NatalieWoody

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@SAXETU @BrianNilson003 @Maren_Angus They are in no way the same. But when we asked how it was fair to blame the kids and parents who have nothing to do with documentation when the administration at all levels are responsible. We were told rules are rules. So the same should apply across the board.

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@BrianNilson003 @SAXETU @Maren_Angus This is the form required for all special games and teams per little league rules. It sounds like some teams and administrators have been “skirting” the rules and it has been allowed. LL decides arbitrarily which rules to enforce & there is no consistency in enforcement from LL.

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@SAXETU @BrianNilson003 @Maren_Angus This is the special games form that teams are required to fill out. As you can see, you must select that you are a tournament team and then which set of LL rules you will follow. This is required by every team who wants to play a special game with non-Little League competition.

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@SAXETU @BrianNilson003 @Maren_Angus Yes because according to the requirements surrounding special games request, they have to let them know which rules they will play by regular season Little League rules or tournament Little League rules.

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@BrianNilson003 @SAXETU @Maren_Angus Correct but they still must follow regular season rules or ll tournament rules correct?

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@BrianNilson003 @Maren_Angus @SAXETU So that pretty much says the same thing. They have to have all those people approve and proof of insurance from those teams. As well playing LL rules which most competitive tourneys do not.

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@Nitram4E @Maren_Angus @JohnMaloneHS @OhioTate

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@BrianNilson003 @SAXETU @Maren_Angus

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@Nitram4E @Maren_Angus @JohnMaloneHS @OhioTate Not according to the ll website

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@SAXETU @JohnMaloneHS @Maren_Angus @OhioTate Totally agree. We have only played LL for a few years and it has so much potential but until all rules are equally enforced there will always be issues.

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@SAXETU @Maren_Angus Being a great league isn’t the issue. If Boerne did everything correctly, the approved Special Games application should clear this up immediately. The question is simple: Did they follow Regulation IX and the rules they were approved to play under? Same rules for everyone.

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@SAXETU @Maren_Angus It sounds like your team is trying to play by the rules but Waco/admin is not. The rules on this are in black and white.

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@SAXETU @JohnMaloneHS @Maren_Angus @OhioTate And that was oklahomas argument all along. They have to enforce rules equally and they don’t.

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@Maren_Angus @SAXETU That’s great. The one that i will be anxious to see how they approved is The Special Games application requires the applicant to select Regular Season Rules or Tourn Rules, and LL states that Special Games must follow one set of rules in its entirety rather than mixing the 2

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@MikeandLily_UFC @Nitram4E @Maren_Angus @JohnMaloneHS @OhioTate rules they broke. Regulation V(d) -intact/nearly intact team participation
Tournament Team restrictions -participation against non-Little-League teams/outside events
Regulation VI(d) -required pitching rest
Regulation VI(k) -pitching in more than one game in a day
Special games

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@SAXETU @JohnMaloneHS @Maren_Angus @OhioTate So what i am hearing is that Texas allows their teams to ignore the rules. I’d be interested to know how if any other states allow this.

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@SAXETU @JohnMaloneHS @Maren_Angus @OhioTate Rules are rules. There should be no “getting away with more”

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@SAXETU @JohnMaloneHS @Maren_Angus @OhioTate I totally get it. But it is still a rule and LL can’t pick which rules to enforce and which ones they don’t. It definitely gives an unfair advantage to the regions/districts that allow their teams to break the clearly black and white written rules.

[NatalieWoody @NatalieWoody]

@SAXETU @Maren_Angus Regulation V(d) — intact/nearly intact team participation
Tournament Team restrictions — participation against non-Little-League teams/outside events
Regulation VI(d) — required pitching rest
Regulation VI(k) — pitching in more than one game in a day
Special games provision