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Rating Question» DOLFAN: I'm currently a 50 Major Plus player this year. Next year I am ...»SSUSA Staff: Yes »gott2play: SSUSA Staff, Is your "yes" response the only answer, or is it ... »SSUSA Staff: It was the only appropriate answer to the question as posed ... If ... »DOLFAN: @Tony..thanks, you bring up a good point. If I would only play in 55 ... »SSUSA Staff: Not sure "negotiated" is the right word, but individual facts and ... »titanhd: Would it be allowed that a 50 major team drop and play 55AAA? Entire ... »softball4b: Maybe 45 AAA »SSUSA Staff: titanhd: Nope, but a 50-Major team, assuming all players are 55-age ... |
8 | Feb. 27, 2015 | 585 |
PRIORITY: 2015-16 OFFICIAL SSUSA RULEBOOK AVAILABLE ONLINE» SSUSA Staff: The 2015-16 edition of the Official SSUSA Rulebook is now available ...»SSUSA Staff: The following is a list of 2015-16 Rulebook changes made (other than ... »SSUSA Staff: The 2015-16 Official Senior Softball-USA Rulebook has been delivered ... |
2 | Feb. 18, 2015 | 1519 |
PITCHER'S MANDATED MINIMUM SAFETY EQUIPMENT» B.J.: STAFF...the pitchers safety rule has been reworded again....(6.17 • ...»Robo2: I have no problem with this wording. Mandated unless one provides ... »SSUSA Staff: B.J. - Please carefully re-read the provisions of Rulebook §6.17 and ... »B.J.: STAFF: thx for the explanation of the above rules....sorry for my ... |
3 | Feb. 8, 2015 | 632 |
Facing one batter» cuda65: I witnessed this I believe in Phoenix this past year at the World`s. ...»BruceinGa: The same happened to me in the late 80's. It's an old ASA rule and ... »SSUSA Staff: January 30, 2015 - B.J. - 72 posts there is nothing wrong with the ... »Fred S: I seen that called in a tournament in Canada about 13 yrs ago. I ... »Garocket: The most outlandish rule I ever seen was in 1979 ASA, think it only ... »neck10: yea that trick was learned fast »cuda65: SSUSA Staff: I realize that in order to save time, there are no warm ... »SSUSA Staff: We don't have an opinion on the narrowly structured fact pattern you ... »stick8: Staff if I may add one more to your list: --no throwing the ball ... »B.J.: cuda65....if in the pre-game meeting the umpires stated there will be ... »cuda65: B.J., the ball we were throwing around was the game ball. It seems ... »garyheifner: good point BJ. Maybe the ump should have had to sit out one batter ... »Nancy Allen: Of course I would have to have been there to really be sure, but the ... »Jawood: Regarding the staff's suggestions to maximize playing time ... "Have ... »SSUSA Staff: Most field directors distribute the entire day's game cards to the ... »B.J.: while we are are on the subject of time...here's some reasons that ... »SSUSA Staff: B.J. - Here's another very frequent, and avoidable, time wasting ... »Omar Khayyam: SSUSA Staff, I agree with the perception that teams stop hustling as ... »SSUSA Staff: Omar ... I thought I wrote "...those last two innings often take as ... |
18 | Feb. 1, 2015 | 1326 |
Home Run» Arniek: Batter hits a ball over the fence( Home Run) what base must he touch? ...»crusher: Hit and Sit. When I know it is gone, I just take a look and walk to ... »E6 in AZ: No need to hit first base, I understand that. But .... do you want ... »B.J.: if the B/R does run to 1st base he can touch either bag, and if the ... »OZ40: It might depend on the association. I hit one out last year at the ... »stick8: Here's the rule for SSUSA: "the home run batter need only touch ... »SSUSA Staff: Stick8 - The rule you quoted is from the last "printed" full Rulebook ... »stick8: Excellent, thanks for the correction!! Hit and sit is a much better ... »SSUSA Staff: It's already here on the web site stick8 ... From TOURNAMENTS - RULES ... »Webbie25: Let's see, when I started the game you had to run out all home runs, ... »bucs15: Webbie25 I remember those days when you ran all home runs out,but you ... »DCPete: Hard to understand how a lot of players are still opposed to the 1 - ... »E4/E6: Mark, no need wasting time walking to the plate, when its your turn ... »Webbie25: E4/E6, I guess we could even go one step further-at the beginning of ... »LeeLee50: WOW |
14 | Jan. 28, 2015 | 1244 |
