AYA
Baseball is based on three sources of authority for its playing rules. The
primary layer is from the OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES, as published by The Sporting
News. The second layer of authority, which modifies and overrides the first, is
the Rules and Regulations of PONY BASEBALL as published for each league (except
TEE-BALL). The final overriding layer of authority is the following list of
rules and rule exceptions as approved by the AYA Board of Directors.
GROUND
RULES
1. Alcoholic beverages are NOT permitted within the
boundaries of the AYA property or at any practice location at any time. Also,
no weapons of any kind including permitted concealed handguns are allowed on
AYA property or practice locations, (Violators will be prosecuted). This rule
pertains to everyone, including managers, coaches, parents and fans.
2. Profanity will NOT be tolerated from coaches,
players or spectators. Penalty will be
the immediate ejection of the guilty party(ies) with subsequent suspensions as
provided for in these rules.
3. Littering and glass containers are strictly
prohibited on the AYA property or at practice sites.
4. No pets are allowed on the AYA property.
5. The home team will occupy the third base dugout.
6. The home team manager is responsible for chalking
the playing field when necessary, putting out the bases, and then returning the
bases, scoreboard controller and chalking equipment to their respective storage
areas and locking them up when completing the final game of the day on the
field. Failure to do so will result in a one (1) game suspension.
7. Tobacco in any form will not be allowed on the
fields or in the dugouts at any times before, during, or after a game. Neither
managers nor coaches will be allowed to leave the field to use tobacco during a
game. The umpire will eject anyone who violates this rule.
8. Each manager is responsible for ensuring that the
area on his side of the field is cleaned of litter and trash before leaving
after a game. This includes the dugout, inside and outside of the fences, and
the bleacher area.
9. Except for Mustang and above leagues, the manager of
each baseball team is responsible for providing a volunteer base umpire for
each game. A clinic shall held prior to opening day to train any volunteer
umpires.
10. Managers are responsible for providing volunteer
workers for fieldwork days called by the respective League Commissioners;
failure to do so will result in a one (1) game suspension.
11. Managers are responsible for the conduct of the
team's players, coaches, and fans. Confrontations among umpires, coaches,
players, and fans are strictly prohibited. Persons involved in such incidents
may be restricted from further AYA participation.
12. All baseball managers and commissioners must meet
AYA coaching certification requirements and attend all coaches’ clinics.
13. All managers are required to have a first aid kit of
some sort and ice in the dugout at each practice and/or game.
PLAYER
PARTICIPATION
1.
General
1.1.
A continuous
batting order must be used for each game as established prior to each
individual game. Players will bat in their appropriate turn whether or not they
are playing defensively in the field. Batting orders may never be altered after
the first pitch of the game, except that a tardy player who is eligible to play
must be added at the bottom of the batting order.
1.2.
Each player
present at a game shall play a minimum six (6) Defensive outs. (See RULES
EXCEPTIONS – Tee Ball League only.) A player, who is absent from a game or
is benched for disciplinary reasons, is considered to have officially played
the appropriate number of defensive
outs for that league (see Rule 1. a & b above).
1.3.
For all
leagues, a tardy player must show up in full uniform, and be present in the
dugout before the first pitch of the second inning to become eligible to
play. An exception to this rule is
allowed if both managers so indicate and sign in the official score book their
agreement
2.
MUSTANG and above
2.1.
Substitutes
must be placed in the game by the top of the third inning, i.e. prior to the
first pitch of the third inning. Substitutes may be re-entered into the
defensive lineup after they have been removed.
2.2.
Championship
games will be audited inning by inning by the League Commissioner or his representative
to ensure that the provisions of
3.
Penalties
for Violation of Player Participation Rules
3.1.
Upon discovery
that a player has not been entered by the top of the third inning, the player
must immediately be inserted into the line-up and shall play the remainder of
that game and the entire next official game. This is an appeal play by the
opposing manager to the umpire and NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UMPIRE.
3.2.
The official
AYA score book shall be the sole record for determining violations of this
rule.
3.3.
The AYA Board
of Directors and the Baseball Director shall impose these penalties.
3.4.
Second and
subsequent violations shall be cause for dismissal or suspension of the manager
by the AYA Board of Directors.
GAME
SCHEDULING
1.
All games will
start as scheduled by League Commissioners.
2.
The League
Commissioners will reschedule make-up games. Commissioners will not schedule a
team for a fourth game in one week unless both team managers agree.
Commissioners must attempt to reschedule games as quickly and fairly as
possible, with priority given to games that were postponed the earliest, and
also considering the practical issues that affect when the teams are able to
play. Should a manager disagree with the rescheduling done by a League Commissioner,
he may appeal to the AYA Baseball Board for another date.
3.
Regular season
games may only be rescheduled as make-up for one of the following reasons:
3.1.
Rained out, or
3.2. A team is not
able to field enough players due to an authorized school or church function, (2
or more players). League Commissioner must be notified at least 5 hours prior
to the scheduled game time or game will be played with pull up players or
forfeited.
3.3. A game is
called off before it becomes an official game, or an umpire suspends a game in
accordance with the rules herein.
TEAM ROSTERS
1.
All teams
should have 10 or more players assigned by the end of final registration.
2.
No trades of
any kind shall be made between managers after the draft. Any trade by managers
will be voided and the players returned to their original teams. The offending
managers shall serve a two (2) game suspension for such actions.
3.
After the final
registration date no players may be added to the league for that season unless
approved by the AYA Board and Director of Baseball.
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
1.
Any player may
be benched for disciplinary action at the discretion of the team manager
PROVIDED:
1.1.
No later than
the night before the game for which the player is being disciplined, one or
both of the player's parents or guardian is notified as to the nature of the
action taken by the manager. If a parent or guardian is not available, then the
player will be notified in the same manner.
1.2.
The team
manager notifies the official scorekeeper prior to game time in writing as to
the nature of the disciplinary action. This copy shall be permanently attached
to the official score book and becomes part of the official game record.
2.
A player cannot
be subject to disciplinary action for missing practices or games because of
authorized school or church functions or a Sunday practice.
OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER
1.
Both managers
are responsible for providing a volunteer scorekeeper for each game. The
scorekeeper must sit behind the home plate backstop. The home team scorekeeper
will be designated the official scorekeeper for the game. Both managers, along
with the umpire-in-chief, will be required to sign the official score book
after each game. The official score book should be picked up at the respective
league's "lock box" before the game and returned afterwards by the scorekeeper.
2.
Each manager
shall notify the official scorekeeper of any change in his team's offensive or
defensive alignment. (Reminder: the rules of baseball do not allow altering the
original batting order).
3.
Managers or
coaches shall not converse with the official scorekeeper unless the
umpire-in-chief has called a time out and is present in the discussion, except
in the case of lineup changes.
4.
The official
scorekeeper should notify the manager concerned, or the umpire-in-chief, if an
ineligible player or an improper batter is about to be used in the game.
