N. R. R. C. INC. TEAM ORGANIZATION

 

AND DRAFT PROCEDURES

 

REVISED THROUGH 2/9

 

 

HEAD COACHES CHILDREN

 

THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF HEAD COACHES WILL NOT BE IN THE DRAFT.  THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ASSIGNED AS THE LAST SELECTION TO THE TEAM THEIR PARENT COACHES.

 

WHEN A HEAD COACH DOES NOT HAVE A CHILD ON THE TEAM BUT HAS A RELATIVE (E.G. GANDSON/DAUGHTER; NIECE/NEPHEW; STEP-S0N/DAUGHTER) ON THE TEAM, THAT CHILD WILL BE TREATED AS A PROTECTED PLAYER IN THE DRAFT.

 

ASSISTANT COACHES SONS AND DAUGHTERS PROTECTION

 

THERE WILL BE NO ASSISTANT COACHES PROTECTION (SEE BONUS PICKS)

 

BROTHER/SISTER RULE

 

IF TWO OR MORE SIBLINGS ARE ENTERING THE DRAFT AND BOTH ATTEND THE DRAFT, THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND SPORTS DIRECTOR SHALL MAKE A DECISION BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE CANIDATES ABILITY DURING TRYOUTS ON WHAT ROUND OR BONUS ROUND EACH CANIDATE SHOULD BE DRAFTED.  AS SOON AS THE FIRST IS DRAFTED, THE OTHER (S) SIBLING SHALL ALSO BE TAKEN IN THEIR EVALUATED ROUND.  IF DRAFTED AFTER EVALUATED ROUND, THE SIBLINGS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE THE NEXT PICK.  IT IS MANDATORY THAT THEY REMAIN ON THE SAME TEAM. IF THERE IS A SIBLING PICK WHERE ONE ATTENDS TRYOUTS AND THE OTHER IS A “NO-SHOW”, THE “NO-SHOW” SIBLING WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE THE NEXT PICK AFTER THE OTHER IS SELECTED. THE “NO-SHOW” WILL BE SLOTTED INTO A ROUND OF THE DRAFT BASED ON THE CONSENSUS OF THEIR ABILITY. IF NEITHER CHILD SHOWS FOR THE DRAFT, AS SOON AS ONE OF THE SIBLINGS ARE PICKED “OUT OF THE HAT”, THE OTHER SIBLING WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE THE NEXT PICK (WHETHER BONUS OR REGULAR ROUND).

 

BONUS PICKS

 

TEAMS WITH THE FEWEST NUMBER OF RETURNING PLAYERS WILL BE GIVEN BONUS PICKS IN ORDER TO ASSURE BALANCED TEAM ROSTERS WHEN THE DRAFT IS COMPLETE. IN BASKETBALL THESE BONUS SELECTIONS WILL BEGIN AT THE END OF THE SECOND ROUND. IN BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, FOOTBALL, AND SOCCER THESE BONUS SELECTIONS WILL BEGIN AT THE END OF THE THIRD ROUND.

 

WHEN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE TEAM INVOLVED IN BONUS SELECTIONS, THEY WILL CHOOSE ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS YEARS INVERTED WIN/LOSS RECORDS.

 

ANY HEAD COACH WITHOUT A CHILD (OR ANY OTHER PROTECTION) WILL RECEIVE A BONUS PICK IN THE 1ST, 2ND,OR 3RD ROUND, DEPENDING ON THE STATUS OF THE LEAGUE AT THE TIME OF THE DRAFT.

 

            1.         AT THE END OF THE FIRST ROUND WHEN THERE ARE 7 OR MORE TEAMS              INVOLVED, THEY WILL PICK BEFORE THE EXPANSION TEAM’S BONUS PICK. THE BONUS PICK WILL COUNT AS THEIR LAST PICK OF THE DRAFT.