Pitcher safety screens.» KennyB: Are there any rules regarding placement of the pitchers safety scree? ...»B.J.: senior softball doesn't really recognize the use of pitcher safety ... »Omar Khayyam: Pitcher safety screens are more common in senior softball league play ... »B.J.: here is a rule that was written for a senior league ... »DCPete: Actually there already has been some toning down of the bat/ball ... »Fred S: B.J.: That are basically the same rules we use with a couple of ... »Grimmie: I'm 52 pitched for 3 years I'm done pitching. Played Major & Major ... »Lefty: We have a screen for the pitcher in our rec. league. If batter hits ... »E6 in AZ: Would this work ? (Please don't plaster me with hatred for I am just ... »Omar Khayyam: DCPete, it depends on where you play. In Northern California Senior ... »Omar Khayyam: E6 in AZ, the two line solution would certainly make things safer, ... »UMBACH: I play in four league's they all use screens I think if a association ... »stick8: I play in a 55+ daytime league and teams have the option of using a ... »DCPete: You're right OK, we've never used the Baden Fire in our area & have ... »Grimmie: Love talking about softball lots of different opinions. Lets face we ... »LP: so next would be a screen for a third baseman then the second ... »tg69: Grimmie.Where you from? Louisville by any chance? »Omar Khayyam: LP, you're right. With our current hot composite plus lively ball, ... »swing for the fences : 60 plus year old blastin away at the Middle... PMSL Turtle man.. ... »Grimmie: Yes tg69 form Louisville Ky, And no one ever said anything about ... »tg69: grimmie, we played your team in the finals 35 over state couple years ... »Omar Khayyam: Swing, purely anecdotal. Certainly true for our third base infielders ... »Grimmie: Love Senior ball tg69 great format, I remember Mr Goatley was hitting ... »Omar Khayyam: Grimmie, I play in the West—California, Reno, Vegas, Oregon, St. ... »swing for the fences : Hey Omar,, we will see you next year,same place.. As far as the hot ... »Fabe: Omar next time follow your instincts n come to the Tropics...will ... »Omar Khayyam: Fabe, I know about the great Hawaii weather because I've been there. ... »garyheifner: My team got one for batting practice. If you don't have one for your ... »Enviro-Vac: Omar - regarding bats. I would play with either metal or composite ... »Omar Khayyam: Enviro-Vac, I am more focussed on composite bats rather than metal ... »Sparky.1: Very well stated Omar, very well stated! »AJC: Omar, we also play in NCSSA, we average 14 tourneys a year. One of ... »JBTexas : Omar, I would like to know were you saw a report that Texas has a ... »Omar Khayyam: JBTexas, the discussion on this site a few years back was about ... |
33 | Jan. 3, 2015 | 1581 |
PRIORITY: SSUSA RULES COMMITTEE • 2014 Actions & Minutes» SSUSA Staff: The 2014 SSUSA Rules Committee sessions at the Annual Convention in ... |
0 | Dec. 5, 2014 | 2205 |
Foot placement in batter's box before pitch» maddogatc: Used to be that both feet needed to be completely within the batter's ...»BruceAZ: Maddog, as long as you're touching the lines you're ok, here's the ... »Katzy63: Not to confuse the question, but the foot placement before the pitch ... »mad dog: bruceaz....what assoc are you looking at....as ASA has it that the ... »B.J.: mad dog...this is SSUSA not ASA this rule and 7.3 are both in the ... »Paul C: I disagree with Mad Dog. ASA rules are same as SSUSA. See ASA rule ... »B.J.: Paul C....ASA rules are completely different than SSUSA here is ... »Dbax: You guys are saying exactly the same thing. Both feet must be in the ... »Katzy63: SSUSA Rule 1.5: The batter's box is 3-foot by 7-foot area to which ... »B.J.: guys here is the difference between SSUSA and ASA in SSUSA you can ... »Dbax: Doesn't make sense B.J. »mad dog: DBax....it is been that way for ASA and if i remember right USSSA...i ... »mad dog: DBax....it is been that way for ASA and if i remember right USSSA...i ... »Dbax: Mad Dog, BJ stated that in ASA that the lines are part of the box ... »rrengineer99: so according to ssusa rule 7.5(c),see above, when i was called out, ... »Dbax: Yep. »FOFO: I ump NSA and the rule is the same as ASA. You must start with ... »B.J.: with the above posts (ASA, USSSA, NSA) I think that is why there is ... |
