Mokena Baseball Softball Association

2025-2026 BYLAWS
MOKENA BASEBALL SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 572, Mokena, Illinois 60448

As revised by the 2025-2026 Officers and Board of Directors.

Preamble:
The Mokena Baseball/Softball Association has been founded with the goal and aim of the Officers, Governing Board, managers and coaches to instruct the children in the fundamentals of baseball and softball in such a manner that they will set an example of discipline and good sportsmanship.

Mission Statement:
MBSA’s mission is to provide a high quality baseball and softball organization for youth of all talent levels in the Mokena community. The mental, physical and social development in baseball and softball as well as teaching life lessons in sportsmanship and teamwork are top priorities. Through remarkable baseball and softball experiences that create lifetime memories, MBSA’s goal is to contribute to positive youth development in the community and to inspire kids to be outstanding athletes.

Article 1- Name and Bylaws

Section 1. These Bylaws will be made available for public inspection.

Section 2. This organization shall be legally known as the Mokena Baseball Association. Use of the term

"Mokena Baseball/Softball Association" and “MBSA” in correspondence and publicity will be considered

appropriate as it incorporates a reference to the softball segment of the program.

Section 3.

• Baseball. Baseball competition in the MBSA will follow the official rules of PONY Baseball except as

modified by the In-house Rules specific to each Division.

• Softball. Softball competition in the MBSA will follow the official rules of USA Softball except as modified

by the In-house Rules specific to each Division.

Article 2- Jurisdiction and Eligibility

Section 1.

Any boy or girl who is 4 years old prior to Sept 1st and has not yet reached their 19th birthday shall be eligible to

All exceptions to play up must be petitioned to the Division Coordinator prior to the MBSA Board meeting to be

put on the agenda. Each case will be evaluated by MBSA and voted by the Board to approve. Petitions to play

down will only be considered under extreme circumstances.

Section 2. In-House Team Registration and Eligibility Rules.

Spring In house registration is based on a first come first serve basis. Typical registration periods run from

October through March. Fall registration occurs from July through the beginning of August.

Article 3- Board of Directors

Section 1. Members of the Board shall be:

Officers: President- 2-year term, elections- even years - starting 2024

Vice President - 2-year term, elections held - odd years-starting 2025

Secretary - 2-year term, elections- even years - starting 2024

Treasurer - 2-year term, elections held - odd years – starting 2025

Board Members: (one year term serving from August meeting through July meeting)

Team Parent Coordinator

Equipment Coordinator

Field Maintenance Coordinator

Immediate Past President (optional)

Uniform Coordinator

Scheduling Coordinator

Communications Coordinator

Sponsorship Coordinator

Baseball Umpire Coordinator

Softball Umpire Coordinators

Training Coordinator

Website Coordinator

Fundraising/Pictures Coordinator

Weather Hotline Coordinator

Parade/Picnic Coordinator

Girls’ Colt Coordinator

Girls’ Pony Coordinator

Girls’ Bronco Coordinator

Girls’ Mustang Coordinator

Girls‘ Pinto Coordinator

Girls’ Shetland Coordinator

Girls’ Travel Coordinator

Boys’ Palomino & Colt Coordinator

Boys’ Pony Coordinator

Boys’ Bronco Coordinator

Boys‘ Mustang Coordinator

Boys‘ Pinto Coordinator

Boys’ Shetland Coordinator

Boys’ Travel Coordinator

Girls’ Fallball Coordinator

Boys’ Fallball Coordinator

Section 2. General responsibilities of the Board include but are not limited to the power to adopt such rules, not

inconsistent with these Bylaws, as it deems necessary to carry out its functions. No board member may be a

manager, coach or board member of an outside baseball or softball organization. The members of this Board

shall also rule on all business presented during their term of office. All Board positions are to have voting

authority except the President who will vote only to break or create a tie, and the Immediate Past President, who

has no Board voting privileges. Board members may be required to cover multiple responsibilities due to the

number of children participating or the need to fill Board vacancies.

Each Board Member will only be allowed one (1) vote regardless of the number of board positions held.

