SECTION I - ORGANIZATION

1. T-BALL DIVISION

SECTION II - DIVISION TEAM COMPOSITION

B. 8-Under Age Classification: A player whose 9^th birthday is prior to January 1^st of the current year is INELIGIBLE.

C. 10-Under Age Classification: A player whose 11^th birthday is prior to January 1^st of the current year is INELIGIBLE.

D. 12-Under Age Classification: A player whose 13^th birthday is prior to January 1^st of the current year is INELIGIBLE.

E. 14-Under Age Classification: A player whose 15^th birthday is prior to January 1^st of the current year is INELIGIBLE.

SECTION III - REGISTRATION

B. Sisters registering to play within their respective divisions shall have the option of playing on the same team or playing on separate teams and shall indicate their intentions to the Player Agent at the time of registration.

C. Any special considerations effecting the placement of players on a team shall be brought to the Players Agent’s attention at the time of registrations. Special consideration will be give disposition by LEGS Board of Directors prior to the draft.

D. At the time of registration, the Player Agent and or league representative shall advise each player and their parents as to the options and or requirements affecting their placement on the teams.

A. No evaluation / tryout session will be required for players in the T-Ball and 8-Under divisions.

B. All players eligible for 10-U, 12-U and 14-U divisions shall be required to participate in an evaluation / tryout session.

C. Any player recorded to have previously pitched 20 outs in a single season in 10-U, 12-U and 14-U divisions must be evaluated as a pitcher. Any 8-U All-Star pitcher from the “A” or “B” team must be evaluated.

D. Designated Pitchers for each division will be determined by the amount of teams. The number of designated pitchers will not exceed by more than 2 the number of team in each division.

E. ALL pitchers / players have the option of signing a waiver making them ineligible to pitch the entire season.

1. If a pitcher can not attend evaluations, she will remain on the Pitchers Board unless she signs a Refusal Waiver.

SECTION V - FORMATION OF TEAMS

A. The number of teams within each division shall be determined by LEGS Board of Directors after all registration sessions have been held.

B. There shall be a minimum of ten (10) and a maximum of twelve (12) players on each division team. (EXCEPTION - Section VI-G)

C. There will be a maximum of nine (9) players on a T-Ball team.

A. The drafting order of teams shall be determined by a draw of number.

B. If a team does not have a Manager (head coach) at the time of the draft, a board member who has attended that division evaluation and is not coaching in that division, will draft for that team until a Manager is found.

D. When a player is drafted who has a sister in the same division and those players have opted to play on the same team, the players shall be drafted to the same team after the next selection by the Manager. Example: A player drafted in the 4^th round, the sister will be drafted in the 6^th round)

E. The Player Agent shall direct the draft in order to comply with any special considerations approved by the Executive Board affecting the placement of players onto the teams. There shall be no changing of players after the draft has been ruled over (ended) by the Player Agent.

F. In the event that the maximum number of players have drafted onto the team, and there are still players who have been evaluated but not drafted, the draft shall continue until all players have been placed.

G. In the event that all players have been drafted, and there are still teams with less than the required number of players, those teams shall be increased up to the required number of players by assigning additional players from the waiting list (Section VII).

H. Evaluations of Pitchers:

1. Prior to the draft, the Executive Board of Directors will evaluate each division and design a method to insure proper distribution of pitchers to each team.

I. At the conclusion of the draft, and before the Player Agent rules the draft to be over (see E), Managers may trade players for reason of transportation etc… All trade will be made under the direct supervision and approval of the Player Agent.

SECTION VII - WAITING LIST

B. The waiting list shall be confidentially maintained by the Player Agent. Confidentiality of the waiting list must be observed in order to safeguard against unfair practices in reporting team shortages and recruiting. Managers will not be considered to have any need to know the details as to the status of the waiting list.

C. When players are assigned to a team from the waiting list, the full registration fee will be collected.

D. Players will be selected as they appear on the waiting list to teams that are still below the maximum number by a “draw” method.

E. There will be NO players added to the waiting list after 2 weeks have passed from the 1^st

game of the current season.

SECTION VIII - TEAM ROSTER MODIFICATION

A. After the formation of teams to the maximum size, players remaining on the waiting list shall be placed impartially from the top of the list onto teams as vacancies become available. A vacancy to be filled exists under the following circumstances:

1. When a team roster falls below the maximum allowable number of players.

2. When a player is injured and will miss three or more scheduled games and the Manager requests an additional player to replace the injured player.

B. Managers shall report shortages to the Player Agent as soon as they occur. Any and all players leaving a team shall be contacted by the Player Agent. The parents shall also be contacted to ascertain the reason for leaving.

C. Players added to a team roster after the initial formation of teams are not required to be played in a regular season game until they have been on the roster for seven (7) days. Managers unable to contact a new player must notify the league Player Agent .

