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We have a boy on our team that broke his arm after the first 2 games of our regular season. He showed up for every game and every practice dressed down and ready to support his team. His cast came off and he wants to play on the all-star team, but he did not play in 60% or more of the games during the regular season. Is he still eligible to play and if so, what forms do we need him to fill out in order to play?
Jamie: Thank you for your question.
I have no working knowledge of the eligibility rules within Little league.
I looked in the rule book and the 60% figure does come into play. The best I could suggest is to talk with your league President or board and see what there might be. Apparently all decisions at tournament time come out of Williamsport, have nothing to do with local rules.
There may be some type of variance from the national level.
Sorry, not much help on this one.
Yours in baseball,
Rick
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| Comment | Thank you. Unfortunately we found out that the boy can't play. The proper forms were not filled out at the time of injury. Very sad that a boy with that much team spirit can't play because of an accident and a form. Thank you for your time. | ||
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Rick Bundy
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I can answer all questions relating to the fundamentals of baseball from t-ball to college, individual and team instruction, game strategy, drills, practice organizaton, coaching philosophies and, last, but not least, the mental game.
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4 years little league
4 years high school baseball( 2 varsity)
2 years junior college baseball
1 summer, Central Illinois Collegiate League, Galesburg, Pioneers
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Retired teacher 31 years (retired 4)
36 years high school baseball coaching/15 as a head coach/19 varsity asst, 2010 was the 36th.
I am in my 10th year as a coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks Training Centers, the official youth baseball and fast pitch softball camps of The Arizona Diamondbacks.
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