Baseball Queensland Adopts New National Player Transfer Policy
Baseball Australia has announced the release of a new national player transfer policy, and Baseball Queensland is swiftly aligning with these new guidelines, rendering BQ’s previous policy redundant.
Download the full Little League Australia Document HERE. Page 4 of the Little League Australia Document states below:
PLAYER TRANSFERS
A player is free to join any club at the start of their baseball journey regardless of the residential area that the club is situated in relative to the player’s residential status. However, from time to time, players will want to move clubs and at times this will be to a club for which they will be deemed to be playing “out of area” – meaning that the club they wish to play for is in a different league boundary area to their residential qualification under the LLI rules.
In these cases, the following must apply:
– The player must apply for and be granted a clearance from the player’s original club.
– The executed clearance form (or summary worksheet) shall be submitted to BA/LLI and the clearance shall only be complete once approval has been granted by the Charter Committee in Williamsport. The clearance form must contain details about why the player has requested the clearance.
– Such players shall then be deemed to be “redshirted” and cannot play in any Tournament (“AllStar”) team for that season – this is an LLI requirement and cannot be waived.
This alignment with Baseball Australia’s national policy simplifies the transfer process and ensures consistency across all regions, enhancing fairness and transparency in the sport.