            2.         AT THE END OF THE SECOND ROUND, WHEN THERE ARE 6 TEAMS OR LESS INVOLVED, THEY WILL PICK BEFORE ANY OTHER BONUS PICKS. THE BONUS PICK WILL BE COUNTED AS THEIR LAST PICK OF THE DRAFT.

            3.         WHENEVER AN EXPANSION TEAM IS INVOLVED, THE COACH WILL RECEIVE A SECOND ROUND PICK COUNTED AS HIS OR HER LAST PICK OF THE DRAFT.

 

IN THE EVENT A HEAD COACH HAS MORE THAN ONE CHILD ELIGIBLE TO PLAY ON HIS/HER TEAM, ONE OF THE CHILDREN WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME THE LAST SELSECTION IN THE DRAFT FOR THAT TEAM. THE OTHER CHILD (REN) WILL BECOME THEIR FIRST BONUS PICK (S).

 

WHEN A HEAD COACH FLIP-FLOPS HIS COACHING STATUS WITH HIS ASSISTANT COACH OR ANOTHER PERSON WITH HIS CHILD OR A PROTECTED PLAYER STILL ON HIS TEAM, THE NEW COACHES SON OR DAUGHTER WILL BE EVALUATED AS TO WHICH ROUND HE/SHE WILL BE DRAFTED BY THE SPORTS DIRECTOR AND THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. THE NEW PLAYER WILL COUNT AS A PROTECTED PLAYER UNTIL HE/SHE AGES OFF THE TEAM. IF BOTH PLAYERS ARE ALREADY ON THE SAME TEAM AND BOTH ARE RETURNING, THERE WILL BE NO BONUS PICK FOR THE NEW COACH.

 

EXPANSION

 

WHENEVER AN EXPANSION TEAM (S) HAS TO BE ESTABLISHED, THEY WILL HAVE A SELECTION AT THE BEGINNING AND AT THE END OF EACH ROUND, EXCEPT FOR THE 2ND ROUND. IF THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE EXPANSION TEAMS, A COIN FLIP WILL DETERMINE WHO SELECTS 1ST IN THE 1ST ROUND. THE LOSER OF THE COIN FLIP WILL THEN PICK 1ST IN THE 2ND, 4TH, ETC. ROUNDS (IF THERE WERE ONLY TWO EXPANSION TEAMS). WITH THREE NEW TEAMS, THE WINNER PICKS 1ST IN THE 1ST, 4TH, 7TH, ETC. ROUNDS, WITH THE LOSERS PICKING IN THE 2ND, 5TH, ETC. OR 3RD, 6TH, ETC.

 

WHENEVER THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT PLAYERS TO SUPPORT THE NUMBER OF TEAMS PREVIOUSLY IN THAT LEAGUE, A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TEAMS WILL BE DISBANDED WITH THE RETURNING PLAYERS REENTERING THE DRAFT. THE CRITERIA FOR DISBANDING TEAMS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

            1.         TEAMS WITHOUT HEAD COACHES.

2.         SENIORITY IN THAT SPORT OR LIKE SPORT  ( i.e. GIRLS AND BOYS) MEANING HEAD AND PARTICIPATING ASSISTANT COACHES WITH THE LEAST SENIORITY THE 1ST TO GO.

3.         TEAMS LEFT WILL BE THE DECISION OF THE SPORTS AND ATHLETIC DIRECTORS.

 

 

TRADES

 

IF A NEW COACH HAPPENS TO BE THE PARENT OF A PLAYER ON ANOTHER TEAM IN THAT LEAGUE, THE OLD TEAM WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR THE LOSS OF THE PLAYER (WHO WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO TO HIS/HER PARENT’S TEAM).

1.         BOTH THE SPORT AND ATHLETIC DIRECTORS AGREE ON THE ABILITY LEVEL OF THE COACH’S CHILD MOVING AND EQUATE IT TO A ROUND PICK IN THE DRAFT.

