Collierville Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Arts

 

 

RAIN OUT POLICY

 

Where as the Town maintains athletic facilities for a variety of sports, and these sports facilities are operated and maintained daily with the following philosophy:

 

1)       Player safety

2)       Fair and even surfacing

3)       The understanding that today�s actions create tomorrow�s problems or �the long term results.

4)       A pleasant and appealing appearance

 

 

High School Events:

 

The Athletic Maintenance Supervisor, with/without assistance from Recreation & Sport Staff, will decide if conditions are favorable for play and/or practice by 1:15pm (M-F), 8:00am (Sat), & 11:00am (Sun).High school coaches and/or administrators shall be contacted as soon as possible as to the decision to play or not.

 

If inclement weather continues or the situation deteriorates, athletic personnel shall decide up to and through the game, with input from available maintenance personnel, as to the status of the contest based on criteria stated above.

 

Due to minute-by-minute decisions that could result in cancellations, athletic personnel will be reachable for consultation and questions on these days of inclement weather.

 

 

Recreation Department Events:

 

The Athletic Maintenance Supervisor, with/without assistance from Recreation & Sport Staff, will decide if conditions are favorable for play and/or practice by 3:00pm (M-F), 8:00am (Sat), & 11:00am (Sun).�� This does not preclude the right of the Department to cancel contests up to or at game time.

 

All available means shall be utilized to insure the public�s knowledge and compliance with inclement weather decisions based upon criteria stated above.These include but not limited to:Rec-check, red flags, signage, phone calls, patrol, etc�.

 

Athletic personnel shall be responsible for staff knowledge of inclement weather decisions.This includes (as time allows) Administration, Community Center Personnel, Recreation Assistants, C.O.A., and Association Presidents.

 

 

It is the intention of this policy to eliminate misunderstandings between the Department and our customers concerning athletic cancellations.Decisions will be based on criteria stated in this policy and not public pressure or opinion.

 

 

If inclement weather occurs, here are the means of communication used by CPARD:

 

1)       REC-CHECK 853-1212���

2)       www.midsouthsports.com

3)       www.colliervilleparks.org

4)       Field Conditions E-mail list

5)       Red-Flag displayed at complex