Coosa Baseball Association Draft Procedure
 

(Summary)

*All Major, Minor, Rookie, and 5 & 6 yr. old T-ball league players will be in the draft.

*4 yr old Tee-ball players will be placed on teams.

*Team names and practice fields are selected in reverse order of the draft.

*No coach of record in any division

*Any draft issue involving a player or players who do not want to play for the manager / team that drafted them must be presented to the player agent. If the player agent cannot resolve the issue, the parent or parents may present their case to the board of directors.

 

 

Draft Procedure-Each division will have a separate draft.

 

  1. All players are in the draft and will be drafted.
  2. 12, 10, 8, or 6 year old players, whose parent manages a team, will be drafted in the third round of the draft. Third round also applies to May, June or July birthday players with at least one season of experience at current draft league level.
  3. 11, 9, 7, or 5 year old players, whose parent manages a team, will be drafted in the fourth round of the draft.
  4. The brother rule will apply (brothers are to be drafted on the same team in consecutive rounds).
  5. The draft will be conducted in a “snake” configuration.
  6. At the end of the last round in which each team had a draft choice (last complete round), the draft order will be adjusted. The team with the first overall draft pick will have the final pick in the draft. Example: If there are five players left in the draft, the team with the 5th overall pick will have the first pick in the last round to complete player selection.
  7. All trades should be completed prior to departure from the draft room and must be approved by the player agent. Any trades after departure from the draft room must be presented to the player agent and approved by the board.
  8. Major league teams may not have more than 8 12-year olds on the roster.

 

 

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