Current Field Conditions (updated by 2 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m.weekends):

Sun's out, fields look open. If things change, we'll post by 2:00.

If the situation changes due to wet fields or rain, we'll post here and on the hotline by 2:00 in the afternoons.

Read Below for Off-Season Info
--> Teams are prohibited from using TPSC fields during the off-season
without specific permission from the Club Administrator!
--> Teams playing on other fields should check with the hotline numbers below, but
we anticipate all games scheduled today will be played.

Coaches: Please Read below regarding wet field care

If you have not done so before, please read through the information on rainouts and postponements below.

Why do we close fields on what seems to be a nice day?

COACHES AND INTERLEAGUE MANAGERS:
Read Below Regarding Home and Away Games - IMPORTANT!

Field Care

Coaches:  
Please walk your field before practice to identify the wet/ muddy/ saturated areas and cone them off and/or tailor your drills to avoid them. In particular, consider the goal boxes as CLOSED and avoid the center of the field which tend to be the most worn. Wet days cause extraordinary amounts of damage to field conditions that take weeks or months to repair!

Thank you for taking a field-conscious approach to practice!
 

Competitive and Interleague Coaches and Managers:
Assume that your scheduled game will be played, unless you discover otherwise.  Whatever you do, don't make the assumption that the game won't be played just because it's raining outside.  It can be wet in Novato and dry in Mill Valley. 

IT A GOOD IDEA TO CALL THE OPPOSING COACH OR MANAGER AND CHECK IN AND SWAP CELL PHONE NUMBERS IN CASE CONDITIONS CHANGE LAST MINUTE.

If TPSC home games are rained out, it is YOUR responsibility to notify your opponents that your game is cancelled. Failure to do so may result in a forfeiture!!!

AWAY GAMES: Call the hotline of the club that has the home team for the game you are playing.  

Please note:  if you call one of the hotline phone numbers, please listen to the entire message to make sure that it pertains to that particular weekend's games (sometimes the message doesn't get updated regularly).

Alternatively, look on the club's website.  See below for hotline and website links...

HOTLINE AND WEBSITE LINKS

TPSC Hotline: 789-TILT

The following are the hotline numbers and/or websits for our neighboring leagues:
    Mill Valley:    mvsc.org
        383-7818 (Bayfront, Alto, Friends)
        945-3607 (Tam HS Grass)
    West Marin:  wmarinsoccer.com 453-1704 or 488-0632 or 716-7313
    San Rafael:   sanrafaelsoccer.org 454-4566
    Dixie:           eteamz.com/dysa/news/index.cfm?cat=85490 472-4686
    Ross Valley:  rossvalleysoccer.org 721-1965
    Novato:       novatoyouthsoccer.org 899-8143 (IVC I & II, Hill, Marion)
                      898-1266 (Pleasant Valley, San Ramon, San Marin/Novato                       HS's, Rancho, Lu Sutton, Loma Verde, Hamilton)
    Santa Rosa:   http://www.srysl.org/
    San Anselmo sabaweb.com

All of these numbers may have old messages on them. If you call the numbers and they still provide old information, then most likely the fields will be open for that weekend's games. To verify, call the opposing team's manager.

Please note the Seminary Field Hotline is not accurate. Use the TPSC hotline to check on the status of that field.

Q: It's a gorgeous day, why is the field closed?
A:  A single game or practice on a wet field can destroy the field and it can take weeks to return to the state it was in previously. Therefore, like most clubs, we -and/or the owners of the fields- take the long view and close the fields if they are wet and muddy. Often, a field may look dry from a distance, but the areas that are saturated can only be seen by close inspection. We don't make these decisions lightly and walk the fields before making a decision.

The following factors are evaluated in determining if the fields will be open:

• Condition of the field prior to the storm.
• Amount of standing water, puddles or saturated ground.
• Ability of particular fields to drain away standing water.
• Forecasted weather for the day.

During rainy periods, please check this page or the phone hotline, 789-TILT, as they will be updated as conditions change.

TRYOUTS:

Depending on the weather at tryouts, we may choose one of the following options:

• Hold full tryouts as scheduled, OR
• Hold an abbreviated tryout, OR
• Have signups only so that we know how many players are interested

Players should come prepared to play. (parents will need to sign the medical release.)

We'll look forward to seeing everyone at next years tryouts!