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NATIONAL ADULT BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2007
Tournament Entry and Eligibility Rules
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Age Requirement: This
rule is what makes the NABA philosophy of operating fair, well-organized
and enjoyable amateur baseball tournaments possible.
In tournaments with 28+, 38+ divisions, and 48+ divisions,
players must have reached their 28th, and 38th and 48th birthday
respectively before the end of
the calendar year to be eligible to play on a team within that
division. You must be a
minimum age of 18 by the tournament play date to play in any NABA
tournament. Women are
eligible to participate in any NABA tournament provided they meet the
age requirement eligibility rules for their respective divisions.
A manager of a team may at any point during a game question the
age of opposing team members. We
request that all managers have copies of their player’s contracts with
them during games to afford proof of player eligibility.
Managers not having player contract copies with them when
requested to offer them by an opposing manager may face possible protest
and investigation of their roster. It
is required that all players
have a valid picture ID in the event a player’s age or identity is
questioned. Any player unable to produce a valid ID will be ineligible to continue
in the game and any subsequent game until a valid ID is produced.
If it is found that the player or players in question is
ineligible, then the offending team will not only forfeit the game of
the filed protest, but all games played up to that point in the
tournament, regardless of whether the ineligible player participated in
the previous games.
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Concept:
All
NABA tournaments use the mix’n match concept.
All players must have NABA affiliation unless the tournament is
indicated to be an “Open” NABA tournament.
Simple majority will determine division eligibility (if a roster
has 8 - 18AAA players and 7 - 18AA players, that team must play in the
18AAA division).
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Division Selection
Requirements: All division determinations
are subject to final approval and/or the decision of the Tournament
Rules Committee. While most
teams have the ability to determine what division they will play in, an
over ruling can and will be made by the National NABA Tournament Rules
Committee if one or more of the following applies to the team:
1) You must move up a division if you won a World Championship
Tournament in the NABA the proceeding year; 2) Previously played in the
past 2 years any NABA tournament and made the playoffs in a respective
division; 3) Previously played in the past 2 years in any NABA
tournament Championship game in a respective division; 4) Previously
played in the past 2 years any NABA tournament and had a record of .500
or better in a respective division; 5) Does not meet the ex-professional
player requirement rules stated below; 6) Your team is represented with
4 or more players from a team that won the World Championship the prior
year, and 7) If your team deposit is received after a division has
completely filled you may be moved to another division.
Again, the National NABA
Tournament Rules Committee reserves the sole right to
align divisions and determine player and team participation and
eligibility. If
a team drops out of a division upon check-in the NABA will do everything
we can to fill the void. However,
the NABA reserves the right to begin the tournament without a said team
and issue a forfeit win to the opposing teams when necessary, and/or to
delete a division and add it to another division.
PLEASE NOTE:
NABA may choose to combine two divisions for purposes of pool
play only provided that every team meets the pro-rule for each division
established by NABA. After
pool play is complete, NABA may take the records of each team in the
combined division and re-seed each team into a higher and lower division
based on each teams’ record for playoffs and championship games.
For example: where a
6 team pool is needed, if 16 teams sign up for the 18A division, and 4
teams sign up for the 18AA division, obviously the NABA cannot create an
18AA division. We may
therefore, combine the 16 teams in 18A with the 4 teams in 18AA for
purposes of pool play only. After
pool play is complete, each team will be re-seeded for the playoffs and
championship games. For
purposes of this example, if NABA at the World Series has 8 teams’ in
the playoffs for 18AA and 8 teams in the playoffs for 18A, the NABA
would take the top 8 teams during the re-seeding to the 18AA playoffs
and the next best 8 teams to the 18A playoffs.
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Ex-professional
Player & College Player Requirements:
Players who are under verifiable professional
baseball contracts are ineligible to play in NABA tournaments except for
the highest level of play of 18AAA.
A player must be out of any level of professional baseball (Major
League, AAA, AA, A, Fall League, Instructional or Rookie Leagues) for 60
days prior to the start of a World or National Championship Tournament,
to be eligible to participate in NABA World and National Championships
with the exception of 18AAA. Therefore,
any player who received compensation for playing baseball from a
baseball organization listed above within the last 60 days prior to the
start of a World or National Tournament is ineligible to play in the
tournament (except for 18AAA) unless given special permission to
participate by the National NABA Tournament Rules Committee.
A participant in the NABA tournament is not considered an
ex-professional ballplayer if: 1) The player has been out of a contract
of any level of professional baseball for seven complete seasons, and 2)
The player is 43 years old and has been out of professional baseball for
three seasons. Teams
violating this rule will forfeit all games in which that player (or
players) played even if the existence of a contract is discovered after
the fact. Final resolution
in such a situation is at the sole discretion of the Tournament Rules
Committee. Players who
played on a college team or college practice squad, including a club
college team are eligible to play only in those divisions according to
the NABA rules specified below. Any
player who played with a college team, practice squad or club team in
NCAA Divisions I; II; III; NAIA and Junior/Community College must play
in the divisions as outlined below.
The National NABA Tournament Rules Committee reserves the right
to alter these requirements or make special considerations to these
rules. The following
ex-professional player requirements must be adhered to:
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In the 18AAA division anyone is allowed to play.
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In the 18AA division, a team may have up to (2) ex-pros on their roster
with no more than (1) being a pitcher and an unlimited number of college
players.
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In the 18A division, no team may have ex-pros on their roster, and may
have up to (5) college players with no more than (2) being a pitcher.
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In the 18-Rookie division, no team may have ex-pros or college players
as defined above participating.
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In the 28AA division, a team may have up to (5) ex-pros on their roster
with no more than (2) being a pitcher.
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In the 28A division, a team may have up to (2) ex-pros on their roster
with no more than (1) being a pitcher.
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In the 28-Rookie division, no team may have ex-pros as defined above
participating.
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In the 38AA division, a team may have up to (5) ex-pros on their roster
with no more than (2) being pitchers.
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In the 38A division, a team may have up to (2) ex-pros on their roster
with no more than (1) being a pitcher.
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In the 38-Rookie division, no team may have ex-pros as defined above
participating.
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In the 48AA division, a team may have up to (5) ex-pros on their roster
with no more than (2) being a pitcher.
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In the 48A division, a team may have up to (2) ex-pros on their roster
with no more than (1) being a pitcher.
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In the 48-Rookie division, no team may have ex-pros as defined above
participating.
The NABA reserves the right
to refuse any player or team permission to participate in a tournament.
The NABA reserves the right to add, delete or merge divisions
based on the number of teams entered at anytime before the tournament,
and will give every effort to give teams advance notice, however NABA
may not be able to do so. If
a team planned to enter a deleted division, that team may play in
another division or receive a refund minus your deposit, or transfer the
balance to another NABA National or World Championship Tournament,
provided it is at least 72 hours prior to check-in.
The NABA also reserves the right to make changes to the rules or
make changes in prizes and/or giveaways (but with a substitute or equal
or greater value), which would then be effective upon notice to the
teams participating in the tournament.
(UP-12/04)
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