Section 3. Specific duties of the Board Members shall be as follows:

A. The President shall preside over monthly meetings, (as the Chairperson of the Board), special meetings

and any other meetings pertaining to the MBSA, including creating goodwill with the Mokena Park District Board

on behalf of the MBSA.

The President shall have the authority to cancel/suspend games due to weather or other conditions. This

authority may be delegated by the President as necessary.

The President shall have the authority to appoint individuals to committees or special assignments.

The President will approve all non-standard correspondence by the Communications Coordinator before

publication.

The President is responsible for conducting an outside review of finances from an external accounting firm every

two years (odd years).

The President, along with the treasurer, are required to be named on each financial account,

B. The Vice President will assume the President's duties in the absence of the President until such time as the

President is available to conduct business.

The Vice President shall be responsible for the coordination/management of the Division Coordinators.

The Vice President shall have authority to cancel/suspend games due to weather or other conditions in the

absence of the President.

The Vice President will serve as Chairperson on the Incident Report Committee, which will be composed of the

Officers as described in article seven. The President shall not vote unless to create or break a tie.

C. The Secretary shall record the proceedings of all meetings of the MBSA and shall make available the

records of the minutes of such meetings.

The Secretary shall be responsible for conducting Manager Background Screenings.

The Secretary shall be responsible for the maintenance of the primary records.

The Secretary will review the background checks and will escalate any felony, violent crimes or sex offenses to

the executive board for discussion.

The Secretary is responsible for setting up teams after the draft and maintaining the rosters.

The Secretary will have primary responsibility for monthly updates and report of the Fiscal Calendar.

The Secretary will have primary responsibility for maintenance and updating these Bylaws, Draft Rules, all

Division rules and correspondence on behalf of the MBSA and will make copies available as requested.

D. The Treasurer is responsible for paying all MBSA bills (including maintaining sufficient

insurance) as directed by the Board and to have the Financial Statements ready for audit within one week's

notice from the Board.

The Treasurer is responsible for coordinating an audit every odd year and will present the auditor & fees to the

board for approval.

The Treasurer will prepare financial reports containing the MBSA’s checking, savings, and investment balances

as well as a P&L for each meeting.

The Treasurer will be responsible for working with the president on the submission of an annual operating

budget to the Board at the regular September meeting.

The Treasurer will be the collecting entity for all registration proceeds and unpaid registrations.

The Treasurer will manage and record all financial assistance requests (scholarships).

The Treasurer will assist the President with preparation of the annual operating budget.

The Treasurer will be responsible for investing any applicable surplus funds; any change in investments needs

board approval.

The Treasurer will be required to obtain and file appropriate reports as needed or requested by the Secretary of

State and/or Attorney General of the State of Illinois and all applicable Federal and State tax returns including

our non-profit status (501c).

The treasurer will have some oversight over every travel checking account opened. Along with having signing

authority over each account, the Treasurer will be responsible for auditing the checking account should one be

requested by a member of that coach's team. In that event, the coach will be responsible for providing the

Treasurer with all documentation to complete the audit, such as amounts received from each family and all

receipts.

The Treasurer will be responsible for maintaining annually renewing the MBSA’s post office box.

E. The Team Parent Coordinator will have general authority to coordinate the activities of the Team Parents.

The Team Parent Coordinator will be responsible for the scheduling of Picture Day(s) and the collection of

money and distribution of pictures.

The Team Parent Coordinator will be responsible for advising the individual Team Parents of their specific

duties and responsibilities.

The Team Parent Coordinator will be responsible for the procurement of sponsorship plaques as well as

working with the sponsorship coordinator on distribution.

The Team Parent Coordinator, upon receipt of the annual operating budget from the President, shall have

primary procurement authority for first aid supplies and will be responsible for the distribution of all first aid

supplies to each Team Parent or Manager.

The Team Parent Coordinator will serve on the Parade/Picnic committee as well as assist the Parade/Picnic

coordinator with planning and executing the annual parade/picnic and other MBSA sponsored activities.

F. The Equipment Coordinator will have primary responsibility for the procurement, maintenance, distribution,

and collection of all equipment as required. The Equipment Coordinator will have authority to appoint individuals

or committees to achieve these goals as approved by the Board.

The Equipment Coordinator, upon receipt of the annual operating budget from the President, shall have primary

procurement authority for equipment.

