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LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
2010 Equipment Guidelines
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| Before purchasing equipment for your son or daughter to use in playing Little League Baseball, please review the following guidelines taken from the rule cited in the Little League rulebook. |
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Bats (Rule 1.10)
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Little League (Majors and below) - The bat shall not be more than 33" in length nor more than 2-1/4" in diameter. All non-wood bats shall be printed with a BPF (bat performance factor) of 1.15 or less.
Juniors - The bat shall not be more than 34" in length nor more than 2-5/8" in diameter.
Senior/Big League - The bat shall not be more than 36" in length nor more than 2-5/8" in diameter. It shall not weigh numerically more than three ounces less than the length of the bat (e.g., a 33" bat cannot weigh less than 30 oz.). All non-wood bats shall be labeled with a permanent BESR certification mark.
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Glove or Mitt
(Rule 1.13, 1.14, and 1.15)
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The first baseman and every fielder other than the catcher must wear a glove or mitt of any weight and not more than 14" long from top to bottom, not more than 8" wide across the palm, and webbing not more than 5-3/4" wide at the top.
The pitcher's glove shall be of one solid color other than white or gray, or if multi-colored, white and light gray shall not be included in the colors. No pitcher shall wear sweat bands on their wrist or arm.
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Helmets (Rule 1.16)
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All helmets must bear the NOCSAE stamp. Helmets may not be repainted and may not contain tape, re-applied decals, or decals by anyone other than the manufacturer. Label your child's helmet by using a Sharpie type pen and writing on the foam inside as writing on the helmet surface may disqualify the helmet from play. |
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Catcher's Equipment(Rule 1.12 and 1.17)
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The catcher must wear a catcher's mitt. Male catchers must wear a cup and a long model chest protector. Female catchers must wear a long or short model chest protector. Junior/Senior/Big League catchers can wear either a long or short model chest protector. All catchers must wear: a chest protector with a nect collar, throat guard, shin guards, and a catcher's helmet with mask. The catcher's helmet must bear the NOCSAE stamp (skull caps are not permitted). All catchers must wear a "dangling" type throat guard during infield/outfield practice, pitcher warm-ups, and games. Dangling means the throat guard will still hang down and protect the neck area when the catcher is looking straight up. |
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Miscellaneous
(Rule 1.11)
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Shoes with molded cleats are permitted at all levels. Junior/Senior/Big Leagues may wear metal cleats.
Players must not wear watches, bracelets, rings, pins, and jewelry (metallic or non-metallic). Jewerly that alerts medical personnel to a specific condition is permitted.
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Developed by: California District 12, Larry Gomez
Adopted by: Pleasanton National Little League, November 2009 |
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