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who makes the weather decisions at games?
Posted on 5/1/16 at 12:56 am
Posted on 5/1/16 at 12:56 am
Drove five hours today to take my kid to the double header at the softball field. Played an inning and a half, it rained for a total of 30 minutes, they claimed lightening strikes in the area. Sat for two hours and get an announcement the games were postponed until tomorrow morning. It literally stopped raining and the sun came out about 20 minutes after we left. Ended up going to the track meet, which oddly enough wasn't affected at all it seemed. Just curious who makes the decision to cancel or push a game back.
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Posted on 5/1/16 at 8:07 am to Lilarny
Probably an SEC or NCAA official... 
Posted on 5/1/16 at 8:31 am to Lilarny
I'm assuming this is travel ball since you're traveling 5 hours? Who is the host agency or organization?
Posted on 5/1/16 at 9:16 am to Lilarny
Maybe they rescheduled to let the field dry out and not destroy it.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 9:35 am to Lilarny
Was this a college game? High school? Recreation league? When I umpired high school games the decision prior to a game starting was up to the school official.
Once the game started, the game was controlled by the senior umpire.
If I saw a lightning flash in the distance I would suspend the game and not restart until 30 minutes after the last lightning flash I saw. This was the state rule. Common sense rule in my opinion.
Once the game started, the game was controlled by the senior umpire.
If I saw a lightning flash in the distance I would suspend the game and not restart until 30 minutes after the last lightning flash I saw. This was the state rule. Common sense rule in my opinion.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 9:37 am to WG_Dawg
Think she's talking about the UGA softball game and track meet
Usually an SEC official makes the call during SEC games. They're required to postpone a requisite amount of time for any lightning strike reported within a certain radius of the field. Just because rain stops and the sun comes out does not mean Lightning has ceased within that radius. Athens experienced pop up thunderstorm after pop up thunderstorm yesterday which is probably why they postponed; just too unpredictable to safely put players and fans out there
Usually an SEC official makes the call during SEC games. They're required to postpone a requisite amount of time for any lightning strike reported within a certain radius of the field. Just because rain stops and the sun comes out does not mean Lightning has ceased within that radius. Athens experienced pop up thunderstorm after pop up thunderstorm yesterday which is probably why they postponed; just too unpredictable to safely put players and fans out there
Posted on 5/1/16 at 9:45 am to AlaCowboy
I was playing adult league softball in Atlanta at the complex in Dekalb County some years ago. I was at the plate batting (holding a metal bat) when lightning struck a foul pole down the first base line. The 1st baseman and base umpire were thrown about 20 feet toward the pitchers mound. I dropped my bat and headed off the field rather quickly.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 7:54 am to Lilarny
I don't know who makes the decision but there are lightening "sensors" placed all over Clarke County and in particular on campus. Lightening is not a visual threat...if you are seeing strikes you are well into a very dangerous situation....there are easily detectable signals that lightening strikes are imminent that aren't noticeable to humans but are highly indicative that lightening is likely to occur. Lightening can happen anywhere at any time when these conditions are present....if strikes are visible or you can hear it the conditions have probably been such that it could happen at anytime for a couple of hours before and after. It is a pain in the arse but the officials would be remiss if they had knowledge of favorable conditions and did not take steps to mitigate the danger.
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