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Updated policy coming soon!

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Safety Plan

Mustang Soccer is dedicated to the safety and well being of all our members.  To be able to provide a safe and successful soccer season, we have aligned the Mustang Soccer COVID-19 Safety Plan to match the guidance provided from Contra Costa Health Services, the California Department of Public Health, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, US Soccer, and the Elite Clubs National League.  We believe our plan and the best practices we have adopted will drastically reduce, not guarantee, member exposure to COVID-19.

Mustang Soccer Prohibitions - Motorized Boats and Planes (not limited to, but including drones).

No person shall operate at the Mustang Soccer Complex or any Mustang Soccer hosted games, trainings or events any airborne or waterborne boat or plane, any rocket or missile, without the written permission of the Mustang Soccer President."

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BRANDING & LOGO USAGE POLICY

1. Members and Affiliates shall not place or use the Mustang Soccer logo, or any Club Mark, on any merchandise item (or on the packaging of any merchandise), and shall not use the Mustang Soccer logo or any Club Marks on any advertising or marketing materials. 

2. All items of merchandise (or packaging of any merchandise), or advertising or marketing materials, that are intended to include mention of Mustang Soccer, the Mustang Soccer logo, and/or Club Marks, shall only be produced by the club’s dedicated and approved vendors, ensuring said merchandise will contain the appropriate legends, markings, and/or notices (including appropriate copyright and/or trademark designation). The dedicated and approved vendors shall include:

   1. Mustang Soccer Spirit Shop

   2. Soccer Post Dublin: Note - Items not purchased through Soccer Post shall not be printed with the Mustang Soccer name, logo, and/or any Club Marks.

   3. Soccer Post Pleasant Hill: Note - Items not purchased through Soccer Post shall not be printed with the Mustang Soccer name, logo, and/or any Club Marks.

3. Members and Affiliates shall check the current stock, offerings, and inventory at the club’s dedicated and approved vendors listed in #2 above. If the item is unavailable with said vendors, please contact marketing@mustangsoccer.com to request the specific item. The Marketing Department will liaise with the Mustang Soccer Spirit Shop to see if they can source the requested item. The submission request is required to have the following to be considered:

   1. Link to desired Nike item (item most likely can be sourced by one of our approved vendors)

   2. Color of the desired item

   3. Specific request as to what mention, logo, or Club Mark to be used

   4. Quantity

   5. Person/persons who will be using/wearing item/s

If the requested item is not able to be sourced by the club’s dedicated and approved vendors, and before the production of any items bearing the Mustang Soccer logo, and/or any of the Club Marks, Members, and Affiliates, at their own cost and expense, will submit to the Mustang Soccer Marketing Department, marketing@mustangsoccer.com, for approval of all final designs and specifications of any such items. The approval may be limited or withheld and is at the absolute discretion of the Marketing Department. All such decisions are final.

Mustang SC strives to create competitive teams with the best local talent available. In order to continue to compete at the highest levels, the number of players residing outside of the Mustang Soccer League boundaries, who are allowed to be registered on ECNL and Pre-ECNL Mustang teams, shall be limited to the following:

• 7v7: 4 players

• 9v9: 6 players

• 11v11: unlimited players

The number of players residing outside of the Mustang Soccer League boundaries, who are allowed to be registered on Elite I, Elite II, and Competitive Select Mustang teams, shall be limited to the following:

• U-8: 1

• U-9: 2

• U-10: 3

• U-11: 4

• U-12: 5

• U-13: 6

• U-14: 7

• U-15+: 8

*Please note that any player with the following criteria would NOT count as an out-of-area player:

1. Attended the Juniors Program (previously known as the Academy) for 1 year

2. Played on a Mustang Soccer Competitive team for 3 years

3. Has older sibling/s in the Competitive Program for a cumulative five-year tenure

Mustang Soccer takes great pride in the quality of our adult leadership. Being a volunteer in Mustang Soccer is a privilege, not a right. The quality of the program and the safety of our youth members call for high-quality adult leaders.

Mustang Soccer screens coaches and adult volunteers. Adult applications request background information and will be checked by the league before accepting an applicant for leadership. While no current screening techniques exist that can identify every potential child abuser, screening can reduce the risk by increasing what we know about an applicant for a leadership position.

