•  Towns reach out to all eligible players notifying them that fall ball registration is open. Eligible players are any                players who play in the town rec program.

•  Teams are to be formed based on the age group the girls will play in for the 2021 spring rec season.

•  Towns form teams for each age group as numbers allow. If a town has more than 1 team in an age group,                      teams should be as evenly matched as possible.

•  Towns then have managers register those teams with the Bay State Fall Softball League. The league reserves              the right to limit teams in an age group to an even number for scheduling purposes.

•  Teams will be taken on a first come basis so don't hesitate getting your teams registered. 

•  All towns should try to host at least 1 weekend of games for each age group you have a team for. Minimum of               two fields required to host games.

•  Host towns are responsible for prepping the fields and making sure they are safe for play in the event of foul                 weather.

•  Towns are not required to flip fields between games, but may want to provide a rake for cleaning up the                          pitching circle and batters boxes.

•  The amount of travel your teams will be doing will be determined by 3 factors:

1.  Whether your town can host games

2.  How many of your neighboring towns are hosting games

3.  Are your neighboring towns hosting games in the same division as your teams

•  The league uses a double-header game format on Sundays. Due to the number of games being played                        each Sunday and the reduced number of umpires available, game times will vary by division.

•  Being double-headers, the games are kept to no new inning after 80 minutes.

•  If a location has 2 fields available, 4 teams will be scheduled at that location. After the first game, 2 teams will                swap fields so you are not playing the same team twice in the same weekend. You may play a team more                      than once depending on how many teams are in your division. Due to current Covid-19 guidelines, a                               maximum of 2 games per day may be played, but must be against the same opponent.

•  The regular season is 5 weeks starting the first Sunday after Labor Day. No games are written into the                              schedule for Columbus Day weekend, but make-up games may be played if both coaches agree.

•  There will be tournament-style single-elimination playoffs week 6 (games Saturday and Sunday). Participation              in playoffs is completely optional. Trophies will be provided for 1st and 2nd place teams in each division.
            Playoffs are not allowed under current Covid-19 guidelines.

•  The league is run at cost.

•  There will be a small entry fee for each team.

•  Teams supply 1 game ball and pay half of umpire fee for each game (including playoff games).  Two balls per                team are required to meet current Covid-19 guidelines.

•  Sample cost breakdown per team (based on $65/game umpire fee):

·  Registration fee $40

·  Game balls $110

·  Umpire fees $325

·  Total cost $475  11 players = $44 per player plus cost of uniform

•  We will offer 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, and Senior (16U-18U) divisions. 

•  Towns will have the option of letting any of their 14’s play in the senior division (once rostered on a team, they                must remain with that team). Some town rec programs don’t go beyond 14U, so giving the towns this option                  should keep the 14U division more evenly matched. It should also help the first year 14U pitchers as they                        transition to 43’.

•  While fall ball is developmental, as the girls go up in age each division should be more competitive than the                 one before. Hopefully this change will lessen some of the disparity between 14U and senior division teams.