However, failure of the scorekeeper to do so has no effect upon the rules, that
is, the rules of baseball still apply.
PRACTICE SESSIONS
1.
Prior to the
first game of the official playing season each team shall be limited to a
maximum of three and a minimum of one practice sessions per CALENDAR Week. (See
RULES EXCEPTIONS Tee Ball League only.)
2.
After the start
of the official playing season, each team shall be limited to a maximum of two
and a minimum of one practice session per week, with no more than four (4)
total meetings per week including regular games, make-up games and practices.
(See RULES EXCEPTIONS Tee Ball League only.)
3.
All practice
games are considered to be a practice session, and they must adhere to the time
limits
of a regular practice session. SEE RULE 7
BELOW.
4.
Whenever a
manager and/or coach meets with one or more team members who is not the child
of
the manager or coach, a practice session
shall be considered as held if the meeting is for the
purpose of educating players in baseball
or practicing baseball.
5.
Only one
practice session per day is permitted. On game days, no form of practice is
permitted
prior to pre-game warm-up, which may
commence no earlier than 1 hour prior to scheduled game
time. No pre-game warm up will be
permitted except in designated areas.
6.
In pre-game
warm-ups, absolutely no batting practice will be allowed with the exception of
"soft
toss". UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, WILL PURPOSEFUL HITTING OF HARD BALLS AGAINST ANY
SCREEN OR FENCE BE
ALLOWED
7.
SUNDAY
PRACTICES ARE PERMITTED during the regular season under the following
conditions.
7.1.
Attendance is
not mandatory. A player may not Be penalized for not attending said practice.
7.2.
Practice may
not start before
7.3.
The total
number of practices does not exceed those described above.
8.
Rules
pertaining to individual practice sites must be adhered to.
9.
The maximum
practice times are as follows:
9.1.
TEE-BALL 1 hour, 15 minutes
9.2.
PINTO 1 hour, 30 minutes
9.3.
MUSTANG
2 hours
9.4.
BRONCO
2 hours
9.5.
PONY 2 hours
9.6.
COLT 2 hours
10.
Failure to
comply with any of the above rules shall result in a minimum one (1) game
suspension or dismissal from managerial duties.
11.
Practice
sessions will not be allowed and must not be held prior to the date set forth
and published by the AYA Board of Directors for each season.
RAINOUTS
1.
The AYA
President, the Executive Vice President, Baseball Director, and the respective
League Commissioner (or his official designee), shall be the only persons
authorized to call a rainout prior to the commencement of a game.
2.
Once a game
has begun (first pitch or swing),
only the umpire-in-chief has authorization to call a game.
3.
At times of
inclement weather, unless a team has been notified by a proper AYA official
that a game has been rained out, each team member should show up at the field
ready to play; never assume that the game has been cancelled.
4.
The League
Commissioner will reschedule rainout games. It is the responsibility of the
team manager to consult the Commissioner to determine when his game will be
re-scheduled.
GAMES CANCELLED DUE TO DARKNESS
1.
The umpire-in-chief
has the sole authorization to call games on account of darkness. THE UMPIRE'S
DECISION IS FINAL AND CANNOT BE PROTESTED OR APPEALED.
UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT
1.
It is the
manager's responsibility to ensure that all players are properly equipped to
participate in the game.
2.
All players in
the PINTO and higher leagues who participate at the position of catcher must
wear a protective cup while playing that position.
3.
No metal cleats
are allowed in any leagues except for Pony/Colt Leagues.
4.
Equipment is a substantial
investment and should be treated as such by both players and managers.
5.
All equipment
is to be returned immediately following the team's last game. Failure to do so
may result in the responsible manager's being billed, at replacement cost, for any
deficiencies.
6.
If necessary,
times will be scheduled when equipment may be picked up, exchanged or returned
at the AYA lock-up and announced to the respective league commissioners by the
AYA Baseball Director.
FORFEITS
1.
If a team has
10 or more players on their roster by the end of final registration they must
have 9 players present and available to start the game. If they do not have 9
players present the umpire, commissioner, or Baseball Director, shall call the
game a forfeit before the start of the game. If the game is played the
commissioner or Baseball Director shall call the game a forfeit upon review. No
one may override this rule and agree to play the game (coaches, umpires, or
Board Members) without the effects of this rule. The game may be played but the
forfeit shall be in effect. If a team has only 9 players on their roster by the
end of final registration that team may start their game with 8 players without
forfeit. (See RULES EXCEPTIONS – Tee Ball League only.)
2.
If a team has
nine or less players available for a game it may pickup from the next lower
league no more than three players to give them a total of no more than ten
players. These pick-ups must be treated as substitutes and may play any
position except pitcher or catcher.
These players must be placed at the bottom of the batting order. The team picking up such a player must use
their best efforts to receive permission from the player's manager or coach.
The Commissioner must then be notified as soon as possible when these players
are utilized. THIS RULE DOES NOT APPLY TO TEE-BALL.
3.
The SAME pull
up player may not play for the same team in two consecutive games and not more
than twice for the same team in one season. For this to happen the decision
will be made by the league commissioner and/or the Baseball Director, and their
decision shall be final.
4.
Any use of an
illegal player during a game shall cause a forfeit of that game by the
offending team, during the game or upon review after the game.
5.
In the event of
an injury to a player or player ejection once a game has begun which causes a
team to have only eight available players with which to continue the game, then
the manager of that team shall have the option of continuing the game with
eight players, or forfeiting the game at that point. The vacant position
created in the batting order by an ejection will be recorded as an OUT in each
inning that the vacant batting position is scheduled to come to bat. There
shall be no penalty for injured player. If at any time afterwards, less than
eight players are able to take the field whether due to additional injuries or
player ejection, then the game shall be forfeited immediately and that team not
having enough players will be given the loss. SEE RULE 19.o ON PAGE 15 FOR PINTO
EXCEPTIONS. SEE RULE 20.s ON PAGE 18 FOR TEE-BALL EXCEPTIONS.
6.
There will be
no forfeits called other than as covered in these Rules.
7.
If for any
reason the umpire-in-chief is unable to control a game due to manager, player
or fan disruption, or lack of adult supervision in the event of a manager or
coach ejection, he shall suspend the game at that point. The status of the game
at the time of suspension will be noted in the official score book: player a
proper count on the batter, number of outs, players on base, inning of play,
and official time remaining. The umpire-in-chief, both managers and the
official scorekeeper shall sign the official score book; the League
Commissioner will then reschedule the game at a later date The game will be
resumed at the point of suspension and played until either the official time
expires or the number of innings in a complete game has been played. Any
player, manager, or coach that was ejected from the game prior to the
suspension of the game, shall remain ejected when the suspended game is
scheduled for completion.
8.
All forfeited
games shall result in a score of 1-0 entered in the score book no mater what
the score was at the time of the forfeit.
PROTESTS
1.
