Can an ASA rec all star team play in TB friendlies?

[JJsqueeze]

just curious if there are any restrictions on a rec all star team playing in friendlies against TB teams to prep for the all star tournaments or if this would make them a "travel team" is the eyes of ASA and cause eligibility problems.

 

[vcackerman]

Since friendlies are not reported anywhere, I would think you are fine.

 

[coachbob]

Socal Yellow Book: This applies to any travel participation after March 31 for our section.

NOTE: “Participate”, above, is defined as a player or team taking part in a tryout,
practice game, scheduled game or tournament.

 

[Momo'sDad]

For our association, by rule, if it's after March 31st, no. Depending on where you are in the country, the dates might be different.

There won't be a roster check, but if someone from a rival league is aware that your team is in violation of the rule and decides to make a phone call, you could potentially cost your team its ASA 'B' status for the summer.

If you'd rather play travel than all-stars, then you should definitely do that.

 

[JJsqueeze]

For our association, by rule, if it's after March 31st, no. Depending on where you are in the country, the dates might be different.

There won't be a roster check, but if someone from a rival league is aware that your team is in violation of the rule and decides to make a phone call, you could potentially cost your team its ASA 'B' status for the summer.

If you'd rather play travel than all-stars, then you should definitely do that.

thanks....it's not a matter of one vs the other, just trying to find creative ways to get tune up games in before the tourneys start. I noticed that some friendlies are being posted as "all star friendlies" so that looks like a good option to get games in while stying within the rules.

 

[SoCal_Dad]

Socal Yellow Book: This applies to any travel participation after March 31 for our section.

NOTE: “Participate”, above, is defined as a player or team taking part in a tryout,
practice game, scheduled game or tournament.

That's regarding players participating on a travel type team.

The applicable rules are:

II.A.4. A team shall participate ONLY with other leagues and teams that are registered with ASA/USA Softball.

II.B.5. A team that participates in a ASA/USA Softball “A”, Gold or any non‐ASA/USA travel ball type event is not eligible for participation in “B” Classification Championship Play.

We used to set up scrimmages with teams in other leagues.