Roster and Classification for 2008

Roster and Classification Guidelines for 2008

Roster

The process starts with a roster filed with the Fastpitch Director in your State or Province, which becomes the basis of classification.  NOTE:  It is requested the blank roster form be downloaded from the NAFA Website with all information typed onto said roster.  The signatures of the Manager and the Players shall be handwritten.

Prior to playing in a NAFA event, in the current season, a 2008 NAFA Roster must be filled with your Director.  This roster is a waiver to protect NAFA, its officials and team managers from lawsuits.

  1-Director will verify that the roster is filled out properly and sent to the National Office

  2-NAFA registration fee of $35 shall be attached

  3-Early-Season Rosters can be sent as early as June 15.  The revised World Series roster is due July 24th of any

   current year, to include player removals/additions and pick-up players and final roster additions that are due on

   August 1.

  4-If team (or variation of team) is competing in two separate classifications, separate rosters must be submitted

   for each.

Classification

1-Factors which will affect classification will include, but are not limited to:

   -Your roster for the current season;

   -The pitching staff you have;

   -How your team compared to other teams in Invitational Tournaments, Travel Leagues and the previous World

    Series Tournaments, in addition to how you finished in other affiliation's Championship play.

2-Any team or player may appeal their classification in writing to:  NAFA Classification Committee Chairman,

    Nafafastpitch@gmail.com.

3-Classification will continue up to the Opening Game (and during the event if needed) of the World Series.  The

    NAFA Executive Director or Vice President may reclassify a team based on roster submission regardless of

    State Director's initial team or pitcher classifications.  Final determination will be by the International

    Classification Committee.  Teams that are reclassified up one level during the event my play in the higher

    classification, provided an opening is available.  If space is not available, the illegal player(s) that resulted in

    reclassification will be removed from the World Series.

4-Region (What is a region?)"

   Note for 2008 There are no geographic Restrictions on any level of NAFA team. This will be evaluated at the 2008 World Series for 2009 Changes.

   A region is any state or province, plus any state or province adjacent to your state or province.  Your state or province is determined by the home mailing address of the team contact and/or manager.

  Border Rule-If a player lives within one (1) hour of the mailing address of the manager, that player may play for that team.  Example:  lives across the border in Iowa but plays in Minnesota.

5-Classes of Competition

  "Open" Class

    A-The following teams are considered Open Class in NAFA as of June 1, 2008.  If a player's name is on the

       roster for one of the teams listed below, he MAY NOT play in the current NAFA World Series in the "A,"

       "A-Major" or "AA" Divisions without approval from the NAFA Classification Chairman.  Only two (2) Open players are allowed on any "AA-Major" team.

      1-Aspen Interiors Black Sox (Saskatoon, Sask, Canada)

      2-County Materials (Marathon,Wisc)

      3-Heflin Builders (Ballston Lake, NY)

      4-Kitchener Hallman Twins (Kitchener, Ont, Canada)

      5-Midland Explorers (Midland, Mich)

      6-Orillia Riversharks (Orillia, Ont, Canada)

      7-Patsys (Massapequah, NY)

      8-The Farm Tavern (Madison, Wisc)

      9-Vancouver Grey Sox (Vancouver, BC, Canada)

    B-In addition, NAFA prepares a list of Open pitchers and players who are not eligible in any NAFA "A,"

      "A-Major" or "AA" Division event unless approved by the NAFA Classification Committee.

  Class "AA-Major" Teams

    A-Must have all their players from their region, except they are allowed 3 players or pick- ups from outside their

         region.  (Geographic Restrictions have been removed for 2008 for all classes of play)

    B-Pick-up players may be from any fastpitch team, providing the players are from a Class AA-Major or lower.  All pick- up players shown on roster with an asterisk (*) by player's name.

    C-No player or pick-up player on a current AA-Major class team, on current roster may play in any other NAFA class without approval of the Executive Director.

    D-2 Open Players (not including pitchers) are allowed on each AA-Major team.

  Class "AA" Teams

    A-Must have all their players from their region except they are allowed three (3) players, either rostered or pick-up,

        from outside their region unless pre-approved by the Executive Director and State Director. (Geographic Restrictions have been removed for 2008 for all classes of play)

    B-Pick-up players may be from any fastpitch team, providing the players are from a Class AA or lower. All pick up

        players will be shown on roster with an asterisk (*) by player’s name. (Geographic Restrictions have been    

        removed for 2008 for all classes of play)

    C-No player or pick-up player on a current AA-Major class team may play in any other NAFA Class unless approved

         by the Executive Director in advance.

  Class "A-Major" Teams

    A-Must have all their players from their region. (Geographic Restrictions have been removed for 2008 for all classes

        of play)

    B-Pick-up players, no more than 3, must be from their region, but may be from any fastpitch team, providing the

        players are from a class  “A-Major” team or lower. All pick up players will be shown on roster with an asterisk

        (*) by player’s name.

    C-No player or pick-up player on a current AA-Major or AA class team, either on current roster or in the past 2 years

        may play in NAFA Class “A." (Geographic Restrictions have been removed for 2008 for all classes of play)

  Class "A" Teams

    A-Must have all their players from their state or province unless approved by their state director. (Geographic

         Restrictions have been removed for 2008 for all classes of play)

    B-Pick-up players, no more than 3, may be from their region, providing the players are from a class  “A” team. All

        pick up players will be shown on roster with an asterisk (*) by player’s name.

    C-No player or pick-up player on a current AA-Major or AA class team, either on current roster or in the past 2 years,

         may play in NAFA Class “A”.  (Geographic Restrictions have been removed for 2008 for all classes of play)

  Pick-Up Players

    A-You may be a regular rostered player on an A team and be a pickup player on a higher class team. This is true

         for any class. You may not be a regular rostered player on a higher classed team and be a pickup player for a

         lower class team.

6-The Penalty

   A-In all classifications, Open, AA-Major, AA, A-Major and A, the above rules will be the responsibility of the team manager and

        the fastpitch director to make sure the roster for the World Series, or any NAFA event does not contain any

        illegal players.

    B-If any of the above statements are in violation in any division of play the illegal player and the MANAGER will be

        ejected from the NAFA event. In case of a NAFA Open player or pitcher, by published list, on the roster in a

        NAFA event, the MANAGER may be banned from NAFA for one year.