Agenda D4 website: Administrative Details Safety Setting Your Team Up For Success District 4 Interleague Protocols District 4 Interleague.

AgendaD4 website: www.ga4LLB.org

• Administrative Details• Safety• Setting Your Team Up For Success• District 4 Interleague Protocols• District 4 Interleague Rules• District 4 Protest Procedures

District 4 Managers’ Meeting

• Schedules are now Finalized• Responsibility for Reschedules are between

Leagues• Make Sure You Have At Least 1 Cell Phone # For

Your Team, and, that it is on the Interleague Schedule

Safety• Follow Your ASAP Plan (A Safety Awareness Program)

• Check Facilities Before Game – Walk the Field• Check Game Equipment Throat Protector Legal Bats Legal Helmets • Complete an Accident Report Immediately

and submit to your League Safety Officer (even if a Minor Injury)

10 Things That Will Get You OrYour Team in Trouble

1. Manager/Coaches Verbal or Physical Assault/Abuse of an Umpire or Team Member

2. Using Your Cell Phone During the Game3. Leaving the Dugout Without Permission of the Umpire4. Coaches Addressing the Umpire (Managers Only)5. Teams Baiting/Flagrant Cheering6. Adult Warming Up the Pitcher Before/During a Game 7. Spectators Entering the Dugout/Playing Area8. Using Un-Rostered Little League Players9. Not Cleaning Your Dugout Following the Game10. Not Displaying Leadership By Example (ROOTS of Honoring the

Game)

Roots of Honoring the GameEstablish and Enforce Respect for the following:

Rules: Respect for the Rules means honoring the “intent of the rules” not just the letter of the rules.

Opponents: Respect for a worthy opponent. You Honor the Game when you recognize that a worthy opponent is a gift that forces you to play to your highest ability.

Officials: Respect for the officials – even when you disagree. Professional sports are there for your Entertainment, Youth sports are there for the Education of the players.

Teammates: Respect your teammates and never do anything that would embarrass your team. You are a representative of your team both on and off the field. “A team only exists when every member understands how his actions affect every other member.”

Self: Self-respect is the bottom line for a high-functioning mature individual. “A person with a strong internal moral compass works hard to avoid doing anything to dishonor the game because it shows disrespect for himself.”

Pre-Game Protocol

• Home Team Manager Coordinates With Opposing Manager:• Local Games: 24 hours prior to game time• Interleague Games: 48 hours prior to game time

• What to Discuss:• Date, Start time, Field #, Directions (if necessary)• If your Team Will be Short Players•Pool Play (Option)•Other Options to Play the Game

Pre-Game Protocol

• Know Who the Home Park Board Member is for Your Game (Interleague)• Exchange Line-Up Cards• Review D4 Interleague Play Form/Pitching Affidavit• Discuss Pitch Count Verification• Who, Where they will be sitting – preferably behind home plate• Who will sign the form, in ink, after the game

• Discuss Scorebook Verification• Discuss Ground Rules (holes in fence, overhead wires, etc.)

Rain-Out/Postpone Contacts

Position Time Frame Notifies

City Recreation Staff Day of Event President or Facility Coordinator

President or Facility Coordinator

Day of Event Player Agent

Player Agent Prior to GameAllow 1 hr + Drive Time

Managers, UIC & Umpire Coordinator

Home Team Manager Prior to GameAllow 1 hr + Drive Time

Opposing Team

Umpire Game Time Managers

Rescheduling Games

Managers Agree on “Potential Dates”

Potential Dates Submitted to Player Agent

Master Scheduler Reserves Field & Notifies Umpires

Umpires Confirm Availability

Master Scheduler Notifies Player Agent

Player Agent Notifies Managers

District 4 Interleague Rules

• Home Park: Provides umpires, scorekeeper/pitch counter, baseballs, board member

• Managers: Confirm games with opposing team at least 48 hours prior to the game; carry up-to-date affidavit to all games• Time Limits – must be “regulation” game:

All Minor and Major Games: 1 hour 45 minutesAll Intermediate Games: 2 hoursAll Junior/Senior Games: 2 hours 15 minutes

District 4 Interleague Rules

• Tie GamesMinor and Major League games may end in tieIntermediate/Junior/Senior games will continue until tie is broken

• Team Standings: All games will count in league standings• Non-weather postponements:

Must be made through league President or Player Agent, not the Manager. 48 hours notice or more; game will be rescheduled 1 time; Less than 48 hours notice, postponing team responsible for umpire fees – if applicable

District 4 Interleague Rules

• Weather postponements Home Park Player Agent responsible for reschedule date

• Weather Delay – Game in ProgressUmpires will determine when to suspend/resume playGames will adhere to time limits and curfew

• Continuous BattingAll Levels of Play: Mandatory

•Mandatory Play: 6 outs and 1 at bat

District 4 Interleague Rules

• Substitution RuleNot in effect with continuous batting

• ScoreMinors: 5 runs per ½ inning – last inning NOT unlimited runsMajors: 5 runs per ½ inning – last inning NOT unlimited runsIntermediate: 7 runs per ½ inning – last inning NOT unlimited runsJuniors/Seniors: per rule book

• Minimum Players to start, continue, end a game9 players in all divisions – unless – a Minor team has less than 9 on its roster (not line-up card) Regulation III a

District 4 Interleague Rules• Pitching Rules

All pitch counts are based on the player’s league age – not division being playedPitch count maximums can be extended while facing a batter until that batter reaches 1st base, that batter is put out, or the 3rd out of the inning is made.Pitcher may exceed the threshold for days rest while facing a batter, must observe the days rest for the highest threshold attained.

Refer to your Rule Book for all other Rules

Protest Procedures

• If Game is Under Protest:• Resolve It!• Play It!• Complete Interleague Protest Form• Sort Out Details – Don’t Expect Miracles…..

Protest Form must be completely filled out and submitted via proper channels in accordance with Rule 4.19, or it will not be considered.• Type of Protest: Rule or Regulation• Cite Rule/Regulation Number• Protesting Team Information• Opposing Team Information• Umpire in Chief Information• Date/Time/Location of Game• Explanation of Situation