ESSA Spares / Substitutes Process - Part 3

Clarification of the circumstances when a team will request a spare player from the bye team.

• Captains may ask a player from the bye team to be a spare once there are no spares available from the spares list.

• An ESSA player whose team is on the bye day is eligible to spare for any team requiring a spare when such team has a roster of less than 11 players.
  If a team has 11 players but is without a pitcher, then a spare pitcher can be picked up to increase the roster above 11.

• The opportunity for players from the bye team to spare is dependent on:
  • a team missing players and having a roster of less than 11 players.
  • a team requiring a player of similar rating.

• Players should be encouraged to attend games on the day of their bye.

• Any players from the bye team interested in sparing should make their Captain aware and note their interest to the other team Captains that are playing.

• A list of interested and available players from the bye team should be provided to the other Captains.

• Bye team players that have interest in sparing should be aware that they may only be asked to spare if a team is below 11 players and is missing a similarly rated player.
  In the first 2 preliminary rounds, a team may pick up an available spare even if the rating is different if no other spares are available so that a team fields 11 players.