McLean Youth Soccer Association

As members of the McLean community who enjoy the privilege of using County fields for our games and practices, it is essential that we always respectful of the property rights and privacy of those homes that border the fields and the other people who also use the parks and schools.

Several neighbors have voiced complaints in recent weeks about the intrusion of the synthetic turf fields at Spring Hill Park. As the primary user of these fields, it is essential that MYS members observe the following code of conduct for all the fields used by our members.

1. Never trespass on private property to gain access to a field. It is better to be a few minutes late than to violate another person’s property rights.
    
2. Minimize the noise levels during warm-ups for early morning games and late evening practices.
    
3. Use public toilets or Port-A-Jons. The alternative is frankly uncivil.
    
4. Leave the field free of all trash at the end of a game or practice, even if some of it was there from the group before. This includes bottles, caps, athletic tape, food wrappers, etc. It is a simple matter to police the field before leaving.
    
5. Use legal parking spaces, even if it requires a longer walk to the field.

We need to establish a high standard of respect for the environment, the neighbors and the other users of the park or school. All of these codes of conduct will help educate our children to be responsible adults and enhance our relationship with the neighbors who share our community.