Draft Guidelines-

Draft guidelines

The Head Coach that will draft first will be determined by a coin toss. After an order is fairly determined, the draft will commence. If there are only two teams in an age group, it’ll be a straight draft. The coach who won the coin toss will have the odd picks. The coach who lost the coin toss will have even picks until all the players are on a team. If more than two teams in the age group are drafted, then a “snake draft” will be used. The Head coach who picks first will then pick the sixth player. The Head Coach who picks second will then pick the fifth player. The Head Coach who picks third will pick then next select the fourth player. The process will continue until all players are drafted.

Players at each divisional level will be considered eligible for the draft if they meet the age requirements. If the Board determines that there is a need for younger aged players to move up in order to balance the draft and create a full team, then the oldest player at the lower level will be asked first. If that player declines to move up, the second oldest player at the lower level will be given the opportunity. This process will continue until there are enough eligible players for the draft.

The players in each age group will be divided into four different groups: returning all-stars (including the alternate all-star players) from the previous season, returning non-all-stars, move-up all-stars (including the alternate all-star players), and move-up non-all-stars. Each member of the respective group will be considered equal in abilities. If an all-star team was not formed in the previous season, that age group will all be grouped into the same pool but will be grouped by pitchers, catchers, and travel ball players.

Head coaches will first draft all players from the returning all-stars group. When all players in that pool have been drafted, they will then draft returning non-all-stars. When that group has been drafted, they will then begin to draft move-up all-stars and then finally move-up non-all-stars.

The Board is responsible for ensuring the following:

1. All players in the draft are sorted correctly into the four groups before the draft.

2. All players in the draft are correctly identified as Pitchers, Catchers, and Travel Ball Players before the draft. (Integrity of Competitive Balance: Equality of teams)

3. The process of the draft is correctly being followed.

4. The final draft of the teams contains equivalent (or as equivalent as possible) pitchers, catchers, and travel ball players.

5. All Head Coaches and board agree to the final drafting of teams. A board member or Head Coach who does not agree with a selection can voice their concerns when all members of the respective group have been drafted and before the approval of the final draft.

Failure to Comply 

  Failure to comply with draft will result in redraft at a BCFPL meeting

  Failure to comply with Rosters results in forfeit of games and seeding games.

No Stacking of teams: Must follow draft

·       League discretion could result in no playoff games for age group or district. 

·       League discretion and/or lowest seed for playoffs.

 Repeated offenses result in probation of the community or coaches.