PROTESTS ARE
NOT ALLOWED IN TEE-BALL AND PINTO LEAGUES. For TEE-BALL
and PINTO leagues only, no written, verbal, or any other form of protest will
be allowed. All umpire-in-chief's calls,
judgment or otherwise, are final. In addition, no boisterous, animated or
otherwise demonstrative appeals will be tolerated. Appeals must be made in a
reasonably quiet, formal and friendly manner, and the umpire's decision
accepted without argument or remark. Violations of this rule will be determined
at the sole judgment and discretion of the umpire-in-chief and dealt with by automatic
ejections of the offending manager, coach, parent, player or spectators.
2.
Mustang
league and above, the manager must
make protest at the time of the incident in question, that is, before the next
pitch is made or a runner is retired. After the umpire-in-chief grants
time-out, the protesting manager will have three (3) minutes in which to find
the proper written rule (Official Baseball Rules, Rules and Regulations of Pony
Baseball, or AYA rules) which covers the protested play in question and bring the
rule number to the umpire's attention. No protest can be made that contests an
umpire's judgment call. The umpire-in-chief will then have the official
scorekeeper enter into the official score book that the game is being played
under protest. The status of the game at that time will be noted in the
official scorebook. All protests must be
presented in writing to the appropriate League Commissioner within 24 hours
after the game in question ends and be accompanied by a $25 cash deposit. (Note
if the protest is lost, the deposit is not refunded). The protest will then be brought before the
League Commissioner, Baseball Director, umpires, and managers and ruled upon as
soon as possible. Protest should be handled in the league in which they occur.
If the protest cannot be resolved satisfactorily, both managers and the
umpire-in-chief shall be given the opportunity to present their arguments to
the Baseball Board if desired.
EJECTIONS
1.
Any use of
profanity shall cause immediate ejection of a manager, coach, or player. If no
ejection occurs, the AYA Baseball Board will still discipline the offending
manager, coach or player, and the suspension shall be in effect.
2.
Players ejected
from a game must remain in the dugout for the remainder of the game under the supervision
of the manager and/or his assistant. Player shall be suspended from the next
regular scheduled game, but must attend said game and be on the bench with his
team. If player fails to show up for the next game, his suspension shall carry
over until he shows up for the suspended game.
3.
An ejected
manager, will be given THREE (3) MINUTES to organize his players and assistant
coaches prior to leaving the AYA property. An ejected coach or parent shall
also be given the same amount of time to vacate the property. Violation of this
rule shall result in a suspension of the game and the offending team shall be
liable for the umpire fee to replay the game. If the umpire fee is not paid
before the re-scheduled game the original game shall be declared a forfeit.
4.
Any manager or
coach who is ejected from a game shall not participate in that team's next two
(2) official games except as a spectator only; that is, ANY MANAGER/COACH
EJECTION SHALL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC TWO (2) GAME SUSPENSION. Any ejected
manager/coach who attends his teams next two official games and at those games
attempts to coach, instruct, etc. and is so noted as to coach or instruct his
team, shall serve an additional TWO (2) game suspension.
5.
Second ejection
shall be a mandatory FOUR (4) game suspension and a third violation will result
in manager suspension for the remainder of the season and upon review possible
termination of coaching privileges at AYA permanently.
6.
If a manager or
coach is ejected during a tournament game the TWO (2) game suspension shall be
enforced on the first two regular season games of the next season the manager
or coach participates in.
INJURIES
1.
Any player that
receives an injury requiring treatment by a physician, must obtain a written
release from the physician and present it to his team manager and League
Commissioner before that player can be allowed to participate in any further
games or practices.
2.
If a player is
injured during a play in a game, it is up to the umpire-in-chief's judgment
whether or not to stop the game. Umpires are instructed to put the player's
safety first, and to immediately stop a game if there is any question of
serious injury, particularly when the injury is to the head. In other cases,
when the injury does not appear to be serious, the play must continue until it
is over and the umpire-in-chief can call time out.
TIEBREAKERS
1.
In the event of
a tie in the standings the following tiebreakers shall be used. If there is a
tie for first place the first level tiebreaker shall be head to head
competition. If a tie still results a one game playoff will be held to
determine the champion. Pitching rules shall still be in effect.
2.
In all other
tiebreaker situations the first tiebreaker shall be head to head competition.
If a tie still results the next tie breaker shall be the total number of runs
scored for the season minus the total number of runs against, then the team
with the highest total shall be declared the winner. If a tie still results a
coin flip shall be used to determine the winner.
POST-SEASON PLAY
1.
All play-off
schedules and formats will be determined by each respective League Commissioner
and approved by the Baseball Director then the AYA Board of Directors. Championship games ONLY will be played
WITHOUT TIME LIMIT.
MISCELLANEOUS
1.
Should parents
request in writing that their child be allowed to play in a league that is a
level above that which would normally apply based on the child's age, the
following procedure will apply.
1.1.
The parent(s)
must first make the request in writing to the Baseball Director.
1.2.
The Baseball
Director shall investigate the child's abilities and make a ruling on whether
or not it is appropriate to allow the child to advance early to a higher
league, whichever the case may be.
1.3.
If approved,
the player must enter the draft for that league. Unless otherwise provided for
in these rules as son/daughter or brother/sister of an approved manager in the
higher league.
1.4.
If a player
chooses to move up early he must reenter the draft during his first year of
normal league age eligibility for that division.
1.5.
Eligibility may
only be extended one additional year.
1.6.
The AYA Board
of Directors must approve the decision made by the Baseball Director.
2.
Spectators,
players, managers and/or assistant coaches may not heckle, taunt or verbalize
in any way with the opposing team for the purpose of intimidation; penalty: the
spectator, player, coach or manager shall be warned once and ejected on the
next violation.
3.
Players during
a game shall wear no jewelry. After a warning to any member of a team, the next
violation by ANY player on that team will result in the ejection of that
player.
4.
Any player
catching pitched balls in practice or warm-up before or during a game MUST (AT
A MINIMUM) wear a protective cup, catcher's helmet and mask with throat
protector.
5.
Any player
protecting pitcher/catcher warm-ups during a game MUST wear a batting helmet.
6.
Any player who
assists a coach or another player pitching for infield hitting practice by
catching returned balls MUST wear a batting helmet.
RULES EXCEPTIONS - GENERAL
1.
PONY BASEBALL
Rules concerning team roster age requirements, is not in force.
2.
PONY BASEBALL
Rule for PONY and above leagues, concerning designated hitters, is not in
force. There are no DH's in the AYA.
3.
AVOIDANCE RULE:
Any runner advancing to second, third or home base on a close play must slide
or otherwise avoid an upright collision or he may be called out by the
umpire-in-chief. This does NOT allow a runner to leave the base path to avoid
the tag.
4.
REGULATION
GAME:
4.1.
TEE-BALL 6 innings; or 1 hour, 15 minutes
4.2.
PINTO 6 innings; or 1 hour, 30 minutes
4.3.
