2020 YSBA RELEASE POLICY

14U and Above:

  • Tryouts for teams may start as early as the day following Labour Day.
  • No Local YSBA Release is required the day following Labour Day through October 31st.
  • Any player signed by a team during this period will be deemed to have a Local Association release.
  • A player requesting to be signed after October 31st will require a Local Association release. If the requested release is denied, the Rep appeal process is available.


12U-13U:

  • Tryouts for teams may start as early as the day following Labour Day.
  • No Local YSBA Release is required the day following Labour Day through October 31st.
  • Once a player is offered, and accepts, a spot on a team other than their home Local Association, a request must be made to the YSBA for Affiliate Approval, which will be granted.
  • A player requesting to be signed after October 31st will require a Local Association release. If the requested release is denied, the Rep appeal process is available.
  • Exceptions:
    • Any 12U and 13U player from a B Center or lower playing on a Classified Single A team during the regular season, may only receive a release if that player is trying out for a team that was classified AAA/AA the previous year and has no intention to drop down to Single A.
  • It is understood that the playing rights of a player, who tries out for one or more AAA/AA team(s) and is not selected, will remain where they were as determined by section RP1.5 (b) of the Baseball Ontario Constitution and By-laws of the Rep Division and the Rep Playing Rules.

11U and Under:

  • No change to current YSBA By-laws.

8U/9U:

  • No 8U/9U player will be provided a Release unless there is, a) no Rep team in their home Local Association or b) they have been cut from the home Local Association team they tried out for.

 

PLAYERS WISHING TO LEAVE YSBA

  • Any player, whose playing rights are held by a Local Association within the YSBA, requesting to be signed by a Local Association outside of the YSBA will require a release from both their home Local Association and Affiliate Association (YSBA) at all levels, except Junior and Senior.

PLAYERS WISHING TO ENTER YSBA

  • Any player requesting to be signed by a Local Association within the YSBA, whose playing rights are held by a Local Association not a member of the YSBA, will require a release from both their home Local Association and respective Affiliated Association at all levels, except Junior and Senior.

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