Mirage Policies

1. Once a player has accepted an offer to play on a Mirage team, a non-refundable deposit of a minimum of $200 is due one week after the player accepts the offer in order to secure her spot on the team.

2. Daughters may play on a team on which their parent has been approved as a head or assistant coach.

3. If requested, a younger sister may play on the same team as her older sister in a higher age bracket if she is accepted following a tryout with that older team. If not accepted on the older team, the player may return to her original age group.

4. The Mirage organization encourages continuity by having players remain within their appropriate age level. However, if a player requests a move into a higher age level, this request must meet Board approval . This policy does not apply to players who are invited to play on the Mirage Gold Team.

5. Seniority is defined by how many years each player on a specific team has in the organization added up, and then divided by the number of players on that team.

6. If there is more than one team in an age level, the team with the highest value based on the above seniority formula will have the option of hosting a tournament.

7. If a player who left the organization wishes to return, her request will be heard by the Board through the head coach of the team to which she wishes to return . If she has not been designated for a team, the Board will address her request to return to the organization.

8. When a team has 12 players or fewer available on a Saturday, each player will start at least two games except for players who may pitch,

except for injury,

except for disciplinary measures,

except for a reduction in the Saturday schedule,

except for a player not available at the start time of any Saturday game, or

except for a player leaving early on Saturday.

If more than 12 players are available on a Saturday, each player will start at least one game on Saturday with an effort being made to administer playing time fairly to each player during the course of the tournament. For each of these scenarios, a player who is in the line-up as a flex player or a designated hitter is considered a start. THERE IS NO GUARANTEED PLAYING TIME ON SUNDAY. Note: This policy does not apply to teams participating in showcase tournaments, where, because of the dynamic and objective of such tournaments, there is no mandatory start policy.

9. Any confrontational incident or disciplinary measure involving coaches, teammates, opposing players, umpires, parents, and/or fans must be communicated by the head coach to the Director of the Mirage on the day of or the day following such incident.

10. The Mirage organization allows for the reasonable reimbursement of travel costs by the team and not by the organization for a head or assistant coach as approved by the Board who do not have daughters on the team as long as such allowance is part of the fee structure and discussed with the players and parents up front, before they have made any non-refundable deposits.

11. The board is comprised of five members (a President, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and two others) who will vote on all policies, proposals, and requests presented to them. Any policy, proposal, or request presented to the board by one of its members will result in that member being excluded from the vote.

12. Whereas we regard loyalty to those who have been in the Mirage program as very important, just as players have the right to explore other options for their travel teams in subsequent years, any Mirage coach can and will exercise the same right not to invite back any player he or she deems inappropriate to their team's goals and objectives. Also included is the right for coaches not to invite back any player whose parent(s) demonstrates inappropriate or disruptive behavior and thus interferes with the team's goals and objectives.