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First Regional Round Table Kicks Off in California The first Regional Round Tables began this morning at the San Bernardino Hilton, a two-day event that will help guide the direction of the Little League movement for the next two years. All District Administrators (DA) and Assistant District Administrators (ADA) in each of the regions are invited to attend. The Western Region Round Table drew more than 210 attendees. The agenda for each regional round table includes educational components as well as rules and regulation sessions. The agenda was developed from a survey completed by DAs and ADAs in that region. The survey allowed DAs and ADAs to submit a list of topics that they would like to see covered at the round table sessions. DAs and ADAs are participating in the interactive regional round tables every four years, giving them a voice and a forum every two years when combined with International Congress events. Previously, volunteers in the field only had this opportunity once every three years. Following the round tables, the Little League International Rules Committee will develop the agenda of potential changes to the Rules and Regulations. That agenda will be voted on by District Administrators worldwide on a date to be announced. Any item that receives a two-thirds majority vote will automatically go to the Little League International Board of Directors, which would decide whether or not it will be implemented. "We're very pleased with the turnout at this first round table session," Patrick Wilson, Senior Vice President of Operations and Program Development. "Our volunteers realize that one of the benefits of membership in Little League is the ability to have a voice in changes to the rules and regulations. Since District Administrators are elected by and from the ranks of local volunteers, and the represent the interests of those leagues, every Little League volunteer is a part of this process." The regional round table events are conducted by members of the Little League Regional Staff and Little League International Staff. For a list of the Sponsors and Licensees that will be exhibiting at the various round tables, click here: http://www.littleleague.org/districtadmins/RegionalRoundTables/SponsorsLicenseesAttending.htm Information on the other upcoming regional round tables can be found here: http://www.littleleague.org/districtadmins/RegionalRoundTables.htm  Dan Kirby, Little League's Vice President of Risk Management, led off the seminar with presentations on ASAP (A Safety Awareness Program), background checks, and concussions.
2012 LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL ROUNDTABLE AGENDA Potential changes to the Rules and Regulations are in red. As of 1-27-2012
A downloadable PDF version of these potential changes is available as well: 2012 WR Roundtable Agenda Item 1— Affects Regulation II — LEAGUE BOUNDARIES — New Regulation — II (i) The Board of Directors of the local Little League may enroll a player whose residence is outside the league's boundaries, but only under all three of the following conditions: (1) the player has residence within another chartered Little League's boundaries, and (2) the league where the player resides releases and waives all current and future rights to the player for regular season and tournament, and (3) the District Administrator approves the request. NOTE: A player who qualifies for and exercises this waiver, then elects not to participate for a playing season, is not eligible to be retained in future seasons. Regulation II (i) — Processing Procedure — All Levels of Play The league president will process a II (i) form. Once the president completes the form, he/she must receive written notification from the league where the player currently resides as outlined above. The league president will present this form and written notification to the District Administrator for review and approval. Once the District Administrator verifies the documentation meets the regulations, the District Administrator may sign the II (i) form granting his or her approval. The league and the district will maintain the form and documentation in their files. This verification process is only required once during a participant's career. The league must maintain this form and documentation for this player for the duration of his/her career until the player graduates from the program or breaks service with the league. Tournament teams with players qualifying under this regulation will be required to carry a copy of this form and documentation with them throughout the tournament. If contested during tournament play, the league will be required to produce the documentation. Additionally, if it is determined at a later date that the player does not meet the conditions of II (i), the player is ineligible for further participation. Situations in which documentation is not available must be referred to the Charter Committee through the regional office for decision. The decision of the Charter Committee is final and binding. Synopsis: This regulation would allow leagues to register players who live in another chartered Little League's boundaries, with written consent from both league presidents and the District Administrator.
Item 2 — Affects Regulation IV (a) — THE PLAYERS — Baseball 50/70 Division: Any candidate who will attain the age of 11 years before May 1 and who will not attain the age of 14 before May 1 of the year in question shall be eligible to compete in the 50/70 Division (subject to the local League Board of Directors alignment of this division). This means that a child who will be 14 years old on May 1 or later, is eligible to play that year; a child who will be 14 years old on April 30 or earlier will not be eligible for either Local League play or Tournament play at any time during the calendar year in question. Synopsis: This would create a new baseball division with a 50-foot pitching distance and 70-foot base paths for 11-13 year olds.
