Weather Policy

The Weather Network Channel, website or app (www.theweathernetwork.com ) will be used as the guide for Calgary Minor Softball.

Games may be cancelled by Calgary Minor Softball when the weather is below +4 degrees Celsius including the wind-chill or other unsafe conditions.  Calgary Minor Softball Umpires and Parent Umpires will have the authority to cancel games at any time if they feel weather conditions are unsafe or due to darkness.

GENERAL SAFETY TIPS

Move to a safe location:

A large permanent building or vehicle.

Unsafe places are near metal or water; under trees; on hills, near electrical/electronic equipment.

Lightning likes power lines, metal, electrical conductors, high places, prominent or tall objects. It looks for the easiest or shortest path to the ground.

Safe places are homes and buildings. Close windows and doors then stay away from them. Lightning can go through both. It can strike through walls too, so stay away from outside walls if you can. Most cars and trucks are safe too. The metal body shields the interior (the tires have no effect). If you're caught in the open, try a valley or ravine. Get low. If you're in a wooded area, hide near a small tree or shrub.

If no shelter is available, crouch down, feet close together with head tucked down. Don't lie flat. If you're in a group, spread out, so that individuals are several meters apart.

Don't be the tallest object around. Stay away from the tallest objects too. Don't carry softball bats, or an umbrella. Don't go under a tree or by a metal fence. Don't take cover in a stand-alone shed.

More Canadians are killed or injured by lightning than by any other summertime weather event, and most of those affected are involved in a sporting event of some kind.  Remember that even a small-for-their-age-nine-year-old is very tall when they are standing alone in centre field.