Fairfield Atlantic Little League 2016 By-Laws - League Athletics
Fairfield Atlantic Little League 2016 By-Laws Managers/Coaches/Player Conduct: 1. Managers and coaches shall be attired as required within the Official Regulation & Playing Rules rule 1.11. Shorts may be worn but no sandals or flip flops. 2. Each practice and/or game shall have a rostered manager or coach present. 3. Any manager or coach who refuses to comply with Official Regulation & Playing Rules – Rule 4.07 following an ejection shall be subject to disciplinary review. Rule 4.07 is defined as “When a manager, coach or player is ejected from a game, they shall leave the field immediately and take no further part in that game. They may not sit in the stands and may not be recalled. A manager or coach ejected from a game must not be present at the game site for the remainder of the game. Any manager, coach or player ejected from a game is suspended for his or her team’s next physically played game and may not be in attendance at the game site from which they were suspended. This includes pregame and postgame activities.” The game site is defined as 200 feet from the fenced in field. 4. Failure by a manager to notify the appropriate Player Agent of the continued absence of a player may result in disciplinary action against the manager. (Continued absence is defined as unexcused absence of two or more consecutive games or 3 consecutive practices) Notification of player agent must be made within 5 days after the absences have occurred. If a manager fails to inform the Player Agent and a vacancy occurs the Player Agent will select the replacement player for that team. If the Player Agent does not select the replacement player, the president will. An unexcused absence is defined as no call/no show/no contact. 5. If the manager properly notifies the Player Agent of a vacancy then the Manager will have one week to select a replacement player. 6. Yelling “SWING” in any division is prohibited. You may cheer for your team but not against the other team, for example no yelling “hey batter, batter”. No yelling at a defensive or offensive player or escalated noises while the pitcher is in motion. 7. Players, Coaches, Managers and spectators will not taunt a player, manager/coach or umpire. If this action occurs you can be asked to leave the little league premises. Failure to do so may result in police notification. In the event of poor sportsmanship/parent conduct, the game will be stopped and both teams will go to the dugout. The game will not resume until the behavior stops. If the game resumes and the behavior starts again, the offending team will forfeit the game taking a loss. 8. Spectators are not allowed to stand behind the dugouts or backstops or at the scoretable. 9. Food and Drinks are prohibited on the playing fields. Beverages in cups or plastic bottles are allowed in the dugout. Each team will sweep their dugout, clean their bullpen and clean their spectator’s stands after every game. Seeds are not to be spit in the dugouts, playing fields or stands. Cups will be provided at the concessions stand. Gum is prohibited in the dugouts and on the fields. Violations will be handled by the discipline committee. 10. In the event of an injury to a fielder during a play where the injured player cannot continue the play, The ball will be considered dead. The base runner(s) will be awarded one additional base from where they were at the time of the injury. The umpire or a present board member (that does not have a child playing in the game) will determine if the injured player can continue to play or needs to be removed from the game. 11. Minimum Play rule violations may lead to discipline of the manager and/or coaches. If a minimum play rule violation occurs whether intentional or not the affected player will play the complete game ( up to 6 innings) of the next game attended by the affected player. *Exception to this is if the game is shortened for some reason. If the game is shortened and minimum play was not achieved then the player will start Fairfield Atlantic Little League 2016 By-Laws last revised 3-9-16
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the next game and finish the prior games missing outs or at bats in addition to complete the minimum play for that current game. 12. General membership applications will be accepted until January 31 and payment must be made by January 31. If a new player registers after tryouts the parents will be offered a membership packet. A new player is defined as a player not register in the prior baseball season. 13. The expectation of the coaches and managers is to set up and clean up before and after every game, including Saturday games. Home team sets up and visiting team tears down. This includes raking the dirt and watering the mound. Violations will be handled by the discipline committee. 14. Managers and Coaches are not permitted to use Little League facilities, including designated practice fields, for practice for Non-Little league teams. 15. Managers and Coaches are required to make sure players are outfitted in the league issued jerseys and caps.