17 | Dec. 5, 2014 | 1014 |
Are walks hits in Senior Softball?» NewRuleSC: I am having some controversy on my team. After playing this past ...»gott2play: NewRuleSC, What you're talking about us OBP (on-base percentage). ... »bkb555: it is more a team decision....since batting averages are sometimes ... »Enviro-Vac: In baseball proper scoring gives a walk a walk and not a hit. ... »stattad: You should keep both. I always provide stats to our players, and we ... »coop3636: It saves lots of time and effort (and arguments about if it was an ... »BruceinGa: I agree "It saves lots of time and effort (and arguments about if it ... »crusher: Agree with coop3636 99.9%. I call it BA as OBP has to many ... »joel 1975: some guys want take a walk because it dosent help there average, ... »NewRuleSC: Thanks for the feedback. I am gong to let this one be a team decision. »stick8: I used to think walks shouldn't be hits until I played on this one ... »stattad: You can do anything you want, but keep in mind that in baseball when ... »crusher: stattad - The good thing slo-pitch is not baseball. The 90' bases ... »BruceinGa: Stattad, would feel better if we called a walk or an error as "on ... »crusher: Bruce, U R still to YOUNG to really appreciate a walk. LOL James »BruceinGa: Crusher, walks are good if you have confidence in your teammate that ... »garyheifner: Slow pitch is a hitters game. However, if you have the poise to lay ... »tg69: Walks score runs. I had rather take a walk than to hit a solo homerun ... »HJ: The reality is that BA; OBP and Slugging average all have validity ... »Duke: I am not going to get into how to compute batting average, on-base ... »joel 1975: walks r very important if you have a punch hitter who's only going to ... »Brock: I agree with the majority of you in that On Base Percentage is a very ... »neck10: stick that's the right call, walks are just as good as single's some ... »stick8: Brock and neck good points!! Another poster put it properly. There's ... »Lefty: My coach and me didn't really agree with what's a hit or error. ... »hurler: stick how's Bobby Stew doin??????????????? »stick8: Hurler, Stewie is doing very well. He is pretty much back to his ... »Webbie25: I have to agree with the guys that count it as a hit.There really is ... »laramie55: Personally, I don't keep track of my batting avg. I see that what ... »fever: the teams I've played for have counted walks as hits, errors as hits, ... »DoubleL10: Vern, I agree 100% with what you said. Our game is about OBA which ... »Webbie25: Vern-great to see you back on the board-how is your shoulder doing? ... »Igotit: How about this one too. If you hit into a double play, it should cost ... »BruceinGa: lgotit, looks as if you didn't read my post earlier. 25 post up, I ... »Stretch14: Just a way to pad the average. »tg69: just a way to help you win a game.Sometimes EGOs are more important ... »fever: hi webbie.just got home from therapy.shoulder is coming along fine. I ... |
36 | Dec. 1, 2014 | 2032 |
Elegiblity» Ceres: Can a AAA player move to a AA team if his AAA team folded and there ...»taits: Yes, but there are consequences for the "team" as for your playing ... »Ceres: taits, I don't completely understand your reply. We have a AA ... »chico senior: Unless the rule has changed you can have up to 3 players from the ... »Duke: Ceres, Mr. Tait answered more than you asked for. Simply put, as a ... »titanhd: Ceres. The simple answer is yes as long as he does not cause that 5 ... |
5 | Nov. 18, 2014 | 828 |
commit line between third and home» Jetboy: I'm not sure how universal this rule is but we have a committ line ...»taits: Commit line is supposed to be 20 feet from home plate. Once you cross ... »taits: Forgot to add, if you do cross back (try to go back to 3rd base) ... »Nancy Allen: In the Summit's rules comparison, it looks like 20 feet in all but ... »Jetboy: "Forgot to add, if you do cross back (try to go back to 3rd base) ... »jca_BelAir: I know this is an old thread; I ran across it while investigating ... »paul0784: with the new 70' bases the commitment line is now 30' from home ... |
6 | Nov. 18, 2014 | 2672 |
