| Baseball Bat Chart as of 2018 |
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| Minors & Majors |
USA Baseball marking |
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| 2 5/8” barrel maximum |
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| *Approved Tee Ball bats may be used in coach pitch/machine pitch divisions only with the use of approved tee balls. |
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| Intermediate (50/70) & Junior |
USA Baseball marking or BBCOR marking |
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| 2 5/8” barrel maximum |
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| Senior |
ALL bats must be BBCOR |
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Find more information at
https://www.littleleague.org/playing-rules/bat-information/
Find list of approved bats at
https://usabat.com/
Spare Rule:
Division Coordinator: The Coordinator will send out an email to all coaches/players in their division asking if they wish to be placed on the spare list. Once the spare pool/list is created the coordinator will email the player on the top of the list and if that player is available to spare will send game information to that player and that player will spare for that team. Once the player has spared he/she will be placed on the bottom of the list and the list will be rotated through.
Manager/Coach: Contacts our divisional Coordinator to request a spare from the pool. Coaches can only request a spare if their team has less than nine rostered players for that game.
Minor pulls across, Nationals pulls across, Major's pulls from National(interlock rule), Juniors pulls across or from Major/National's and Seniors pulls across or from Juniors. In the case where there is no player available from the respective division then the coordinator can call up from the division below.
You are only allowed to bring in enough spares to form a team of 9.
This procedure is mandatory per the Little League Rulebook failure to comply will result in disciplinary action.
Regulation V from the 2018 Little League rulebook:
To aid leagues that are having a difficult time getting enough players for their regular season teams the following option is available: A pool of players from existing regular season teams can be created with players that are willing to participate in extra games during the regular season when teams face a shortage of rostered players for a regular season game within their respective division.
The league's player agent will create and run the pool. The league's player agent will use the pool to assign players within their respective divisions to teams that are short of players on a rotating basis. Managers/coaches will not have the right to randomly pick and choose players from the pool within their respective divisions.
posted 2018
Rain out/Cancelled games procedure
Canceling a game is at the discretion of the Coaches/Umpires with the safety of the players being paramount (umpires must weigh in if the game is in progress and there is a reason to cancel or suspend the game). When deciding to cancel a game consider things like temp, diamond conditions, weather, and safety. If it has rained enough that the diamond is mushy or if there is standing water stay off the diamond. However, we encourage all teams to try and play their games as best they can as the season is short and rebooking can be difficult. Specific rules relating to lightning can be found in the Little League Rule Book and must be adhered to.
Please note that FAP will be closed by the city based on the weather conditions, check the city website for the status.
City of Calgary Foothills Little League diamond status
Coaches:
If you wish to cancel a game and you are the home team you MUST call the umpires and let them know that the game has been canceled at least 1.5 hours prior to the game. Email the coordinator and Umpire Scheduler to let them know that the game has been canceled. If you wish to reschedule your game you will need to work with the opposing team and division coordinator to find a diamond time for the rescheduled game.
Coordinators:
Never ever delete a game. If a game gets canceled, rescheduled or rained out go into ‘add, edit delete games’ and find the game and change the status, then make a note of why it was canceled. If the game is to be rescheduled please create a new game note the original game number and date of the old game in the details and check off “show details”. Then let the ump scheduler know so that they can arrange for umpires.
Air Quality Protocol established 2019
Please use the following website to monitor the air quality in Calgary.
http://airquality.alberta.ca/map/
This site will be what our association uses to determine if the air quality is too poor for play to be scheduled.
At a rating of 7 or above, all games and practices must be cancelled. These cancellations will be made by the coaches in the same way any weather-related decision is made a minimum of 90 minutes before the start of the game.
Temperature Protocol established 2019
When the air temperature is 5 degrees or below all games and practices must be cancelled. These cancellations will be made by the coaches in the same way any weather-related decision is made a minimum of 90 minutes before the start of the game.
Lightning information - see Appendix A in the Little League rule book
Concussion Protocol
Concussion information
Concussion training
Concussion fact sheet
Concussion action plan
Uniform Policy
The following is the approved uniform which is to be adhered to by all Bow Ridge players for both the regular season and tournament gameplay: http://bowridgebaseball.com/files/uniform_policy3.pdf
Bow Ridge Jersey with official Little League patch supplied by the league
Royal blue baseball cap supplied by the league
Royal blue belt supplied by the league
Solid white baseball pants - no strip (regular or knicker style) supplied by the league
Solid royal blue socks must be worn if the player is wearing a knicker style
baseball pants or our new 2023 funraiser socks not supplied by the league
Umpire Advocate/Game Coordinator
The Umpire Advocate/Game coordinator volunteer is to give these young umpires the confidence to make calls and enforce the rules without fear of backlash or animosity from the players and coaches on the field and the spectators in the stands.
click here for more details.
Safety Plan:
http://www.bowridgebaseball.com/files/brll_safetyplan_-_16_june_2020_-_final_for_distribution_1.pdf