Divisional Issues: 1. A 9 year old player will not be required to move up to the Major Division. There is a maximum of one 9 year old per major team. 2. All 11 year olds will be required to play in the Majors. An 11 year old can be excused in playing in the Majors and be allowed to stay in minors using the same waiver rules as a 12 year old waiver. (No district approval is needed for an 11 year old.) A 10 year old will be required to move up to the Major Division if drafted. If the parents of the 10 year old player do not allow that player to move up, he/she will be moved to the minor team that eventually loses a player. This is the move up or moves over policy. This policy does not apply to managers or coaches of record children. 3. In order to be deemed a safety issue and remain in a lower division, all player agents will meet after tryouts and come to a mutual agreement on a per case basis. 4. Majors and Minor Division must adhere to rule 4.05 for base coaches. Each team will have 1 manager and 2 coaches of record. Those are the only adults allowed on the field or in the dugout during games. Minors may have 1 alternative coach, that coach may not replace a suspended coach/manager. Rule 4.05 is defined as “The offensive team shall station two base coaches on the field during its time at bat, one near first base and one near third base. The coaches shall not leave their respective dugouts until the pitcher has completed his/her preparatory pitches to the catchers. Base coaches shall (1) be eligible players in the uniform of their team; a manager and/or coach. Both base coaches may be managers or coaches. (2) be a manger or coach only if there is at least one other adult manager or coach in the dugout. (3) remain within the base coaches’ boxes at all times, except as provided in Rule 7.11 (4) talk to members of their team only. An offending base coach shall be removed from the base coach’s box. 5. Farm Division is highly instructional & may have up to 4 coach’s background checked with a combination of four coaches/managers on the field at a time. When the team is playing offense a coach/manager will be in each coach’s box. A coach/manager must be within 1 arms length of the dugout at all times. When a team is playing defense a coach/manager will be stationed behind the catcher to speed up the game but must not aide in a play or touch a live ball. While on defense you can have up to 2 coach/managers in the field of play for instructional purposes. The 4th coach/manager/team mom must be in the dugout at all times helping with game play and player conduct. The coach/managers in the field of play may not touch players to aide them in a play or touch a live ball. 6. When a team is playing offense, a coach/manager will pitch in a manner that insures proper swinging form. 7. For both Majors and Minors Divisions the home team will provide the official scorekeeper. This scorekeeper will use the league provided book and sit at the score keeping table. The visiting team will provide the official pitch counter. The pitch counter will sit at the scorekeepers table as well. At the end of each half inning the two will compare and balance the pitch count. There is to be no coaching or cheering from the score table. Special circumstances can allow a change of responsibility. Fairfield Atlantic Little League 2016 By-Laws last revised 3-9-16
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8. In Majors and Minors both managers and one umpire must sign the official score book and pitch count sheet. 9. Majors Division consists of league age 9 – 12 year olds with a maximum of one 9 year old per team with the 9 year olds parents’ approval. Minors Division consists of league age 7 – 10 year olds (11-12 year old waivers exception.) 7 year olds require parent approval and 11-12 year olds must have league/district approval and or follow Little League 12 year old waiver rules. 12 year olds cannot pitch in the minors division. Farm Division consists of league age 6 – 8 with 6 year olds having prior T-ball or city recreation league experience. T-Ball consists of league age 4 – 6. 10. No movement or replacement of players after the May 1 unless the affected team drops below 10 players. 11. In the Minor Division only one offensive time out per inning. 12. In the Minor Division, managers will make defensive substitutions before the start of the third inning. 