NSA National Rules for Reclassification:
2010 Upgrades or Move Ups
The entire roster of the Super
World Champions for Men's C - D - E must ALL be UPGRADED (moved up) in classification. Individual players from the Super World
Champions MUST play UP in class for the following year. No matter if they have 5 or more players returning.
Players from a Men's C or Men's D MOVE UP team (Mandatory or with
APPEAL) CAN NOT move down in classification the following year. All players on a Men's C or D Upgraded team - Mandatory or
with Appeal can move up with the team to their new classification - OR - if a player leaves the team THEY MUST REMAIN
AT THEIR CURRENT LEVEL OF CLASSIFICATION for the following year. ( In other words - If you
played on a D team in 2009 and your team is upgraded to C for 2010, and you leave the team for what ever reason, You
CAN NOT GO PICK UP with a "E" team. You must stay at D level or higher for at least (1) year.)
Teams on a Mandatory Upgrade with NO APPEAL - must move up
at least (1) class. If they have 5 or more returning players or any combination of 5 players from upgraded teams from
the preceding year's rosters. THE Coach's name should also be included on the roster. Note: If you have less than
5 players returning or combination of 5 upgraded players, you still MUST APPEAL in writing to be allowed to STAY in the same
class for the following year. SEE HOW TO APPEAL
Players from a Men's E Mandatory Upgrade team must have the entire roster moved to "D" and must
participate at the "D" level for a minimum of one year before they can appeal to the National Classification committee
to be down graded back to class "E".
Players and / or teams
NOT participating in the NSA program for (1) or more seasons will retain the classification they were upgraded to prior to
taking an absence from the National Softball Association. Teams that are a mandatory UPGRADE must play
in a Qualifier, State and either the SUPER REGIONAL or Zone World Series in order to be eligible to appeal the following year.
Failure to do all of the (3) validations will result in the team being ineligible to appeal their UPGRADE. Teams not
qualifying for the Super Regional or World Series can appeal to the National classification committee.
No player (s) can drop more than (1) class from one calender year 2009 to the next 2010.
( The NSA calender year is from January 1st to December 31st) . EXCEPTION: Players from a Class C or D MOVE UP (Mandatory
or with appeal) CAN NOT move down in classification.
Then
State Director and / or Zone Vice-President have the authority to move any team up or upgrade in class at any time, due to
the advanced play of the team in question.