D. In the event of a unique situation involving the placement of a player which is not covered by the rules contained here in, the issue shall be resolved by LEGS Board of Directors.

SECTION IX - PRACTICES

C. An adult female must be present at all practices and games.

SECTION X - TEAM ASSISTING PERSONNEL

A. Managers shall assure that they have received, reviewed and understand the League By- Laws and League Rules and Regulations. They shall also assure that all team personnel are aware of their responsibilities and duties.

B. All Managers will be certified by A.S.A.

C. A copy of each players registration form must be in the Managers possession at all times during practices and games. The registration form enables Managers to obtain medical attention if a parent is unavailable.

E. All Managers and Assistant Coaches must be checked and be cleared as provided under “Meghans Law”.

SECTION XI - DISCIPLINE

B. If a Manager has a disciplinary problem with any player, every effort should be made to resolve the problem. If, after every effort to resolve the problem, it persists, the Manager may suspend said player from a game with the approval of the Player Agent.

SECTION XII - ALL STAR SELECTION

A. All Star Managers will be selected by a vote of all Managers in that respective division and a vote by all voting league Board Members. If a voting Manager is also a league Board Member, he/she will only have one vote. The following guidelines shall apply:

B. All Stars will be selected by a tryout at the end of the season.

SECTION XIII - SNACK BAR ASSISTANCE

SECTION I - GENERAL

B. If an illegal pitching distance or base distances are discovered during the game, they must be corrected to the legal distances if possible, at the time of discovery.

C. The Home team is responsible for supplying the “Official Scorekeeper”.

E. BOTH teams (home and visitor) are responsible for preparing the field for play (watering, raking, chalking, putting out bases etc…). Each team shall have at least one (1) person who is responsible for these duties.

F. Both teams (home and visitor) are responsible for returning all equipment to it’s designated area at the end of the last game of the day/night.

G. All teams are responsible for picking up the trash and miscellaneous debris surrounding the dug-outs AND bleachers.

SECTION II - EQUIPMENT

B. Helmet w/ mask throat protector, chest protector and shin guards must be worn by catcher during the game or anytime any player is warming up a pitcher.

C. Full Coverage running helmet with chinstrap and face mask must be worn by batter, base runners, youth base coach and on deck batters during a game. While on offense, helmets are not to be removed until player has entered the dug-out area. Helmets must be worn during any batting warm ups (soft-toss, tee work etc…).

D. No metal spike shoes will be allowed.

E. No bat rings, attachments, or lead pipes will be allowed on the field. Only an official softball bat may be used. “T-Ball bats” may be used in the 8-Under division. Only one (1) bat is allowed in the warm- up area (“on deck” circle).

SECTION III - UNIFORMS

B. The uniform for each player on a given team shall be of similar color and style with an identification number on the back.

C. No exposed jewelry (wristbands, watches, bracelets, neck chains, earring etc…) will be worn during games.

D. Under adverse conditions, additional protective clothing such as warm-up jackets, sweat shirts, sweat pants, etc… may be worn. Jackets must be zipped or fastened. Manager/Coach must announce the players numbers to both scorekeepers.

E. All shirts must be tucked in at all times.

B. Team Managers shall report all pitching changes to the Umpire.

C. A Courtesy Runner may be used if a batter runner / runner becomes injured.

D. In the 10-U, 12-U and 14-U Divisions a team may start and/or finish a game with eight (8) players.

E. Roster shortages in the 10-U, 12-U AND 14-U Divisions:

SECTION V - THE GAME

C. The home team will be responsible for furnishing an Official Scorekeeper to keep the Official Scorebook and Game Summary (to include all pitchers, amount of pitching outs and final score). The Official Scorekeeper is responsible for securing the signatures of both Managers on the completed Game Summary when the game is completed and returning it to it’s designated area in the snack bar.

D. Scheduled game time is forfeit time.

E. In the 10-U, 12-U and 14-U divisions, no new inning will be started after 1 hour and 20 minutes have elapsed since the start of the game or seven (7) innings have been played, whichever occurs first. Game will end after the home teams at bat (if needed).

F. A tie game will go to International Tie-Breaker Rule. One (1) inning maximum.

G. If one team is ahead by 15 runs or more after three (3) innings (2 ½ if home team is ahead) or eight (8) runs after five (5) innings (4 ½ if home team is ahead) the game shall be call by the Umpire per “Run Ahead Rule” (Rule 5- Section 9. w/ mod. ASA/2002 Rule Book).

I. At the Umpires discretion, time may be added to a game due to long delays such as injuries or other unforeseen circumstances (expect in the 8-U division).

J. There will NOT be any changes to scheduled games without the express consent of a quorum of the LEGS Board of Directors. All requests for game schedule changes must be submitted in writing at least one (1) week prior to the scheduled game to the Player Agent.

