2nd Annual Move for Mental Health Kickball Tournament

615 East Street,Blackstone VA 23824

11 June, 2022

Description

Move for Metal Health is a call to action for the community to unity! What better way to do so than kickball.Trophy awarded to the champion! No outside alcohol allowed. Pool play games: 5 innings or 45 min. Hard Stop at 45 min. Score is the score & games can end in tie. Ump will give alerts at 10 and 5 minute mark. Game stops wherever it is. Elimination games: 5 innings or 45 min. Last Inning will be called 10 min before the 45min mark. Tie games will go into extra inning with a runner on 2 nd base. Semi-Finals and Championship game: 5 innings or 50 min. Game is played through. Only captains argue a call. Please be respectful of umps and players. 10 players on the field w/ min 3 females. Everyone on roster kicks. o If only 2 girls, play one man down in field and take an out at bottom of line up. Only 1 girl? Then 2 men down and 2 outs. Start with 1:1 count. One strike and one ball. Strike zone is one foot to the right and left of home plate. Kicker's contact with ball must be made at or behind the plate. Will result in a foul if ball is kicked in front of plate. If kicked above the knee, it is a foul ball. Safety home bases are in use. Runner runs to safety home base; catcher uses regular home base. 1 st is warning; 2 nd call is an out. NO HITTING THE RUNNER WITH THE BALL ABOVE THE SHOULDERS.-- if you do, the runner will advance one base further than the one they were running to. Commitment Cone: once runner runs past it, must go home. NO WARM UPS after the 1st inning (in field or pitching). Advancement: o Overall record (Wins/Losses/Tie) o Head to Head o Runs Allowed 6 run max per inning except last inning. No bunting, leading, stealing, intentional walking. Runner leaves on kicker's contact. No sliding into home or 1 st. No head first sliding (except when base is overrun). Infield fly rule in effect! Rally Kickball Bedminster PBA Tournament Complete Rules The Honor Rule, the most important one! Be respectful and conscious of your actions. The point to being out here is to have fun and we expect everyone to be a good sport. There will be no arguing with the umpire and all calls are final. Typically, there is no alcohol allowed at any Rally events. The PBA has acquired a special license to sell beer, which will be sold and consumed in designated areas only. THERE IS NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL PERMITTED AT ANY FIELDS . The umpire or field manager reserves the right to remove any players from the game or league if he/she is unsportsmanlike or intoxicated. Sneakers or cleats (no metal spikes) must be worn. No open shoes allowed (flip flops for example). PLAYERS: 10 -14 players on the roster with at least 3 women. Only roster players are allowed to play in the tournament. 10 players in the field at one time, but everyone kicks in the line-up INNINGS: Because each team plays an odd number of pool play games (3), Home & Away will be determined by a coin toss at the beginning of each game. Pool play games will consist of 5 innings or 40min, whichever comes first. 40 min is the hard stop, meaning that umps will call the game at the 40 min mark, regardless of where the game is. The ump will give you a 10 min warning at 30 min and a 5 min warning at 35 min. Games can end in a tie (see Pool Play game point values below). Elimination games will consist of 5 innings or 45 min, whichever comes first. Umps will call Last Inning about 10 minutes before the 45 min mark. Games cannot end in a tie. If at the 45 min mark, there is a tie, we must go into an extra innings. Each team gets an inning and starts with the next kicker on 2 nd base. In order to keep the games moving along, infield practice (rolling/throwing the ball to each other) and pitching/rolling only allowed during the first inning (exception: new pitcher/roller coming in gets 2 rolls to warm up). SCORING & ADVANCEMENT: A tie game after 5 innings or 40 minutes will be declared a tie in pool play only. Eliminations, Finals and Championship games will not end in ties. If the home team already leads the game when the bottom of the final inning is reached, that team wins the game instantly and the game is over. If the home team takes the lead during the bottom of the final inning, that team wins instantly and the game is over. If an extra inning is needed, teams will start their at-kick with the next kicker in the lineup on 2 nd base, 1 out and each kicker starts with 2 balls in the count. First team to have a higher run total at end of a full extra inning wins. For Pool advancement. A win in pool play is worth 3 points; a tie is worth 1 point; a loss is worth 0 points. Seeding is determined by: o Wins/Losses/Ties (using point values above) o Head to head performance (when possible) o Runs Allowed* This is basically how many runs you let the other team score. Higher, the worse it is for you. By using Runs Allowed, you put more pressure on your team's defense instead of rewarding a team for running up the score on another team. COED RULES: 10 fielders - 7 minimum players to play a game. 7 men (7 max), 3 women (3 min). At least 3 women on the field at all times. If there are 7 players present, the game must start. If a team