• It is the coach’s responsibility to know the rules and bylaws of NSA.  Ignorance of a rule or bylaw DOES NOT negate the penalties.
   
• Players can only participate on ONE team during the season.
   
• Players cannot play on two different AGE GROUPS with in the same organization.
  Players CANNOT be borrowed for a weekend.  Even IF they are age eligible to play both age divisions.
  Examples: A 14 year old cannot play one weekend with the 14u team, and then play a different weekend with the 16u team because they need players for a particular weekend.    
   Players cannot play on a 12u team and a 14u team on the same weekend.
  This is an ineligible/illegal player.    PLAYER AND COACH WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR 1 YEAR.
   
• Players participating that are not listed on the Official NSA ONLINE Roster will be considered an ineligible/illegal player.  PLAYER AND COACH WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR 1 YEAR.
  ALL players participating in NSA tournaments must be listed on the official NSA Online Roster.  All players must sign their own name, and if under the age of 18 must have parent or legal guardian signature in order to participate.
   
• Players participating under an assumed name or "borrowing a jersey" for the weekend without being listed correctly on the NSA Online Roster will be considered and ineligible/illegal player.  PLAYER and COACH WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR 1 YEAR.
   
• Players cannot be listed on two NSA rosters at one time without an official Player Release form on file in State Office and APPROVED by the State Director before the player participates with the new team.
  This is an ineligible/illegal player.    PLAYER AND COACH WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR 1 YEAR.
   
• Player Release Form - it is possible for a player to be released from their current team to participate with a NEW TEAM or AGE GROUP. It can only be done once a year, and a Player Release Form must be signed by the current coach, player, and parent, it must also be approved by your State Director, PRIOR to the change in team.    Contact your State Director for guidance.  Pick up of certain players could change your teams’ classification by changing the overall strength of your team.

NOTE: Once a player has been released from a team, they cannot change teams again during the season.   This means they cannot go back to the original team.   Players cannot be released from an “A” team to play with a “B” team.

• Adding Players to your roster - This may be done anytime during the season before the State Tournament. A NEW COPY of your roster must be provided to the NSA State Office BEFORE THE NEW PLAYER PARTICIPATES. Once you have filled your roster (20 Players) you cannot add any additional players.  Player’s names do NOT get deleted from the roster for any reason.  Not even if you release a player, injury, relocation or if the player quits the team.  For questions regarding adding players after the State Tournament, please contact the NSA State Office.
   
• 18u Teams - Any team with a player on the roster  that has participated on a COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM MUST participate in "A" Classification.
   
• Use the Official NSA ONLINE Roster, completely filled out including all signatures.  
   
• Any player under the age of 18 must have a parent’s signature in order to participate.
   
• Take a signed copy of the NSA Roster to leave at the site of each NSA tournament you participate in.
   
• Contact your State Director IF your team is traveling out-of-state for an NSA tournament – some states require a Travel permit 30 days prior to the tournament.