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Approved Changes from 2018 Congress Below are a list of rule and regulation changes that have been approved by the Little League International Board of Directors during the 27 th Little League International Congress in New Orleans on January 19-22, 2018. These changes will be implemented effective immediately. Please note: These changes are NOT listed in the printed version of the 2018 rulebooks, but have been reflected in the eBook versions. Updated: Tournament Rule 9 (Mandatory Play) has been updated as outlined below and is effective immediately, but has not been updated in either the printed or eBook version of the 2018 rulebooks. Divisions: Major League divisions of Baseball and Softball Synopsis: This eliminates the maximum of eight (8) – 12-year-olds on a Major Division team.
Regulation III(c) Little League (Major) Division: Local league must establish the age structure for the Little League (Major) Division. It is recommended that the local Little League set a maximum and/or minimum number of participants of a particular league age per team. For Intermediate (50/70) Division/Junior/Senior League, it is recommended that the local Little League set a maximum and/or minimum number of participants of a particular league age. ( Example: If the league has all 15- and 16-year-olds in its Senior League Division, it may have a local rule that states that each team must carry between four and eight players of league age 16.) Operating Policies – Local League Draft Method – Methods for Existing Leagues It is recommended that managers not select more than eight players in a given age group. The team roster may be comprised of players of league age 9, 10, 11, and 12 unless modified by the local league according to options established by Little League. The local league may opt to allow only 10, 11, and 12, or 11- and 12-year-olds, to try out for the Major Division. Regulation VI(d) – Pitchers; Tournament Rule 4 Baseball, Challenger.
Divisions: All divisions of Baseball and Challenger Synopsis: This restricts a player from pitching in three consecutive days in Regular Season and Tournament. Pitchers league age 14 and under must adhere to the following rest requirements:. If a player pitches 66 or more pitches in a day, four (4) calendar days of rest must be observed. If a player pitches 51-65 pitches in a day, three (3) calendar days of rest must be observed. If a player pitches 36-50 pitches in a day, two (2) calendar days of rest must be observed. If a player pitches 21-35 pitches in a day, one (1) calendar day of rest must be observed. If a player pitches 1-20 pitches in a day, no (0) calendar day of rest is required.
NOTE: Under no circumstances shall a player pitch in three (3) consecutive days. EXCEPTION: If a pitcher reaches a day(s) of rest threshold while facing a batter, the pitcher may continue to pitch until any one of the following conditions occurs: (1) that batter reaches base; (2) that batter is retired; or (3) the third out is made to complete the half-inning or the game.
The pitcher will only be required to observe the calendar day(s) of rest for the threshold he/she reached during that at-bat, provided that pitcher is removed or the game is completed before delivering a pitch to another batter. Pitchers league age 15-16 must adhere to the following rest requirements:. If a player pitches 76 or more pitches in a day, four (4) calendar days of rest must be observed. If a player pitches 61-75 pitches in a day, three (3) calendar days of rest must be observed. If a player pitches 46-60 pitches in a day, two (2) calendar days of rest must be observed.
If a player pitches 31-45 pitches in a day, one (1) calendar day of rest must be observed. If a player pitches 1-30 pitches in a day, no (0) calendar day of rest is required. NOTE: Under no circumstances shall a player pitch in three (3) consecutive days. EXCEPTION: If a pitcher reaches a day(s) of rest threshold while facing a batter, the pitcher may continue to pitch until any one of the following conditions occurs: (1) that batter reaches base; (2) that batter is retired; or (3) the third out is made to complete the half-inning or the game. The pitcher will only be required to observe the calendar day(s) of rest for the threshold he/she reached during that at-bat, provided that pitcher is removed or the game is completed before delivering a pitch to another batter. Regulation VI Note 3 – Pitchers; Rule 4.10(d); and Tournament Rule 11 Baseball, Softball, Challenger.
Divisions: All divisions of Baseball, Softball, and Challenger Synopsis: All suspended games will be resumed exactly where they were left off. Regular Season pitching will be governed by Regulation VI. Tournament pitching will be governed by Tournament Rule 4. Regulation VI Note 3: In suspended games resumed on another day, the pitchers of record at the time the game was halted may continue to pitch to the extent of their eligibility for that day, provided said pitcher has observed the required days of rest.