MUSTANG 6 innings; or 1 hour, 50 minutes
4.4.
BRONCO 7 innings; or 1 hour, 50 minutes
4.5.
PONY/COLT 7 innings; or 1 hour, 50 minutes
5.
TIME LIMIT
GAMES: No new inning may be started after the time limit has expired. The new
inning begins at the time the third out is made in the proceeding inning. If
time expires during the middle of an inning, that inning shall be played to
completion. Game DOES NOT revert back to the last completed inning. TIME IS
KEPT BY THE UMPIRE-IN-CHIEF AND HIS DECISION IS FINAL, NOT THE OFFICIAL
SCOREKEEPER. No new inning shall be
started after
6.
TIE GAMES: Tie
games are played out only as long as the time limit has not expired. Ties count
as a one-half game won and a one-half game lost. (These rules DO NOT apply to regular season
tiebreaker games or post-season tournament games.)
7.
RUN LIMITS PER
INNING:
7.1.
TEE-BALL Five
7.2.
PINTO Five, except for sixth and subsequent
innings
7.3.
MUSTANG Five, except for sixth and subsequent
innings
7.4.
BRONCO None
7.5.
PONY/COLT None
8.
TEN-RUN
RULE: If a team is leading its opponent
by at least ten (10) runs after five (5) or more complete innings have been
played, or if the home team goes ahead by ten (10) or more runs at any point in
the bottom of the fifth inning, the game shall officially end, and the team
ahead will be declared the winner.
9.
OFFICIAL GAME:
A league game is considered a complete official game, if it either reaches the
regulation time limit, or at least four (4) innings (or 3 and one-half innings,
if the home team is ahead) have been completed. In TEE-BALL, fifty-five minutes
may be considered an official game.
9.1.
If a game is
called for any reason before it is an official game, the game will be
rescheduled to be replayed in its entirety unless otherwise stipulated in these
rules.
9.2.
If, after
having reached the official length, a game is called for any reason in an
uncompleted inning, the official score will revert to what it was at the end of
the previous completed inning. Should the home team have the lead when a game
is called in an uncompleted inning, the home team shall be declared the winner
and the official score will not revert to the previous inning's score.
10.
Except in
TEE-BALL and PINTO, once a pitcher has been removed from his position as
pitcher, he may not return to that position for the rest of that game.
11.
In Mustang and
above, any pitcher who has hit (3) batsmen with a pitched ball, that pitcher
must be removed from the mound immediately.
12.
"SLINGING"
THE BAT: any player at bat may be called out for slinging the bat whether
intentional or unintentional, if in the umpire-in- chief's judgment, the slung
bat put any person on the playing field in jeopardy of being injured. The call
shall be for interference, the ball is immediately called dead, and all base
runners are returned to their position prior to the play.
13.
If, in the
umpire-in-chief's judgment, a base-runner has intentionally removed the
protective headgear during a live ball, he shall be called out, the ball
immediately called dead, and all other runners placed back to their base last
obtained.
14.
A dual-colored
first base is approved for use in TEE-BALL and PINTO league games. Its purpose
is instructional, but it shall be used to aid in the umpire-in-chief's
determination of fault during interference and obstruction calls at first base.
The half of the base nearest foul territory belongs to the runner; the other
half thus belongs to the defensive player attempting a force out on a
batter-runner advancing to first base. No other use is intended.
RULES EXCEPTIONS – MUSTANG LEAGUE ONLY
1.
During the
game, or between innings, the team manager or coaches may warm up the pitcher
in foul territory.
2.
PONY BASEBALL
Rules have been modified as follows:
2.1.
Delivery of a
single pitch in an inning constitutes having pitched that inning.
2.2.
A player may
pitch in a maximum of THREE (3) INNINGS IN ONE GAME and in a maximum of six (6)
innings in one week.
2.3.
If a player
pitches three (3) innings in a game, 40 hours of
rest is required before pitcher may pitch again. Example: If a player pitches
three innings on Tuesday, he is eligible to pitch again on Thursday. When calculating the (40) hours, the start
time of the games in question will be used.
2.4.
In those
instances when a one-game play-off is required to break a tie, the Rules and
Regulations of AYA BASEBALL regarding pitcher rest shall apply.
2.5.
All pitchers
are given three (3) extra innings of eligibility per week if a game is
rescheduled and the team plays three times in one week. Extra innings apply
only at the start of the third game; all other pitcher eligibility rules still
apply.
3.
PONY BASEBALL
Rules regarding base stealing options, has been adopted by AYA. That is,
runners may leadoff and steal bases, as in Official Baseball Rules, with the
following exceptions:
3.1.
Absolutely NO
SUICIDE SQUEEZE PLAYS may be attempted; specifically, a runner on third base
may not start his attempt to steal home until the ball has crossed the plate. A
10’ restraining line will be marked at third base, runner may not cross this
line until the ball thrown by pitcher crosses the plate. Penalty: runner is
called out, no warning given. This is an umpire judgment call, no protest
allowed.
3.2.
Furthermore,
any offensive play that is executed in a manner that the umpire-in-chief deems
especially dangerous for a runner on third base, including hit-and-run, may not
be attempted. Penalty: Immediate dead ball, strike call if a pitch was
delivered, out if third strike, all base-runners return to their base last
obtained, third-base coach warned once and ejected on the next occurrence by
that team. This is a judgment call from the umpire-in-chief and MAY NOT BE
APPEALED OR PROTESTED.
4.
A continuous
batting order must be used for each game as established prior to each
individual game. Players will bat in their appropriate turn, whether or not
they are playing defensively in the field. Batting orders may never be altered
after the first pitch of the game, except that tardy players who are still
eligible to play must be added at the bottom of the order.
5.
A balk shall be
called if the pitcher steps toward first base and does not throw the ball, or
if he begins his pitching motion and then steps toward a base to feint or throw
in an attempt to drive back or pick off a base runner.
6.
If the pitcher
makes other deceptive moves, the umpire-in-chief shall warn that pitcher once
and call subsequent balks based on his judgment of intentional deception. (THIS RULE SHALL ONLY BE IN EFFECT FOR
FALL SEASONS AND WILL NOT APPLY TO SPRING PLAY.)
7.
If the pitcher
has at least one foot on the mound without the ball in a hidden-ball attempt to
retire a base runner, a balk shall be called. This play cannot legally be
attempted immediately after a time-out or dead-ball situation, since the
pitcher must be touching the pitcher's plate with the ball before the
umpire-in-chief can put the ball back in play.
RULES EXCEPTIONS – PINTO LEAGUE ONLY
1.
Each team will
be allowed one offensive time out and one defensive time out per inning. These
time-outs will be (60) seconds in duration.
2.
Adults (18
years old or older) shall be used to pitch. This designated pitcher shall pitch
to his team using an overhand motion from a distance of thirty-eight (38) feet,
and shall be allowed to use a glove. The designated pitcher must be affiliated
with the team he is pitching for. This position may be freely substituted at
the manager's discretion.