The Equipment Coordinator will maintain a record of each team's receipt of equipment and will be responsible

for reconciling all returned items with original issuance. The Equipment Coordinator will provide a detailed

inventory of assets in a timely fashion to the President for preparation of the annual operating budget.

The Equipment Coordinator will provide support to the Team Managers throughout the season with regard to

equipment replacement and repair.

The Equipment Coordinator will have the responsibility for advising the President on matters pertaining to the

budgeting for equipment purchases.

G. The Field Maintenance Coordinator will have general authority to act as liaison to the maintenance

supervisor of the Park District to communicate field and facility conditions and to negotiate timely repairs,

upgrades and determination of payment responsibility.

The Field Maintenance Coordinator will be responsible for logging field repair orders and complaints, relaying

them to the Park District as needed if MBSA cannot resolve, and follow up of these requests to ensure their

completion.

The Field Maintenance Coordinator will provide budget requirements for field or facility upgrades or repairs to

the President for the annual operating budget.

H. The Division Coordinators are principally to supervise the operation of their specific Division. Their

functions include the initial treatment of Incident Reports, protests, problems and complaints and the submission

of such items to the Incident Report Committee when specific resolution cannot be obtained.

The Division Coordinators will recommend any changes to the Division-specific In-house rules. Any changes to

the current approved rules shall be submitted to the Board for review and approval. Upon final board approval

the new rules shall be published for all Division Managers. The Division Coordinators shall distribute and review

each new rule and ensure all Managers in the Division understand them.

The Division Coordinator will be responsible for reporting scheduling problems or rescheduling requirements to

the Scheduling Coordinator.

The Division Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring Division and win/loss records are recorded in the

MBSA system.

The Division Coordinator will be responsible for conducting the draft for their division in accordance with the

Draft rules approved by the Board.

The Division Coordinator will be responsible for the recruitment of the necessary number of managers to staff

each team.

The Division Coordinator will be responsible for communicating with coaches with regards to field box inventory.

The Division Coordinator will assist the Equipment and Uniform Coordinators in the distribution and turn-in of all

equipment and uniforms for their division and ensure each Manager's timely participation in those activities.

The Division Coordinator will be responsible for player evaluations for players in their division, including prior

year and new player evaluations. MBSA will provide the player evaluation forms to each Division Coordinator

for distribution. Evaluation forms must be completed and returned to the Secretary no later than the June Board

Meeting of the current season. Failure to submit evaluations will exclude them from participating in the playoffs.

The Division Coordinators will advise the board of all All-Star activities & coordinate/promote post-season

tournaments and will be responsible for coordination for their division.

The Division Coordinators of the Boys’ and Girls’ Divisions which play in leagues with non-MBSA teams will

serve as the MBSA's representative to their respective leagues and will have voting authority subject to Board

approval.

I. The position of Immediate Past President is a non-voting position and exists for the purpose of counseling

and providing continuity to the newly elected board. The position is for a nonrenewable one-year term and is an

optional position.

The Immediate Past President may serve as a committee member and may be delegated duties as required.

J. The Scheduling Coordinator will have primary responsibility for the scheduling of all practices, regular

season games and post season tournament games.

The Scheduling Coordinator will coordinate operation of the lights for MBSA activities.

The Scheduling Coordinator has the responsibility of coordinating with other outside organizations.

The Scheduling Coordinator will work with the Umpire Coordinator to ensure any make-up and postponed

games are adequately staffed with umpires.

The Scheduling Coordinator will obtain blackout dates and non-MBSA team field requests and give practice and

game schedule information to the Mokena Park District office.

K. The Uniform Coordinator will have primary responsibility for the procurement, distribution, and collection of

uniforms as required.

The Uniform Coordinator will advise the Treasurer on matters pertaining to the budgeting for uniforms. Upon

receipt of the annual operating budget from the Treasurer, the Uniform Coordinator shall have primary

purchasing authority for uniforms.

The Uniform Coordinator should provide the board multiple vendor pricing options at a minimum of every two

years.

The Uniform Coordinator will be responsible for coordination the Spirit Wear program through the MBSA

website.

