JETS boss Lawrie McKinna is hopeful of completing the A-League season but is happy for coach Carl Robinson to remain in Canada until a restart date is confirmed.
Robinson has returned to Vancouver to be with wife Laura, 17-year-old daughter Lowri and son Milo, 11.
Canada is in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Robinson, who has another three seasons on his Jets contract, is packing up his home ahead of the family's move to Newcastle.
His daughter is staying in Canada to attend university.
Assistant coach Kenny Miller has travelled back to Scotland. He also plans to bring his family out to Australia.
Midfielder Joe Ledley and wingback Bobby Burns returned home to Wales and Northern Ireland respectively as soon as the A-League was postponed. Ledley is off contract and unlikely to return unless he signs a new deal. Burns was on loan.
Football Federation Australia will give an update on April 22 on the likelihood of the A-League resuming.
McKinna believes a return to training in July is a best-case scenario but that will hinge on the government loosening border and social distancing restrictions.
Robinson and Miller would, at the very least, face a 14-day quarantine on arriving back in Australia.
"Carl had to go back because he is bringing his family out here," McKinna said. "He has to organise his house and pack things up. It was a similar situation with Kenny. His wife and two kids are moving out here. They are in the middle of selling their house."
The Jets were among seven A-League clubs to stand down players and staff a fortnight ago.
The players have been following individual training programs and the coaching staff have been in regular contact.
"They have a WhatsApp group and Carl was online when they did a pilates session on Zoom," McKinna said.
"As soon as we know potentially when the season could be restarting, he will be having Zoom meetings every day," McKinna said. "He is so thorough in everything he does. He will be working just as hard in Canada as he would be here."
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The Jets had a player test positive to COVID-19 on March 27. The player was asymptomatic and has now been cleared of the virus. No other player or staff member has developed symptoms.
The Jets were three points outside the top six when the season was postponed. They have four regular season games remaining and there are 27 matches in total plus finals to be played.
The National Rugby League (NRL) has set May 28 as the target to restart their competition.
All semi-professional and grassroots football has been halted until May 31 and could be extended.
FFA, club owners and state member federations were briefed by Australia's chief medical officer, professor Brendan Murphy, last week.
"We need to look at what's best for the A-League," McKinna said. "It's not about being first. It is about what is right for us. We have to make decisions now that will make sure the game is solid going forward.
"We have issues like players coming out of contract at the end of May. If we wait until July to start,we need to work with the PFA (players union) to get the contract situation sorted. The clubs and the PFA are working together. If we started in July and finished in August, we would need to extend contracts by a few months.
"The other big thing is that we have three teams playing the Asian Champions League. The NRL and AFL dictate what happens, we have the AFC to consider..
"If we can play the final 27 games at the right time, behind closed doors. That sets us up for starting the 2020-21 season."
