West Side Little League - Fall Ball 2020 Update
Sept. 7, 2020
Dear West Side Little League Families,
We have received our Field Permits and will now start organizing our Fall Ball Season!
The Fall 2020 season will start on Saturday, September 26th and end on either Sunday, November 15th or the 22nd depending on permits, weather and field conditions.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE:
REGISTRATION IS ON-LINE ONLY
Registration will Open Tuesday, September 8th at 12 noon.
Please register your child as soon as registration opens! Field space is limited this Fall and divisions will close as soon as they fill up, with no waitlist option. Also, the sooner you register, the sooner we can set up teams and order uniforms. Thank you.
PLEASE NOTE: We need coaches! There is a limit to how many players we can place on any team. And every team must have at least two vetted and qualified coaches. If you are interested in coaching your child's team please contact Info@WestSideBaseball.org. If, due to Covid, we cannot get enough qualified coaches, not all registered players can be placed. In that regrettable circumstance, returning players will have priority and full refunds will be given to any player we cannot place.
This Fall we will be registering players in Co-Ed Baseball and Girls Softball.
There is NO Challengers Special Needs Division in the Fall.
We will not be registering 5 year olds this Fall but hope to do so in Spring 2021
The Board of the West Side Little League
COVID RULES:
1. Stay home if you have symptoms . This should go without saying, but please do not come to the field if you are exhibiting any potential symptoms of COVID-19.
2. Contact Tracing: If you or your child has a confirmed case of Coronavirus or have been exposed to anyone with coronavirus and have attended a game or practice you are required to inform the league at Info@WestSideBaseball.org so we can carry out the City mandated contact tracing.
3. Responsible Adult . Each player, regardless of age, must have a parent or other adult attend games this Fall so they can be personally responsible for the safety of their child and oversee social distancing and hygienic practices. A parent can arrange with another parent on the team to be responsible for their child, but the responsible adult CANNOT be a Coach.
4. Maximum 2 spectators per player. All spectators must wear a mask.
5. Masks: Everyone on or at the field must wear a mask or face covering that covers the mouth and nose. In accordance with New York City Regulations, the League is requiring masks for parents, coaches, umpires and all players at all times--in the dugout, at the plate, on the mound, and in all positions on the field, unless a player is unable to medically tolerate such a covering for the physical activity.
6. Social Distancing: All players and parents are asked to maintain 6 feet social distancing as much as possible. We will limit players sitting in the dugout.
7. No physical contact: No handshakes, fist bumps, pats on the back. Catchers and pitchers should maintain distance when speaking. Pitchers are not allowed to go to their mouth.
8. Safety Equipment: Players must bring their own disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer, disposable gloves, disposable garbage bag. Please sanitize often.
9. Shared Equipment: Wipe down equipment with disinfectant wipes between users.
10. Mitt: All players must have their own glove, clearly labeled with their full name.
11. Personal equipment: bags, mitts, bats and batting helmets should be labeled and cannot be shared.
12. Water: All players must have their own water bottle with their name on it.
13. Snacks: No food in the dugout. No sunflower seeds.
14. Umpire behind the Pitcher: Umpires will call balls/strikes from behind the mound.
15. Exchange of Line-up Cards: No exchange of lineup cards with the other coach
16. Coaches cannot argue calls with the umpire. These are rec games played for FUN!
17. NO post-game conferences, group snack or line-up between teams. Players and spectators are expected to leave the field as soon as their game is finished.
18. GARBAGE DISPOSAL: Used masks, wipes, gloves and water bottles MUST be placed by the player or parent in a plastic garbage bag, then removed from the field and thrown out in a garbage receptacle NOT left in the dugout, bleachers or on benches or on the ground.
