ALL PLAYERS PLAY AT THEIR OWN RISK 

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

ROSTERS
1. Complete the attached team roster in full, listing out-of-district players first.  Contact coedwomensb@thprd.com for the roster form. 
2. Rosters must list a minimum of 14 players and a maximum of 20.
3. A player may be registered on only ONE Tualatin Hills Women’s team.
4. For team acceptance and consistency purposes, only the first 15 players listed on the roster will be counted.
5. Players must be 17 years of age or older and finished with high school.
6. Rosters with the most points will be given priority for league entry. List out-of-district players addresses on a separate sheet of paper if they reside in the BSD boundaries. If a tie in points exists the tie will be broken by the team that submitted their roster first. Rosters will be noted with date/time.
7. All in-district and out-of-district players must have a valid THPRD Residency Card. Please see THPRD Residency Card information sheet for details on how to receive a THPRD residency card.
8. Managers must list all players’ THPRD residency card NUMBER on the roster. If a player does not have a THPRD residency card they may not be added to the roster.
9. Out-of-district players may be added to the roster after the deadline IF the league does not reach the MAXIMUM NUMBER of teams. If the league is at capacity, an out-of-district player on a team roster may be dropped and replaced with an out-of-district player (must be done at the same time).
10. If a team is in need of players, a list of enthusiastic softball players looking for a team to play on is kept at the THPRD Athletic Center. Call (503) 629-6330 for a copy of the list.
11. Teams not meeting the above criteria will not be considered.

GHOST CARDS
1. Teams may purchase a maximum of two Ghost Cards for when the team is short rostered players.
2. Ghost cards will cost $27.00 each. Ghost cards will not be available after the rosters are submitted if the league fills with the maximum number of teams.
3. Ghost cards can be used when teams having less then 10 players and are short players for a game. A player can be anyone who is NOT CURRENTLY playing on a women’s team in the THPRD league.
4. GHOST CARDS CANNOT be used during any playoff game.

DEADLINE
1. DEADLINE: by 5:00pm, Wednesday, April 2nd. Team roster (listing all players THPRD card numbers), placement sheet, entry fee, and ghost card fees are due in the THPRD Athletic Center office by Wednesday, April 2 at 5:00pm. NO MAIL-IN REGISTRATION ACCEPTED

LEAGUE FEES
1. $303.00 per team. Make checks payable to Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (THPRD).
2. League fees cover direct costs, which include umpires, game balls, rulebooks, scorebooks, awards and supervisors.
3. Any team dropping from the league after the league schedules have been completed WILL NOT receive a refund of league fees unless there is a team to take their place.

TEAM SELECTION
1. 35 teams may be accepted into the league.
2. Notification of acceptance into the league will be mailed by April 7, 2008.
3. MANAGER'S MEETING: Wednesday, April 16th, 6:30pm at Meadow Park Middle School (14100 SW Downing St., Beaverton). MANDATORY ATTENDANCE FOR EACH MANAGER OR COACH OF TEAMS ACCEPTED INTO THE LEAGUE. A team from the waiting list will replace teams not represented at the manager’s meeting. It is recommended that a representative from each team on the waiting list attend the manager's meeting.

DIVISIONS/LEAGUES
1. 35 teams can be accepted into the league.

TEAM CLASSIFICATION
1. Teams must complete the team placement form and return it with the roster.  Contact coedwomensb@thprd.com for the placement form. 
2. Team placement in divisions will be based on the manager's request, past records, number of new players and other information provided by the manager. Team managers may be called to help with classification.
3. Final team placement will be made by the THPRD Program Coordinator with input from the adult softball steering committee.
4. Reclassification will be done after the 6th league game to maintain league balance.

LEAGUE PLAY
1. 12 League games will be played.
2. DATES: Tuesdays, May 6th through August 5th (pending rainouts)
3. GAMES TIMES: 6:30, 7:50 and 9:10pm
4. FIELDS: Howard M. Terpenning Complex Fields (158th & Walker Road) and PCC/Rock Creek Complex (off 185th & Springville Road).
5. MAKEUPS: Makeup games may be scheduled as double headers and may be played other nights as schedules and field availability permits.
6. PLAYOFFS: Tuesday, August 12th (pending rainouts).

AWARDS
1. Awards will be given to playoff finishers.
2. All awards will be awarded at the end of playoff games.

LEAGUE RULES
1. All divisions will abide by the 2008 National Softball Association (NSA) rules with the exception of minor league changes adopted by the Tualatin Hills Softball Steering Committee.

ROSTER CHECKS
1. All players must have photo ID at all games. Players found not to have ID will not be eligible to play in that game. Players not listed on the roster will not be eligible to participate in any games. Teams found to be using illegal players or players without proper ID during the game will forfeit that game. Exception: Ghost Cards.
2. FORFEITS: Any team forfeiting two games will be dropped from the league and forfeit all fees paid.

UMPIRES
1. One umpire per league game will be assigned.
2. Anyone interested in becoming an official should call the District office.

EQUIPMENT
1. All softball equipment, except game balls and score book must be supplied by the teams.
2. All players must wear shirts with 6” numbers on the back. Matching shirts are highly recommended.
3. Bats deemed illegal by NSA will not be allowed in league play. Please visit www.PlayNSA.com for a list of legal bats.

PRACTICE FIELD RESERVATIONS
1. Practice fields at the THPRD Sports Complex are available for league teams beginning March 31.
2. Reservations may be made every 2 weeks, in person, at the Athletic Center Office beginning March 17th. Teams may reserve one field per week.

TOURNAMENTS
1. All tournament invitations sent to THPRD are compiled in a softball tournament notebook kept at the THPRD office. Teams interested in entering tournaments can check this notebook throughout the season.

OTHER
1. INSURANCE - THPRD or the Softball Association does not supply Insurance. All players play at their own risk.
2. ROSTER ADDITIONS - Players may be added to the roster anytime prior to your seventh league game.


For more information please contact coedwomensb@thprd.com.