In the event that the first inning is not completed, all records, including pitching records, batting records, etc., shall be retained. Rule 4.10(d) If a game is called before it has become a regulation game, it shall be resumed exactly where it left off. NOTE: In the event that the first inning is not completed, all records, including pitching, shall be counted. Tournament Rule 11 SUSPENDED GAMES: Any game in which a winner cannot be determined in accordance with the playing rules shall be resumed from the exact point at which it was suspended regardless of the number of innings played. Exception: In the event that the first inning is not completed, the game shall be replayed from the beginning and all records, including pitching, disregarded.
Incomplete (not regulation) or tie games are considered suspended games. NOTE: A contest decided by forfeit does not constitute a “game” for the purposes of this rule, unless one complete inning was physically played before the game was forfeited. (Forfeits are only by decree of the Tournament Committee in Williamsport.) Regulation VII(a) – Schedules; Tournament League Eligibility (2) Baseball, Softball. Divisions: Senior divisions of Baseball and Softball Synopsis: This allows a Board of Directors to only schedule a 10-game Regular Season schedule for Senior Baseball and Softball teams. For Senior Division Tournament eligibility, a team must play a 10-game Regular Season schedule.
Regulation VII: (a) The schedule of games for the regular season shall be prepared by the Board of Directors of the league and must provide for not less than twelve (12) games Senior Division: Ten (10) games) per team per regular season against other Little League teams within their respective division, exclusive of playoff and tournament games. Tee Ball: It is recommended that no more than twelve (12) games be scheduled per team per season. Tournament League Eligibility (2) The league must have scheduled and played, at a minimum, a 12-game Senior League: Ten (10-game) (per team) regular season, exclusive of playoffs and tournament games, for each division, or age appropriate division, entering tournament prior to the first game in their respective tournament. NOTE 1: Forfeited games shall not count towards the 12-game Senior League: Ten (10)-game regular season. NOTE 2: For Junior Tournament eligibility, Senior League players league age 13 and 14 must have played in a minimum of eight (8) games.
Divisions: All divisions of Baseball and Softball Synopsis: This would revise the substitution rule for all divisions of play for the Regular Season. Rule 3.03 A player in the starting line-up who has been removed for a substitute may re-enter the game, in the SAME position in the batting order, provided: (a) his or her substitute has completed one time at bat and; (b) has played defensively for a minimum of six (6) consecutive outs; (c) Baseball: pitchers once removed from the mound may not return as pitchers; Intermediate (50/70) Division/Junior/Senior: A pitcher remaining in the game, but moving to a different position, can return as a pitcher any time in the remainder of the game, but only once per game. NOTE: A player who has met the mandatory play requirements, and is a pitcher at the time she/he is removed, may be removed for a substitute batter and re-enter the game as a pitcher once, provided the pitcher was not physically replaced on the mound. EXAMPLE: Player A is a starter and not a pitcher, Player B substitutes into the game for player A. Both players have met mandatory play by completing one (1) time at bat and six (6) consecutive defensive outs and both occupy the same spot in the batting order. In the fifth inning player A becomes a pitcher and is scheduled to bat in the sixth inning, but player B bats for player A.
Both players have met mandatory play requirements and player A was not physically replaced on the mound as a pitcher, therefore, player A can return to pitch the sixth inning. Softball: a pitcher remaining in the game, but moving to a different position, can return as a pitcher anytime in the remainder of the game, but only once in the same inning as he/she was removed. Minor/Major Divisions: NOTE: A pitcher, withdrawn from the game for a substitute offensively or defensively, may not re-enter the game as a pitcher. This applies to continuous batting order. EXCEPTION: A pitcher may re-enter the game as a pitcher, if withdrawn for a pinch-hitter or pinch-runner, and then returned to the game at the beginning of the next half-inning. Junior/Senior Divisions: A pitcher may be withdrawn from the game, offensively or defensively, and return as pitcher once per inning provided the return does not violate either the substitution, visits per pitcher, or mandatory play rule(s).
