ASA championship vs league rules

[Andy]

That list could be very long...here are a few that I can remember over the years.

Must slide on a "close" play
No stealing (FP and SP)
No dropped third Strike (FP)
No Infield fly (FP)
Bat the entire lineup
Add an EP (FP)
Players may not slide if they are not wearing a protective slider or pants (same league with the "must slide" rule)
May continue to play shorthanded after ejection
Pitcher's box (SP)
Safety (allow a runner on third to start off the base near the coaches box)
SP Mat
Double plate (similar to Senior SP ) in Co-Ed SP
Time limits (FP and SP)
Run ahead rules

[MD Longhorn]

Reasonable and acceptable local rules (IMHO, obviously):

Time Limits
Bat the order / changes to CR rules due to batting the order
Run limits/rules.

Everything else (again, imho) is a detriment to the league, and to the players in the long run.

[Manny A]

For some of our ASA-based girls FP rec leagues, among many of the mods that have already been mentioned, they limit pitchers to 12 outs. That keeps coaches who are blessed with a good pitcher from dominating the entire game. Of course, the workaround is to have the pitcher go the first two or three innings, then finish up at the end.

We also have a couple of 12U leagues that let the younger girls to pitch from 35 feet away, as if they were playing in a 10U league. Not a problem except that the fields don't have a plate that's 35' away. They just chalk a line from that distance, which goes away pretty quickly.

They also allow 10 players on defense (four outfielders).

Sorry; can't answer questions about SP because I refuse to do those games.

[ASA Ump MN]

12' arc and the pitcher being able to pitch from behind the pitching plate.

[DaveASA/FED]

Run rule per inning
No walk rule in 10U league. (strike count stays with batter coach pitches till girl strikes out or gets a hit)

[azgreg]

Here in the Phoenix area most leagues have a middle closed option.

[DeputyUICHousto]

While I understand the concept of closing the middle, unless you put up a net or some type of barricade this rule doesn't really protect a pitcher. If the pitcher gets hit by a batted ball even with a middle closed rule he's still hit. It still hurts. I also understand the possible deterrent to hitting up the middle if this rule is in place. However, most of the lower level SP players don't have bat control and only want to hit the ball hard. They have no clue where the ball is going.

If you want to protect the pitcher then make the batter's box more narrow and get the batter up on the plate. That way the pitcher can hit the inside corner for a strike and know the ball won't come back at him at 100mph. The problem with implementing this is getting umpires to enforce the rule. The path of least resistance (i.e. not causing a confrontation with a batter) would prevail.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by azgreg

Here in the Phoenix area most leagues have a middle closed option.

Well, some people play the game and some people are played by the game.