Little League Congress Results

[mjr_2013]

ITEM 1 - To allow leagues to add eligible challenger division players from neighboring districts that do not offer challenger division... APPROVED 98%... Effective 2014

 

ITEM 2 - To change the baseball and challenger age determination date to be December 31st/January 1st rather than the current April 30th/May 1st date, to match with the IBAF... APPROVED 72%... Effective 2018

 

ITEM 3 - To allow challenger eligible players, who are still enrolled in school, but over 18 to continue to play in the Senior division of Challenger until they reach the age of 22... APPROVED 97%... Effective 2015

 

ITEM 4 - To alter softball pitching regulations for the Minors and Majors division, and eliminate pitching regulations for Juniors and above, unless implemented by an individual league... APPROVED 93%... Effective 2014

 

ITEM 5 - To allow softball Minors and Majors to play two doubleheaders within one week, and allow Juniors and above to play a tripleheader... APPROVED 96%... Effective 2014

 

ITEM 6 - To allow league age 5-year olds to enter Coach Pitch/Machine Pitch if assessed as capable by the local league... APPROVED 83%... Effective 2015

 

ITEM 7 - To allow "special games" to count as regular season games within the Juniors and Seniors division of softball for tournament eligibility purposes... APPROVED 98%... Effective 2014

 

ITEM 8 - To allow catchers within all divisions of baseball to wear short model chest protectors... APPROVED 93%... Effective 2014

 

ITEM 9 - To institute the high school speed-up rule of one foot in the box within the baseball divisions unless one of the four exceptions is made... DECLINED 61%

 

ITEM 10 - To ban a Minors or Majors baseball player from faking a bunt to draw the infield in and then "slap-hitting" the ball... DECLINED 41%

 

ITEM 11 - To change the penalty for an illegal pitch within softball to include a one base award for all runners in addition to a ball on the batter, more similar to the balk rule in baseball within the Junior, Senior, and Big League divisions... APPROVED 86%... Effective 2015

 

ITEM 12 - To mandate the removal of a pitcher who hits three batters during the course of a game... DECLINED 30%

 

ITEM 13 - To amend the Big League requirement within the baseball division to require only 40% participation within the regular season games to be eligible for tournament play... APPROVED 84%... Effective 2015

 

ITEM 14 - To allow Minors and Majors softball to play two doubleheaders in a week for tournament play without regional approval. To allow Juniors and above softball to play a tripleheader for tournament play without regional approval... APPROVED 96%... Effective 2014

 

ITEM 15 - To allow for the use of an artificial/portable pitching mound for all divisions at the district level of tournament play... APPROVED 90%... Effective 2014

 

ITEM 16 - Altering the term of office for district administrators to four years... APPROVED 91%... Effective next DA elections

 

ITEM 17 - Allows "special games" to count as regular season games with regard to tournament eligibility within the Juniors and Seniors divisions of baseball... APPROVED 97%... Effective 2014

 

Thoughts? Percentages shown are those in favor.

[SJA]

Where did you find the effective dates? I don't see anything regarding the rule changes as being "effective" this year.

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[mjr_2013]

Where did you find the effective dates? I don't see anything regarding the rule changes as being "effective" this year.

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http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/images/congress/site/voting-results-final.pdf .

[SJA]

TKS. We just had a Board meeting last night and NOTHING was even mentioned about these! "Our" Opening day is this Saturday too!

:-(

[mjr_2013]

I don't really care about most of this... I do like that the majority of LL doesn't have the coach's mentality of the stupid HBP/game rule... I wish that they would have taken on the speed up rule, that almost passed.

[mjr_2013]

TKS. We just had a Board meeting last night and NOTHING was even mentioned about these! "Our" Opening day is this Saturday too!

:-(

 

What affects you for this year? Nothing really changed for us at all, except that we'll allow the short model CPs for catchers.

[DVA7130]

Thank God they had some sense in respect to Items 10 and 12!


They both sound like horrible local LL rules.

[mjr_2013]

Thank God they had some sense in respect to Items 10 and 12!

They both sound like horrible local LL rules.

 

From what I understand, that's exactly how it happens… A local league in the central, east, or south notices it's only in the local rules, not in the rule book (but should be gosh darn it!), they go to their pals in neighboring leagues and give enough people to say "Hey! That's a rule, right?? It should be!"… It goes before Congress and the West says something like "lol no".

[SJA]

Not sure what or how it will affect us since nobody knew about these at the Board meeting. I sent emails to all members for input and updates., so I guess I'll find out . . . it's just a matter of when.

:-(