CITY OF AMARILLO
ATHLETIC DIVISION
SPRING 2014 SOFTBALL LEAGUE BYLAWS
A. ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION
1. The City of Amarillo league play will be governed under the U.S.S.S.A. Slow Pitch Softball
Playing Rules, www.usssa.com, except as amended by the City of Amarillo Softball League
Bylaws and policies. If there are any conflicts with U.S.S.S.A. playing rules and the City of
Amarillo Softball League Bylaws, the City of Amarillo Softball League Bylaws will take
precedence over U.S.S.S.A. playing rules. Anyone who has questions concerning policies,
rules or regulations, should contact the City of Amarillo Athletic Department at (806) 3789301.
2. Good sportsmanship will be required of all league participants. Teams that register for the
softball league accept as a condition of participation the following bylaws and rules and are
subject to discipline as outlined herein. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN ONCE
SCHEDULING HAS BEGUN.
3. NO PERSONAL CHECKS ARE ACCEPTED; however company checks will be
accepted.
4. The first, second and third place teams from each division (named by a letter on the
schedule) will qualify for the city end-of-season playoffs.
5. In order to be eligible to participate in sanctioned leagues and tournaments, your team must
be registered through the National Organization as determined by the City of Amarillo. The
U.S.S.S.A. team registration fees are included as part of your team registration fee and will
be submitted by the City of Amarillo to the U.S.S.S.A. for proper registration. Teams may
register with the Amateur Softball Association (A.S.A.) and/or Texas Amateur Athletic
Federation (T.A.A.F.) at an additional cost and the City of Amarillo Athletics staff will assist
with the team registration process as a service to our teams.
B. ROSTER/LEAGUE INFORMATION
1. All players must be on the official league roster in order to be eligible for participation.
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Official roster forms are available at the Parks & Recreation Office, 509 SE 7th Ave, Room
#201 or online at www.amarilloparks.org. Teams also have the option of registering online
at: www.amarilloparks.org. Rosters are due at the time fees are paid. Rosters must list a
minimum of nine players. Mixed league rosters must have at least four men and five women
before it will be accepted.
League fee is $350 per team per season. Entry fee and roster will be accepted until the
established deadline date listed on the last page of the Bylaws.
Men’s Leagues play on the following evenings: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday
Men’s Church Leagues play on the following evenings: Monday or Friday
Women Leagues play on the following evenings: Monday or Friday
Mixed (Coed) Leagues play on the following evenings: Wednesday or Sunday
Mixed (Coed) Church Leagues play on the following evenings: Thursday or Sunday
All team rosters are awarded 14 free roster slots. Once all 14 free slots have been filled, an
additional fee of $15 will be charged per player that is added. Players can be removed from
the roster; however, that does not open a free slot. Roster additions cannot be made
during the final two weeks of regular season play. Only coaches or assigned assistant
coaches are allowed to make roster changes. The roster deadline for each league or
division will be at 5PM the date that is exactly two weeks prior to the final regular
season game for that particular league or division.
9. Teams will be divided into league divisions as equally as possible by the Parks & Recreation
Athletic Department. Division preference will be taken into consideration. In addition,
pertinent information such as previous playing experience and previous season standings
will also be considered.
10. Games will be played at the following Complexes/fields; Southwest Complex, SouthwestField 5, Southeast Complex, Martin Road Complex, El Alamo and Hines Memorial Field
11. Each season consists of 12 league games and an end-of-season playoff for each division’s
three teams with the best records.
12. ALL COACHES MUST SUPPLY AN E-MAIL ADDRESS AS NO PHONE CALLS
WILL BE MADE FOR SCHEDULE CHANGES UNLESS IT IS LAST MINUTE.
Coaches and players may also subscribe to the Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department’s
texting service simply by texting APARDSOFTBALL to 71441 and following the
instructions.
13. Completed starting lineup cards must be turned in to the scorekeeper 15 minutes prior to
scheduled game time (10 minutes for 6:30PM games). Teams failing to do so could start out
first half of offensive inning with one or two outs. Completed lineup card consists of the
following:
a. Correct batting order, player number and all players first and last names as they
appear on the official roster turned in to the City of Amarillo Athletic Department.
b. Mixed League lineups must alternate males and females in the batting order. (For
example: male, female, male female or female, male, female, male, etc.)
14. All players who participate in the City of Amarillo softball leagues waive and release for all
times, all rights and claims for damages they may have against the City of Amarillo and the
Amarillo Parks & Recreation Department, for any and all injuries suffered as a result of
participating in the City of Amarillo softball league.
