Wet Weather and Ground Closure Guide
NSFA Wet Weather Information: for more information click here.
The NSFA competition uses fields from 5 Council Areas. All these Council areas are consulted when ground conditions threaten play. This as well as the prevailing weather dictates the possibility of playing and training. For this reason a decision is left as late as possible if games are to be cancelled unless the ground conditions dictate an early decision.
Kuringai Council Wet Weather Line
Phone Council's Wet Weather Line on 9424 0800, open 24/7
OR use this link to search for the status on individual grounds and recent Kuringai Council Grounds Closure Updates
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SUMMER = NO BOOTS Policy until further notice.
All weather (non grass) grounds = OK to wear boots.
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RE: KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL BOOTS POLICY FOR NSFA CLUBS.
The privilege of wearing boots for trial games will only be given to those clubs found to be abiding
by the NO BOOTS policy for regular pre-season training and grading.
Should a club breach the existing policy it will no longer be allowed to conduct a trial game at one of the above venues.
If you require further clarity on this please contact Paul Orgad at facilities@nsfa.asn.au.
The NSFA competition uses fields from 5 Council Areas. All these Council areas are consulted when ground conditions threaten play. This as well as the prevailing weather dictates the possibility of playing and training. For this reason a decision is left as late as possible if games are to be cancelled unless the ground conditions dictate an early decision.
Kuringai Council Wet Weather Line
Phone Council's Wet Weather Line on 9424 0800, open 24/7
OR use this link to search for the status on individual grounds and recent Kuringai Council Grounds Closure Updates
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NSFA Wet Weather Guidelines
- Decisions on weekend ground closures are generally not made until Friday. Councils and schools assess their grounds and advise NSFA by 2:30pm which grounds are unfit to play. NSFA policy is to play as many matches as possible on any ground that is left open by councils and schools. A wet weather message will be communicated on the NSFA website by 5:00pm Friday.
- Grounds may also be closed on Saturday mornings by clubs or referees if they deem the ground unfit to play. Every effort will be made to communicate these ground closures to teams via the website before teams leave for their match. However this may not always be possible as these decisions are made based on weather conditions that can be variable across different parts of our association.
- Decisions on Sunday matches will be made as soon as practical. Often this will not be until late on Saturday afternoon. The forecast for Sunday is looking more positive so please do not assume that Sunday games are off if Saturday games are cancelled. Once again please check the NSFA Website and Facebook Page by 7:00pm on Saturday night.
- Rain on the night before or on the morning of the match does not necessarily mean your match will be cancelled. We do not cancel games for rain. We only cancel games if the ground has been closed or is deemed unfit for play. If there are cancellations or postponements of matches, or matches are relocated, the website will be updated to reflect this. Please continue to check the draw on our website as your game may be cancelled at one ground and relocated to another that is open for play in some circumstances.
- Mostly we would just ask our players and parents to be patient. The weather cannot be controlled however we will do our best to communicate early and often.
SUMMER = NO BOOTS Policy until further notice.
All weather (non grass) grounds = OK to wear boots.
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RE: KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL BOOTS POLICY FOR NSFA CLUBS.
The privilege of wearing boots for trial games will only be given to those clubs found to be abiding
by the NO BOOTS policy for regular pre-season training and grading.
Should a club breach the existing policy it will no longer be allowed to conduct a trial game at one of the above venues.
If you require further clarity on this please contact Paul Orgad at facilities@nsfa.asn.au.