CSS League Policies
Published by Evan Wagner
Feb 19, 2024
Chico Senior Softball League Policies
(Revised Apr 11, 2024)
1. Playing in Multiple Divisions:
League players can play in your division, based on your age, and any division that has a lower/younger age classification.
You cannot play in an older age classified division if you are playing in more than 1 division.
2. Playing in an Older Age Range Division:
If you choose you can play "Up" a division if you think that fits your skill level more appropriately, register for the division you'd like to play in. Once registered please email the Chico Senior Softball Board of Directors at [email protected] stating your intention to play in a division above your age classification & a brief explanation so the league is aware The CSS Board of Directors will follow-up with you should they have any questions.
3. Chico Senior Softball Refund Policy:
Please understand that players annual registration fees are used to facilitate the entire season in advance. This means player fees are used to help purchase team uniforms & hats, secure playing fields via contract, purchase CARD required liability insurance based on player counts, and more.
Effective beginning with the 2024 season the Chico Senior Softball (CSS) refund policy shall be as follows,
a. If a player sustains a season-ending injury within the first six scheduled games of season, the player may request a refund.
b. Refunds will only be issued through your team’s 6th scheduled game. After your team’s 6th scheduled game refunds will not be issued.
c. If you would like a cash refund, then the refund amount shall be $60. ($30 if it’s a 2nd division.)
d. Or you can request to be issued a $100 credit towards the next season instead. ($50 if it’s a 2nd division.)
e. Players requesting a refund must formally request to be dropped, removed from the roster, of their current team.
If you would like to be dropped from the league (team) and be issued a refund, please contact any member of the CSS Board of Directors or email the board at [email protected].
4. League Draft and Player Team Placement:
Players are placed on teams each year via an annual draft for each division, held on different nights, a few weeks before the season begins. Nothing in the draft is based on the previous year's results.
The number of teams per division is based annually on the number of registered and paid players before the draft. Additional consideration is given to 2024 Chico Senior Softball Rule #31, which states that teams will have a maximum of 13 players per team.
Players must be registered with their league fees paid to be included in their divisions draft. Unregistered players, players with incomplete registrations, and players registered but unpaid, will not be included in the draft.
For players that register after the draft, Chico Senior Softball will make best efforts, but there is no guarantee those players registering after the draft can or will be placed on a team.
As per Rule #31, teams managers are not required to accept new players if doing so will exceed a 13 player roster. This policy is to avoid the overloading of teams, which leads to reduced playing time for the existing players of those teams.
5. Team Shirts & Hats:
Each year Chico Senior Softball (CSS) will provide 1 team shirt and 1 hat for each player of each team up to the current maximum roster size at the time.
Any teams that choose to have custom shirts and/or hats are free to do so. No funds will be provided to those teams by CSS for those custom shirts and/or hats. CSS will still provide the typical CSS team shirts and hats to all teams. Teams that choose to get custom shirts and/or hats can then do with those CSS provided shirts and/or hats whatever they choose to do with them.
(Revised Apr 11, 2024)
1. Playing in Multiple Divisions:
League players can play in your division, based on your age, and any division that has a lower/younger age classification.
You cannot play in an older age classified division if you are playing in more than 1 division.
2. Playing in an Older Age Range Division:
If you choose you can play "Up" a division if you think that fits your skill level more appropriately, register for the division you'd like to play in. Once registered please email the Chico Senior Softball Board of Directors at [email protected] stating your intention to play in a division above your age classification & a brief explanation so the league is aware The CSS Board of Directors will follow-up with you should they have any questions.
3. Chico Senior Softball Refund Policy:
Please understand that players annual registration fees are used to facilitate the entire season in advance. This means player fees are used to help purchase team uniforms & hats, secure playing fields via contract, purchase CARD required liability insurance based on player counts, and more.
Effective beginning with the 2024 season the Chico Senior Softball (CSS) refund policy shall be as follows,
a. If a player sustains a season-ending injury within the first six scheduled games of season, the player may request a refund.
b. Refunds will only be issued through your team’s 6th scheduled game. After your team’s 6th scheduled game refunds will not be issued.
c. If you would like a cash refund, then the refund amount shall be $60. ($30 if it’s a 2nd division.)
d. Or you can request to be issued a $100 credit towards the next season instead. ($50 if it’s a 2nd division.)
e. Players requesting a refund must formally request to be dropped, removed from the roster, of their current team.
If you would like to be dropped from the league (team) and be issued a refund, please contact any member of the CSS Board of Directors or email the board at [email protected].
4. League Draft and Player Team Placement:
Players are placed on teams each year via an annual draft for each division, held on different nights, a few weeks before the season begins. Nothing in the draft is based on the previous year's results.
The number of teams per division is based annually on the number of registered and paid players before the draft. Additional consideration is given to 2024 Chico Senior Softball Rule #31, which states that teams will have a maximum of 13 players per team.
Players must be registered with their league fees paid to be included in their divisions draft. Unregistered players, players with incomplete registrations, and players registered but unpaid, will not be included in the draft.
For players that register after the draft, Chico Senior Softball will make best efforts, but there is no guarantee those players registering after the draft can or will be placed on a team.
As per Rule #31, teams managers are not required to accept new players if doing so will exceed a 13 player roster. This policy is to avoid the overloading of teams, which leads to reduced playing time for the existing players of those teams.
5. Team Shirts & Hats:
Each year Chico Senior Softball (CSS) will provide 1 team shirt and 1 hat for each player of each team up to the current maximum roster size at the time.
Any teams that choose to have custom shirts and/or hats are free to do so. No funds will be provided to those teams by CSS for those custom shirts and/or hats. CSS will still provide the typical CSS team shirts and hats to all teams. Teams that choose to get custom shirts and/or hats can then do with those CSS provided shirts and/or hats whatever they choose to do with them.