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Category: AYSO Safety Policies

How to Ensure Emotional Wellbeing after the Game

September 12, 2017October 13, 2017 Alexis Glowka
Generally, youth sports are fun, character-developing opportunities that enable players to find a love for exercise. Yet, the rate in which players drop out after the age of 13 has drastically increas... Read More

Keeping our Players Physically and Emotionally Safe

February 17, 2017February 15, 2017 Alexis Glowka
  In AYSO, we do a good job of keeping our players physically safe because our coaches, parents and referees are very good at identifying possible injuries and immediately taking appropriate acti... Read More

Volunteers Should Not Contact Players via Social Media

February 6, 2017February 15, 2017 Alexis Glowka
In the interest of keeping both our players and volunteers safe, we recommend that adults not have direct communication via text message, email or Social Media with AYSO players at any time.  This in... Read More

Official Statement – Jason Niemasz

January 26, 2017March 8, 2017 Jennifer O
  Inquiries Contact: Michelle Dunn Office: 800-872-2976 The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) learned of allegations against former volunteer, Jason Niemasz of Roseville, Mich., in the fa... Read More

Drowsy Driving Kills: Crash Rate Spikes with Every Hour of Lost Sleep

January 20, 2017January 16, 2017 Alexis Glowka
Reprinted from NPR, originally posted December  6, 2016.  Traffic safety officials regularly warn us of the risks of driving while drunk or distracted. But Americans still need to wake up to the dan... Read More

Drop Off vs. Hand Off

January 6, 2017January 4, 2017 Alexis Glowka
At AYSO, we believe that no child should be left unsupervised before or after a game or practice, which is why parents must not “drop” players off at the soccer fields without contact with the coa... Read More

Tom Bobadilla Explains Law 4 & Law 5

December 2, 2016December 2, 2016 Alexis Glowka
Safety is our first priority at AYSO.   We follow the same guidelines as many other contact sports to ensure the safety of our players.  Being a referee is fun and exciting, but at times it can be ... Read More

U.S. Soccer’s Recognize to Recover Player and Health Safety Program

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 Alexis Glowka
U.S. Soccer recently released a new video on recognizing and managing concussions in soccer players. The video highlights the vital roles that players, parents, coaches, referees and health profession... Read More

Safety Is Our First Priority

October 26, 2016November 1, 2016 Jennifer O
Hello AYSO community, Welcome to Safety First, AYSO’s primary spot for community safety concerns. AYSO’s Vision is to provide world class youth soccer that enriches children’s lives, through our... Read More
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