Smyrna-Clayton: Local Bylaws
Sunday, May 17Local Bylaws
Local Bylaws
1. The President, Vice President &/or the DOD (Director on Duty) shall have the authority to terminate play and close the park for inclement weather, safety concerns or other reasons related to the good of the program. This will no way diminish the umpire in charge's authority to terminate play.[3-07]
2. Players/teams may attend parades if approved by the Board of Directors. [5-99]
3. Completed Little League Volunteer forms may only be viewed by the President, Vice-President, and Player Agent directly supervising the specific division in question. [4-09]
4. If there is an incident of physical abuse between 2 or more players that is not on the playing field, but is on the SCLL property the following will be the guidelines to handle the problem. Note that these are only guidelines, and BOD (Board of Directors) will have final say on the acceleration of this process if said incident is deemed to be a serious infraction.
1st offense- Child is suspended for one game in which the player must come to the game and sit in the dugout with their uniform on and is not to play.
2nd offense- Child is removed from the SCLL roster, per Little League guidelines and will not be allowed to return to the property for the remainder of the playing season.
5. The dues for regular members shall be in the amount of $1.00, due before the league established opening day.
6. The President may fill any manager/coach positions that are or become vacant after the March meeting immediately, with Board approval required at the next regular meeting.
7. Vehicle access to fields and facilities (East & West driveways) must remain unblocked to provide immediate access by emergency vehicles. These access ways will be clearly posted as no parking areas. When said access ways are blocked, the presiding league officers (to include DOD), shall make a reasonable effort to locate the vehicle owner. If the owner cannot be located, local police will be notified to have the vehicle towed. Towing expense will be incurred by the vehicle owner.(3-07)
8. No unruly behavior will be tolerated from anyone in park.
9. Unsupervised minors behaving in a disorderly manner will be detained by the DOD until parent/guardians can be summoned to remove them from the complex. {Rev. 3-09}
10. SCLL property (mowers, tractor, tools) will not leave the park unless there has been expressed permission given by the President. (10-04) {rev. 0309}
11. SCLL equipment shall only be operated at our complex by current SCLL board members and/or those individuals who have been given permission by a current member of the SCLL Board of Directors.
12. The SCLL Complex is private property. Current members of the SCLL Board of Directors reserve the right to have any individual(s) removed from the complex due to improper conduct, behavior or use of facilities at any time by any legal means necessary. {Rev 03-09}
13. Rules to be followed inside the SCLL park:(10-04)
No throwing rocks
No weapons of any kind (automatic 1 year suspension)
No riding bikes inside the park
No large groups of teens (8 or more)
No gang colors (to be determined by DOD)
No dogs in park
No parking on the grass
14. Players, managers, coaches and umpires, and Board of Directors shall vote for tournament teams within their division as outlined by Little League Baseball. The Player Agent of the division shall conduct the balloting along with the Division Director; no ballots shall leave the park. [12-00]{rev.5/06}
15. The Board of Directors shall select the All-Star team manager, and coaches based on the following guidelines: The winning division manager will be given the first offer, then so on through the standings. Managers will be given the opportunity to fill the coaches positions with approval of the Board. Note that these are guidelines only, if there any infractions of unacceptable behavior or violations of rules, the BOD may exercise their option to waive these guidelines. Remember we not only want the best team we can field, but we also want a class act coaching staff and player staff to represent the SCLL at these tournaments. [5/06]
16. When someone is ejected from the park, by the Umpire, or the DOD, for an incident the BOD will use the following guidelines for dealing with the situation. However, if the incident is determined by the BOD to be a serious infraction, they may accelerate this process.
1st offense - be ejected for the remainder of the day
2nd offense - be ejected for an entire season
3rd offense - be ejected for life (LIFETIME BAN) (All of these steps are subject to the appeal process)(10-04)
17. All Minor League managers are required to submit two names to the Chief Umpire for umpire duties. [03/09]
18. The SCLL Board of Directors recognizes the importance of protecting all participants and will comply with all requirements as mandated by Little League Baseball regarding the completion of mandatory background checks. Upon completion of required checks, the league will issue an identification card to volunteers indicating league approval for player contact. This card will be in your possession at all times while having contact with league participants. {rev. 3/09}
19. Clubhouse parking during nights that scheduled games and/or league practices are being conducted shall be limited to the person in charge of the concession stand, the designated Directors on Duty (DOD) for that night. NO Vehicles will be permitted to enter the Clubhouse Lane after 5:30pm. (Emergency Vehicles not included) {Rev 03/09}
General Division Rules / Guidelines
1. Team practices will be limited to two hours maximum. "Practice" is defined as organized drills, coach talk, batting, throwing, fielding and physical conditioning. No individual participant may be retained for additional practice time once the team has been dismissed. All practice facilities/locations not located on SCLL owned property must be pre-approved by the board of directors. [3-07]
2. The league will sponsor Major league, Junior league, Senior league, All-Star team, Major league Pat Knight Tournament team, a 10-year-old Major Tournament team, and a 9-year-old Minor tournament team, and a 10-year-old Minors tournament team. (10-04)
3. There will be no tryouts for any All-Star or Tournament teams.
4. All Star team hats and shirts will be the same, supplied by the league.
5. The home team will do field maintenance after each game; the Visitors will clean up the area around the field / bleachers.
