North Canadian Athletic Association P.O. Box 246 Shawnee, OK 74802-0246

Article I... Name The name of this organization shall be North Canadian Athletic Association, hereinafter referred to as NCAA.

Article II... Objectives The objectives of the NCAA shall be: 1) To promote interest in the playing of youth . 2) To provide the opportunity for youths to participate in the various phases of community activities. 3) To provide the area with public service resources in various organized leagues. 4) To develop future citizens with the proper attitude toward life through the development of sportsmanship and community service.

Article III... Membership Membership of the NCAA shall consist of: 1) Original incorporating have paid their membership dues. 2) Joining complexes that have been approved by the existing membership and have paid membership dues.

Article IV... Organization Structure The NCAA shall be comprised of two groups: the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, collectively “the Board.”

Article V... Executive Committee 1) The NCAA Executive Committee shall consist of 2 representatives from each member complex who have joined and paid their membership dues. 2) All future Executive Committee representatives appointed by complexes shall be approved by the current or existing NCAA Executive Committee members. 3) It will be the duty and responsibility of the Executive Committee to approve all bills for expenses before payment of the same. 4) The business and affairs of the NCAA shall be managed and controlled solely by the Executive Committee. 5) Executive Committee members may at their discretion remove any elected or appointed member by 2/3 popular vote.

1 Article VI... Board of Directors and Duties The NCAA Board of Directors shall not have voting rights and are only in place to act as the administrative arm for the NCAA.

The President shall: 1) Be the chairman of the Board of Directors. 2) Preside at all meetings of the NCAA. 3) Approve all checks of the organization with the Treasurer. 4) See that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. The Vice-President shall: 1) Assist the President of the NCAA with his/her duties and assume those duties in the President’s absence The Secretary shall: 1) Keep minutes of all meetings. 2) Conduct all correspondence as directed by the Board and the President. 3) Maintain a file of all correspondence and records of the organization. 4) Notify the Board Members of board meetings 1 week in advance of such meetings, including the agenda. The Treasurer shall: 1) Maintain all financial records and funds of the organization. 2) Issue and sign all approved checks. 3) Give a financial report at all board meetings. 4) Honor only those bills which are duly authorized. The Commissioners shall: 1) Handle any // matters in accordance with NCAA By-laws. 2) See that all team rosters and associated paperwork are filled out properly in accordance with NCAA By-Laws. 3) See that protests are filed and ruled upon in accordance with NCAA By-Laws.

Article VII... Annual Meeting 1) The Boards shall convene annually in August of each year, for the purpose of holding elections, for the consideration of reports, and for the transaction of other business as may properly come before the organization for consideration.

Article VIII... Special Meetings 1) Special meetings of the Board may be requested at any time by the Executive Committee members and must be called by the President of the NCAA within 7 days of written request via e-mail to the President.

Article IX... Quorum 1) At any annual, regular or special meeting of the Board, attendance of 2/3 of the existing Executive Committee members shall be a quorum.

2 Article X... Voting 1) At every meeting of the Board each Executive Committee member present shall be entitled to 1 and only 1 vote. Voting by proxy shall be allowed provided the vote is submitted to the President in writing via e-mail prior to the board meeting. Only members of the Executive Committee as defined by this document are permitted to vote or bring matters before the Board unless specifically invited to address the Board in a public forum.

Article XI... Election 1) The members of the Board of Directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the membership and shall serve 1 year terms.

Article XII... Vacancies 1) Any vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filled temporarily by appointment of the Executive Committee. Any such appointee shall serve until the next annual meeting of the NCAA membership at which time a successor shall be elected.

Article XIII... Compensation 1) The members of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee shall be volunteers and shall receive no compensation for the duties as such.

Article XIV... Dissolution 1) After written notice to and approved by a unanimous vote of the entire Executive Committee this organization may be voluntarily dissolved. Upon dissolution, being voluntary or otherwise, any assets remaining after the payment of all final bills and expenses shall be returned to each complex.

Article XV... Amendments 1) Amendments of these by-laws not inconsistent with the by-laws and purpose of NCAA may be adopted by a vote of 2/3 of the Executive Committee members present at meeting expressly called for that purpose, provided that written notice of any such meeting of the Board provides reasonable, adequate notice to the terms of the amendment proposed.

Article XVI... Rules and Regulations 1) All meetings shall be conducted by the Roberts Rules of Order. 2) The NCAA shall be governed by the Rules and Regulations of the OK Kids/NFHS. 3) The first general meeting shall be held in or before September. 4) The Board will conduct 1 regular meeting per month. 5) A quorum shall consist of 2/3 of the Executive Committee. 6) The Board shall not consist of husband and wife. 7) Anything not covered in our by-laws will refer to OK Kids and/or NFHS.

