Safety Code - Dedication to Injury Prevention
- Responsibility for Safety procedures should be that of an adult member of Mendham Little League.
- Managers, coaches and umpires are required to have training in first-aid and be certified through the Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y. Program.
- First-aid kits are issued to each team manager and must be kept on the field during practices and games.
- No games or practices should be held when weather or field conditions are not safe, particularly when lighting is inadequate.
- Play area should be inspected frequently for holes, damage, stones, glass and other foreign objects.
- All team equipment should be stored within the team dugout, or behind screens, and not within the area defined by the umpires as "in play".
- Only players, managers, coaches, and umpires are permitted on the playing field or in the dugout during games and practice sessions.
- Responsibility for keeping bats and loose equipment off the field of play should be that of a player assigned for this purpose or the team's manager and coaches.
- During practice and games, all players should be alert and watching the batter on each pitch.
- During warm-up drills players should be spaced so that no one is endangered by wild throws, missed catches, or practice swings.
- No "on-deck" practice swinging of any kind is allowed before or during games.
- All pre-game warm-ups should be performed within the confines of the playing field and not within areas that are frequented by, and thus endanger spectators (i.e., playing catch, pepper, swinging bats, etc.)
- Equipment should be inspected regularly for the condition of the equipment as well as for proper fit.
- Batters must wear Little League approved protective helmets during batting practice and games.
- Catcher must wear catcher's helmet, mask, throat guard, long model chest protector, shin guards and protective cup with athletic supporter at all times (males) for all practices and games. NO EXCEPTIONS. Managers should encourage male players to wear protective cups and supporters for practices and games.
- Except when runner is returning to a base, head first slides are not permitted.
- During sliding practice, bases should not be strapped down or anchored.
- At no time should "horse play" be permitted on the playing field
- Parents of players who wear glasses should be encouraged to provide "safety glasses"
- Player must not wear watches, rings, pins or metallic items during games and practices.
- The Catcher must wear catcher's helmet and mask with a throat guard in warming up pitchers. This applies between innings and in the bull-pen during a game and also during practices.
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