So as those of us in SoCal know, after years of drought it's been an unusually wet winter. And now showers are scheduled for much of LA again this weekend. Shoot!
When my DS started club, his trainer told him that he should be prepared to play in the rain-- club plays unless there's thunder and lightning. His arena scrimmage league in the winter also said the same thing. Heck, even the AYSO rules for our region say kids should play in all weather unless there's lightning. But then I found that games kept getting cancelled (and not just at our field, but at competitor fields) when it rained or even if it was sunny but it was just too muddy. Talking to one director for another club, it seems the issue is with parks & rec or schools that lease out the space...they are worried about lawsuits and insurance coverage exclusions so they close the fields. I thought it was just an AYSO thing but I guess not. Anyone else experiencing the same (Socal or otherwise)?
When my DS started club, his trainer told him that he should be prepared to play in the rain-- club plays unless there's thunder and lightning. His arena scrimmage league in the winter also said the same thing. Heck, even the AYSO rules for our region say kids should play in all weather unless there's lightning. But then I found that games kept getting cancelled (and not just at our field, but at competitor fields) when it rained or even if it was sunny but it was just too muddy. Talking to one director for another club, it seems the issue is with parks & rec or schools that lease out the space...they are worried about lawsuits and insurance coverage exclusions so they close the fields. I thought it was just an AYSO thing but I guess not. Anyone else experiencing the same (Socal or otherwise)?
