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subject: "Greenbriar"

Player

Sep 22, 2009
9:11 PM

;
The Greenbriar games got kicked off the turf field, by youth football, to a grass field in the back...Just wondering if this was a one day mix up or if we should expect youth football there every week. The grass field isn`t bad, just wondering which field we will be using.

S`up with the County?

Sep 22, 2009
9:49 PM


;	No lights 2 wks in a row at Lake Fairfax, last Tuesday we started late at Poplar due to permit issues with a rugby club, Sunday morn got kicked of turf to grass at Greenbriar and now again. Glad to see they have some sharp people at Parks & Rec scheduling. Hats off to ya Tom, don`t know how you do it!

Player

Sep 23, 2009
9:44 AM


;	For whatever reason FFX Co. always ****s on us. Been like that forever.

TOM
league commissioner

Sep 23, 2009
9:53 AM


;	IFFL has the permit for turf field#5 at GB on SUN, youth has the grass field. Youth told their scheduler they had the turf field, which is incorrect and confirmed yesterday to them by the County. We could have come out there with the permit and kicked them off the field, but took the high road instead (to maintain mutual good will) and moved to the grass field. Adult flag and tackle youth have helped each other out in the past with field space and we share a common mission: the preservation of field space for football.

Player

Sep 23, 2009
10:03 AM


;	I bet FFX Co. gets the "out of county" fees right.

To: Tom

Sep 23, 2009
10:22 AM


;	Do you think this will happen again at this field? They set up their yard markers the night before. I`m pretty sure they did that knowing that we would be there in the morning. As soon as our game was about to start they began team warm ups in the middle of the field. Their coaches was being a anal about the whole situation arguing with the refs. Even though no opponent was there they claimed they needed the field an hour before the game started and wasn`t moving.

TOM
league commissioner

Sep 23, 2009
10:44 AM


;	The overall Youth commissioner is the one who explained/apologized to us that the coaches responsible for that group of teams gave him the wrong GB field# for scheduling. The youth teams have the grass field SUN morning (which they now acknowledge). Here is a copy of our permit. The officials should have them out there in order to avoid similar situation at this or any other field, but if you are playing at GB#5 you can also take your own copy.