The Uniform Coordinator will be responsible for issuing uniforms to the Division Coordinators for distribution to

the individual teams and receiving back such non-consumable items at the end of the season.

The Uniform Coordinator will provide support to the Team Managers throughout the season with regard to

replacement or additional uniforms.

The Uniform Coordinator will be responsible for all surplus uniforms.

The Uniform Coordinator will have primary responsibility for purchasing trophies (as described in Article 13) as

needed for each team and sponsors.

L. The Communications Coordinator will have primary responsibility for timely publishing and delivery of

MBSA Communications via social media.

The Communications Coordinator will have primary responsibility for creating goodwill in the community by

providing information on MBSA events to the participants, sponsors and the community through reporting of as

much MBSA information as possible via social media.

M. Baseball/Softball Umpire Coordinators will have responsibility to obtain the proper number of umpires to

fill positions for all games at the Pinto level and above.

The Umpire Coordinators functions include the initial treatment of Incident Reports, protests, and complaints

and the submission of such items to the Incident Report Committee when specific resolution cannot be

obtained.

The Umpire Coordinators can assign umpires through an outside service.

The Umpire Coordinators will have responsibility (or provide instructors) to train umpires before the regular

season starts.

The Umpire Coordinators will have responsibility to work with the Scheduling Coordinator to schedule umpires

for all regularly scheduled, make-up and postponed games.

The Umpire Coordinators will have responsibility to work with the Equipment Coordinator to provide proper

equipment, shirts and hats for all umpires and to see to the return of the equipment after the season.

The Umpire Coordinators will work with the Treasurer for budgeting, account payable procedures and insurance

requirements.

The Umpire Coordinators will have a predetermined annual budget which will be deposited to an umpire account

where they will have control of distribution of umpire payments. In conjunction, they will need to supply a record

of cash flows to the treasurer.

The Umpire Coordinators will have flexibility in paying increased rates in the instance where we need an umpire

for any game.

N. The Travel Coordinators (Boys’ and Girls’) will supervise the operation of their specific Division. Their

functions include the initial treatment of Incident Reports, protests, and complaints and the submission of such

items to the Incident Report Committee when specific resolution cannot be obtained.

The Travel Coordinator, with Board approval, will develop, distribute and ensure all Managers in the Division

understand the travel procedures.

The Travel Coordinator will be responsible for reporting scheduling problems or rescheduling requirements to

the Scheduling Coordinator.

The Travel Coordinator will be responsible for oversight of all travel team & tournament finances.

The Travel Coordinator will be responsible for the recruitment of the necessary number of managers to staff

each team.

The Travel Coordinator will serve as the MBSA's representative to their respective leagues and will have voting

authority.

The Travel Coordinators will serve as travel committee chairs which main responsibilities include oversight of

travel bylaws, coach vetting and general administration of all travel teams.

O. The Training Coordinator The Training Coordinator may also schedule other schools and clinics as deemed

appropriate by the Board.

The Training Coordinator will need approval from the Board for all Certification and Clinic Providers and the

facilities to be used in conjunction with Schools and Clinics.

The Training Coordinator will have primary responsibility for building and maintaining a library of training

information in written or video form and a list of names of instructors available for personal appearances.

The Training Coordinator is responsible for coordinating player evaluations for all of the divisions.

P. The Website Coordinator is responsible for the maintenance of and uploading of content to the mbsa.org

web site.

The Website Coordinator is responsible for operating the mbsa.org web site in accordance with all MBSA

Bylaws. The Website Coordinator will ensure the latest Bylaws are published on the website.

All information to be published on the mbsa.org website must receive approval from the President before

publication.

The Website Coordinator is responsible for distribution of all MBSA wide emails.

Q. The Sponsorship Coordinator is responsible for soliciting sponsors for the Division Teams and

coordinating with the Vice President and Treasurer to determine the need of the League.

The Sponsorship Coordinator should evaluate sponsorship levels on an annual basis.

The Sponsorship Coordinator should work with the Uniform coordinator on sponsorship names on uniforms.

R. The Fundraising Coordinator is responsible for coordinating fundraisers, as approved by the board, on an

annual basis at a minimum.

