MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/4EA24113/InturrptedGames.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Attached is excerpt from the GHSA Constitution and Bylaws concerning= :

 

Attached is excerpt from the GHSA Constitution and Bylaws concerning:

2= .93    Interrupted Games

Any GHSA competition may be interrupted due to human, mechanical, or natural causes when it is necessary to protect the safety of players and spectators. The Executive Director shall have the authority to postpone GHSA events and to direct the procedure for rescheduling when deem= ed necessary.

(a) The GHSA requires lightning detectors= at all outdoor athletic activities.

1.   &n= bsp;   When a lightning dete= ctor indicates a dangerous situation, the game manager will notify the head official. At that point, the official will suspend play and all participants will go to a place of safety,  - (NOTE: If officials spot lightning before being notified, they may suspend play).<= /p>

2.       When the detector indicates that it is safe to resume play, = the contest may resume in accordance with procedures published in the NFHS Rules Book.

(b) Postponed games are games that are terminated before they actually begin because of weat= her problems, emergency situations, or mechanical failures.

1.       The host school should notify the opposing team and official= s as early as possible when a contest is postponed.

2.       The host school is responsible for determining whether an event is to be postponed until the time that game rules turn = that responsibility over to game officials except when there is a written contract for that game. When there is a contract, there must be an agreement between the competing schools about the postponement.

3.       School personnel will agree on the rescheduling of the conte= st

<= ![if !supportLists]>(c)      =    Suspended and/or Terminated Games - When game offici= als suspend a game due to weather issues, the following procedures are in place= :

1.   &n= bsp;   For all Baseball, Softba= ll, Football and Soccer= contests involving teams o= f different classifications<= /span>, there will be up to a two-hour delay = (cumulative) before the co= ntest will be terminated. (See the Baseball and Softball Sections to see the procedures involved with terminated games.)

a.       If the Football or Soccer conte= st is terminated before it ha= s reached the halfway point, the contest is declared a “no contest.”=

b.   &n= bsp;  If the Football or So= ccer contest is terminated after it has reached the halfway point, the sco= re at the point of termination is final.

2.   &n= bsp;   For Football, = Lacrosse and Soc= cer contests involving teams o= f the same classification, all contests will be played to completion.

a.   &n= bsp;   There will be no mandatory two-hour delay.

b.   &n= bsp;  The 11:30 curfew will= be waived.

c.      = Administrators from the competing schools may agree to terminate the contest and resume competition at the point of interruption a= t a later time.

d.      The team that is behi= nd may choose not to resume the contest at a later date.

3.       Golf and Tennis procedures will be dictated by USGA and USTA rules.

4.       Cross Country and Track and Field will not use the two-hour delay rule.

(d)  Paying Off= icials in shortened/postponed games:

1.       In the event a scheduled contest cannot be started due to weather-related conditions, officials who have arrived at the contest site = will be paid one-half the contest fee in addition to the travel allowance.<= /o:p>

2.       If a game is interrupted by weather or darkness before it becomes a completed game, the officials will be paid one-half the regular g= ame fee.

3.       If a game is an official game at the point of interruption, = the officials will be paid full fees.

4.       Beyond these conditions, no officials group(s) may hold the schools responsible for weather-related postponements.

 

2.94 All championship contests that end in a tie will = have that tie resolved by means of the procedures that are used to resolve ties = in preceding rounds of the playoffs.

2.95 Absence of Officials: In the unlikely event that game officials do not arrive for a contest, both schools should agree = on one of the following procedures:

(a) = Delay the game until a new set of officials can arrive

(b) = Agree to play the game on another date except a Sunday

(c) = Use registered officials who might be in attendance at the contest

(d) = Use coaches or school personnel from both schools

(e) = Use formerly registered officials who might be in attendance at the contest.