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2010 BOARD POLICY CHANGES - in effect 2011

 

CAPE COD SENIOR SOFTBALL LEAGUE


 

BOARD POLICIES


 

  • Pool Player Participation

Pool Players who are classified as either permanent or Temporary shall be permitted to participate on a CCSSL-sponsored team during the annual Cape Cod Classic Tournament.


 

  • CCSSL Members Who Leave During Season

CCSSL members, who are assigned to a team following the annual spring draft process and then decide to depart for reasons other than injury or personal matters, shall not be permitted to enter the CCSSL pool, participate in the annual Cape Cod Classic or participate on any CCSSL-sponsored Travel Team.

Furthermore, said player(s) shall be required to sit out the remainder of the season or until a written request for reinstatement has been approved by the Division Presidents and the Commissioner.


 

  • Player Assignments by Age

Effective January 1, 2011, players will be assigned to Divisions based on their age.

A player’s age is determined by the year in which he/she was born. For example, if a player was born in 1951 he/she will be 60 years old in 2011.

The assignments by age will be as follows:

Players aged 55 though 62 Division 1

Players aged 63 through 69 Division 2

Players aged 70 or older Division 3 or 4

Depending on possible extenuating circumstances, some players may be assigned to play in the next higher age Division (i.e. from Division 1 to Division 2 or from Division 2 to Division 3) but never to a lower Division (i.e. from Division 3 to Division 2 or from Division 2 to Division 1).

In the past it was the League’s policy to consider players’ requests for a waiver to play in a younger age Division. That policy is hereby rescinded.


 

  • Assignment of Players

Following the selection and assignment process of players by the Player Evaluation and Assignment Committee (PEAC), team rosters shall be deemed as final. Thereafter, future player assignments for departing members shall be made solely by the PEAC.


 

  • August 1st Deadline for Rosters

Effective August 1st team rosters are to be frozen. Teams will be required to complete their season games and enter the playoffs with their team rosters intact as of this date. Pool Players are not eligible to compete in the League Playoffs or Championship games. Exceptions to this policy may be considered by the Board depending on the team roster status and circumstances specific to each team.


 

 

  • Player Changes/Trades

Once players have been assigned to a team following the draft/selection process and once team rosters have been finalized, Managers are not permitted to unilaterally trade any team members without the full consent and knowledge of their Division President and the Commissioner.

Failure to comply with this policy will result in the trade being negated and the players involved returned to their original teams.



 

  • Game Cancellations

Effective January 1,2011, no scheduled games will be cancelled without the prior approval of the Division President or, in his absence, the League Commissioner.

If, within two hours before a scheduled game, the Managers of competing teams mutually agree that is in the best interest of the players to cancel a game because of inclement weather, adverse field conditions or other compelling events, the home team Manager will immediately contact the Division President or, in his absence, the League Commissioner, to obtain approval for a cancellation.

If a cancellation is approved, the home team Manager will notify the umpire(s) and the scheduler and each team Manager will notify his own players and Pool Players that may be involved.

Once a game is started, it is the sole responsibility of the home plate umpire to postpone or cancel a game. In the event of a cancellation by the umpire, the home team Manager will still be responsible to notify the scheduler.


 

  • Player Assignments by Division Player Evaluation and Assignment Committees (PEAC)

Commencing with the 2011 season all teams in the League shall be assigned by their separate Division Player Evaluation and Assignment Committee (PEAC), exclusive of Managers, Division Presidents, Board members and the League Commissioner.

The Player Evaluation and Assignment Committee shall be an independent body of players who are officially appointed by the Board.


 

  • Annual Review of League Organization/Structure

Effective 2011 season, the minimum age requirement for membership shall be 55 years during a calendar year (January1-December 31).


 

  • Division Managers

All Division Managers shall be appointed or reappointed by the Commissioner on an annual basis pending the successful outcome of their performance responsibilities. The general standards for evaluating Division Managers shall include, but not be limited to, the following criteria: knowledge of the game; ability to successfully interact with their team members, other Division Managers, umpires, Division President and Commissioner; ability to evaluate player skills/talent; possess strong organizational and other managerial skills. The Commissioner shall finalize all Managers’ appointments prior to April 15th of the calendar year each season.


APPROVED DECEMBER 1, 2010

 

Policy for Rained-Out Games from Van

May 17. 2011

Gentlemen:
Several inquiries were received regarding the porcedures in place for rescheduling rainout games, particularly with a forecast of a rainy week ahead!!
Be advised that pre-season games will NOT be rescheduled. They are simply lost games.
 
NOTE:  Incidentally, once the regular season games schedule for all Divisions has been completed by Dick Larned, his duties are concluded.
 
                            Game Reschedule Procedure (Steps) 
1.  During inclement weather situations, managers should contact each other to determine the extent of damage to a playing field and its general safety for their players.
 
2.  Once a decision has been made by team managers to cancel a game, they must seek approval from their Division President.  All decisions should be made 2-4 hours prior to the start of a scheduled games in order to give team members ample time for travel and /or to make other plans.
 
3.  Division Presidents should next contact the Commisisoner of their game cancellation decision.
 
4.  Commissioner will then contact Ray Beaupre, Game Reschedule Coordinator, regarding game cancellation.
 
5.  Sometime during the regular season Ray will reschedule cancelled games as fields become available. Ray will pass that information on to the commisisoner who will then inform managers of all make-up rescheduled games.
 
NOTE:  Ray maintains a master reschedule board for all Divisions which is helpful in recording team standings throughout the season.
 
                                      ADDITIONAL NOTES
1.  Managers should maintain  their own team game records, cancellations, makup dates,fields used and other events which will support your overall season record!!  Keep an accurate accounting in your score book.
 
2.  Until we can find someone to assume the duties and coordination of League umpires for the season game schedules, teams will be required to umpire their scheduled games accordingly.  This is unfortunate but, as of this memo, we have no other alternative.  Hopefully this matter will be resolved within a few weeks.
 
3.  Regular season game schedules for all Divisions will be inserted on the website this week.  The Commissioner will provide each manager with a season schedule as soon as provided by Dick Larned.
 
4.  New team uniforms will be distributed to all managers by Jim DeVoe prior to the opening games May 23rd.  All further uniform needs should be addressed to Jim DeVoe at 508-945-5743.
 
5.  New Mikon 375-44 CORE softballs will be available sometime in early June.
 
6.  Managers: as changes occur with your team members throughout this season, please contact the Division President with this information. We try to maintain accurate rosters as the season progresses. This information is also helpful in assigning replacement players to your rosters.
 
Finally, if any of you or your teammates want to take the CPR course I am organizing, please call me with names.

 

The POLICIES AND PROCEDURES sections are guides to our players for proper direction and means of implementation.  Make sure you correlate the changes above into the policies published in the specific sections.  Your Directors are always available to discuss these with you.