Bay State Baseball was founded in 1983 on the principle of making high-level Little League aged
summer baseball available to all communities within Massachusetts, as well providing guidance
and role models for boys and girls who participate within the league. Accordingly, managers
and coaches represent themselves, their families, their teams and their communities; and will
be held to a high standard. Proper and ethical treatment of other teams and umpires is
paramount.
This Code of Conduct applies to all managers, coaches and adults associated with a team.
I understand that, as a manager, coach or adult associated with Bay State Baseball, I must act
in accordance with the following Code:
Player Saftey
- Prioritize and ensure the safety of players above everything.
- Remove and immediately treat players that are injured or potentially injured.
- Protect the long-term health of players.
- Keep players away from dangerous situations, swinging bats and flying baseballs.
- Keep fans in designated safety areas behind fences and away from players and umpires.
Honor and Respect
- Be responsible for the conduct of my team, players, fans, coaches, families, friends, and staff.
- Prevent the harassment of opposing players, umpires, BSBTOC board members or coaches under all circumstances.
- Prevent smoking or chewing of tobacco, drinking alcohol or using unlawful substances by anyone on or near the field.
- If I see a potential violation by the opposing manager, notify him/her in advance. [Note: intentional, avoidable forfeit victories will not be tolerated.]
Fair Play
- Honor and abide by ALL the Bay State Baseball rules. [No private agreements, no exceptions.]
- Know pitching situations for my team and the opposition.
- Make every attempt to be fair, reasonable and courteous when working through
postponements and game rescheduling. [Deliberate attempts to circumvent the rules
and/or gain any unfair advantage at another team’s expense will not be tolerated].
- Play all the players on my team.
Communication and Leadership
- Communicate with my peers on visiting teams and ensure their comfort before and during the duration of their visit; including information on location, parking, weather, etc.
- Communicate with my parents.
- Communicate with umpires and directors of BSBTOC about potential conflicts and postponements.
Punishment for violating this Code of Conduct
Acceptance of the role of manager or coach means acceptance of Bay State rules and
procedures, and acceptance of this Code of Conduct. Any violation(s) will result in discipline
and sanctions per the rules of BSBTOC and the discretion of the discipline sub-committee of
BSBTOCl Board of Directors. Violations will not be excused for reasons of ignorance of the
rules.
Managers are ultimately responsible for maintaining proper conduct by team members,
coaches and people who follow/support the team, such as family and friends. Should anyone
associated with or supporting the team be deemed to have violated ANY part of this Code of
Conduct, the team manager and coaches will be directly sanctioned. Any team whose parents
or players are abusive to either the umpires, a BSBTOC official or the opposing team shall face
disciplinary action by the Board of Directors including, but not limited to, ejections, game
forfeitures, expulsion from the league, monetary fines and/or disqualification of the team for or
in the Tournament of Champions round. In the event a player is ejected, it is required of the
manager to provide responsible supervision off-premises for the ejected player.
All organizations shall be reviewed at the end of the season by the BSBTOC Board of Directors.
