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Post by wingtol on Nov 1, 2011 9:48:32 GMT -6
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Post by bucksweepdotcom on Nov 1, 2011 10:52:54 GMT -6
It was pretty bad. We played a JV game in the morning COLD, WET, and RAINY but it was not as bad as it was later on in the day. We are on the east end of Long Island and the closer you got to the city the worse it got. We were on turf so it wasn't too bad. You can see by some of the pictures the layers of slush some teams played in! It really was the worst in playing conditions. Windy, right at freezing, and snow, sleet, rain, hail. Playing in the rain can be fun...playing in the snow can be fun... playing in this??? By the end of the games I think a lot of kids were happy to get it over with!
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Post by bucksweepdotcom on Nov 1, 2011 10:57:13 GMT -6
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Post by lionhart on Nov 1, 2011 18:36:22 GMT -6
we played in this storm as well. 12pm kickoff. it was a DISASTER. frigid temperature, wind whipping off the hudson river blowing freezing rain and snow. i know what yore thinking... but TRUST me, im a HUGE FAN of cold weather!!! in fact, i wore shorts... its all i ever wear on the sidelines. that being said, i agreed with the officials decision to stop the game at the half. (we were up by 4 tds) kids were literally soaked and shivering uncontrollably. and the field was really bad.... its turf but it was at least 3 inches of slush/snow. i couldnt see the yardlines from the roof of the pressbox. ive coached and played in some harsh conditions before.... but this was by far the worst. i think there were a few factors that made it so dificult. first, we havent had time to acclimate ourselves to cold.... it was 65 as recently as a week and a half ago. 2nd - the weather reports said light showers and temps in the 30's.... we got HEAVY snowfall and wind chill temps near 20- so we really werent prepared. im not one of those guys who believes in coddling our kids or whatever..... and i never thought i would say this - but the weather really was too brutal for a football game in october. my only problem was my feet which were soaked and lost all feeling by end of 1st quarter... and my fingers which were frozen and useless. rest of me was fine, even my bare legs.
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Post by airraider on Nov 2, 2011 7:01:26 GMT -6
So would you guys rather play in that weather... or what we went through down here this year... game time tempts in the 106 range?
Just wondering.
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Post by bucksweepdotcom on Nov 2, 2011 8:24:38 GMT -6
That would be tough too no doubt! I remember when Jordan HS Utah went to Valdosta to play a game. The Georgia fans were all saying that they couldn't wait for the Utah players to wilt int he GA heat and Humidity. Jordan won the game despite the weather conditions.
Just like it would be tough for the Northern teams to play in the heat down south I wonder how the Southern teams would perform in the weather conditions we had last weekend?
If you asked me I would rather play in the cold that 106, but I used to cold weather than that type of heat and humidity!
What would you rather play in??
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Post by fantom on Nov 2, 2011 8:50:14 GMT -6
That would be tough too no doubt! I remember when Jordan HS Utah went to Valdosta to play a game. The Georgia fans were all saying that they couldn't wait for the Utah players to wilt int he GA heat and Humidity. Jordan won the game despite the weather conditions. Just like it would be tough for the Northern teams to play in the heat down south I wonder how the Southern teams would perform in the weather conditions we had last weekend? If you asked me I would rather play in the cold that 106, but I used to cold weather than that type of heat and humidity! What would you rather play in?? How would Southern kids perform? Probably like the Northern kids. They stopped the game at halftime. Cold is one thing. So is snow. Slush and wind? No thanks. Serious heat is no fun either, though. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2011 8:56:17 GMT -6
I am not a cold weather person at all. Give me the heat--even the 1O6 mentioned above--over even more mundane cold-weather conditions!
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Post by coachcb on Nov 2, 2011 8:56:18 GMT -6
We get healthy doses of both here in MT. One year, we played a game in 99 degree heat and then three weeks later, played another in a blizzard with with a temp of 5 degrees with the wind chill. I would rather have the kids play in nasty winter conditions though; it seems like it's easier to keep them warm than to cool them down. Well, in most places.. Several of our guys tried to play games in 45 degree weather this year without anything under their pads.
