2024 ADULT SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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Click Here for How to Create a Team Roster Sheet
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Registration Link https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/haywardrec/home

FALL LEAGUE 2024        (LATE  August - October)

PRIORITY REGISTRATION: For Summer 2024 Teams will begin Tuesday July 23rd @ 9am and be open until Thursday July 25th @5pm. 
"Online or In Person" 
OPEN REGISTRATION FOR ALL: Friday July 26th @9am.

REGISTRATION CLOSES Wednesday August 14th at 5pm or until league is Filled. (If filled place yourself on the waitlist)
 

League tentatively scheduled to start the week of  Last Week of August 2024. 

The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (H.A.R.D.) is proud to present our 2024 Adult Softball League Program. The Alden E. Oliver Sports Park of Hayward will be the home for League play in 2024. PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY to ensure your team meets the terms and deadlines for participating in the league.

2024 LEAGUE PLAY & RE-CLASSIFICATIONS

Player Rankings on based on 2023 & 2024 Tournament Rankings

Men’s Open: (Unlimited Home Runs) Teams consist of experienced and tournament players. This league is open to all ranked players.

Men’s Recreation & Co-Ed Recreation: (3 Home Run Limit) Teams consist of experienced and average players. For Men’s & Co-Ed Recreation Teams, you may have an unlimited amount of D &  E” ranked Tournament players on your league roster. Teams may not have “A”, “B”, or  “C ”ranked tournament players on their league roster. Rankings are from USA. USSSA and NCS Softball Associations.

Men’s Novice & Co-Ed Novice: (0 Home Run Limit) Teams consist of average and beginning players. Good league for work teams, new teams, or teams with inexperienced players.  Teams cannot have any tournament ranked players on roster.  NCS ranked Recreation players are considered Novice players. 

RECREATION & NOVICE DIVISIONS
 The Sports Office will determine what league you're assigned to based on you're roster.

League makeup will depend on the number of teams signed up in each division.

WHAT LEAGUES ARE AVAILABLE TO MY TEAM?

 SLOW PITCH PROGRAMS - FALL  LEAGUES-NO FIRDAYS

SUMMER LEAGUE 

Resident Spring Teams - That can prove their rosters are at least
75% District Residents will receive a $150.00 refund
* Residents of the District live in Zip Codes 94540,94541,94542,94543,94544,94545,94546,94580,94552 and parts of 94578.

In order to register for a league, all Managers must have an ACTIVE Net account with the District. Most returning Managers, even if never accessed, likely already have an account setup. If you have ever registered for classes with H.A.R.D. you can use the same account you already have established. In order to sign into your account visit:
 https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/haywardrec/home.
 Your username is your email address. If you have never logged in before use the “Forgot Password” link in order to set one up. If you are a brand-new manager to the league you will have to sign up for a new account. For assistance with ACTIVE Net accounts and access please contact our District Office Customer Service at (510) 881-6700.
Make sure that your account is active and accessible prior to registration day for easy access.

You will be registering for your selected League choice based on the Activity numbers listed above in the “What League is Available to My Team” section above. If your team played in the Prior League Season you will have a 3 Day Priority Registration Period (for Summer & Fall ONLY) in order to claim your Returning Team Status for the next League. After that priority registration period is over registration will open for all other teams. Managers should follow the online registration process and make payment online using a credit card. The entry fees may be submitted in cash, cashier’s check, money order, personal or company check, or credit card. However, some of these forms of payment can only be accepted in person at the District Office. Please note that managers wishing to do in person registration must wait for available staff to assist them and it can impact the availability of spots left in the league due to online registration.

NEW PROCESS: Once your team registration fees have been paid Managers will receive an automated email from teamsideline TITLED. Team Manager Welcome | Hayward Area Recreation & Park District Sports. To begin the process of putting your roster together via your account on teamsideline. Please Note this is A NEW process. That will serve as your prompt that you may begin the Roster process. Team Rosters must have player’s first and last names and will require that all players electronically sign the Player Waiver and Player Code of Conduct (a valid email address will be needed to complete this process). NO sharing of email address, each player will need there own. 

See “How to Create a Team Roster on TeamSideline” for more information.

WHAT LEAGUE CAN I SIGN UP FOR?

League field assignments and nights of play are listed above. You may sign up for any night in your prior seasons classification, unless your team has been re-classified, or up a classification depending on season/playoff outcome. In Summer and Fall ONLY, first priority will be given to teams that played on that night in the prior season. Please refer to the priority system. New teams are encouraged to enter lower division play unless they have experienced players on their team. Generally speaking, tournament teams/ players must play in the leagues according to the tournament ranking. H.A.R.D. reserves the right to move teams up or down in classification when necessary to maintain the overall balance of the leagues. Teams that are required to move up based on prior year performance may not appeal such moves but will retain a priority for the new league. Field assignments are subject to change based on team registrations. Final league make-up and field assignments will be determined after the registration deadline. Teams will not be moved from their first request without notification of options. The league reserves the right to combine leagues in order to fill a classification. Teams that refuse to move when combining leagues will lose their priority for the following season.

When a returning team is seeking a priority placement and wishes to change a League night:

An email must be sent to Recreation Coordinator II, Michael Maine at MaiM@HaywardRec.org to see if a transfer can be accommodated during the priority period.

For FULL DETAILS on all subjects listed above and more please
 open the link to the Softball League Packet at the top of this page or from the Downloads page.

For More Information
Please Call (510) 888-0211