[Alsfastball] I.S.C. Board of Directors Passes the PRAWN Restrictions

[Al Doran]

I.S.C. Board of Directors Passes the PRAWN Restrictions - -
To Take Effect With the 2006 Season

The Board of Directors of the International Softball Congress has passed 
the PRAWN restrictions, a set of rules governing the number of All-World 
players from the most recent five years a team can have on its roster.

This rule, introduced to the Board in August at their meetings in Eau 
Claire, Wisconsin, was tabled for further discussion and an e-mail vote at 
that time.

The PRAWN restrictions will take effect beginning with the 2006 fastball 
season.

Those players who comprise the PRAWN list have now been determined. These 
names will be made available to the teams immediately, and they are posted 
on the ISC website at 
<http://www.iscfastpitch.com/webstartme/prawn/2006.htm>http://www.iscfastpitch.com/webstartme/prawn/2006.htm
An excel attachment of the list will be sent to any who request it by 
e-mailing <mailto:iscken at comcast.net>iscken at comcast.net

PRAWN Restrictions
A PRAWN (Player Rep All World Name) list will be maintained by the ISC 
containing each name of the two all-world teams for the most recent 5 
years, including MV Player and Outstanding Pitcher. The PRAWN list will be 
released on Al's list by August 30 each year and posted on the ISC web site 
as soon as possible.
  Each team will be limited to 6 players (combination of pitchers and 
position players), plus exceptions (see below) that have been named All 
World in the last 5 years - only one of which may be a pitcher. Teams are 
still limited to 2 OOA pitchers for the season. All teams must name their 
PRAWNs to the Executive Director by May 1 each year. If a player who is 
also a pitcher is selected to either one of the All World teams at a 
position other than pitcher, he will NOT be considered as a pitcher for 
PRAWN status but rather as a player.
Current hardship rule 9a will be allowed given the following: the team 
replacing the player is still required to abide by the PRAWN limits for 
both players and pitchers.  E.g. if the player being replaced is a pitcher 
with PRAWN status and he was the only pitcher with PRAWN status on the team 
then that team may replace that pitcher with another PRAWN pitcher.
Exception for a team that has 6 current PRAWNs: If a non-PRAWN player or 
players make an All World team in the current year, that team will be 
allowed to carry that player or players until such time that a PRAWN player 
leaves the team or drops out of the 5 year criterion. If a player makes All 
World while with Team A and they have 6 current PRAWN players, then Team A 
would be allowed to carry 7 until one of the 7 leaves the team (or they 
fall outside of the 5 year boundary), then they will only be allowed 6 for 
the following year.
This also applies for the one pitcher All World status restriction. If a 
pitcher is selected to an All World team in the current season and that 
team already has a pitcher on their team with PRAWN status, that team will 
be allowed to carry 2 (or however many) prawn pitchers until such time as 
one of the prawn pitcher(s) leaves the team or falls outside of the PRAWN 
status.
Phase in Period - If a PRAWN was selected all world in the last 5 years 
with a team and remained with that team, the team may qualify for the above 
exception as if the PRAWN restrictions were in effect for those 5 years. 
2006 only - Teams can play the 2006 season with 2 PRAWN Pitchers if both 
PRAWN pitchers were on that team's WT roster in 2005.

PRAWN Restriction Interpretation
No team may add a PRAWN to their roster until their total Prawn count falls 
below 6

September 15, 2005
Gordon Wise


ISC Information Officer

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