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Fountain Valley Little League

Game Coordinator

ADULT GAME COORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES

The Game Coordinator is the person responsible for the safety of the game if there is not an adult umpire present.

Rule 9.03-

(d) If no adult umpire is available for a game, and non-adult umpires are used exclusively for that game, the local Little League must assign an adult as Game Coordinator, or the game cannot be played. The Game Coordinator must not be a manager or coach of either team in the game, and cannot be assigned as Game Coordinator for more than one game at a time. So, you cannot be watching more than 1 game. Also, this can be any of your parents except the manager and the 2 registered coaches. If a coach is substituting for a game, then he/she is not available to be a game coordinator for that day.

The Game Coordinator duties are:

(1) - To be included in the pregame meeting as noted in Rule 4.01;

(2) - To remain at the game at all times, including between half-innings, in a position to see all actions on the field and in close proximity to the field (not in any enclosure). If, for some reason, the Game Coordinator is not present or is unable to perform his/her duties for any reason, the game must be suspended until the Game Coordinator returns, or until a new adult Game Coordinator is present and assumes the duties of Game Coordinator for the remainder of the game;

(3) - To oversee the conduct of all players, managers, coaches, and umpires in the game;

(4) - To have the authority to disqualify any player, coach, manager, or substitute for objecting to the decisions of an umpire, for unsportsmanlike conduct or language, or for any of the reasons enumerated in these Playing Rules, and to eject such disqualified person from the playing field. If the Game Coordinator disqualifies a player while a play is in progress, the disqualification shall not take effect until no further action is possible in that play;

(5) - To have the sole ability to judge as to whether and when play shall be suspended during a game because of inclement weather conditions or the unfit condition of the playing field; as to whether and when play shall be resumed after such suspension; and as to whether and when a game shall be terminated after such suspension. Said Game Coordinator shall not call the game until at least thirty minutes after play as suspended. The Game Coordinator may continue suspension as long as there is any chance to resume play. (This supersedes Rule 3.10.)

Approved Ruling - The Game Coordinator should not interrupt or stop a game until all play and action ends. At that time, the Game Coordinator can alert the plate umpire to stop the game, and at that time enforce any part of 9.03(d).

ADULT GAME COORDINATOR ACTIVITIES

Attend and observe the pre-game meeting.
Support Junior Umpires and step in if players, managers, or coaches are disqualified.
Listen when a manager is granted time to appeal an umpire’s decision.
Cannot be managing or coaching in the game.
The home team provides the Game Coordinator; a visiting team volunteer may fill in if needed.
Do not overrule umpire calls; focus on game management, conduct, safety, and sportsmanship.
Coordinate with managers and the Board Member on Duty to maintain sportsmanship on the field, in the dugout, and off the field.