player attendace

Question
Hi Tom,  My daughter has missed 2 practices and 2 games as a result of the death of my brother (1 wk) and subsequently she sprained her ankle and was out for another week.  The coach indicates that based on "Little League" rules she can be removed from the team.  Is this true?  How do we get a copy of the rules?

Thanks!

Answer
My guess would be that your daughter's coach is full of beans.  I don't have a LL rule book handy, but have never seen a rule set that has regulations about removing a player from the team.  There are rules in most organizations about how late in the season a player can be added.  This is usually done to prevent stacking of a team for tournaments.

If you want to put the coach on the spot ask him to show you the rule or at least cite the section of the rule book it is from.  I doubt there is even a local rule for this.  You can contact your LL district rep., they will at least have a copy of the rule book for you to look at.  I would think that all of the other coaches would have books as well.  If you need help determining who your LL district rep. is go to www.littleleague.org

Post me follow-up if they have a rule that covers this.