TierraCanyon Girls Fastpitch Softball

All Star season is already right around the corner! Your daughter may be nominated by her division manager for All Star consideration only if you elect for her to be eligible. Coaches and teams will be announced after May 1st, 2025 and can begin practicing the week of May 5th. All Star Season play is a very rewarding and demanding experience that requires commitment from both the player and her family. The league is committed to forming competitive teams that have the greatest opportunity to win. TC attempts to keep the teams small (11-12 players) to increase playing time, but players and families should be aware this is tournament play and girls will not receive equal playing time. All players, however, are still expected to attend practice and tournaments and be part of the team.

Commitment: 

Practice Commitment – 2 to 4 practices per week starting the week of May 5th through June. Practices typically last around two hours.

Team Commitment – 6 tournaments between May 9th and June 15th. District tournament will determine if the team will move onto the state tournament held in Lancaster, CA. 

Tournament play can begin as early as Thursday  afternoon and continue into Sunday. There can be as many as 2 to 4 games per day and the schedule is typically released a few days before the tournament starts.  Please refer to the schedule below:

Financial Commitment

League estimates the cost will be approximately  $500/girl, required to be paid in full at uniform fitting for the tournament season. Payments can be made via cash, check or Venmo. These fees cover tournament entry fees, USA Softball registration, and uniforms. All Star logo wear and additional items the team decides on (bags, bows etc) are not included in this estimate. 

If the team makes it to States in Lancaster, CA, families will be required to pay for hotels and any other costs.

RULE SIX 

ALL-STAR RULES & REGULATIONS 

Section 6.1. General. 

A. All-Star division play is based exclusively on age as set forth by USA Softball. Tierra Canyon typically fields teams in 8U, 10U, 12U and 14U to participate, but it is dependent  on number of players interested. Age eligibility is determined based on a player’s age as  of September 1 of the current year.  

B. Each manager and assistant managers shall be individually registered and have proof of a  background check conducted through the SoCal USA Softball mandatory registration  system.  

C. Each All-Star Manager and at least one other adult staff member shall be ACE Certified. 

D. A team shall NOT participate with any other league or team that is not registered with  USA Softball.  

Section 6.2. Team Requirements and Selection.  

A. Team roster may include up to 14 players.  

B. A team may be a single league team or an All-Star Team selected and certified by the  Board of Directors.  

C. The All-Star Team may not nominate, select, tryout, practice and/or play together before  May 1 (or date set by USA Softball in Spring) of the current year.  

D. A team shall not have any players who participated on a travel type team after March 31.  

E. A team shall not have more than four players who participated on a travel type team at  any time after February 1 of the current year.  

F. The Board of Directors shall designate the number of teams the league will field in All Stars.  

1. The Board may consider forming a second All-Star team in the Rookie, Minor,  Majors and/or Senior divisions, as number of interested players and managers  permit.  

 G. All-Star Managers for each designated team shall be nominated and selected by the   Board of Directors as outlined in the Tierra Canyon All-Star Selection Process   incorporated by reference herein.  

1. All-Star Managers may not be selected before the date USA softball announces of the  current year.  

2. Managers are responsible for maintaining a copy of their players’ registration forms,  consent forms, and field permits at all times when conducting practice and when  participating in games. 

3. The manager is responsible for verifying to the best of their ability their team and  player eligibility.  

4. The manager shall be prepared to provide proof of age and picture identification for  each player on the team roster at every Championship Tournament. 

5. A manager of a team found to be in violation of USA Softball policy and these Rules  and Regulations may be suspended from participation in USA Softball and Tierra Canyon for a minimum of one year.  

Section 6.3. Player Selection.  

A. The League’s Commissioner, Vice President, and/or the Player Agent shall distribute All Star interest letters to managers and players the last week in March of the current year.  

B. All-Star Players shall be nominated and selected by the All-Star selection Committee as  outlined in the Tierra Canyon All-Star Selection Process incorporated by reference  herein.  