S. Parade/Picnic Coordinator will serve as the Parade & Picnic Committee Chairperson responsible for the

coordination of all activities pertaining to the annual Picnic, Parade and other MBSA-sponsored activities.

T. Weather Hotline Coordinator will be responsible for reviewing the playability of fields and decision making

around the cancellation of games and practices as well as updating the weather hotline number on the MBSA

website.

U. The Baseball Coordinator shall serve as the primary liaison between MBSA and all inter-league baseball

organizations. This individual will represent MBSA at inter-league meetings and maintain regular communication

with MBSA Division Coordinators and team coaches to ensure alignment on rules, scheduling, and league

expectations. The Baseball Coordinator is responsible for coordinating all aspects of inter-league All-Star

activities, including uniforms, umpires, scheduling, and trophies. This includes securing and distributing All-Star

uniforms and participation awards, organizing game officials, and managing communication with coaches.

Additionally, the Baseball Coordinator shall coordinate the collection and distribution of inter-league playoff

schedules and details, ensuring timely and accurate information is shared with all impacted MBSA teams.

V. The Softball Coordinator shall act as the primary MBSA representative to all inter-league softball

organizations, attending meetings and serving as a point of contact for rule updates, scheduling coordination,

and overall communication. This role includes consistent engagement with MBSA Division Coordinators and

coaches to ensure effective dissemination of inter-league information. The Softball Coordinator will oversee the

planning and execution of All-Star events, including coordination of uniforms, umpire assignments, game

schedules, and the distribution of trophies and participation awards. The Coordinator is also responsible for

gathering and sharing playoff details from inter-league partners with MBSA coaches and Division Coordinators

to ensure a smooth conclusion to the season.

Article 4- Elections

Section 1. The election of President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and all Board Members shall be held

at the regular meeting in August of each year.

Nominations for the positions of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer will be taken at the regular

meeting in July of each year. Write-in candidates will be eligible for election.

Board Member Terms are August 1st to July 31st.

The new Officers and Board Members will assume their positions when elected and serve through the following

calendar year until July 31st. A copy of these Bylaws will be provided to the newly elected board members and

made available for public inspection on the MBSA website.

Section 2. Terms of office for all positions is one year with the exception of the Executive Board listed above,

which will be two-year terms.

Board members are to continue with their duties until the new Board takes office.

Section 3. The nominees for Executive Board must be Board members from the previous year. If none are

available, nominations will be accepted from the floor. In the event only one previous Board member seeks the

Presidency a yes/no vote must be conducted. An unchallenged candidate who fails to obtain a majority of yes

votes must be re-nominated if he/she still desires to obtain the position. Nominations will be accepted from the

floor at this point.

Article 5- Meetings

Section 1. Regular Meetings.

A. Regular monthly meetings will be held the first Monday of each month at 7:30 pm during the months of

November thru through March and at 8:30 p.m. during the months of April thru October. All meetings will be

available via Zoom of which a link will be provided prior to each meeting. The Board can change these times

and dates, as necessary.

B. A quorum must be attained before any business can be conducted. A quorum is a simple majority of Officers

and Board members (not positions) regardless of voting status. For example, we currently have 34 positions

with 31 members with 4 open roles for a net of 27 members. In this instance, we would need 14 members

present for a quorum.

C. Monthly meetings will be conducted under Robert’s Rules of Order with the President acting as chairperson

and are to follow the following agenda:

1. Roll call

2. Review and approval of the minutes from the previous meeting

3. Visitors

4. Report of the President

5. Report of the Vice President

6. Report of the Secretary

7. Report of the Treasurer

8. Committee Reports

9. Report of the Coordinators

10. Old Business

11. New Business

12. Adjournment

Section 2. Special meetings or workshops may be called by the President to cover specific topics.

A. There must be at least one week’s notice given and the Officers must be informed of the topics.

B. The meeting will follow modified rules as follows:

1. Roll call.

2. Discussion of the subject.

3. Adjournment.

Section 3. At the President’s discretion on matters requiring immediate attention an email vote will be allowed.

Section 4. The respective Division Coordinators for whatever purpose deemed appropriate may call Division

meetings. The Division Coordinator is to preside over the meeting.

Section 5. Monthly Board Meeting Attendance.

