Weather Policy

Inclement Weather Policy

All thunderstorms produce lightning and are dangerous. Lightning often strikes as far as 10 miles away from any rainfall. You are in danger from lightning, if you can hear thunder. You are in danger if you can see lightning. Soccer  fields  are  a  dangerous  place  to  be  during  a  lightning  storm.  When  lightning  is  seen  or thunder is heard, or when dark threatening clouds are observed, quickly suspend the game and/or practice and move to a safe location. Avoid standing in an open area, near soccer goals, under a tent, near trees or in water. The safest place during a thunderstorm with or without visible lightning is in a car, but not a convertible. No one should retake the field or re-start the game until all of the lightning and thunder or other hazardous weather has left the area. Specifically, no one should retake the filed for a minimum of 30 minutes after the last lightning is seen or thunder is heard, or the dangerously high winds have passed.

Failure to comply with this can result in a season ban from Soccer for coaches, parents or players!!!