NPMYAC Minor A Rules
NPMYAC Minor A Rules OVERVIEW: 14 game season with single elimination playoffs. 6 inning games; 2 hour time limit (No extra innings or run-rule). Do not start a new inning after 1 hour 45 minutes into the game. Weekday games start at 5:30 PM. Saturday’s at 10 AM and 1 PM 60 Foot base-paths. 46 Foot pitching distance. Managers will keep score books and exchange line-ups prior to each game. There will be umpires (teenagers). There will be Absolutely No arguing with umpires! There will be 9 players in the field and a universal player batting line-up. No on deck batting All players must wear cups! No visible Jewelry. Players can bunt and tag-up. Infield fly rules apply. The inning will end once a team has scored 5 runs. (Does not apply to the 6th inning). Mercy Rule: The game will end when one team is winning by 10 runs after 4 full innings of play. PLAYING TIME: Every child must play at least 3 full innings & have one at bat per game. Players must be rotated so the same players are not always sitting. PITCHING: A Pitcher is relieved if he hits 2 batters in an inning; 3 per game. A Pitcher can not catch; but a Catcher can pitch in the same game. A removed Pitcher can not pitch again in the same game. There will be walks. (No intentional walks!) No advance to first base on a dropped 3rd strike. White and Light Gray gloves cannot be used by a pitcher. (not including the piping) All other colors are permitted. Coaches/Managers may warm up the pitcher while waiting for the catcher to get his/her gear on. Pitching limits: # of Pitches Days Rest 61 to 75 3 (can not pitch in consecutive games) 41 to 60 2 21 to 40 1 1 to 20 none STEALING: Stealing bases is permitted, but NO leading. The ball must cross the plate before the runner can advance. Only 3 steals (advances) per inning. Only 1 steal of home per inning A past ball advance counts as a steal. Once a team is 6 runs ahead stealing will not be permitted. If a runner leaves early or a team violates the steal rule more than once in a game, the player will be removed from the base and the team will lose the runner. No out is counted. OVERTHROWS:
Only one base on an overthrow, per play. A ball thrown out of play is automatically dead and play stops. COACHING: A Manager must call and receive time out from the umpire before entering the field of play. An adult 1st & 3rd base coach is allowed. One player base coach is permitted, but must wear a helmet. No managers or coaches on the field during their teams defensive half inning. Only Coaches and Managers who have a badge are allowed on the bench or in the dugout.
Coaching Rules
Each team will start out with only 1 manager & 1 coach. You can have 2 or 3 coaches but they need to be selected in the draft. A Manager must call and receive time out from the umpire before entering the field of play. Only one Coach or Manager per team is allowed on the field at a time (unless a player is injured). Only Coaches and Managers with a badge are allowed on the bench or in the dugout. Both teams are responsible for setting up the fields and putting the equipment away. This includes the trash and raking. Help each other out & don’t just leave one guy to do it all. Most kids today have their own equipment; please check it over to see if it’s proper. Especially the bats. (No softball bats, etc. Maximum bat length is 33 inches & 2 ¼ inches in diameter.) Absolutely no foul language will be tolerated by players, coaches or fans! An automatic ejection will result. Game protests are for rule violations only. Any manager that knowingly violates a player/pitching rule or is ejected by an umpire will be suspended. Please no smoking, alcohol or pets on the fields. Finally, let’s remember that the kids come first! Show good sportsmanship; play fair and led by example. The rescheduling or make-up of games must be agreed upon by both managers, and approved by the director of the division. A team must have a minimum of 7 players to play the game and avoid a forfeit. The players agent will have a pool of players available to play if you know you are going to be short.
Tournaments: The Minor A Division has the 9 & 10 year-old Williamsport team. There is no all star game. There will be a tryout for this tournaments. The Williamsport tournament team will be chosen by all of the Minor A managers & coaches. The tryouts are the first week in June. (14 Players)
To be eligible for the tournament team: a player must play in at least 60% of the regular season games, and be at least 9 but not yet 11 by 5/1/08. 10 year olds should get 1st priority. The NPMYAC board will choose the tournament manager and coaches, usually after the tryouts. (Let me know if you’re interested. It’s a big commitment!)
