Ohio Wolfpack: NEW ASA Rules

multi-piece permanently assembled or two piece interchangeable

construction. If the bat is designed with interchangeable components it

must meet the following additional criteria:

1. Mating components must have a unique locking key to prevent uncertified equipment combinations in the field.

2. All component combinations must meet the one piece bat rules.

3. Manufacturer must demonstrate that the interchangeable bat fails

in a safe manner. (i.e. visible damage before locking feature's)

fail's)

4. Bat components must be designed in a way to prevent uncertified equipment alterations.

Standards Committee has studied for several years before approving it.

Substitution Rule.

1) Women’s Open Unlimited

2) Women’s Class C 4

3) Women’s Class D 2

restricted their home runs.

the batter.

Resin must be left on the ground and the approved drying agent in the pitcher’s pocket. Effect: … If any other substance is found in the pitcher’s pocket the pitcher shall be ejected.

approved.

Exception: Masters and Seniors

2009 ASA Code Changes and Comments – December 5, 2008

Article 106 02 New

Additional Player is a player that has been added to a team's

championship roster and meets all the requirements set forth in

Article 501 and 502 of this code.

Article 106 29 Delete the definition of Regular Season Roster and renumber.

Article 106 35 New

Team Personnel is defined as all coaches, managers,

scorekeepers and other on field assistants that are required to

meet the eligibility requirements of the ASA.

Article 201 A 03 a, b, c, d and f Dues. Each local association shall pay the following dues:

a. Each Adult Team $ 8.00

b. Each Junior Olympic Team $ 8.00

c. Each Adult Umpire $ 18.00

d. Each Junior Olympic Umpire $ 18.00

e. Each Scorekeeper $ 8.50

council.

Each local association may individually register Junior Olympic and or Adult

players, coaches or team officials, Every 10 persons registered individually

shall be counted as one team. Each JO team must include one adult

registration.

umpire fee to $18.00 and adds individual registration fees to the code.

recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a “tax-exempt”

organization.

association. EFFECTIVE 2010.

10. Midwest. Illinois, Chicago, Indiana, and Kentucky

2010.

Article 301 C 01 New

names to the National Office no later than 30 days prior to the

must have and maintain National Council Member Status.

Territorial Vice Presidents.

Article 306 A New

council member with 15 or more years of service on the council

may be recommended by their commissioner for the status of

01. Approval. The BOD shall consider all recommendationsand a two-thirds vote of approval is required

entitled to attend the annual council meeting and shall

financial reimbursement will be considered for a person of

Emeritus status.

Article 311 D 03 c Fast Pitch

minimum of three outside ( at-large ) umpires to be selected from within

the respective region hosting the entries.

not specifically mentioned.

assignments to the respective national championship finals:

b. Men’s ( 10 ) Man Modified: Seven ( 7 ) at-large umpires.

by the previous year’s National Championship Final Umpires-in-Chief as

follows:

01. Three ( 3 ) from the Men’s ( 09 ) Man.

02. Three ( 3 ) from the Men’s ( 10 ) Man.

Modified to seven.

Article 311 D 05 b Delete Men's Industrial and Women's Class C from the Slow Pitch umpire

rotation selection

selection process of umpires to be used at these nationals.

umpires shall be selected from within the respective region hosting the

tournament. The tournament host is responsible for housing and game fees. All

outside umpires are to be selected from within the region hosting the tournament.

Should there be deficiency in the number of team entries, the tournament

chairman, in cooperation with the host commissioner, may contact the regional

director who shall have the authority to reduce the number of assigned outside

umpires to no less than three.

Article 401 A Annual Meeting. The annual meeting shall begin no earlier than October 15

and conclude no later than November 20.

member from each ASA territory and shall review commissioners and Council

members’ actions that involve conduct detrimental to the purposes and

objectives of ASA including but not limited to:

01. A conflict of interest.

02. Unethical behavior.

03. Non-performance of duties as set forth in this Code.

This Committee shall have the authority to conduct hearings and impose

discipline including reprimand, probation or removal. Persons disciplined by the

Ethics Committee shall have the right of appeal to the Board of Directors whose

decision will be final.

Fame. Its duties shall include but not be limited to the following:

04. Committee members. The Hall of Fame Committee shall consist of 12

Council members appointed by the president for a term of four years.

