Lightning Policy 

For Beadling Soccer Club, the safety of players and participants is of utmost importance. Soccer fields can be a dangerous place during severe weather. 

• You are in danger if you can see lightning. 

• You are in danger from lightning if you can hear thunder. 

• Lightning often travels sideways as far as 10 miles and can strike away from any rainfall even when skies are blue. 

In event of a storm, games and/or practices must be stopped and suspended until the danger has passed using the following minimum criteria: 

• The sighting of a lightning flash or the hearing of the sound of thunder shall be reason enough to stop and suspend a game or a practice session;

• Do not wait until it rains

• Do not try to reach the end of a quarter or the end of a game. 

• Coaches shall take their players to a safe location upon suspension of a game and/or a practice session; 

• Following suspension of a game, the referees shall promptly leave the field to a safe location; 

• Play and/or practice shall not be resumed prior to 30-minutes after the last sighting of lightning or the last sound of thunder heard. 

Please refer to additional lightning safety guidelines found at the following sites: 

• PA West - Lightning & Field Safety Guidelines

• USYS - Lightning Safety Outdoors