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Posted by Chris Potter on Dec 29 2016 at 04:00PM PST in 2019 Season

For those of you who still have not read the updated rules here are some of the frequently asked questions asked of me since the first meeting.

League Fees are $500

This consists of:

 

  • $150 for insurance
  • $100 for sanction numbers (NSA, ASA, USSSA)
  • $75 for game balls (12 games + playoffs)
  • $25 League Fee
  • $50 for Umpire Fees NOT paid at the field. Umpire's fees are $44 per game. You pay $40 at the field. This covers the extra $4 per team per game.
  • $100 escrow

 

Common scenario:

Insurance and NSA sanction number was paid for in July. Cost was $175. Team played in the NFL the previous season and still has $100 sitting in escrow. Remaining fees for that team this year willl be $225.

Rosters: (this is verbatim from the rules)

 

  • Maximum number of players on a team roster is 18.
  • Cut-off date for age groups January 1st.
  • A player may only appear on one team as a primary player and one additional team as a substitute. SHE MUST BE IN A DIFFERENT DIVISION. A 12U player can substitute for a 14U team NOT another 12U team.
  • A substitute is a roster player on another team in the NFL and can only sub for 1 team for a total of 4 games including regular season & playoffs. The “spirit” of the rule is to use substitute players to avoid forfeits.
  • A substitute player cannot pitch
  • You cannot use a substitute player unless you are down to 9 players or less. A player that is playing in the GOLD DIVISION cannot substitute “down” and play in the SILVER DIVISION.
  • NOTE: Players playing on teams in the Wednesday Night “Double-Header Division” are deemed to be 16U players regardless of their actual age eligibility (for league purposes only).
  • All teams that use subs must contact their division coordinator & opponent before the game.
  • PLAYOFFS: Players can only sub up.
  • Managers are responsible to complete the NSA online registration process. Those players not on an official NSA roster or official substitutes should be sent to the division coordinator. Changes to the roster must be reported to league coordinators.
  • Penalty for playing with non-rostered players or having a substitute pitch is forfeiture of the game.
Updated January 19th, 2017:
 
Some common scenarios that will help all of you better understand rosters and substitutes between teams. Read the above rules and see how they apply to these scenarios:
 
1. There is a 14U age-eligible player who is playing on a 16U silver team. She CANNOT substitute on a 14U team. She can substitute on a 16U Gold (or above) team.
 
The substitute needs to be from a different division as well. Here is a real life example: My 14U WNY Sting team is playing 14U Gold. I cannot have a substitute from a 14U Gold Amherst Lightning team. I can have a substitute from ANY other team playing 14U Silver or below.
 
2. You show up for a regular season league game and the other team has 11 girls on the bench and 11 girls listed in the batting order. 1 of them is a substitute. The substitute is NOT ELIGIBLE to play. If she does play, the team using the substitute outside of the above stated rules is subject to forfeiture of the game. That sub would be eligible IF enough players are hurt or ejected from the game.
 
As stated in the rules, substitutes can ONLY play if you have 9 players or less available.
 
The spirit of the rule is to use substitutes to get the games played NOT to artificially enhance your team.

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