This week, we play at Ridge, that field in Southwest DC near Fort Dupont park. We've generally had good games there, playing competitively and well.
Anyway, CCSL players have reported numerous minor incidents of theft at the field over the past 2 years. There was another incident this season. Do not bring valuables to the game. We will also put all of our gear into one big pile along the sideline, in view of all players. With those precautions, I don't foresee any problems.
See league email below:
ALL:
FYI.
Jesse
USSF Assignor
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Sanjay
To: CCSL Teams
Cc: CCSL Execs
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 2:22 PM
Subject: [ccsl_teams] Ridge
Hi all,
We had another incident this past weekend with some property gone missing at Ridge while a game was being played. I wanted to let you all know that we are in the process of trying to retain outside security (non-armed) to help police the area for us on Sunday. Ridge is a great field and given our financial picture, we do not have the luxury of being able to be choosy and not using it. But we also dont want to feel at risk so while the rates are low, we are looking into what we can do as far as added security presence.
In the meantime, please consider the following:
- do not bring valuables to the field
- consolidate belongs with both teams as close to the pitch as possible. Dont leave bags all spread out near the fences.
- keep all the belongings under the eye of subs or other onlookers you may have brought
- help out teams who may not have subs by also keeping an eye on their belongings
We want to have a safe fun environment for CCSL soccer, so please bear with us as we work through this.
Sanjay
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