The Mineola Youth Foundation

Mineola Youth Foundation Tournaments play Under NCS Rules Followed by National Federation(NFHS) if not otherwise listed here.

 T-BALL SPECIFIC RULES:

A).Bats must say Tball, identifiable as tball or be A legal softball bat and be labeled as such.

B.7 RUNS A INNING OR 3 OUTS PER HALF INNING.

C).TIME IS CALLED WHEN LEAD RUNNER IS STOPPED.

D).CATCHER MUST HAVE A ENCLOSED CATCHERS HELMET OR BATTING HELMET WITH MASK AND CHEST PROTECTOR.

E).NO INFIELD FLY RULE

F).PITCHER MUST HAVE ONE FOOT IN CONTCT WITH PITCHERS PLATE UNTIL BALL IS CONTACTED.

G).DEFENSE COACHES MUST STAY BY DUGOUT THEY MAY GO TOWARDS END OF DUGOUT BUT IT MAY ONLY BE 1 COACH.ON OFFENSE YOU MAY HAVE 1 COACH HELPING BATTER AND 2 ON THE BASES.

H)10 FOOT ARC IN FRONT OF HOME PLATE FROM FOUL LINE TO FOUL LINE, BALL MUST COMPLETELY EXIT ARC TO BE CONSIDERED A FOUL BALL.  ANY BALL THAT COMES TO REST INSIDE ARC IS A DEADBALL STRIKE AND IF THIRD STRIKE BATTER WILL BE OUT.

I). FOUL BALL CONTINUATION ON THIRD STRIKE.

J) Play with 10 4 must be behind bases u til ball is contacted.

7U-8U COACH PITCH RULES:

1. PITCHER MUST BE WITH IN 4 FEET TO THE SIDE OR BEHIND PITCHERS PLATE  UNTIL BALL IS CONTACTED.  PITCHERS CAN NOT be IN FROMT OF PITCHERS PLATE UNTIL BALL IS CONTACTED.
2. INFIELDERS MUST STAY BEHIND THE SAFETY ARC UNTIL THE BALL IS HIT. THIS ARC IS 30FT IN FRONT OF HOME PLATE TOUCHING EACH FOUL LINE. IF NO ARC DRAWN UMPIRES JUDGEMENT
3. A BASE RUNNER IS OUT FOR LEAVING THE BASE BEFORE THE BALL IS HIT.
4. STEALING IS NOT ALLOWED.
5. 10 PLAYERS WILL PLAY IN THE FIELD WITH 4 OUTFIELDERS. THE 4TH OUTFIELDER MAY NOT ASSUME AN INFIELD POSITION. ALL OUTFIELDERS MUST STAY BEHIND THE BASELINE.
6. THE BATTING ORDER SHALL CONSTITUTE ALL PLAYERS ON THE TEAM ROSTER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME.

LATE ARRIVALS MAY BE INSERTED AS THE LAST BATTER.

ALL PLAYERS ON THE ROSTER MUST BAT BEFORE RETURNING TO THE TOP OF THE ORDER.

7. A MAXIMUM OF 7-RUNS PER INNING OR 3 OUTS INCLUDING THE LAST INNING. THERE IS NO OPEN INNING.
8. FREE SUBSTITUTIONS ON DEFENSE, BATTING ORDER MUST STAY THE SAME.
9. NO BUNTING.
10. DEFENSIVE COACHES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE FIELD OF PLAY AND MUST COACH FROM THE DUGOUT.
11. UMPIRES WILL CALL TIME AFTER EACH PLAY AND DECLARE THE BALL DEAD. TIME SHOULD BE CALLED AS SOON ALL RUNNERS ARE NOT TRYING TO ADVANCE.
12. CATCHERS ARE REQUIRED TO STAY IN THE CATCHERS BOX AND HOLD THEIR GLOVE UP. 
13. THE SAME BATTER CAN ONLY BE INTENTIONALLY WALKED ONCE PER GAME. 
14. EACH BATTER IS AWARDED 5 PITCHES, A FOUL BALL ON THE LAST PITCH IS NOT AN OUT AND THE BATTER REMAINS ALIVE. HE IS OUT ON THE LAST PITCH IF HE SWINGS AND MISSES OR DOES NOT MAKE AN ATTEMPT.

ALL OTHER AGE GROUPS ABIDE BY NCS RULES THEN FEDERATION RULES(NFHS)