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NATIONAL
ADULT BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2010
Tournament
Entry and Eligibility Rules
· Age Requirement:
This rule is what makes the
NABA philosophy of operating fair, well-organized and enjoyable
amateur baseball tournaments possible. In tournaments with 25+, 35+,
45+, 50+, 55+ and 60+ divisions, players must have reached their
25th, 35th, 45th, 50th,
55th, and 60th 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 can 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 may forfeit the game of the filed protest,
and may forfeit all games played up to
that point in the tournament, regardless of whether the ineligible
player participated in the previous games. The sole decision of
this penalty will be the tournament rules committee.
· 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 - 18AA
players and 7 - 18A players, that team must play in the 18AA
division).
· 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.
·
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 18 Wood Bat
Division. 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 the Wood
Bat Division. 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 the
Wood Bat Division) 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 ten complete seasons, and/or 2) The player
is 43 years old and has been out of professional baseball for three
seasons. Final resolution in such a situation is at the sole
discretion of the Tournament Rules Committee. Players who have
played or are playing 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 has played or is playing 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. A
participant in the NABA tournament is not considered a college
ballplayer if: 1) The player has been out from playing college
baseball for ten complete seasons. Final resolution in such a
situation is at the sole discretion of the Tournament Rules
Committee. The following ex-professional player and college player
requirements must be adhered to:
·
In the 18 Wood division
anyone is allowed to play and it is considered an open
division.
·
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.
·
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.
·
In the 18-Rookie
division, no team may have any players who have ever played any level
of professional or college baseball.
·
In the 25 Aluminum
division, a team may have up to (2) ex-pros on their roster with no
more than (1) being a pitcher.
·
In the 25 Wood division
anyone is allowed to play and it is considered an open division.
·
In the 35A division, a
team may have up to (2) ex-pros on their roster with no more than (1)
being a pitcher.
·
In the 35 Aluminum
division, a team may have up to (2) ex-pros on their roster with no
more than (1) being a pitcher.
·
In the 35 Wood division
anyone is allowed to play and it is considered an open division.
·
In the 45 Aluminum
division, a team may have up to (2) ex-pros on their roster with no
more than (1) being a pitcher.
·
In the 45 Wood division
anyone is allowed to play and it is considered an open division.
·
In the 50, 55 and 60 and
over divisions anyone is allowed to play and it is considered an open
division.
- In the 50, 55 and 60 and over divisions, each team is allowed to
have two (2) players under the age limit provided the:
1) players in question are no more than two (2) calendar years
younger than the age limit they are playing in, and
2) players are not allowed to be pitchers at any time during the
tournament.
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 5
days 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.
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