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I. Officers
A. President- 2 year term.
Voted in by majority vote of District Representatives.
B. Vice President- 2 year term.
Voted in by majority vote of District Representatives.
C. Secretary- 2 year term.
Voted in by majority vote of District Representatives.
D. Treasurer- 2 year term.
Voted in by majority vote of District Representatives.
E. Trustees- 2 year term.
Voted in by majority vote of District Representatives.
(maximum 7 Trustees)
F. District Representatives-
One person appointed from each District.
1. Nominations are made at the August meeting, and voted upon in
September.
2. Any one nominated for a higher Officer than
District Representatives, must have attended three
(3) meetings
prior to the August meeting.
II. Powers
of Officers
A.
President-
1.
President will preside over all League meetings.
2. President has the power to
make any decision on League matters
until
a League meeting is held.
3. All financial matters are to
be approved by the President.
4. If an even number of
District Representatives vote on a League matter
and the vote ends up in a tie, the President will be the
tiebreaker.
Exception:
If the matter at hand involves
a team from the
President’s District, the Vice
President will be the tiebreaker. If
none,
the line of succession will be followed, President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer. Then majority of remaining trustees not involved in the matter
to vote on the tie, even if already voted as a rep.
5. The President will be the
only one to hold an official telephone/
e-mail
vote from the District Representatives.
6. Will be the enforcer of all
actions handed down by his/herself & the
Officers , District Representative and Trustees.
a. Will contact the District
Representative and the Coach (es) affected.
7. Can grant an appeal brought
forth by a District Representative
contesting the decision of a protest made by the Trustees. The President will
form a committee from Offices and District Representative; The President may
preside over the committee. The appeal must be filed according to League rules
and submitted with a one hundred dollar filing fee. All decisions must be in
writing and supported with the current year ASA Rule Book. This decision is
finale with no appeal. Money will be refunded if appeal is over turned.
B.
Vice President-
1. Presides over meetings when
the President is not present.
2. Decides tie breakers among a
District Representative vote that is tied
on League matters, when the President is not present, or
unable, due
to unlimited circumstances.
3. Will be Chairman of any
Committees formed by the League.
4. Will assign Trustees to Mid
Season Tournament sites, and to which
day(s)
a Trustee is to be in attendance at the End of Season
Tournament.
5. Will have the authority to
substitute a Trustee’s position with an
Officer or a District Representative, when the required numbers of
Trustees are unable to attend any League Tournament.
C.
Secretary-
1. Records the
minutes at all monthly meetings.
2. Files all contracts,
rosters, insurance papers, birth certificates, and ASA
papers,
among other papers.
3. In charge of keeping the
master schedule, making all age division schedules,
and
conducting the scheduling meeting unless otherwise appointed to another Board
Officer.
4. Standings are kept by the
Secretary, unless otherwise appointed to another
Board Officer, District
Representative or Trustee , with majority
approval of District Representative.
5. Decides tie breakers among a District Representative vote that is
tied
on League matters, when the President and Vice President are not
present, or unable, due
to unlimited circumstances.
C.
Treasurer-
1. Is to keep all League
financial status up to date.
a. Is to give a monthly status
with bank statement at the monthly
District
meetings.
2. Is to turn in financial
status at every League meeting.
3. Is to take all bids for
outside products purchased.
4. Decides tie breakers among a
District Representative vote that is tied
on League matters, when the President, Vice President and Secretary are not
present, or
unable,
due to unlimited circumstances.
D.
Trustees-
1. Are to make judgment on any
protest brought forth by any District Representative, once submitted in the
correct format to the League. Trustee’s decisions will be made in accordance to
the current year S.O.S.L.I. By Laws , Game Specs and
then ASA Rule Book. All decisions are final. All decisions must be in writing,
and referencing the section of the S.O.S.L.I By Laws ,
Game Specs and then ASA Rule Book used in making the decision. The written
decision is to be submitted to the President, so that he/she may enforce the
ruling. S.O.S.L.I. By Laws and Game Specs supersede
all ASA Specs.
2.
Are to preside over all tournaments as Tournament Marshall.
a. Must have three (3) present for Mid-Season Tourney.
.
b. Must have four (4) present for End-of-Season Tourney.
1. If none present, an alternate may be
assigned.
a. Alternates include:
1. District
Representative.
2. District
Association President
3.
Any League Officer
b. If none of the above is present, the
tournament will not
be held.
