Dear captains and friends:

o Fee: $220  ($20 for insurance included)
o Please clearly specify your restrictions.
o Please remember the deadline is Feb. 28, 2001.
    Please prepare the registration form, checks, and mail it out
    before 2/25 weekend. Otherwise, you won't make it on 2/28/01.

o Date of schedule posted: 3/4/01.
o Captain Meeting: 10:30 am, Saturday, 3/10/01.
         at Loon Wah restaurant,
            1146 S. De Anza Blvd. S.J. 95129
            (408) 257-1642
o Please check website http://sports-fanatic.org/softball/index.htm for
    future information.

Thanks,

Robert

P.S. 1) Please review rules item #8 and #17 for comment.
    2) Your security deposit will be also returned to you if you include
the return envelop.
    3) We may justify your selection of leagues in order to balance the
    the number of teams for each league and the games played. We
    will discuss and get your agreement before making changes.


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Date: April 7th - May 13th
Location: Calabazas Park, San Jose
Registration Fee: $220
Security Deposit: $100 (Each forfeit penalty is $50, two
                  forfeits will result in disqualification
                  for the games)

Make checks payable to "Robert Chen"( TWO SEPARATE CHECKS)

Mail registration form and checks to:
    Mike Dey
    1275 Regency Dr.
    San Jose, CA. 95129

Due date: Feb. 28th, 2001 (by post stamp).
(Please also include a return envelop with stamp and address
for returning Security Deposit after the tournament.)

Note: To complete the registration, both checks and
application form should be received before Feb 28th, 2001.
No registration will be accepted after due date.
(No email registration, but pls email me you have registered.)


Rules: (PLEASE READ ALL THE RULES BEFORE YOU REGISTER!!!)
  1) A&B-league : Best 8 teams according to previous
                standings decided by League director.
  2) BB-league : all other teams or new teams.
  3) C-league : Co-ed, 3 females , 7 males. (at most 4
                A-league players allowed)
  4) One player only represents one team in 3 leagues
     except C league with restrictions.
  5) Only Chinese American players are qualified. Game is
     forfeited if any illegal players found.
  6) League director reserves the right to deny the team with
     non-qulaified players.
  7) Any player not listed in the application form will not
     be allowed to play.
  8) Mercy rule is applied if there are 16 runs or more gap
     at the end of 5th inning.
  9) Maximum 7 innings or 70 minutes each game. Umpire will
     inform both teams in last inning.
 10) Game could be tied except playoff.
 11) One pitch-runner allowed for each team in each inning.
 12) Players without any NUMBER are not allowed to play.
     This is mandatory. Team T-shirt/ jersey is required.
 13) 10 players (Min 6 players; 4M, 2F (7M/3F) for Co-ed ).
     Slow Pitch (6 to 12 ' arch).
 14) 25 feet commitment line from the 3rd base to the home
     base is applied.
 15) No need to step on the home base in order to score.
     Warning will be issued for the first player and counted
     as an out for the rest of the offenders.
 16) Start with one strike and one ball. One fault is allowed.
     Two faults are counted as strikeout.
 17) No lead off. No stealing. No bunt. Max 15 runs for each
     inning for all leagues.
 18) Batting order must be on the line-up card for ten players.
     Additional players are allowed to be added to the batting
         order. But once the player is added, he/she will not be
         allowed to drop except the injury.
 19) Level C is a modified Co-Ed. Two female players are
     required to station in the infield except the pitcher
     and catcher. Three defense positions are reserved for
     female only, no male substitution.
 20) For level-C, the batting order should be: M M F ,Any
     missing F will be counted as an OUT.
 21) Game time is also the forfeit time if no enough players
     (60%) come to play.
 22) Managers or captains are responsible for the result of
     scoresheet. Verify with umpire at the end of game.
 23) First forfeit costs $50. Second forfeit costs $50 and
     will result in being dropped from the tournament.
 24) ASA rules are applied to the rules which are not
     specified above.

Leagues:

I. A&B League's first round and playoff:

   (1) The 8 teams of A&B league will be drafted into Group X and
       Group Y based on previous standings.
   (2) Round robbin in each X an Y group.
       Then the best 2 teams from X and Y groups form the A-League.
       And the rest of 4 teams form the B-League. So the best 2 teams
       from X group will be named as A1 and A2; and the best 2 teams
       from Y group will be named as A3 and A4. The rest of 2 teams
       from X group will be named as B1 and B2; and the rest of 2 teams
       from Y group will be named as B3 and B4.
   (3) Round robbin in each A and B-League. However, the teams from the
       same group (X or Y) don't play against each other again. The score
       in previous round will carry over to this round for final ranking.
   (4) A and B-League playoff. (1st vs. 4th, 2nd vs. 3rd, then championship game)


II. BB and C-League's first round and playoff:
   (1)first round: round robin.
   (2)playoff: single elimination.

III. Prize: One team trophy for 1st and 2nd places in each league.
     No indivisual 1st place trophies due to budget.
     Any one is welcome to help to find a sponsor for the
     individual trophies


(Please cut from here and use the bottom part as your
registration form. Don't forget to SIGN your registration
form!!!)

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Team name:
League (A&B/ BB / C ):

Manager/Captain name:
Address:
City:          CA.       Zip code:
(Work) Phone:
(Home) Phone:
(Fax)  Phone (preferred W/H):
E-mail address:

2nd Contact Name:
(Work) Phone:
(Home) Phone:
(Fax)  Phone (preferred W/H):
E-mail address:
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Fee: Registration $220/per team, Check#_____________
     Security deposit: $100/per team  Check#___________
     (two separate checks, payable to Robert Chen)
     (Won't accept application after March 5)
     Mail to:
         Mike Dey
         1275 Regency Dr. San Jose, CA. 95129

Waiver Statement:
   I am voluntarily participating in 2001 The Chinese
American Softball tournament of San Francisco Bay Area.
The games administrators cannot be held responsible for
any illness, or injury sustained as a result of
participating in the games, attending the games of
traveling to or from the games. I hereby agree that the
games or its administrator should not be held liable for
any such illness or injury.  Any captain/manager reply
this email to registers


Captain/Manager's signature:


____________________________ Date: ___________________


Date:


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Please check the followings:

  Yes  / No   (1) Do your teams prefer one day or two
                  days plays in each weekend.
  Yes / No    (2) Can you play double header with one
                  game break .
  Yes / No    (3) Can you play double header without any
                  break.
              (4) Which days your team can't play?
                  Why:____________________

  Others:_______________________________________

Note:
 Restrictions: (Which days you can't have 10 players)
 Preference: (such as two games on one day, etc..)
 Preference is for reference only. I'll do my best to make
 it, but not promised. Restriction is defined as 9 or 10
 players can't come on specific days. If your team has too
 many restrictions and can't match other teams, your team will
 be possibly denied from this tournament.