Spring 2024 Softball Registration.
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REGISTRATION IS OFFICIALLY OPEN!
Time:  6pm-8pm

Dates: (Fridays) Jul 26-Sept 27

Location:  Ball Diamond on the East End & Near the Outlet Mall(Exact Location Disclosed upon registration)


Estimated time to fill out form: 5-15 mins


No experience necessary

Only equipment required is athletic, closed toed shoes.

Open to 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals & Allies.

18+ Canadian Residents ONLY!

ALL GENDER INCLUSIVE WITH NO GENDERED RULES!


GENERAL CLUB RULES

SOFTBALL RULES

Logistics.

Every game will start with a 7 minute warm up (ending signaled by umpire) and 3 minutes to get on the field/get ready to bat.
Games will start no later than 10 minutes after the game time.

Teams will play as many complete innings as they can in 45 minutes as determined by the umpire & club coordinator.

The last 5 minutes will be for game wrap-up & switch over. 

There are no timeouts for teams.
Players are allowed 10 second timeouts to adjust equipment, report field issues, and/or report injuries on base or in the field.

Equipment
No metal cleats are allowed.
Plastic cleats are welcome, but optional.
Sturdy, closed toed athletic shoes are mandatory.

Athletic Groin Protectors (cups) are heavily recommended.

WRSC bats & Balls MUST be used. No outside bats are allowed unless approved by the Club Coordinator. Please email windorrainbowsportsclub@gmail.com to request approval.

Every Batter, runner, and pitcher must wear a league provided helmet with face guard and chin strap buckled or their own helmet with a face guard highly recommended. Every catcher must wear the club catcher’s mask or their own catcher’s mask, approved by the Club Coordinator.

WRSC Rules of Softball

Batting


Running Bases

Fielding

Umpires


Umpire decisions are final.

Players are NEVER to make a call in the field that the umpire has not already announced.

Players are also NEVER allowed to dispute a call out loud , but should let their captain know respectfully and calmly. Disputing a call out loud creates a competitive environment and makes other players uncomfortable.

Players are allowed to ask the umpire clarifying questions, along the lines of :
“Was I safe?”

“Was that an out?”
“Timeout, I need to adjust something”

Players cannot ask the umpire justification or argue a call. They are to go to their captains and the captains are to approach the umpire calmly and respectfully at the next stoppage of play for questions like: 


“I thought we were allowed to steal, just not second”
“Why did you call that safe?”

“Why was that not an out?”


If an umpire is not present, the captains (or an assistant if  a captain is not present) will take the place of an umpire. 

GREEN CARD EXAMPLES


Green fouls constitute an automatic out/safe, depending on which team violated the rule (ex: Leading off=runner out, sliding=runner out, standing in the base line=runner safe etc.)


Mobility equipment is permitted, but any use of the equipment that results in contact to another player's body will be issued a yellow/red foul, depending on severity. 


The game is won by the team with the greater number of points at the end of the game.