Please "Park in the Park." Please no drop offs along
Moller Road or West 62nd Street at Northwestway Park.
Please no drop offs along
Reed Road or W. 56th Streets.
Please note the NO PARKING areas at Northwestway Park. This
includes grass areas, other than the overflow parking lot. This
is for safety reasons, to allow emergency vehicles the ability
to get through the lot, should the need arise. There is plenty
of parking available in all lots at the Park.
REFEREES
Please remember that the majority of our PSC referees at the Rec
level are kids themselves, and many are still learning. Please
treat them with respect and thank them for a job well done.
Positive comments go a long way to improving performance.
It is everyone's responsibility to help protect our children
from risk. All hard objects (such as beads, ponytail holders
with beads, metal hair clips) in the hair are considered jewelry
and, therefore, dangerous and not permitted. Referees should
not allow players to play with this jewelry.
This is a very long standing FIFA Law of the Game. This world
wide soccer federation Law of the Game #4 lists only certain
equipment soccer players may wear during a game and bans all
other items, including jewelry. Although some youth leagues,
including PSC, in the past, allowed some earrings to be taped
over, or allowed beads in hair when covered, the United States
Soccer Federation issued a clarification that such actions are
no longer allowed for the safety of the players. PSC must, and
indeed wishes, to follow such rulings.
So please understand the 'no beads' rule comes from FIFA Law #4
citing 'no jewelry.' USSF states: 'Beads, as decorative items,
must be considered as jewelry. They can also be dangerous,
particularly at the end of braids. For these reasons, they are
not permitted.'
There is a wealth of information posted on Pike Soccer Club's
web site about a soccer player's equipment and what is allowed
and what is not. See
http://www.pikesoccerclub.org/risk.shtml There you will find the documents that
address beads, jewelry, head bands, eye glasses. This
particular document contains USSF's clarification that beads in
hair are banned:
http://www.pikesoccerclub.org/equipment.pdf
KidSafe
PSC, since 1979, has provided a safe playing environment for its
children. Parents expect participation in youth sports will
help their children develop emotionally, socially, and
physically. Sadly, these benefits occasionally are overshadowed
by damaging behavior of adults. Fran Sepler, an expert on
reducing risk to children in youth sports, on behalf of the US
Youth Soccer Risk Management Committee, in the brochure Managing
the Ultimate Risk (available from PSC), states: 'PARENTS are
the primary advocates for their children. No rule, law, or
policy can replace a proactive parent.' Please never leave your
children unsupervised.
Fran states: 'Protecting our Kids is our First Priority. For
youth athletes to gain benefit from sport, they must be safe.
Every Sport Has its Risks. Coaches, parents and administrators
need to do their part. Policies, Procedures, Screening, and
Monitoring, are the keys to a safe sports environment.'
Being concerned about player safety, understanding of rules of
the game, and other Risk Management issues, especially player
safety, is the responsibility of all, including PSC Board
members, Committee members, Coaches, players and especially
parents.
