The following are a set of rules
that all teams who join the NSL are expected to comply to.
You can also download these rules as a PDF document here.
1. Structure
1.1 The National Softball League (NSL) will consist of the
tournaments who have agreed to host rounds of the National
Softball League.
1.2 All teams competing in the NSL will be expected to enter
all tournaments participating in the NSL and will be guaranteed
a spot in that tournament up until one month before the tournament
date.
1.3 The NSL will consist of the qualification process for
the Premier Nationals.
2. League Structure
2.1 Teams will score points ranging from sixteen points
for the winners down to one point for the sixteenth placed
team.
2.2 Any team which fails to compete in a tournament will score
zero points.
2.3 The Premier Nationals will not contribute any points towards
the NSL.
3. Premier Nationals Qualification
3.1 The finishing position in the league will contribute
towards the type of Premier Nationals you will be eligible
to compete in and your seeding for the Premier Nationals.
3.2 The structure for the Premier Nationals each season will
be decided upon before the first NSL tournament of the season.
3.3 The Premier Nationals will be organised by the Nationals
Organisers on the British Softball Federation.
3.4 Any team failing to compete in the Premier Nationals will
be excluded from the National Softball League in the season
following their non-attendance.
4. Player Eligibility
4.1 All players are expected to be registered on www.baseballsoftballuk.com.
4.2 No player may participate in more than one NSL team in
any one season in the NSL tournaments. The Premier Nationals
does not qualify as an NSL tournament.
4.3 Player qualification for the Premier Nationals is through
any BSF sanctioned tournament played by the same team name
entered for the NSL.
4.4 There is no limit to the amount of players any NSL team
may use within the season, as long as they comply with 4.2.
This rule is designed to promote teams to use more players
rather than the same players being ‘borrowed’
constantly.
5. Team Eligibility
5.1 All teams are expected to be registered on www.baseballsoftballuk.com.
5.2 Teams must complete the NSL entry form to participate
in the NSL.
5.3 All teams must be affiliated to the British Softball Federation
and comply with the rules and regulations of the British Softball
Federation Constitution.
5.4 All teams are expected to send a representative to the
AGM as per the BSF Constitution.
5.5 All teams must pay BSF affiliation Fee’s and the
NSL and as well as the Premier Nationals entry fee.
6. NSL Fee
6.1 Teams must pay the NSL fee. This fee for the 2009 season
will be £20 per team.
7. NSL Disputes
7.1 Any disputes arising from NSL matters will be dealt
with by the NSL organisers.
7.2 Any requests for dispensations for the Premier Nationals
will be decided upon by the dispensations committee.
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