Belle River Soccer reminding dirt bike and e-biker riders to stay off the fields

A stock image of a tire track in a grass field (Oleg Marchak/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Stay off the soccer fields.

That’s the message from Belle River Soccer.

Speaking on AM800’s Mornings with Mike and Meg, Belle River Soccer President Rod Demars said he recently saw e-bikes and dirt bikes on the fields.

“That actually happens every year, right around this time,” says Demars. “They’re soft right now, we’re trying to protect them.”

Demars says the recent incidents did not cause any damage to the fields but the the soccer club has posted on Facebook, saying soccer fields are not meant for dirt bikes and the soccer fields are never the right place for dirt biking.

He says two-years ago a truck got on the fields through the winter and caused some damage.

The soccer club is trying to protect the fields.

“The other day I saw e-bikes on our fields,” said Demars. “So I was just coming out of the Atlas Tube and I tried to get out to let them kids know, you got to stay off the field. The e-bikes are not as heavy as the dirt bikes which I’ve seen as well but they do rip up the grass just as easy.”

He continued to say that Belle River Soccer maintains the fields - which amount to 21 acres.

“We cut the grass, we aerate, we roll, we fertilize,” said Demars. “We got 12 or 13 volunteers, we’re stretched out already so when things like this happen - and thankfully the other day, there was no damage - but it can happen.”

He said the soccer season in Lakeshore starts in early May, and last year Belle River Soccer was just shy of 1,300 members.

- by Rob Hindi/AM800