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Article 1

Player movement/roster rules

1-1: A player on a roster must stay on his team from Nov. 1 to the end of his team's season. If a player chooses to leave his team, he must notify the General Manager of his current team and the Division's Commissioner before he can be rostered to his new team. A player can request to be released by his General Manager after Nov. 1, but the GM is not obligated honor that request. The GM will inform the Division's Commissioner of his decision.

If a player is released and he signs onto another team, he must follow the registration process of a new player. A player cannot switch teams unless he satisfies any and all outstanding financial obligations of his former team, including the return of his team uniform or team equipment if required. In case of discrepancies, an appeal can be made to the commissioner of his division.



A GM can release a player at any time. A released player can then move to any team up until the roster freeze date, which is July 1. Any team, however, can add a player after July 1, but cant qualify for the playoffs regardless of the number of games he plays.

All players must sign a waiver/registration form and a Code of Conduct (COC) form. A player's previously submitted waiver/registration form and COC will carry over to his new team.

It will be assumed by the Division's Commissioner and CDMSBL officers that existing players are staying with their respective teams unless notified in writing or by email of intent to move to another team.

A player or GM has the right to protest any release or non-release to his commissioner. If the decision is not satisfactory, the player can then appeal to the CDMSBL Board of Directors. All protests must be presented in writing. The Board of Directors may refuse to hear the protest at their discretion. The

Board of Directors decision on all protests is final and binding.

1-2: NEW TEAMS:

Any team entering any division must perform the following steps:

Leadership of this new team must apply via the President and appropriate Commissioner. This application will include a roster with contact info and the signatures of the players. At least 12 players must be on this roster when submitted to the President and Commissioner. It is due Nov. 15.

The President and Commissioner must approve the application by Nov. 20 for it to proceed. If approved, the applicant must then pay a $500 deposit to the league Treasurer by Dec. 1.

With receipt of this deposit, the GMs of the pertinent Division must then approve the new teams entry with at least 70% of the vote. GMs will be availed of the proposed roster prior to the vote. This vote must occur by Jan. 10. The Divisions Season Plan will include all the associated information, rosters, Presidents and Commissioners acceptance or denial and GM vote totals of both accepted and failed applicants.

With GM approval, a new team can then be accepted as a full member in good standing of CDMSBL and the division for which it has applied. Its $500 Application Deposit will be retained as the teams $500 Team Fee Deposit usually due March 1; the teams Forfeit Deposit fee of $125 is also due March 1. The team fee balance is due April 1.

The applicant should update his roster as needed during deliberation of the teams entry. Upon entry, the roster will be official with submission and verification of the required COC and Waiver/Registration forms.

If the applicant fails for any reason, the $500 deposit will be returned.