The Club discourages the arbitrary rescheduling of OCSL games. Should coaches wish to reschedule a game they must have the concurrence of their opponent's coach, advise the OCSL Office and person responsible for referee assignment. The coach is also responsible for obtaining a field for the rescheduled game. The referee or fields groundkeeper are the sole judges of when a game should be abandoned for any reason. Coaches do not have the authority to abandon games.
Weather conditions are the most likely reason to cause game delays or abandonment.
Occasions will arise when severe weather conditions occur immediately before or during the game. Youth referees may be unaware of the dangers or intimidated by forceful and aggressive coaches and continue play during storm warnings, thunder storms and distant lightning strikes. However, coaches should consider the safety of their players as a first priority and as such may request, of the referee, the abandonment the game due to unsafe conditions. Particularly during thunder storms and adjacent lightning strikes the coach should move his players to the safety of nearby automobiles. Players should not be permtted to shelter in open spaces or under trees.