ace636
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rainout of D2 regional semi-final at Mason High School tonight. I try not to let the weather bother me too much because there is nothing you can do about it and we all have to deal with it. What really pisses meoff though is when you have the tools at your fingertips to easily prevent a cancellation due to weather and either due to stupidity, laziness, or selfishness, you do nothing about it.
Watching a narrow, fast moving thunderstorm heading towards Cincinnati all day. Both teams, parents,fans, etc. know it is going to hit hard at 4:00 before a 5:00 game.We all have radar on our phones.The Mason staff has the field pristine and ready by 2:45. When they are asked about tarping they say "this field can take a ton of water" and "we actually watered it for 45 minutes to knock the dust down for you". They were repeatedly questioned about if it was smart not to tarp. Of course storm hits hard and it pours from 4:00 to 4:20 while the tarp is laying against the fence.It cools off, the sun comes out and it is a gorgeous evening and then around 6:00 after an hour delay they decided that the field was lost for the night. After the fact, I heard a couple of great excuses "we didn't have themanpower to tarp" and my favorite "we don't tarp this field because it is synthetic dirt".
Isn't it your job to have the appropriate manpower? Where was everyone? Off scouting the Lakota game?
These games are important to the players, coaches, and fans. You had 30-40 girls traveling 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours by bus to be there. Now you have one team that is going to be asked to win tomorrow night, then turnaround and play the regional finals on about 10 hours rest. Is that really fair to them?
Mason definitely has the "Taj Mahal" of Ohio high school facilities. If you are honored with theprivilege of hosting regionals take a little pride in your work. Be considerate of the schools and fans that are coming into your house and use a little common sense. With two working parents I estimate that your inability/unwillingness/lack of foresight to tarp the field for 20 minutes cost my family $500. Multiply that out by 35 players, parents, grandparents, fans, and add in the cost to the participating schools and you probably cost us a combined $15,000 - $20,000 tonight. I am sure you don?' give a crap, but it is something to think about.
If you are more concerned with focusing on what your team is doing and needs to do for the playoffs, I understand. Just consider the impact you have on others and have the class and decency to politely decline hosting if that is the case.
Watching a narrow, fast moving thunderstorm heading towards Cincinnati all day. Both teams, parents,fans, etc. know it is going to hit hard at 4:00 before a 5:00 game.We all have radar on our phones.The Mason staff has the field pristine and ready by 2:45. When they are asked about tarping they say "this field can take a ton of water" and "we actually watered it for 45 minutes to knock the dust down for you". They were repeatedly questioned about if it was smart not to tarp. Of course storm hits hard and it pours from 4:00 to 4:20 while the tarp is laying against the fence.It cools off, the sun comes out and it is a gorgeous evening and then around 6:00 after an hour delay they decided that the field was lost for the night. After the fact, I heard a couple of great excuses "we didn't have themanpower to tarp" and my favorite "we don't tarp this field because it is synthetic dirt".
Isn't it your job to have the appropriate manpower? Where was everyone? Off scouting the Lakota game?
These games are important to the players, coaches, and fans. You had 30-40 girls traveling 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours by bus to be there. Now you have one team that is going to be asked to win tomorrow night, then turnaround and play the regional finals on about 10 hours rest. Is that really fair to them?
Mason definitely has the "Taj Mahal" of Ohio high school facilities. If you are honored with theprivilege of hosting regionals take a little pride in your work. Be considerate of the schools and fans that are coming into your house and use a little common sense. With two working parents I estimate that your inability/unwillingness/lack of foresight to tarp the field for 20 minutes cost my family $500. Multiply that out by 35 players, parents, grandparents, fans, and add in the cost to the participating schools and you probably cost us a combined $15,000 - $20,000 tonight. I am sure you don?' give a crap, but it is something to think about.
If you are more concerned with focusing on what your team is doing and needs to do for the playoffs, I understand. Just consider the impact you have on others and have the class and decency to politely decline hosting if that is the case.
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