2009 Jimmy Fund Allstars Ground Rules

District Guidelines

* Note: for the Jimmy Fund Tournament, all teams will be playing according to the Little League Regular Season rule book.

• Pitch Counts must be reported to the District Information Officer within 24 hrs after completing their game. It is the responsibility of both Managers. The penalty for not reporting these pitch counts is a 1 game suspension for the Manager, in which he/she may not show up at the field.
• Players may play up one age level, but can only be rostered to one team.
• All Fields are neutral. The two Managers will flip a coin prior to the start of the game to determine Home/Away. The loser has choice of dugout.
• Tie Breaker: 1st, will be head to head common opponent. 2nd, will be total runs against.
• Any 12 yr old players playing for the 12 yr old D-12 Tournament Team cannot play on a 12 yr old Jimmy Fund team after they have been eliminated.
• 11 yr olds may play on the 12 yr old D-12 Tournament team, and may be rostered to the 11 yr old Jimmy Fund Team only after they have been eliminated.
• All protests will be ruled on by the District Protest Committee with Frank Bucca as Chairman. All decisions are final.
• To begin and end a game, both teams must have 9 rostered players present to play. Teams will either play or forfeit.
• Jimmy Fund Hat Collections are optional. If taken, the money should be turned into the league President to be turned into the District which will be go to the Jimmy Fund at the end of the Tournament.
• Umpire fees will be split by both teams. $45 per umpire.
• Each team will supply 1 ball at the beginning of the game. Both must have extra on hand if needed.
• 1 Manager and 2 Coaches are allowed on the field at any time. On offense you may have two base coaches on the field. There must be 1 coach present in the dugout at all times. On defense, all coaches must be in the Dugout.

For any Questions or Concerns, please don't hesitate to Contact the following:

• Dave Barnes, Jimmy Fund Coordinator/ ADA Information Officer 781-726-0123 or DLBarnes@comcast.net (email prefered)
• Frank Bucca, District 12 ADA Rules Director 617-852-0122 or boccepizan@rcn.com .
• Bernie Colbert, District Administrator 781-738-5785 or buzzcolbert@comcast.net