Item 3 – Softball
Item 4 – Affects Rule 6.06 – Major League Baseball and Softball A batter is out for illegal action when – (d) he/she fakes a bunt and then takes a full swing. Synopsis: This would eliminate a Major player from fake bunting and "slap-hitting" the ball.
Item 5 – Softball
Item 6 – Affects Tournament Release of Names – Major, Junior, Senior and Big League Baseball and Softball Release of Names The release of names of players selected for the tournament team shall not be made before June 15, or two weeks prior to the start of the tournament (whichever is earlier), and not until the availability and eligibility of all prospective team members have been established. (Little League accident insurance for tournament teams will not go into effect until June 15, or the date of the release of the names of Tournament Team members, whichever is earlier). Violation of this rule may be cause for revocation of tournament privilege by the Tournament Committee. Synopsis: This would align the date on which leagues are allowed to release the names of their Tournament Team with the current 9-10 and 10-11 year old divisions.
Item 7 — Affects Tournament Player Eligibility — All Division Baseball and Softball Any player League Age (specific), who has participated as an eligible player in 60% of the regular season games as of June 15, with the exception of the school softball season, on a: 1. (Specific) division Exception: The local league Board of Directors may allow a player to be eligible for selection, who does not meet the 60% requirement, if they provide a physician's note documenting an injury prior to or during the season prohibiting his/her participation. Synopsis: This would allow a player who has not met the 60% Regular Season participation to be eligible for selection to a Tournament Team if they acquire (obtain/attain) a physician's note documenting an injury.
Item 8 — Affects Tournament Player Eligibility — Major Baseball and Softball Players are eligible for Tournament Play, provided they meet the criteria established by the Little League "Residency Eligibility Requirement," "Participation In Other Programs" and the following: Little League (Majors Division) - Any player League Age 10, 11 or 12, who has participated as an eligible player in 60 percent of the regular season games as of June 15 on a Little League Baseball/Softball (Majors Division) team, with the exception of the school baseball/softball season. Synopsis: This would allow League Age 10-year-olds to be eligible for selection to the Major Division Tournament team.
Item 9 — Affects Tournament Team Practice — Major, Junior, Senior and Big League Baseball and Softball Try-outs or practices by tournament teams shall not be held before June 15 or two weeks prior to the start of the tournament. Tournament team practice may only take place against other teams within the same or contiguous districts in the same division, providing such practice is done out of uniform. (Little League accident insurance for tournament teams will not go into effect until June 15, or the date of the release of the names of tournament Team members, whichever is earlier). Violation of this rule may be cause for revocation of tournament privileges by the Tournament Committee. Synopsis: This would align the date on which leagues are allowed to begin their Tournament Team practice with the current 9-10 and 10-11 year old rule.
Bulletin: Significant Policy, Rule, and Regulation Changes for 2012A downloadable PDF version of these changes is available as well: Little League International today announced the full list of significant changes that will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, to the policies, rules and regulations of the program. In order to give timely information to parents and leagues, some of the changes were announced several weeks ago. One change, in the bat regulations, has been further updated since the first announcement. The update clarifies the penalty for using an illegal bat. A list of all the significant changes, along with a summary and explanation of the changes, is below: 2012 CHANGES FOR POLICY, RULE, AND REGULATIONS As of 11-23-2011 POLICY
Residence Eligibility Requirements for all divisions
of play has been amended to read, in part:
Residence shall be established and supported by documents, dated or in force between February 1, 2011 (previous year) and February 1, 2012 (current year), from THREE OR MORE of the following categories to determine residency of such parent(s) or guardian: Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 season, this requires players’ parents or guardians to provide residency documentation dated or in force between February 1, 2011 (previous year) and February 1, 2012 (current year). This means, for instance, that a Driver’s License that was issued a number of years earlier, but was in force between the dates noted, is acceptable. However, a utility bill that is dated outside of the dates noted, is not acceptable.
REGULATIONS
Regulation I(c)(9) for all divisions of play has been
amended to read, in part:
Note 1: The United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Registry is free and available at www.nsopr.gov. Note 2: Little League International currently provides each league with access to 125 free criminal background checks per year. Due to the refusal of the states of Hawaii, Iowa, Michigan & Virginia to provide sex offender registry data to the records check provider, the free criminal background checks no longer meet the minimum Little League requirement of a nationwide search of the sex offender registry. Sex offender registry data for the four states listed above are currently only available through the Department of Justice National Sex Offender Registry (www.nsopr.gov) and/or through the individual state’s sex offender registry website. In addition to meeting the minimum requirement of checking the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Registry, (www.nsopr.gov), Little League strongly encourages all leagues to also utilize the national criminal records search available through the Little League website. This additional criminal records check may provide additional important information regarding the criminal records of individuals whose crimes do not require that they be listed on a sex offender registry. For example, convictions for assault, battery, theft or drug offenses would not result in a report to sex offender registry. Information on how to utilize this benefit, as well as how to conduct back ground checks, can be found on the Little League website at www.littleleague.org/learn/programs/childprotection.htm Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 season, this modifies Note 1 and 2 in Regulation I(c)(9) to highlight changes in the laws/procedures of four states with regard to sex offender registries, and the free criminal background checks Little League strongly recommends.