(d) A starter and her/his substitute must not be in the line-up at the same time, except as provided in 3.03 Note 3. Once mandatory play is met, a starter and substitute(s) can enter/re-enter for each other as desired, but must re-enter in the SAME position in the batting order. (e) Defensive substitutions must be made while the team is on defense. Offensive substitutions must be made at the time the offensive player has her/his turn at bat or is on base. NOTE 1: A substitute may not be removed from the game prior to completion of his/her mandatory play requirements. NOTE 2: When two or more substitute players of the defensive team enter the game at the same time, the manager shall, immediately before they take their positions as fielders, designate to the Umpire-in-Chief such players’ positions in the team’s batting order and the Umpire-in-Chief shall notify the official scorer. The Umpire-in-Chief shall have authority to designate the substitutes’ places in the batting order, if this information is not immediately provided.
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NOTE 3: If during a game either team is unable to place nine (9) players on the field due to illness, injury, ejection, or inability to make a legal substitution, the opposing manager shall select a player previously used in the line-up to re-enter the game, but only if use of all eligible players has exhausted the roster. A player ejected from the game is not eligible for re-entry. Rule 4.10(e) and Tournament Rule 12 – Regulation Game Baseball, Softball.
Divisions: All divisions of Baseball and Softball Synopsis: This allows a local league to implement a 15-run rule after three four innings for Intermediate (50-70) Division/Junior/Senior League. This would be mandatory during the International Tournament. Rule 4.10(e) If after three (3) innings Intermediate (50-70) Division/Junior/Senior League: four innings, two and one-half innings Intermediate (50-70) Division/Junior/Senior League: three and one-half innings if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of fifteen (15) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent. If after four (4) innings Intermediate (50/70) Division/Junior/Senior League: five innings, three and one-half innings Intermediate (50/70) Division/Junior/Senior League: four and one-half innings if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of ten (10) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent.
NOTE: (1) If the visiting team has a lead of fifteen (15) or ten (10) runs or more respectively, the home team must bat in its half of the inning. (2) The local league may adopt the option of not utilizing this rule. Tournament Rule 12 RUN RULE: If at the end of three (3) innings Intermediate (50-70) Division/Junior/Senior League: four innings, two and one-half innings Intermediate (50-70) Division/Junior/Senior League: three and one-half innings if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of fifteen (15) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent. If at the end of a regulation game one team has a lead of ten (10) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent. NOTE: If the visiting team has a lead of fifteen (15) or ten (10) or more runs respectively, the home team must bat in its half of the inning. Rule 8.06 (a) and (b) and Tournament Rule 7 – The Pitcher Baseball, Softball. Divisions: Major division and above of Baseball and Softball Synopsis: This reduces the number of visits to a pitcher to twice in one inning or three times in a game for the Major Division and above for Baseball and Softball.
Rule 8.06: This rule, which applies to each pitcher who enters a game, governs the visits of the manager or coach to the pitcher at the mound. (a) A manager or coach may come out once ( Minor Division: twice) in one inning to visit with the pitcher, but the second time ( Minor Division: third time) out, the player must be removed as a pitcher. Example: If a manager visits Pitcher A once in the first inning, then makes a pitching change in the same inning, Pitcher B would be allowed one visit in that inning before being removed on the second visit. (b) A manager or coach may come out twice ( Minor Division: three times) in one game to visit with the pitcher, but the third time ( Minor Division: fourth time) out, the player must be removed as a pitcher. Example: If a manager visits Pitcher A twice in the first three innings, then makes a pitching change in the fourth inning, Pitcher B would be allowed two visits in that game before being removed on the third visit, subject to the limits in (a) above. Tournament Rule 7 VISITS: A manager or coach may not leave a dugout for any reason during a game without receiving permission from an umpire. The manager or coach may be removed from the field for the remainder of the game for violation of this rule.