Barriers to Abuse Within Mustang Soccer

Mustang Soccer has adopted the following policies to provide additional security for our members. These policies are primarily for the protection of our youth members; however, they also serve to protect our adult leaders from false accusations of abuse.

• Two-deep leadership. Two registered adult leaders or one registered adult leaders and a parent of a participant, one of whom must be 21 years of age or older, are required on all activities.

• No one-on-one contact. One-on-one contact between adults and youth members is not permitted. In situations that require personal conferences, such as a Coach’s conference, the meeting is to be conducted in view of other adults and youths.

• Respect of privacy. Adult leaders must respect the privacy of youth members in situations such as changing clothes, and intrude only to the extent that health and safety require. Adults must protect their own privacy in similar situations.

• Separate accommodations. When on the road, no youth is permitted to sleep in the accommodations of a Mustang League registered adult leader, other than that of their own relative or guardian.

• Proper preparation for physically challenging activities. Activities with elements of risk should never be undertaken without proper preparation, equipment, clothing, supervision, and safety measures.

• Transparency. All aspects of the Mustang Soccer program are open to observation by parents and leaders.

• Appropriate attire. Proper clothing and equipment for activities is required.

• Constructive discipline. Discipline used in Mustang Soccer should be constructive and reflect Mustang Soccer ’s values. Corporal punishment is never permitted. See disciplinary procedures for specific details.

• Hazing prohibited. Physical hazing and initiations are prohibited and may not be included as part of any Mustang Soccer activity.

Mustang SC strives to provide as much playing time to our athletes as possible. We feel it is imperative to their development and not solely dependent on skill. There are many factors that contribute to playing time:

1. Attendance 

2. Punctuality

3. Preparedness

4. Flow of Game, Stoppage, Subbing Opportunities

5. Roster Size

6. Discipline Issues

7. Health
   

*Throughout the course of the season, a player’s playing time may be affected by any one of the above reasons, and the minimums stated below may not be met.

• REC/REC PLUS: 50% of each game

• COMP SELECT: 50% of each game

• ELITE I & ELITE II

• U8-U12: 50% of game time over the course of the season

• U13-U19:  33% of game time over the course of the season

• ECNL & PRE-ECNL

  • 33% balanced over the course of the season based on the roster size and the no re-entry rule that exists in the ECNL
    

*The above guidelines are for regular season league games.  Exceptions can be made for tournaments including the NorCal State Cup. 

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The privacy and security of our program participants and their family/guardians is very important to us. This privacy policy describes how we collect, protect and use information we receive from website visitors.

Email & SMS Alerts and Notifications
You will occasionally have the opportunity to receive email and SMS alerts and notifications about new content on the Site and other important news and information. If you opt in to this service, we will need to know your email address and mobile phone number,  as well as some pertinent information about you related to the type of information you would like to receive.

Emailing and SMS Content
You may be able to email content you find on our Site to a friend or peer. To do this, we need to know your name and email address and the recipient's email address. None of this information is retained by Enterprise after the email has been sent.

Our Use of Cookies
A "cookie" is a small piece of information that many websites use to simplify your online experience. We write this information on your hard drive, and we retrieve it when you visit our site. No one else can read a cookie that we write, and we cannot read cookies from other websites. Our cookies do not contain any personal information - they simply identify the computer you are using. When you visit our site, the cookie helps us understand how you navigate from page to page on our site. Cookies help us design our site in a way that is easy to use and comfortable to our members. Your browser allows you to control whether and when websites write cookies to your computer. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can change your browser to prevent that. If you do not allow us to use cookies, not all features of our website will work as designed.

Additional Uses
All of the information we collect, both what you tell us and what we collect through the use of cookies, is used to personalize your account, to customize our services and to allow our representatives to contact you when necessary. We will disclose personal information about an individual user if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to comply with an applicable law or valid legal process. We will use contact information that you provide to send you information about us and promotional material from some of our partners. You can opt out of receiving these promotions. Information may be released on an aggregated basis (meaning that the information from many participants is grouped together in a way that does not disclose the personal information of any particular participant).

In addition to the disclosures described above, personal information about our users may be provided occasionally to outside auditors, consultants, and others we hire for routine website operations, to help us manage email communications with our members, or for other standard business activities. We ask all recipients to agree to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the information.