3.
The designated
pitcher or manager who pitches shall not be allowed to coach or instruct
players in any fashion (either verbally or using physical gestures) while on
the field of play except during an offensive time-out. If a designated pitcher
is found to be in violation of this rule, he will be warned once, and upon the
second violation, ejected from the game (and automatically suspended from the
next official game).
4.
The designated
pitcher will not be permitted to field any balls or willfully obstruct any
fielder making a play on a ball.
5.
Should the
designated pitcher be touched by a batted ball, an immediate dead ball shall be
called by the umpire-in-chief, the pitch shall count in the batter's total
allowance of pitches, and no runners shall advance. If such an incident should occur on the batter's
final pitch, then the batter shall be called out.
6.
If the pitcher
obstructs any fielder making a play the umpire may call the runner/ batter out
if in his judgment a play could have been made.
7.
Pitcher should
go to foul territory when batter hits fair ball.
8.
A defensive
player shall be used to field in the pitcher's position, and he/she MUST wear a
batting helmet.
9.
The
pitcher-player must place himself anywhere to the left or right of the
designated pitcher, within 5 feet of the pitcher's plate and behind the forward
plane of the pitcher's plate, in such a manner that the designated pitcher is
not hindered in his normal pitching motion. The pitcher-player must remain in
this designated area until the pitching motion is completed.
10.
The catcher must
return the ball, following the pitch, to the defensive pitcher-player.
11.
There will be
no called balls and strikes by the umpire-in-chief on pitched balls.
12.
A maximum of
five (5) pitches shall be thrown to a batter.
13.
There will be
no strikeouts of the batter prior to the fifth pitch. Example: If a batter
swings at and misses the first three pitches thrown to him, he will still have
two pitches remaining to be thrown to him.
14.
If the batter
has not hit a fair ball after having received five (5) pitches, the batter is
considered to have struck out. If on the
last pitch the ball is hit foul, and he continues to hit a ball foul, he will
not be out until he misses the ball.
15.
A hit batter is
not awarded first base.
16.
Players are not
permitted to steal or leadoff base. This includes advancing on a catcher's
error (i.e. a passed ball) or catcher's error in returning a pitched ball to
the defensive pitcher.
17.
Players are not
permitted to leave the base until the ball is hit.
18.
If the base
runner loses contact with the base before the ball is hit, the umpire shall
call him out. The inadvertent act of simply lifting up the foot off the base
should not be construed as leaving the base early. If the base runner removes
his foot and is moving it toward the next base, then he shall be considered as
having left the base. This is a judgment call by the umpire-in-chief.
19.
In the
situation of an overthrow, where the ball becomes dead by traveling into the
stands or dugout, or over or through a fence, or lodging in a fence, the base-runner
or batter-runner will be awarded two (2) bases from the last base obtained. The
time of the throw determines when the overthrow occurred, not when the ball
went out of play and became dead.
20.
Following a
play in the field, the ball must be returned to a defensive infielder in order
to end the play. Then, a dead-ball situation exists only when the defensive
infielder has control of the ball and the lead runner has been stopped with no
further play attempted. If a trailing
base-runner has not reached his next base prior to the umpire-in-chief's
dead-ball signal, that base-runner must return to the base last obtained prior
to the next pitch of the inning.
21.
No bunting will
be allowed. An attempted bunt will be counted as a pitch and declared a
dead-ball. If it occurs on the fifth pitch, the batter shall be called out.
22.
There is no
infield fly rule; that is, infielders must catch infield fly balls.
23.
A continuous
batting order must be used as established prior to each individual game.
Players will bat in their appropriate turn, whether or not they are playing
defensively in the field. ANY PLAYER REMOVED FROM THE GAME AT ANY TIME FOR ANY
REASON, EXCEPT INJURY, SHALL RECORD AN OUT EACH TIME HIS TURN SUBSEQUENTLY
COMES TO BAT. ANY SUCH REMOVED PLAYER MAY NOT RE-ENTER THE GAME. Removal from a
defensive inning due to injury does not constitute removal from the game unless
such injured player cannot take his next turn at bat or resume fulfillment of
his defensive player participation requirements.
24.
In the event a
team has to play with 8 players, the open position shall be in the field. The
catcher’s position must be filled.
RULES EXCEPTIONS – TEE BALL LEAGUE ONLY
1.
No player may
sit out more than two (2) innings per game on defense. If it is discovered that
a player has sat out more than two (2) innings, that player shall be inserted
in the defensive line-up and shall play the remainder of that game and the
entire next official game. This penalty shall be noted in the official
scorebook.
2.
No player may
play the positions of pitcher, first base, or shortstop more than a combined
total of three (3) innings per game nor more than two (2) innings at any one of
these positions. Example: A player may be a pitcher for two (2) innings and
shortstop one (1) inning; thereafter, he/she may play any position other than
pitcher, first base, or shortstop. Violation of this rule shall result in the
manager's suspension for the rest of the current game and the next official
game.
3.
To ensure
compliance with these rules, the managers will submit an inning-by-inning
line-up card to the official scorekeeper and the official scorekeeper shall
enter these defensive alignments into the official score book. Failure to write
the defensive positions into the official score book shall result in the
manager's suspension from the next official game. The scorekeeper should notify
the umpire-in-chief of violations to this rule during the game, and also of
players batting out of order. The League Commissioner reserves the right, based
on review of the official score book, to impose the penalties described for
violations of this rule.
4.
Prior to
opening day, TEE-BALL teams may practice three times per week. After opening
day, teams are limited to two games and one practice per week. Practice
sessions will last a maximum of one hour and 15 minutes.
5.
Teams are
allowed to have a defensive "spotter" coach on the field to position
players when the ball is dead. During play, he will not be allowed to speak or
motion to the players. Spotter shall not touch the ball or player in the field.
Violation will result in the removal of that spotter from the playing field.
This position may be freely substituted at the manager's discretion.
6.
Ten defensive
players will be used. The tenth player will be the fourth outfielder.
7.
Each team will
be allowed one offensive and one defensive time-out per inning. These time-outs
will be (60) seconds in duration.
8.
No defensive
player may play inside the third base restraining line or more than one-half
way down the first base line prior to the ball being hit.
9.
The defensive
pitcher must be positioned in the pitcher's circle prior to the start of play
and the ball being hit. No other player may be inside the circle during play,
i.e. anytime after the batter commences his first swing.
10.
There will be
no unassisted putouts of the batter-runner at first base by any position
player, except the first baseman. All players must throw the ball to first
base. A "throw" is defined as the act of voluntarily losing
possession of the ball by having it leave the hand for the purpose other than a
pitch. It may result in the ball being bounced, rolled, tossed or thrown.
Penalty for violation: batter/ runner automatically awarded first base.
11.
