Inclement Weather Protocol

STEP 1: PREPARATION

• In the case of inclement weather during the course of play, a responsible bystander will be designated by the team captains as an official to watch radar and determine when play will be postponed.

STEP 2: POSTPONING THE GAME

• Play is postponed when lightning is identified within a five-mile radius of the playing field.

• Play is postponed for fifteen minutes, at which point radar is reevaluated by the designated official.

STEP 3: RETURN TO PLAY

• Teams may return to play when the designated official determines that lightning is no longer within a five-mile radius and when it is reasonable to believe that the games will not be postponed again.

• All games will continue at the point at which they were postponed.

• If the games must be postponed a second time, all games will be cancelled for the night.

STEP 4: CANCELLATION

• If after one hour of postponing the games, radar still shows lightning within a five-mile radius, the games will be cancelled.

• Games may be cancelled prior to one hour if it is reasonable to believe that lightning will not pass in that amount of time.

• Games that have completed the third quarter will stand; other games will not count.

• Team Captains may not override the designated official’s decision in any case, but may be involved in determining cancellation.

OTHER NOTES

• To ensure consistency and accuracy, the radar application of choice is Lightning Pro.

• The designated official should be an unbiased, non-player bystander. A player may be designated only if absolutely necessary.

• The designated official may not be involved in any active game.