CATOOSA COUNTY ADULT KICKBALL LEAGUE INFORMATION FALL--2012

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1 CATOOSA COUNTY ADULT KICKBALL LEAGUE INFORMATION FALL The Catoosa County Recreation Department is offering Adult Kickball Leagues for the Fall 2012 season. The following Divisions will be offered for each League: COED: CHURCH and COED: OPEN * A team will secure a spot in each Division only upon receipt of entry fee. ****Once a Division reaches its limit, a waiting list will be established from that point on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Catoosa County Adult Kickball League will allow teams to enroll according to the following terms and conditions: 1) Any team may sign up for Fall Adult Kickball 8:00 AM on Monday, July 30 th, Sign Ups will continue until the deadline of Friday, August 24 th, 5:00 pm. Once you pay your entry fee, you may schedule a one hour practice at Jack Mattox Park one night per week starting August 1 st. **Reminder: This July 30 th August 24 th enrollment period is for ANY team to sign up. The following schedule will be set up for entry fee payments during the July 30 th August 24 th enrollment period: DATES TIME LOCATION ADDRESS Monday, July 30 th Friday August 24 th : 8:00am to 5:00pm Catoosa Co. Recreation Office (749 Pine Grove Road) 2) Schedules will begin forming on Friday, August 24 th and teams will not be allowed to register after a division s schedule has started. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** Please return this bottom portion along with entry fee money. TEAM NAME: DIVISION: Church or Open WHICH LEAGUE? COED KICKBALL (please circle) HEAD COACH NAME: HOME # WORK # CELL # 2 ND CONTACT NAME: HOME # WORK # CELL # PAYMENT METHOD: CASH $ CHECK # CHECK AMOUNT $ NOTES:

2 The following items will provide some basic information describing the structure of the Coed Kickball League: 1. This league operates under the rules and guidelines of W.A.K.A. World Adult Kickball Association Official Rules of Kickball ( other than local rules listed within the Catoosa County Coed Kickball League Rules outline. 2. Leagues may be split into separate divisions depending on number and/or caliber of teams participating. Divisions will be determined by the Coed Kickball League Coordinator. 3. ALL Players Must be at least 15 years of age in order to participate in the Kickball League, NO EXCEPTIONS!! Also, any player under the age of 18 must have their parent / legal guardian sign a waiver of liability in order for them to participate. The Coed Church League is eligibility restricted. All Church teams must consist of players who are members or regular attendees of that Church. By rule, a regular attendee is someone who attends that Church at least twice a month. Pastors/Ministers have the discretion to set attendance requirements for their Church above that of the League rule requirement. All Church rosters must be signed by the Church Pastor/Minister. 4. The FALL 2012 season will begin play around the week of Monday, September 10 th, League games will be scheduled on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays only. Game times will be 7:00pm and 8:00pm. All games will be played at the Jack Mattox Recreation Complex located at 941 Pine Grove Road Ringgold, GA Entry fee is $ per team for a 10-game schedule. Any team that drops out of the League after the League Schedule has been created will receive no refund of entry fee money. The Fall 2012 deadline is Friday, August 24 th, Make checks payable to: Catoosa County Recreation Department. 6. The coaches meeting will be on Monday, August 27 th, Graysville Voting Precinct (located across the street from Graysville Elementary School). The physical address is: 967 Graysville Road Ringgold, GA Teams must wear matching shirts/jerseys with a number on the back. There will be a 2 week Grace Period; however, beginning Monday, September 24 th, ALL players MUST have a matching or like-colored jersey with a number in order to participate. Any player who does not have a matching or like-colored jersey with a number after this date will be subject to the pick up rule guidelines. 8. A Regulation Game shall consist of 9 innings or a time limit of 1 hour (whichever comes first). Games called by the umpire shall be a Regulation game if 5 or more complete innings have been played, or if the team second at bat (home team) has scored more runs than the other team (visitor team) has scored after the visitor team completes the top of the 5 th inning. Games called due to inclement weather that are not Regulation games will be re-scheduled and started over. 9. Teams shall list all players on their line up card that are present at game time and all players will kick; however, only 9 players (5 male / 4 female or 4 male / 5 female) are allowed to play defense at any given time. Teams should field two (2) males and two (2) females in the infield, two (2) males and one (1) female in the outfield (vice versa if more females are present), and one (1) male and one (1) female at either Pitcher or Catcher. Outfielders must remain in the outfield grass until the kicker makes contact with the ball. 10. Base distance for All Divisions is 60 feet. Pitching Distance is 42 feet from home plate. The strike zone measures 1 foot to either side of home plate and 1 foot high off the ground (about the height of your shin). A 20 foot foul arc will be placed in front of home plate. Any ball kicked must go past this arc in order to be considered fair. 11. Stealing is Not Allowed. Also, players are not allowed to take a lead from any base and must keep their foot on the base until the kicker makes contact with the ball. 12. Defensive players are not allowed to throw at the batter / runner s head. If an Offensive batter / runner is hit in the head, the batter / runner will automatically be awarded the base he / she was attempting to take before the ball was thrown by the defensive player. All Defensive players should attempt to throw runners out by throwing the ball below the waist, tagging the batter / runner, or getting a force out at the base. 13. PRACTICE: Once your Entry Fee has been paid in full, your team will be allowed to schedule a practice time for one hour on either Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday night. After your 1 st practice is set up, teams can call the Recreation Dept. at each Monday morning to schedule a practice for the following week. Preferred practice times will be awarded on a first-come, firstserved basis. Practice will begin August 1st (Weather Permitting).

