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High School Fall Ball Friendlies in South Florida

Hosted by Douglas Girls Softball Booster Club, it will be managed by Fastpitch Headquarters, whose personnel have over 15 years experience in running a reputable Fall Ball. This partnership will make the Fall Ball Friendlies the perfect High School level Fall Ball for your team.

Fall Ball Friendlies is held on Sundays in September, October, November and December for non-school high school level teams.

The format is scheduled round robin play. Each team will play 2 games per day.

You pick the Sundays you want to play.

Play 1 Sunday or play more...it's your choice!

All games will be played at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida (near Coral Springs).

To Enter:
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LOCATION	Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida near Coral Springs. Maps and Directions Available Here.
DATES	Multiple Sundays in September, October, November and December starting on September 28. Play as few or as many Sundays as you want. To see available dates, go to Dates of Play.
RULES	Our Fall Ball Rules.
ATTENDING TEAMS	No full time, year-round travel teams. This Fall Ball is only for Fall season non-school high school level teams. To see a list of attending teams, please go to Teams.
FORMAT	All Sundays are Round Robin play with each team playing 2 games each Sunday, weather permitting. Games at 9am, 11am, 1pm. Games are 7 innings or 1 hr 45 min.
GAME SCHEDULE	The game schedule will be posted in August. Please go to Fall Ball Game Schedule.
REGISTRATION FEE	Each team must pay a one-time registration fee of $100 that will sanction your team as a non-school team with the ASA and will provide accident and liability insurance coverage for all players and coaches for all practices and games from August through December. Payment of this fee is due when you pay your game fees, and it insures that your team is in compliance with the FHSAA Bylaws regarding Off-Season Participation.
GAME FEE	$100 per team per Sunday ($50 per game). Umpires and balls are included. Final payment is due within 7 days of entry. No gate fees. Proceeds go to Douglas Girls Softball Booster Club.
INSURANCE WAIVER RELEASE FORM:	All teams will be required to submit a Waiver Release Form. These should be faxed to us at 954-252-9063 before your first weekend.
MAIL TO:	Mail your registration fee and game fees, payable to Fastpitch Headquarters, to: Fastpitch Headquarters, Attn: Patti Shotwell, 5711 SW 117 Terrace, Cooper City, FL 33330.
ENTRY DEADLINE	Dates will remain open until filled, but no later than 1 week before the date.
CONTACT	Contact Patti Shotwell at patsho@fastpitchheadquarters.com via email with questions or call her at 954-416-9297 or 954-540-7850 (cell).
COMMENTS	If a team requests a date that is already filled, another Sunday will be offered. Communications with teams will be conducted via email and FPAlerts text messaging system. All teams must sign up for the FREE FPAlerts service. More Information Available Here.

DATES OF PLAY

Sunday, September 28	Sunday, October 5
Sunday, October 12	Sunday, October 19
Sunday, November 2	Sunday, November 9
Sunday, November 16	Sunday, November 23
Sunday, November 30	Sunday, December 7
Sunday, December 14	Sunday, December 21

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LIST OF PARTICIPATING TEAMS

As teams register, they will be posted here.

Douglas Eagles
South Plantation Paladins
Pompano Lady Tornadoes
Jupiter Warriors
McArthur Mustangs
Nova Titans
Deerfield Lady Bucks
Coral Glades Jaguars
Felix Varela Vipers
Cypress Bay Lightning

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FALL BALL GAME SCHEDULE

The game schedule will be updated as teams submit their dates of play.

September 28 9:00a Jupiter vs Douglas 11:00a Jupiter vs Pompano 1:00p Douglas vs Pompano	October 5 - Cancelled
October 12 9:00a Jupiter vs Deerfield 11:00a Jupiter vs Douglas 1:00p Deerfield vs Douglas (rained out)	October 19 9:00a Pompano vs Douglas 11:00a Pompano vs Douglas
November 2 9:00a Douglas vs Deerfield 11:00a Cypress Bay vs Deerfield 1:00p Cypress Bay vs Douglas	November 9 9:00a Nova vs Pompano 11:00a Nova vs McArthur 1:00p Pompano vs McArthur
November 16 10:00a Nova vs South Plantation 12:00p Douglas vs South Plantation 2:00p Douglas vs Nova	November 23 9:00a Pompano vs South Plantation 11:00a Pompano vs Deerfield 1:00p McArthur vs South Plantation 3:00p McArthur vs Deerfield
November 30 - Cancelled	December 7 9:00a Pompano vs Douglas 11:00a Pompano vs McArthur 1:00p Douglas vs McArthur
December 14 9:00a Douglas vs Deerfield 11:00a Douglas vs Felix Varela 1:00p Deerfield vs Felix Varela

