Preventing The Flu This Season

Canceling soccer games because of the weather is no fun. But what's worse? Missing a game because of being under the weather...with the flu.

To raise awareness about the importance of helping keep healthy during this flu season, AYSO has teamed up with Women ’s Professional Soccer (WPS), MedImmune, and soccer legends and moms, Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain, on “Don’t Play with the Flu,” a national effort to highlight the importance of getting a seasonal influenza vaccination each year.

Over the next few weeks, "What's Your Game Plan?" brochures will be sent to Regional Commissioners around the country for distribution to coaches, players and families at weekly games. Please look out for this helpful brochure and be sure to secure enough copies for your players and families. You'll see it provides fun and useful tips on how to help prevent flu this season.

In the meantime, visit www.DontPlaywiththeFlu.com and www.facebook.com/DontPlaywiththeFlu for tips, quizzes, and one-of-a-kind videos and photos. Also, if you become a fan of the campaign Facebook page, MedImmune will donate $1 (up to $50,000) to Families Fighting Flu, a not-for-profit organization committed to flu prevention.