K. Due to the limited season length and shortage of fields, make-up games may be scheduled at the last minute, on holidays, weekends, early afternoon or late evenings. Games that were cancelled for any reason may not be made up if the league has a non-availability of fields or season length.

L. If games are cancelled due to inclement weather, a board member will ATTEMPT to contact all Managers. Teams that are not contacted must show for their scheduled game or risk a forfeit. LEGS Board of Directors will not take responsibility for teams that are not informed of cancellations.

SECTION VI - PITCHING REGULATIONS

C. Violations shall be grounds for protest.

D. International Tie Breaker innings will NOT count against a pitchers consecutive games.

E. If a game is cancelled or considered incomplete, the outs pitched will NOT count against a pitchers consecutive games.

F. At the conclusion of each game an Official Game Summary must be completed and signed by both Managers and returned to its designated area in the snack bar.

G. Game Summaries will be kept in the 10-U, 12-U and 14-U divisions, which can be viewed by any Manager or Coach prior to game time.

SECTION VII - CONDUCT ON THE FIELD

B. No coach, manager, parent, or spectator shall participate in a game with alcohol on their breath or while intoxicated.

C. There will be no alcoholic beverages on the field or park grounds in any type of container.

D. Violations of any Federal, State, County or Municipal Law committed by a manager, coach,

player, spectator or LEGS Board Member is prohibited.

E. Any player, manager, coach, league member or official who flagrantly attempts to do bodily harm to any persons at any LEGS sanctioned event shall be suspended from the league for the remainder of the season.

F. All Managers and Coaches shall exercise complete control of their players and coaching staff.

G. A Manager will not remove his/her team from the field while a game is in progress. Doing so will result in a mandatory board inquiry resulting in the possible suspension of the offending Manager/Coach and/or his/her general membership being revoked.

I. There will be NO violation of the “Code of Conduct” by any General Member.

J. Aggressive, hostile or threatening behavior at any LEGS sanctioned event will not be tolerated.

un-sportsman like act.

N. All business of the team shall be handled by a single representative to be designated to the Umpire prior to the start of the game.

P. Managers/Coaches are to cooperated by providing team parents to run the league snack bar when scheduled to do so ( see Article I - Section XIII).

SECTION VIII - PROTESTS

A. Intent to protest must be indicated to the plate Umpire in accordance with ASA rules.

B. A written protest must be submitted to LEGS Umpire-in-Chief (UIC) within 72 hours after scheduled game of protest.

C. If the UIC is unavailable, LEGS President may receive the written protest.

D. Protest shall contain all pertinent information relating to the protest situation as delineated in current ASA rules.

E. Protest shall be accompanied by a $25.00 Protest Fee which is refundable if protest is upheld.

F. LEGS UIC will convene a Protest Committee and handle the protest in accordance with LEGS By-Laws.

G. Judgment calls are not grounds for protesting a game.

H. There will be absolutely NO protests in the T-ball or 8-under divisions.

SECTION IX - 1^st and 2^nd HALF DIVISIONAL TIE BREAKERS

B. Divisional tie breakers will be determined by a one game playoff.

C. Third place team will be determined by overall win/loss record.

D. If the same team wins both halves they will be awarded 1^st place. 2^nd and 3^rd place teams will be determined by overall win/loss record.

A. All sections of Article I & II shall apply to the 8-Under & 10-Under divisions with the following exceptions:

1. The Worth 10” ball for 8-U and the Worth 11” ball for 10-U

notify both teams.

h. When a batter is hit by a pitched ball from the Pitcher (youth). The ball is dead. The offensive Manager/Coach has the option of allowing the batter to take 1^st base or continue to bat with the Manager/Coach pitching with zero (0) strikes. Three (3) pitch maximum.

Note: This rule would not apply when or if “Walks” are allowed in the 10-Under Division.

8-UNDER DIVISION ONLY ( 9 THRU 15 )

9. A maximum of six (6) players may be position in the infield and four (4) players in the outfield.

The T-ball division of LEGS is an instructional division. The goal is to teach the sport of softball and it’s fundamental through practice and games of limited competition. Scores may be kept at the Managers discretion. All participants will receive a trophy at the end of the playing season and all participants will be considered to have won their division. All Managers, Coaches and spectators are encouraged to promote an atmosphere of pressure-free learning for the children who are participating in the program.

(see Article II, Section I, E)

D. Both teams (home and visitor) are responsible for returning all equipment to it’s designated area at the end of the last game of the day (see Article II, Section I, F).

E. For the safety of the players only low profile movable runner bases shall be used.

G. If a coach opts to pitch to their own batter, they must provide an adult catcher. This catcher shall stop foul tips and missed strikes. He/she shall then hand the ball to the opposing teams catcher to be thrown back to the player at the pitchers position. The pitcher will then hand the ball to the coach.

J. Teams may start and finish with six (6) or more players.