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- 16/10/2013
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Coaching League Important Notice
The NECSL Executive Committee discussed the following issues arising from the Coaching Leagues.
1. Filming, Photographing
Under Child Welfare and Protection Legislation no unauthorised filming or photographing of coaching leagues are allowed. Spectators are not permitted to film or photograph the games. Only team squad photographs taken by a designated person once agreed with team coaches are permitted.
2. Eye wear
No children are allowed take to the field of play wearing regular spectacles as they are high risk in regard to serious injury.
Already some children have been hit full in the face by the ball at some force but luckily these children were not wearing spectacles.
Eye protection is a necessity: Certain sports that require protective eyeglasses include most ball games such as baseball, soccer, softball and tennis and some recreational activities. Sports related eye injuries account for a great portion of the total ocular injuries. Since children usually can not help participating in these active yet interesting games, making them take appropriate protection is a must at the parents’ side.
Polycarbonate lenses offer several aspects of protection: When they play outdoors, make sure their protective eyewear can protect the eyes from the danger of ultraviolet (UV) rays. Since polycarbonate lenses not only provide superior eye protection, but also offer greater comfort due to their lightness, they are the best choice for children’s protective eyewear. Children who have nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism can choose protective eyewear with prescription lenses which can both correct eyesight and lower the risk of eye injuries. A fact is that most lens materials are compatible with prescriptions.
Parents should persuade their kids to use protection eyewear: Before choosing protective eyeglasses for their kids, parents should first set a good example. The reason is that some kids may refuse to put such an additional device on their nose. But it is really important for parents to let their kids know that it is a must to wear protective eye wear when they play sports.
As the children develop and progess to competitive soccer they will be prevented from playing by referees for not wearing correct eye wear.
3. No smoking
A no smoking policy applies to spectators while games are on going.
