(2) Regular Season Play (All games with any WOBA team of same age group)
a.
i Every WOBA registered player shall participate equally with their local league team. Extenuating circumstances such as injuries, discipline, employment, and vacation are excepted. The WOBA may consider special circumstance requests.
ii WOBA player eligibility rules applying for league’s end of year tournament play whereby a player shall participate only if they have participated in a minimum of 6 league games for 13u and below, and 4 league games for 14u and older (NOTE: as defined in 2(a)(iii) below) with their rostered WOBA league team, or a local league team at the same series or their local league team one series higher.
iii Every WOBA registered player shall participate equally with their local league team to be deemed in good standing with the WOBA. Extenuating circumstances such as injuries, discipline, employment and vacation are excepted. . See below for details on good standing;
(1.) Players shall be deemed in good standing, regardless if a player also rosters OBA for additional enhanced play, when a player participates at;
· Up to 13u divisions: a minimum of 6 WOBA league games.
· 14u and older divisions: a minimum of 4 WOBA league games.
(2.) The requisite of Players in good standing provides eligibility for the following WOBA considerations.
a. WOBA awards
b. League year-end tournament play
c. WOBA’s OBA exhibition loop play
(3.) Players in good standing are eligible and may tryout for, but not limited to, the following WOBA programs.
a. Summer Games team
b. Affiliate AAA/AA team
c. Bulls Program team
(4.) WOBA policy shall permit the following players to having the option to participate in WOBA league play, and particularly when WOBA can not provide a league play option at the AAA/AA, 22u or Senior series, that results in these teams playing in a league loop outside the WOBA. These players may still be considered for, but not limited to WOBA awards, Bulls Program team, Summer Games team, Affiliate AAA/AA team. This policy shall permit the superseding of the above good standing requirement in order to tryout the following season for a WOBA program.
· Affiliate AAA/AA team
· Bulls Program team
· AAA/AA full time local association teams
· 22u teams
· Senior teams
Examples:
I. A rostered 2025 Bulls player has option to play WOBA league and may try out for a 2026 Bulls team.
II. A rostered WOBA OBA local 22u player whose team plays in a non-WOBA league loop, as WOBA could not provide loop play, may try out for the 22u Bulls Program team.
(5.) OBA Select teams who have a player(s) that refuse to participate in league play are ineligible to be rostered on a Select team. OBA Select requires players to participate in a house league loop. WOBA league would meet those criteria.
(6.) All WOBA locals are required to ensure that all OBA players participate and play their minimum requirement for WOBA league play. Locals and their coaches are to collaborate to ensure that players remain in good standing.
(7.) OBA Rep teams who have a player(s) that refuse or intends not to participate in league play shall not be eligible to participate in WOBA’s OBA exhibition loop. That player(s) is not permitted to participate at any game within the WOBA exhibition loop.
(8.) All locals must roster a WOBA team if rostering an OBA team. Minimum number of games as noted above shall apply.
(9.) Any local association who is a member of the WOBA and whose local executive, administration or coach falsifies or misrepresents any material facts with respect to the above player requirements shall be considered a local association member NOT in good standing with cause to void their membership to WOBA. The local association shall be removed immediately from WOBA as set out in the WOBA Constitution, for the remainder of the current year plus one additional season. All current active league teams from the local association shall complete their current season's playing schedule and may participate at their respective current year-end tournament.
(10.) Any parent or player who falsifies or misrepresents any material facts with respect to the above player requirements shall give cause for the player to be removed immediately from WOBA program(s) and the parent and/or player shall be levied a suspension.
b. The WOBA league will comprise of all players mosquito and above, playing in a one loop system. Locals with more than one league team at a division are to divide their teams in one of two ways;
i) Equally talent-wise; or
ii) Major and minor age
Locals with more than two teams at a division may divide their teams by forming a major and/or minor team and then dividing the rest of their players equally talent-wise among the remaining teams.
c. The WOBA Major Rookie league will comprise of the following loops—OBA, 9u
i) OBA rostered 9U teams play in the OBA loop. Select rostered 9U teams must play in the OBA loop. Games played in this loop would account toward the League’s minimum commitment.
ii) The remainder of the 9U teams will play in the 9U Loop. If a Center has three teams and does not have an OBA/Select Team, they may enter all three teams in the 9U Loop. NOTE: Locals must follow WOBA rule Appendix 1, Registration of Teams and Players, 1(h) if they deviate from this format.
d. Where there are 2 teams in a series within an association it is permissible for a coach to draw from the other team’s roster provided that a maximum of 11 are playing. The other team must be notified of who the drawn players are. These players are not allowed to pitch.
e. The home team is designated to reporting the game score within 2 days of the game via the OneDB web link or to the WOBA secretary or webmaster.
f. All infractions of rules (i.e. Ejections) shall be noted by the officials and sent to the Secretary and Vice Presidents noted in the front of the WOBA handbook. This notification needs to be sent immediately using the incident or ejection report form as approved by the OBA on the WOBA website.
g. For regular season play, 24 hours VERBAL (live) notice must be given to the opposing coach if a local cannot field a team. If notice is not given the fine to be levied will be $150.00 to be paid to WOBA and forwarded to the non-offending team.
h. The team cancelling a scheduled game has to reschedule within 72 hours of the cancelled game. The home team reschedules on the rainout. This applies until both teams have achieved the required minimum games played. This does not negate 2b. Where a cancelled game has not been rescheduled the Convenor will ask the home team for 2 available home game nights of which the visiting team will pick one or have the game assigned by the Convenor. The Convenor will have the authority to negotiate a suitable makeup game time.
i. League play will end for all divisions at the end of day August 31. The cut-off date of three (3) weeks prior to their respective WOBA Championship Tournament will be used to determine team standings for tournament based on 10 games played whether 10 games are completed or not.
j. League play is a minimum of 12 games. There is a $75.00 fine per game when under the 12-game minimum. This is payable to the WOBA.
k. An Exhibition loop is primarily a platform for competition for both Select and Rep teams. This loop has been created as a substitute for tournament play. Select and Rep teams may schedule games with one another for competitive play. Statistics from Exhibition loop play, and tournament play may be used for OBA classification purposes. This loop is not considered regular WOBA league play, nor are games played in the Exhibition loop a substitute for player eligibility on WOBA league teams.