3 8) All complex sign-up fees be shall be agreed upon by the NCAA Executive Committee. 9) All complexes shall pay umpires a flat rate per game agreed upon by the NCAA Executive Committee. 10) All awards will be agreed upon by the NCAA Executive Committee.

Article XVII... Protests 1) A protest of any kind must be submitted to complex coordinator on an official NCAA protest card prior to completion of the game. 2) A protest fee of $100.00 payable by check to the NCAA must be turned in at time of protest. If protest is upheld money will be returned to team. 3) The umpire shall notify both coaches that the game is being played under protest and scorebooks should be documented accordingly. 4) Decisions by the NCAA Executive Committee shall be final on all protests. 5) Protest shall consist of rule violations only. No judgment calls may be protested.

Article XVIII... Umpires 1) All kid pitched ballgames must have 2 umpires on the field. One umpire must be certified on the field at all times.

Article XIX... Membership and Eligibility (Baseball/Softball)

1) Applications must be submitted to NCAA no later than March 1st of the current year. There will be no exceptions.

2) Registration and Eligibility of Players a. Shall be subjected to OK Kids (boys) and NCAA (girls) and be submitted to the association officers on appropriate roster sheets. Players, managers and coaches must be registered for the current year before being allowed to participate. All individual contract cards and team rosters must be agreed upon. b. The complex coordinators are responsible for turning in complete team rosters (OK Kids, NCAA etc.) with birth certificates, or hospital records and NCAA cards. Rosters with less than 9 baseball and 10 softball eligible players will not be accepted. Any paperwork not legible or complete will be returned to the appropriate complex coordinator. The board will collect all data and then compile a NCAA list of non-eligible teams/players for those teams/players without either birth certificates or hospital records/NCAA Cards/OK Kids cards. All games that an ineligible player/team plays in will be forfeited. All challenges concerning an ineligible player will be submitted to the applicable sports commissioner with 48 hours after said game. Challenges are to be made by the applicable area coordinator only. c. Questions pertaining to an eligibility or registration will be decided by the committee of the . Any player may play above their age classification, but must complete the current year at that class. Any player moving up in an age division or changing teams must do so before the first

4 league game. Exception to this rule must be presented to and approved by the baseball or softball committee. If a school has no team for a given age group, the applicable sports committee shall determine where the players from that area may participate, in accordance with OK Kids rules. OSSAA has no regulations on this and should use same rule as OK Kids. d. Upon request from complex coordinator and head coach, and with approval of applicable baseball/softball committee or commissioner, the NCAA Board can waive any AGE, EQUIPMENT or Rule restrictions to allow a child with physical/mental challenges to participate on any team. The safety of the child, teammates and opponents will be the primary factor for consideration. The child’s parent/guardian will be required to sign a Release of Liability Waiver for all involved.

3) Team rosters will be limited to 18 players for baseball and 20 players for softball. In addition, each team may have one non-playing manager and 2 non- playing coaches. Players may not be registered with more than one team. Player’s age requirements must be validated by birth certificate or hospital records, certified on an official application roster, and filed with the NCAA. These rosters will be kept on file by the NCAA during the current year. 4) Any additions or deletions to/from NCAA team roster sheets after March 1st of the current year must be submitted to the Softball/Baseball Commissioner by your area coordinator, not the coaches. No players may be added to baseball or softball rosters after May 15 of current year. 5) There will be a mandatory complex Baseball and Softball Coordinators meeting held on the last Sunday in February at 3:00.

Article XX…General

1) All postponements or rainouts shall be the responsibility of the home team to reschedule. Any discrepancies shall be referred to the softball or baseball committee.

2) Teams are responsible for turning in their score at the end of each game to the home plate umpire. The umpire will then turn scores into home complex who will be responsible for reporting scores to NCAA weekly.

3) Cancellations will be coordinated with the opposing coach a minimum of 48 hours prior to the scheduled time, with the exception of weather. In which every effort will be made for notification within tow (2) hours of starting time. Rescheduling for anything other than weather requires 48 hours notice. Any games not played will count as a loss for each team unless the softball or baseball committee awards a forfeit.

4) Games will be forfeited if a team is not on the field and ready to play at game time.

