Prior to April 1st, deposits will be refunded if your team is NOT accepted into the league
or you cannot assemble enough players to substantiate a team. However, if your team is accepted
as of April 1st but you cannot fulfill
the other requirements of the registration process, your deposit will not be refunded.
The process of joining is broke down into 2 steps:
Initial Registration
The MMFL utilizes an automated on-line registration process, which basically involves
three separate forms. The first step or form, Page 1 - Initial Registration form, must
be submitted to the league to begin the process. A deposit or full payment must
be received by the league before your team is officially accepted. Specific details will be
displayed on the registration form. At that point you need nothing else to join. Even if you don't have enough
players and lack any formal organization, you can still register to join and get your team organized before the
March 31st, deadline.
If your team is not accepted into the MMFL, your deposit will be refunded
as described above. If your team drops out after the March 31st deadline, for any
reason, your deposit will NOT be refunded.
Teams accepted into the league for the new season will be posted on the
Teams Page
of our web site.
Also, when your team is registered, you will be sent an e-mail with your new ID and Password.
This will
then allow you to enter the secure area of our web site ("team login" menu option).
Along with additional registration steps, this special area
of the web site will be used for three different purposes; MMFL Roster, ASA Registration, and insurance.
Players and Coaches must be individually registered here in order to be insured for the year.
It is strongly recommended you fill your team with 12 to 14 players to account for the many
excuses your kids will come up with to miss a game.
Remember to also register your coaches individually, so they too will be insured.
Don't risk a forfeit. A fielded team is 9 players, even though our rules allow you to actually play with 8.
The MMFL allows for a maximum of 20 team members to be registered individually,
including coaches. We only ask that you DO NOT duplicate players, coaches or
anyone else on one or more teams. We pay the ASA as well as our
insurance carrier according to this individual registration. We do not need to
pay double for duplicate entries on multiple teams.
Secondary Deadline
A short time after the March 31st deadline, the MMFL Board of Directors will begin the scheduling process.
Teams will be split into divisions. Each age group will typically be split into
multiple divisions,
depending on the total number of teams within each age group.
Once the entire process is complete, the new schedules will be posted via the
Scheduling Page of our website.
The league generally has 2 major meetings a year for all teams to get together and discuss changes.
The first full league meeting will be held before the season starts, usually in May.
The second meeting will be held at the conclusion of the normal summer season in time for our
yearly elections.
This meeting is generally held in November.
We ask that all teams be represented by a coach or manager as there
is typical voting on specific issues. Again, you must stay up to date with
our web site, all official announcements will be posted there!
At our spring meeting, before our summer season starts, the league will also distribute packets to each
of our teams. Game balls will be distributed as well. Within the packets is
vital information specific to your team; an Official MMFL membership card,
ASA membership cards, a current ASA rule book, an ASA score book and a copy of your
teams insurance certificate as provided by our insurance carrier.
As per our
League Rules, you must show up for every scheduled game,
there are no excuses, nor are there any procedures if you can't make a scheduled game.
Forfeited games will result in heavy fines to accommodate lost expenses to the league.
During the summer season, the official MMFL Hot-Line will be put into service. This Hot-Line will be operational to
inform coaches, managers and umpires of game cancellations due to inclement weather.
Access to the Hot-Line web window and phone number
can be found from the Scheduling Page. Unless you hear otherwise via this Hot-Line, ALL GAMES ARE ON. Only a
scheduled umpire
at the game location can decide whether or not conditions are safe for games to continue as scheduled.
At scheduled game(s), the umpiring crew will have an MMFL Game Report Card. This report card will be used as
a player/game sign-up sheet as well as an official score card. These report cards will be signed by the coaches and
umpires to insure accurate information. The report cards must also contain any unusual circumstances encountered at the game(s).
Umpires will be sending these cards back to the league as verification the game(s) were played and assurance to the league that
the umpires were there. MMFL umpires carry the burden of control and responsibility that our games are executed
in a manner according to our rules and bylaws as well as the satisfaction of our players, coaches and parents. Game scores
will be verified and updated from these Report Cards and posted on the respective
divisional schedules. To speed the process of reporting game scores on our
website, coaches can also enter game scores from the secure area of our website. Submitting
scores in this manner will result in immediate updates for everyone to view.
More team, game, and league information can be found on our
About Us web page. If there are specific questions not
answered on this page or anywhere else on our web site, please, don't hesitate to contact any or all of
the MMFL Board members.