The pitcher,
after catching a fly ball for an out, may then run to first base to double a
runner who has not "tagged-up" before advancing to the next base.
12.
Outfielders
must be positioned at least 15 feet behind the base paths at the point a swing
is initiated by the batter. There will be no unassisted putouts of a runner or
batter/runner by an outfielder other than to catch a fly ball.
13.
There will be
no advance on an overthrow at first or third base. An "overthrow" is
defined as a thrown ball that leaves fair territory. This is a dead ball call.
14.
A continuous
batting order will be used for each individual game.
15.
Batters will be
permitted six (6) swings.
16.
A batter will
have one minute from the time he arrives in the batters box to initiate his/her
first swing. If the batter does not commence the first swing within one minute,
then he/she will be called out.
17.
Tapping the
ball off the tee or missing the ball completely are considered "a
swing."
18.
A ball hit off
the tee in any manner and not crossing the 20 foot arc in fair territory is a
foul ball. No defensive player may enter the 20 foot arc to field a batted
ball. If a defensive player touches a batted ball inside the 20 foot arc (prior
to the ball being called dead), the ball will immediately be declared dead, and
that swing will not count, that is, the batter will get that swing over.
19.
There will be
no called balls and strikes, and no batter can strike out prior to the sixth
swing. That is, if a batter swings and
misses the ball on his first three swings, he will still have three swings left
before he can be considered to have struck out.
20.
A batter not
hitting a fair ball within six (6) swings will be considered to have struck
out.
21.
A foul ball on
the sixth swing is a strike out.
22.
If a batted
ball comes to rest in the pitcher's circle, and no further play is made, the
ball is dead when the batter-runner reaches first base.
23.
Base runners
are not permitted to leave the base until the ball is hit. If the base runner
leaves the base before the ball is hit, the umpire shall call him/her out. The
act of simply picking up the foot off the base should not be construed as
leaving the base early. If the base runner removes his foot and is moving to
the next base, then he shall be considered as having left the base and shall be
called out. This is a judgment call by the umpire-in-chief only.
24.
Restraining
lines will be marked on the field halfway between first and second, second and
third, and third and home bases. The sole purpose of this line is to position
runners when play is stopped. If any part of a base-runner's body has crossed
the line at the point the ball is returned to the pitcher's circle or otherwise
becomes dead, that runner is entitled to the next base, unless prevented by a
slower lead runner. If he has not crossed the line when a dead ball halts play,
he must return to the last base obtained. This is an umpire-in-chief's judgment
with the assistance of the volunteer base umpires) as to the positioning of
runners.
25.
When a fielded
ball is returned to the pitcher's circle, the ball is dead and no advancing is
allowed on the base paths. The ball is considered "returned" when, in
the umpire's judgment, it has passed over or through the pitcher's circle. The
pitcher requires no control of the ball, nor does the pitcher have to be in the
circle when the ball is returned to the circle, for the play to be called dead.
26.
A maximum of
five (5) runs per inning are permitted in TEE-BALL, including the sixth
inning. If at the end of four innings
the home team is ahead by more than ten runs the game will be called with the
home team the victor.
27.
TEE-BALL games
may start with a minimum of eight (8) players of a team present at game time.
No substitutes may be used in TEE-BALL. If eight (8) players are not present at
game time, a forfeit will be declared; however, the game should be played.
Defensive positions left open are outfield rover or catcher.
28.
Once a team
starts a game, and a player becomes injured (or ejected) and cannot continue,
player positions will be left open as listed above (down to a minimum of
eight), and the game will continue to be played.
29.
Any vacant
position in the batting order (of the legal lineup of 10 players) created by
ejected players will be recorded as an out in each inning that position comes
to bat.
30.
In the case of
batting out of order, the regular rules of baseball apply, that is, the player
who should have batted (the proper batter), is called out. The batting out of
order violation must be brought to the umpire's attention before the next
batter takes a swing. If the batting out or order is not noticed prior to the
first swing by the next batter, no penalty can be applied, and the player at
bat has established a new and correct batting order. Official score keeper
should be reminded to watch the batting order and immediately tell the umpire
when an improper batter is batting. At that time, the proper batter will be put
up to bat and will assume the swing count or the improper batter.
31.
The batting
coach should attempt to remove the tee from home plate when a base runner is
coming in to score or that base runner may be called out.
32.
There will be
an allowance of one minute maximum for the teams to change positions in the
field. This is designed to help speed up the game. Managers should make every
effort to move their player's on to and off of the field within this one-minute
time frame.
33.
A runner that
is hit by a batted ball that has not gone past an infielder other than the
pitcher is automatically out and the ball is dead. Any base runners are
positioned back to their former base at the time of the dead ball.
34.
AYA TEE-BALL
field dimensions:
34.1.Pitcher's circle 16'
diameter
34.2.Base path length 45'
34.3.Home plate to center of pitcher's circle 35'
34.4.Fair ball arc 20' arc from back of home plate
34.5.Restraining line 22.5' from
bases
MANAGER SELECTION
1.
All applicants
for baseball team manager and/or assistant coach must complete an application
form and sign the responsibility form.
2.
The AYA
Baseball Board and AYA Board of Directors must approve all manager
applications.
3.
The manager
applicant will note that as a part of his duties he agrees to obtain a sponsor
for his team. FAILURE TO OBTAIN A SPONSOR SHALL BE CAUSE TO DENY APPROVAL OF AN
APPLICATION FOR MANAGER FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE SEASONS (SPRING-FALL or
FALL-SPRING). If a manager fails to acquire a sponsor and wishes to apply for a
manager’s position the following season, he MUST provide a fully paid sponsor
for the subsequent season prior to drafting a team before he will be
approved. Managers are encouraged to
solicit the help of the parents on his/her team when searching for a
sponsor. If a manager is having trouble
securing a sponsor, then he should contact his League Commissioner and request
help in locating a sponsor. This does not, however, relieve him of the
responsibility of securing a sponsor.
4.
After approval
by the Baseball Board and Board of Directors, teams will be assigned by the
following rules:
4.1.
A returning manager
will be assigned to the team he managed the immediate prior season. Managers will NOT be allowed to abandon
returning players so that he/she can manage a different team in that division.
4.2.
An approved
applicant who was a coach returning to a team without a manager shall be
assigned to that team. If two approved coaches from that team both want to
manage the team a coin flip will determine the manager.
4.3.
If an approved
manager is changing leagues the team selection is to be done at the draft. The
procedure is as follows: A manager may specify the team he wants, if two or
more managers want the same team they will flip coins or draw straws to see who
gets the team. In this manner managers
have a greater chance of managing a team they want.
5.
If vacancies
still exist in manager positions as the dates for tryouts and draft approach,
and there is no practical way for the AYA Board to meet to approve managers,
the Baseball Director may ask the Board to delegate the authority to approve
managers, as they become available.
6.