13. Major Managers will make substitutions no later than the top of the fourth inning. 14. If a player is not playing, the reason must be written in the official scorebook & the player agent must be notified. 15. A manager may not bench ( when a player does not meet minimum play requirement) a player without appropriate player agent approval and the opposing manager must be notified and given a reason why. If the player agent is not on site, the manager may notify the president or vice president and then notify the player agent later. 16. The majors division will be utilizing the drop third strike rule 6.05b. To clarify this rule a batter becomes eligible to advance to first base on a dropped third strike when there are less than two outs and first base is not occupied. If two outs first base can be occupied. 17. For the drop third strike rule, it is the umpires’ discretion to call the batter out when he/she does not attempt to advance to first. League Setup: 1. The Disciplinary committee shall be made up of the President, Vice President, Coaching Coordinator, Safety Officer and the appropriate Player Agent. If any of these individuals have a conflict of interest another board member will take their place. The order of replacement will be Treasurer, Major Player Agent, Minor Player Agent, Farm Player Agent, TBall Player Agent, Umpire in Chief, Head Scorekeeper, Information Officer, Equipment Manager, Field Maintenance, Volunteer Coordinator, Sponsorship and concessions manager. The Secretary will be present to take notes. 2. The President and Coaching coordinator do not vote when a coach is being disciplined. The President and Player Agent do not vote when a player is being disciplined. President only votes in case of a tie. 3. Game site is defined as any area within 200 feet of the Fairfield Atlantic Little League Fences. 4. Player Agents must not have a child playing in the division for which they have responsibility. If a conflict of interest arises for a Player Agent then another player agent may substitute. 5. In the event of a suspended game, the Board will maintain the original official score sheet pending resumption of the game. 6. Protest Committee will consist of the President, Vice President, appropriate Player Agent and the Umpire in Chief. If there is a conflict of interest, an alternate will be substituted using the same order as the disciplinary committee.
Drafts: 1. For Minors: All experienced (experience is defined as having had at least one year in a farm division or minor division) 9 and 10 year olds not participating in tryouts will be placed in a blind pool for the minor draft. A manager will be allowed to draw from the hat in lieu of picking a draft selection. The hat pick will start with the last two rounds or after all players age 9 and 10 that have tried out are gone. All 10 year olds must be drafted and any player having already played in the minor division must be drafted. Fairfield Atlantic Little League 2016 By-Laws last revised 3-9-16
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The remaining 9 year olds that were not selected from the hat will go to farm. All 7 and 8 year olds that were not selected will go to farm. 2. For Majors: All major players must try out. Any that do not try out will be placed on the major wait list. If a Major team looses a player and there is a 12 year old on the wait list, the 12 year old must be selected first. When making a selection from the wait list, the manager in need of a player and the major player agent will conduct a try out of eligible players. 3. Once the Major and Minor draft is completed, a replacement list (wait list) will be created of players eligible to play in either the Minor or Major division. When selecting a replacement player they must be selected from this list before pulling from a lower division. One list for the Majors and one list for the Minors will be created. The Major and Minor player agents will be in charge of creating these lists. A team can only loose two players pulled up to a higher division until all other teams have lost a player. Selection process for the minor wait list goes in order of first come, first serve. 4. Drafts are HIGHLY confidential. There is to be no discussion outside of the draft room about events that took place. Discussion of the actual draft may result in disciplinary action. No trades will be made once the managers leave the draft room.