15. Any player or team representative discovered consuming alcohol during a game will be
disqualified from further participation in the in-progress game. Alcohol and tobacco
products are not allowed on the playing field or in the bench area. Repeat offenses will be
subject to further disciplinary action by the City of Amarillo Athletic Department.
Use of any illegal substances will result in immediate indefinite suspension from league
play.
C. PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
1. Players may only play in one division and on one team each night of offered play.
2. Roster additions must be submitted to the Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department and
paid for, if applicable, by 5 P.M. the day of the game in order for new player(s) to be legal.
3. Player(s) are not allowed to transfer from one team to another unless the player(s)’ current
coach has approved the transfer and it has been approved by the City of Amarillo Parks and
Recreation Athletics Division.
4. All legal players must be listed on the roster turned in to the City of Amarillo Parks and
Recreation Athletic Department. Any player found playing illegally will be suspended for a
minimum of three games each night that player participates. The coach will receive the
same punishment. If a second offense occurs, player and coach will be suspended for a
minimum of six games on each night they participate.
5. Any player who is suspected to be under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs is not
considered safe to play and the umpire has the right to remove the player from the in-
progress game.
6. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE ABLE TO PROVIDE VALID IDENTIFICATION WITH
A PHOTO.
7. All players must be at least 18 years of age on the date of the game in order to
participate in any City of Amarillo softball league(s). Any player that is found to be
under the age of 18 will cause their team to forfeit the game in progress and the coach will
be suspended for a minimum of three complete games.
D. ATTIRE AND EQUIPMENT
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All participating players must wear a jersey or t-shirt with a permanently affixed one
or two digit Arabic whole number of at least 6 inches in height on the back of the tshirt or jersey. Handwritten numbers or numbers constructed with tape will not be
allowed. Team jerseys are not required to match. Any player without a permanently
affixed number on the back of their jersey or t-shirt will not be allowed to participate.
Roman numerals, fractions or numbers of three digits or more are not allowed.
2. There cannot be any duplicate jersey numbers on a team. No two players on the same
team can have the same jersey number
3. Team must provide the softball(s) for their team to hit. The official softball for men, women
and mixed league play are as follows:
a. Men’s and Mixed (for men to hit) – 12” Classic M or Classic Plus
i. Must have an optic yellow cover
ii. Ball stitches must be blue
iii. Must have “U.S.S.S.A. CLASSIC M” or “U.S.S.S.A. CLASSIC PLUS” in
1/8” letters and the U.S.S.S.A. logo with a 1-1/8” diameter
b. Women’s and Mixed (for women to hit) – 11” Classic W
i. Must have an optic yellow cover
ii. Ball stitches must be blue
iii. Must have “U.S.S.S.A. CLASSIC W” letters & USSSA logo with 7/8”
diameter.
4. All bats used in a game must have the U.S.S.S.A. stamp that signifies that the bat has been
certified as approved equipment by U.S.S.S.A.
E. GAME INFORMATION/PLAYING RULES
1. Unsportsmanlike conduct towards any city official, referee, player, or spectator, regardless
of the situation, is not acceptable and, depending on upon severity, could be terms for
suspension towards the coach, player or team. Coaches and all team members are to control
the tempers of their players and spectators; if not, the entire team may be punished for the
actions of a few.
2. GAME TIME IS FORFEIT TIME – NO EXCEPTIONS
3. At any point if a team drops below nine players, that team will forfeit the game.
4. Batters will be out on the second strike and will be awarded a base on ball after three balls.
A new 2014 U.S.S.S.A. playing rule has taken out the “courtesy foul” on the second
strike on the batter. Any batter who hits a foul ball on the second strike will be ruled
out and the ball will be declared a “dead ball” with no tagging up allowed by the base
runners, if the ball is caught.
5. In mixed (coed) leagues, if a male batter is walked, he is awarded second base. The female
batter batting next in the lineup will have the option of accepting first base on a base on balls
or batting.
6. An official game will consist seven innings, 55 minutes of play or be decided by a run rule
(see #16 in this section), whichever occurs first. When there has not been seven innings
played, the final out of the inning has been made and there is time remaining on the game
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clock, an entire new inning will be played. If at the end of seven innings or at the end of any
inning when the time limit has expired and there is a tie score, an extra inning will be played.
