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Lexington Recreation Department Field Usage Guidelines
The Lexington Recreation Department is making a concerted effort to make Lexington recreation areas look nicer. They have requested we (and baseball, lacrosse, high school, etc. coaches) continue to make sure our players are cleaning up after themselves; check that water bottles, sweatshirts and the like are not left on the fields after practices and games.
Also, please return soccer goals and their sand bags to their designated locations after practices and games! See below for field-by-field guidelines:
Lincoln
- 11v11 goals should be left in their appropriate field locations at all times (except during 6v6 games, the large goals should be wheeled back a few feet to get them off the sidelines, per previous communications).
- 6v6 goals should be rolled off the edge of L1 and 8v8 goals should be rolled off the edge of L2 to the area outside of the sidelines. Please do this every practice and game, unless you know another team is following you.
Center
- Move all 6v6 goals off the field to the outside of the track. Goals should be arranged goal-mouth to goal-mouth and locked with cable lock provided, one set between track and tennis courts & one set on opposite side next to bleachers.
- 11v11 goals should be left in their appropriate field locations.
Harrington
- Move ALL goals off ALL fields to storage area along wooden fence next to parking area; goals should be arranged goal-mouth to goal-mouth and locked with cable lock provided.
Diamond
- There is one set of 11v11 goals that should not be used for practices at all; they should remain where you find them, hopefully not in the middle of the fields.
Franklin
- The one set of 6v6 goals should be left separated; the goal closest to the infield should be pushed back a few feet well into foul territory; the other goal should be placed next to either of the two stairway entrances that are used to access Franklin (one is left field, one beyond the field of play in deep center field).
Adams
- All goals should be left in their appropriate field locations, not in the middle of any fields.
Muzzey
- All goals should be left in their appropriate field locations, not in the middle of any fields.
Please continue to use sand bags on the backs of all goals – it is a primary safety concern!
CORNER FLAGS
The corner flags are kept on
the porch of 5 Harrington Rd. This is the house on the
Battle Green next to the First Parish Church.
LUSC SOCCER GOAL POLICY
1. All 11v11 goals are not to be moved.
2. All (8v8 and 6V6) goals that share fields with other sports and or (11v11) teams,
at the end of games or practice, the goals must be moved to the far sideline
and placed together goal mouth to goal mouth.
3. Keep sand bag weights (2ea.) on goal back bars at all times.
We are getting
many complaints that goals are moved & abandoned
out of there proper place. We share these fields with
other programs. Please do your share and rectify behavior
for the safety of all.
LUSC “Team” SNACK GUIDELINE:
Fruit & Water Only
All Lexington United Soccer Club soccer-based
programs -- practices, games and clinics -- should limit
“team” snacks to fruit and water only. This
guideline applies to foods and beverages brought by
parents and served to the team before, during and after
the soccer-based activity.
NOTES:
- “Team” snack specifically refers to
the snack assigned to each parent on a rotating basis
to provide for the entire team.
- Recommended fruit may be either fresh or dried.
See list below for examples.
- This guideline takes effect with the Fall 2005 season.
BACKGROUND:
In an effort to align the Lexington United Soccer Club
with the positive health and nutrition messages taught
to young children and teens throughout the school year,
it is recommended that the “team” snacks
served before, during, and after in-town and travel
soccer games be limited to fruit and water only.
While standard health messages include limiting sweets,
salty snacks, and other non-nutritive foods for optimal
nutritional and dental health, the distribution of cookies,
donuts, candy, ice cream, sugary “juice”
and sports drinks, and salty chips as “reward”
for being physically active (i.e. playing soccer for
90 minutes) sends a conflicting message to children
and undermines their overall health and well being.
When children are enticed to play sports or rewarded
for a “great game” with cookies, donuts
and other treats:
- They learn to focus on the rewards as the best part
of learning or being physically active.
- They become more focused on external rewards rather
than internal rewards (i.e. they move away from the
concept that “being a good sport makes me feel
proud” to “an hour on the playing field
gets me cookies”).
- When children associate treats as rewards, they
may expect sugary and salty “snacks” to
be part of every type of achievement. This encourages
a lifetime habit of self-rewarding with treats and
sets children up for future dental and health problems.
Fresh and dried fruit options can include the following:
- Oranges
- Apples
- Strawberries
- Dried Apricots
- Watermelon
- Cantaloupe
- Grapes
- Tangerines
- Pineapple
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