But, the humidity isn't a problem, which is what really messes with kids.
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Post by fantom on Nov 2, 2011 9:15:02 GMT -6
Worst game I've been involved in was a playoff game in 2008. Temperature got down into the thirties which isn't so bad but the wind was REALLY bad: sustained winds in the thirties with gusts up to 50. We had a punt literally blocked by the wind. Looked like it had hit a wall. To make matters worse the game was played in a baseball stadium next to a river. The wind was coming off the water and made it feel that much colder and there weren't any stands to stop it from blowing in from the outfield. Miserable experience but it could have been worse. The minor league team that plays there didn't want us using the locker rooms. They wanted us to use an unheated storage room as a locker room. The guy was a minor league GM but a major league dick. He didn't even want to take the pitchers mound down.
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Post by bucksweepdotcom on Nov 2, 2011 9:24:24 GMT -6
That would be tough too no doubt! I remember when Jordan HS Utah went to Valdosta to play a game. The Georgia fans were all saying that they couldn't wait for the Utah players to wilt int he GA heat and Humidity. Jordan won the game despite the weather conditions. Just like it would be tough for the Northern teams to play in the heat down south I wonder how the Southern teams would perform in the weather conditions we had last weekend? If you asked me I would rather play in the cold that 106, but I used to cold weather than that type of heat and humidity! What would you rather play in?? How would Southern kids perform? Probably like the Northern kids. They stopped the game at halftime. Cold is one thing. So is snow. Slush and wind? No thanks. Serious heat is no fun either, though. They only stopped a handful of games (less than 5) and only a few didn't even attempt to play. By far most of the 80+ games on Long Island and NYC were played. I am sure most of the games north of the city and NJ were also played. |
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Post by coachcb on Nov 2, 2011 9:25:07 GMT -6
Worst game I've been involved in was a playoff game in 2008. Temperature got down into the thirties which isn't so bad but the wind was REALLY bad: sustained winds in the thirties with gusts up to 50. We had a punt literally blocked by the wind. Looked like it had hit a wall. To make matters worse the game was played in a baseball stadium next to a river. The wind was coming off the water and made it feel that much colder and there weren't any stands to stop it from blowing in from the outfield. Miserable experience but it could have been worse. The minor league team that plays there didn't want us using the locker rooms. They wanted us to use an unheated storage room as a locker room. The guy was a minor league GM but a major league thingy. He didn't even want to take the pitchers mound down. I coached in a playoff game like this back in 07. The 40 mile/hour winds dropped the temp down to -5 degrees. The entire staff almost mutinied and sat on the bus because the HC/OC called 25 passes in the second half and we were up 28-7... D-mn clock kept stopping and tacked a solid half an hour on the game. |
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Post by calkayne on Nov 2, 2011 9:41:53 GMT -6
Worst cold weather game I played in started with black clouds overhead but dry. The wind picked up, brought with it rain, wind picked up some more, rain was near horizontal, rain turned to slate, slate turned to hail. A few of us where lucky to be able to play. Those that where on the sidelines we had huddled together or forming big Man-Hug groups. At least they could shiver in sync. After the game the sun came out though...
Was great to play in though, like being a little kid and jumping in puddles, but with 200lbs of sniffeling mud trying to run you over.
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Post by fantom on Nov 2, 2011 10:12:42 GMT -6
I've been doing this for a long time so I have a lot of these stories.
November 2004- another playoff game. The game started out unseasonably warm-almost 80 degrees and humid. During the second quarter a cold front came through: winds, torrential rain, and a temp drop of almost 40 degrees. To make matters worse our QB had a mental block about cold weather. Said he couldn't feel his hands and threw everything in the dirt (mud). They played about 20 guys in the box, we couldn't complete a pass, and the season ended.