When permission is granted, the manager or coach will be permitted to go to the mound to confer with the pitcher or any defensive player(s). A manager or coach who is granted a time out to talk to any defensive player will be charged with a visit to the pitcher. 9- to 11-Year-Old Division, Little League, Intermediate (50-70) Division, Junior League, and Senior League: A manager or coach may come out once in one inning to visit with the pitcher, but the second time out, the player must be removed as a pitcher. The manager or coach may come out twice in a game to visit with the pitcher, but the third time out, the player must be removed as a pitcher. The rule applies to each pitcher who enters a game.
8- to 10-Year-Old Division: A manager or coach may come out twice in one inning to visit with the pitcher, but the third time out, the player must be removed as a pitcher. The manager or coach may come out three times in a game to visit with the pitcher, but the fourth time out, the player must be removed as a pitcher. The rule applies to each pitcher who enters a game. NOTE: Only one offensive time-out will be permitted each inning. Divisions: Little League Baseball, Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Synopsis: This allows players league age 11 and 12, who participated in 60% of their respective Intermediate (50-70) Division Regular Season games to be eligible for selection to the Little League Baseball (Major) Division tournament team. Special Games at the Intermediate (50-70) Baseball Division will NOT count towards Tournament eligibility.
Little League (Major) Division – Any player League Age 10, 11, or 12, with amateur status, who has participated as an eligible player in 60 percent (60%) of the regular season games (Special Games may NOT be counted toward this requirement) by the start of Tournament Play in their respective District, with the exception of the school baseball season, on a:. Little League Baseball (Major) Division team, or;. Intermediate (50-70) Division Team. Player Eligibility Softball.
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Divisions: Little League Softball, Junior League Softball Synopsis: This allows players league age 12, who participated in 60% of their respective Junior Division Regular Season games to be eligible for selection to the Little League (Major) Division tournament team. Special Games at the Junior Softball Division will NOT count towards Tournament eligibility. Little League (Major) Division – Any player League Age 10, 11, or 12, with amateur status, who has participated as an eligible player in 60 percent (60%) of the regular season games (Special Games may NOT be counted toward this requirement) by the start of Tournament Play in their respective District, with the exception of the school softball season, on a:. Little League Softball (Major) Division team, or;. Junior League Softball Team.
Tournament Protest – Use of an Ineligible Player Baseball, Softball. Divisions: All divisions of Baseball and Softball Synopsis: This would disqualify and remove any team from the Little League International Tournament who is found to have used an ineligible player during a game. The Use of an Ineligible Player Ineligibility under this rule applies to league age, residence or school attendance (as defined by Little League Baseball, Incorporated), participation in other programs, or participation as an eligible player for sixty (60%) percent of the regular season in the proper division, or violation of Regulation I-XVII. If the facts establishing or verifying the ineligibility of a player become known to a complainant, Tournament Official, or Tournament Director after the ineligible player participated in a game during the International Tournament, that team shall be disqualified and removed from the International Tournament, subject to any of the following conditions: (a) A protest is lodged by the manager or coach with the Umpire-in-Chief, who shall consult with the Tournament Director or District Administrator. The Tournament Director or District Administrator must contact the Regional Director (or his/her appointed agent), who shall contact the Tournament Committee for a decision.
The decision of the Tournament Committee shall be final and binding. (b) The Tournament Director, District Administrator, or Tournament Official become aware of the circumstances by any means, they must contact the Regional Director (or his/her appointed agent), who shall contact the Tournament Committee for a decision. The decision of the Tournament Committee shall be final and binding. Tournament Rule 9 (Mandatory Play) Baseball, Softball. Divisions: 8- to 10-Year Old Division Baseball and Softball, 9- to 11-Year-Old Division Baseball and Softball, Little League Baseball and Softball, Intermediate (50-70) Baseball Division, and Junior League Baseball and Softball Synopsis: A manager’s failure/refusal to insert players into the line-up as outlined in the new rule shall result in immediate ejection of the manager and removal for the remainder of the International Tournament, without replacement. The umpire-in-chief or other individual designated by the game Tournament Director in consultation with the official scorekeeper, shall advise both team managers, at the appropriate time as outlined in the new rule, of their obligation to insert all players who have not completed their mandatory play requirement.
