December 21, 2020 Dear Club and League Representaves: As you may know, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253 – Gatherings and Face Mask Order. This specific Emergency Order remains in effect through January 15, 2021. Gatherings for the purpose of indoor organized sports and contact organized sports in Michigan, including MSYSA affiliated acvies, such as team training, scrimmages, games, and supplemental try-outs are prohibited through January 15, 2020, unless all parcipants, teams, and venues comply with the enhanced tesng as detailed on the MDHHS Interim Public Guidance on Contact Sports document under *Addional Migaon Measures for Safer Athlec Pracce and Play secon (page 4). Gatherings are permied for outdoor fitness classes and acvies, and outdoor non-contact sports. As a result of the Order, try-outs for MSYSA’s Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams, scheduled for December 26, 2020 through December 29, 2020 and January 2-3, 2021, are postponed. New try-out dates, mes and, locaon(s) will be communicated to all registered parcipants in the near future. In addion, ODP 101 and ODP GK Academy training sessions scheduled for January 9, 2021 are postponed and will be rescheduled as well. Based on current COVID-19 condions, team travel out of state for games and/or tournaments is not recommended at this me. Teams that choose to travel out of state for games and/or tournaments, including teams in US Youth Soccer’s Naonal League Conferences, must comply with local and state health department orders as established in the state(s) they are playing in. Teams must also comply with the applicable Return-To-Play (RTP) guidelines in other states. Please connue to monitor our website and social media plaorms for updates. Sincerely, Thomas Faro Execuve Director