Wet fields

[Tigerpride94]

Just saw on Twitter that Trinity JV game at Ballard has been canceled due to wet field. It seems more JV and Frosh games are cancelled due to wet fields. Back in the old days, you played no matter what. I get why it’s done, but feel like these younger kids that work hard get the shaft to have nice grass. Maybe they do it to prevent injuries. What is your thoughts on this subject?

[ChickenWyngz]

That’s 2018 for you. You play it (even if on wet turf and not grass) and a kid has an injury. There is an attorney somewhere willing to take that fight on for you. School settles out of court to avoid the bad publicity.

 

In today’s world the school can’t win, so they error on the side of caution as often as possible.

[gchs_uk9]

That’s 2018 for you. You play it (even if on wet turf and not grass) and a kid has an injury. There is an attorney somewhere willing to take that fight on for you. School settles out of court to avoid the bad publicity.

 

In today’s world the school can’t win, so they error on the side of caution as often as possible.

 

Or, with fields sometimes being shared and/or with offenses more diverse than three yards and a cloud of dust, they don't want to ruin a field going into the postseason.

[oldgrappler]

I think it has more to do with preserving the field, if we're talking about grass fields. Male and female soccer games, band halftime show, varsity football, freshman football, jv football. That can be a lot of wear and tear during a rainy week. If you are talking turf, there doesn't seem to be a good reason to cancel a game unless there is lightning.

[Trinity alum]

Or it could be that someone was looking for an excuse to cancel. If they really wanted to play they could have moved the game to Trinity.

[nees1212]

If it’s a grass field, I completely understand. I was always of the mentality if it’s not lightening, then they should be playing. However, now that I know the cost and time needed to maintain a quality field, I understand why games are called. Now, if it’s the last game of the year on the field, play away.

[Tigerpride94]

Or it could be that someone was looking for an excuse to cancel. If they really wanted to play they could have moved the game to Trinity.

 

Central moved their game to St.X when their field was wet.

[Trinity alum]

It seems to happen every year. Teams schedule a JV or freshman game and then back out at the last minute. I wish there could be a substantial penalty for backing out. If you don't want to play, don't schedule the game.

[Straitshooter]

It's not always that easy. In Fayette County a team must reserve a bus 2 weeks in advance. Changing the location on the day of the game isn't possible. However, in Fayette County there is artificial turf so games don't get moved very often.

[thehotsnakes]

It seems to happen every year. Teams schedule a JV or freshman game and then back out at the last minute. I wish there could be a substantial penalty for backing out. If you don't want to play, don't schedule the game.

 

There's a lot of stuff that goes into JV and frosh games. Later in the season, especially, you have the potential for more guys seeing varsity time. If there's a rash of injuries on the varsity level, you suddenly don't really have a reasonable capability to field a JV team.

[Trinity alum]

There's a lot of stuff that goes into JV and frosh games. Later in the season, especially, you have the potential for more guys seeing varsity time. If there's a rash of injuries on the varsity level, you suddenly don't really have a reasonable capability to field a JV team.

 

Then don't schedule the games. When you back out at the last minute, you impose your problem on someone else.

[thehotsnakes]

Then don't schedule the games. When you back out at the last minute, you impose your problem on someone else.

 

So, don't schedule games on the possibility that you might not be able to field a capable team? I've seen teams start a JV season, do well, and then have to cancel the rest of it because 50% of the JV is playing significant varsity reps.

 

The whole "just don't schedule the games" doesn't logically stack up. Things change, rosters change, depth charts change. That's the nature of sports. And a lot of that is out of anyone's control.

[TheDeuce]

Or, with fields sometimes being shared and/or with offenses more diverse than three yards and a cloud of dust, they don't want to ruin a field going into the postseason.

 

This. You're not going to ruin a grass field for a JV or Frosh game two weeks before the playoffs start.

[TheDeuce]

Then don't schedule the games. When you back out at the last minute, you impose your problem on someone else.

 

How could you possibly know when you make the JV schedule if half of the JV kids will be playing significant Varsity minutes in Week 9 of the season?

[sweet16]

The cancelling of F/JV happens in every sport. Coaches are going to schedule the games before season starts. They can't control players moving up or getting hurt and the number of players drop. I have seen it happen in basketball, baseball, and softball as well.