6. Parents shall be responsible for unreturned uniform shirts, including cost of shirt, setup fees, etc. Their child may not be signed up until cost is paid in full. [1-14-99]
7. Managers shall collect and return all uniforms and equipment within seven days after the completion of their team’s last game.
8. Division Directors [Majors/Juniors/Seniors] will attend the last scheduled game of the season for each of their responsible teams, and collect all uniforms from the children. They should utilize all available directors to accomplish this including the DOD. All mangers should be notified that their children should bring a change of clothes for their last game so their uniform can be turned in. [5/06]
9. Warm up areas for Major, Junior, and Senior division 8 pm games will be as follows:
Major field- Visitors- Along back side of batting cages.
Home- Flat area on backside of driveway, behind dug-outs.
Jr/ Sr field- Home- Along backside of driveway, next to bathrooms.
Visitors- Along backside of Majors right field (by scoreboard).
10. The Minor League division may utilize the Major league field under the lights for any championship, or play-off game they may have. To be scheduled with the Major league Director. [10-04] {rev.5/06}
Game Times & Game Suspensions
T-Ball - Minor League
For any regular season game scheduled to begin at or after 6:00 p.m., no new inning will begin after 7:45 p.m. (exception: post-season or special games scheduled to be played on the major's field with auxiliary lights available) Umpire-in-chief &/or the DOD maintains discretion to conclude any game earlier based on light conditions and safety of the participants. Game time to be maintained by the Umpire-in-chief.
Major - Senior League (Auxiliary light available)
When a second game is scheduled to play, no new inning will begin after 1 hour and 45 minutes from the start of the game. Coaches & Managers of teams scheduled for "second" games will have players warm up in the designated off-field areas. In no case will fielding/batting practice delay the start of a game. The Umpire-in-chief will determine if time exists to allow fielding/batting practice.
Umpire-in-chief &/or the DOD maintains discretion to conclude any game earlier based on light conditions and safety of the participants. Game time to be maintained by the Umpire-in-chief. [3-99] (rev.3-07)
Lightning Policy
Immediately upon hearing thunder or witnessed lightning, all players will leave the game field and dugout/bleacher area. An "alert status" of the league electronic lightning monitor within a 10 mile area will also prompt removal of players from the field. An audible alarm will be sounded (at the request of any umpire-in-chief or the DOD) indicating all fields are to be cleared. Players will not return to the field until cleared by the DOD. (Indicated by re-sounding the audible alarm). No DOD will permit games/practices to continue until after a 30 minute period of no thunder or witnessed lightning. Players will be moved to an enclosed facility, be permitted to sit in vehicles or released to their parent/guardians.
Division Specific Guidelines
1. When a child/player is selected through the Major league draft process, there will be no options to keep the said player from moving up to the major league division. The board will of course take any recommendations from parents or managers on their desire and reason in writing for not wanting said child/player from entering the Majors prior to the 1st day of scheduled try-outs; however they will only be treated as a recommendation only. The BOD will have the final say on this matter. [5/06]
Thomas L. Emerson Memorial Award
The Smyrna/Clayton Little League recognizes the contributions made by the late Thomas L. Emerson in establishing and supporting our youth baseball program. "Tommy" was a founding member of this organization and was unselfish in dedicating countless hours to the youth of our community as a coach, umpire, mentor and role model. In memory of Mr. Emerson's example, the league will recognize one adult volunteer umpire each season. The umpire shall be selected based on dedication to the game of baseball, devotion to the players and his/her commitment to fairness and sportsmanship.
The umpire recipient of this honor will be determined by polling league coaches prior to the end of each season. The polling of coaches will be conducted by the league President, or his/her designee. An appropriate award of recognition will be presented to the recipient during opening day ceremonies for the succeeding season or at a time deemed appropriate by the league Board of Directors. (3-07)
Steven Turner Memorial Award
The Steven Turner Memorial Award was established to recognize those characteristics that were evident in Steve as he played the game of baseball. It was important to Steven's family that his award not be presented based on athletic accomplishment but rather to recognize outstanding effort, teamwork, attitude and triumph in overcoming life's obstacles.
Miscellaneous Considerations
The SCLL Board of Directors recognizes that although by-laws are established to provide guidance for daily operations of the league, there will be situations and conditions that do not completely apply themselves to those provisions adopted within this document. For these conditions and situations, the SCLL Board of Directors maintains the right to deviate and expound their authority from these adopted by-laws, any existing adopted rules &/or action of precedent recognized by the league. (3-07)