Field Conditions are monitored differently - depending on the day of the week.
During the weekdays (Monday -
Friday), the Town of Arlington monitors and decides which
fields are playable. There are 2 daily deadlines. For school
sports decisions are usually made no later than 1:00pm.
For club sports, decisions are made by 3:00pm whenever
possible.
If you would like to get real-time information from the town,
please go to
arlingtonma.gov/subscriber and register for Field
Conditions Notifications. Once a field status is
posted to the Town of Arlington website all individuals who
have registered for this service will receive an email with
the field condition information. If you want to check on
field conditions as needed, the link is:
http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_Fields/fieldconditions
On the weekends, the fields are monitored by the
Arlington Soccer Club. The
Club will try to make notifications on the front page of
this website:
- no later than 7:30 AM, if
morning games are cancelled
- no later than 10:30 AM, if afternoon games are cancelled
All queries about game and field cancellations should be
directed to the coaches for the final word.
A Note from our ASC President concerning
"Field closing policies" :
It has come to my attention that some coaches and parents feel
we are being too conservative with the decisions we make in
closing fields. Well....you're right! We are also going to
continue to be conservative with our field closure policies
in an effort to do the best we can to protect our playing
fields.
Please understand that we are doing the best we can. We base
our decisions on "field conditions" not weather conditions.
It is possible for it to be a nice sunny day after a storm,
and still have the fields closed with puddles and soft
spots. We also try to make the decisions as early as
possible in the day to not have people waiting all day just
to find out their game has been cancelled, and we have to
take into consideration that some of our travel teams come
from as far as Attleboro and Marlboro, and need to know
before they leave. You should always call the ASC hotline at
781-641-4085 for field cancellations over the weekend.
Our policy is to make a decision before 7:30am for morning
games, and by 10:30am for afternoon games if we think there
is a chance for improvement.
You also need to know, and I believe this was stated at our
coaches meeting that the ASC has the final say on our fields
over the weekend. That means even if the town website says
the fields are open, and our hotline lists them as closed,
they are closed for soccer for the day! The reverse is true
as well. We are held responsible for any damage we do to
fields by playing on them, and I would rather cancel a few
games then get a bill from the town for thousands of dollars
of field repairs. Coaches may NOT take it upon themselves to
change these decisions and play games on closed fields.
Let's all just relax, and get in as many games and practices
as possible and have fun!
Last Updated on October 6, 2009