[stevesmith]

Random thoughts in no particular order....

It's nice to know there are women here among us.

Given that a trip was made to the hardware store and the game was being played on grass, I think stakes might have been a better idea to hold down the goals. However, I see no problem with sandbags assuming they were heavy enough. Like you, the only danger I could envision would be the goals blowing over on the goalie. As long as you were able to prevent that from happening without causing any other problems to the playing of the game, I'd have let them play at that point.

Cancel the game for sleet??? Must have been a bunch of high school girls playing! When you think of Texas, you think of heat. Last February, we played a tournament championship in 18 degree weather with sleet falling the entire game. As luck would have it, it wasn't even a close game to distract us from the weather.

Don't know about lacrosse and I'm too lazy to go get the book, but ncaa football specifies who has the authority to cancel a game. It even goes so far as to make recommendations during bad weather situations. We have a little better weather here in the south, but our general rule of thumb is that we're playing unless it is lightening.

Southern Redneck Referee Philosophy- If it's below 80 degrees, it's too cold for anything outdoors! Give me football in August where the 105 degree heatwaves are rising from the artificial turf and I'm slowly dripping off my winter gut.