| Youth baseball seasons seem to be going longer | | | | innings the whole fall season. If it is an eight game |
| and longer. Some leagues enter All Star | | | | season, no more than eight innings, total for the |
| tournaments all the way through August. Come | | | | Fall league season. One inning per game per |
| the fall, do some of these players who have | | | | pitcher should be the average. This is forcing the |
| played the last six months really want to enter a | | | | manager to use different pitchers. Also how |
| Fall League? The answer is yes. More and more | | | | about having a batting order comprised of the |
| fall leagues are cropping up around the country. | | | | whole team, let's say one thru twelve. With this |
| Even with the competition from football and | | | | we have free fielding substitutions. The point here |
| soccer leagues, some baseball purists still can't get | | | | is to get each player up. You can add other rules |
| enough. How should a youth baseball organization | | | | to keep the game moving like nine players |
| run a fall league? The first thing the league has to | | | | maximum at bat per inning or seven walks per |
| do is see if their league insurance covers them | | | | inning. |
| for the whole year or just the baseball season. | | | | There are a number of other creative rules a |
| The league Board should look into this and | | | | league can try. The league has to make sure if |
| determine the fee for the league. As for | | | | they have certain rule changes it is aloud by the |
| uniforms, nothing more than colored t-shirts from | | | | League Board of Directors and the League |
| the league are really necessary. | | | | Charter. The main point is some kids prefer |
| The games themselves can be played a number | | | | playing baseball to soccer or football in the fall. If |
| of ways. I happen to think that the league should | | | | there is enough interest, it's a shame to keep |
| be as non competitive as possible. This is a great | | | | these fields empty during the months of |
| opportunity for players to play different positions | | | | September and October and when timed |
| that they didn't do during the season. Pitchers | | | | correctly a youth baseball fall league can be run |
| innings should be limited. For example, if it is a four | | | | right up to league tryouts for the next Spring |
| game season a player can't pitch more than four | | | | season. |