IMPORTANT: Coaches Code of Conduct

All coaches, assistant coaches, bench coaches or otherwise “team parents” agree to comply with this Coach’s Code Of Conduct.

Violations of the Code will not be tolerated and violations could be subject to disciplinary action.

Such disciplinary action, as determined by the Board of Directors, could include a warning, game suspension, or season suspension, as well as impact any opportunity to coach in future seasons.

Canandaigua Junior Baseball & Softball Coaches Code of Conduct

There are two ways to communicate with your team: through your team page (under Team Central when logged in to this website) or via the GameChanger app. When creating a GameChanger Team Manager app account, you MUST use the same email address associated with your CJB account.

Coaches and parents are encouraged to download the GameChanger Team Manager app and make sure their accounts always have up-to-date contact information (email address being the most important). Add your CJB team to GameChanger Team Manager by following these steps (one time).

Team Page

When logged in to the site, coaches can use team pages to communicate with parents and schedule practices.

To access your team page:

• Log in to the site and choose Team Directory from the Team Central section.
• Use the filters to select your appropriate program and division.
• Find your team and click Team Home to visit your team page.
  • Click Calendar to schedule a team practice and automatically notify parents.
  • Click Email to send an email to anyone associated with your team (be sure to select recipients before sending!). 

Support

For site-related issues, email [email protected]. For issues related to the GameChanger Team Manager app, use the in-app help system to work directly with the app provider.

• Offensively the goal should be three at-bats per player per game. Defensively the goal should be fielding the ball cleanly and throwing to first (or ahead of the runner at the Rookie level).
  
• Games should be a minimum of 45 minutes and no inning should start after an hour.

• Coaches must bring and use league-provided game balls.
  
• All batters must use a batting tee. Strikes are not called. Bunting is not allowed. Batted balls must reach the grass or be re-hit at coaches’ discretion. Coach pitch underhand will be permitted after Memorial Day as an option (after three pitches, a tee must be used).
  
• The batting order should be maintained throughout the entire game. The half-inning is over after when the last batter reaches first base. 
  • The last batter of an inning DOES NOT result in a home run.
    
• All hits result in a single. There are no extra bases. There are no outs. Players in the field should be coached to field the ball and throw to first. Baserunners should be coached to advance to the next base on a hit.
  
• Stealing is prohibited. Baserunners cannot advance on an overthrow.
  
• There are no practices after opening day. 

• Coaches must bring and use league-provided game balls.
  
• All batters must use a pitching machine. Coaches should be prepared to test and configure the machine prior to the game. When available, a youth umpire will operate the pitching machine during the game. After three machine pitched strikes a tee must be used to put the ball in play. There are no strikeouts.
  
• Home runs are allowed if the batted ball goes over the fence without first touching anything else in the field of play. All other hits should result in nothing more than a double. Players in the field should be coached to field the ball and throw ahead of the runner.
  
• The half-inning is over upon whichever happens first: three outs, five runs, or batting through the order.
  
• Stealing is prohibited. Baserunners cannot advance on an overthrow. With the exception of first base, all baserunners must slide whenever there is a play at the base (including home plate). Sliding headfirst is prohibited. Baserunners should run through first base.
  
• The infield fly rule shall not be enforced.
  

• 46' to the mound; 60' base paths
• Game play: 6 inning games; no inning should more than start 1 hour and 50 minutes after first pitch
• Pitching: No pitcher can pitch more than 6 consecutive outs
• Fielding:  Positions are at coach's discretion with the understanding that house league should provide a variety of instruction. Coaches should make the effort to limit two consecutive innings in the infield and/or outfield.
  • FALL BALL: Please use Fall Ball as a chance for the players to learn multiple positions on the field.
• Teams should play four outfielders unless their roster does not permit it.
• Run Limit: 5 runs per inning except for the last inning then we will play +1 rule.  You can score 5 runs plus one more run than the number of runs you are down at the start of the inning
• Leading: Players must remain on the base until the ball crosses home plate. A player cannot advance on a passed ball until the ball leaves the dirt (i.e., rolls onto the grass outside the batter’s boxes). The throw back from the catcher to the pitcher is a dead ball.
• Base runners can only advance one base on an overthrow and cannot score on an overthrow from home to third
• Sliding: Players MUST slide anytime there is a play, especially at home. Players may NOT slide headfirst.
• There are no balks
• Infield fly shall be enforced
• Dropped third strike is NOT in effect
• Slash bunts are not allowed
• Metal spikes are not allowed

• 50' to the mound; 70' basepaths
• Game play: 6 inning games
• Pitching: No pitcher can pitch more than 6 consecutive outs
• Fielding:  Positions are at coach's discretion with the understanding that house league should provide a variety of instruction. Coaches should make the effort to limit consecutive innings in the infield and/or outfield.
  • FALL BALL: Please use Fall Ball as a chance for the players to learn multiple positions on the field.
• Outfield:  With larger rosters (11 or 12 players per team) teams may choose to play with 4 outfielders. This should be determined at the coaches' plate meeting or prior to the season opener.
• Run Limit: 5 runs per inning except for the last inning (bottom of 5 or top of 6) then we will play +1 rule.  You can score 5 runs one more run than the number of runs you are down at the start of the inning
• Leading: Unless otherwise agreed upon, you can lead off.  
  • FALL BALL: Please note that many players will be learning leading and pickoffs for the first time.  It is the responsibility of the coaches to police their teams and make sure no one is taking advantage of pitchers that are just learning this new rule.  Please keep leads to a reasonable distance from the bag.
• Stealing: Unless otherwise agreed upon, you can steal on the first movement after the pitcher comes set.
  
• Sliding: Players MUST slide anytime there is a play, especially at home. Players may NOT slide headfirst unless retreating back to the bag on a pick-off.
• Balk: One warning per, pitcher per game.
• Infield fly shall be enforced
• Dropped third strike is in effect
• Slash bunts are not allowed
• Metal spikes are not allowed