If this occurs, the following rules shall take place for the extra inning(s):
a. All batters will be allowed only one pitch. If the pitch is swung at, fouled off or
called a strike by the umpire, the batter will be out. If the pitch is called a ball by the
umpire, the batter will then be awarded first base on a base on balls.
b. Teams will continue play until a full inning is completed in which the home or
visiting team has outscored the other team.
All league games must start with a minimum of nine (9) players and can have a maximum of
12 players. Women can have no men on their team at any time and vice versa. During mixed
league play you can never have more men than women. The following criteria is accepted
during mixed league play:
a. 4 men, 5 women
b. 5 men, 5 women
c. 6 men, 6 women
Short-handed Rule: Teams must have a minimum of nine players to start a game.
However, an out shall be declared when the tenth position in the lineup is scheduled to bat.
A 10th player may be added to the tenth position any time before the end of a game. Any
team that starts a game with 10, 11 or 12 players may drop to the minimum of 9 players to
finish the game. All vacant spot(s) in the lineup will be declared an out every time that
lineup position is due to bat. If a team starts a game with 9 or 10 players, they are not
allowed to add a 11th or 12th player at a later time. All players must be present at the start of
the game in order to be in the starting lineup.
It is strongly recommended that teams keep their own score book. If a team questions the
score of a game and they don’t have a score book to reflect the score, then your team cannot
question the score.
NO CURSING RULE: Coaches will be given the warning at the plate discussion. Umpires
do not have to give out any other warnings. Any player, manager and/or coach will be
ejected for the use of such language. This offense cannot be protested/appealed. The
ejected player may or may not be replaced. In the event the player is not replaced, an
automatic out will be charged when that player is scheduled to bat. (Please see the
U.S.S.S.A. short-handed rule.) A team may drop to a minimum of nine players. Anytime
that a team has less than nine players, that team will be required to forfeit the game.
Coaches, team captains, team representatives and players are responsible for their fans’
conduct. Coaches are the ONLY person(s) allowed to discuss calls with the umpire. If
coaches, team captains, team representatives and players are unable to maintain team and or
fan conduct, the umpire does have the right to forfeit the game at hand. If the police have to
be called to escort a team or its fans out of the complex, an automatic minimum of a fivegame suspension will apply to the person(s) involved. Refer to Rule 1 in the “Disciplinary
Action” section for additional information.
The City of Amarillo will provide one umpire per field for league games. All umpires will
be U.S.S.S.A. certified umpires.
The City of Amarillo does reserve the right to ensure the safety of the pitcher. If the umpire
deems the game is becoming unsafe due to teams purposely hitting at the pitcher, he may
then rule “hitting at the pitcher” an out. If it continues, the umpire does have the right to
forfeit the in-progress game or remove individual violators. Please understand that this is a
judgment call made by our umpires in order to keep the game safe and fun.
No hoop earrings are allowed to be worn.
A game called by the umpire due to weather, during regular season play, which cannot be
resumed within 30 minutes, may be regulation if four or more innings have been played or if
the team second at bat (home Team) has scored more runs during the uncompleted fourth
inning (bottom of the 4th inning).
FLIP/FLOP RULE: During the bottom of the 2nd inning and the bottom of the 4th inning if
the run rule is exceeded and the home team is losing, the home team will remain at bat and
become the visiting team. If the “new” visiting team then does not score enough runs to
reduce the run difference below the run rule, the game is over. If they reduce the run
difference to below the run rule, then the new home team will bat. If they subsequently
score enough runs to exceed the run rule, the game will be over; if they do not, the game will
continue under that format. If the situation reverses, the teams would flip flop again.
16. RUN RULES: The game will be considered to be complete if one team is 15 runs ahead
after three innings (or two and a half innings, if the home team is ahead). The game will also
be considered complete if one team is 12 runs ahead after five innings (or four and a innings,
if the home team is ahead). ````
F. LEAGUE HOME RUN RULES
1. League 1 – Six unobstructed, over-the-fence home runs are allowed. Any excess
unobstructed, over-the-fence home run is ruled as an out.
2. League 2 – Four unobstructed, over-the-fence home runs are allowed. Any excess
unobstructed, over-the-fence home run is ruled as an out.
3. League 3 – Two unobstructed, over-the-fence home runs are allowed. Any excess
unobstructed, over-the-fence home run is ruled as an out.
4. League 4 – One unobstructed, over-the-fence home run is allowed. Any excess
unobstructed, over-the-fence home run is ruled as an out.