NPMYAC Minor A Draft Rules
All managers and coaches must review and agree on the player ratings before the draft begins. Only Minor A managers and coaches are allowed to attend the draft. No parents, players or other coaches. Each team will start off with the manager’s son and (only one) coach’s son. All the other players are to be placed in a rated player’s pool. All 10 year old players are to be drafted first and evenly distributed. No unrated player can be drafted before a rated player (regardless of the rating). The draft order is determined by the cumulative ratings of the coach & manager son’s. Example: Team #1 M=4, C=4; Team #2 M=4, C=3; then team # 2 goes first. (In cases of a tie, pick out of a hat.) In a combined age group division (9 & 10 year olds), the team with the younger coach & manager son’s go first in the draft to catch up & balance out the older players. Example: Team #1 M=9, C=9; Team #2 M=10, C=10; Team #3 M=10, C=9; then Team #1 goes first & gets two 10 year old picks before Team #’s 2 & 3, then Team #3 picks; regardless of the player’s ratings. The last in the draft order gets 2 picks; & then you work your way back in reverse order. Example: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,1,2,3……… After the older age group is closed out, readjust the cumulative team ratings tally & reorder the draft appropriately. It is not necessary to balance out the younger (9 year old) players. In the end, if all the teams have an equal amount of players, the total team ratings of each team should be within 5 points. GOOD LUCK!
Only one base on an overthrow, per play. A ball thrown out of play is automatically dead and play stops. COACHING: A Manager must call and receive time out from the umpire before entering the field of play. An adult 1st & 3rd base coach is allowed. One player base coach is permitted, but must wear a helmet. No managers or coaches on the field during their teams defensive half inning. Only Coaches and Managers who have a badge are allowed on the bench or in the dugout.
Coaching Rules
Each team will start out with only 1 manager & 1 coach. You can have 2 or 3 coaches but they need to be selected in the draft. A Manager must call and receive time out from the umpire before entering the field of play. Only one Coach or Manager per team is allowed on the field at a time (unless a player is injured). Only Coaches and Managers with a badge are allowed on the bench or in the dugout. Both teams are responsible for setting up the fields and putting the equipment away. This includes the trash and raking. Help each other out & don’t just leave one guy to do it all. Most kids today have their own equipment; please check it over to see if it’s proper. Especially the bats. (No softball bats, etc. Maximum bat length is 33 inches & 2 ¼ inches in diameter.) Absolutely no foul language will be tolerated by players, coaches or fans! An automatic ejection will result. Game protests are for rule violations only. Any manager that knowingly violates a player/pitching rule or is ejected by an umpire will be suspended. Please no smoking, alcohol or pets on the fields. Finally, let’s remember that the kids come first! Show good sportsmanship; play fair and led by example. The rescheduling or make-up of games must be agreed upon by both managers, and approved by the director of the division. A team must have a minimum of 7 players to play the game and avoid a forfeit. The players agent will have a pool of players available to play if you know you are going to be short.
Tournaments: The Minor A Division has the 9 & 10 year-old Williamsport team. There is no all star game. There will be a tryout for this tournaments. The Williamsport tournament team will be chosen by all of the Minor A managers & coaches. The tryouts are the first week in June. (14 Players)
To be eligible for the tournament team: a player must play in at least 60% of the regular season games, and be at least 9 but not yet 11 by 5/1/08. 10 year olds should get 1st priority. The NPMYAC board will choose the tournament manager and coaches, usually after the tryouts. (Let me know if you’re interested. It’s a big commitment!)
NPMYAC Minor A Draft Rules
All managers and coaches must review and agree on the player ratings before the draft begins. Only Minor A managers and coaches are allowed to attend the draft. No parents, players or other coaches. Each team will start off with the manager’s son and (only one) coach’s son. All the other players are to be placed in a rated player’s pool. All 10 year old players are to be drafted first and evenly distributed. No unrated player can be drafted before a rated player (regardless of the rating). The draft order is determined by the cumulative ratings of the coach & manager son’s. Example: Team #1 M=4, C=4; Team #2 M=4, C=3; then team # 2 goes first. (In cases of a tie, pick out of a hat.) In a combined age group division (9 & 10 year olds), the team with the younger coach & manager son’s go first in the draft to catch up & balance out the older players. Example: Team #1 M=9, C=9; Team #2 M=10, C=10; Team #3 M=10, C=9; then Team #1 goes first & gets two 10 year old picks before Team #’s 2 & 3, then Team #3 picks; regardless of the player’s ratings. The last in the draft order gets 2 picks; & then you work your way back in reverse order. Example: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,1,2,3……… After the older age group is closed out, readjust the cumulative team ratings tally & reorder the draft appropriately. It is not necessary to balance out the younger (9 year old) players. In the end, if all the teams have an equal amount of players, the total team ratings of each team should be within 5 points. GOOD LUCK!
