Travel Guidelines
When traveling with a Club team, Parents, Players, and Coaches are representatives for every Club team. Their actions reflect on the reputation of every player, coach and parent. The coaches and parents that travel with Playing Members are taking responsibility for their safety and good conduct. For the good of the program and all players, Playing Members need to abide by the following guidelines or risk return to their home at Parent’s expense:
Notify of whereabouts - The chaperone that you are traveling with must be made aware of where you are at all times. For instance, if during your free time you decide to go to the laundry room or pool, you need to make your adult-in-charge aware of your destination and the time of your return. The buddy system is to be used and no one is to wander off alone at any time.
Use buddy system – If you leave the proximity of the team, take a friend and your identification with you. Unfamiliar surroundings can confuse and accidents requiring medical attention can happen to anyone.
Rooms - Under no circumstances will males be allowed in female rooms or females allowed in male rooms. Interaction between males and females will take place in public areas. Acceptable areas may be defined upon arrival to housing accommodations.
Sleeping - Once a Playing Member is assigned to a room, that is where they will sleep. The Club does not wish to search for players in emergencies. Lights out will be followed. You will be expected to be in your room.
Respect property – You do pay to use the facilities where the team is staying – but the rates are set for reasonable use and care of the facilities. It is not expected that the rooms you stay in will require new carpets or paint after your stay. Nothing should be thrown on ceilings, out of windows, or anywhere else. Use consideration and common sense when occupying your rooms. Keep loose soccer balls from rolling about the room as they inevitably leave marks on the walls. Swimming pools and common spaces are for the use of everyone, so it is important to leave them in as good a condition as they were before you occupied them.
Respect people – Traveling means sharing spaces with groups of other travelers. They deserve to eat their meals and occupy their room and any recreation facilities without groups of noisy, rambunctious youth disturbing them. You are certainly allowed to have fun together, but not to the extent that it interferes with others.
Be responsible for you – Feed and rest yourself reasonably so that you can play your best for your team. Remember to provide your body with foods high in carbohydrates (pasta, pizza, breads, cereal) as those foods are the best source of sustained energy, especially the night before a game. (Fats and large amounts of protein found in steaks, french fries and hamburgers are hard to digest and can or may make you feel sluggish.) Give yourself plenty of liquids during the hours prior to your games so your body has enough fluids to support the continuous physical exertion of your soccer games, ESPECIALLY WHEN PLAYING IN WARM, DRY CLIMATES.
Know the schedule – Know your schedule so that others do not have to spend their time looking for you or helping you to gather your gear in time to be ready for the team.
Following these guidelines will make traveling and playing soccer more fun for everyone – as well as preserve the image of all of the Club soccer teams.