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 Posted - 12/10/2011 : 23:50:07
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MY SON IS 12 AND WE R NEW TO TRAVEL BALL.HE IS ON A GOOD AA TEAM AND IS PLAYING WITH SEVERAL KIDS HE HAS KNOWN FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE.A FEW DAYS AGO A COACH OF AAA TEAM CALLED TO SEE IF WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PLAYING SOME TOURNAMENTS THIS SPRING WITH HIS TEAM BECAUSE HE NEEDS A PITCHER DUE TO AN INJURY.MY QUESTION IS THIS,WHAT IS THE RULE IN USSSA,CAN A KID PLAY FOR MORE THAN ONE TEAM AS LONG AS THEY ARE IN DIFFERANT CLASSIFICATIONS,OR CAN A KID ONLY PLAY FOR ONE TEAM.THANKS FOR ANY HELP!! |
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yankeedad
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Posted - 12/11/2011 : 16:07:55
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http://www.usssa.com/usssa/usssa-general/BaseballBylawsCurrent.pdf
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3.05 Player Roster Eligibility –
3.05.A PRIOR TO BEING FROZEN TO AN OFFICIAL ONLINE ROSTER;
3.05.A.1 Players shall be permitted to participate with multiple teams in the same age division.
3.05.A.2 Players shall be permitted to participate with multiple teams in multiple age divisions but shall not participate on any team below the classification of the oldest team in which they participate.
3.05.A.3 Players shall only physically play for one (1) team per day, event, tournament, week or weekend,regardless of age division and / or classification.
3.05.B AFTER BEING FROZEN TO AN OFFICIAL ONLINE ROSTER;
3.05.B.1 Players shall only appear on one (1) Official Online Roster per age division and shall only participate with such frozen team (unless previously released pursuant to these rules).
3.05.B.2 Players participating in multiple age divisions shall only appear on one (1) Official Online Roster per age division and shall only participate with such frozen team(s) (unless previously released pursuant to these rules) but shall not participate on any team below the classification of the oldest team in which they participate on.
3.05.B.3 Players shall only physically play for one (1) team per day, event, tournament, week or weekend, regardless of age division and / or classification. |
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yankeedad
133 Posts |
Posted - 12/11/2011 : 16:12:32
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3.07 How A Team Qualifies (Roster Frozen) –
3.07.A When a team qualifies (is awarded a berth for a State Championship and / or World Series);
3.07.A.1 Prior to April 1st of the current season (whether the team accepts the berth or not), the team’s Official Online Roster shall become frozen on April 1st regardless of the date the roster is physically frozen in the USSSA online system.
Rule 3.07.A.1 Comment: State Directors with the approval of the Association’s Executive Vice President of Baseball may option to freeze Official Online Rosters of qualified teams on a date earlier than April 1st of the current season.
3.07.A.2 After April 1st of the current season (whether the team accepts the berth or not), the team’s Official Online Roster shall become frozen immediately at the qualifying event regardless of the date the roster is physically frozen in the USSSA online system.
3.07.A.3 At a Super NIT event (whether the team accepts the berth or not), the team’s Official Online Roster shall become frozen immediately at the Super NIT event regardless of the date the Super NIT event is played or the date the roster is physically frozen in the USSSA online system.
3.07.B When a team qualifies all players on the team’s Official Online Roster become frozen to the qualified team (unless released pursuant to these rules) and shall be bound to the qualified team up to and including the teams respective State Championship and / or World Series. No player shall appear on any other team’s frozen or unfrozen Official Online Roster within the same age division regardless of classification. |
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yankeedad
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Posted - 12/11/2011 : 16:18:24
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So to Summarize, since your son is staying in the same age group here is the answer:
PRIOR TO APRIL 1ST:
He can play for as many teams as he wants
3.05.A.1 Players shall be permitted to participate with multiple teams in the same age division.
3.05.A.3 Players shall only physically play for one (1) team per day, event, tournament, week or weekend,regardless of age division and / or classification
AFTER APRIL 1ST:
He can only be registered on 1 roster
3.05.B.1 Players shall only appear on one (1) Official Online Roster per age division and shall only participate with such frozen team (unless previously released pursuant to these rules).
3.05.B.3 Players shall only physically play for one (1) team per day, event, tournament, week or weekend, regardless of age division and / or classification. |
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maryland
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Posted - 12/11/2011 : 18:59:25
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| I think the rules are the rules but there must be some loyalty to a team. |
Edited by - maryland on 12/11/2011 20:30:01 |
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Take 2
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Posted - 12/12/2011 : 13:51:44
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In reference to USSSA rules, I'm under the impression that only USSSA requires a team/roster, right? You can play with any other team you want to play with as long as it is not USSSA affiliated such as Triple Crown, non-sanctioned fundraiser tournaments? Many travel teams never play USSSA so would that eliminate having a roster all together?
Maryland.....I'm totally with you about loyalty....it matters in the "Great Lessons of Life"!!! However, we have done it a few times as an extra player to keep a team from forfeiting a game and/or as a pinch runner or extra pitcher. I could see why someone would be interested in getting clarification on the rules. It could be fun for his/her kid as long as they stay loyal to their "main" team!!
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Edited by - Take 2 on 12/12/2011 13:59:38 |
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