AGE REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 1. THE YOUTH FAST PITCH PROGRAM WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING

CLASSIFICATIONS. A player’s age on December 31, of the previous calendar year determines

the age classification in which the player is eligible to participate. Any player 18, or who reaches

their 18th birthday, or who graduates from High School in the calendar year of the current World

Series, shall be eligible to participate in the 18 & over World Series Tournament.

Age Divisions Offered

Boys or Girls 6 & Under Boys or Girls 7 & Under

Boys or Girls 8 & Under Boys or Girls 9 & Under Boys or Girls 10 & Under

Boys or Girls 11 & Under Boys or Girls 12 & Under Boys or Girls 13 & Under

Boys or Girls 14 & Under Boys or Girls 15 & Under Boys or Girls 16 & Under

Male or Female 18 & Under Female 18 & Under Major

Male or Female 18 & over

Sec. 2. The fast pitch program is designed for both boys and girls however, the boys program

should be entirely separate from the girls program.

Sec. 3. The Fast Pitch season and Team registration will run from August 1 until July 31.

Tournaments and leagues played after August 1, will qualify teams for the following summer’s

State and World Series Tournaments. All teams playing between August 1 and December 31,

must play by the following year’s eligibility classifications.

Sec. 4.

A. Any player can play in a higher classification, but cannot play in a lower

classification. Exception: This does not apply to the 18 & Over Division; a player cannot play up in this division unless they meet the criteria in Section 1.

B. 18 & Under Major Classification

1.Any 18 & under team with one or more player(s) who are considered collegiate athletes in the sport of softball must participate in the 18 & under Major Division. A college student will be considered a collegiate athlete if the softball team on which she participates is sanctioned by the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA or similar organizations. College students who participate on “club” softball teams or other non-sanctioned softball teams are not considered collegiate athletes for these purposes and may compete at the Major Division or any lower division. 18 & under Major teams will be allowed to play in 18 & under open tournaments at the discretion of tournament director, if they win a berth it would be to the 18 Major World Series only. All National and World Series Tournaments will offer an 18 & under Major division. If an 18 & under major team drops the college players from their roster, that team can register as an 18 & under “A”, “B”. They will be classified by the State Director.

C. The pitching distance for the 18 & Under Major division, shall be 43 feet.