USIndoor's Official Magazine is a quarterly publication, dedicated to owners, managers, program administrators and other professionals, startups and providers involved with indoor recreational sports facilities.
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WINTER2019 11 tournaments, special events, field trips, birthday parties, and community outreach programming. Our Photo/Video Release Policy that states: " The Milwaukee Kickers Soccer Club (MKSC) and Uihlein Soccer Park (USP), home of the Milwaukee Kickers Soccer Club, take photos/ videos of players to capture the fun they have and skills they learn. By attending or participating in MKSC and/or USP programs and activities, you grant the approval/right to MKSC and/or USP or an MKSC and/or USP approved photographer/ videographer to take photos/videos of you, your child/ren and family members in connection with any MKSC and/or USP event. Your approval authorizes MKSC and/or USP, its assigns and transferees to copyright, use and publish (without compensation to you) the same in print and/or electronically and confirms your agreement that MKSC and/or USP may use such photos/ videos with or without names for any lawful purpose including, but not limited to, publicity, advertising, branding, member communications, event promotion, MKSC and/or USP sponsor marketing initiatives and online/digital content. Our sincere thanks to all who are featured in our photos/videos to help us promote Your Club and its home! " "The vast majority of our families and youth players enjoy having their photos taken and shared at our community-serving and youth-filled soccer complex," says Milwaukee Kickers executive director Alvaro Garcia-Velez. "However, we have had a few instances when we were asked not to take photos of children." Reasons for such requests vary and range from religious, personal safety, and loss of income concerns. For example, a mother of a soccer camp participant contacted the soccer park after seeing her son pictured next to a sponsor dasher board that was posted on the facility's Facebook page. She was concerned because her son was a part-time model and was advised not pose next to any sponsor's collateral anywhere, so it would not narrow his future modeling opportunities. When directed to our policy section on our website she understood and agreed to let the photo of her son stay posted, however, she recommended that we make our policy more visible. So, we added copy and a hyperlink that reads, "Please take a few moments to review our Photo Release Policy" to all our online registration pages. That addition was beneficial for our members, as well as for our staff and club coaches, many of whom often work well beyond the facility for tournaments, practices, clinics, camps and outreach programs. "As an organization we are respectful of, and sensitive to, parental and guardian concerns when it comes their children and do our best to contain and manage the situation," says Alvaro. "They appreciate our efforts but realize that given the abundance of cell phones and other recording devices throughout the facility and grounds, keeping their children completely out of photos and videos is not realistic in most circumstances."