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CONSTITUTION:
Teams cannot change the schedule or any rules or regulations. If there is any change of the rules and regulations, the offending team{s} will be deemed to default the game in question and fined appropriately, as determined by the Executive Committee.
Use of boisterous or obscene language is strictly prohibited. Refer to Profanity Rule in the SPN rulebook.
Vehicle parking is allowed only in designated areas.
Any team, team member or spectator associated with that team found drinking alcoholic beverages before, during or after a BDLSPL game, on public property and/or unlicenced areas shall be ejected from the game and BDLSPL. This will affect the offending individuals whether they are players, spectators or coaches. The team{s} will also be fined $200 for a first offence, $500 for a second offence. The team will be prohibited from playing for one year for a third offence. Executive Committee ruling is final.
The Slo-Pitch National current rulebook will regulate the BDLSPL, unless otherwise indicated in the BDLSPL rules. Any rules not governed by either will be voted upon and clarified by the Executive Committee with the assistance, if necessary of SPN.
The President will be in charge of booking umpires for all league play.
The Executive Committee will settle any grievances, protests or problems. A fifty dollar {$50} fee must accompany all protests that are brought before the Executive Committee. If the protest is upheld, the money will be refunded. If the protest is denied, the fifty dollars will go to the BDLSPL Treasurer. At the time of the protest, the protesting team will have the umpire record the score {if game is in play}, and sign their score sheet, before the next pitch. It must also state on the score sheet that the game is being played in protest. A team must lodge their protest in writing within 24 hours of the game in protest to the President accompanied with fifty dollars {$50} cash. A protest can only be lodged by a team rep. or alternate rep.
Any act of rough play or unsportsmanlike conduct by a player will be an automatic ejection from the game. Further action by the Executive Committee may be taken. A minimum five game suspension for any unsportsmanlike conduct or violent act, this includes fighting or intent to injure. The Executive Committee must be notified of any ejections. The umpire will be asked to file a report on any ejections due to 'rough play' or 'unsportsmanlike conduct'. 2nd offence, player will be suspended for the rest of the season.
Maximum of 20 players per team. Team rosters {minimum of 10} must be submitted to the Executive Committee by the registration due date, {to be announced at the first league meeting of the season} along with the players individual league fee, in cash or a team cheque. Team player{s} must be registered at least 24 hours prior to playing their first game. Each team must submit a registration form including team name, sponsor, team colours and team rep. Each player must submit a player registration form including full name, address, team name, and must be signed by each player. Players must be 17 years of age, as of June 30th of that playing year. All new players must submit a photocopy of proof of age with their player registration form. A final roster must be submitted by June 30th. No additions to the roster may be made after that date unless an application is made to and approved by the Executive Committee. A player can be registered with only one team in our own league.
Registration and user fees for each team will be set by the Executive Committee and announced at the first Rep meeting of the calendar year. The league pays for affiliation with Slo-Pitch National, insurance coverage, diamond time, light fees and balls. Scorebooks and league umpire fees are additional costs and will be the responsibility of each individual team.
Team{s} shall be bound to the uniform colours established at the beginning of each season. Team players are required to wear matching tops, but may have unmatched bottoms.
As per ASA {Amateur Softball Association of America} standards. Please check their website at www.asasoftball.com for a list of no compliant bats.
The umpires will randomly be checking the bats from each team during the game. If a team has any of the bats listed by ASA as non compliant, the bat will be confiscated and held till the end of the game. The player using the bat will be ejected from the game. The umpire will note the name of the player and notify the Executive Committee. If a second offence occurs with the same player {team}, the player will be ejected from league play for the rest of the season.
There will be no ties in playoffs; all tie games will be played until broken.
All final playoff games will be 7 innings, and in the case of the game being called due to inclement weather, the game will be replayed in its entirety at the next scheduled game date.
Standings: Teams are awarded 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie during regular season play.
Ties for standings: If there is a tie for any position in the standings at the end of regular season play, the team who has won the most games against the other team involved in the tie will be awarded the higher standings of the two teams. If the teams are also tied for wins, the team with the most runs scored between those two teams will be awarded the higher standing.
A player must appear in at least 5 regular season games to be eligible to play in the playoffs. The player may play less than the required 5 games and still be eligible, but only under special circumstances such as pregnancy or injury recovering exempting the other players, Executive Committee and umpires for any liabilities. The Executive Committee must also approve it.
The regular season 'mercy rule' shall be 5 completed innings and a 12 run lead.
Updated: November 22, 2011
The election of the Executive Committee shall be held each year at the Annual General Meeting {AGM} on a date to be decided each year by the existing Executive Committee.
Any person running for a position on the Executive Committee must be a member in good standing with BDLSPL for a period of at least one year from the previous elections.
The teams in the league will elect the Executive Committee by a vote.
After the election of a new Executive Committee, if any of the positions hereinafter set forth are vacant, the Executive Committee will meet and amongst themselves, vote in a new Committee Executive for the term designated hereunder:
Any member of the Executive Committee can resign, with written notice to the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee and the league representatives will vote in a new member, if there is no new member, the Executive Committee will meet and appoint a person from the BDLSPL to fill such vacancy or the duties will be divided between existing Executive Committee. However, there shall be no less than five {5} members on the Executive Committee at any given time.
If the office of the President should become vacant at any time during a term, the Vice President will step in for the remainder of the term and his/her position will become vacant and the Executive Committee and the league representatives will vote in a new member.
With the respect to disciplinary and other matters that the Executive Committee votes and rules on pertaining to members of the BDLSPL and their respective teams and the business of the BDLSPL, the decision of the Executive Committee shall be final and it shall not be brought to a vote of the league representatives, unless the Executive Committee decides to do so.
ARTICLE 4 - MANAGEMENT: