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- There needs to
be eight or more total teams before you setup a two division
league. (12U, 8U and 7U would have 2 divisions). Rick
Stocker is empowered by the Board to name the divisions. In this
document, we’ll refer to them as Blue Division and White
Division.
- Splitting
Teams between 2 divisions -
- The first
year the team should be drawn out of a hat. If happen to
be eight total teams, then the first four teams drawn would
be in one league, (White), the next four would be in the
other league, (Blue).
- In future
years, there would not be realignment.
- If the two
leagues were balanced (for instance, 4 team each) and there
was a need for additional team (for instance a 9th
team) you would draw to see if it was White or Blue.
- Draft
Procedures in 2 division leagues -
- You would
still draft players as a total league.
- All other
draft procedures would remain unchanged.
- Number of
Games, Intra, Inter, etc. -
- No team
should play another team more than three times during
division play.
- If you had
two four team divisions for example.
i.
You would play each team in your league three times
1.
This helps with tie breakers
ii.
Then play the team in the other league twice
iii.
Total of fifteen games
- The
standing in each division should count all games played.
i.
Tie breakers should be head to head results between
the two teams (primary reason for three games per opponent w/i your
division).
- Season
Ending Tournament -
- Using the
two four teams divisions as a example
i.
Call one division White and the other division Blue
ii.
Use the divisional standing for the tournament
seating.
1.
White 1st place team plays Blue 4th
place team
2.
White 2nd place team plays Blue 3rd
place team
3.
White 3rd place team plays Blue 2nd
place team
4.
White 4th place team plays Blue 1st
place team
iii.
Would play a single elimination tournament
- All-Stars
team would be picked from each division (All Stars only
applicable to 9U and up, 7U and 8U do not participate in All
Stars) -
- Two
all-stars teams (one for each division)
- 12 player
per team
- Should be
one player from each team
- The
Commissioner will form a 3 person committee prior to season
end to validate the worthiness and interest of the potential
1st place regular season coach to be All-Star
Manager (or select someone else if the individual is not
deemed fit). The committee’s selection should be presented
to the Director of the All-Star Series prior to Championship
Week.
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