Procedural Manual
Section 16 – New Player Interview Questionnaire
Revised: 3/1/2026
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- HOW LONG SINCE YOU LAST PLAYED SOFTBALL?
- HAVE YOU HAD ANY SURGERIES OR SERIOIUS HEALTH ISSUES SINCE THEN?
- WHERE DID YOU PLAY?
- WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE DID YOU PLAY IN? (CHURCH.
- DID YOU EVER PLAY TOURNAMENT OR TRAVEL BALL?
- DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO PLAYS IN THE SILVER LEAGUE?
- WHAT POSITION(S) DID YOU PLAY?
- WHAT KIND OF HITTER WERE YOU? (POWER, LINE DRIVE, ETC)
- WHERE DID YOU USUALLY BAT IN THE LINEUP?
- HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR ARM STRENGTH?
- WHAT WAS THE STRONGEST PART OF YOUR GAME? (OFFENSE, DEFENSE, SPEED)
Discussion Points
- NESMITH LAKE
- BATS (COMPOSITE, BPF 1.21)
- RULES
- DOUBLE BAG AT FIRST
- HOME PLATE MAT
- SCORING PLATE
- PITCHING SCREEN
- 1 AND 1 COUNT
- COMMITMENT LINE
- COURTESY RUNNERS
- BLUE DIVISION RULES
- 170 FOOT ARC
- GRASS RULE
- DEFENSIVE ALIGNMENT (5 PLAYERS ON INFIELD)