WHSA strives to maintain facilities that are safe for play.  While WHSA does not own the fields where games and programs are played; WHSA does take an active role in working with the local Board of Education and Municipal Recreation organizations in ensuring that facilities and equipment are maintained properly. 

If you see or find a safety issue with any of the facilities please notify WHSA by email to:  WHSAHelp@verizon.net

NOTE: All goals should be secured with sand bags or spikes.  If you locate a goal that is not secured please let WHSA know via email.

The following information is provided for coaches, parents and players as an introduction to concussions and what are implications of a concussion.  The overall message is if you have a concussion it is better to miss one game than to miss a whole season.

This is not intended as a medical diagnosis and any suspected concussion should be evaluated by a health care professional experienced in evaluating for concussion

Heads Up - Concussion in Sports

Heads Up - Quiz

Parent & Athlete Information Sheet

 

 

 

Lightning Policy

Play must be suspended for 30 minutes when thunder is heard in the area. 

For more details review the WHSA Policy

Street Eyewear Outlawed on the Playing Fields of New Jersey

In July 2006, children in NJ who participate in certain sports and need corrective lenses will be required to wear sports protective eyewear.

• This law effects children birth to 12^th grade
• Sports include — racquetball, squash, tennis, women’s lacrosse, basketball, women’s field hockey, badminton, paddleball, soccer, volleyball, baseball or softball, sponsored by a school, community or government agency
• This law effects children who wear prescription glasses
• This law does not effect children that do not wear prescription glasses or children who wear contact lenses
• This law simply outlaws "street eyewear", or regular standard glasses, from the playing fields
• Protect your eyes during sports. Every 13 minutes a person in the United States goes to an emergency room with a sports related eye injury and 90% are preventable according to Prevent Blindness America
• This law was developed by the Coalition to Prevent Sports Eye Injuries at www.sportseyeinjuries.com
• View the law online :   

NOTE: Before going to the field, always check on field conditions and program/game/practice cancellations by contacting the WHSA Soccer Info Line @ 908-647-8342

 

Cancellations can occur up to 1 hour before program/game/practice start times, this includes Saturday games.  If weather changes during the day, the Info Line will be updated.  So programs/games/practices with an early morning start date may be played and, if the weather changes during the day, later programs/games/practices may be cancelled.

 

Please note that the individual BOE and Town Recreation Departments determine if fields are open or closed and these decisions are often made early in the morning on weekends and in the afternoon on weekdays.  In addition, WHSA monitors radar to determine if weather will change for the better or worse before updating program/game/practice status.

 

WHSA makes every effort to hold programs/games/practices on the day scheduled as there is no opportunity to make up any cancellations and therefore WHSA will wait until up to an hour prior to the start time to cancel.