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TINSELTOWN GAZETTETinseltown Division Newsletter

Spring 2009 - Week 1


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Tinseltown Division Newsletter, Spring 2009 Week 1 2

Tinseltown Gazette

TINSELTOWN

BASICS

Game DaysTuesday & Wednesday

Park Info

Poinsettia Park7341 Willoughby Ave.

BAR

Happy Ending Bar

7038 Sunset Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90046

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Meet Your Board 3

Week 1 in Review 4

Current Standings 5

What to Watch For 5Rules in Review 6

Photos 9


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Meet Your BoardCheck out the board members for the Spring 2009 season! If you have questions,

concerns, issues, etc. dont hesitate to find one of them!

President

Missy Shapin

Zing!

Vice President

Krystle Tabangcura

Menace 2 Sobriety

Rules/Scheduling

Dave Nancarni

Zing!

Social ChairKaren HeffelfingerYour Mom

Social CommitteeCarina Pena

Charity ChairKatie Vickers

Concerned Balls

Jeremy Katz

Weho Straights

WAKA Regional Rep

Gerrit Ritt

Rules Chair/Head

Umpire

Ninad Nads Pandit

Newsletter EditorLaurhen LeBlancShin Music

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Week One in Review

Kickin It Old School 5, Weho Straits 3

One Kick Wonders 7, Zing 2

Concerned Balls 4, Shin Music 0

It was a rematch of the of the Fall 2008 inaugural game, but this time Concerned

Balls took the win over the revamped Shin Music. Concerned Balls scored 1 run early

in the game and followed it up with a busy 4th inning all while holding Shin Music to no

runs. Despite the WeHo road closures Shin Music proved themselves strong, as the

only team with nearly all players at the bar!

Your Mom 3, R U Serious 3

Menace 2 Sobriety 6, Kappa Kappa Beta Lambda 0

Kick in a Box 2, Los Borrachos 1

BYE: Booze on First, Party Foul

Is the recap from your game missing? Be sure to email your recaps each week to

[email protected] by Monday in order to have it included in the weekly

newsletter.


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Current Standings

What to Watch For:

WEEK 2 DAY Team 1 Team 2 REF

7:15 MON Jun 1 -

GRASS

Party Foul Kappa Kappa Beta

Lambda

TBD

7:15 Tues Jun 2 Concerned Balls Your Mom Zing!

8:15 Tues Jun 2 Zing! Menace 2 Sobriety Your Mom

9:15 Tues Jun 2 One Kick Wonders Booze on First Menace 2

Sobriety

7:15 Wed Jun 3 Los Borrachos Weho Straits Shin Music

8:15 Wed Jun 3 Kick in a Box Shin Music R U Serious

9:15 Wed Jun 3 R U Serious Kickin it Old School Kick in a Box


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Rules in ReviewStill confused about the rules? Understanding of the rules will improve yourKickball experience. Although we encourage you to read the rulebook in its

entirety, heres a brief clarification of the most commonly misunderstood

rules:

Umpires should make every attempt to follow the published Rules to the best oftheir ability. Every team was issued a Scorebook with the Rules included. If

you are uncertain of the correct ruling on any play, please take a moment to

consult the Official Rules.

While participating in WAKA kickball, players must properly wear and fullydisplay the official WAKA athletic clothing designated for their use. Teams

with players who fail to abide by this rule forfeit that game.

Fielders must stay out of the base line. Fielders trying to make an out on basemay have their foot on base, but must lean out of the baseline. If a fielder

playing at a base is leaning out of the baseline, they are not obstructing the

runner.

Each game shall last five inningso After five innings if it is a tie score, the game will be marked as a tie.

The Head Referee must begin each game by reading the following to BOTHENTIRE TEAMS: "Every player must be 21 years or older, have adequatecurrent health insurance, and be officially registered with WAKA to

participate. I am the Head Referee, my name is ________ and I will issue all

final rulings if necessary. The only participants who may dispute a call are the

team's designated Captain and Co-Captain. Who are the Captains and Co-

Captains for tonight's games? (Get Names) Rules to keep in mind include: the

pitcher and all fielders must stay behind the pitching strip line until the ball is

kicked; the catcher must play behind the kicker; the kicker must kick at or

behind home plate; once the pitcher has the ball in control and on the mound,the play ends; and all fielders must stay out of the baseline - fielders may have

their foot on the base, but must lean out of the baseline. Are there any

questions?"


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Referees have jurisdiction over play and may:o Call a time outo Call off a game due to darkness, rain or other cause at the referee's

discretion

oPenalize a player, including game ejection, for any reason. Thisincludes but is not limited to un-sportsman like conduct, fighting,

delay of game and excessive verbal abuse. Ejected participants must

leave the field area and may not return to the game.

Failure to accept an Umpire's final ruling is BOTH unsportsmanlike conductAND delay of game, and is sufficient grounds for ejection.

Each team shall have one Captain and one Co-Captain who are jointly responsiblefor the team. The Team Captains must ensure that:

All team players present must kick in the written scorebook order, but do nothave to field. The first infraction of this Rule by a team will result in an outfor the next kicker in the written scorebook order. A second infraction by a

team will result in a forfeit of that game. The kicking lineup does not require a

specific sex order.

ONLY the Captain and Co-Captain may dispute calls with the Head Referee.A team Captain may raise protest with the Referee for blatant rule infraction,

but will accept the Head Referee's final ruling. The division will consider

protest beyond the Head Referee at its discretion.

The team Captain will designate a scorekeeper who will record game statistics ina scorebook. Refs should never be sole score keepers.

Remember, a team playing a non-registered person, an improperly registeredperson, or a person not registered on that team, division, and season, will

forfeit that game (see Rule 4.01c). This team will also lose the right to play in

any division tournament or World Kickball Championship. So just dont do it!

PLAYERS: There is no place in WAKA for yelling at an Umpire. The onlypeople who should even be having a conversation with an Umpire are the

DESIGNATED CAPTAINS AND CO-CAPTAINS FOR EACH TEAM. There are

precisely four (4) people in a given game who may discuss a call with an Umpire.

If you are not one of those 4 people (2 from each team), you must discuss your

concern with your team Captain or Co-Captain, who will then decide whether tobring it up with the Umpires.

UMPIRES: Please make your call quickly and confidently, in as loud and clear avoice as possible. Often tension can be avoided simply by making a call loud

enough for everyone to be clear about the ruling.


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More Friendly Reminders... We know you love to drink, but in order to continue playing kickball we must abide by

the Los Angeles Parks policy, which specifically prohibits alcohol (and smoking) fromPark grounds. So wait until you reach Happy Ending after your game.

Clean up after yourself. Pick up your water bottles and other trash after the game. Be careful leaving the park at night. There have been a couple incidents in the area

and we want everyone to make it home safely. Have fun!


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Photos

Would you like to have your photos included in next weeks newsletter? Send them

to [email protected]

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