20BYLAW XXII – ALL-STAR TOURNAMENT DRAFT
The manager and players that are selected for the All-Star tournament shall embody more than just athletic talent but should be well rounded athletes that are respectful to other players, parents, and coaches. All-Star Athletes shall be coachable, committed, respectful, and embody the spirit of Yucca Little League. Although Yucca LL strives to win in All-Stars, there is much more that is expected.
All-Star Managers:
The decision will be of the board to choose the best qualified and best overall manager for each All-Star team based on the recommendation of the president, vice-president, and coach coordinator(s), which will be referred to as the all-star committee. The league president and Board Members are eligible to be All-Star Managers and coaches.
In the instance that the board does not approve a manager, the All-Star committee will review and recommend another manager based on the same criteria stated above.
Once approved by the board each manager shall appoint two other assistants. The board shall approve the assistants based on the criteria that the manager was subject to.
Yucca LL intends to form a roster of 12 players for each all-star division. This allows for 3 managers per team.
All-Star Player Eligibility:
8–10-year-old Division: Any player league age 8, 9, or 10 with amateur status, who has participated as required by mandatory play as an eligible player in eight (8) regular season games (special games may be counted toward this requirement).
9–11-year-old Division: Any player league age 9, 10, or 11 with amateur status, who has participated as required by mandatory play as an eligible player in eight (8) regular season games (special games may be counted toward this requirement).
Major Division: Any player league age 10, 11, or 12 with amateur status, who has participated as required by mandatory play as an eligible player in eight (8) regular season games (special games may be counted toward this requirement).
Note: Mandatory play is defined as every rostered player present at the start of a game will participate in each game for a minimum of six (6) defensive outs and bat a least one (1) time.
All-Star Player Draft Process:
The manager and the All-Star players participate at the discretion of the Yucca LL Board of Directors.
The draft process shall occur at a special board meeting. Board must have a quorum to proceed.
Major All-Stars draft prior to minor all-stars and take precedence.
The player agent will provide a roster of eligible players from each manager’s regular season team to the approved manager and all board members present.
All regular season managers will submit a minimum of 3 players to the appointed manager from their regular season roster.
The appointed manager shall select no more than 5 players from his team. If a division consists of one team, this does not apply, and the roster shall compromise 12 of the teams eligible, regular season players. If less than 5 are selected, the manager can select from other eligible regular season rosters.
Up to 5 players will be selected from all other teams not including the All-Star managers season roster.
1 player shall be selected by the league president. The president may ask for nominations from managers, members in good standing, parents, coaches, players, umpires, or board members.
The board shall nominate 1 (one) player for the respective division. The manager may recommend a player to the All-Star committee, but the board reserves the right to accept or decline that recommendation. The Vice-President shall lead this effort.
The above process shall form an All-Star roster of 12, eligible players.
In the event a player chosen elects not to participate in All-Stars, the manager will select an alternate.
All-Star Board Approval:
Once the roster has been completed, the president shall make a motion for the board to approve the Roster. The decision of the board shall be final.
Once approved, board members can address the manager and selected assistant managers to share expectations, salutations, concerns, etc. The manager may also address the board as needed.
The board reserves the right to impose an all-star cost to each player that has accepted a spot on an all-star roster. This anticipated cost is not to exceed $100 per player.