Silverlakes - forecast 90% rain this Saturday

I think people need to get ready to play these younger's state/national cup games at Lancaster, where there is probably less of a reschedule conflict and also less likely to be rained out.

I think this would be preferable to bumping CRL and older's National Cup games to alternate dates/venues.
 
We were scheduled to play this weekend at the Polo fields for the girls DA "showcase." They told us not to bother coming from out of state. There is little chance we would be playing...per our director. A lot of us were in nonrefundable hotels, etc. Good times!
 
pitchplease said:
We were scheduled to play this weekend at the Polo fields for the girls DA "showcase." They told us not to bother coming from out of state. There is little chance we would be playing...per our director. A lot of us were in nonrefundable hotels, etc. Good times!
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Yep our game vs an out of state club at Polo fields has already been cancelled.
 
Soccer Cat said:
Anybody have any insight on how much rain Gallway can handle before they cancel games? We play there Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. I would hate to drive all the way there and have the game cancelled.
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Galway's fields can take rain for the most part. The parking at Galway cannot, so bring shoes that can take some slipping and sliding in the mud, plastic bags for the interior of the car and a tow rope, just in case.
 
pitchplease said:
We were scheduled to play this weekend at the Polo fields for the girls DA "showcase." They told us not to bother coming from out of state. There is little chance we would be playing...per our director. A lot of us were in nonrefundable hotels, etc. Good times!
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Nonrefundable hotels during an "El Nino" year is right up there with spitting into the wind and looking up Wonder Woman's skirt.
 
MWN said:
Nonrefundable hotels during an "El Nino" year is right up there with spitting into the wind and looking up Wonder Woman's skirt.
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I have no idea what that means. But I like it and I’m going to try and find a way to fit it into more conversations.
 
pitchplease said:
We were scheduled to play this weekend at the Polo fields for the girls DA "showcase." They told us not to bother coming from out of state. There is little chance we would be playing...per our director. A lot of us were in nonrefundable hotels, etc. Good times!
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Some hotels are NOT allowing cancellations, but have allowed the reservations to be moved back since we will be out again in March.

But hell weather happens. I would prefer to pay a night cancellation fee vs driving out and paying 2 nights, buses, meals, etc.
 
ToonArmy said:
Yep our game vs an out of state club at Polo fields has already been cancelled.
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All DPL and DA games canceled at Polo fields this weekend.

At this point, I would like to see CalSouth and State Cup officials be proactive and do the same. Galway is going to be a MESS! It starts raining tonight at 3AM and doesn't stop till Sunday afternoon. Crazy weather this year!
 
CopaMundial said:
All DPL and DA games canceled at Polo fields this weekend.

At this point, I would like to see CalSouth and State Cup officials be proactive and do the same. Galway is going to be a MESS! It starts raining tonight at 3AM and doesn't stop till Sunday afternoon. Crazy weather this year!
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Why? Because of the parking lots? Because parents will get wet? There is less than a half inch of total rain forecast across Friday, Saturday and Sunday combined. If it doesn't affect play with saturated fields then why cancel?
 
It will be a mess, but I think that they will play through it. Weather is calling for a little over 1/4" to 1/2" of rain between tonight and tomorrow afternoon. These games and the parking lot will be a mess indeed. Sunday on the other hand may turn out to be a bit better.
 
CopaMundial said:
All DPL and DA games canceled at Polo fields this weekend.

At this point, I would like to see CalSouth and State Cup officials be proactive and do the same. Galway is going to be a MESS! It starts raining tonight at 3AM and doesn't stop till Sunday afternoon. Crazy weather this year!
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My oldest just informed me that her DA game was cancelled. It is a crazy year for weather. They now have 4 games to make up.
 
pitchplease said:
We were scheduled to play this weekend at the Polo fields for the girls DA "showcase." They told us not to bother coming from out of state. There is little chance we would be playing...per our director. A lot of us were in nonrefundable hotels, etc. Good times!
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The joys of DA.
 
futboldad1 said:
Why? Because of the parking lots? Because parents will get wet? There is less than a half inch of total rain forecast across Friday, Saturday and Sunday combined. If it doesn't affect play with saturated fields then why cancel?
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Agree. We don't practice any of our practices because of rain ever in
pitchplease said:
We were scheduled to play this weekend at the Polo fields for the girls DA "showcase." They told us not to bother coming from out of state. There is little chance we would be playing...per our director. A lot of us were in nonrefundable hotels, etc. Good times!
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So if the tournament is cancelling and they have contracts with the hotels don't the hotels honor the cancellation with no charges?
 
SoccerMom05 said:
So if the tournament is cancelling and they have contracts with the hotels don't the hotels honor the cancellation with no charges?
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That is not the way booking hotels work. You can normally cancel a few days out without issue (individually) without charge. But when a hotel holds a lot of rooms for an event, a last minute cancellation costs them a ton of money. Therefore they have to charge...generally speaking.
 
futboldad1 said:
Why? Because of the parking lots? Because parents will get wet? There is less than a half inch of total rain forecast across Friday, Saturday and Sunday combined. If it doesn't affect play with saturated fields then why cancel?
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Same! We've got a ton of games to make up. Going to be an extra long season it seems.
 
futboldad1 said:
Why? Because of the parking lots? Because parents will get wet? There is less than a half inch of total rain forecast across Friday, Saturday and Sunday combined. If it doesn't affect play with saturated fields then why cancel?
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Who cares about getting wet. But not everyone drives an SUV and that parking lot is notorious for being crap in rain. Also, it's pretty east of temecula and a lot of people have to take miles of freeway in rainy conditions to get there, with a two lane road in and out. And depending on what weather report you look at, it can range from 1/4 to over an inch. I guess they are chancing it and I hope it works out. Just rough if they cancel tomorrow AM, after parents are enroute or spent money on hotels and travel costs. All I care is that they stick to it at this point and don't make a decision to "spare their fields".
 
Desert Hound said:
That is not the way booking hotels work. You can normally cancel a few days out without issue (individually) without charge. But when a hotel holds a lot of rooms for an event, a last minute cancellation costs them a ton of money. Therefore they have to charge...generally speaking.
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I never knew that. That is so unfortunate. Thanks for sharing
 
Desert Hound said:
That is not the way booking hotels work. You can normally cancel a few days out without issue (individually) without charge. But when a hotel holds a lot of rooms for an event, a last minute cancellation costs them a ton of money. Therefore they have to charge...generally speaking.
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That is one advantage of the play and stay system. If the event has reschedules or cancellations, you usually are off the hook.
 
A few years ago while driving out to Temecula from norh OC in the driving rain we saw an accident of the other side of the freeway and a yellow tarp covering a body. We got to the field and they cancelled the game.
Everyone drive safe this weekend.
 
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