VIP Program

AYSO Region 362 Dangerous Weather Policy

Since we use different venues for AYSO soccer and Flick Park has a Thor-Guard system, we must have different policies.

Flick Park:

1. The referee shall suspend play if the referee sees lightning or hears thunder.  The referee may act on information from assistant referees, coaches, or others who he has asked to monitor weather conditions.
2. The referee shall suspend play if they hear one long blast from the Thor-Guard system.
3. The referee shall suspend play if the field conditions become hazardous for the players.
4. Play will not resume until the all of the following conditions are met:
1. The Thor-Guard system, if it was activated during the suspension, has indicated an all clear with three short blasts.  This may be less than our traditional 30 minutes, or more than that.
2. Thirty minutes have past since the last time lightning was sighted or thunder heard, if the Thor-Guard system was not activated during the suspension. This is only the back up policy to 4a., in case the Thor-Guard system is inoperable for some reason.
3. The referee feels that the weather and field conditions are safe to continue play.

Gallery / Attea:

1.  The referee shall suspend play if the referee sees lightning or hears thunder.  The referee may act on information from assistant referees, coaches, or others who he has asked to monitor weather conditions.
2. The referee shall suspend play if they hear one long blast from the Thor-Guard system.  At this venue, depending on weather, traffic, airplane traffic, etc, the referee may or may not be able to hear the systems from the golf course or the Loyola fields.  If the single long blast is heard, the referee is to act upon it.
3. The referee shall suspend play if the field conditions become hazardous for the players.
4. Play will not resume until the all of the following conditions are met:
1. The Thor-Guard system, if it can be heard clearly, has indicated on all clear with three short blasts.
2. Thirty minutes have past since the last time lightning was sighted or thunder heard.
3. The referee agrees that the weather and field conditions are safe to continue play.