4. Will enforce all laws,
by-laws, and amendments according to ASA and
SOSLI
regulations,
during all League Tournaments.
a. S.O.S.L.I. By Laws and Game specs supersede all
ASA Rules.
5. Will not have vote on by
laws, amendments and/or other issues brought to League meetings.
E.
District Representative-
1. District Representatives are
to present any information needed by the League from their respective District.
2. Will vote on League matters
at any meeting, League matters include but are not limited too: By-Laws, and
Amendments of the League and game specs.
3. Are to bring forth any
Protests from Regular season play from their District.
4. Are to bring all of the
Rosters and Birth Certificates to the meeting when
due.
5. Will be present for the
scheduling meeting to determine dates playable for
their
District teams.
6. Are to make sure that any
action taken handed down by the League, be
enforced by any player, coach, and/or spectator.
a. Failure to due so will result in probation, removal from position,
and/or removal from the League.
F. All Officers, Trustees and
District Representative have the right to eject any player, coach, umpire, or
spectator; for any reason that deems necessary, at any League tournament, League
game, playoff, or exhibition event.
G. Can, along with Officers,
hear appeals brought by the president from Trustee protest hearings.
III.
Meetings
A. Meetings for all Officers
shall be held on the first Tuesday of every month
at
the Grant Memorial Building in Bethel, Ohio.
B. Meeting times will be at
7:30pm.
1. Meetings during the months of May, June, and July will be held at
8:30 pm.
C. A requirement of six (6)
Districts must be in attendance to hold an official
meeting.
a. Any
district that are not at a meeting will be charged 50.00 to be add to the league
fees.
b. After missing 3 meetings,
the offending district will be put on probation; if that district misses a 4th
SOSLI meeting, that district will be suspended from the league the following
year.
D. All Head Coaches must attend
the Mandatory meeting in April for any rules change.
a. All coaches must
attend a umpire classes give by the league and get a coaches card to able
address the umpire in a game the card must be shown to the umpire at the start
of the game.
E. All Officers, District
Representative and Trustees must attend 75% or 9 out of 12 of all meetings call
forth by the League. The year is Sept. through Sept.
a. Exception: The League
President may present to the Board of Officers and District Representative an
excusable absence to be voted on by said board, by any Board member requesting
an excusable absence. Some acceptable excuses may include, but not limited too:
·
Work related duties.
·
Family emergency.
·
Game related duties.
1. Failure to
do so could result in any action taken by the League Officials.
F. A District not being
represented at two (2) consecutive meetings cannot
vote
on any matter or issue brought up at the first meeting attended back.
G. A District not represented
for four (4) meetings in a year, will be subject to
removal of the League.
H. Each District Representative
is to be present for the
mandatory scheduling meeting when it is held.
I.
Any district not represented
by at any sanctioned SOSLI tournament, will lose the right to host tournaments
for the following year.
IV. Fees
A. All fees are due at March
meeting.
1. Fees are determined by the Officers at the January meeting.
B. Fees will include entry fees
for the Mid-Season and End-of-Season
Tournaments.
V. Districts
A.. All Districts are to abide by the rules, by-laws,
and amendments that the
SOSLI sets forth.
1. No "Park rules" will override the League rules, by-laws, and
amendments.
2. Failure to do so will be subject to removal from the League.
B. All
Districts are to be determined by the Elementary District that the player
resides/attends.
1. This will be checked when rosters are turned in.
2. The League will not accept players from out of league elementary
schools.
C. A player
shall be released from one District to another, within our league, with the
signing of a
release form from the District Representative.
1. Any protest from a District
Representative must be presented to the Board of Officers and District
Representative for a vote. All protests and decisions must be presented and made
in a timely matter, so that the player’s status on a team and availability to
play is not affected.
D. Any new
Districts that are willing to join the SOSLI League, must submit a
written
request prior to the January meeting of the upcoming season.
1.
District Representative must
have a majority vote (of those present) in order to grant admission.
E. Districts cannot turn
away eligible players.
VI. Teams
A. All teams, coaches and
assistant coaches will be consistent with the current years ASA Rule Book, SOSLI
rules, regulations, and the by-laws.
C. Any team
that has try-outs to select players or utilizing “open contracts”
are not eligible to play
In
this recreational league.
VII.
Coaches/Assistant Coaches
A.
All Managers, Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches will conform to all ASA and
SOSLI rules, regulations, and the by-laws.
B. All Head Coaches are to
turn in their current roster completed League forms including birth certificates
to their respective District Representative.
