As stewards of the game in our wonderful city of Seattle, we are putting out a call to ask all SYSA members to help us keep our fields useable, safe and clean for everyone - and also reminding their neighbors, friends and family to do the same.
Soccer goal care:
Soccer goal safety is everyone's responsibility. Please treat the goals you see around the city with care. They are expensive and time consuming to repair. When they are climbed on, the nets get ripped and the structure becomes less stable and thereby unsafe. Soccer goals should ALWAYS be weighted and anchored, both when in use and especially when not in use. If you see that goals are NOT weighted please do not use them and definitely do NOT hang or climb on them.
THANK YOU to very own Ken Sloan, taking dismantled goals and turning them into safe and useable structures so that the community of Seattle can use them as they are intended to be used, to PLAY SOCCER!
Dogs at soccer fields:
Seattle is a very dog friendly city and many of us are dog owners ourselves - but our furry friends don't belong at soccer fields, during games or anytime. Both Seattle and Shoreline municipal codes prohibit dogs on playfields as they can damage the field, foul the surface and cause nuisance and distraction to participants.
Also - soccer fields are NOT off leash parks. Several playfields in the city (B.F. Day and Smith Cove specifically) have seen an uptake in the number of residents using them as off leash areas for their dogs. This results in messy fields, both in regards to the dog poop and to the holes that they dig up. The holes make the playing surfaces unsafe and difficult to use for practices and games.
Keeping fields clean:
Please take your garbage with you or place it in a garbage can located at the field. And if you see trash left by others, kindly dispose of it yourself.
Field safety and cleanliness is everyone's responsibility. Thank you for doing your part! For more on SYSA's field rules and safety policies, as well as information on field utilization, visit us here.
Call for volunteers!
If you would like to volunteer to help SYSA keep the fields in working order, please reach out to David Griffiths at davidg@sysa.org. High schoolers, a reminder that you can get service hour credits by volunteering with SYSA!
