BLUE RIVER SOCCER ASSOCIATION
4TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP CHARITY GAME

Come join us this June 9th at 12:00 p.m. at Blue River Memorial Park.  All players aged 18+ are welcome to participate in the 4th annual Adult Charity Soccer Game to help raise money for our scholarship players.  Help keep the dream alive for all kids.

When:  June 9th at 12:00 p.m.
Where:  Blue River Memorial Park (Behind Wal-Mart in Shelbyville, IN)
How much:  Free. ( All donations are accepted and applied to our scholarship fund).

For more information please contact:

Robert Helfer
317-604-7443
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http://www.blueriversoccer.org

Please be aware that the new playground in Blue River Memorial Park has not yet been approved for use.  Shelbyville parks and rec and BRSA want to be sure our athletes are safe.  The opening day for this playground will be June 1st.  Thank You for your patience as we continue to grow

It’s that time of year again. Sign up now for our Fall 2012 Community Soccer Season. Registration
runs May 1^st through June 15^th. Please click the image below to sign up or you may choose to print your registration and mail it in. You can also drop them off at P.A.S.S. or at the Parks Department.

Blue River Soccer Association is looking for volunteers to help work the concession stand.  Any day that we do not have a volunteer's, the concession stand will be closed.  We apologize for the inconvenience and will continue to make efforts to keep this amenity available for everyone.  Please click here to volunteer for the concession stand.

The Outreach Program for Soccer is a community-based training and team placement program for athletes with disabilities, organized by youth soccer association volunteers. The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any players, age 8 and older, who have a mental or physical disability. Our goal is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to become valued and successful members of the Indiana Soccer & US Youth Soccer families.

Our exceptional athletes will be accompanied by buddies and will participate in an academy approach once a week for an 8-week season.

Who:     Any player 8 years or older [including adults] having been identified with a mental or physical disability

When:   Every Saturday for One hour starting at 10:00 am beginning April 21 continuing thru June 16, 2012

Where: Blue River Memorial Park

              725 Lee Blvd., Shelbyville, Indiana 46176

Shelley Lanter James, Blue River TOPSoccer Administrator

317.964.3207 [cell]

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TOPSoccer registration is performed by Indiana Soccer and is filed with Special Olympics Indiana to provide medical insurance for our players while participating in soccer.

If you are not already registered please see:

Indiana TOPSoccer Registration Packet at:

www.soccerindiana.org/programs/topsoccer.aspx

-or-

www.soccerindiana.org > Community > TOPSoccer

Return registration packet to Shelley James. See contact information above.

As soccer is one of the most well loved sports on Earth, many children and adults are lured into participating in playing on a daily basis. Due to this wide spread popularity, soccer injuries are very common.

With over 80,000 adults and children going to emergency rooms every year as a result of soccer, knowing the safety rules is vital. When playing and watching, there are certain things that you should always be aware of so that you and your teammates or family members are not among those hurt through either playing or watching. There are several categories of safety rules that you should be aware of. These consist of the following:

•On Field Safety
•Goal Safety
•Stadium Safety
•Equipment
•Weather Safety
•Miscellaneous Accessories

Lightning Safety Outdoors

Each year, about 400 children and adults in the U.S. are struck by lightning while working outside, at sports events, on the beach, mountain climbing, mowing the lawn or during other outdoor activities. About 80 people are killed and several hundred more are left to cope with permanent disabilities. Many of these tragedies can be avoided. Finishing the game, getting a tan, or completing a work shift aren't worth death or crippling injury.

• All thunderstorms produce lightning and are dangerous. Lightning kills more people each year than tornadoes.

• Lightning often strikes as far as 10 miles away from any rainfall. Many deaths from lightning occur ahead of the storm because people try and wait to the last minute before seeking shelter.

• You are in danger from lightning if you can hear thunder. If you can hear thunder, lightning is close enough that it could strike your location at any moment.

INTRODUCTION

A human being can only tolerate a variation of around 5° F in internal body temperature without physical and mental performance being impaired. Soccer players, like with many other outdoor sports, are at times subjected to extreme weather conditions. The temperature of the climate the game is played in is important, affecting body temperature and the ability to perform.

TEMPERATURE REGULATION

The control of body temperature depends on the balance between overcooling and overheating. The body’s normal temperature is 98° F. When playing soccer, heat production is increased and has to be removed or performance will be affected. Temperature must stay within a range of 98° F to 104° F. Body and the outside air temperature/humidity can be measured relatively accurately through the use of thermometers.

Most of the heat is conducted in the blood stream to the skin, where it is released into the environment in four different ways:

 Please click here to read about our new hazardous weather policy and the meaning of each colored flag.

 BRSA will be assessing the weather and field conditions at 7:00 am and 12:00 pm on Saturday game days for Spring 2011.  This will allow us the best possibility to avoid game reschedule conditions.

• Soccer Balls
• Shin Guards
• Shorts (No socks please)
• Jersey's
• Boots (Cleats)
• Indoor Shoes
• Goalie Gloves
• Money  (Due to our rising number of scholarship players in the past few years, Blue River Soccer Assocation would appreciate any and all help covering these costs.  There is a donation box located at the concession stand.  You can also purchase a window decal for your vehicle to help support our scholarship players). 

The parks department has put up no parking signs along the grassy areas and around the entrance sign and flag pole.  Please obey these signs as cars can be towed at the owners expense.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Blue River Soccer Association
P. O. Box 683
Shelbyville, IN 46176
Contact President