Members of this committee may be removed by the

proxies for members unable to attend the current year's

meeting.

Committee

01. Team Registration. A team must register with the local associationin which the greatest number of its’ players reside,

must be retained for the remainder of the season.

Metro association may register with either the State or

Metro Association by mutual consent of the State/Metro

Commissioner’s involved.

many players they must retain to keep that registration.

Article 501 C 02 c Rostered Player

02. Rostered Player.

not play more than one ( 1 ) classification below the

classification level of their most recent team.

Article 501 C 04 a 01 Player Identification.a.

01. Upon demand by league or tournament officials includingnational championship finals

identification ( which shall include a current photograph of the

player and the player’s signature ) or the player shall be declared

ineligible and the team subject to suspension. For the purpose of

this section, driver’s licenses or comparable identification is

acceptable.

disqualification from the tournament unless the

player has not played, in which case they will be

allowed to sign in.

competing.

or designee signs it for championship play. Each team is

permitted pick up players according to Article 503 of this code.

maximum of 20 players, including pick up players. A manager or coach shall not

replaced once the roster is used in championship play.

roster

commissioner in whose association the offense is alleged to have

occurred or the commissioner in whose associationregistered the player or team

from the alleged date of violation.

A. The ASA recognizes the following divisions and classifications of championship play.

Each local association shall establish a classification code to determine team and/or

player classification for championship play in the following divisions:

B

C

D

E/Rec

Article 506 A 09 Delete Women’s Modified Pitch

list.

Article 506 A 13 Delete Coed Major Slow Pitch

list.

DEFINED.

C

D

NOTE: EFFECTIVE 2011 Co-ed Open is eliminated.

removed.

players on a roster, including pick-up players, from a team or teams that

finished in the following divisions and classifications in the same National

Championship Final must participate in the next higher classification in

championship play for their next ASA playing season unless they played in

the highest classification:

year this restriction will remain in effect until the team participates at the

higher classification.

finishing 10% ( plus ties ) will be reclassified to the next higher

classification. Fractions will be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

player appeal process where each player can submit an appeal

have taken our team guidelines and based it on the ASA Code in

which a team could have 3 Mandatory players from the next

have in place helps create a fair and level playing field for all of

our teams not only at a local but also at a national level. Beloware the guidelines that we use on how to classify a team

on the ASA Restricted List can only participate in the Men’s A or

Coed Open Programs.

a. Men’s Slow Pitch

Restricted Players List.

players from the Restricted Player List.

players from the Restricted Player List.

players from the Restricted Player List.

the Restricted Player List, no A ratedplayers

players.

C and above Rated Players may participate in the E Level.

b. Women’s Slow Pitch

Women’s C = 3 Open Rated PlayersWomen’s D

c. Co-ed

Men from the ASA Restricted Player’s

List.

and No Open Rated Women.

Women.

be verified in another National Association that player can be

rated at that level or higher.

classification.

Article 507 F 02 a Restricted Classification Rule.

bracket, or three or more games in a three game bracket, excluding

forfeits, in a National Championship Final may not participate in a

lower classification in the same division of championship play during

their next ASA playing season unless they played in the highest

classification. A team that has four or more players on a roster,

including pick-ups, from such a team shall be considered the same

team.

competed in the Men's Major Fast Pitch National Championship

Tournament for two consecutive years shall be allowed to participate in

a lower classification regardless of the number games won at the

national tournament, provided they have received permission from their

Local Commissioner, to compete at a lower classification for the

following season.

EXCEPTION: Men’s Class A Slow Pitch

restricted classification.

article have the right to appeal their classification after participating at the higher

classification. The appeal must be submitted in writing to the team’s local

commissioner and should include game results and reason for the appeal. The

local commissioner shall evaluate the information presented and forward the

appeal with their recommendation to the Chair of the Tournament Programs

Committee. The Tournament Programs Committee shall review the information

balance of the year. If the team adds a player to their roster, except Pick-UpPlayers

reclassified to at least the next higher classification.

Article 507 G National Softball Player Classification Board

Player Classification) Board will oversee all

aspects of the adult slow pitch classification.

The Board will create guidelines and procedures

regarding classification.

representative from each territory plus one At-

• Eastern Territory

• Northern Territory

• Southern Territory

• Western Territory

President.

territorial subcommittee comprised of no less

than five and no more than 9 people from their

be assigned in conjunction with the Association

Commissioner.

national team and player classification strategy.

