Al Purdy

1. LCRD ADULT SOFTBALL COACHES MEETING Al Purdy MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

2. Introduction • PERCY BROWN-DIRECTOR OF LCRD • AL PURDY-SPORTS SUPERVISOR • MELVIN HARDY-ON SITE COORDINATOR • JOHNNIE HINTON-ON SITE SECURITY • MARTIN GUILLORY ASA AREA DIRECTOR Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

3. HOUSE KEEPING • DID EVERY TEAM HERE SIGN IN? • DO I HAVE EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR ALL TEAMS? Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

4. TOPICS FOR MEETING • CHALLENGES FOR THE COMING SEASON • RULE CHANGES • POINTS OF EMPHASIS • IMPORTANT DATES • LEAGUE MAKE-UP • INFORMATION AND FYI Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

5. 2010 REVIEW • INDUSTRIAL • CARBOLINE ----REGULAR SEASON CHAMP • THE SECOND STRING----PLAYOFF CHAMPION • --------------------------------------------------------- MEN’S E TTH JETS ----REGULAR SEASON CHAMP KNIGHTS - PLAYOFF CHAMPION Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

6. 2010 REVIEW •  COED T-TH • PLAYMAKERS -REGULAR SEASON CHAMP • PLAYMAKERS - PLAYOFF CHAMPION • --------------------------------------------------------- • MEN’S D • GAMBLERS ----REGULAR SEASON CHAMP • WARRIORS - PLAYOFF CHAMPION Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

7. 2010 REVIEW • COED M-W • GAMBLERS--REGULAR SEASON CHAMP • DONKEY SQUAD-- PLAYOFF CHAMPION Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

8. CHALENGES FOR THE COMING SEASON • THE EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF FORFEIT GAMES ESPECIALLY AT THE END OF THE SEASON • ESTABLISHED A POLICY REGARDING RAINOUTS AND MAKEUP PROCEDURES Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

9. ASA LEAGUE ONLY • WE ARE NO LONGER REGISTERING TEAMS ASA AND USSSA. • REASON: THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY USSSA TOURNAMENTS HERE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND NONE SCHEDULED THIS YEAR. Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

10. RULE CHANGES • END OF SEASON TOURNAMENT • NEW RAINOUT POLICY Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

11. COED LEAGUES Coed league may start with 9 players with the 10th batting spot being an out. Of the 9 players, at least 4 must be of one gender Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

12. COED LEAGUES If only three players are of one gender then, you may have only 9 defensive players, only nine batters with the 10th batting spot being an out and each inning starts with one out. Some innings teams may have two automatic outs. Three batters of the same gender cannot bat consecutively Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

13. COED LEAGUES REASON FOR CHANGE: IN PRIOR YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN FORFEITS DUE TO LACK OF FEMALE PLAYERS AT GAME. EVEN THOUGH THE PENALTY IS SEVERE, YOU CAN STILL PLAY WITH THREE FEMALES RATHER THAT TAKE AN AUTOMATIC LOSS DUE TO FORFIET. THE SEVERE PENALTY ALSO DISCOURAGES TEAMS FROM ROUTINELY HAVING JUST 3 FEMALES. Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

14. COED LEAGUES • DEFENSIVE POSITIONING: No restrictions • DEFENSIVE RESTRICTIONS: • No defensive players (except the pitcher and catcher) may be closer to home plate than the base line until the ball is hit. No outfield defensive players may be within ten yards of the infield dirt until the ball is hit. PENALTY: The batter automatically gets first base even if the ball is hit foul. If there are any runners on base, they will advance one base. Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

15. COED LEAGUES • ALL INFIELD DEFENSIVE POSITIONING AND RESTRICTIONS STILL APPLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THERE ARE 9 OR 10 PLAYERS Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

16. MEN’S LEAGUES • ANY TIME A TEAMS PLAYS WITH LESS THAN 10 PLAYERS. THERE IS AN OUT IN THE SPOT BEFORE THE TOP OF THE LINE-UP COMES TO BAT. • EXAMPLE: • 9 PLAYERS- 10TH SPOT IS AN OUT • 8 PLAYERS- 9TH SPOT IS AN OUT Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

