In the past years, Region 42 has witnessed incidents where coaches and/or spectators questioned the calls of referees, requiring referees to stop matches in order to deal with the situation. We even had an incident where a youth referee was verbally abused. These incidents have prompted us to remind everyone that Region 42 has a long standing, zero tolerance policy prohibiting such behavior. Please take a few moments to review the Region 42 Zero Tolerance policy (42k pdf file)

AYSO Region 42 annually renews the permits needed to use our fields for our events.  This includes all events - games, practices, picture day, etc. - and all fields - Peppertree, Dos Vientos, and other areas used for practices. There are two conditions of these permits that we need your help with:

While neighbors around our fields may walk their dogs around the park's paths, no dogs may be near the fields themselves. This is not only part of our permit conditions, but is also for the safety of our players. A few seasons ago one of our players, as he ran to retrieve a ball, was bitten by a normally docile dog with no history of aggression. To help ensure the safety of our players, referees may stop play until the dog has left the field area. So please, no dogs at the fields.

At Peppertree Fields, please be sure you and any of your guests at games do not park on the nearby residential streets. This is not only part of being a Good Neighbor, but is a condition of our field permits as well.