Regulation I(a) – THE LEAGUE in the Baseball Rule Book
has been amended in part, to read:
Senior League is an extension of the local Little League to accommodate youngsters league ages 13, 14, 15 and 16; Big League is an extension of the local Little League to accommodate youngsters league ages 15, 16, 17 and 18. Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 season, this expands the Senior Baseball Division to include 13-year-olds, and expands the Big League Baseball Division to include 15-year-olds.
Regulation II(g) in the Challenger Division Rule Book
has been amended to read:
A player may participate in the Challenger Division only in a league’s
boundaries in which he/she does not reside provided (1) the league he/ she
wishes to participate in accepts the player; (2) the league, if any, where the
player resides provides a written release of the player and (3) the district
administrator provides written approval for the player to participate. Copies of
the releases must be maintained by the league in which the player is
participating. Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 season, this allows Challenger Division players residing outside a league’s boundaries to participate in the league if the specific noted requirements are met.
Regulation IV(i) in the Baseball and Softball
Rule Books, applying only to the Senior League Division and below,
has been amended to read:
Every rostered player present at the start of a game will participate in each game for a minimum of six (6) defensive outs and bat at least one (1) time. For the purposes of this rule, “six (6) defensive outs” is defined as: A player enters the field in one of the nine defensive positions when his/her team is on defense and occupies such position while six outs are made; “bat at least one (1) time” is defined as: A player enters the batter’s box with no count and completes that time at bat by being put out, called out by an umpire or by reaching base safely. Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 season, this modification defines the requirements of mandatory play.
PLAYING RULES
Rule 1.10 in the Baseball and Challenger Division Rule Books
has been amended to read:
The bat must be a baseball bat which meets Little League specifications and
standards as noted in this rule. It shall be a smooth, rounded stick and made of
wood or of material and color tested and proved acceptable to Little League
standards. EXCEPTION: For the 2011-2012 Little League (Majors) and below, for regular season play and Tournament, composite bats are prohibited unless approved by Little League International. A list of approved and licensed composite bats can be found on the Little League website at www.littleleague.org. Junior League: it shall not be more than 34 inches in length; nor more than 2 5/8 inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30”) at its smallest part. All composite bats shall meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance standard, and such bats shall be so labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark. The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color. Senior/Big League: it shall not be more than 36 inches in
length, nor more than 2 5/8 inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than
fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30”)
at its smallest part. The bat shall not weigh, numerically, more than three
ounces less than the length of the bat (e.g., a 33-inch-long bat cannot weigh
less than 30 ounces). All bats not made of a single piece of wood shall meet
the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance standard, and
such bats shall be so labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification
mark. The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on
each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.
Aluminum and composite bats shall be marked as to their material makeup being
aluminum or composite. This marking shall be silkscreen or other permanent
certification mark, a minimum of one-half-inch on each side and located on the
barrel of the bat in any contrasting color. NOTE 1: Junior/Senior/Big League: The 2¾ inch in diameter
bat is not allowed in any division. Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 season, language was added prohibiting the use of composite bats for the Major division unless approved and licensed by Little League International and modified the Junior, Senior and Big League bats regulation noting the new BBCOR bat standard.
Rule 1.11(j) in all rule books has been amended to
read:
Players must not wear jewelry such as, but not limited to, rings, watches, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, nor any hard cosmetic/decorative items. This rule applies regardless of the composition of such jewelry, hard cosmetic item or hard decorative item. (EXCEPTION: Jewelry that alerts medical personnel to a specific condition is permissible.) Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 season, the added language prohibits players from wearing any jewelry, regardless of composition.
Rule 2.00 in all rule books has been amended to read,
in part:
An AT-BAT, for the purposes of meeting the requirements of Mandatory Play (if applicable), is when a batter assumes the position of a batter with no count and is put out, called out by an umpire or reaches base. An at-bat for scorekeeping/ statistical purposes is defined in the publication, “What’s the Score?” Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 season, this defines an at-bat for the purpose of mandatory play.
