Weather Guidelines and Updates
Today's Practice Restrictions:
10/1/26 - All Practices Cancelled today due to field conditions.
Tue 9/8/26 - 🟡 yellow conditions.
Practice may begin at 7PM or later when real temperature is below 95 and heat index below 105
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(Temperatuers as reported by Accuweather.com)
Heat/Cold Restrictions: Practice
Coaches are expected to check for alerts and restrictions day to day during the hotter/colder times of the football seasons.
Green
Temperatures are <=94 degrees or >=40 degrees at the beginning of practice. Coaches may practice any time after 5pm.
Yellow
Outdoor practices are allowed with restrictions. Start times will be updated on our site. We will determine the start times and any length restrictions.
Red
No outdoor practice is allowed.
- Temperatures are at or above 95 degrees
- Heat Index is at or above 105 degrees
- Temperatures or wind chill are below 40 degrees
Heat/Cold Restrictions: Games
Green
Temperatures: 95-98 or Heat Index 105-107 - Mandatory water breaks every 6 mins.
Yellow
Temperature: 99-100 or Heat Index 108-110 - Reduce quarters to 10 mins, with mandatory water breaks every 5 mins
Temperature or wind chill: 35-38 - Reduce quarters to 10 mins.
Red
Temperature: 100+ or Heat Index 110+ - Games will be rescheduled
Coaches, please use common sense when adjusting your practice times and remind parents to bring extra water on hot days and dress accordingly on cold days. On hot days start your practices with non-contact drills without pads or helmets.
In the event of inclement weather (Game Day or Practice)
- If in doubt, cancel
- Remain calm and clearly communicate to players and parents what the plan of action is
- Gather athletes at the closest structure for collection by their parents
- No athlete shall be left unsupervised
Thunder/Lightning/Hail:
If thunder is heard, lightning is visible or lightning is detected by the Earth Networks lightning monitoring system (Legacy Fields only), the practice or game must be suspended at least 30 minutes. Everyone, including all spectators, must go to a safe shelter.
If this occurs, assist LSFA by requesting your parents to leave the field
If a tornado warning is issued:
- All practice or games will stop immediately, and all participants and spectators will seek shelter.
- Seek shelter in a solid structure, preferably in a basement or an
- interior room. If no building is available, lay down in a ditch.
Game Day Weather Procedures
The maximum time a game will be postponed due to weather (ex. Lightening), is 45 minutes.
After 45 minutes, the league will move to the next scheduled games assuming the weather clears.
Regular Season Rescheduling: At the time of postponing:
- Any games that have played 3 full quarters will NOT be rescheduled. Games will be scored as FINAL.
- Any games with a team up by 28+ points will NOT be rescheduled.
- Any games that have played 2 full quarters and a team has a 14+ point advantage will NOT be rescheduled.
- Forfeited games will NOT be rescheduled.
- The game will NOT be rescheduled if both coaches agree due to other circumstances.
Post Season Rescheduling: At the time of postponing:
- Any games with a team up by 28+ points at the point of postponing will NOT be rescheduled.
- Any games in the 2nd half of play with a team up by 21+ points will not be rescheduled.
- Any games that have played 3 full quarters with a team up by 14+ points will not be rescheduled.
- Any games with <4 minutes to go with a 9 or greater point spread will not be rescheduled.
- Any games where BOTH coaches agree not to reschedule will be scored at the point of the postponed or delayed game.
The LSFA Board has final determination on rescheduling games based on other factors (ex. Season calendar, facilities available)
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10/1/26 - All Practices Cancelled today due to field conditions.
Tue 9/8/26 - 🟡 yellow conditions.
Practice may begin at 7PM or later when real temperature is below 95 and heat index below 105