Safety is everyone’s responsibility…Coaches, Players, Referees and Parents!

- Be familiar with the symptoms of a Concussion and Heat-induced conditions.
- Before a practice or a game, kids should drink about 12 to 16 ounces of fluid. 
- Never let a child climb on a Soccer goal.   If you see there is NOT a bag or weight anchoring a goal, please find one to help secure it.
We need to insure that we are providing a safe and enjoyable environment for our children.   
If you notice unsafe conditions on the field or if the goals look to be unsafe please notify your coach and the regional Safety Director at 912-659-6720.



Region 572 recommends everyone be familiar with the symptoms of a concussion.

What is a concussion?
A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury that changes the way the brain normally works. A concussion is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head or body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth.
Parent Concussion FAQ
Parent/Athlete Concussion Info Sheet (pdf)

All Coaches and Referees to complete the CDC's online Concussion Awareness Training.  This online course takes approximately 45-60 minutes to complete.  While we are aware that everyone is busy, this free training is invaluable and incredibly important to the safety of our AYSO players and families.

 To take the training please follow these instructions:
     1) Go to  aysotraining.org 
     2) Enter your AYSO ID Number and last name.
     3) In the left Column under "Safe Haven" go to the "START NOW" link.
     4)  Select AYSO CDC Concussion Awareness 
     5) Compete training.

Thank you for your time and commitment to the safety or our children.

Goal Safety

If you see there is no bag or weight anchoring a goal, please find one to help secure it.

You have nothing to fear from a quiet, unassuming portable soccer goal, right? 
Its importance as the focus of a child's goal-kicking effort outweighs any possible danger, right? WRONG! 

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has reported 26 deaths and hundreds of injuries since 1979 resulting from soccer goal accidents. Most of these injuries occur when children climb on top of an unsecured goal, causing it to either break from the strain (in the case of many homemade goals) or simply flip over onto an unsuspecting victim. You only need to review some of the descriptions of injuries and deaths addressed in the CPSC report to become saddened by this easily-preventable problem. 

The bottom line is this: Goal safety is everyone's job and volunteers and parents need to be aware of the dangers.   Please help us...

Securely anchor or counter-weight portable goals at all times.  If you see there is no bag or weight anchoring, please find one to help secure it.  If none are available please email Maria Parrish, [email protected] or notify a referee/coach.

Never let your child climb on the net or goal framework. 

Hydration

Before a practice or a game, kids should drink about 12 to 16 ounces of fluid.

Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke are all serious (in some cases fatal) heat-induced conditions. It is imperative for the safety of your children, players, volunteers, & coaches that you know how to identify and treat the symptoms.

Make Hydration a goal (from AYSO.com)

Heat induced symptoms (from AYSO.org)