2.         THE TEAM LOSING THE PLAYER WILL THEN RECEIVE A BONUS PICK, AT THE END OF THE AGREED ROUND AS COMPENSATION.

 

FOR THE STRAIGHT TRADING OF PLAYERS BETWEEN TEAMS, IT MUST BE APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS (2/3) MAJORITY OF ALL HEAD COACHES OR REPRESENTATIVES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE DRAFT AND INVOLVE ONLY NEWLY DRAFTED PAYERS (ONES THAT ATTEND TRYOUTS) THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADVISED OF THEIR TEAM ASSIGNMENT WITH THE SUBSEQUENT RESULTS PASSED ON TO THE DIRECTOR.

 

DRAFT

 

EVERY TEAM WILL HAVE A 1ST ROUND DRAFT PICK EXCEPT IN A CASE WHERE A RETURNING TEAM IS FULLLY STAFFED AT THE LEVEL THEY WILL BE PLAYING.

 

ONLY PLAYERS ATTENDING A TRYOUT WILL BE DRAFTED TO A TEAM. “NO-SHOWS” WILL BE RANDOMLY SELECTED TO TEAMS THROUGH A DRAWING OF NAMES FROM A POOL. AT ANY POINT IN THE DRAFT, A COACH MAY ELECT TO DRAW A “NO-SHOW” RATHER THAN PICK A PLAYER THAT TRIED OUT. THIS OPTION IS AVAILABLE UNTIL ALL PLAYERS WHO TRIED OUT ARE DRAFTED. AT THAT POINT, IF THERE ARE ANY “NO-SHOWS” YET TO BE ASSIGNED, THE REMAINING COACHES WILL DRAW THEIR NAMES IN THE NORMAL ORDER OF THE DRAFT.

 

THIS RANDOM SELECTION OF “NO-SHOWS” HAS A DOUBLE EDGE EFFECT.  IF A TOP PICKS(S) DOESN’T WISH TO PLAY FOR LAST YEARS WORST TEAM OR A COACH HE DISLIKES, HE/THEY MAY PURPOSELY “NO-SHOW” AND VIRTUALLY ASSURE ASSIGNMENT ON SOME OTHER TEAM (THUS PENALIZING THE TEAM THAT MOST NEEDS HIS TALENT) OR A TOP PICK(S) NOT CARING WHO THEY PLAY FOR COULD LEGALLY “NO-SHOW” (SICKNESS, FAMILY TRIP, ETC.) AND AGAIN THE TEAM THAT MOST NEEDS THAT TALENT HAS LITTLE CHANCE OF ADDING THAT GIFTED PLAYER TO ITS ROSTER.

 

TO CONTERACT THIS EFFECT, THE TEAMS WITH THE WORST RECORD WILL BE ALLOWED TO DRAFT “NO-SHOW” IN THE FIRST ROUND ONLY (EXCLUDING BONUS PICKS).  WORST RECORDS WILL BE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS, INCLUDING EXPANSION TEAMS:

 

                                    

TEAMS ABLE TO DRAFT NUMBER OF TEAMS
"NO-SHOWS" DRAFTING
1 2-4
2 5-7
3 8 OR MORE

                        

 

IF THERE IS A SIBLING PICK WHERE ONE DOES TRYOUT AND THE OTHER IS A “NO-SHOW” OR ONE IS A RETURNEE AND THE OTHER IS A “NO-SHOW”, IT WILL BE HANDLED ACCORDINGLY: IN THE FIRST CASE, THE “NO-SHOW” WILL AUTOMATICALL BE THE NEXT PICK AFTER THE OTHER IS SELECTED. IN THE SECOND CASE, THE “NO-SHOW” WILL BE SLOTTED INTO A ROUND OF THE DRAFT BASED ON THE CONSENSUS OF HIS/HER ABILITY.

 

 

 

“NO-SHOWS”

 

OPTIONS ON “NO-SHOWS” IN AGES 11 AND ABOVE WITH THE ATHLETIC AND SPORTS DIRECTORS APPROVAL, THESE PLAYERS CAN BE EVALUATED AND REMOVED FROM THE “NO-SHOW” POOL AND CAN BE EVALUATED AS IF BEING PRESENT AT TRYOUTS.

