 OAKLAND YARD RULES - ALL FAMILIES ARE REQUIRED TO READ Games are 1:45 in length with and additional 15 minutes of on field warm-up. All games are played with a Drop Dead time limit. In the event of an incomplete inning and the home team is losing, or tied, the score will revert back to the last complete inning. If the home team is winning, the score stands and the home team wins. No rosters but no player may be 11 years old before May 1, 2012. Proof upon request. Free substitution with no pitching limits. Coin Flip to determine Home team. Lead offs and steals are permitted but players may not steal home or advance to home on passed balls. No head first slides at home plate. Dead ball, runner is out. Teams may bat entire roster. Any batted ball that hits the dome or a light in foul territory is a dead ball and foul. Any batted ball that hits the dome or a light in fair territory is playable. No bat restrictions. Game balls will be provided. Dugouts - Coaches, players, and 1 scorekeeper. No fans or siblings. Please limit adults to 4 or less. NO TOBACCO and NO SEEDS in the dome for obvious reasons. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY for coach and spectator behavior. Coaches and spectators who demonstrate unsportsmanlike behavior, (language, gestures, etc.) toward game officials, other coaches, players, or spectators, will be told to leave the building. Failure to leave the premises in a timely manner will result in an immediate end to the game in progress. Please keep in mind that parking will always be an issue and that there are two parking lots. There is also no warm-up area other than on the field once your scheduled game time begins. For example: The 7:00 teams will not be allowed on the field until the conclusion of the previous game. All games will end on schedule with the Drop Dead time limit. The walkway between the entry door and the seating area for Field #2 is in play on both fields. It is strongly suggested that spectators and specifically their children, limit the number of trips along this walkway while the games are in progress. It presents a possible danger by being hit by batted balls and it delays the games in progress. Please pass this message along to all of your parents. Finally, lets all remember that while these games are competitive by nature, the purpose of playing winter baseball at Oakland Yard is to develop young players and prepare teams and players for the upcoming summer season. We're not playing for USSSA points, tournament championships, or bids to Disney. Due to the many schedule requests I received and the lack of team information I received before creating the schedule, there may be entry level 9u teams that play seasoned 10u teams. Therefore, teams that wish to keep their own team record are encouraged to so but Oakland Yard Athletics will not publicly post weekly scores or team records. Please remember that these games are about the boys and them being able to play the game without unnecessary distraction from overzealous coaches and spectators. |
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