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Weather Procedures
Glancaster Minor Hockey association uses the following
procedure in the event of bad weather impacting hockey schedules.
When
will a game be cancelled? Safety is always a priority.
The ice scheduler will cancel games (or a practice) under the following
circumstances
the arena is closed
roads
to the arena are closed
the
other team has contacted the ice scheduler to say they aren't coming for
safety concerns
The
association is not in a position to make the call on whether or not a game
should be cancelled because it is not safe to drive - each individual, and by
extension each team, needs to take responsibility for making that call
themselves.
The ice scheduler will reach out to the contact at the other teams
centre to find out information about conditions at their end to pass on to
coaches, but the association does not have additional insight into conditions
than anyone else does, and more specifically are not in a position to be able
to make the decision about whether or not your team should drive to your game.
Tools that can be used in making that decision include the MTO road
conditions
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/trip/map.shtml?ll=43.696424,-79.459648&z=10
and www.theweathernetwork.com
If a team decides they want to cancel a game because they feel it is not
safe to drive, then the association is never going to override that decision.
With that in mind, we would encourage that you are making sure the decision is
based on safety and not just convenience. Sometimes the only requirement
given weather conditions is just to give yourself more time to get to your
destination.
Again, while the decision to cancel or not go to a game should never be
taken lightly, safety should always be a priority. But bottom line,
whether the association or the team cancels a game or not, it is the right and
responsibility of each individual family to make decisions regarding their own
safety.
How
to cancel a game
The coach or manager is to contact the ice scheduler (905 746-0177). The ice scheduler will then coordinate
with the ice scheduler at the other team's end. Coaches are not to reach out
directly to the coach of the other team - going through the ice schedulers
ensures that all required parties (refs, teams, arenas) are properly notified.
If a
game is cancelled
As soon as a centre lets the ice scheduler know that a game is
cancelled (Games will be decided the day of by 2pm), the coach and manager will be contacted by e-mail and as soon as possible
(dependent on access to a computer) the game to be cancelled on the
schedule.
All
team members are encouraged - if you haven't already done so - to subscribe to
notifications on the website. This means that when a game is cancelled
you will receive an e-mail or text notification
The game will be rescheduled as soon as the two centres can work out a
date.