Games & Practices: 1. Practices may not exceed 2.5 hours. 2. Games will have a two hour time limit on the weekend starting from the first pitch being thrown. A game will be called at sunset for darkness. No new inning will start after the two- hour time limit and any started inning will be completed unless umpire calls the game. If the umpire calls the game the score will revert back to the last complete inning No time limit for major games on weeknights. 3. Minor division will be given the opportunity to bat once through the line-up during the sixth (6) inning only. 4. Ties: In case of a tie game time will be extended a ½ hour. If the game is still tied after 2.5 hours or darkness is reached, the game shall continue to be played another time if needed to determine standings. 5. If a tie game is still tied after 2.5 hours on the last game of a Saturday or Sunday then the game will be extended to a total of 3 hours. After 3 hours the game will continue another day. 6. For majors, interleague games count towards record if every FALL teams play the same opponents equally. If not, interleague games do not count towards the record. 7. For first and second place placement in the Major Division Tournament of Champions (TOC), teams will be seeded according to their finish in the regular season standings. In case of a tie, head to head record will break the tie. If there is still a tie, a one game play-off will be played. 8. In the Minor Division, the first place team will go to the Tournament of Champions (TOC). The 2nd place TOC Minor representatives will be decided by a playoff tournament at the end of the season. Win/ loss record will matter for purpose of tournament seeding. The 2nd place team will get a bye if available. The winner of the Playoff will take 2nd place in the league and be the 2nd representative to the TOC’s. 9. Make up games will be scheduled as soon as possible by the appropriate player agent. A team that agrees to a date but fails to show for the make-up game will forfeit that game. 10. To ensure maximum participation in league events, teams shall not practice 1 hour prior to and/or after a league event. Events include but are not limited to: Fundraisers, Ceremonies, Clinics, Field Maintenance Days; or any other event designated by the board. 11. Official and complete game are defined by division: Division Official Games Complete Games T-Ball: 1Hour Farm: 4 innings 6 innings 2 hours Minors: 4 innings 6 Innings 2 hours Majors: 4 innings 6 innings 2 hours *3.5 innings if home team is winning by 10 runs or more. Fairfield Atlantic Little League 2016 By-Laws last revised 3-9-16
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All Star Selection:
1. Manager Selection: The 11/12 Manager will be selected by the 1st place Major Manager will have the First Option of a Team. Managers will be selected for the 9/10 and 10/11 year old teams by 2nd place Majors and 1st place Minor Managers and or Coaches. Managers will apply to be the All-Star Manager and the manager will select their coaches. Board approval is required 2. Player Selection: The All Star teams are intended to represent the best players available to put together competitive team to play in post season play. 3. There will be up to three age groups representing the League All Stars: 12-11 year old All Stars 11-10 year old All Stars 10-9 year old All Stars 4. The 11/12 year old All Star team will select its players first, followed by the 9/10 All Star team and then the 10/11 All Star team. 5. 14 players maximum can be on each of the All Star teams of which the manager decides how many players to roster. For each season, the All-Star Manager will decide how many players to carry on the roster, with a minimum of 12. 6. The Majors (11/12) All Star team will be selected by a combination of major managers and coaches votes. The 9/10 & 10/11 All Star Team will be selected by a combination of Major and Minor managers and coaches. There will be three separate ballots. For the 11/12 only11’s and 12’s will be on the ballot. For the 10’s and 11’s, only 10’s and 11’s will be on the ballot. For the 9/10, only 9’s and 10’s will be on the ballot. 7. The ballots will be delivered to the teams towards the end of the regular season. The Ballots will immediately be collected by the Player Agent. Managers and Coaches will each vote for 12 players; the top ten (10) players with the highest number of votes will automatically be placed on the All Star Team as long as that player was not deemed a disciplinary issue and has met the minimum game time requirement. Minimum game requirement is that the player has played 75% of the games during their season. The Manager of the All Star Team will select the remaining players from the eligible list with the vote of the regular season Managers and Coaches. In the event of a tie for the 10th position, the manager will select one of the players tied for that spot. The manager then can choose the remaining tied players or choose other eligible players to fill the last spots. Player is ineligible for All Stars if they have 0 (zero) Votes). 8. The results of the Ballots and selection process of the remaining players is closed to all except for Board members and All-Star Managers. The results of the Ballots are not to be shared outside of the aforementioned group. If the results are shared, discipline may occur. 9. The final All Star rosters must be approved by the Board and may not be announced until the time Little League Green Book allows. If early announcement is made, the entire All-Star team could be disqualified by District 53 and Little League International.
