Perfect Game - Conduct

Perfect Game Softball coaches, participants, spectators, and all personnel present at a Perfect Game Softball event shall conduct themselves in the highest manner and demonstrate sportsmanship in all aspects.

Perfect Game Softball Site Directors, Umpire In Chiefs (UICs), officials, and staff have the authority and discretion to remove any individual that violates the conduct expectation from the event facility.

  1. The period of time the offender is prohibited from the event facility is up to the discretion of the Site Director or UIC.

Coaches, Participants, Spectators, and other personnel at an event are prohibited from:

  1. Wearing metal cleats when prohibited by age.
  2. Wear jewelry or other entities that a game official determines to be hazardous.
  3. Throw a bat carelessly.
  4. Fake a tag without possession of the ball.
  5. Fail to wear or purposefully remove their helmet when it is required to be worn.
  6. Use tobacco products in any form.
  7. Implement the use of electronic communication, replay equipment, or television monitoring during a game. An electronic device used to keep score may be utilized for that sole purpose only.
  8. Hit the ball to a teammate on defense after a game has started.
  9. Being physically outside the dugout/bench area if they are not the batter, a runner, one on-deck batter, one of the nine players on defense, or one of two defensive coaches in the coach's box.
  10. EFFECT: 1st Offense - The official shall issue a written warning to the team. Subsequent Offense - The offender shall be restricted to the bench and the current head coach shall be ejected from the contest.

  11. Entering the batter's box with an illegal bat (Non-Approved or Altered).
  12. EFFECT: The player shall be ejected.

  13. Implementing the use of words, actions, or demonstrations to incite spectators.
  14. Exhibit actions in an effort to taunt, embarrass, intimidate, bait, or otherwise cause a disparaging impact on others. Perfect Game is committed to providing a positive ballpark experience for all players, families, officials, staff, and guests and therefore has a zero tolerance policy regarding harrassment or discrimination in any form.
  15. Argue or question the strike zone, balls and strikes, or other official's judgment.
  16. Utilize bullhorns or amplifiers for any purpose during a game.
  17. Verbalize “Time” or any other phrase in an attempt to cause an illegal pitch.
  18. Verbalize any phrase for the purpose of distracting the players from the normal playing of the game in an unsporting manner. (Example: “I've got it” on a fly ball when on Offense).
  19. Be positioned in the area behind the catcher while the opposing pitcher and catcher are in their positions.
  20. EFFECT: 1st Offense - If minor, and the offender is a player a team warning shall be issued. If minor, and the offender is a non-player the head coach shall be restricted to the bench.
    Subsequent or Non-Minor Offense - The offender shall be ejected from the game.

  21. Engage in a fight. Fighting shall constitute any non-playing act where an individual attempts to strike or intentionally harm another individual.
  22. Initiate malicious contact. A player who commits malicious contact is out unless they scored prior to the illegal act.
  23. Verbalize profanity.
  24. Aggressively confront or charge an official. Any threat of physical intimidation or harm, including pushing, shoving, spitting, kicking, throwing at or attempting to make aggressive physical contact, or use of equipment in a combative manner, shall not be tolerated.
  25. The rulebook is prohibited on the playing field.
  26. EFFECT: The offender is immediately ejected. The UIC and/or Site Director shall be involved and informed.

At which point any person associated with a team is ejected the head coach of that team shall be restricted to the bench. The head coach has responsibility regarding the conduct of all persons associated with their team.