Guidelines for Make Up Games and Practices

Too much rain and even lightning can impact training sessions and games.

If you want to reschedule to make-up a practice during a week when you have missed your regular day, check the diagram that shows what training areas are open. These are available on a first-come, first-served basis. You are expected to work out conflicts in the appropriate manner in front of the kids. Remember to let your players know this is an extra practice is not a regular event for the rest of the season.

If you need to reschedule a rained out game then you have two options:

(preferred)
1] Check the main schedule for Saturday games for an opening. If your make-up game gets on the schedule at least a week or more in advance then they will be handled just as a regular game and you will not have to make contact with anyone for special arrangements. This could mean you have a double-header on a weekend but this is no different from tournament play. Sunday options also exist for U6 through U10 at the Deane Hill fields.

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2] Find a week night where you and the other coach can agree to play and where the other coaches scheduled for practice on the field will agree to move to another area. Remember the coaches already scheduled for an area have first priority and you will need them to agree – you can't just run them off. The areas next to the game field must also be vacated if there are smaller players practicing there and these coaches must also agree. We don't want them struck by a ball out of bounds from the game. You will also need to arrange for nets/flags and arrange to have the referee scheduler find an official for your game.

The master schedule up to date on this www.ayso279.com Web site. Please have agreement between you and the other coach confirmed and let the referee scheduler (Joanne Logan) and the game scheduler (Chuck Schutt) know your need before you call to have a game added to the master schedule. See the contact page on the Web site for email addresses.

Remember, that if you are not respectful of the fields and play or practice in an area where you don't have permission, or schedule a game that forces other coaches to abandon their training area without agreement, there is the potential to lose your training privileges at the fields.