***Note: Maximum of 20 players (new, complete, released) are allowed per calendar year.
***Once a player is added to “A” Class
roster, the player may not play “B” for the reminder of the year (Aug 1 – Jul
31)***
§ Add players by going to USSSA.com
§ Release players by going to USSSA.com
§ A player shall not compete in any sanctioned tournament of the association with more than one team during the same tournament. Once a player is added to a roster and the team subsequently qualifies for State or World Series Tournaments, player will be subject to the “Qualified Team” guidelines below once the roster is frozen.
§ Rosters are frozen based on the following scheduled; For teams qualifying between August 1 and November 30 rosters will be frozen November 1. For teams qualifying between December 1 and July 31 rosters will be frozen June 1. Players are free to be added and released freely until this time. Once rosters are frozen, players will remain on the first qualified team roster and disappear from all other rosters.
***Note: The player may not return to their original team until the next season.
§ Teams exceeding 20 players must register again, pay sanction fees and forfeit berths.
§ Roster is frozen effective June 1.
§ No player from another qualified team roster may be added
§ After roster is frozen and prior to the State Tournament, a maximum of three (3) players may be added to a team’s roster, to replace players lost due to injury, relocation, or release, provided the team’s remaining roster is fifteen (15) players or less. Three (3) players may be released. Deadline for adds and/or releases to the State Director is 10 days prior to the State Tournament.
§ All roster additions must be submitted online and approved by the USSSA State Director or Regional Director. Tournament Directors will be able to view the adds online. Coaches are required to have the original signed roster copy with them at all times, and may be checked by the Tournament Director or State Director.
§ Deadline for additions is per USSSA rule book..
§ Penalty – The Coach could be suspended for up to two (2) years for an ineligible player.
****Any youth player may be released
provided that the release has the consent of the player’s manager, player, AND
parent(s) or guardian.
§
Disbanded team is a team that by choice has
decided not to participate in USSSA tournaments for the remainder of the
calendar year. Listed Manager must
notify State Director by letter or email of their intentions. Once a team has disbanded, all players are
effectively released to play on other teams.
Any qualified or non-qualified team may legally add the players from a
disbanded team that has qualified for a State or World Series berth. This will be considered a release for
purposes of the release rule.
§
Note: No team may disband for the purpose of
releasing players to play on another qualified team roster after the player add
deadline for that tournament. Deadline
to disband is June 1 and November 1.
August 1 – November 30
This section is
under construction. The USSSA rules
allow much more flexibility.