ISC Rules Announcement

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FYI

In actions taken by the International Softball Congress Board of Directors when they met in August in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, several different areas of regulations were addressed. Among the changes were:

ISC AREA DEFINITIONS - - a new list is displayed on the ISC Web Site at http://www.iscfastpitch.com/webstart/forms/ardef.htm From the front page of the ISC Web Site, click on Rules & Form. States and Areas affected include: California; Nevada; Colorado; New Mexico; Arizona; Canada West; Minnesota; Wisconsin; Illinois; and Northern Illinois. Generally, the changes liberalize and expand areas. Area Definitions are the responsibility of the affected Area Commissioners. This same document will appear in the 2006 ISC Guide to be published in next spring.

ISC-II TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS ENTRY FEES - - Beginning in 2006, entry fees are: $250 for Area and Travel League Champions and $300 for Host Team, Defending Champ, Runner Up, and any invited teams.

PLAYER HARDSHIP REQUESTS - - Requests are to be sent to the appropriate ISC Area or Travel League Commissioner who will approve or disapprove before sending it on to the ISC Executive Director.

PARTICIPANTS OWING ISC, COMMISSIONERS, OR TEAM SPONSORS - - No one will be allowed to participate in ISC programs if they owe any money, equipment, or other property belonging to the ISC, its Commissioners, or Team Sponsors.

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The International Softball Congress, is reminding all teams of the upcoming May 1 deadline for submitting Out of Area forms (Letter of Intent) and fees which MUST by postmarked to the ISC not later than May 1.

The Out of Area rules, forms, area definitions and team recap form are all available on the ISC website on the Rules & Forms page.

Any player who resides outside the area boundaries of the area in which his team is based must submit the proper Out of Area form and fee. The rule applies to all teams planning to play ISC competition in 2006. ISC competition includes official ISC Travel Leagues as well as qualifying Area Tournaments and includes both the ISC World Tournament and the ISC II Tournament of Champions.