Download File size: 47 KB 9. MANDATORY PLAY 8- to 10-Year Old Division, 9- to 11-Year-Old Division, Little League, Intermediate (50-70) Division, and Junior League: If a tournament team has thirteen (13) or more eligible players in uniform at a game, then every player on a team roster shall participate in each game for a minimum of one (1) at bat. If a tournament team has twelve (12) or fewer eligible players in uniform at a game, then every player on a team roster shall participate in each game for a minimum of six (6) consecutive defensive outs and bat at least one (1) time. A) Prior to the start of play in the top of the fourth inning (Intermediate/Junior Divisions: fifth inning), the umpire-in-chief or other individual designated by the game Tournament Director in consultation with the official scorekeeper, shall advise both team managers of their obligation to insert all players who have not completed their mandatory play requirement into the line-up as outlined below. A manager’s failure/refusal to insert players into the line-up as outlined below shall result in immediate ejection of the manager and removal for the remainder of the International Tournament. If a team has 12 or fewer players in uniform at the start of a game, and is: a. Visiting Team: Any player(s) who has yet to enter the game to meet the defensive requirement of mandatory play must be inserted prior to the first pitch or play in the bottom half of the fourth inning ( Intermediate/Junior: fifth inning) into a position in the line-up that will ensure all requirements of mandatory play will be satisfied, absent a shortened game, including one at-bat.
Home Team: Any player(s) who has yet to enter the game to meet the defensive requirement of mandatory play must be inserted prior to the first pitch or play in the top half of the fifth inning ( Intermediate/Junior: sixth inning) into a position in the line-up that will ensure all requirements of mandatory play will be satisfied, absent a shortened game, including one at-bat. If a team has 13 or more players in uniform at the start of a game, players must be inserted into the line-up to bat offensively during the: a. Visiting Team: fourth or fifth inning, or as one of the first three batters in the sixth inning ( Intermediate/Junior: fifth or sixth inning, or as one of the first three batters in the seventh inning), that will allow their one at-bat to be satisfied.
Home Team: fourth inning or as one of the first three batters in the fifth inning ( Intermediate/Junior: fifth inning or as one of the first three batters in sixth inning), that will allow their one at-bat to be satisfied. B) Managers are solely responsible for ensuring that all players fulfill the requirements of mandatory play, even if notification is not made.
C) There is no exception to this rule unless the game is shortened for any reason. NOTE: A game is not considered shortened if the home team does not complete the offensive half of the sixth or seventh inning (or any extra inning) due to winning the game.
D) Failure to meet the mandatory play requirements in this rule is a basis for protest. If one or more players on a roster do not meet this requirement, and if protested or brought to the Tournament Committee’s attention, it shall result (by action of the Tournament Committee) in the removal of the team’s manager, without replacement, for the remainder of the International Tournament. Additional penalties (including but not limited to forfeiture of a game, additional mandatory play requirements for players who failed to meet mandatory play, and/or disqualification of the team or coaches from further tournament participation) may be imposed if, in the opinion of the Tournament Committee: 1.
A manager or coach takes any action that results in making a travesty of the game, causing players to intentionally perform poorly for the purpose of extending or shortening a game, or; 2. A team fails to meet the requirements of this rule more than once during the International Tournament, which begins with District play and ends at the World Series level (State level for 8- to 10- and 9- to 11-Year-Old Divisions), or; 3. A manager willfully and knowingly disregards the requirements of this rule. A manager or coach suspended for any reason is not permitted to be at the game site and must not take any part in the game(s), nor have any communications whatsoever with any persons at the game site.
This includes pregame and postgame activities. Violation may result, by action of the Tournament Committee, in further suspension; forfeiture of a game; and/or disqualification of the team, managers, or coaches from further tournament participation. E) For the purpose of this rule, “six (6) consecutive 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 consecutive 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 retired or by reaching base safely. Approved Rule Changes Effective 2018 At its annual fall meeting in November 2017, the Little League® International Board of Directors approved new updates to the Little League Official Regulations, Playing Rules, and Policies that will take effect starting in the 2018 season.
