District 16 Coaches Packet
District Tournament 
 

• Each division of the tournament must be present at the June 4^th Managers and Coaches Briefing. The meeting is mandatory that one member of the coaching staff attend this briefing. The briefing will be held at Avalon Recreation Center, 3001 Avalon Ave., Avalon NJ 08202. The individual who attends must be one of the active coaches listed on the 2025 tournament affidavit for that division. This person is responsible to turnkey the information from the briefing. The entire staff is invited to attend. 
  It is suggested that your league schedules no games on this night. “I had to coach a makeup game”, is not an excuse!
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• Briefing Begins at  6 PM
  
  Links for assisting you in the management of the tournament team:
  
  Diamond Leadership Program
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·       Tournament Playing Rules  

       Baseball Rules Summary (TB UPDATE 5/20/25)

       Softball Rules Summary (TB UPDATED 5/20/25)
 
·      Tournament Forms 

·      Tournament Resources

·      Tournament Approved Balls

·      Mandatory Play

·      Tournament Checklist

·      Selecting Teams

·      Preparation and Responsibility for Hosting

·      What the Tournament Director Should Do.

        2025 tournament directors handbook.pdf