Worst practice conditions happened my senior year in HS. We had a playoff game but the way the schedule worked we played our last game a couple of weeks before the playoff. During that time it got really cold and snowed heavily. Then it warmed up, the snow melted, and we practiced in a sea of mud (nothing resembling grass on our practice field). Then it got really cold again and the mud froze. Since we'd practiced in the mud we'd torn the field into jagged peaks and vallies that were now frozen that way. To make it worse our opponent played an aggressive gap defense so our OL spent all day working on cutoff blocks on what was like sharp concrete. A good time was had by all.
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Post by lionhart on Nov 2, 2011 10:44:21 GMT -6
to be honest... many games in North Jersey were cancelled or cut short due to these conditions. one game was stopped 8 min into the 1st quarter.... which i cannot understand. a bunch more were played Sunday, Monday, and one more was played yesterday. there really was no option... the games couldnt have been played. and to answer the questin about preferring heat or cold... give me cold anyday. dont know how you southern boys do it.
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Post by airraider on Nov 2, 2011 10:47:29 GMT -6
Our kids get freaked out when the temps are in the 40's on a dry night...
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Post by mattyg2787 on Nov 2, 2011 18:42:11 GMT -6
I'd take the cold any day. Our season runs over summer though so we end up playing in 30-40 degree C (95 F)
My favourite game I ever played was actually a pre season scrimmage. There was about 2" of rain on the field and it never stopped raining. I managed to stay upright until the last play a D line cut block me
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Post by lionhart on Nov 2, 2011 18:53:10 GMT -6
airraider.... my philosophy has always been: i can always put on another layer.... but once i've gotten down to shorts/t-shirt and im STILL dripping with sweat, there really is no escape. im also one of those chronic "sweat monsters"..... i believe its called hypohydrosis. its a fancy way of saying I sweat non-stop, year round, day and nite. so my mood gets alot better when the leaves start to fall and that chill comes in during early November. that being said, during the game on saturday i would have enjoyed nothing more than dipping my frozen feet into a boiling pot of water.
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Post by mattyg2787 on Nov 2, 2011 19:51:09 GMT -6
Could not agree more lionhart. Plus, for the poor guys on the field. In the cold, theres cold gear, that 3rd pair of socks, gloves etc.
In the heat those pads and helmet feel like you've been thrown in an over
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Post by norm70 on Nov 2, 2011 19:51:36 GMT -6
being from north dakota we have played in some pretty nasty weather. I have personally practiced through 2 blizzards in college, but nothing like that!
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Post by Chris Clement on Nov 2, 2011 20:42:46 GMT -6
November 2001, Our wishbone had a major scheme advantage over their spread, because, quite simply, they couldn't see their receivers. We had to improvise runners to spread the word on what had just happened. Rumour had it the Umpire got scoop blocked on one play.
But slush sucks. a lot.
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Post by ndestefano on Nov 3, 2011 22:01:05 GMT -6
Our field had about 5 inches of snow on it, and snow was accumulating on our players helmets. Ridiculous.
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Post by bucksweepdotcom on Nov 4, 2011 6:36:03 GMT -6
Our field had about 5 inches of snow on it, and snow was accumulating on our players helmets. Ridiculous. That looks like fun. |
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Post by szimm29 on Nov 4, 2011 6:50:24 GMT -6
heat exposure or cold exposure. both are miserable.
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Post by kboyd on Nov 4, 2011 21:28:19 GMT -6
I remember playing a game in North Dakota in my college days when it was -22 F before the wind chill. The ground was so frozen that we couldn't wear cleats because they wouldn't dig in and worst of all I had to wear sleeves for the first time ever in a game (not what a Canuck O Lineman would ever want to do). That being said I always preferred the cold to the heat when I played, but it's what ever you get used to I suppose. Now as an old man on the sidelines I've reversed that thought.
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