On this page, you will find a full breakdown of all the changes to the rules and regulations, including a summary of each and where it is located in the Little League Rulebooks.Please note that all rule and regulation changes and clarifications are reflected in the 2018 Little League Rulebooks. The information provided below is strictly a summary of the changes. Divisions: All divisions of Baseball, Softball, and Challenger Permits leagues to stream/web-cast games through their league-owned website, official social media account, or other digital platforms granted they follow all Little League policies regarding commercialization and trademarks.
(Page 201 in Baseball, 189 in Softball, 114 in Challenger). Summary: With live-streaming becoming much easier to accomplish, local leagues may be interested in web-casting or live-streaming games through their own local league website, official social media account, or other digital platform. Leagues are permitted to stream/ web-cast games through these league-owned platforms granted they follow all Little League policies regarding commercialization and trademarks. Little League International in South Williamsport, Pa., is the only body that can authorize or disallow the live streaming, webcasting, televising, or radio broadcasting of any game(s) for regular season or tournament play through any outlet that is not fully owned and/or operated by a local league. A contract (provided by Little League International) must originate with the local District Administrator, tournament director, or local Little League president. (See Regulation XV.) Appendix G - Age Chart Challenger. Divisions: Major Baseball Division Little League International Charter Committee will waive Regulation I(d) and Regulation III(c) with respect to the maximum number of 12-year-olds on a team for the 2018 season for this division to provide leagues flexibility this season to structure their Little League (Major) Division to accommodate more than 10 teams; waiving Regulation I(d).
Summary: As Little League Baseball fully transitions to the new Age Determination Date of August 31, grandfathering the four months of children born between May 1 and August 31, 2005, for the 2018 season, leagues will have 16 months of league age 12-year-olds. To assist leagues in the placement of players league age 12 on Little League Baseball (Major) Division teams, the Little League International Charter Committee will waive both Regulation I(d) and Regulation III(c) with respect to the maximum number of 12-year-olds on a team for the 2018 season for this division. This will provide leagues flexibility this season to structure their Little League (Major) Division to accommodate more than 10 teams; waiving Regulation I(d). Leagues that were previously required to operate in Divisional Format must maintain that format and will not have this regulation waived for the 2018 season. Leagues may also place more than eight league age 12-year-olds on a Little League (Major) Division team, waiving Regulation III(c). It is recommended that the local Little League set a maximum and/or minimum number of participants of a particular league age per team.
With the potential increase in the number of league age 12-year-olds, these waivers will give the flexibility to provide Little League (Major) League Division opportunities without changing the structure of their leagues. Leagues are encouraged to use these waivers to maintain or expand their Major Division offerings and continue to provide their current level or an increased level of opportunities for children to play in the Little League Baseball Major Division. Please note that these waivers are not intended for Little League Softball.
Following the 2018 season, both Regulation I(d) and III(c) will be in full effect for the 2019 season. Regulation I(c) – The League Challenger. Divisions: All divisions of Challenger Allows Challenger League Presidents and Challenger Player Agents to manage, coach, or umpire. Summary: The Board of Directors shall elect a Challenger Division representative and Player Agent, and shall approve the appointment of its managers and coaches annually. President may manage, coach, or umpire. Player Agent in charge of the Challenger operations may manage, coach, or umpire in their respective divisions. As a condition of service to the league, all managers, coaches, Board of Directors, members, and any other persons, volunteers, or hired workers, who provide regular service to the league and/or have repetitive access to, or contact with players or teams, must complete and submit a “Little League Official Volunteer Application” to the local league president.
Annual background screenings must be completed prior to the applicant assuming his/her duties for the current season. Refusal to annually submit a fully completed “Little League Official Volunteer Application” must result in the immediate dismissal of the individual from the local league. (See also Reg.
