Field Maintenance & Policies
TORSO member teams are responsible for maintaining their "Home" fields. Fields must remain in compliance with FIFA Laws of the Game pertaining to the minimum requirements for safe and fair play.
Per the TORSO By-Laws, if any fields are deemed "not in compliance", home teams have 10 days to make corrections and bring them into compliance or the TORSO Board of Directors will have the work needed to correct the problem contracted out. The cost will be passed on to each team that uses those fields as their "HOME" field.
Common areas of field maintenance issues are:
You can find detailed information about TORSO teams using the links to the left. Register to join a TORSO team
- 4 corner flags of proper height
- Goal nets that are in good repair and are secured to the goal posts
- Accurate field markings of proper width and visibility
- Minimum distances between technical areas, touch lines, spectators / stands
- Repair holes or other dangerous objects (sprinkler heads) that may be exposed on the field
A complete listing of field requirements may be found in the FIFA Laws of the Game manual.
Bear Creek Practice Field Policies
The Westside fields (Bear Creek) are once again open for adult practices. HFA will be using field 30, HWSA will be using Field 29, and Torso will be using field 28. It is important that teams only train on their assigned fields, otherwise they will be removed by the Precinct 5 Police.
Important Practice Information
- Make sure that each team that trains on the Westside fields has their player cards.
- Make sure each team has a letter of permission from their Adult league (HFA, HWSA, TORSO); and also make sure the letter includes a statement stating that they have permission from Westside. They should have this document with them at each practice to avoid being removed. It would be wise to laminate this letter.
- Make sure teams call the weather line before going to practice.
- Make sure teams that train on the weekend are aware of the youth tournaments.
- Make sure teams don't allow un-registered players to practice with them. If players don't have a player card, they are not allowed to practice with the team. This is very important because this would terminate their practice rights at Westside fields.
- Most important of all - if approached by the police and/or Westside please be respectful.
