NorCal USSSA Team Clarification

Active Team

·        Team in good standing with USSSA

·        Team’s should have rosters online to be active and complete

Disbanded Team

·        Disbanded team is a team that by choice has decided not to participate in USSSA tournaments for the remainder of the calendar year.  Listed Manager must notify State Director by letter or email of their intentions.  Once a team has disbanded, all players are effectively released to play on other teams.  Any qualified or non-qualified team may legally add the players from a disbanded team that has qualified for a State or World Series berth.  This will not be considered a release for purposes of the release rule.  Players may subsequently be released one time.

·        Teams should disband once it is decided that the team as a whole will no longer continue participating in softball events.

·        No team may disband for the purpose of releasing players to play on another qualified team roster after the player add deadline for that tournament.

·        Deadline to disband is June 1 for Summer and November 1 for Fall Ball.

Suspended Team

·        Teams not in good standing with USSSA

·        Teams may be suspended for the actions of coaches and/or parents who owe USSSA officials any money or for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Temp Team

·        Temp team is a team which wants to use players from multiple teams to participate in USSSA travel ball for a temporary time period because other players of the original teams are participating in high school softball, and not eligible to participate in USSSA events.  This allows the players to obtain tournament experience while some of the players are playing on high school rosters.

·        Temp team is identified by adding the word “temp” to the team name at registration. 

·        Temp teams may only be classified 14A.  Players on temp teams must assume “A” player classification for the entire calendar year.

·        Players may come from any number of teams.

·        Temp teams must disband by June 1.  Listed coach sends email to USSSA State Director.  All players are released and allowed to be added to their regular team roster.  New teams then register with the regular team names.

·        No temp teams in Fall Ball.