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FALL BALL RULES

We are going to follow FHSAA rules for the most part, except for the following Fall Ball specific rules:

1. Teams do not have to have matching uniforms. We highly recommend that everyone have a shirt with a number on the back, but you can always use tape or marker to put a number on if you have to. If some of the girls have different color shirts or shorts or pants, it is OK! Let's just play and have some fun.

2. You can bring more than 20 players if you want. Your roster is not limited to 20.

3. You are allowed unlimited defensive substitution. You can change your players on defense as often as you want without having to report them to the umpire.

4. You can bat 9 or 10 players. However, when you change the batting lineup, you need to tell the umpire, unless both teams agree that the substitutions are no big deal.

5. You can use a designated runner for the pitcher or the catcher. This runner is anyone not currently in the batting order.

6. You do need to submit a lineup card at the beginning of the game just so everyone knows who is going to be playing.

7. The team listed first on the schedule will have the 1st base dugout. You will not have to change dugouts if you have back-to-back games.

8. Home team will be determined by coin toss at the beginning of the game.

9. Games are 7 innings but will not exceed 1 hour and 45 minutes. If time expires, the batter finishes her at bat and then the game ends. Games can end in a tie.

10. Players can wear either metal cleats or rubber cleats.

11. If you have a problem and need an extra player or 2 to play, DO NOT CANCEL. You have some options. You should let us know what days and what games, and we can loan you some Douglas players. Or you can borrow a player or 2 from the team you are scheduled to play against if they have extra players. But the most important thing is that you should let us know as far in advance of the day of play as possible so it can be arranged for the extra players in advance. Then no one will have any worries, and the kids all get to play.

12. Upon registering, all teams will be covered under team insurance so you DO NOT need to purchase your own team insurance. However, all players and their parents must sign the waiver form, and it must be turned in prior to your first game.

13. Please clean up your dugout when you leave so it is ready for the next team. Please do not leave any trash.

14. Cancellation Policy - Once you have submitted your game fees, there will be no refunds for cancelled dates unless we are able to find a paying team to take your spot. If we do find a paying replacement, you will only be charged a flat $25 administrative fee. There is no refund under any circumstances for the registration fee of $100 since this fee goes towards your insurance for the season and is non-refundable.

15. FHSAA Bylaws regarding Off-Season Participation require that your team be sanctioned with ASA as a non-school team and that you have your own insurance to cover your players and coaches. Our Fall Ball League is set up to insure that you are in compliance with these regulations.

16. All teams must register with FPAlerts as this is the way that we handle our last minute communications. See instructions on how to sign up below.

Printable Rules in pdf format
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SIGN UP TO RECEIVE FALL BALL FPALERTS

ALL team coaches MUST register their email addresses and their cell phone numbers in order to receive text/email communications during the Fall Ball Friendlies. We will not be able to make individual phone calls when we have last minute or late game changes due to weather or team cancellation. We will only be using this service. We highly encourage all teams to have their players and their parents register for this service as it will facilitate quick communications.

To sign up:

Go to http://fastpitch.ealert.com and click on "Subscribe". You will see "Fall Ball at Douglas" listed under "Tournaments". Select this group and then input your email address and your cell phone number as an email address. If you have more than 2 addresses, you will need to subscribe additional times. You can register as many email addresses and cell phone numbers as you want.

Cell phone numbers MUST be entered as an email address. There is a link to instructions on the page on how to convert your cell phone number to an email address. This is really easy to do. Make sure that you do not put the "dash" between numbers.

Once you register an address, you will receive a confirmation message that you MUST reply to in order to activate your address. If you do not receive the confirmation message within a few minutes, you did not enter your address properly so try again.

If you have any problems or questions, please contact Patti Shotwell at 954-540-7850.

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