C. All Managers
and Coaches must be at least 18 years of age.
D. All Coaches are to sign the
Rosters at the bottom, stating they understand,
and
will conform to all ASA & SOSLI rules, by-laws, and amendments.
E. All Coaches
are subject to the action taken by the League Officers,
District Representatives
and Trustees on any infraction that occurs during regular season, playoffs, and
League Tournaments.
1. Failure to
follow any action handed down, will constitute
immediate removal of coaching in this League.
G. Head Coaches are responsible
of reporting scores within forty eight hours of played game.
1. Failure to do so could
result in forfeiture of that game, and further action may be taken by the
League.
VIII.
Players
A. Each team
will have players from their own District, or a player from
another District within the SOSLI with a SOSLI
Release Form.
B. Age is determined the same
as ASA rules, age at the time of sign up, as of Dec. 31st of the prior year.
(Example, sign up is Jan 18, 2006, player A is 14 years old on Dec. 31st.
2005, that player is eligible to play 14U during the 2006 season).
1. There will be no
exceptions.
a. It will be the District
Representative’s duty to inform their respective coaches and parents.
B. Failure to abide
by this rule will result in the team removed from the
League, and the District put on probation.
C.
The League has the right to change age divisions in
order to provide an
adequate
schedule for all teams involved.
1. Age divisions can be added or dropped year by year, depending on
the number of teams in those respective age
divisions.
a. There will be a minimum of
four teams per age group.
2. If a numerous amount of teams are entered into an age division, the
SOSLI may split the division into more equal teams.
D. All players are to have
birth certificates turned in with contracts every year.
IX.
Infractions
A. Any member of this League is
subject to action taken by any Officer, District Representative or Trustee.
B. There will be four (4)
types of action taken on any infraction of the rules:
1. Probation
2. Minor Action
3. Major Action
4. Permanent Action
C. More than
one (1) action can be handed down to any player, coach,
spectator, and/or umpires at one time.
D. If a new infraction occurs
that is not listed, the Board of Officers and District Representatives will
address the situation, and their decision will be final.
1. The new
infraction will then be permanently added as an
Amendment.
X. Probation
A. Definition- the state or a
period of being subject to a test or trial period.
B. Probation will be
determined by the Board of Officers and District Representative present on a
majority vote.
C. Probation
will consist of the person being monitored at every League event,
for
the time period set forth by the Board of Officers and District Representative.
D. Any act of
defamation of character, un-sportsmanship, and, but not limited
to, any misconduct, will constitute as a violation,
and will require further
action being taken.
E. A list of
possible actions leading up to probation includes, but not limited
to:
1. Belittling of the League and its respective Officials, players,
coaches, spectators.
2. Reports from other District
Representative of un-sportsmanlike behavior, etc.
3. Arguing of the rules set forth by the League.
XI. Minor
Action
A. A minor
action will also include, but not limited to a probation period and
any action thereafter.
1. Ejection of the remainder of the game.
2. Ejection of the following game.
3. Having the League officers
hand pick an umpire for a certain game(s).
4. Having an
Officer present during a game.
5. Having the League Officers
or the Secretary assign a game date, if a makeup game cannot be decided upon by
both teams and their respective District Representative.
B. Any minor action will be
handed down by the President on an immediate
decision, or by a majority District Representative
vote of those present.
C. Failure to
follow the action handed down will result in, but not limited to,
any major action that is deemed necessary.
1. The District Representative
is also vulnerable if the action handed down is not abided by.
D. If a player,
any coach, and/or spectator(s) are ejected from a game, they are
immediately suspended from the next scheduled game,
whether it be a
regularly scheduled game, playoff game, or a
tournament game.
XII. Major
Action
A. A major action is handed
down when it is deemed necessary by the
President, and ultimately the District Representatives.
B. The list of major actions
are, but not limited to:
1. Immediate suspension made by
the President until a District Representative meeting is held.
2. Suspension of two (2) or
more games.
3. Removal from a tournament
4. Not being able to
participate in a tournament, whether it is an
individual, group of people from a team, and/or the whole team.
C. Acts that should require a
major action are, but not limited to:
1. Harassment of any player,
coach (es), spectator, umpire, and/or
League
Official.
2. Not complying with all rules
set forth by the League.
3. Failure to complete a legal
roster for that age group.
4. Allowing an illegal player
to participate in any game.
5. Foul language and misconduct
behavior that is deemed detrimental
to
the League, and ultimately the players.