3 COED Specific Rules and Guidelines 1. All Co-ed teams must consist of nine (9) defensive players (five male and four female or five female and four male) with the following positioning requirements: (2) males and two (2) females in the infield, two (2) males and one (1) female in the outfield (vice versa if more females are present), and one (1) male and one (1) female at either Pitcher or Catcher. 2. The lineup order for Coed will alternate by sexes (male, female, male OR female, male, female). 3. COED teams will list and bat all roster players present at game time and the following guidelines must be followed: a) the batting line-up must alternate by sex and should have an equal number of male and female batters totaling an even number such as 10, 12, 14, etc b) any 9, (five male and four female or five female and four male), may play defense whereas players can be rotated in and out on defense each inning as long as the batting line-up and the required Co-Ed defensive positioning does not change. c) the batting order must remain the same throughout the game. Teams CAN NOT bat 11, 13, 15, etc players. That odd player (male or female) must be listed as a substitute only. The only exception to batting an odd number of players (9) is under the short-handed scenario listed below. d) any team that has 10, 12, 14, etc listed in the lineup that LOSES a female player during the game FOR ANY REASON will result in an out each time her at bat comes up if no female substitutions are available. 4. COED Short-handed rule: A game may begin with 9 players, but when and if another player arrives (of correct sex missing), that player must be inserted into the lineup at the ninth or tenth kicking position (depending on vacant spot by alternating sexes.) Teams MUST field nine (9) defensive players at all times. a) If a team is playing short-handed (offensively) with 9 players and the missing player is a female, this creates a situation where two males are kicking back-to-back. In this scenario, an OUT WILL BE TAKEN when the vacant female s position in the kicking order appears. b) If a team is playing short-handed (offensively) with 9 players and the missing player is a male, this creates a situation where two females are kicking back-to-back. There is NO PENALTY for this scenario. 5. Any walk (base on balls) to a male kicker in Co-ed play shall be handled accordingly: Scenario A - A male kicker receives a base on balls. The following female kicker options to receive a base on balls. The male kicker advances to second base, and the female kicker goes to first base. Scenario B - A male kicker receives a base on balls. The following female kicker options to take her turn at bat. The male kicker receiving the base on balls must stop at first base. Scenario C - (Short-handed situation) A team is playing short-handed (offensively) with nine (9) players: 5 males & 4 females. The situation exists where two (2) males are kicking back to back. If a male kicker receives a base on balls and has another male kicker kicks behind him, the male kicker receiving the base on balls must stop at first base.

4 Catoosa County Coed Kickball League Entry Fee Contract I,, representing, Team Representative Team Name acknowledge that I have received the 2012 Coed Kickball Fall League Information Packet. I also acknowledge that I have read and understood Item 5 in the Information Packet which states: Any team that drops out of the League after the League Schedule has been created will receive no refund of entry fee money. Entry Fee checks will be deposited the day after they are received & league schedules will begin forming on Friday, August 24 th, 5:00pm. This date will serve as the deadline and the last day any team can withdraw from the Catoosa County Adult Softball League without penalty and forfeiture of their entry fee. Signature Date

5 DIVISION/CLASS: CATOOSA COUNTY COED KICKBALL LEAGUE PLAYER ROSTER I hereby agree to play with the Kickball Team of the Catoosa County Coed Kickball League for the season subject to the rules and regulations. I have not signed a roster with any other team nor will I sign another roster until I am properly released from this roster. To be valid all information requested on this roster must be stated hereon. I do not receive remuneration, either directly or indirectly, for playing kickball, but play solely for pleasure and for the physical, mental, social and moral benefits to be derived therefrom. ASSUMPTION OF RISK RELEASE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT We, the players, coaches and manager of Kickball Team with the intention of binding ourselves, our heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, do hereby release discharge and covenant never to institute any suit against the CATOOSA COUNTY COED KICKBALL LEAGUE., or any agent or employee of said City/County, be reason of any claim I may hereafter acquire relating to any injury or damage that may occur as a result of using premises and property owned, leased, maintained, or operated by said Catoosa County Coed Kickball League during the kickball season. We hereby assume all risk of any injuries that may occur to us on the above said premises, including but not limited to, any claim that may arise from the negligent acts of omissions of agent or employees of said Catoosa County Coed Kickball League or from the condition of said premises. I further expressly agree to defend and indemnify said Catoosa County Coed Kickball League against loss from any and all claims, demands, or actions that may hereafter be brought against said Catoosa County Coed Kickball League or its agents or employees by any person whatsoever if said claim is based in whole or in part upon any acts or omissions by us in the use of said premises. PLAYERS SIGNATURE PLAYERS NAME ADDRESS PHONE ** Each person must print and sign their own name. Team Coach: Address: Phone: ** Pastor s or Personnel Manager s signature approving roster: X