Linked Websites
Our website contains links to partners, advertisers and third party Internet sites and services that may collect data in connection with registrations, promotions, e-commerce, etc. These sites have their own policies regarding privacy and content that are not under our control. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of these sites. Please understand that we have no responsibility for linked websites and provide these links solely for the convenience and information of our visitors. If you click on a website link, we do not send any personal information to that website unless we have advised you about the disclosure. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about any links that you find on our site.

Security
We do not collect any player information.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy
This policy statement has a version number and date. If we change the policy, we will also change the version number and date so users can tell that a change has been made. We may make minor changes from time to time as our services change, as our relationship with other partners develops, and as the Internet evolves. If we plan to make a significant change in the way in which we collect, use, or disclose personal information, we will notify registrants of the change.

Please contact us if you have questions or need additional information not provided here.

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Being a member of Mustang Soccer is a great privilege. Athletes playing and competing for Mustang Soccer are held in the highest regard and are seen as role models in the community. All members have the responsibility to portray your team, your club, and yourselves positively and respectably at all times. Sometimes this means doing things that are an inconvenience to you but benefit the whole team and/or club.

Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and other social media sites have increased in popularity globally and are used by the majority of the population. Many Mustang Soccer members use at least one form or more.

Members should be aware that media, faculty, staff, future/current employers, NCAA officials, collegiate coaches, and third parties can easily access digital media profiles and view all personal information and postings. This includes all pictures, videos, comments, and posts. Inappropriate material may affect the perception of the member, their team, and Mustang Soccer. This can also be detrimental to an athlete’s future self and their employment options, whether in professional sports or other industries.

Any posts related to Mustang Soccer teams must be submitted to the Mustang Soccer marketing department to be posted on the Mustang social media platforms.  Teams are not encouraged to run individual media platforms for their Mustang Soccer teams. 

Examples of inappropriate and offensive behaviors in digital media communities, forums, and platforms may include but are not limited to the following:

1. Photos, videos, comments, songs, or posts showing the personal use or promotion of alcohol, drugs, and/or vaping/tobacco or that condone, promote, or mention any alcohol/drug-related activity, ie: holding cups, cans, shot glasses, or use of marijuana and/or drug paraphernalia.

2. Photos, videos, songs, lyrics, or comments of a sexual, graphic, explicit, and/or pornographic nature. 

3. Content online that is unsportsmanlike, negative, foul, explicit, derogatory, demeaning, degrading, threatening, harassing, and/or abusive toward any other individual, race, religion, or entity, Ie: any derogatory comments regarding another institution, taunting aimed at another student-athlete, coach, or team, or derogatory comments against race and/or gender.

4. Content that depicts or encourages violent or illegal activities. For example, hazing, sexual harassment/assault, gambling, discrimination, fighting, vandalism, or academic dishonesty.

5. Information that is sensitive, personal, or proprietary to Mustang Soccer, is not public, ie: tentative or future team schedules, student-athlete injuries, eligibility status, or travel plans/ itineraries.

If a member’s profile and its contents are found to be inappropriate, by the above behaviors, he/she will be subject to the following penalties:

1. Written warning

2. A meeting with the Director of Coaching and Head Coach

3. Penalties as determined by Mustang Soccer, including but not limited to possible suspension or expulsion from his/her athletic team

Please keep the following recommendations in mind as you participate in digital media:

1. Set your security settings so that only your friends can view your profile.

2. Do not post your email, home address, telephone number(s), or other personal information as it could lead to unwanted attention, stalking, identity theft, etc.

3. Be aware of who you add as a “friend” to your platforms as some are looking to take advantage of or seek connection with athletes.

4. Consider how the above-listed behaviors can be reflected in all digital media platforms.

If ever in doubt about the appropriateness of the content of your digital media communities, forums, and platforms, it is most likely inappropriate. Please always attempt to positively represent yourself, your team, and Mustang Soccer.

By registering for Mustang Soccer, you affirm your understanding of the Mustang Soccer Social Media Policy and Guidelines for Athletes and will adhere to the policy and guidelines as a Mustang Soccer athlete. In addition, you affirm that failure to adhere to this policy and guidelines may result in consequences that include suspension or expulsion from your team.

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