5) The home team is responsible for providing two (2) umpires for kid pitched ball (one of which must be registered). The home team is also responsible for

5 marking the field for each game. The home team will furnish the registered plate umpire. The base umpire is mandatory and can be furnished from either the home team or the visiting team. This umpire may or may not be registered. If a base umpire is not found the game can be played with one umpire as long as both teams agree. However, if one team does not agree to this the registered umpire should be notified and a brief description shall be written, initialed and dated by both coaches and umpire in both scorebooks.

6) No admission may be charged for regular season games.

7) In NCAA baseball, the Baseball Committee may divide the teams into an “A” League (competitive) or “B” League (non-competitive) if the division, by the coaches decision, does not provide a league where that the smallest number of teams in one of the leagues (A or B) is 8, 50% or greater.

A) Within 24 hours after the completion of the Pre-Season Tournament, the head coach or team representative of all boys teams must report their “A” or “B” league choice to their complex coordinator. Head coaches must also report their choice to the tournament director before they leave the hosting tournament complex. Placement of unreported teams will be done by the committee. “A” league will be the competitive category. All teams participating in “A” league will be eligible for OK Kids Regional Tournament. All teams who consist of 50% or more 2nd year players must compete in “A” League. Executive committee has the final decision of team placement. “B” league will be non-competitive; meaning that the teams would not be eligible for any payoffs other than county level. All teams deciding to play “B” league will play all league and post season tournament with the player participation rule. Each player will be listed on the official line-up when the game begins and all players will bat. A player should be called out each time he fails to bat when their scheduled turn in the order comes up. Players removed for illness or injury will not be required. Once removed the player may not re-enter. None players will play defense and free substitution will be allowed. OK Kids and OSSAA Pitching Rules will still apply. (Exception: If a player is on discipline by his coach, the coach shall not be required to put the player on the line-up. However, the head coach must notify the opposite head coach and the home plate umpire before the start of the game.

6 B) The following age groups have been developed by the NCAA. Baseball Softball T-Ball 5-6 years T-Ball 5-6 years Coach Pitch 7-8 years Machine Pitch 7-8 years PeeWee 9-10 years 10 & Under 9-10 years Midget 11-12 years 12 & Under 11-12 years Prep 13-14 years 14 & Under 13-14 years Minor 15-16 years 16 & Under 15-16 years 18 & Under 17-18 years

8) PeeWee and Midget games will have a 1 hour and 30 minute time limit. Prep and Minors will have a 1 hour and 45 minute time limit.

9) Regulation games will be five (5) innings for PeeWee , six (6) innings for Midget and seven (7) for Prep and Minor.

10) The game will be called at the completion of any inning if one team is ahead 20 runs or more.

11) Steel cleats will be allowed for Prep and Minor only.

12) There will be a 10 run rule in Minors and Preps; a 10 run rule in Midgets and a 12 run rule in PeeWees if all innings have been completed except two (2).

13) In case a game is called because of rain or inclement weather in league play a game is complete if all innings are completed except two (2). In other words if three (3) full innings have been played or two and one-half (2 ½) innings when the home team is ahead in PeeWees; if four (4) innings have been played or three and one-half (3 ½) when the home team is ahead in Midgets; if five (5) full innings have been played or four and one-half (4 ½) innings when the home team is ahead in Preps and Minors.

14) At the end of each league game both teams will report the score to home plate umpire. They will also have umpire initial and write card registration number on both scorebooks.

15) Any coach ejected from a game will be out for the remainder of that game plus the next games. Players ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct; ie: malicious contact, fighting, profanity or intimidating remarks; shall be disqualified for the remainder of that game and shall be suspended for the next game, league or tournament. Subsequent/multiple ejections of a player or coach for unsportsmanlike conduct, if ruled by the applicable committee, could result in longer suspension.

7 16) No coach(es) that coach, or help coach, a team in the NCAA, will violate the OK Kids pitching rule in a non NCAA/OK Kids game. Penalty: 1st Violation The coach(es) will be suspended from coaching the NCAA league for 2 games and the pitcher(s) will be suspended from pitching for the next 2 games. 2nd Violation The coach(es) could be suspended from coaching in the NCAA league and the pitcher(s) could be suspended for up to 1 year.

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Basketball Rules Kindergarten through 6th Grade Boys & Girls

OSSAA RULES WILL BE USED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING RULES:

1. Times: 2 - 15 minute halves K/1st/2nd Girls & Boys...... 15 minutes per half 3rd/4th Girls & Boys...... 15 minutes per half 5th/6th Girls & Boys...... 15 minutes per half

Breaks: Halftime...... 3 minutes Between games...... 3 minutes

NO GRACE PERIOD. BE READY TO START AT SCHEDULED TIME.

