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LEAGUE SAFETY GUIDELINES

Responsibility for safety procedures should be that of an the league's Safety Officer & respective Division VPs.
Each team shall have a member trained in CPR & AED. First-Aid Kit should be available at the field.
No games or practice should be held when weather or field conditions are not good, particularly when lighting is inadequate.
Play area should be inspected frequently for holes, damage, glass, and other foreign objects.
Dugouts and bat racks should be positioned behind screens.
Only players, managers, coaches, and umpires are permitted on the playing field during play and practice sessions.
Responsibility for keeping bats and loose equipment off the field of play should be that of a regular player assigned for this purpose.
Procedure should be established for retrieving foul balls batted out of the playing area.
During practice sessions and games, all players should be alert and watching the batter on each pitch.
During warm up drills, players should be spaced so that no one is endangered by errant balls.
Equipment should be inspected regularly. Make sure it fits properly.
Pitching machines, if used, must be in good working order (including extension cords, outlets, etc.) and must be operated only by adult managers and coaches.
Batters must wear protective NOCSAE helmets during practice, as well as during games.
Catchers must wear catcher’s helmet (with face mask and throat guard), chest protector, and shin guards. Male catchers must wear a protective supporter and cup at all times.
Except when runner is returning to a base, head first slides are not permitted. This applies only to Little League (Majors), Minor League, and Tee Ball.
During sliding practice bases should not be strapped down.
At no time should “horse play” be permitted on the playing field.
Parents of players who wear glasses should be encouraged to provide “Safety Glasses.”
Players must not wear watches, rings, pins, jewelry, hard cosmetic, or hard decorative items.
Catchers must wear catcher’s helmet, face mask, and throat guard in warming up pitchers. This applies between innings and in bullpen practice. Skull caps are not permitted.
Batting/catcher’s helmets should not be painted unless approved by the manufacturer.
Regulations prohibit on-deck batters. This means no player should handle a bat, even while in an enclosure, until it is his/her time at bat. This applies only to Little League (Majors), Minor League, and Tee Ball.
Players who are ejected, ill, or injured should remain under supervision until released to the parent or guardian.

LEAGUE PITCH COUNT GUIDELINES

Little League Baseball® pitchers league age 14 and under must adhere to the following rest requirements:

66+ pitches – 4 days rest
51-65 pitches – 3 days rest
36-50 pitches – 2 days rest
21-35 pitches – 1 days rest
1-20 pitches– 0 days rest

CONCUSSION INFORMATION

A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury—or TBI—caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. This sudden movement can cause the brain to bounce around or twist in the skull, creating chemical changes in the brain and sometimes stretching and damaging brain cells.