I(d) 6 and 7.) Regulation I(c)(9) – Background Checks Baseball/Softball; Regulation I(d)(7) Challenger. Divisions: All divisions of Baseball, Softball, and Challenger Provides guidance on background checks and results from background checks shall remain confidential. (Page 28 in Baseball and Softball; 31 in Challenger). Summary: NOTE: Information regarding background checks is available at LittleLeague.org/background. Information gathered for background checks and results should be considered confidential, protected from public disclosure, and not used for any purpose beyond determining volunteer eligibility.
Have you ever struggled to find the rule or regulation that covered a specific situation in Little League baseball or softball? If so, this may be for you. So what is it exactly? Essentially, what I have done is taken virtually all the regulations and rules and tried to figure out the associated key phrases. With that, I’ve built an index that allows you to look up one of those phrases and find the corresponding rule(s) and/or regulation(s).
For those of you who haven’t seen this before, this doesn’t replace the rulebooks – it’s just an index. Sorry, you still have to go back to the book once you’ve found the rule number references.
What this will do, I hope, is get you to those references faster, and also show you when there are multiple rules that cover a situation. Therefore, I strongly recommend you check ALL the paragraphs when more than one are listed, and also look things up a couple of different ways – I can’t guarantee that I’ve indexed the rules every way that you might try to look them up. (Although I’ve tried.) The index is available in two forms – its original printed form, described below, and as a mobile app. At present, there are two versions of the mobile app, and There are three layouts for the printed index. All three contain exactly the same information – they just differ in how the pages are laid out. Here’s a and a.
This version is designed to be printed two-sided (flipped on the SHORT end), and then folded together into a 5.5″ x 8.5″ booklet. Because of this, the page ordering looks very funny when you just view it on the screen using Acrobat, but it works out OK once it’s printed.
If you have a duplex-capable printer, I’ve found it usually works correctly if you tell Acrobat to print in Landscape mode. (If you don’t do this, the backs of the pages sometimes come out upside down.) If you don’t have a duplex printer, you can always print the even pages, put the paper back in your printer and then print the odd pages. (Or maybe it’s odd, then even.
Every printer is different. Experiment with the first couple of pages and you’ll probably be able to figure it out.). This version is designed to print on 8.5″ x 11″ pages in standard portrait format. It uses a larger font than the booklet format version, so it’s easier to read, but it’s more pages. You can print it one-sided or two-sided as you prefer. This version is printed using the same font and layout as the booklet version, but is designed to be printed on one-sided paper. It doesn’t fold up neatly into a booklet, but it uses less paper than the full page version.
The tradeoff is a smaller font, which makes it more difficult for some people to read. The information in the index is copyright © 2002-2018, Kevin D.
How did it all start? The idea when I started this in 2002 was to create a simple keyword index into the Little League rules which would be a bit better than than the short one that is in the rulebooks themselves. The rulebook’s organization leaves something to be desired (a matter of history and tradition) so people without an intimate knowledge of it can have difficulty locating the specific rule paragraph(s) relating to a situation. This was supposed to make that process somewhat easier. I can’t claim that I came up with the original concept – years ago a friend of mine showed me a copy of Jim Evans’ rules index for the OBR, which was so obviously useful that it was the inspiration for this endeavor.
The project got more involved than I expected, but what in life doesn’t? My “simple rules index” has grown to over 60 pages, and, to some extent, has developed a life of its own. As a result, I’ve continued to update it from year to year.
I’m flattered that it’s gained some popularity, and has developed fans in a number of places all around the country. Can I give a copy to If you’re a Little League umpire, you’re welcome to a copy of this rules index for your own use.
If you’re a league, and want to hand it out to your umpires, managers or coaches, please feel free. For any other use, please ask me – you can use the contact form, or the email address in the index. Particularly, please don’t post copies of the index elsewhere – please link to this page instead. Map of america 2012. That way the people who use your website can always get to the most recent version of the index. I couldn’t find If you have any suggestions to improve this index, or if you find an error in it, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line at the email address on the inside of the front cover. Even if you don’t have any suggestions, if you find it useful, I would really appreciate hearing from you, if for no other reason than to find out where it has traveled. Note: iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc.
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