2. There will be 2 – 30 second timeouts and 1 full timeout per half. (All Grades)

3. Clock stops only on free throws, timeouts, and last minute if score is within 8 points.

4. No one-and-one free throws. Bonus will be 2 free throws for each foul starting with the 10th team foul of each half.

5. K, 1st and 2nd Grade Girls & Boys League: A) No press B) 5 second lane violation instead of 3.

3rd/4th Grade Girls & Boys League: A) Press is allowed anytime “unless up by 20” B) 3 second lane violation

6. Two technical fouls in a game result in expulsion from the game. Anyone ejected from the game for unsportsmanlike behavior will be suspended for the next game. The NCAA Board may determine additional suspension.

7. Each player must make an appearance in the game. If a player is to be withheld for health or disciplinary reasons, the opposing coach and the officials should be notified before the game. Failure to comply may result in suspension of the coach for future game(s).

8. In case of a tie, 2 minute overtimes will be played until a winner is determined.

10 9. K/1st/2nd/3rd/4th Grade Girls and Boys will shoot free throws from 10 feet 4 inches.

10. The officials can stop the clock if a coach stalls by continuously substituting or other action in order to run out the clock. A technical foul for delay could be assessed.

11. Coaches must stay at the end of the bench away from the scorer’s table (in the coach’s box).

12. Cut-off date for adding players to a roster is December 1st.

13. There will be no protests. All calls made by officials are final.

14. K/1st/2nd Grade Girls and Boys will play on 8’ goals and will use a T500 basketball. 3rd/4th/5th/6th Grade Girls and Boys will use intermediate/women’s size . DO NOT BRING BASKETBALLS TO THE GYM ON GAME DAY! Warm-up and game balls will be furnished by the host gym.

15. Once a team gains a 20 point lead they must drop their defense back behind the opponent’s 3-point line throughout the 20 point lead.

16. Scorekeeper and timekeeper will be provided by the host gym management. Individual bookkeepers must sit on the team bench.

17. An Official or gym manager has the authority to remove anyone from the gym. That person must leave immediately or the game could be forfeited. If a fan is ejected, he/she may be suspended from future game(s).

18. Standings will be kept to seed post-season tournaments. Each player as well as 2 coaches from each team will receive a t-shirt.

19. Each complex shall charge a flat sign-up fee of $45.00 per player. Players must sign-up with a participating complex and complete a contract form in order to be included on a team roster.

20. Each gym shall carry and maintain liability insurance coverage. The NCAA is not responsible for accidents for injuries.

11 21. Leagues will be established based on grades as follows: K/1st/2nd Girls and Boys 3rd Girls 4th Girls 5th Girls 6th Girls 3rd Boys 4th Boys 5th Boys 6th Boys

If leagues do not have at least four teams they will be combined as follows: 3rd/4th Girls 3rd/4th Boys 5th/6th Girls 5th/6th Boys

**Note K/1st/2nd Girls & Boys will be combined or made coed in whatever way that is best for the ages involved.

22. All Kindergarten through 6th Grade Girls and Boys teams must participate in the post-season tournament. NCAA sanctioned basketball tournaments will be played using a true double elimination bracket. Post-season tournaments may be played the week following the conclusion of the regular season. The sites will be bid upon and a drawing will determine which complex will host each tournament. Entry fee for tournaments will be forty dollars ($40.00) per team. Trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams and individuals.

23. Referees will be certified by the OSSAA. Each complex is responsible for securing and paying out referees for each game. Game officials will not be related or connected to players, coaches or teams they are officiating. There will be a $20.00 flat referee fee.

24. After the December 15th deadline, the t-shirts will be ordered and copies of all rosters will be made for each complex.

25. Each team will have a home (light) and away (dark) jersey or reversible 2 color jersey. Team jerseys will include the team member’s number which will be at least 6” on the back and at least 3” on the front.

26. Admission charge: 18 & Under...... Free 19 to 59...... $4.00 60 +...... $2.00

TOURNAMENT DAYS INCREASE $1.00

PLEASE NO OUTSIDE BASKETBALLS ALLOWED IN GYM!!!

12 Age Requirements

27. Player cannot turn age listed by September 1st of league year “No Exceptions”.

K – Age 7 1st – Age 8 2nd – Age 9 3rd – Age 10 4th – Age 11 5th – Age 12 6th – Age 13

28. All coaches are required to have a copy of the birth certificate at every game. Failure to have or show birth certificate will result in a forfeit.

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