Office staff, will oversee a National PlayerClassification Registry

tournament directors of National Championships

to ensure all teams participating in ASA Slow

board will also seek out further information by

representatives, district commissioners, leaguedirectors

the best and most recent information on teams

and players.

improve the classification across the country.

championship play:

may not conduct championship play tournaments in

locations outside of their association's boundaries

without permission from that local association's

district or county championships for the purpose of qualifying teams

for local association championships. These tournaments are open to

registered member teams in accordance with the rules and

regulations of the local association, provided such rules and

regulations are not in conflict or inconsistent with this Code or the

established policies of the ASA.

Article 508 B 02 LEVELS OF CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. The following are levels of

championship play:

Pitch. The association hosting the tournament must use theirlocal association berths

abide by the rules set forth by their local association to

advance in championship play.

Article 509 B 01 b DATES OF CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY

the authority to change dates of National Championship Finals for

extenuating circumstances.

These National Championship Finals shall be scheduled on

Labor Day weekend and shall commence no earlier than

Thursday at 6:00 p.m. and concluding no later than Monday.

Article 509 B 02 b c DATES OF CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY

Championship Finals shall be scheduled as follows:

Championship will be scheduled on Labor Day weekend

concluding no later than Labor Day.

weekend.

Article 510 M 08 Team Conduct

of the hosting facility in championship play.

by at championship play.

tie-breaker in qualifiers and regional tournaments. In all Junior Olympic Girls'

Fast Pitch National Qualifiers and National Championship Finals: Women's Fast

National Championship Finals the tie breaker shall be in effect.

breaker rule can be used.

Article 511 A 01 CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW.

is used in Junior Olympic, Women's Major Fast Pitch,

Pitch Championships, teams qualifying from the same

local association shall be protected, where possible,

the number of teams entered in the tournament from a

local association is greater than the number of pools,

the final alignment in pool play shall be determined by

the ASA Representative.

a. In all Junior Olympic GOLD, Class A and Class B

National Championship Finals, qualifying pool play

(providing each team with two games) shall be used

Double Elimination Bracket.

eligible for the double elimination bracket.

pool play will be used to draw teams into the double elimination bracket.

Tournament Directors shall utilize an ASA official approved three ( 3 )

game guaranteed format for the following:

a.Boy’s 18-Under Fast Pitch.

b.Boy’s 16-Under Fast Pitch.

c.Boy’s 14-Under Fast Pitch.

d.Boy’s 12-Under Fast Pitch.

e.Boy’s 10-Under Fast Pitch.

f.Men’s Major Fast Pitch.

g.Men’s Class A Fast Pitch.

h.Men’s Class B Fast Pitch.

i. Men’s Class C Fast Pitch.

j.Men’s Masters 40-Over Fast Pitch.

k.Men’s Masters 45-Over Fast Pitch.

l.Men’s Seniors 50-Over Fast Pitch.

m.Men’s 23-Under Fast Pitch.

n.Women’s Class A Fast Pitch.

o.Women’s Class B Fast Pitch.

p.Women’s Masters 35-Over Slow Pitch.

r. Men's Masters 40-Over Slow Pitch.

s. Men's Masters 45-Over Slow Pitch.

tournaments who use the three game guarantee format.

Junior Olympic Girls’ Fast Pitch Class A, Class B and Junior Olympic 18-Under

Gold National Championship Finals:

completion of the pool play games, with each team drawing their

position onto the double elimination bracket.

who must be present.

exceptions in 05 and 06.

year’s defending champions and first runner-up teams and the current year’s

standings with the assistance of the National Softball Player

Classification BoardWednesday, February 11
2009 ASA Approved Bats
ASA Bat Testing & Certification Program

The official bat in ASA Championship Play must meet all of the requirements of Rule 3, Section 1 and:

1. must bear either the ASA approved 2000 certification mark or the ASA 2004 certification mark as shown below, and must not be listed on an ASA non approved list, and
2. must be included on a list of approved bat models published by the ASA National Office; or
3. must, in the sole opinion and discretion of the umpire, have been manufactured prior to 2000 and if tested, would comply with the ASA bat performance standards then in effect.