Should it
become necessary to disband a team (or teams) for any reason, the decision as
to which team (or teams) will be disbanded shall be made by a committee made up
of the following AYA board members: AYA President, vice-president, Baseball
Director, and the affected League Commissioner. The decision will be based on
the existence of an approved returning manager or coach for each of the teams
and the number of returning players on each team.
7.
Should a team
be disbanded that has an approved returning manager, he will have the first
right of refusal for any baseball managing vacancy. If two or more returning
approved managers from disbanded teams exist, then a coin flip will be used to
determine their ranking.
8.
If a team is
disbanded, the players on that team must re-enter the draft.
9.
If any baseball
team has no approved manager selected prior to tryouts for the respective
league, that league's commissioner shall appoint a representative (or
representatives) to view tryouts and participate in the draft on the team's
behalf. If after the first team (and/or team parents) meeting, no prospective
manager is discovered, the team will be disbanded and registration fully
refunded for those players.
10.
If a manager is
found, he must accept all manager responsibilities under established AYA
procedures, including AYA approval and certification, with only due dates
waived as set forth by the AYA Baseball Board.
11.
All-star
managers shall be chosen from the league managers only. First right of refusal
privileges will be extended to league team managers in the order their teams
finished the regular season. In other
words, if your team ended up in first place and you want to manage an All-Star
team, you get the first option. If not,
the option is passed to the second place team manager and so on. In the event NO manager decides to take the
team then an assistant manager or coach can request to manage the team. League
managers shall have the first right to be assistant coaches on the all-star
team.
12.
The Baseball
Board AND the AYA Board of Directors must approve ALL All-Star manager
selections.
All players will be
allocated to a team by each league commissioner and/or his/her representative
in accordance with the rules and regulations specified below. Players may not be recruited to a team in any
other way.
1.
If it is desired
that sisters/brothers be assigned to the same team, parents will so indicate at
the time of registration.
2. If it is desired, daughters/sons and/or
sisters/brothers of managers will be placed on the manager’s team as if they
were a returning player and will NOT be required to submit to player evaluation
process.
3. If it is desired sisters/brothers of a returning
player will be placed on the returning player’s team as if they were a
returning player and will NOT be required to submit to player evaluation
process.
4. A returning player is defined as any player who
participated in at least one game during the previous year. Returning players will return to the same
team that they were on the previous year (Spring to Spring….and….Fall to Fall)
unless:
(a) They are moving up to the next league.
(b) The manager’s position is not available on their
previous year team AND their parent/sister/brother accepts the manager’s
position on another team within the same league. In this case, the returning player may be
moved to the new team.
5. One (1) returning player constitutes a returning
team.
1. All new players will participate in a player
evaluation process (try-outs) consisting of activities designed to test each
child’s fundamental skills and attitude.
The league commissioner and/or his representative will prepare the
roster of all new players. Rosters will
be provided at the time of try-outs.
Each manager will rate all new players by assigning them a grade from
(1) through (3) as defined below. The
manager’s judgment will be the basis for the grading of players. New players may be rated in the
following areas:
(a)
THROWING
(b)
CATCHING
(c)
BATTING
(d)
RUNNING
(e)
FIELDING
2. At the completion of the try-out session, each manager
will calculate the average of the (5) grades awarded for the criteria above and
grade each player by rounding up or down to the nearest whole number. All managers will submit their cumulative
grade for each player to the league commissioner. The league commissioner and/or his
representative will assign each player a final grade by averaging the combined
managers’ scores. Players will be graded
using the following scale:
Grade
3 – Excellent athletic ability, some leadership skills and a good attitude.
Grade
2 – Average to better than average athletic ability, leadership skills and
attitude.
Grade
1 - Average to below average athletic
ability or little or no experience.
It
is imperative that every manager be fully aware of the definition of the grades
1 through 3 to ensure that each player is given a proper grade. It is realized that it is an impossibility to
make all teams exactly equal in strength of players, but it is felt that this
system would prevent inequities by anyone and would be the most fair to the
players.
3. All player evaluation grading will be the business
of the league commissioner, managers and NO ONE ELSE. There is no purpose in discussing these subjective
ratings with the players and/or parents.
They are not intended as a system of measuring intra-team
achievement. Their sole purpose is to
provide a means of distributing talent between teams so that no team can
dominate the league. The intent is not
to try to make all teams exactly equal in talent, but to prevent gross
inequities.
The draft will be held
under the supervision of each league commissioner and/or his/her
representative(s). The following are the
draft procedures as approved by the AYA Board of Directors:
1. Any player who did not attend the officially
scheduled AYA try-outs and did not participate on an AYA team during the
previous year will automatically become a “hat pick” selection. If a player DID participate on an AYA team
during the previous season but did NOT attend the try-outs, he/she can only be
rated by a unanimous consensus of the manager involved. Otherwise he/she becomes a “hat pick”.
2. The league commissioner and/or his representative
will prepare a drafting roster for each league by separating the players into
the (2) respective age groups for his/her league. Grouping the 3’s, 2’s, 1’s and “hat picks”
together will further break down these lists.
Players “playing up” in a league above their regular age group shall be
considered part of the list of “lower” age group players for the purpose of the
draft.
3. The number of returning players to each team will
determine the draft order. The team
with the least returners drafts first and the team with the most returners
drafts last. In the case of any ties in
the draft order, the draft position for those teams involved will be determined
by a coin toss or hat draw by the league commissioner.
4. The draft position for an expansion team will be
determined as though it was an existing team with zero players returning. If there is more than one expansion team, a
coin toss or draw from the hat by the league commissioner will determine the
drafting positions for the teams involved.
5. Team draft order for ALL rounds will be in reverse
order of each team’s number of returning players as specified in #3 and #4
above. (Round-by-Round draft……no
snake)
6. In the first round, a manager may choose either a
“3” or “2” rated player. For succeeding
rounds, 3’s must be chosen before 2’s, 2’s must be chosen before 1’s and 1’s
must be chosen before “hat picks”.
EXCEPTION:
Sisters/brothers selected will cost the drafting team in the following
manner. If a team elects to draft a “3”
rated sister/brother and the other sister/brother is rated a “1”, the cost of
the “1” rated player will be the first pick in the round when the drafting team
would normally be drafting “1” rated players.
This player and subsequent choices may not exceed
the limitations set forth
to balance the age groups as described in Rule 10 below.
7. Each manager will select players by “NAME” and
“NUMBER” from the draft roster.
8. During the first round, each team will be given one
draft choice in the order specified in Rule 5 above.
9. For succeeding rounds and starting with the team
with the fewest players at this point in the draft, each manager will select
players in draft order until all teams are equalized with same number of
players.
10. In order to implement and achieve age parity within
the baseball leagues as required by Pony Baseball rules:
(a) The League Commissioner will determine the optimum
number of upper age group players per team for his/her league.
(b) Prior to each selection, the league commissioner
will specify the age group and grading category from which a team may draft.
