Lightning Safety

If lightning is visible or detected by the team’s lightning detector, ALL PEOPLE, PLAYERS,COACHES, AND PARENTS ARE TO IMMEDIATELY SEEK SHELTER IN THEIR VEHICLES OR A BUILDING. No huddles, talks, meetings, etc. After a 10 consecutive minute wait with no lightning visible or detected, the Head Coach may choose to resume practice. The Head Coach may also call practice off at any time.  Please adhere to these guidelines/rules this season and we will try our best to make everything go as smoothly as we can for you.

How Far Away Is Lightning From Me?
To estimate the distance between you and a lightning flash, use the Flash-to-Bang method:
• When you observe lightning, count the number of seconds until you hear thunder.
• Divide the number of seconds by five to get the distance in miles.
• Example: If you see lightning and it takes 10 seconds before you hear the thunder, then the lightning is 2 miles away from you (10 divided by 5 = 2 miles).

Get to a safe location if the time between the lightning flash and the rumble of thunder is 30 seconds or less.