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the next game and finish the prior games missing outs or at bats in addition to complete the minimum play for that current game. 12. General membership applications will be accepted until January 31 and payment must be made by January 31. If a new player registers after tryouts the parents will be offered a membership packet. A new player is defined as a player not register in the prior baseball season. 13. The expectation of the coaches and managers is to set up and clean up before and after every game, including Saturday games. Home team sets up and visiting team tears down. This includes raking the dirt and watering the mound. Violations will be handled by the discipline committee. 14. Managers and Coaches are not permitted to use Little League facilities, including designated practice fields, for practice for Non-Little league teams. 15. Managers and Coaches are required to make sure players are outfitted in the league issued jerseys and caps.
Divisional Issues: 1. A 9 year old player will not be required to move up to the Major Division. There is a maximum of one 9 year old per major team. 2. All 11 year olds will be required to play in the Majors. An 11 year old can be excused in playing in the Majors and be allowed to stay in minors using the same waiver rules as a 12 year old waiver. (No district approval is needed for an 11 year old.) A 10 year old will be required to move up to the Major Division if drafted. If the parents of the 10 year old player do not allow that player to move up, he/she will be moved to the minor team that eventually loses a player. This is the move up or moves over policy. This policy does not apply to managers or coaches of record children. 3. In order to be deemed a safety issue and remain in a lower division, all player agents will meet after tryouts and come to a mutual agreement on a per case basis. 4. Majors and Minor Division must adhere to rule 4.05 for base coaches. Each team will have 1 manager and 2 coaches of record. Those are the only adults allowed on the field or in the dugout during games. Minors may have 1 alternative coach, that coach may not replace a suspended coach/manager. Rule 4.05 is defined as “The offensive team shall station two base coaches on the field during its time at bat, one near first base and one near third base. The coaches shall not leave their respective dugouts until the pitcher has completed his/her preparatory pitches to the catchers. Base coaches shall (1) be eligible players in the uniform of their team; a manager and/or coach. Both base coaches may be managers or coaches. (2) be a manger or coach only if there is at least one other adult manager or coach in the dugout. (3) remain within the base coaches’ boxes at all times, except as provided in Rule 7.11 (4) talk to members of their team only. An offending base coach shall be removed from the base coach’s box. 5. Farm Division is highly instructional & may have up to 4 coach’s background checked with a combination of four coaches/managers on the field at a time. When the team is playing offense a coach/manager will be in each coach’s box. A coach/manager must be within 1 arms length of the dugout at all times. When a team is playing defense a coach/manager will be stationed behind the catcher to speed up the game but must not aide in a play or touch a live ball. While on defense you can have up to 2 coach/managers in the field of play for instructional purposes. The 4th coach/manager/team mom must be in the dugout at all times helping with game play and player conduct. The coach/managers in the field of play may not touch players to aide them in a play or touch a live ball. 6. When a team is playing offense, a coach/manager will pitch in a manner that insures proper swinging form. 7. For both Majors and Minors Divisions the home team will provide the official scorekeeper. This scorekeeper will use the league provided book and sit at the score keeping table. The visiting team will provide the official pitch counter. The pitch counter will sit at the scorekeepers table as well. At the end of each half inning the two will compare and balance the pitch count. There is to be no coaching or cheering from the score table. Special circumstances can allow a change of responsibility. Fairfield Atlantic Little League 2016 By-Laws last revised 3-9-16
