There are many different schedulers for the various different leagues and districts.
Some of those leagues and districts have allocated "blank dates" in the season schedule specifically to allow time for make-up games.
Some have chosen not to do this.
Some leagues have historically elected to just simply cancel a particular week's schedule.
Therefore check with your designated VP regarding the specific policy re make-up games for your league or district.
Once it has been determined that the game does indeed have to be made up then we can proceed as follows:-
To schedule a HOME Make-up Game you will need to ensure you adopt the following guidelines:-
- There will be no midweek make-up games
- Preferrably arrange the game for one of the designated "make-up weekends" where identified.
- Otherwise the game will have played on a back to back basis i.e. Saturday/Sunday same weekend
- Call the other coach to see if they are available the week you want to play your game
- Request a Game time from the Surrey United Field Co-ordinator (Martin Foden - Phone-604-313-7908 or e-mail: martin.foden@bmo.com)
Martin would probably need to know no later than the Monday preceding the weekend of the proposed game. - Wait for Martin’s confirmation (not an absolute given, that you will get what you want) and then organize with your other coach Day, time & Field.
- The Referee Scheduler will be notified via Martin’s weekly Game Schedule.
Note# 1
The pecking order for Makeup games is in this order - Provincial Cup Game, Conference Cup Game & then League Game.
(i.e. Teams should 1st try to make-up Cup games before your League Games and fields will be allotted for Cup games 1st too).
Note# 2
You might not complete all of your Make-up Games before the end of the season, so be sure if there is an open week to be timely about contacting the other coach and getting a field from Martin. It is totally up to the Coaches & Managers to coordinate their own Make-up games.
Most coaches are great and also want to get their games in.
Note# 3
When reporting your score for a Make-up game be sure to advise the Surrey United Score-Keeper the Original Game Date and type of Game not the day you finally played the game (i.e. League Game SUSC Red Devils vs Ladner for September 20, even though you may have played it on November 8).