Tournament Team Selection with Player and Coach Eligibility The Little League® International Tournament Tournament Team Selection with Player and Coach Eligibility

Selection of Tournament Teams The local league Board of Directors is responsible for tournament team selections as well as method used to make selections. Tournament team candidates should be selected based upon their playing ability, eligibility, and availability.

Teams Each league is eligible to enter a team. NOTE: 8- to 10- and 9- to 11-Year Old Divisions: a league may enter more than one team with District Administrator approval. Where two or more charters combine for one program, a tournament team must be formed by each charter composed of players from within its own chartered area. Exceptions can only be made by the Charter Committee of Little League International.

Teams Tournament Teams and Eligibility Affidavits may consist of, and must be limited to, a maximum of 14 players, 1 manager and 2 coaches. Senior League Softball – Tournament Teams may be selected by all teams in a district or may be a regular season team unit. Senior League Baseball/Softball Tournament Teams and Eligibility Affidavit may consist of, and must be limited to, a maximum of 16 players, 1 manager and 2 coaches.

Managers and Coaches The District Administrator or District Staff shall not serve as a manager or coach. The League President may be eligible for selection by the local league Board of Director to coach or manage with written approval from their respective District Administrator Little League – must be manager or coach in the regular season Major Division. 8- to 10- & 9- to 11-Year Old Divisions – must be a manager or coach in the regular season Major or Minor Division. Intermediate (50-70) Division – must be a manager or coach in the regular season Intermediate (50-70) Division. Junior League – must be manager or coach in the regular season Junior or Senior League Division. Senior League – must be a manager or coach in the regular season Junior or Senior League Division.

Managers and Coaches Managers/Coaches in the Dugout – Any team, regardless of the number of players on the affidavit or at the game site, may have one manager and up to two coaches (provided such manager and coaches are eligible).

Player Participation in Other Programs Once Tournament team practice commences, subject to the provisions of “Tournament Team Practice,” player participation in other programs during the International Tournament is permitted, subject to the specific provisions of Regulation I(g) and Regulation IV(a) Note 2.

Release of Names All Divisions The release of players selected for the tournament team shall not be made before June 1, and not until the availability and eligibility of prospective team members have been established. Violation of this rule may be cause for revocation of tournament privilege by the Tournament Committee. Little League accident insurance for tournament teams will not go into effect until June 1.

Player Eligibility Players are eligible provided they meet: Residency/School Attendance Eligibility Requirement; and Participation in Other Programs as well as: 8- to 10-Year-Old Division - Players League Age 8, 9, or 10 who have participated as an eligible player in 60 percent (60%) of the regular season games by the start of Tournament Play in their respective District, with the exception of the school baseball/softball season on a: Little League Majors team, or; Minor League team. 9- to 11-Year-Old Division - Players League Age 9, 10, or 11 who have participated as an eligible player in 60 percent (60%) of the regular season games by the start of Tournament Play in their respective District, with the exception of school baseball/softball seasons, on a:

Player Eligibility Little League (Majors) – Players League Age 10, 11, or 12 who have participated as an eligible player in 60 percent (60%) of the regular season games (Special Games may NOT be counted toward this requirement) by the start of Tournament Play in their respective District, with the exception of school baseball/softball season, on a: Little League Major Division team, or; Intermediate (50-70) Division team (Baseball)/Junior League team (Softball) Intermediate (50-70) Baseball – Players League age 11, 12, or 13 who have participated as an eligible player in 60 percent (60%) of the regular season games (Special Games may be counted toward this requirement – See Regulation IX) in the Intermediate (50-70) Division by the start of Tournament Play in their respective District, with the exception of the school baseball season.

Player Eligibility Junior League Division – Any player league age 12, 13, or 14 who have participated as an eligible player in 60 percent (60%) of the regular season games (Special Games may be counted toward this requirement – See Regulation IX) by the start of Tournament Play in their respective District, with the exception of school baseball/softball season on a: Senior League Team; or Junior League Team [For Junior Tournament eligibility, Senior League players must have played in a minimum of eight (8) regular season games or 60 percent (60%) of the regular season games, whichever is greater.] Senior League Division - Players league age 13, 14, 15, or 16 who have participated as an eligible player in 60 percent (60%) of the regular season games (Special Games may be counted toward this requirement – See Regulation IX) by the start of Tournament Play in their respective District (whichever is later), with the exception of school baseball/softball season. Junior Team

Player Eligibility EXCEPTION: The local league board of directors may permit a player to be eligible for selection, who does not meet the 60 percent (60%) requirement, if they provide a physician’s note documenting an injury or illness prior to or during the current season prohibiting his/her participation and such note releases the player for the balance of the Regular Season and/or Tournament Play. NOTE 1: Forfeited games shall not count towards a team’s 12-game (Senior League: 10-game) regular season nor towards any player’s 60% participation. NOTE 2: Consistent with a manager’s ability to conduct the affairs of his or her team, a manager may disqualify a player from the team for the current season, with Board of Directors approval, if a player repeatedly misses practices or games. NOTE 3: Senior League; and Junior League Tournaments are divided by age, without regard to regular season division in which a player participates.

Player Eligibility Condition 1: Participation must be within the chartered league/district named on the eligibility affidavit unless written approval is granted by the respective Regional Director and Charter Committee. Condition 2: A player who is not able to participate in a number of local league regular season games because of participation in a school baseball/softball program will receive an adjustment on the minimum participation in games required under this rule.

Player Eligibility Condition 3: A player may be named to the roster of, and practice with, only ONE Little League International Tournament Team. Once the affidavit is verified and signed, player listed shall not be eligible to participate on any other International Tournament Team for the current year. Players league age 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 may be eligible for the selection to more than one tournament team. Under no circumstances may these players be chosen for, practice with or participate with more than one tournament team. Violation of this rule may be cause for revocation of tournament privilege by the Tournament Committee

Regulation IX(a) Special Games Player Eligibility Regulation IX(a) Special Games Exception: Intermediate (50-70) Division/Junior League: up to six (6) games played under Special Games against Little League teams may count towards players’ Regular Season schedule. Senior League: Up to ten (10) games played under Special Games against Little League teams may count towards players’ Regular Season schedule.

Replacement of Player, Manager or Coach Any player, manager or coach listed on the Eligibility Affidavit who is unable to participate because of injury, illness, vacation, or other justifiable reason may be replaced by another eligible person. If a player, manager, or coach is replaced, that person may not be returned to the Tournament Affidavit. Permanent replacements must be from the league’s regular season teams and shall be recorded and approved by the District Administrator or Tournament Director in the space provided on the Eligibility Affidavit. Exception: If a manager or coach is unable to attend a game for a justifiable reason, a Tournament Director could approve a temporary replacement as outlined in the Little League Tournament Team Eligibility Affidavit. Temporary replacement of a manager or coach must be entered on the Eligibility Affidavit. A manager or coach who is ejected from a game may not be replaced for the team’s next physically played game. (See Rule 4.07)

Tournament Team Practice All Divisions of Tournament Play Try-outs, practices, or Special Games by tournament teams shall not be held before June 1. Tournament Team practice may only take place against other Little League teams within the same or contiguous districts in the same division, provided such practice is done out of uniform. Tournament team practice with a non-Little League program and/or participation in any non Little League program, event, or game is subject to the specific provisions of Regulation I(g) and Regulation IX. Little League Accident Insurance for tournament teams will not go into effect until June 1. Violation of this rule may be cause for revocation of tournament privileges by the Tournament Committee.