• All Board members are required to attend at least nine meetings (in person or via Zoom) in the Board

Term, unless approved otherwise by the board.

• Board members are expected to submit an update to the Executive board if they are unable to attend a

board meeting.

• Any Board member who has not displayed a commitment to their duties may be replaced at the

discretion of the Disciplinary Committee.

Section 6. Compensation. Serving on the MBSA Board should be considered a privilege and part of active

community service for the children of our community. Therefore, there is no compensation other than a refund

of registration fees and exemption from fundraising obligation for Board members' children who participate in

regular season league play and/or Mokena Park District usage fees, provided the Board member fulfills the

requirements as listed above. The one exception is the Umpire coordinators who receive a fee of $5 per game

scheduled. Board Members who have children on MBSA Travel teams will receive the amount equal to the

division their child would play in in-house capped at $200.

Article 6- Amendments

Section 1. The bylaw committee consisting of the executive board and a minimum of 1 board member should

meet on a bi-annual basis to review and amend the bylaws as needed.

Section 2. These Bylaws may be amended by the achievement of a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of members

present at each of two (2) consecutive meetings. Upon the attainment of the necessary votes at the second

consecutive meeting the amendment will become part of the Bylaws.

Article 7- Incident Report Actions

Section 1. The Board has authority over rule violations and discipline problems concerning managers, coaches,

parents, players, umpires, spectators and all Board members.

Section 2. The Incident Report Committee will consist of a minimum of two (2) Officers with a total of 4

members (as approved by the Board at the August meeting), and the Division Coordinator of the specific

Division, if appropriate.

Section 3. The Incident Report Committee will determine if and what appropriate disciplinary action needs to be

taken.

Section 4. All parents or guardians must read, understand, and sign the Parent Code of Conduct Contract. All

managers (in-house and travel) and coaches must read, understand, and sign the Manager/Coach Code of

Conduct Contract If both are not filed with the appropriate division coordinator before the second practice, the

player will not be eligible to participate.

Section 5. The Incident Report Committee will communicate with the parties in question and review the

situation. No decision will be made until a discussion of the Incident Report Committee takes place. If

requested, a written response will be agreed upon and reported back to the full Board of Directors.

Section 6. Protests will be resolved by the Umpire Coordinator and the Incident Report Committee.

Section 7. All concerns reported to a board member must be recorded on the MBSA incident form and

submitted to the Incident Report committee for investigation and record keeping purposes.

Article 8- Property and Fund Disbursement

Section 1. All funds, property, records, equipment, keys and any other assets of the MBSA are the exclusive

property of the MBSA.

Section 2. In regard to MBSA expenses, Board members will report for approval of expenses beyond their

annual budget.

Section 3. Said organization is organized exclusively for charitable purposes, including, for such purposes, the

making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations described under section 501(c)(3)

of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any further future tax code.

Upon dissolution of the organization, assets shall be distributed for one of more exempt purposes within the

meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future code, or

shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for public purposes.

Article 9- Participant Fees

Section 1. Registration fees are to be determined by the annual operating budget requirements and approved

by at least two thirds (2/3) of all board members (and not only a quorum majority vote) at the Board meeting

Participant mandatory fund-raising activities will be established by the Board at the September meeting and will

be completely defined prior to the October registration.

Section 2. All-Star, Blast, and Travel team fees will be determined on an individual team basis.

All Travel Teams shall be required to have a separate business checking account open through MBSA. Each

team shall have their own checking account.

Article 10- Registration/Refunds

Section 1. On-line MBSA registration will begin in October and continue through March of the following year.

Fall Ball on-line registration will begin on or around June 1st and continue through July 31st.

Section 2. The Board will set capacity limitations after the January registration and may elect to amend the

limitations during the course of the registration period. Upon achievement of the capacity limitation, subsequent

sign-ups must be informed that they have been placed on a waiting list.

Section 3. Registrations must be immediately filled from the waiting lists as a vacancy occurs. Vacancies

cannot be kept unfilled if eligible registrants exist on List 1 and/or List 2.

Section 4. Changes in registration costs must be reviewed by the board and approved by a majority vote.