5. League 5 – No unobstructed, over-the-fence home runs are allowed. Any excess home run
unobstructed, over-the-fence home run is ruled as an out.
6. Women are allowed an unlimited amount of over-the-fence home runs in both women’s
and mixed leagues.
G. PROTESTS
1. NO PROTEST WILL BE ALLOWED ON ANY OFFICIAL’S JUDGMENT CALLS.
2. Player ejections are judgment calls and cannot be protested.
3. Teams are allowed to protest possible illegal and ineligible players from the opposing team.
There is no fee charged to protest player eligibility. ELIGIBILITY PROTESTS MUST BE
MADE BY THE END OF THE FOURTH INNING FOR ANY PLAYER WHO PLAYS IN
THE FIRST THREE INNINGS. If the player in question does not enter the game until the
fourth inning or after, the opposing team may protest that player anytime before the end of
the game. Eligibility protests must be made before the end of the game in any game that
does not last four innings. No eligibility protest(s) will be accepted after the game. If a
player is suspected of being illegal or ineligible, the team must notify the umpire that they
are protesting eligibility. The team must specify which player(s) that they are questioning
their eligibility. The player(s) in question must provide identification with a photo to verify
eligibility. The umpire will copy the information off of the suspected illegal or ineligible
player photo I.D. and provide the information to the Amarillo Athletics staff the next
business day. The Amarillo Athletics Division will rule on the protest. If the suspected
illegal or ineligible player fails to produce identification with a photo, the game will be ruled
a forfeit with the protested player’s team losing the game.
4. Teams may also protest an umpire’s rule interpretations of the U.S.S.S.A. playing rules or
the current season’s Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department Softball Bylaws. Any
protests must be made by the team manager to the home plate umpire and scorekeeper before
the next pitch occurs after the play in which the alleged rule interpretation occurred. Protests
will NOT be accepted AFTER the next pitch after the protested decision has occurred. The
offended team manager must state his reason for protest to the plate umpire and scorekeeper
and it will be logged on the official score sheet. The scorekeeper will log the time
remaining, the number of outs, the count, the players on base at the time immediately prior
to the play in which the umpire’s decision that caused the protest to be filed. The protesting
team must file a written explanation of their protest and a $20.00 protest fee with the
Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department no later than 5PM the following business day
after the game in which the protest occurred. Failure to file the written report and the
$20.00 protest fee on the next business day will nullify the protest. The Athletic Division of
the Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department will rule on all protests within one week of
when the protest written explanation was received. All decisions will be final. If the protest
is upheld, the protest fee will be return to the protesting team. If the protest is denied, the
Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department will retain the protest fee.
H. DISCIPLINARY ACTION
The City of Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department will not tolerate unsportsmanlike
conduct and will enforce disciplinary suspensions for players, coaches or spectators who engage
in unsportsmanlike acts. The City of Amarillo Athletic Division will decide the length of
suspension for any player, coach or spectator who is ejected from the game. The typical
suspension for any player or coach who is ejected from a game will be a two game suspension.
Repeat offenders and more severe acts of unsportsmanlike conduct will warrant suspensions of
longer than two games. Flagrant and severe unsportsmanlike acts such as, but not limited to:
fighting or making physical contact with a game official will be disciplined severely, depending
on the severity of the incidents. Lengthy suspensions from all City of Amarillo athletic facilities
and sports and suspensions from U.S.S.S.A., T.A.A.F. and A.S.A. may result from severe
misconduct. Any player, coach or spectator guilty of severe misconduct must meet with the City
of Amarillo Athletic Staff before having their eligibility reinstated and being eligible to
participate in the City of Amarillo athletic leagues.
1. If the police are called, a minimum suspension of five (5) games will be enforced to all
players, coaches, team captains, fans and/or team representatives involved based on severity
of the incident. Players being ejected must exit the complex immediately.
a. Players/fans refusing to leave the complex will cause the in-progress game to be
forfeited and additional disciplinary action may be taken against the entire team.
b. If a player, coach or spectator is ejected, that person must leave the entire complex,
including parking lot, for the remainder of that evening. Team captains, coaches,
managers and entire team will be responsible for assuring that the player(s) or
spectator(s) ejected leave the complex. If team captains/coaches fail to comply,
disciplinary actions may be taken against them or the entire team.
2. If a player is ejected/disqualified and suspended, the coach of the team is responsible
for contacting the Athletic Department on the second business day after the game in
which his/her team’s player was ejected for the terms of the suspension. The Athletic
Department reserves the right to make the final decision on all lengths of suspension.
