Please click on the link below for online Spring 2012 Registration.  Online printable forms will soon be available.  In the meantime, they can be picked up and dropped off at PASS and the Shelbyville Parks Department.  If you have any questions or concers please contact Heather Brant at 317-604-9527.

Interested in making some extra cash? Want to be more involved with soccer for your kids or community? Become a referee.
Below is the information for our next certification course in February.

February 17th, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at Hendrick Elementary School in Shelbyville, IN. Click here to register

U-8 Girls All Star Teams
Coached by:  Lisa Kiefer and Kim Bogemann

U-8 Boys All Star Teams
Coached by:  Thomas Macaluso, Jodi Haas and Robert Blackketter.

A complete gallery of the pictures can be seen by placing your mouse over the Community Soccer link at the top of the page and following to the U-8 Boys or U-8 Girls link.  All action shots are available for purchase in larger size.  They were reduced in size to allow faster loading times on the website.  Should you be interested in purchasing any of the action shots, please contact Robert Helfer, Director of Communications for Blue River Soccer Association at 317-604-7443. 

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.

We have made repeated efforts to contact coaches, assign dates and times and ask that everyone step up to help with our Parent Volunteer Program.  We are receiving very little cooperation.  With approximately 700 parents in our organization there should be no problem with getting 50-70 volunteers to spend 1-1/2 hours in our concession stand for the whole season.  I think we have 25% of the time slots filled.  For the time slots that remain unfilled our concession stand will be closed.   We enjoy offering our members this benefit as many organizations do not have the ability to offer a concession stand.  I ask that you check your schedule and contact Amy or myself if you are able to volunteer a couple hours.
  
Secondly, please work with us on working out the picture schedule.  Our photographer had no open Saturdays so we need to use our weeknight to your best ability.  Thank you for you cooperation and patience as we work thru this.

    As a reminder, none of the positions with BRSA are paid positions.  This is strictly a volunteer organization.  If you feel you can help in other areas please also let me know.  My cell number and email are posted on the website.
Thank You for supporting BRSA.

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:

We are always looking for good volunteers!  Help us support keeping our costs low.

Come help volunteer in our concession stand!!  Please click here to sign up and help volunteer.

 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