6. Smoking within a 10-foot box
around the team bench, and/or onto the playing field.
7. Missing numerous meetings by
League Officials.
XIII.
Permanent Action
A. Permanent Action will be
taken as a last resort for any one or more people
not
abiding by the Rules, By-Laws, and Amendments set forth by
the
League.
B. Anyone, any team, and/or any
District will be subject to any
permanent Action.
C. Permanent Actions are, but
not limited to:
1. Removal of a player, coach,
spectator, and/or an umpire from all
League
activities.
2. Removal of a District from the League.
a. This will not include any
player that was released to another
District the year of the removal. Said player will be
grandfathered in every consecutive year she plays.
D. The following infractions
are causes for Permanent Action; but are not
limited to:
1. ANY fighting at any League
event.
a. Self defense will be
considered a debatable reason.
2. Use of vulgar language.
3. Consuming alcoholic
beverages prior to or during any League event.
a. Any Officer, Trustee, and/or
District Representative may
request
a breathe test by any Law Enforcement Agency, if the person denies
consumption.
XIV. Umpires
A. Every umpire must pass the
SOSLI Umpire Test with an 80% pass rate and umpire every game in accordance with
ASA and SOSLI rules, by-laws, and amendments.
1. The District Representative
will be responsible for administering the test.
a. Each district must be
represented at a SOSLI sponsored umpire clinic at the
district’s expense.
2. All tests must be turned
into the League Secretary for filing.
3. The District Representative
will be the only person to administer SOSLI Umpire cards.
B. If it is determined that an
umpire calling games contrary to the rules of the ASA and SOSLI rules, by-laws
and amendments, he/she will be subject to action taken by the Board of Officers,
and District Representative’s.
D. Umpires are to show their
umpire card during ground rules if requested.
1. Their name being posted on a
"Certified Umpire List" in the parks
concession stand, is acceptable.
2. Not providing an umpire
card, or not being on the list/could result in the
umpire
being removed from the League.
E. If a District is reported on
numerous occasions of not having certified Umpires for the proper age division,
they are subject to any action taken by the League.
F. The umpire will be
responsible for a written statement for any protest made
by
either team.
1. The District Representative
will be in charge of acquiring this information.
2. Failure to due so could
result in any action handed down by the
Board of Officers and District
Representatives, both the umpire and the District Representative are susceptible
to these actions.
G. All home plate umpires for
the U7 age division and up, are required to have
a
facemask on.
H. Home team will provide the
certified home plate umpire.
1. The visiting team may bring
a certified base umpire. Visiting team to pay for this ump.
2. The base umpire will call
plays at 1st and 2nd base, while the home plate umpire
will
make calls at 3rd and home plate.
I. The League has the right to
change or appoint an umpire(s) for any SOSLI
game.
J. Ages of umpires are as
follows:
1. U6 age
division will require an umpire 11 years old or older.
2. U7-U9 age divisions will
require an umpire of 13 years old or older.
3. U10-U12 age divisions will
require an umpire of 14 years old or
older.
4. U13 and up age divisions
will require an umpire of 15 years old or
older.
a. It is recommended that the
U19 age group use an adult as an
umpire.
K. Mid-Season Tournament
umpires are the requirement of the District
holding that age division.
1. Each District is to supply
Certified Umpires for their respective age
divisions.
2. Payment of umpires is the
responsibility of the District holding the
Mid-Season Tourney.
L. End-of-Season Tournament
umpires will be offered to the League through
each
District Representative.
1. As many umpires will be used
throughout the week for early round
games
as possible.
a.
The most experienced umpires will be used for the later round
games.
1. These umpires will be
determined by the. District Representatives,
and League Officers.
2. Payment of umpires is the
responsibility of the district holding the tournament.
M. If the umpire cannot show
his/her umpire card, or is not on the umpire list
at
the concession stand as requested by a coach during ground rules (only at this
point)
the
coach may protest the game.. The game will be played and the protesting coach
has the option of proceeding with the protest.
N. Umpires are to turn in a
written statement to their District Representative of any ejections that
occurred during his/her game.
1.
Failure to do so could result
in any action taken by the League.
XV. Approval
A.
These by laws along with the
SOSLI Game Specifications, and the 2006 ASA Rulebook are the sole governing By
Laws of the SOSLI. These By Laws replace any previously existing By Laws. These
By Laws were approved at the regular SOSLI meeting on December 6, 2005.
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