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GOAL: The goal of Nebraska Senior Softball is to promote softball for seniors, improve physical, mental, and spiritual wellness, develop new friendships, and renew old acquaintances among active senior men and women, ages 50 years and over, in Omaha and other communities throughout Nebraska and Iowa. We encourage a competitive spirit combined with respect for other players, fans, and umpires in order to fulfill our motto of Fun, Fitness, and Fellowship.
LEAGUE PLAY: The Summer season begins in April, and the Fall season begins in August. Regular season games will be played on Monday and Wednesday evenings at the LaVista Sports Complex, 7346 S 66th St in LaVista, Nebraska (approximately two blocks south of 66th and Harrison Street). The number of senior league teams will be determined based on the registrations received.
AGE QUALIFICATIONS: A player must become at least 50 years of age during the current calendar year to be eligible to play that year in the Nebraska Senior Softball League. The age a player attains on his or her birthday in any particular year will be considered to be his or her age for that entire calendar year. New league players must show proof of their age to one of the NSS Board of Directors with either a driver’s license or birth certificate.
TEAM STRUCTURE: NSS attempts to maintain parity across all teams within the league by assessing player skills while still allowing team managers reasonable flexibility in selecting players for their roster. Each team will consist of a mixture of players of various skill levels and ages. No pre-selected teams will be accepted to prevent having dominant teams in the league.
RETURNING PLAYERS: In non-full draft years, returning players from the previous spring/summer season who register before the deadline will return to their original team from the previous year. Players may elect to change teams before any new season (Spring or Fall) begins. These players will be placed in a supplemental draft.
NEW PLAYERS: All newly registered players for each season will be evaluated by team managers for individual skills based on hitting, running, throwing, and fielding abilities during practice sessions. The skills evaluations are conducted during the week before the season’s first games. All new players must attend at least ONE of the practice sessions.
POOL PLAYERS: Any player whose registration is received after the registration deadline will be placed in a player pool. Players in the pool are eligible to play as a temporary replacement player and will be assigned to a team, if an opening becomes available, by the Director of Player Personnel. Pool players are not guaranteed a permanent team assignment as openings will be based upon the gaining/losing player skill level and other factors.
PLAYER DRAFT SYSTEM: Each player (new and returning) for each season will be selected by team managers in a fair and equitable draft procedure the week before the first game. During a period of 2014-nss-draft-6forty-eight (48) hours after the conclusion of the player draft, the team managers will be allowed to trade no more than three newly drafted players from their team to other teams if the respective managers involved are in agreement. All players will be notified of their team assignment by phone or e-mail.
