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Official Senior Softball USA Rulebook (2019-20)

See pagesSenior Softball -USAS enior Softball World ChampionshipsCode of EthicsAs a participant in a Senior Softball -USA / SeniorSoftball World Championships tournament, includingQualifiers and International Tours, I agree to conductmyself as a gentleman or lady both on and off thefield, and that when playing I will:Article 1: Abide by the current Official SeniorSoftball Guide and Playing Rules to the best of 2: Accept the decision of the umpires and myteam manager in good 3: Neither taunt nor degrade my 4: Avoid bodily contact that may cause injuryto others or 5: Never direct abusive or profane languageat officials or 6: Exercise control over my family membersand friends to the extent of Articles 3 and 5 7: Not commit any act that could beconsidered unsportsmanlike (Updates since 2017-18 printing in BOLD type) 2019 Senior Softball -USA, LLC9823 Old Winery Place Suite 12 Sacramento, CA 95827-1720(916) : (916) rights reservedThis book may not be copied or otherwise reproduced in whole or

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1 See pagesSenior Softball -USAS enior Softball World ChampionshipsCode of EthicsAs a participant in a Senior Softball -USA / SeniorSoftball World Championships tournament, includingQualifiers and International Tours, I agree to conductmyself as a gentleman or lady both on and off thefield, and that when playing I will:Article 1: Abide by the current Official SeniorSoftball Guide and Playing Rules to the best of 2: Accept the decision of the umpires and myteam manager in good 3: Neither taunt nor degrade my 4: Avoid bodily contact that may cause injuryto others or 5: Never direct abusive or profane languageat officials or 6: Exercise control over my family membersand friends to the extent of Articles 3 and 5 7: Not commit any act that could beconsidered unsportsmanlike (Updates since 2017-18 printing in BOLD type) 2019 Senior Softball -USA, LLC9823 Old Winery Place Suite 12 Sacramento, CA 95827-1720(916).

2 (916) rights reservedThis book may not be copied or otherwise reproduced in whole or inpart without advance written permission of Senior Softball -USA, LLCand Senior Softball World Championships, MemoriamBob Mitchell (1930-2010)SSUSA Founder / Hall of Fame 2009 Jim Sherman (1938-2010)National / Safety Officer / Hall of Fame 2009 Steve Simmons (1945-2012)National Director / Clubs & Leagues / Hall of Fame 2013 Benny Villaverde (1926-2012)SSUSA Ambassador / Hall of Fame 2013 Gene ( Doc ) Metcalf (1932-2013)SSUSA Ambassador / Hall of Fame 2013 Don Stratton (1948-2016)ISA Chief Executive Officer / Hall of Fame 2016 First Aid BasicsTIf it is obvious someone has a broken arm or leg, orif they tell you that they think it is broken, do notmove the injured limb.

3 Make the person ascomfortable as possible, call 9-1-1 and have themedics treat someone is unconscious after colliding with anotherplayer, or after being hit by a bat or ball, you shouldfollow this procedure: Make sure the person has anopen airway to breathe and call 9-1-1. If they becomeconscious, they should be removed from the gameand be watched closely for four someone is bleeding and the blood gets into his orher mouth, put the person on the their side and makesure you keep an airway someone quits breathing and has no pulse,immediately start CPR and continue until 9-1-1 helparrives. Find out if an AED machine is treating shock, remember: Face is red, raisethe head.

