Procedural Manual

Section 16 – New Player Interview Questionnaire

Revised: 3/1/2026 Text marked with this same color identifies material associated with that revision date in the approved source.

  1. HOW LONG SINCE YOU LAST PLAYED SOFTBALL?
  2. HAVE YOU HAD ANY SURGERIES OR SERIOIUS HEALTH ISSUES SINCE THEN?
  3. WHERE DID YOU PLAY?
  4. WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE DID YOU PLAY IN? (CHURCH.
  5. DID YOU EVER PLAY TOURNAMENT OR TRAVEL BALL?
  6. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO PLAYS IN THE SILVER LEAGUE?
  7. WHAT POSITION(S) DID YOU PLAY?
  8. WHAT KIND OF HITTER WERE YOU? (POWER, LINE DRIVE, ETC)
  9. WHERE DID YOU USUALLY BAT IN THE LINEUP?
  10. HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR ARM STRENGTH?
  11. WHAT WAS THE STRONGEST PART OF YOUR GAME? (OFFENSE, DEFENSE, SPEED)

Discussion Points

  1. NESMITH LAKE
  2. BATS (COMPOSITE, BPF 1.21)
  3. RULES
    • DOUBLE BAG AT FIRST
    • HOME PLATE MAT
    • SCORING PLATE
    • PITCHING SCREEN
    • 1 AND 1 COUNT
    • COMMITMENT LINE
    • COURTESY RUNNERS
  4. BLUE DIVISION RULES
    • 170 FOOT ARC
    • GRASS RULE
    • DEFENSIVE ALIGNMENT (5 PLAYERS ON INFIELD)