators are only allowed to access the sports grounds in the alert stage with 2G proof.
As soon as the number of corona intensive care patients in Baden-Württemberg rises to over 390 on two working days in a row, the state government's alert level automatically takes effect on the following day. In all likelihood, this will be the case tomorrow, Wednesday, November 17, 2021. While nothing changes for immunized people, the current Corona Ordinance or Corona Sport Ordinance provides for further restrictions for non-immunized, i.e. neither vaccinated nor recovered people. For amateur players, the following applies to the alert level both in training and in competitions: 3G+ outdoors, 2G indoors. Referees are also subject to these requirements. Spectators are only permitted access to events at the alert level with 2G proof; this also expressly applies to outdoor football games.
Exceptions for employees in games and training "Employees" within the meaning of the regulations, i.e. club trainers (including volunteers) and contract players, benefit from an exception in games and training: proof is sufficient for them a negative antigen rapid test both outdoors and indoors. All students will continue to be treated as immunized individuals. Persons under 18 who no longer attend school only have to present a rapid antigen test at the alert level.
Confirmations by guest clubs using a form are still possibleEven in the alert phase, the home clubs already fulfill their obligation to check if the guest clubs confirm on the form provided by the Baden-Württemberg state football associations with the Ministry of Education that the respective requirements have been met. It is up to the home clubs whether they accept this offer for simplification or carry out individual checks. If a home club decides to check the individual pieces of evidence individually, this procedure must be communicated to the relevant visiting club via e-mail no later than the day before the game in question. The form confirmation is merely an offer to reduce the control effort. As a precaution, we would like to point out that false information can have significant legal consequences.
Playing even during the alert stageAs already communicated when the stage model came into effect in mid-September, the bfv should also continue playing during the alert stage. What has changed since then is that unvaccinated people are no longer completely excluded from playing games. "When we consciously decided a few weeks ago to allow our clubs to continue playing even when the alarm level came into force, we still assumed a radical 2G regulation. In the meantime, the ordinance has been adjusted so that non-immunized people can continue to participate in games and training with a PCR test even in the alert stage. That is definitely a relief,” explains bfv Vice President Rüdiger Heiss. Despite the increased effort for non-immunized players, it is right to continue playing: "I can only emphasize once again that the personal decision of individuals against vaccination must not endanger our competitions as a whole." Also renewed Hot his appeal to the club representatives: "Talk to your unvaccinated members, every vaccination counts."