3. If a suspended player participates in a game, his team shall forfeit the game and the length of
time remaining on player’s suspension shall be doubled.
4. An ineligible player is deemed as any player who is playing under the minimum age of 18
or any player(s) that fails to produce a valid photo I.D. when asked by a referee, umpire or
City Official. The punishment for this action will be that the team using the ineligible player
will forfeit the game.
5. At any point if a team drops below nine players due to an ejection and there is no substitute
is available, that team will forfeit the game.
6. Any teams discovered using an illegal/ineligible player during an official game will forfeit
that game.
7. An illegal player is defined as any player who plays under an assumed name, any player not
on the roster of the team he/she played with or a player who participates on two different
teams on the same night. Rosters may be checked at random by umpires or City of Amarillo
Athletic Staff. All players must be prepared to provide proper identification. Playing under
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an assumed name could cause the involved team to forfeit any and all games the involved
player(s) participated in. Players playing under assumed name or not on the roster on file
with the City of Amarillo Athletics Division will result in the following:
a. The team using an illegal player(s) will automatically forfeit the game.
b. The player(s) and the coach involved will be subject to suspension.
IT IS THE COACH’S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE ANY EJECTED
PLAYER DOES NOT PLAY IN ANY GAMES UNTIL HIS OR HER SUSPENSION
HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
Players involved in a fight at any softball field or complex, including the parking lot, will be
required to come in and meet with the Athletic Supervisor and discuss the incident before
playing on any other league night. The length of the suspension will be determined by the
City of Amarillo Athletics Staff.
Fighting incidents involving injury to any staff member including umpires, scorekeepers or
City of Amarillo Representative(s) will result in an automatic two (2) year suspension from
all City of Amarillo adult athletic leagues. If a second similar offense occurs, the player(s)
involved will be suspended indefinitely from all City of Amarillo adult athletic leagues.
Player(s) involved in fighting incidents will not be allowed to participate in any City of
Amarillo adult sport leagues for the duration of the suspension. U.S.S.S.A., T.A.A.F. and
A.S.A. will also be notified of the suspension.
SUSPENSIONS FOR FIGHTING ARE NOT PROTESTABLE.
I. FACILITY USAGE
1. Please leave all valuable items at home. The City of Amarillo will not be responsible for
stolen or lost personal articles of any kind.
2. Damage done to facilities will be grounds for a suspension as determined by the City of
Amarillo Parks and Recreation department. Player(s) involved may not participate in any of
the City of Amarillo adult sport leagues until damages have been repaired. Once damages
are repaired, the determined suspension will then be enforced. Legal charges may be filed
depending on severity and type of damage.
3. Children attending any games should be supervised by a parent at all times. Children
are not allowed in any dugouts or on the field during a game in order to assure the
children’s safety.
4. Smoking is not permitted on any field, in any dugout, in any press box or
surrounding area of a press box.
5. Glass containers are not permitted anywhere inside softball complexes, anywhere in
or surrounding a game field or practice field or in any parking lot.
J. TEAM/LEAGUE RANKING DEFINITIONS
League 1 is for teams with participants who are very talented and experienced softball
players. Superior offensive and defensive skills are required along with excellent home-run
power. Experience playing together as a team is helpful, but not required. This league is the
most competitive league available and is geared towards tournament softball players. If your
entire team is made up of Class “C” softball players, your team will be placed in this league.
2. League 2 is for teams with experience playing together as well as individual experience.
Very good offensive and defensive skills are desired as well as good home-run power. (This
league is for teams who are skilled on offense and defense.) This league is also geared
towards tournament softball players.
3. League 3 is for teams with experience playing together as well as individual experience.
Effective offensive and defensive skills required with 1 to 2 home-run hitters. This League
would include middle of the road teams with 3 or less class “C” or “D” players looking to
have fun. This is the ideal league for Class “E” softball players who are looking to work on
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their placement hitting. If you are just starting playing, but have a team who has athletic
ability, this would be your ideal league. This is also a good league to develop the skills to
become a top notch ball player. This league would also be good for older ball players who
do not have as much speed and quickness as when they were younger.
4. League 4 is for teams with little or no experience playing together and/or has inexperienced
players. Offensive and defensive skills vary among teammates. The ideal teams for this
league would be teams who are not familiar with the rules and don’t have the same athletic
ability as an everyday ball player or if you are a new team who has never played softball or
baseball but still might accidentally hit a homerun. League 4 leagues are recreational softball
leagues. If your team has more than one player that consistently play tournament softball,
then your team should not be in League 4.