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8. In Majors and Minors both managers and one umpire must sign the official score book and pitch count sheet. 9. Majors Division consists of league age 9 – 12 year olds with a maximum of one 9 year old per team with the 9 year olds parents’ approval. Minors Division consists of league age 7 – 10 year olds (11-12 year old waivers exception.) 7 year olds require parent approval and 11-12 year olds must have league/district approval and or follow Little League 12 year old waiver rules. 12 year olds cannot pitch in the minors division. Farm Division consists of league age 6 – 8 with 6 year olds having prior T-ball or city recreation league experience. T-Ball consists of league age 4 – 6. 10. No movement or replacement of players after the May 1 unless the affected team drops below 10 players. 11. In the Minor Division only one offensive time out per inning. 12. In the Minor Division, managers will make defensive substitutions before the start of the third inning. 13. Major Managers will make substitutions no later than the top of the fourth inning. 14. If a player is not playing, the reason must be written in the official scorebook & the player agent must be notified. 15. A manager may not bench ( when a player does not meet minimum play requirement) a player without appropriate player agent approval and the opposing manager must be notified and given a reason why. If the player agent is not on site, the manager may notify the president or vice president and then notify the player agent later. 16. The majors division will be utilizing the drop third strike rule 6.05b. To clarify this rule a batter becomes eligible to advance to first base on a dropped third strike when there are less than two outs and first base is not occupied. If two outs first base can be occupied. 17. For the drop third strike rule, it is the umpires’ discretion to call the batter out when he/she does not attempt to advance to first. League Setup: 1. The Disciplinary committee shall be made up of the President, Vice President, Coaching Coordinator, Safety Officer and the appropriate Player Agent. If any of these individuals have a conflict of interest another board member will take their place. The order of replacement will be Treasurer, Major Player Agent, Minor Player Agent, Farm Player Agent, TBall Player Agent, Umpire in Chief, Head Scorekeeper, Information Officer, Equipment Manager, Field Maintenance, Volunteer Coordinator, Sponsorship and concessions manager. The Secretary will be present to take notes. 2. The President and Coaching coordinator do not vote when a coach is being disciplined. The President and Player Agent do not vote when a player is being disciplined. President only votes in case of a tie. 3. Game site is defined as any area within 200 feet of the Fairfield Atlantic Little League Fences. 4. Player Agents must not have a child playing in the division for which they have responsibility. If a conflict of interest arises for a Player Agent then another player agent may substitute. 5. In the event of a suspended game, the Board will maintain the original official score sheet pending resumption of the game. 6. Protest Committee will consist of the President, Vice President, appropriate Player Agent and the Umpire in Chief. If there is a conflict of interest, an alternate will be substituted using the same order as the disciplinary committee.
Drafts: 1. For Minors: All experienced (experience is defined as having had at least one year in a farm division or minor division) 9 and 10 year olds not participating in tryouts will be placed in a blind pool for the minor draft. A manager will be allowed to draw from the hat in lieu of picking a draft selection. The hat pick will start with the last two rounds or after all players age 9 and 10 that have tried out are gone. All 10 year olds must be drafted and any player having already played in the minor division must be drafted. Fairfield Atlantic Little League 2016 By-Laws last revised 3-9-16
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The remaining 9 year olds that were not selected from the hat will go to farm. All 7 and 8 year olds that were not selected will go to farm. 2. For Majors: All major players must try out. Any that do not try out will be placed on the major wait list. If a Major team looses a player and there is a 12 year old on the wait list, the 12 year old must be selected first. When making a selection from the wait list, the manager in need of a player and the major player agent will conduct a try out of eligible players. 3. Once the Major and Minor draft is completed, a replacement list (wait list) will be created of players eligible to play in either the Minor or Major division. When selecting a replacement player they must be selected from this list before pulling from a lower division. One list for the Majors and one list for the Minors will be created. The Major and Minor player agents will be in charge of creating these lists. A team can only loose two players pulled up to a higher division until all other teams have lost a player. Selection process for the minor wait list goes in order of first come, first serve. 4. Drafts are HIGHLY confidential. There is to be no discussion outside of the draft room about events that took place. Discussion of the actual draft may result in disciplinary action. No trades will be made once the managers leave the draft room.