Age Groups» Max56: Why doesn't the age grouping start on July 1st? If a player doesn't ...»taits: I do not believe they do... You can play the age group of interest ... »Max56: If player A turns 65 in January and player B turns 65 in December ... »curveball: Max, player A and player B both get to play 65's on the exact same ... »Max56: If the player is 64 in Dec. and the other player is 64 in Jan. the ... »AJC: That is correct Max. It can be a difference in age as little as 1 ... |
5 | Nov. 17, 2014 | 683 |
Legal/Illegal Use of Courtesy Runner?» SCUBA: Batter gets a base hit and a fielder throws the ball past the catcher ...»ju25: I have never heard of a legal substitution while ball is in play. ... »B.J.: if the courtesy runner touched the base while ball was still in play ... »stick8: SCUBA based on your description I have an illegal courtesy runner, ... »Sparky.1: Excellent assessment of the rule & subsequent play by both B.J. and ... »Wendall J. Benboodleman: SCUBA, I share the opinion of some of the above. Legal runner ... »Softballer48: SCUBA: I saw the play in question; and as you know the Umpire did ... »OZ40: I don't know how closely SSUSSA rules parallel U-Trip rules but if ... »B.J.: I wish we would stop posting about U-TRIP rules this site is for ... »Garocket: Funny how they post USSSA rules and they do not even know the USSSA ... »stick8: Yes there is a difference between a touch and an assist. I had a play ... |
10 | Nov. 3, 2014 | 1046 |
Pitching» Doc11: If a pitcher delivers a pitch with both feet outside the pitcher's ...»stick8: In this case the umpire is to hold his right arm out to the side and ... »BruceAZ: We had a similar call in the Worlds a few weeks ago that almost cost ... »Sparky.1: First of all, the "correct" Umpire signal is done by holding the ... »Sparky.1: and before someone gets any ideas, I am a former State Certified ... »TimMcElroy: I see two potentially different scenarios here: 1) If the pitcher ... »B.J.: Tim.....I disagree with you on the part of calling a no pitch if ... »stick8: Tim, I with B.J. on this one. I don't believe it's a dead ball. The ... »Sparky.1: The only time a "Dead Ball" vocalization is used is "Dead Ball ... »Garocket: I would have to agree with Tim, IF the pitcher never got in the ... »Sparky.1: stick8.....ASA is as soon as possible once it leaves the Pitcher's ... »John Mc: I am new to this forum, but I agree with Tim. If the pitcher is never ... »ju25: This happened to me last night in a USSSA playoff game. Pitcher was ... »mad dog: i'm with rocket and tim on this.....its like letting the pitcher ... »stick8: Jimmy in your scenario it's a ball not because the pitch was deep or ... »B.J.: Guys again here is the rule...6.4 • BEFORE STARTING THE PITCH...B. ... »ju25: Stick, I understand the ball call, but shouldn't he have said ball, ... »B.J.: JU....in USSSA the umpire cannot say anything until after the pitch ... »stick8: Jimmy your correct. What he should have called was "unfairly ... »stick8: Fellas BJ is exactly correct. For further info refer to section 6 of ... »ju25: I thought that USSSA was a hand signal, or is that just for pitches ... »OZ40: Right on Stick. The only bone I have to pick with U-Trip is in this ... »Sparky.1: As an idea for ALL of the current Senior Softball Associations. In ... »stick8: Jimmy there's no hand signal in utrip until the pitch crosses the ... »stick8: Oz that's the beauty of USSSA!! Your last sentence sums it up ... »Sparky.1: Totally agree with you "stick8", "Oz40" summed up a USSSA team's ... »curty: what would you call this? batter in box, pitch thrown- legally by ... »B.J.: if pitcher does what again???? »curty: umpire was not looking. he was putting a ball away when the pitch was ... »Sparky.1: The Umpire's day is finished and should be enrolled in "Basic ... »B.J.: I didn't see the play...but many times multiple balls are used in a ... »Sparky.1: BJ....Can't sell that outlook.....A ball bag is worn on your side ... »OZ40: As a former U-Trip ump I always stated "TIME" when a play was ... »Sparky.1: Exactly my point and the overall level of Umpiring I have witnessed ... »stick8: Curty the way you describe that play the umpire was correct. It ... |
34 | Nov. 1, 2014 | 1304 |
