Expanded Senior Slo-Pitch Association Spare Player Management
Spare Player Registration
You can register to be a spare on the web site or by mail.
See the
Registration section on the main web page.
If you become a full-time player at some point during the season,
you must pay the Association fee (which will be pro-rated if a
significant part of the season has already past).
Spare Player Management Process
Note: The process outlined below is dependent on team numbers and a
sufficient list of spares.
Objective
- To support the Association teams with comparable caliber spares when required.
- To evaluate the spares to align with the Association ratings.
- To provide playing time to those signed up as spares.
- To maintain a minimum batting order of 11 players to keep teams
as balanced as possible.
- To maintain full teams during peak vacation periods or in the
event of injuries.
Definition of a Spare
- Spares MUST register with the Association to be a spare (see above).
- Those players who know they cannot play full time during the season
and want to participate in and support the Association.
Spare Player Evaluation
- Spares will be evaluated at the yearly Rookie Evaluation Camp.
- As new spares are added, they will be contacted by the Association
Spare Administrator to set an evaluation date and time
(this could happen in a game).
- Spare evaluations will be done by 3 Captains and/or Association
Board of Directors members using the Association evaluation criteria.
- Spares will be assessed in three rating categories for flexibility:
- SA -- 16-20 rating points
- SB -- 9-15 rating points
- SC -- 4-8 rating points
- Spares that can be pitchers, will also have a 'P' designation
for assignment.
Spare Player List
- When the spares list has a large number of participants:
- Spares will be listed alphabetically based on their Spare Rating;
this list will be a rolling list, so all spares are asked to play
in rotation.
- As new spare players are added, they will be a priority assignment
player for one week before being added to the alphabetical list.
- When the spares list is smaller:
- Spares will be contacted based on their rating / availability
and the similar rating of the missing player.
- If ratings are different, access to the full-time player list
of any team(s) sitting off that day may occur.
How to Request a Spare Player
- Team Captains must notify the Association Spare Administrator at least
24 hours prior to game time to be assigned a spare player.
- Captains will provide the name of the missing player.
- Captains will indicate if they will be missing one of their pitchers.
- Captains can indicate that a spare will be required for multiple
games but cannot expect to receive the same player for the multiple
games. Each game will be assigned the next available spare.
- Captains must ask for spares when their team will field less than
11 players.
- If a team does not request a spare for a missing player, then an out
will be scored in sufficient batting position(s) to reach 11 players
in the playoff rounds.
- If no spares are available in the regular round-robin part of the season,
teams may play short, and/or ask the other team for help;
out(s) will not scored in the batting order to reach 11 players.
- If no spares are available in the playoff rounds,
teams will play short and out(s) will be scored in sufficient
batting position(s) to reach 11 players.
Assignment of Spare Players
- The Association Spare Administrator will contact a spare based on the
following criteria:
- Registered spares have first priority to be assigned as spares;
full-time players from any team(s) sitting off who have
indicated they are willing to spare will then be assigned
as spares.
- If a pitcher will be missing, those spares who can pitch will
be contacted.
- Captains may request a spare able to play a specific position;
the Spares Manager will take this into account when assigning
a spare, but with no guarantees.
- Spares added to the Association within the last 7 days must be
evaluated, and receive a priority ranking for one week.
- An attempt will be made to contact spares based on their rating
and the rating of the missing player.
- The Association Spare Administrator will contact the spare player via
text and/or e-mail Sunday for a Monday game, Tuesday for a Wednesday game,
or when the information becomes available.
- If the spare does not confirm by 7 PM Sunday/Tuesday, then
another name on the spare list will be contacted.
- Every effort will be made to supply an equivalent spare to the
team missing a player.
- During the regular round-robins, any spare from any category
may be assigned if demand exceeds the number of spares available.
- During the playoff qualification round the spare must be
rated at or below the numeric rating of the player being replaced.
- Spare usage in the playoff qualification round, semi-final or
final requires agreement of the Commissioner,
Assistant Commissioner and Spare Administrator.
- A Spare Activity Report will be provided to the Commissioner,
Assistant Commissioner and team Captains by 8 AM game day.
- Last minute emergencies may be taken into consideration and changes
made after the Spare Activity Report has been sent.
This page created and maintained by Mike Peterson,
mikep9x@gmail.com.
Created September 21, 2018. Last updated May 17, 2023.