Hello Coaches,
For the past month, teams have been playing or are about to begin playing their scheduled portion of boarded games at the Saskatoon Kinsmen Henk Ruys Soccer Centre. SYSI wishes to remind all coaches to educate their players in creating physically safe environments in all formats of play in our league, including safety around the boards. The referee association is working diligently with all referees through mentorship efforts to curtail dangerous and reckless play, however this is a joint effort; injuries can be prevented by having both players and referees educated. Coaches are to ensure their team is playing the game with respect and fairness towards one another and are to educate their players around mitigating risks of endangering player safety.
A few items/principles of play coaches can talk to players about are:
The last thing anyone wants is for injuries to occur, so please do your part and educate the player’s around safe play. Keep the environment fun and injury free, good luck to all in the rest of the season!
Thank you,
Saskatoon Youth Soccer Inc.