Field Usage Policy

Please Follow All Usage And Parking Guidelines.

General Field Usage Guidelines

  1. There is absolutely no parking allowed on the grass or along the access road at the Kinder Complex.
  2. No pets are allowed at the fields...not on a leash, not "pocket" dogs. Service dogs are permitted, if on a leash.
  3. Keep to your assigned practice slot - field and venue.
  4. Keep to your assigned start and end times.
  5. Leave the field with equipment - rebounders and other training aids, etc. - on the field edges.
  6. Please observe the field set-up and take-down schedule. This includes lining the field, checking the goal nets, placing the goal weights (or suitable alternatives) for goals that require them , and getting the flags.
  7. Make sure the goals are returned to their required location - at SPHS, this means off the field in the area they are required to be in, and elsewhere, in their typical locations.
  8. Avoid overuse of any one area, especially the goal area. Rotate areas from session to session, or different from where the preceding session's coach was using.
  9. When using a goal, offset or otherwise reorient it so as to involve typically less used areas of the field.
  10. Avoid using the field for warm-up, conditioning and individual technical activities. There is no advantage to doing stretching in the penalty area. Seek to use the grassy, non-field areas to the extent your location allows.
  11. Clean up trash. This is absolutely critical at SPHS - it doesn't matter whether the trash is "yours" or not, please remove it.
  12. Resolve conflicts diplomatically by always thinking of what's best for the players and club.
  13. Report any safety hazard (field, equipment) to a club representative and use good judgment to ensure the safety of the players.
  14. Use good judgment when evaluating whether an area of a field, or the entire field itself, is suitable for usage, whether for possible field damage or safety.
  15. The last team using the field for games or training is responsible for ensuring all lights are off, and we may not turn on the lights prior to 30 minutes before sunset. The club pays for the usage of the lights.

Special Turf Field Instructions For Severna Park and Severn High Schools

  • Coaches and Players only on the turf areas
  • Spectators should use the bleachers. Chairs are not allowed on the track or the field.
  • Clean up trash. This is absolutely critical at SPHS and Severn - it doesn't matter whether the trash is "yours" or not, please remove it.
  • Water only on the turf. No sport drinks near the turf.
  • Dogs are not permitted in stadium areas
  • No gum allowed in stadium areas and in particular near the turf field
  • Proper shoes are required for play.
  • No tobacco products are allowed on school property.
  • No glass containers in the stadium areas.
  • Sunflower seeds are not allowed on the turf.
  • Vehicles are not permitted on the track at any time.

Additional SPHS Instructions

  1. GSPAA teams may take the field only after the high school team which was using it is completely done for the day, regardless of if the high school usage is going beyond the normally scheduled time.
  2. SPHS goals must be off the fields after practice and in the area they are required to be in.
  3. All trash on and around the field must be removed and placed in trash cans.
  4. Use good judgment when evaluating whether an area of a field, or the entire field itself, is suitable for usage, whether for possible field damage or safety.
  5. Restrict the activities to soccer.