When lightning strikes within a 6 mile radius of Countryside Community Park, all players, coaches, and parents must leave the fields and seek safe shelter. This includes any cloud-to-cloud lightning and cloud-to-ground lightning.
Safe shelter does NOT include staying in a dugout or waiting under the overhang by the Concession Stand. Players, coaches, and families should pick up their belongings (ie. - ALL equipment) and will seek shelter in their automobile or inside a building. This is for the safety of everyone who participates in Countryside LL activities at the Countryside Community Park (including visiting teams, families, and coaches).
Players and coaches must remain in shelter (automobile, building) and off the fields until 30 minutes have passed with no lightning recorded within a 6 mile radius.
This policy must be followed by all who participate in Countryside LL activities (managers, players, families and visiting teams) – NO EXCEPTIONS!
FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT ADHERE TO THIS POLICY
First Offense: Receive counseling and a written warning from the Board that that will include additional instruction on the Countryside Little League Lightning Policy.
Second Offense: A season long suspension.