4 Face is pale, raise the tail. TThe two most important rules of First Aid are: Toprotect yourself and cause no further Sherman, SSUSA National Safety Director(1938 - 2010)TABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION 1 APPEAL PLAY .. BASE ON BASE BATTED BATTER'S BATTING BLOCKED BALL .. BLOOD CATCHER'S CHARGED CHOPPED COACH (BASE).. COMMITMENT DEAD DEFENSIVE DISLODGED DOUBLE FAIR FAIR FAKE FLY FORCE OUT - FORCE FOUL FOUL HOME TEAM .. ILLEGAL ILLEGALLY BATTED ILLEGAL ILLEGAL ILLEGAL PITCHER .. INTENTIONALLY DROPPED FLY ILLEGAL SUBSTITUTE .. INELIGIBLE INFIELD IN IN LEGAL LINE OFFENSIVE ON-DECK OVERSLIDE / PLAY QUICK RUNNING SACRIFICE STARTING STARTING STRIKE ZONE TRAPPED TURN AT 2 PLAYING FIELD GROUND DIAMOND EQUIPMENT AND BASE OUTFIELD FENCE 3 PLAYERS' METAL CLEATS ARE NUMBERS ON RESTRICTED Official (1) WARM-UP (2) DISAPPROVED (3) APPROVED (4) ALTERED (5) BAT (6) PENALTY FOR USING ALTERED BAT OR (7) PENALTY FOR USING ILLEGAL Official MASKS, HELMETS, ALL 4 PLAYERS AND AMATEUR ROSTER (1)

5 QUALIFYING ROSTER (2) ADDING / RELEASING ROSTER (3) PAYMENT OF (4) (5) PLAY IN ONLY ONE AGE RATING (6) PLAYING IN TWO AGE (7) MAJOR-PLUS PLAYER NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON A (1) MEN'S DIVISIONS UNDER AGE 70+ AND MEN S ANDWOMEN S (2) MEN'S DIVISIONS AGE 70+ AND ABOVE AND WOMEN'S DIVISIONS AGE 50+ AND (3) EXTRA PLAYERS AND SHORT-HANDED AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT SUBSTITUTES .. EJECTED BLOOD 5 THE GAME HOME FITNESS OF THE REGULATION (1) TIE (2) INTERNATIONAL TIE-BREAKER (3) CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (1) FIVE RUN LIMIT PER (2) FLIP-FLOP (3) MERCY RULE FOR 50+ THRU 70+ FORFEITED SCORING OF GAME (1) (2) PROTESTED CALL OR (3) DELIBERATELY DELAYING (4) DUGOUT USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR UMPIRE ANNOUNCES TIME SCOREKEEPING.

6 (1) Official GAME (2) PROTESTED 6 PITCHING STRIKE ZONE PITCH THE BEFORE STARTING THE STARTING THE LEGAL USE OF A DEFENSIVE (1) PITCHER DELIVERING THE (2) DISTRACTING THE PITCHING QUICK (1) PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL WARM-UP NO ILLEGAL SHORT WIND OR SUN AFFECTING BOTH PITCHER S MANDATED MINIMUM SAFETY (1) PLAYERS RECOMMENDED SAFETY (2) RELEASE (INJURY TO PLAYER).. (3) PLAYER RESPONSIBILITY FOR (4) ASSUMPTION OF INHERENT (5) Softball INTENTIONALLY HITTING THE MIDDLE AT THE 7 BATTING (1) BATTER ON-DECK BATTING (1) OBLITERATING THE BATTERS STRIKE CALLED BY BALL CALLED BY BATTER IS 8 ON BASE TOUCHING BASES IN BATTER BECOMES A (1) CATCHER OBSTRUCTING (2) SPECTATOR BATTER-RUNNER IS AFTER GETTING A (1) BATTER/RUNNER REACHING FIRST (2) HOME RUN OVER FENCE MAJOR-PLUS (3) HOME RUN OVER FENCE MAJOR (4) HOME RUN OVER FENCE AAA DIVISION.

7 (5) HOME RUN OVER FENCE AA DIVISION .. (6) GAME-WINNING HOME (7) FOUR-BASE (8) WHEN RUNNERS CAN ADVANCE AT THEIR (9) WHEN A RUNNER CAN BE PUT (10) WHEN RUNNERS ARE ENTITLED TO COURTESY (1) USING COURTESY (2) USING A RUNNER ON (3) COURTESY RUNNER (4) COURTESY RUNNER AT BAT WHILE ON (5) COURTESY RUNNER OFFICIALLY IN THE WHEN SLIDING IS OPTIONAL - AVOIDING OVERRUNNING (1) OVER-RUNNING SECOND AND THIRD (2) OVER-RUNNING FIRST (3) OVERRUNNING WHEN RETURNING TO (4) AVOIDING COMMITMENT RETIRING RUNNER AT (1) NON-FORCE (2) CROSSING OR TOUCHING STRIKE SCORING LINE / 9 DEAD THE BALL IS IN THE BALL REMAINS FOUL THIRD RETRIEVING HOME RUN 10 ADVERSE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE (1) TOURNAMENT PLAYED OR (2) TOURNAMENT TERMINATED.

