Starting again with Excellence and C1 in 5-a-side football (also in the red zone), the FIGC gives the ok but is it worth it? Pros and cons for the resumption of tournaments
Starting again with Excellence and C1 in 5-a-side football (also in the red zone), the FIGC gives the ok but is it worth it? Pros and cons for the resumption of tournaments
Our pros and cons to eventual resumption of tournaments. The FIGC kicked off in recent days, on Wednesday the NLD will express itself on the formats, but there is a lot of perplexity on the part of clubs and members who “split” in two. Also in Trentino
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TRENTO. On Friday, the Federal Council of the FIGC ruled in favor of the resumption of the top regional championships. For the body that governs the ball in Italy, the men’s and women’s excellence and men’s and women’s C1 5-a-side football tournaments must restart. A very short time with contact training (we are even talking about next week) and then, after Easter, start at the championships, which will end in a revisited format adapted to the timing.
The FIGC said yes, the (national) policy has not yet expressed itself and, in the meantime, the interesting companies (not only in the province of Trento) but throughout Italy are in limbo, even if the pressures not to restart are very strong and widespread. . Indeed, the party of the “no”, currently, is more numerous and fierce than those who, on the other hand, would like to return to the field.
Important note: the recognition of national interest for the aforementioned championships means that, at the current state of the provisions, athletes and teams would have freedom of movement and the possibility of taking the field even in the case of a red zone, as already happens for the Trentino and South Tyroleans participating in national competitions.
So what to do? Starting again or stopping? Postpone everything to next season or return to the pitch in front of empty stands and with the risk of seeing the activity interrupted after a few weeks and without any guarantee?
The FIGC is taking on an enormous responsibility towards clubs and members and the real risk for the highest national football body is that of being denied in the short term, which would mean an incredible loss of credibility.
And, wanting to go even deeper, because – as always – the last second was reached and the situation was not thoroughly evaluated months and months ago, when the tournaments were interrupted and it was self-evident that they would not restart immediately. ? Why not think of a “small” formula with protocols already in December to give companies time to organize themselves? All in extremis, as usual one would say, with a run-up that many, many presidents, coaches and players have no intention of making.