 

PICKING TEAMS

 

WHEN PICKING TEAMS WITHOUT A COACH, THE TEAM PACKETS WILL BE MIXED UP AND PLACED FACE DOWN. THEN THE NEW COACHES WILL PICK FROM THE UNIDENTIFIED PACKETS ACCORDING TO SENORITY WITH THE SENIOR COACH PICKING FIRST AND SO ON UNTIL ALL THE TEAMS ARE ASSIGNED.

 

SPECIAL REQUEST

 

AT THE TIME DURING THE DRAFT WHEN SPECIAL REQUEST ARE ENTERTAINED IF THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS (ONE) THEN THE REQUEST WILL NOT BE HONORED (WITHOUT DISCUSSION).

 

DRAFT ORDER

 

IF THE SAME OR A LESSER NUMBER OF TEAMS RETURN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR THEN THE INVERSE ORDER OF LAST YEARS WON/LOST RECORD (INCLUDING TIE PLAY-OFFS) WILL DETRMINE THE DRAFT ORDER.

 

BASEBALL REDRAFT AND BALANCING AGES ON TEAMS

 

IF A COMPLETE REDRAFT IS REQUIRED, LOTS WILL BE DRAWN. IN THE CASE OF BASEBALL TEAMS, THE TEAMS STRUCTURE WILL CONFORM TO DIXIE BASEBALL RULES. FOR EXAMPLE, ON LITTLE MAJOR BASEBALL TEAMS WHERE NO MORE THAN EIGHT 12 YEAR OLDS CAN BE ON A TEAM, THE DRAFT WILL BE SET UP ACCORDING TO 12 YEAR OLDS FIRST, THEN 11 YEAR OLDS. EACH AGE GROUP WILL BE DRAFTED UNTIL EACH TEAM HAS AN EQUAL NUMBER. ALL EXTRA WILL THEN BE GROUPED TOGETHER AND SELECTED IN THE FINAL PORTION OF THE DRAFT. THE ORDER OF SELECTION THROUGHOUT THE DRAFT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TEAMS (OR ORGANIZATIONS) DRAWING LOTS. THE FIRST PICK IN EACH AGE GROUP WILL BE DECIDED BY A LOT DRAW WITH THE FOLLOWING PICKS ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF SELECTION.

 

JUST AS DIXIE BASEBALL REGULATES THE MAXIUM NUMBER OF OLDER PLAYERS THAT ARE ALLOWED ON EACH 11 AND OLDER LEAGUE, A SIMILAR BALANCE WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE 10 AND UNDER BASEBALL LEAGUES. BEFORE EACH DRAFT THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND THAT SPORTS DIRECTOR WILL ESTABLISH APPROPRIATE QUANTITY LIMITS OF THE AGES IN EACH LEAGUE. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A “MATURITY BALANCE” BETWEEN TEAMS AND PROVIDE A CORE OF RETURNING PLAYERS FOR EACH FOLLOWING YEAR.

 

TEAM MEMBERSHIP

 

A PLAYER IS CONSIDERED TO BE OFFICIALLY A MEMBER OF A TEAM AS SOON AS THE TEAM OR ORGANIZATION FORMATION PROCESS IS COMPLETE. FURTHER IF THE FOLLOWING YEAR HE DECIDES TO GO OUT FOR THAT SPORT AGAIN, HE AUTOMATICALLY RETURNS TO THE TEAM OR ORGANIZATION HE WAS ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR AS LONG AS HE DID NOT AGE OUT.

 

FOR THOSE LEAGUES THAT HAVE THREE OR MORE YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY A PLAYER WHO SAT OUT A YEAR WOULD STILL RETURN TO THE ROSTER OF THE TEAM OR ORGANIZATION HE WAS ON TWO YEARS EARLIER.