Leaside-East Toronto Soccer Club

161 Roehampton Av, Toronto,ON, M4P 1P9, Telephone 416 481 6425 Email John@leasidesoccer.net

RAIN POLICY

1. THE CLUB DOES NOT MAKE THE DECISION OF WHETHER A CHILD SHOULD PLAY OR NOT PLAY; THAT DECISION IS SOLELY THE PARENTS. THE CLUB DECIDES ONLY WHETHER A SPECIFIC GAME GOES AHEAD, GIVEN THE CONDITIONS. IF A PARENT DECIDES TO KEEP A CHILD HOME BECAUSE THE WEATHER DOES NOT LOOK GOOD, OR BECAUSE THE CHILD IS NOT FEELING WELL, THERE ARE NO CONSEQUENCES. WE ARE NOT A COMPETITIVE CLUB; NO ATTENDANCE RECORDS ARE KEPT; NO PLAYER IS DISCIPLINED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT ATTEND A GAME.

2. A DECISION WHETHER TO PLAY A GAME WILL BE MADE AT GAME TIME, ON THE FIELD. GENERALLY A GAME WILL BE CANCELLED IF IT HAS BEEN RAINING STEADILY AND AT GAME TIME IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT IT WILL STOP.THIS DECISION WILL NOT BE POSTED ON THE WEB.

3. IF ANY LIGHTNING IS SEEN OR THUNDER HEARD, THE GAME WILL BE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. 30 MINUTES AFTER SEEING THE LAST LIGHTNING OR HEARING THE LAST OF THE THUNDER, GAMES CAN CONTINUE.

4. IF MORE THAN 1/2 OF THE GAME HAS BEEN PLAYED WHEN CANCELLED,THE RESULT WILL STAND. IF LESS THAN 1/2 OF THE GAME HAS BEEN PLAYED NO RESULT WILL BE AWARDED. OF IF THE GAMES AT EITHER 6:30 / 7:30 HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR RAIN AND LESS THAN 1/2 OF THOSE GAMES WERE PLAYED, ALL GAMES IN THAT DIVISION WILL BE TREATED AS CANCELLED.

5. NO GAMES WILL BE REPLAYED ONCE THEY ARE CANCELLED UNLESS THE GAMES IN THAT DIVISION ARE PLAYED ON 2 SEPARATE NIGHTS.

6. THE SCHOOL BOARD PERMITS STATE THAT IF 2.5 CM (ONE INCH) OR MORE OF RAIN FALLS 48 HOURS BEFORE A GAME ACCOMPANIED BY STEADY RAIN ON THE GAME DAY THE GAME MUST BE CANCELLED. IF THE GROUND IS SATURATED WITH WATER AND YOU HEAR THE SQUISH-SQUISH OF WATER WHEN YOU WALK, THE GAME ON THAT FIELD MUST BE CANCELLED. FOR GAMES AT SUNNYBROOK, THERE IS A WEATHER TELEPHONE NUMBER 416 392 2535 WHICH YOU CAN CALL.