Section 11.00 General League Rules

11.01 (Includes: Bobby Bonner Youth Baseball League authority)

A Bobby Bonner Youth Baseball League Director must be notified of any problems, protests, injuries, etc., and will have the authority to take appropriate action to defuse or resolve any problems that may arise. The Director on Duty will notify the League Commissioner and, depending on the severity of the incident, the Bobby Bonner Youth Baseball League Board, so that additional action, if necessary, can be considered and discharged. (a) Once the game begins the home plate umpire is in charge of the game. Should an umpire fail to show, the Director in Charge should be notified immediately. (b) The Director has the authority to suspend or cancel any game in any league for any reason.

11.02 (Includes: League standings)

Scoring for standings purposes will be based on a point system. Two (2) points for a win and (1) point for a tie. At the completion of each game, the winning team manager is responsible for calling in their score to the appropriate Bobby Bonner Youth Baseball League Director.

11.03 (Includes: Field use)

Teams of one league are not authorized to play games on a diamond of another league unless they receive permission from that league director.

11.04 (Includes: Supplying bases)

Home field is to supply all bases.

11.05 (Includes: Umpire fails to show)

If the umpire fails to show, a reasonable attempt should be made to obtain one, or the game will be postponed and rescheduled and the Director in Charge should be notified immediately.

11.06 (Includes: Batting helmet requirements)

Use of a batting helmet by the batter, on deck batter, and all base runners is mandatory. Any player coaching a base must wear a batting helmet.

11.07 (Includes: Base coaching, Coaches remaining off the field)

Managers or assistant coaches (adults) can coach the bases during games. Managers must stay behind the fence and off the playing field when not coaching.

11.08 (Includes: Changes to schedule)

(a) Any changes to the regular season schedule must be agreed to by each manager involved with final consent and consideration of the appropriate Bobby Bonner Youth Baseball League Director. (b) In the event of rainouts and suspended or postponed games, managers must agree upon a new game date as soon as possible with final consent and consideration of the appropriate Bobby Bonner Youth Baseball League Director. The game has to be made up with in 14 days (weather permitting) or will be considered a tie.

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Section 11.00 - General League Rules

11.01 (Includes Bobby Bonner Youth Baseball League authority)		11.05 (Includes Umpire fails to show)

11.02 (Includes League standings)		11.06 (Includes Batting helmet requirements)

11.03 (Includes Field use)		11.07 (Includes Base coaching, coaches remaining off the field)

11.04 (Includes Supplying bases)		11.08 (Includes Changes to schedule)

BBYTL General Conduct Expectations	Section 1.00 Objectives of The Game	Section 2.00 Definition of Terms	Section 3.00 Game Preliminaries	Section 4.00 Starting / Ending a Game

About Bobby Bonner	Section 5.00 Putting Ball in Play / Live Ball	Section 6.00 The Batter	Section 7.00 The Runner	Section 8.00 The Pitcher

The Top 40 Baseball Rule Myths	Section 9.00 The Umpire	Section 10.00 The Official Scorer	Section 11.00 General League Rules	Section 1 2.00 Playoff Rules

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