North Central Florida Athletics
Baseball League

General Information

1. North Central Florida Athletics (NCFA): NCFA is designed to meet the athletic needs of our community. The programs / leagues may be comprised of multiple organizations or communities. Teams / squads / individuals will be organized based on the participants skill levels to give them an opportunity to to advance at their own pace.
2. Organizations Responsibilities:
   1. Attend all league / organizational meetings.
   2. Collect all registration information: registration forms, age verification, medical information, financial assistance information, and any fees.
   3. Verify that all participants are assigned to the proper age divisions.
   4. Recruit any and all volunteers for their organization. Each organization is responsible for the credibility of those volunteers.
   5. To report the number of teams or participants to the league by assigned deadlines to meet scheduling deadlines.
   6. Secure and report to the league facility availability for scheduling by assigned deadline.
   7. Communicate and distribute all league materials participants, coaches and parents.
   8. Submit all league documents and fees to the league by assigned deadlines.
   9. Purchase all uniforms, equipment or any other materials necessary to support teams or participants within their organization.
3. League Fees: Each league or organization will be assessed a league fee that will pay for sanction fees, insurance and awards.
4. Umpire Fees: Leagues or organizations that host games will be responsible for paying umpire fees.
5. Facility Requirements, leagues or organizations that host games must provide:
   1. Facilities that meet league standards in safety.
   2. A league official to over see games.
   3. ields that meet the required base and pitching dimensions.
   4. Each host facility must maintain an official score book for each division. This scorebook is needed to verify league games played for all-star teams.
6. Team Composition: Leagues or organizations that have more than 1 team in any division must have some form of a draft system.
7. Team Rosters: Cal Ripken / Babe Ruth rosters must be submitted prior to the teams first scheduled game. The roster may not be altered without league approval.
8. Player Eligibility:
   1. Each participant must meet the required age cut off as determined by the league or sanctioning body.
   2. Players may play "up" one division. Players may not play "down" unless the participant has a physical or mental disability and this exception must be approved by the league.

American / National Divisions
NCFA baseball will be divided into 2 divisions, American and National

1. American Division: The American Division is designed for the higher skill level participant. These teams will play a common schedule for the regular season. They will not have inter-divisional games with the National Division. The "A" tournament teams will be assembled from the American Division.
2. National Division: The National Division is designed for the average to below average skill level. These teams will play a common schedule for the regular season. They will play inter-divisional games with the American Division. The "B" tournament teams will be assembled from the American Division.
3. Team Composition: Players must be evaluated within their own league to determine the skill levels. Once the skill levels have been determined the league must then determine if the players need to compete in the American or National Division. If there is more than one team in either division the teams must then be "balanced".
4. Tournament Teams:
   1. The goal for NCFA baseball is to put the best teams on the field to compete on the tournament level.
   2. Each league or organization will nominate coaches for each age division. The league will meet with those coaches and begin forming tournament team rosters. The tournament teams will play a pre-season tournament, meet periodically during the season, play a post season tournament and the Babe Ruth District rosters will then be set. Tournament rosters can be adjusted throughout the season or as needed.
   3. Players must participate within there league age for tournament play. The only exception will be if there is not a tournament team for that league age.
   4. Once players have been selected for the Babe Ruth Tournament Team, they must committ to play all tournament games. No players will be added to the tournament roster after the roster has been set. The only exception will be due to injury, illness, etc.