17. EQUIPMENT ALL EQUIPMENT MUST MEET THE ASA TOURNAMENT PLAY GUIDELINES. ONLY ASA LEGAL EQUIPMENT, BATS , BALLS, ETC. WILL BE ALLOWED DURING LEAGUE PLAY Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

18. EQUIPMENT ON THE SOFTBALL PAGE OF THE WEBSITE, THERE IS A LINK TO ASA’S LEGAL EQUIPMENT LISTS OF BALLS AND BATS (WITH PICTURES) CHECK THAT PAGE TO MAKE SURE YOUR BALLS AND BATS ARE LEGAL. ILLEGAL BATS WILL BE THROWN OUT NO MATTER WHEN YOU GOT IT OR HOW MUCH YOU PAID FOR IT. Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

19. BATS CHECK WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE LISTING Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

20. BALLS ALL LEGAL BALLS MUST HAVE ONE OF THE ABOVE STAMPS AND MUST BE: .44 CORE 375 LBS. Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

21. TOURNAMENT • RATHER THAN A “PLAYOFF” WE WILL HAVE AN END OF SEASON TOURNAMENT FOR ALL DIVISIONS. THE OLD RECORD OF BEING .500 AND ABOVE RULE NO LONGER APPLIES • TOURNAMENT STARTS THE WEEK OF JULY 11, 2011 • ON THAT DATE ALL LEAGUES WILL BEGIN PLAYOFFS Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

22. TOURNAMENT LCRD will sponsor a league tournament in each division at the conclusion of league play. Teams will be seeded according to regular season performance. Plaques will be awarded for Champion and Runner-up in the tournament Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

23. TOURNAMENT All LEAUGE teams who meet the following criteria will be eligible (no additional fee) : Team must not have forfeited three Consecutive games during the season Team must not have forfeited five games during the entire season Team must not have forfeited both of the last two games of the regular season. TEAMS MUST MEET ALL THREE FACTORS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOURNAMENT Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

24. TOURNAMENT FORFEIT REFERS TO ANY FORFIET FOR ANY REASON WHETHER FOR NO SHOW, INELIGIBLE PLAYERS, EJECTION, BEER DRINKING OR CONDUCT. ANY AND ALL FORFIETS WILL BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

25. POINTS OF EMPHASIS • GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP IS A MUST AND UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! • TEAMS CANNOT AGREE TO SET ASIDE ANY LEAGUE RULE FOR THEIR GAME • HOME RUN RULES (ONEUP RULE) Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

26. POINTS OF EMPHASIS ONCE A PLAYER PLAYS IN “D” HE CANNOT GO BACK DOWN TO “E” BEER DRINKING IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE DUGOUTS. THIS HAS IMPROVED PLAYERS MUST BRING PICTURE ID TO ALL GAMES THAT THEY PARTICIPATE IN! PLAYER WITHOUT ID IS CONSIDERED AN ILLEGAL PLAYER ALL PLAYERS 16 AND 17 MUST HAVE A MINOR WAIVER SIGNED BY PARENTS Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

27. SPORTSMANSHIP • PLAYER OR COACH EJECTED ONE GAME SUSPENSION SUBSEQUENT EJECTION SUSPENSION FOR CALANDER YEAR FLAGRANT CASES MAY HAVE CALANDER YEAR OR LIFETIME SUSPENSION IMPOSED AT ANY TIME Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

28. SCHEDULING PROBLEMS • WE JUST CANNOT HAVE SOME TEAMS WANT ALL EARLY AND OTHERS WANT ALL LATE-THIS CAUSES BURDENS ON OTHERS • BE PREPARED TO PLAY THE SCHEDULE-ALL WILL HAVE SOME EARLY AND SOME LATE GAMES IF YOU HAVE A MEN’S TEAM AND A COED TEAM---HAVE ENOUGH PLAYERS OF BOTH. WE CANNOT MAKE THE SCHEDULE WORK FOR BOTH LEAGUES. REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