(c) During the first round, a team may draft any “3” or
“2” rated player regardless of age group UNLESS that team has the optimum
number of upper age group players as specified in (a) above.
(d) At the point in the draft where a team has reached
the optimum number of players in the upper age group (see rule a), the team
MUST draft from the lower age group in the current and all succeeding rounds.
(e)
The “hat picks”
will be divided by age group and rule (a) will determine the age group from
which a team may pick.
1. The Executive Members of the AYA Board of Directors
must approve all managers and assistant coaches.
2. Managers, or their representatives, MUST attend all
meetings and/or clinics called by the Director of Baseball or a league
commissioner. Baseball tryouts are
considered a managers’ meeting.
3. Managers will assist the league commissioners in
retention of existing players and recruitment of new players. This will consist of, but not be limited to,
phoning past players and reporting back their individual “returner” status,
manning registration booths, and handing out flyers and other advertising media
as directed by the Director of Baseball and/or the league commissioners.
4. Managers will actively support any, and all,
fundraising activities as approved by the AYA Board of Directors.
5. MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN $400 IN TEAM
SPONSORS FOR EACH SEASON. PAID
SPONSORSHIPS WILL BE DUE PRIOR TO THE FIRST PITCH OF YOUR TEAM’S 7th
GAME. If a sponsor is not obtained
by the specified date, the manager will be suspended from coaching until a
sponsor is received. Any team that is
not sponsored by the end of the season will forfeit any regular season trophies
earned and will furthermore be ineligible to participate in any post-season
play.
6.
All managers will
abide by the rules of play for that season, as approved by the AYA Board of
Directors. Continued failure to do
so will result in the termination of AYA coaching privileges for the offending
manager.
7.
Managers will
be held responsible for AYA owned equipment that is issued for each teams’
use. Equipment is to be turned in to the
league commissioner immediately following the last game played in that season/tournament. Managers will be held personally liable
for the replacement costs of any missing equipment or any equipment made
unusable due to neglect or misuse.
8. Each manager will be issued (12) game balls prior to
opening day. Home team managers will be
required to supply to the umpire-in-chief (2) new official game balls for each
home game. Official game balls are
Diamond DPL or DPL1 Pony Approved (must have Pony stamp) leather baseball or
approved equivalent. It will be the
responsibility of the home team manager to retrieve these balls from the umpire
after the game. In the event a ball is
deemed by the umpire-in-chief to be unplayable, a quality used ball will be
supplied by the home team to continue play.
Balls hit over the fence as homeruns MAY BE PRESENTED AS A MEMENTO TO
THE BATTER IF SO DESIRED BY THE MANAGER.
If a team runs out of balls before season’s end, replacement balls can
be purchased at the AYA concession stand.
9.
Managers will
be required to provide volunteer workers for Field Work Days as scheduled by
each league commissioner. Failure
to do so will result in a (1) game suspension.
10.
Managers will
be required to obtain volunteer workers to staff the Concession Stand when
his/her team has been assigned. Each
team will provide (3) adult volunteers to work approximately 2-hour shifts in
the concession stand. Each team will be
called upon at least once and possibly more depending on number of play dates,
teams, etc. Your team will NOT be
scheduled during your games. Failure
to fulfill this responsibility will result in that manager working in the
concession stand during his/her next scheduled game.
11. Managers will conduct a team meeting prior to
opening day, for the purpose of discussing practice and game schedules,
fundraiser money collections, field maintenance requirements, concession stand
duties and any other team business deemed necessary
12.
Managers will
be held responsible for the conduct of his team’s coaching staff, players and
spectators. Confrontations among
umpires, coaches, players and spectators are strictly prohibited. Failure to do so will result in the
ejection of the manager of the offending team.
This ejection cannot be protested!
Once the manager has chosen an assistant coach to take over the team,
the manager must leave the field area.
If the replacement coach cannot restore order the game will be
suspended, rescheduled and play will continue from the point of the manager’s
ejection. The ejected manager will NOT
be allowed to coach in the rescheduled game.
13. Alcoholic beverages will not be permitted on the AYA
premises, any practice sites or any alternative game locations. Furthermore, managers and assistant coaches
are prohibited from consuming any alcoholic beverages prior to an AYA
sanctioned event (i.e.…games, practices, meetings, clinics).
14.
PROFANITY IN
ANY FORM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Offenders
will be immediately ejected without warning.
Umpires, managers, league commissioners, sports directors or any member
of the AYA Board of Directors may enforce this rule.
15.
Tobacco, in any
form, will not be allowed on or near the fields and dugouts at any time during
or after a game. Neither managers nor
coaches will be allowed to leave the field during a game in order to use
tobacco. Violators will be
immediately ejected from the game.
Umpires, managers, league commissioners, sports directors or any member
of the AYA Board of Directors may enforce this rule.
16.
Home team
manager is responsible for making sure the field his team is scheduled to play
on is ready at least (15) minutes before the scheduled game time. This will include but not be limited to,
making sure the playing field and surrounding areas are free from trash and
debris, watering and raking the fields (as needed), chalking the infields and
securing the bases in the ground. Failure
to do so will result in a (1) game suspension for the offending team’s manager.
17.
Home team
manager is responsible for turning off any fields lights used and putting away
and locking up the bases, chalking equipment, scorebook and scoreboard
controller for his field. Failure
to do so will result in a (1) game suspension for the offending team’s manager.
18.
Two volunteers
from each home and visiting team will assist in raking down the field after
each game. Failure to do so will
result in a (1) game suspension for the offending team’s manager.
19.
Each field area
must be left clean after every game and practice. Managers are responsible for ensuring that
each field is cleared of trash and debris after each use. This will include but not be limited to the
playing field inside the fence, the dugouts, the bleachers and the common area
for each league. Failure to do so
will result in a (1) game suspension for the offending team’s manager.
20.
Home team
managers for the LAST GAME SCHEDULED FOR THAT FIELD ON THAT DAY will be
responsible for ensuring that ALL trash containers for his/her field and common
area will be dumped in the AYA dumpster immediately following the game. Failure to do so will result in a (1)
game suspension for the offending team’s manager.
21. The proper procedure to reschedule a game is to
report the need (as provided for in these rules) for a rescheduling to your
league commissioner. The commissioner
will then reschedule the game and arrange for the umpires to be rescheduled. Any manager that does not follow these
procedures will forfeit the right to have that game rescheduled.
THE ABOVE LISTED RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED !
I
have read and understand the above listed manager’s responsibilities and will,
as manager of the team, comply with them to the best of my ability. I further understand that failure to comply
with these rules will result in my suspension and possible termination of my
AYA coaching privileges. I also
understand that my compliance or lack of will be taken into consideration on
any future coaching appointments at AYA.
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DIVISION
TEAM NAME
MANAGER ASST COACH
(PLEASE CHECK ONE)
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SIGNATURE
PRINTED NAME DATE
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DRIVER’S LICENSE NUMBER SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER DATE OF
BIRTH