Section 5. Refund schedule as follows: Full refunds of the registration fees will be given if the player for any

reason drops from the program before the draft night or if the player is injured prior to or during the season

which renders him/her unable to play will be evaluated by the board No refund will be given if the player drop out

of the program after the season starts unless they are injured as noted above.

Article 11- Divisions, Teams, and Players

Section 1. Boys' Baseball and Girls' Softball Divisions shall be structured, using the age definitions as

established by USA softball and Pony rules.

A. Travel team age assignments will be based upon the requirements of the sanctioning bodies they

are participating in.

Section 2. Each player must play a minimum of 3 innings in the field Division rules may be specifically modified

to allow for a higher minimum standard of individual playing time. If a player does not play in a game due to

slaughter rule or no fault of their own, they must start the next scheduled game and fulfill the minimum play rules

for their division. Note- this section does not apply to Travel teams.

Section 3. Draft and evaluation rules/procedures must be approved by the Board annually Note - This section

does not apply to Travel teams.

Section 4. There is an expectation that All-Star Tournament teams will be created as interest allows.

Section 5. Tournament All-Star, In-House All-Star Team practice or play will not interfere with regular season or

MBSA tournament games in any way. In-house practice and games take precedence over all other games.

Section 6. Team Names. Tournament All-Star and In-house All-Star teams will not have specific names other

than “MBSA All-Stars,” “MBSA Softball”, or “MBSA Baseball,” with an age designation if necessary.

Section 7. Softball/Baseball players cannot play in the In-House Pony Division if they play on a High School

Team.

Article 12- Travel Teams and Blast/Blaze

- Please see travel bylaws

Article 13 - Managers

Section 1. Division Coordinators will present a list of all managers to the board for review.

The following are considerations for filling manager positions:

A) Present Managers in good standing

B) Past Managers in good standing

C) Board Members

D) Past Coach of MBSA Team in good standing

E) New Candidates

Section 2. Only one person will be selected as Manager for the purpose of having their child play on the team.

Section 3. All Managers (in-house & Travel) must complete a code of conduct and background checks as

approved by the Board.

Section 4. All Managers or at least one team representative is required to attend meetings targeted to inform

them of MBSA rules and regulations.

Section 5. No person listed as a sex offender will be allowed to participate in any capacity, other than as a

parent, within MBSA.

Section 6. Travel Managers cannot manage outside of MBSA, including General Management of a team. Any

exception to this policy must be approved by the Manager Review Committee and voted on by the board.

Article 14 - Awards

Section 1. All children will receive a participation award through Pinto Division.

Section 2. Trophies will be given to the teams that finish first and second place in their division play-offs. Teams

that compete with teams from outside the MBSA may not necessarily receive this award.

Article 15 – MBSA Annual Scholarship

Section 1 – Two scholarships of $2000.00 each will be awarded to one female and one male graduating senior

seeking continued education at any university, college, or trade school. Applicants must meet the following

criteria:

● Must be a High School Senior and live within School District 210 boundaries (private schools

included)

● Must be attending a university, college, or trade school after High School

● Must have participated in the MBSA a minimum of four years as a player, umpire or both

● Must complete a 200–400-word essay on “How has MBSA touched your life?”

● All applications must be submitted by March 20th

. Once established criteria has been met and verified, one female and one male applicant will be selected based on essay content as the recipients of the MBSA Scholarship at the MBSA April Board Meeting.

Section 2 – The scholarship committee will review applications (on an anonymous basis) and rank them favorite

to lease favorite in descending numerical order. The male and female with the best scores will receive the

scholarship.

Article 16- Business Operating Procedures

Section 1. The Treasurer will conduct regular banking. In the event of his/her absence, the President will

assume his/her duties. All banking, lock box and post office box signature cards will be signed by both the

Treasurer and the President after the first meeting of the new board.

The Treasurer shall add the President as joint account holders to any current or opened checking, savings, or

any other accounts for the Mokena Baseball/Softball Association.

Section 2. Field Maintenance, Team Parent Coordinator, Equipment Coordinator, and the Uniform Coordinator

are approved to spend up to their designated budget. Board approval is required to exceed the budget over

$250. President & Treasurer have authority to spend up to $400 before requiring board approval.