Rule 2.00 in the Baseball Rule Book has been amended
to read, in part:
An ILLEGAL BAT is a bat that has been altered or a bat that is not approved for play because it does not meet specifications with regard to length, weight, barrel diameter, labeling or performance standard for the division in which it is used. Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 season, this defines an illegal bat for the purpose of rule 6.06(d). As a result, a bat that is, for instance, cracked or damaged because of normal use, would not be considered “illegal” and could not result in the batter being called out for using it, but it still must be removed from play.
Rule 6.05(b) in the Baseball Rule Book has been amended to
read:
6.05 - A batter is out when - Summary and Implementation: During the 2012 season, for the Major Baseball Division, players may advance on a third strike that is not caught in flight by the catcher. However, local leagues may opt to use the Minor League and Tee Ball rule noted above, for the Major Baseball Division, instead. This option applies only for the regular season. In Tournament play, the rule will be implemented as noted above for the Majors Division. The rule for tournament play in 10-11 is noted below.
Rule 6.06(d) in the Baseball Rule Book
has been amended to read:
A batter is out for illegal action when - Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 season, this imposes penalties for the use of an illegal bat in a game.
TOURNAMENT RULES AND GUIDELINES
Responsibility and Chain of Command in the Baseball and Softball
Rule Book has been amended to read, in part:
The Tournament Committee also reserves the right in its sole discretion to impose any of the above penalties if, in its judgment, any player, manager or coach displays unsportsmanlike conduct or repeatedly/willfully violates any rules, regulations or policies contained herein during the game, at the game site, or at any event related to the International Tournament. The decision of the Tournament Committee is final and binding. The committee also reserves the right to impose any penalty the committee deems appropriate if the committee determines action is necessary to correct a situation brought to its attention, regardless of the source of that information. The decision of the Tournament Committee is final and binding. Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 International Tournament, this allows the Tournament Committee to impose penalties if a player, manager or coach repeatedly/willfully violates any Little League rules, regulations or policies.
Release of Names in the Softball Rule Book has been
amended to read, in part:
9-10 Year Old Division/10-11 Year Old Division/Little League: The release of names of players selected for the tournament team shall not be made before June 15, or two weeks prior to the start of the tournament (whichever is earlier), and not until the availability and eligibility of all prospective team members have been established. (Little League accident insurance for tournament teams will not go into effect until June 15, or the date of the release of the names of Tournament Team members, whichever is earlier). Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 International Tournament, this permits the Little League (Majors) Softball division to release names on June 15, or two weeks prior to the start of the tournament, whichever is earlier.
Tournament Team Practice in the Softball Rule Book has
been amended to read, in part:
9-10 Year Old Division/10-11 Year Old Division/Little League: Try-outs or practices by tournament teams shall not be held before June 15 or two weeks prior to the start of the tournament. Tournament team practice may only take place against other teams within the same or contiguous districts in the same division, providing such practice is done out of uniform. (Little League accident insurance for tournament teams will not go into effect until June 15, or the date of the release of the names of tournament Team members, whichever is earlier). Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 International Tournament, this permits the Little League (Majors) Softball division to conducts try-outs and begin practice on June 15, or two weeks prior to the start of the tournament, whichever is earlier.
Curfew in the Baseball Rule Book has been amended to
read, in part:
No inning shall start after midnight prevailing time (12:30 a.m. prevailing time for Junior League; 1:00 a.m. prevailing time for Senior/Big League). NOTE: An inning starts the moment the third out is made completing the previous inning. NOTE: Neither Tournament Directors and officials nor tournament teams are permitted to circumvent the curfews established above by continuing, suspending and restarting or starting a game after curfew has been reached and play is required to be terminated. Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 International Tournament, this prohibits suspended games to be continued after curfew.
Tournament Rule 3 in the Baseball Rule Book has been
amended to read, in part:
NOTE: In the 10-11 Tournament Division, the batter may advance on a dropped third strike (6.09(b)). These rules will not apply for the 9-10 Tournament Division. Summary and Implementation: For the 2012 International Tournament, the 10-11 Year Old Tournament Division players may advance on a dropped third strike.
2011 Season and Older News Below:
Little League International Issues Update Regarding Composite Bats:Below is a link that will take you to the policy and a list of approved bats.
Please click on link for bat information.
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