8 (3) STANDINGS IF TOURNAMENT IS 11 HALL OF Senior Softball -USA HALL OF NATIONAL HALL OF FAME SELECTION SSWC ALL-WORLD 12 AGE REGISTRATION REGISTRATION (1) (2) WHAT TO SEND (3) WHEN TO SEND (4) WHERE TO SEND Official TEAM ROSTER AND PLAYERS (1) TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY .. (2) TEAM MANAGER'S (3) MANAGER (4) PLAYER'S (5) VERBAL (6) DETERMINING HOME STATE FOR 13 COMPETITION (1) DIVISIONS OF THE (2) PLAYERS MUST PLAY IN (3) TEAM REGIONS OF (4) RATING AND INVITING (5) RESPONSIBILITY FOR (6) RULES OF (1) PLAYER (2) REGISTRATION (3) (4) AGE ELIGIBILITY AND (5) INTERNATIONAL (6) TRANS-GENDER SSWC (1) TEAMS THAT NEED NOT (2) MINIMUM NUMBER OF (3) SSWC INTERNATIONAL (4) REFUND (5) CLASSIFICATIONS OF COMPETING (6) EXHIBITION (7) FORMAT (8) SCHEDULING (9) TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR'S (10) SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF (11) MODIFIED DOUBLE ELIMINATION (12)

9 VERIFYING SCORE, TRIPLE GRAND (1) EAST & WEST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS .. (2) NATIONAL (3) TRIPLE GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENT OF TIE-BREAKERS IN ROUND ROBIN 14 INDIVIDUAL (1) ELIGIBILITY FOR (2) (3) NOTIFICATION OF (4) PROOF OF SECTION 15 ACTS OF (1) REQUIRED (2) PLAYER PENALTY .. (3) MANAGER (4) AMATEUR (5) DOUBLE TEAM (6) FALSIFYING (7) FORGED TOURNAMENT PROTEST COMPLAINT PROCEDURE (SSWC TOURNAMENT ONLY).. EARLY WITHDRAWAL FROM TEAMS MUST PLAY SEEDING UNSPORTSMANLIKE 16 CO-ED PLAYING ROSTERS FOR CO-ED DEFENSIVE BATTING HOME STATES / PROVINCES FIELD DIMENSIONS & Softball -USA 2018-19 RULES COMMITTEED onna McGuire (MO Chair), Terry Hennessy (CA SSUSA CEO), BillRuth (WA SSUSA President), Fran Dowell (CA SSUSA ExecutiveDirector), Cal Allison (FL), Michael Boone (NJ), Don Brooks (TX), PaulCochet (CA), Dave Dowell (CA), Ron Grassi (WA), Carl Gustafson (CA),Mike Hula (NV LVSSA), Jerry Jackson (IL), Tim McElroy (MD), FelixMendiola (NV LVSSA), George Moreno (CA), Doug Robbins (CA),Randy Rowe (MO), Otis Rowland (OK)

10 And Rick Seifman (AZ)PLAYINGRULES2019-20 These rules replace and supersede any rules published bySenior Softball World Championships, Inc., or Senior Softball -USA, LLC, prior to the date of this publication. 2019 Senior Softball -USA, LLCPLAYING RULES1 SECTION 1 DEFINITIONSNOTE: Wherever '"he" or "him" or "their" related pronouns appear in this Rulebook either as words or as parts of words, they have been used in their genericsense to include both male and female APPEAL PLAY An appeal play is a play on which an umpire may not make a decision untilrequested by a manager, coach or player. The appeal must be made before thenext legal or illegal pitch, before an intentional walk or before the pitcher and allinfielders have clearly vacated their normal fielding positions and have left fairterritory on their way to the bench or dugout area.