C. All Star Nomination forms are collected by Player Agent 

D. Selection occurs between the dates set by USA Softball. Those in attendance at selection  are the managers for the division, Player Agent, Vice President, Commissioner, Player  Development and President 

E. The top 3 players are selected by the managers. If a player has more than 2 nominations  by the managers, they are placed on the team. 

F. The elected All Star Manager has the final say on team size and remaining spots on the  team, however, input from the division managers is strongly encouraged to fill the  remaining spots on the team. 

Section 6.4. Eligibility. 

A. A player must play a minimum of 75 percent of the current season’s league games to be  eligible.  

1. Exception: High school players who are age eligible to return to the 14U age  classification may return to the league in which they participated during the previous  calendar year providing the league has two or less 14U teams.  

2. The 14U All-Star team shall not include more than four players who participated in a  high school program.  

3. A player returning to the 14U age classification must have been registered with the  league before May 15 of the current year.  

4. All returning high school players must be approved by the Board of Directors.  5. A player may appeal the 50 percent minimum playing rule in cases of documented  injury to the appropriate District Commissioner.  

B. A player who played in a higher age classification during the current season is eligible to  play in their proper age classification.  

C. A player who played on a high school team or other recreation league team after March  31 of the current year is eligible to play if all other eligibility rules are met.  

D. A player participating in more than one USA Softball recreation league must declare by  April 15 in writing to the Commissioner and/or Player Agent that they wish to be eligible 

for All-Star selection. A copy of the declaration must be provided to the District  Commissioner.  

E. A player who has participated on a team other than a Tierra Canyon recreational team  after March 31 of the current year is NOT eligible. For example, a player shall not  participate on any non-ASA/USA Softball team, All-Star team or travel type team after  March 31.  

1. Exception: If Tierra Canyon fields more than one team within an age classification,  they may choose to elevate a player within the same age classification from the  number two All-Star team to the number one All-Star team with the approval of the  District Commissioner.  

2. Once moved, that player is locked on the team to which they were moved until the  team’s elimination from Championship play. 

3. “Participate” is defined as a player or team taking part in a tryout, practice game,  scheduled game or tournament.  

F. A player shall not participate with more than one team in USA Softball Championship  Play during the same season, except as a Pick-Up Player.  

G. A player participating in Championship Play shall have SoCal ASA authorized photo  identification.  

H. League “Pick-Up” Players:  

1. An All-Star pick-up player shall meet all player eligibility requirements contained  herein. 

2. A player can be a pick-up player only once per season.  

3. An All-Star player whose team is no longer eligible for Championship Play is eligible  to be a pick-up player as set forth in the ASA National Code. 

4. A pick-up player must have played on a SoCal ASA registered “B” classification  team during the season.  

5. A pick-up player, after District Championships but prior to the state All-Star  Championships, may be picked up only from their own league. After the All-Star  State Championship, a pick-up player may be picked up within the appropriate age  classification from anywhere in SoCal ASA.  

6. Pick-up players must be approved by the Board.  

I. Interleague All-Star Teams.  

1. As permitted by the Yellowbook Rules and Regulations, Tierra Canyon may combine  with another league to participate in interleague play and may select a combined  All-Star Team providing that all the above listed requirements are met.  

2. This is only permitted when Tierra Canyon has only one registered 14U team in the  current year.  

3. No more than two leagues may combine to form an All‐Star Team. 

4. All players from both leagues are eligible for selection to the combined All‐Star  Team.  

5. No high school player may be added to a combined All‐Star Team.  

6. When two combined leagues are classified as “B” and “C” Leagues, respectively, the  combined All‐Star Team will be classified “B”.  

7. Combined Teams must be approved by the Board of Directors of each league that  combined.  

J. Playing time in all stars 

1. Playing time is not guaranteed in All-Stars. In 8U, everyone on the team will bat on  the roster, but regular season rules do not apply to positions in the field. In 10U and  up, there can be designated hitters or flex players on the field.