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(a) The right to appeal shall pertain only to a player, coach, manager, team, umpire or Association Officer who has affiliated, and or, registered with Softball Saskatchewan.
(b) All affected parties will be given the opportunity to be present, and make presentations to the Appeal Committee.
(c) All documentation will be available and accessible to all affected parties.
(d) The affected parties may be represented by Council.
(e) Any team, team member, umpire or Association Officer who desires to appeal their suspension of more than three games, must notify the Association's Appeal Committee through contact with the League President, in writing, of their intention to appeal, within fourteen days (14), after receipt of the notice of suspension. The written notice of intention to appeal must be accompanied by a non-refundable payment of $150.00. The appeal hearing will be heard as outlined in Section 8.01, 8.02, of the Constitution and By-Laws of Softball Saskatchewan which are outlined in the current year's Handbook of Operating Rules. (99)
(a) Cost $150.00 NON-REFUNDABLE.
(b) All affected parties will be given a minimum of two (2) days notice of the appeal date, time, and location.
(c) The Association's Appeal Committee shall deliver its' decision to all affected parties, by mail, no later than seven (7) days after the conclusion of the appeal hearing.
(d) The Appeal Committee decisions will comply with the terms of the Association's Bylaws, Constitutions and Operating Rules.
(e) The decision of the Association's Appeal Committee shall be final.
(d) The Appeal Committee will consist of the League Umpire-In-Chief, the League President, who will chair the hearing and only vote in the event of a tie, and three randomly selected members from teams which are not directly involved in the matters leading up to the appeal. These Appeal Committee Members cannot be members of the current League Executive. (99)
Each team will submit their official uniform and all players on the team will dress accordingly. Each player will be attired in this uniform for every game. Any player dressed otherwise will not be allowed to play until properly dressed. A catcher will be exempt from wearing a cap while catching. A complete uniform will be worn from the first League game on.
(a) The team managers or coaches on the field will be attired as per Canadian Amateur Softball Association rules.
(b) If players on a team wear undershirts, they will be of one type and uniform color.
(c) This article may be waived with permission from the League Executive for special cases.
(a) The League Committee will be responsible for the proper registration of League Umpires, and will, with the Umpire-In-Chief, arrange for umpires as required in all games. All non-registered umpires will be approved by the League Umpire-In-Chief.
(b) The umpire's fee will be decided by the League Committee.
(c) The cost of payment to the umpires will be the responsibility of the League.
(a) All protests filed with the Association for League games must be submitted to the League Secretary or other Executive Member in absence of the Secretary.
(b) All protests will be submitted in writing and signed by the manager or coach of the team initiating the protest. The protests will be received by the League Secretary no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the offense and prior to the start of their next scheduled game, whichever is the lesser time. All protests will be accompanied with a fee of ($100.00) dollars which will be returned only if the protest is granted.
(c) All protests will state the Article of the Constitution or by-law or the Softball Saskatchewan rule that has been broken and will contain supporting evidence. The League Secretary will disperse one (1) copy to the League Umpire-in-Chief, one (1) copy to the manager or coach of the team protested against, and one (1) copy will be filed with the League Executive.
(d) The manager or coach of the team protested against may if he wishes, file evidence in defense of the protest served against him. This evidence of defense will be forwarded to the League Secretary in writing and in triplicate within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of the protest. Upon receipt by the League Secretary, one (1) copy will be forwarded to the manager or coach of the team lodging the protest, and one (1) copy will be forwarded to the League Umpire-In-Chief as soon as possible. One (1) copy will be filed with the League Executive.
(e) Teams losing games by protests on rule interpretation will not be considered as defaulted. Protests lost on Constitutional or by-law infractions will be considered as defaulted games.
(f) No protest will be contested on an umpire's judgement. Only on an interpretation of playing rules.
(g) The Umpire-In-Chief will handle all protests regarding Softball Saskatchewan rules as well as the rules under which this Association is governed. The Umpire-In-Chief will give a copy of his decision to the League Executive who will in turn notify the teams and players involved in the protest of his committee's decision.
(h) All protest during playoff games shall be decided at the time the protest is made if the Umpire-In-Chief or his representative is present or before the next scheduled game.