Games & Practices: 1. Practices may not exceed 2.5 hours. 2. Games will have a two hour time limit on the weekend starting from the first pitch being thrown. A game will be called at sunset for darkness. No new inning will start after the two- hour time limit and any started inning will be completed unless umpire calls the game. If the umpire calls the game the score will revert back to the last complete inning No time limit for major games on weeknights. 3. Minor division will be given the opportunity to bat once through the line-up during the sixth (6) inning only. 4. Ties: In case of a tie game time will be extended a ½ hour. If the game is still tied after 2.5 hours or darkness is reached, the game shall continue to be played another time if needed to determine standings. 5. If a tie game is still tied after 2.5 hours on the last game of a Saturday or Sunday then the game will be extended to a total of 3 hours. After 3 hours the game will continue another day. 6. For majors, interleague games count towards record if every FALL teams play the same opponents equally. If not, interleague games do not count towards the record. 7. For first and second place placement in the Major Division Tournament of Champions (TOC), teams will be seeded according to their finish in the regular season standings. In case of a tie, head to head record will break the tie. If there is still a tie, a one game play-off will be played. 8. In the Minor Division, the first place team will go to the Tournament of Champions (TOC). The 2nd place TOC Minor representatives will be decided by a playoff tournament at the end of the season. Win/ loss record will matter for purpose of tournament seeding. The 2nd place team will get a bye if available. The winner of the Playoff will take 2nd place in the league and be the 2nd representative to the TOC’s. 9. Make up games will be scheduled as soon as possible by the appropriate player agent. A team that agrees to a date but fails to show for the make-up game will forfeit that game. 10. To ensure maximum participation in league events, teams shall not practice 1 hour prior to and/or after a league event. Events include but are not limited to: Fundraisers, Ceremonies, Clinics, Field Maintenance Days; or any other event designated by the board. 11. Official and complete game are defined by division: Division Official Games Complete Games T-Ball: 1Hour Farm: 4 innings 6 innings 2 hours Minors: 4 innings 6 Innings 2 hours Majors: 4 innings 6 innings 2 hours *3.5 innings if home team is winning by 10 runs or more. Fairfield Atlantic Little League 2016 By-Laws last revised 3-9-16
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All Star Selection:
1. Manager Selection: The 11/12 Manager will be selected by the 1st place Major Manager will have the First Option of a Team. Managers will be selected for the 9/10 and 10/11 year old teams by 2nd place Majors and 1st place Minor Managers and or Coaches. Managers will apply to be the All-Star Manager and the manager will select their coaches. Board approval is required 2. Player Selection: The All Star teams are intended to represent the best players available to put together competitive team to play in post season play. 3. There will be up to three age groups representing the League All Stars: 12-11 year old All Stars 11-10 year old All Stars 10-9 year old All Stars 4. The 11/12 year old All Star team will select its players first, followed by the 9/10 All Star team and then the 10/11 All Star team. 5. 14 players maximum can be on each of the All Star teams of which the manager decides how many players to roster. For each season, the All-Star Manager will decide how many players to carry on the roster, with a minimum of 12. 6. The Majors (11/12) All Star team will be selected by a combination of major managers and coaches votes. The 9/10 & 10/11 All Star Team will be selected by a combination of Major and Minor managers and coaches. There will be three separate ballots. For the 11/12 only11’s and 12’s will be on the ballot. For the 10’s and 11’s, only 10’s and 11’s will be on the ballot. For the 9/10, only 9’s and 10’s will be on the ballot. 7. The ballots will be delivered to the teams towards the end of the regular season. The Ballots will immediately be collected by the Player Agent. Managers and Coaches will each vote for 12 players; the top ten (10) players with the highest number of votes will automatically be placed on the All Star Team as long as that player was not deemed a disciplinary issue and has met the minimum game time requirement. Minimum game requirement is that the player has played 75% of the games during their season. The Manager of the All Star Team will select the remaining players from the eligible list with the vote of the regular season Managers and Coaches. In the event of a tie for the 10th position, the manager will select one of the players tied for that spot. The manager then can choose the remaining tied players or choose other eligible players to fill the last spots. Player is ineligible for All Stars if they have 0 (zero) Votes). 8. The results of the Ballots and selection process of the remaining players is closed to all except for Board members and All-Star Managers. The results of the Ballots are not to be shared outside of the aforementioned group. If the results are shared, discipline may occur. 9. The final All Star rosters must be approved by the Board and may not be announced until the time Little League Green Book allows. If early announcement is made, the entire All-Star team could be disqualified by District 53 and Little League International.
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