illegal courtesy runner rule» 1jonsey: STAFF---this is part of RULE 8.8 5) An illegal courtesy runner on ...»SSUSA Staff: That is a correct assumption ... The appeal on the illegal courtesy ... |
1 | Oct. 24, 2014 | 739 |
Interference» Paul P: Ok, I get it, I know the rule, as do all of you, but let me throw a ...»stick8: The umpire was correct except for one thing. Based on your scenario ... »Garocket: Stick that is correct. Any interference by a runner that has already ... »stick8: I'd like to add if the runner was using "descriptive" language, ... |
3 | Oct. 21, 2014 | 680 |
Why Not Reward Performance?» Tate22: MLB - best record means home field advantage, same in the NFL, NBA, ...»Marv19: Donnie that's so novel and creative where did you come up with that ... »?: If being the home team is such a big deal..... Then explain why i ... »?: Correction to my last post... Only the KC Royals should have been ... »SCRAPPY: Don, I agree 100%. I have played in tournaments for over 40 years ... »DaveDowell: Don ... A couple of quick observations ... The SSUSA Field Director ... »TexasTransplant: Jeez, isn't the fact that the team from the loser's bracket will have ... »Tate22: Dave Dowell, that's a great point and your proposal works for me. If ... »stick8: Tate22, USSSA has a similar rule in their NIT's and conference ... »mad dog: tate22,stick8.....i have always remembering us playing it that ... »BruceinGa: We had the same conversation last week in Vegas. Ours was centered ... »Clean Up: What's the Big Deal? Is there really any BIG home field ... »stick8: ?, 3 reasons why the Royals and Giants are still playing. 1)pitching ... »?: stick8 You are absolutely correct! And to think they did all ... »cal50: Home team is an advantage because you know how many runs going in you ... »Robo2: If you really wanted to reward performance then why have a Home Run ... |
15 | Oct. 17, 2014 | 1410 |
tag up» hurdler52: situation is runners at 2nd and 3rd one out. Batter hits fly ball ...»B.J.: yes the run scores... this is a time play, as long as the runner has ... »jim16: In the 70 AAA tournament at Sunset park that very situation occurred, ... »stick8: Both scenarios are timing plays. If the runner at third crosses the ... »Garocket: Stick are you refering to the fourth out appeal. »stick8: Garocket that is correct but you spoiled my fun!! :) »Garocket: Stick we may be the only two but at least two of a very few that even ... »stick8: Garocket, with the exception of ssusa staff and perhaps a few other ... »OmahaChuck: ASA Rulebook Rules Supplement Section, Rule 1.K: "Tag Ups. ... |
8 | Oct. 15, 2014 | 895 |
Play at the plate» Webbie25: This one also happened to me and I didn't argue, because I didn't ...»softball4b: The guy you went around was your own player and the defensive player ... »Webbie25: Mike, I did go across the corner of the box. I just could not cut ... »StevenL.Imlay: I was trying to get back to the plate but I wouldn't have gotten to ... »Dbax: Like Mike said it was our player. He was on deck and picking up the ... »softball4b: Batter »stick8: Webbie not seeing the play it's hard to discern what happened. What's ... »StevenL.Imlay: Stick8 I was going for the home plate not a tag. It never entered ... »stick8: The rule states a runner can't be tagged out once he/she passes the ... »curty: we had a similar type play. In a rundown (pickle) the runner stopped ... »stick8: Steve I'll definitely take your word for it. I suspect many players ... »Webbie25: I never meant to infer that Steve did try to tag me or did anything ... »stick8: Curty if I read you correctly the third baseman had the ball, ran at ... »HJ: I have trouble understanding how a 3rd baseman can interfere with a ... »curty: the play occured right at the commitment line. the runner crossed the ... »DaveDowell: Had a similar play at BLD involving a 3B chasing a runner home toward ... »HJ: Dave, your call is easy and third baseman erred since a simple throw ... |
16 | Oct. 9, 2014 | 1413 |
DH» RaptorPete: My question is the ISA/ASA authorized use of a designated hitter. I ...»AJC: If you can have 12 guys listed on your lineup card and of course ... »hitman: In ISSA and ASA 65 and over use 11 fielders and bat as many as ... »TimMcElroy: In Senior Softball, we have an EH (Extra Hitter) which allows a ... |
3 | Oct. 8, 2014 | 580 |
