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Oasis Soccer League
TOBACCO FREE POLICY

Oasis Soccer League recognizes that there is ample research demonstrating the health hazards of the use of tobacco products, including smoking, using smokeless tobacco, and breathing of second hand smoke. Oasis Soccer League understand its responsibility to the players and participants to demonstrate and teach acceptable health principles.Oasis Soccer League, therefore in the best interests of the health and safety of the players, participants, and the general public, directs the development of rules and regulations to ban completely the use of tobacco products by any persons during games, practices, or any other league sponsored activities.

Oasis Soccer League further acknowledges that under no circumstances will funds from the tobacco industry be accepted. This includes moneys for sponsorship, advertising, or promotions including the purchase of equipment, uniforms, sports facilities, and/or training facilities.

Acknowledging that tobacco look-alike products, such as BIG LEAGUE CHEW and other foods that are packaged to look like tobacco products, encourage children to emulate tobacco use behavior. The Oasis Soccer League will not allow the sale to tobacco look-alike products in its concession stands.

This policy shall be established to:

1. Protect the health and safety of players.



2. Reflect and emphasize the hazards of tobacco use.



3. Promote health and encourage players to adopt healthy lifestyles.



4. Further the goal of consistency among on-going school and community programs to discourage children for using tobacco products.



5. Eliminate the mixed messages that children receive through tobacco advertising and its association with sporting events.

Mario Estrada

President

PLEDGE SHEET

I/WE, members of Oasis Soccer Lague, PLEDGE to actively support youth, school, law enforcement and community efforts to create a healthy atmosphere in which youth use of tobacco is neither tolerated nor dismissed as the "norm."

Nosotros, miembros de la Liga de Soccer Oasis, NOS COMPROMETEMOS a apoyar activamente la ley y los esfuerzos de la comunidad por crear un medio ambiente saludable en la que el uso del tabaco por parte de los jovenes no sea tolerado y sea desechado como una norma.

This Tobacco Free Policy was made possible by funds received from the tobacco Tax Health Protection Act of 1988-Proposition 99

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