5. League 5 is for teams with little or no experience playing together and very little individual
playing experience; generally comprised of a group of friends participating solely for
recreation. This league would best support brand new teams who have very little or no
baseball or softball experience. League 5 is for teams with all of the players on the team
playing at a very low skill level. Teams in League 5 should not have any players who
consistently play in tournaments.
6. Teams are asked to rank themselves; however, all teams will be looked at and put into an
equally competitive rank if possible. Determining factors for rank placement are based on
previous season standings and team roster information. We do try to keep the leagues as
equally competitive as possible, but we cannot make guarantees that all teams will be of an
equal skill level.
K. GAME TIME(S), STANDINGS & SCHEDULES
1. Monday through Friday games are played during evening hours with game times are as
follows: 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Some make-up games could possibly start at 10:30
p.m., when necessary.
2. Sunday games are played during the late afternoon and evening and typical game times
being as follows: 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Some 5:30 p.m. game times may be
scheduled when necessary.
3. GAME TIME IS FORFEIT TIME – NO EXCEPTIONS
4. Due to the number of teams, leagues and limited facilities, the City of Amarillo Parks
and Recreation Department cannot honor special scheduling requests.
5. When the schedules are available, team coaches will receive an e-mail. SCHEDULES
WILL NOT BE MAILED OUT. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE MADE.
6. Coaches are responsible for making all players aware of scheduled and re-scheduled games.
7. If there is a tie in the final league standings, ties of two or more teams are decided by the
following criteria:
1st) Head-to-Head Won – Lost Records (the won – loss records when the teams tied played
each other)
2nd) Least Number of Forfeits in Head to Head Games (If the head-to–head won – loss
records are identical, teams automatically lose the second tiebreaker if they forfeited one of
those head-to-head games.)
3rd) Run Differential of Head-to-Head Games (when head-to-head won – loss records are
identical and neither team forfeited to the other, the third tiebreaker winner is which team
won by the biggest run differential in head-to-head games.)
4th) Least Amount of Forfeits in the Entire Season
5th) Playoff (If it determines whether or not a team gets in the playoffs) or
Total Season Run Differential (only if determining seeding for the playoffs.)
8. If your game is rained out, there will be an email sent out within three business days. If you
do not receive an email, it is the coach’s responsibility to find out when the game(s) have
been rescheduled. No phone calls will be made from the P.A.R.D office.
a. If game is called due to weather, all remaining games on that field will be cancelled.
b. Games will resume at point of rain delay, unless the game is considered complete.
A complete game is any game that has completed four innings or three and one-half
innings, if the home team is ahead in the game.
c. Lineups should be the same as they were on the rain delay; if not, coach may
substitute.
9. Schedules can be found by going to www.amarilloparks.org, then scrolling over the section
titled “DEPARTMENTS,” then scroll over “ATHLETICS,” and finally, click on
“SCHEDULES.” You will then be re-routed to our “Quick Scores” website where you can
click on “Find My Team;” this option is located in the black box on the left hand side of
your screen. Once you have gotten to this screen, you can search by team or coaches name.
(Please see the screen shot on the next page.)
10. Standings can be found by going to the same places listed above except you should click on
“STANDINGS” instead of “SCHEDULES.” Once you have located your team, your
standings will be listed at the top of your league schedule.
L. SOFTBALL LEAGUE DEADLINE & START DATES
1. NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE DEADLINE DATE.
2. 2014 SPRING SEASON DEADLINE DATE IS MONDAY, 3/3/2013, & THE LEAGUE
START DATE IS FRIDAY, 3/21/2014.
3. 2014 FALL SEASON DEADLINE DATE IS MONDAY, 6/30/2014, & THE LEAGUE
START DATE IS FRIDAY, 7/18/2014.
Coaches are responsible for ensuring that each and every player on their team is aware
of U.S.S.S.A. playing rules and the Parks and Recreation Department bylaws.
Critique sheets on umpires and scorekeepers are available from scorekeepers.
Teams may return sheets to the P.A.R.D office.
WEATHER HOTLINE: (806) 378-4289
PARKS & REC OFFICE PHONE NUMBERS: (806) 378-9301
SCORE DISCREPANCIES: [email protected]
UMPIRE DISCREPANCIES: [email protected]
OTHER DISCREPANCIES: [email protected]
ONLINE REGISTRATION & OTHER INFO: www.amarilloparks.org