only has 2 females, then they play with 9 in the field (one man down) and take an automatic OUT at the bottom of the order. (only 1 female, then 8 players in the field and 2 outs at bottom of order). PLAY: Kickball is based on softball with some added rules. Start with a 1:1 count (1 strike and 1 Ball). There is a 6-run limit per inning except in the last inning where no limit exists. ROLLING/PITCHING: Balls must be rolled (pitched) by hand and thrown underhand. No sidearming or overhands when rolling to the kicker. Balls must bounce at least 2 times before crossing the plate. The Strike Zone includes the plate, plus 1 foot on either side and a maximum height of 1 foot. 4 Balls is a walk, 3 strikes is an out ( all fouls are counted as strikes) . You start with one of each already! KICKING: All players on the roster are in the kicking lineup. Everyone kicks! Kicking order cannot change in a game. If a team only has 2 females, then they play with 9 in the field (one man down) and take an automatic OUT at the bottom of the order. (only 1 female, then 8 players in the field and 2 outs at bottom of order). The ball must cross any part of the plate before it is kicked or a foul ball is calleD. No kicking in front of the plate. There is no bunting allowed. You must follow through your kick or a bunt will be called (at the discretion of the ump). All kicks must be made by the foot or leg, below the knee. If a kicker kicks above the knee, it is a FOUL BALL. A kicker must stand behind the plate before the ball is pitched. FIELDING: The defense consists of a Pitcher, Catcher, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, and 4 outfielders. Outfielders must stay off of the infield until the ball is pitched. Infielders must be behind the first 1st to 3rd diagonal until the ball is pitched. Catcher must be at least 3 feet behind the plate. Infield fly rule is in place: player may NOT intentionally drop a catch-able ball in an attempt to complete a double-play. Any fly ball within the infield deemed an easy catch with less than 2 outs and runners on 1 st and 2nd, or 1st, 2 nd, and 3rd. If the referee observes this, then all players are safe at their next base, including the kicker running to 1 st base. If a fielder interferes with a base runner in the baseline, the base runner safely advances to the base they were approaching. Fielders making a play on a base must lean out of the baseline when making a play on the bag. If a fielder is standing on the base, the runner will be safe if he/she needs to avoid a collision at the base. BASE RUNNING: We will use safety bases at home plate to keep the runner and catcher from running into each other. The RUNNER MUST RUN TO SAFETY HOME base. Failure to run to the safety base at home: 1 st is warning, 2nd+ will be called an out. The catcher must make the play at regular home plate (and not the safety bag). Catcher can tag runner. Runners must stay within base lines; when attempting to avoid a ball tag, runners may run up to 4 feet out of their path. No leading off nor stealing. Ball must make contact with kicker before runner runs. If a fielder is standing on a base, the base runner MUST attempt to avoid a collision with the fielder. If the base runner does not make an attempt to avoid a collision he/she will be out. Absolutely no sliding or diving head first. Force plays are same as softball (if you do not know, ask the ump). Runners must tag up as in softball (if you do not know, ask the ump). Runners may be thrown out by hitting them directly with the ball. IMPORTANT: Balls may not be thrown at runners above the shoulders - if they are, the runner will advance one base further than the one they're running to. Pinch runners are allowed for injured players. Guys run for guys; girls run for girls. The last person out is the pinch runner for that player, but kicking player must at least reach first base him/herself. Hitting the runner in the head or neck is prohibited - If the runner is hit above the shoulders the runner advances 1 base past the base in which they are approaching. If a runner intentionally uses the head or neck to block the ball the runner is out. All ties go to the runner. A FOUL IS: A ball landing in foul territory A ball that lands in fair territory but travels into foul territory before passing 1st or 3rd base except when touched by a player. A kick made beyond home plate A bunt Kicking the ball above the knee A BALL IS: A pitch outside the strike zone Any catcher coming within 3 feet of home plate before the ball is kicked A ball must bounce that does not bounce at least 2 times before crossing the plate AN OUT IS: Three strikes including a foul on the third strike Any kicked ball that is caught in the air This includes a ball that is kicked in front of the plate and called foul A runner touched by a ball at any time while not on base A ball tag on a base to which a runner is forced to run A runner leading off a base. Failure to run to the safety base at home. BALL IN PLAY: Once the roller/pitcher has control of the ball in the rolling area, the play is over. If the runner is already advancing to the next base, he/she may continue or go back to the base. Remember: the point is to have fun, so no arguing with each other or the ump! Good luck to everyone!