Your child’s safety is our top priority.

The safety of the children is LHYSA's first priority. Not only do we work to keep our facilities safe, we also take certain steps to be sure that children are safe in the care of our volunteers. All coaches and assistant coaches, referees, and members of the Board of Directors have completed comprehensive background checks through Kidsafe.   

Please help us keep Sundance Fields clean and safe for children.

Never allow your children to climb or hang from soccer goals or nets.

Dispose of all trash in the receptacles provided.

No smoking, tobacco products or alcoholic beverages are permitted.

No glass containers.

Please leave your pets at home.

Park only in the designated parking lot. Do not drive onto grassy areas.

Please stay off the fields during periods of maintenance.

Medical Release 

Parents must complete and sign the Medical Release Form included in the registration packet. A parent who does not complete and sign the form will not be permitted to leave the child during practice or games in the care of LHYSA staff. If a non-life-threatening injury should occur, emergency personnel and local hospitals will not begin treatment unless there is written authorization.

Should an accident occur during practice or a game, LHYSA maintains medical insurance on each enrolled player. The insurance is intended to serve as a second policy to the family’s primary insurance. Your coach and a Board member should be notified immediately of any injury requiring medical treatment.

For insurance purposes, only currently enrolled LHYSA players are permitted to participate in scheduled practice sessions or games on Sundance Fields.

Attendance at Practice and Games

When an individual joins any kind of team, he or she has a duty to contribute to the group’s overall success.

LHYSA players are expected to attend all practices and games. When a player does not attend, the absence hurts the entire team. During games, it means remaining players must go longer without breaks increasing the risks of dehydration, fatigue and serious injury. When a player misses practice, he or she misses valuable instruction, physical conditioning and team strategy, which is critical to the team’s performance on game day.

Because LHYSA plays small-sided games to allow everyone significant playing time, teams are small. In many cases, only two or three extra players are assigned to each team. When a player is absent, the rest of the team must work harder to be successful.

If a player is ill or is unable to attend practice, the coach should be notified at least three hours prior to the scheduled starting time. If a player is unable to participate on game day, the coach should be notified no later than the day before the game, or in cases of illness, three hours prior to game time. A coach may limit playing time during a game for those players who do not attend practice without a reasonable explanation. 

Game Cancellations 

Games may be cancelled due to inclement weather. In such case, your coach will notify you by phone at least one hour prior to your scheduled game. Rainouts may be rescheduled if time permits. Notice of cancellations will also be posted here. 

Laws of the Game

The LHYSA Board of Directors and Coaching Staff have adopted the FIFA Laws of the Game as the basis of our soccer program. We have adopted US Youth Soccer’s modifications of the Laws of the Game for U6 through U12 play. Parents may find those rules online at usyouthsoccer.org and may purchase the Handbook for Small-Sided Games as well as other helpful practice materials from the web site’s online store. Liberty Hill soccer coaches and certified referees will be teaching and enforcing these rules.

1. All players must wear shin guards at every practice and game. Coaches and referees will not permit your child to participate in soccer activities without them.
2. Soccer cleats are permitted, but not required. Tennis shoes are acceptable. 
3. Players must bring a soccer ball to practice:  Size 3 for U6 and U8, Size 4 for U10 and U12 and Size 5 for U14 and older.
4. Water bottle.
5. Parents will be asked to provide drinks and snacks for their teams (U6 and U8) on game days on a rotating schedule coordinated by your Team Parent. Snacks are optional for U10, U12, U18, but all players should bring water bottles to practice and games.
6. For U8, U10 and U12: Your Team Parent will coordinate a rotating schedule for parents to volunteer to serve as line judges on game days. Line judges call out of bounds on the sidelines. LHYSA provides a Center Referee. For U6: coaches serve as referees. For U18: Center Referee and two Assistant Referees are provided.
7. Uniforms are provided by LHYSA. Please take proper care of your child’s uniform by washing jerseys inside out in cold water and hanging to dry. Shorts and socks may be washed in cold water and dried on low heat. Save uniforms for game days. 
8. Coaches, parents and players should stand or be seated at least three feet away from the edge of the field during play. Spectators must enjoy the game from the side of the field opposite teams and coaches. Teams and coaches will be located in the area where benches are provided. On Fields #1 and #2, spectators may not stand or be seated in the area between the parking lot and the goals.

Conduct

To promote a healthy and safe learning environment, LHYSA has adopted rules of conduct for players, parents and coaches. During practice sessions, coaches are encouraged to use a form of time out to discipline uncooperative players. During games, the Progressive Discipline System will be utilized. The penalty point system described in the Parent Handbook is an attempt to discourage violent play and misconduct.