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LITTLE CANADA PARKS & RECREATION GIRLS' FASTPITCH SOFTBALL GUIDELINES REVISED JANUARY 20, 2000 Purpose: The Little Canada Parks and Recreation Department, as a municipal recreation provider, is primarily designed to run " Recreational Level" programs. The Little Canada Girls' Fastpitch Program does not meet the criteria of "recreational level." Therefore, we have created some separate policies to guide the operation of this program The Little Canada Parks and Recreation Department desires that the Little Canada Girls' Fastpitch Program shall: a) Provide an opportunity to participate to all residents who desire such participation. b) Focus on being fun and provide for the enjoyment of the participants, parents, and coaches. Winning, though desirable, is not the primary goal; c) Teach the basic fundamentals of the sport and provide each participant an opportunity to develop individual skills and appropriate team skills; d) Provide opportunities at various levels of skill and ability so that each participant can compete with similarly skilled players; e) Encourage and allow all participants to partake in all practices, tryouts, clinics, games and other sponsored activities; and f) Encourage coaches to provide equal playing time to all participants, provided that each participant has met the team rules and attendance requirements for games and practices established by the coach. Affiliations: The Little Canada Parks and Recreation Department is affiliated with the Tri- County Fastpitch League. The Tri- County Fastpitch League is affiliated with the Minnesota Sports Federation (MSF), and the level of play is governed by the Amateur Softball Association of America (A.S.A.). Age Levels: Registration is open for girls 9 to 18 years of age. Five levels of league play are offered: 10 & under, 12 & under, 14 & under, 16 & under, 18 & under. Little Canada Parks and Recreation Department rules, League rules and MSF /ASA rules will govern age restrictions. Age for a particular season is determined by the player's age on January 1 of that year. Players may request to tryout for the next higher age level of play provided that their age is within one year of the requested level. (Example: A 16 year old player may request to tryout for the 18 & under team, and so on down through a 10 year old being eligible to request to tryout for the 12 & under team.) The Parks and Recreation Department will then make a determination based on tryout Page 240