Practice was cancelled because it was "too gusty"

It’s about liability, obviously.

Your username implies that the kids are the ones that asked not to have practice, while the text of your post says that it was another coach. This kind of reminds me of when you hear people belittle children for getting "participation trophies" without mentioning that it's always adults who are the ones ordering and purchasing said trophies.

DING-DING-DING! The lawyers ruin everything.

And I would know.

I should have clarified that we are all college students. “Kids are too soft now” is a reference to boomers’ complaints that the younger generations are too soft. The people who canceled the practice are among those who are believed to be too soft. I’m inclined to agree.

Dude, this is your CHANCE to get an EDGE on your teammates and become the #1 runner on your club team.

Are you running on a track? trails? under trees?

PS Are you under any weather warnings or watches?

Back in the 90s the school forced us to cancel for a hurricane. You know what we did? We laced up our shoes and ran through it like men. Schools are afraid of being sued for everything nowadays.

Thats not a good reason imo.

If it means anything i ran for 2 hours in pouring rain few days ago.

Im a 4 minute mile runner with a 48 second 400m

If you were the one liable for millions in damages, I'd imagine your opinion might change.

Well, convincing people to change their minds usually requires expressing your opinions. It seems you're not comfortable doing that, despite feeling strongly that they are making the wrong decision. Perhaps you should go easy on referring to other people as soft or weak.

No you are not

I live in South Carolina and I thought a lot of businesses overreacted by closing up today, including where I work. I went out to run at 5:30 am before the hurricane hit, for a 10 mile run. It was miserable with wind and rain. By mile three, the wind had grown strong enough 70-foot pine trees were taunting and swaying nervously along the edge of the road. I cut the run short.

I'm glad I did, because many of those trees have since come down after Hurricane Ian came through town. Even a small to medium size tree branch, if it falls on your head while running, could do severe damage. A tree falling, could be fatal. Such occurrences are rare. Unless, you're dealing with a hurricane.

Live to fight another day.

You lawyering drones are the ones who need to change.

You seem like the kind of person who thinks wearing oven mitts or sunscreen makes you soft.

Risking getting hit by a tree or sign post when you could just run on a treadmill or take a rest day is stupidity not toughness.

I used to coach soccer and I would always have parents want me to cancel practice due to wind or cold, and I never would. That being said, I'd make an exception for hurricanes or tropical storms. Pretty much when you have those you have lightning anyhow, which puts the choice out of your hands. Anytime you have lightning, the choice is made for you.

If you have to hide from gusts of wind, you know you're a emaciated distance runner.

Maybe as coaches we don't want kids to get hit by cars and trees. I care more about what might happen to my athletes than any legal implications.

I try to weigh the benefits of a regular training run with the potential safety problems.

I am dealing with that right now as I type this. I am likely cancelling practice for tomorrow morning. In anticipation they had a hard training session today.