Category Archives: By-law Proposals

2026 Bylaw Proposal

Bylaw Proposal: Reverse Order Final Round
The final round of the draft (13th round) shall be conducted in reverse order of the initial draft order. Accordingly, the draft order for Round 13 will be: 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
The reverse draft order applies only if the draft has an odd number of rounds. If the draft has an even number of rounds, the draft order remains unchanged, and the team with the first overall pick will also have the final selection of the draft.
This structure ensures competitive balance by preventing the coach who selects first overall and has access to the top player in the league from also receiving the earliest selection in the final round.
-Chad Gravatt

2026 Bylaw Proposal

2026 Bylaw Proposal
The team that hits the ball out of play is responsible for retrieving the ball back to the umpire in
a timely fashion.
Pro: To much time is spent getting balls to replace the balls that the teams aren’t getting
Con: ?

Two game balls are issued every game, those should be the only balls allowed in the game,
unless the game ball gets altered in any fashion.
Pros: It will stop brand new balls from entering the game.
Cons: ?

– Erik Davenport

2023 By-Law Proposals

2023 Bylaw Proposals

Sliwa-
“If a coach drops himself, for whatever reason, he is not eligible to coach the following season”.
Yay: 16
Nay: 18

Davenport-
Article 7 – Rules Governing Play
Section 7 Game Times
Rule   B Early Game – Early games will start at 6:30pm, and forfeit time is 6:30pm. (Note) The first 5 games of the regular season at Friendship Park fields only; will start at 6:15pm due to early season daylight issues. (2013)
New Rule
Early Game – Early games will start at 6:30pm, and forfeit time is 6:30pm
Yay: Unanimous
Nay:

Section 18 Trading Players
A General – Trading of players will be permitted up until the Monday after the 2nd Game played.
B Board Approval – All trades must be approved or denied by the LOMSL Executive Board.
C Website Posting – All trades will be posted on the LOMSL web site, for three days from the original date of Board notification, for all coaches to see and to make counter offers.
D Phone Call – Coaches will also be contacted by a Board member by phone and the trade will not be finalized until this time period has passed.
E Posting Deadline – The proposed trade must be posted by 6pm, the Sunday before the third regular scheduled game.
F Trade Deadline – All trades will be finalized by 6pm, the Wednesday before the start of the third regular scheduled season game.

NEW BY-LAW Proposal
Section 18 Trading Players
You have up to the 6th game to trade a player or players.  You can not trade on the 6th game day.  Three members of the board have to approve the trade for it to be valid.
Yay: 35
Nay: 2

Nick Dallas-Cannot be brough up turned in too late.
Rule proposal to go in effect before registration 2024 season and beyond.

Players must be medically cleared to play in order to sign up for the draft. This applies to new and returning players.

Injured players may be put into the preferred hat at any point during the season in which hat picks are eligible once they are medically cleared to play.

End rule

Starting the season short with an unknown return date or date after the start of the season Shouldn’t be able to just sign up.
This takes away from players and possible coaches that are healthy and can plan to play the entirety of the season.