29. SCHEDULE • REGULAR SEASON STARTS MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011 ALL LEAGUES WILL HAVE GAMES SCHEDULED AND PLAY UNTIL THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2011 Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

30. RAINOUT POLICY NO REGULAR SEASON RAINOUTS RESCHEDULED Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

31. SCHEDULE • TEAMS WITH BEST PERCENTAGE WINS LEAGUE • GAMES PLAYED MAY BE UNEVEN • WE HAVE A FIXED SEASON SCHEDULE AND FIXED END Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

32. LEAGUE MAKE-UP • MAKE SURE YOUR TEAM IS IN THE CORRECT LEAGUE Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

33. MEN’S “D” TUE-THUR Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

34. MEN’S “E” T-TH Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

35. COED M-W Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

36. COED T-TH Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

37. INDUSTRIAL Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

38. SCHEDULE • QUESTION REGARDING M-W WE WILL USE ONLY THREE TIMES SLOTS-WOULD YOU PREFER PLAYING 7-8-9?- NOT FAVORED QUESTION REGARDING “E” COULD WE ADD MONDAY GAMES?- FAVORED Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

39. PROBLEMS IF THERE ARE CHANGES TO WHAT WAS LISTED ABOVE SEE ME AFTER THE MEETING IF YOU ARE NOT SHOWING AS A REGISTERED TEAM- COMPLETE A REGISTRATION FORM TONIGHT Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

40. PRACTICE SCHEDULE PRACTICES WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE HOUR PER TEAM. YOU MAY BEGIN TO SCHEDULE PRACTICES WITH MELVIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS MEETING ALL SUBSEQUENT PRACTICES WILL BE SCHEDULED AT O.D. JOHNSON NOT THROUGH MY OFFICE AT CITY HALL Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

41. IMPORTANT DATES LEAGUE FEES DEADLINE , NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2011 SCHEDULES WILL BE POSTED ONLINE BY APRIL 4, 2011. PLAY BEGINS APRIL 11, 2011 ROSTER MUST BE TURNED IN BEFORE THE TEAM PLAYS IT’S FIRST GAME OR THAT TEAM WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY LAST DATE FOR ROSTER CHANGES MAY 10, 2011 NO CHANGES AFTER THAT DATE! ASA BOOKS HERE TONIGHT Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

42. FYI • EMAIL ADDRESS PROBLEMS • CHECK WEBSITE REGULARLY • KEEP YOUR ROSTERS CURRENT • ALL PLAYERS MUST BRING ID WITH YOU • DO NOT PARK ON THE GRASS, THERE IS PLENTY OF PAVED PARKING LOT. CARS WILL BE TOWED AWAY Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

43. INFORMATION AND FYI • RAINOUT LINE IS NOW WORKING • RAIN OUT HOTLINE PHONE # 491-8777 (UPDATED AT 4:00 PM ONLY) • WEBSITE ADDRESS www.lcrd.co.nr • EMAIL ADDRESS: apurdy@cityoflc.us • OFFICE 491-1280, O. D. JOHNSON 491-1585 Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

44. 2011 CLARIFICATIONS • Illegal bats- ZERO tolerance- batter is out and ejected once he steps in box with illegal bat. • No rainout make-up- all leagues play the schedule (ends July 7, 2011)- best percentage wins league • Playoffs for all leagues begin July 11, 2011 • Home team is responsible for scorebook and clearly indicating score and winner • Home team must obtain scorebook from office at field prior to game • Home team must provide capable scorer • Score book must be legible- with names of both teams in book • Winner must be clearly indicated • Book must be completed and returned to office after the game • Failure to do any of the above or if winner cannot be determined- Home team on the schedule loses the game. • Teams cannot agree to set aside any of the league rules for their game. • The following clarifications need to be made: • .The pitching arc is now 6-10 feet • One hour time limit on games- to ensure this and to keep from being behind- no new inning will be started at or after 55 minutes Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks

45. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING • LETS HAVE A GREAT 2011SEASON Lake Charles Dept. of Recreation and Parks