2008
Information
Form
No registrations will be accepted
without 1) Entry Fee 2) Team Roster/Waiver 3) MCIRA Membership dues 4) Home
field for half the season. Incomplete registrations will be placed on a waiting
list. The registration fee is non-refundable.
Registration Fee
(Includes
regular season game softballs plus 2 balls for playoffs)
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Men’s league: |
$995 per team no later than
March 3, 2008. |
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COED League: |
$915 per team no later than March 3, 2008. |
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Women’s League: |
$720 per team no later than March 3, 2008. |
NOTE: Entry Fees received after the start of the season: Men = $1100,
COED = $1000, Women = $820
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Levels
of Play |
Nights
of Play |
Regular
Season Begins |
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Men’s
League (men only!) |
Mon.,
Tues., Wed., Thurs. |
April
21-25 |
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Women’s
League (women only!) |
Tues./Thurs. |
April
21-25 |
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COED
League * |
Mon.,
Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri. |
April
21-25 |
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* nights are based on acquisition of fields |
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Home Fields : Every
team is RESPONSIBLE for securing a
field for all home games.
Required number of dates: Men-minimum
of 7 field dates Women
& COED-minimum of 6 field dates
Area Recreation Department:
Area
recreation departments begin accepting ball field applications starting on
January 2, 2008. Teams
interested in these fields should apply as soon as possible! Generally, these
ball fields are only available to corporations, which are located in their
town. Other considerations for acquiring a home field include 1) The local
school district 2) Non-public schools 3) Privately owned fields (industries,
churches, etc.). Feel free to call MCIRA should you have any questions
regarding fields.
General
Information:
1. Company
game shirts are required. Softball
shorts will be allowed. No gym shorts. Please order uniforms by early
March. Uniforms generally take 6-8 weeks
for delivery.
2. No
metal spikes allowed.
3. Catchers
are required to wear a facemask.
4. Necessary
equipment to be supplied by the team includes:
bats, score keeping, uniforms, catcher’s mask, first aid kit, chest protector
(women only). Home team responsibilities:
bases, home plate, pitcher’s plate and depending on which field checking out the
condition of the playing field.
5. Single
games start at 6:05pm unless stated on your schedule. Double headers start at
5:30pm unless stated on your schedule.
6. The
minimum age requirement to participate in MCIRA is 18 years of age.
7. “Contractors”
or “Suppliers” in any company are NOT
eligible to compete.
8. The men’s league will play a 14-week season.
The women’s and COED leagues will play a 12-week season.
9. COED ONLY:
The minimum number of players
during a game shall have a ratio of 5 male/4 female or 4 male/5 female. A team
is permitted to play with 3 female/male players, but there is a penalty to do
so.
10. Rules
and Regulations will be handed out a later time and will contain more
information.
11.
Registration
fees include 16 game softballs for men, 14 game softballs for women/coed teams.
12. Playoffs:
Every team who fully participates in the regular season will qualify
into a playoff tournament.
Phone (908) 362-7005 Fax (908) 362-7018
Email: jimc@mcira.com or fredf@mcira.com
Website: www.mcira.com
In order to register a team in the MCIRA Softball League, each team MUST submit a notarized waiver form. No faxed copies of rosters will be accepted and for companies with additional teams please duplicate the waiver form.