3.01 Major Division. Players of unlimited age are eligible for participation in the Major Tournament.

3.02 College Division. Players who have not reached their twenty-third (23rd) birthday prior to May 1 of the current year are eligible for participation in the College Tournament.

3.03 Senior Division. Players who have not reached their nineteenth (19th) birthday prior to May 1 of the current year are eligible for participation in the Senior Tournament.

3.04 High School Division. Players who have not reached their eighteenth (18th) birthday prior to January 1 of the current year are eligible for participation in the High School Tournament.

3.05 Junior Division. Players who have not reached their seventeenth (17th) birthday prior to May 1 of the current year are eligible for participation in the Junior Tournament.

3.06 Sophomore Division. Players who have not reached their fifteenth (15th) birthday prior to May 1 of the current year are eligible for participation in the Sophomore Tournament.

3.07 Freshman Division. Players who have not reached their thirteenth (13th) birthday prior to May 1 of the current year are eligible for participation in the Freshman Tournament (see rule 9.01).

3.08 Rookie Division. Players who have not reached their eleventh (11th) birthday prior to May 1 of the current year are eligible for participation in the Rookie Tournament

3.09 May Play in Other Tournaments. Players may participate in tournaments other than those under the jurisdiction of the NABF, provided such dual participation has the approval of the local governing NABF franchise holder.

3.10 Players Must Appear on Team Roster. No player will be permitted to compete in any NABF tournament whose name does not appear on his team’s roster on or before July 15 of the current year.

3.11 Players In More Than One Association. A player registered to teams in more than one (1) association shall be eligible to participate in a tournament for whichever team he signs his “Tournament Player Contract”. If he signs more than one Tournament Player Contract, he shall be ineligible for any NABF tournament play that season.

3.12 Cannot Play in a Tournament in More Than One Division. No player will be permitted to play on more than one (1) team representing his or any other association in any NABF tournament.

3.13 Dropping to a Lower Classification. Players certified under rule 4.02 who have played in the College, High School, Junior, Sophomore or Freshman Age Divisions of this Federation cannot drop to a lower classification, after July 1st of the current year.

3.14 Player Tournament Eligibility. All players must be bona fide members of an eligible team in a league that played throughout the current season under the jurisdiction of an NABF franchise holder. In addition, all team personnel must be eligible under the rules of the NABF to participate in a NABF Tournament or sponsored event.

3.15 Playing Under an Assumed Name. The full bona fide name of each player must be given, and if necessary that he play under another name, the name under which he plays must also be given and reason therefore. Any player playing under an assumed name, or one who plays or attempts to play under the name of an eligible player of any team entitled to take part in the elimination of the final tournament series games of the NABF, or who shall himself be eligible, shall subject himself individually to immediate disqualification from further right to play in such series, and all persons connected with the affair shall be disqualified for one (1) year from playing games with any team or player under the jurisdiction of the NABF.

3.16 No Pay Permitted. Any player who receives monetary remuneration or the promise of such for any services under an Amateur Classification shall be deemed ineligible to participate in any league and/or tournament affiliated with the NABF.

3.17 Accepting Pay for Play. Any team paying or player accepting remuneration for playing baseball in any classification under the jurisdiction of the NABF, upon conviction thereof shall be suspended, with the Board of Directors of the NABF determining the penalty for this violation.

3.18 Eligibility is Local Association’s Responsibility. Each association shall be responsible for the eligibility of its team personnel, but no act of an association shall be construed to bar another association from protesting the right of any players, coach or manager to participate in an NABF tournament or sponsored event.

3.19 Team Personnel Under Suspension. No team member(s) under suspension by the NABF for violations of NABF rules or sanctions by the NABF Board of Directors can be eligible to participate in an NABF tournament or sponsored event. Failure of any team, league or franchised member organization to comply shall result in further sanctions by the NABF.

3.20 Player Residence Requirement. Teams participating in High School Division (Seventeen and Under), or any age group less than Seventeen and Under, must comply with the following residential requirements:

3.21 Participating in a higher classification. College Division team(s) registered under rule 1.03(1) taking part in a Major Division league and High School Division team(s) participating in a Senior Division league under rules 1.04(1) may participate at the next higher age classification NABF tournament or sponsored event, without restriction. All team personnel must be eligible under the rules of the NABF. (NOTE: Tournament playing restrictions in Rule 3.12).

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4.00 - Certification of Players

		1.00 Annual Tournaments 2.00 Sites, Conditions, Hosts and Rules 3.00 Player Eligibility 4.00 Certification of Players 5.00 Professional and Semi-Professional Players 6.00 Tournament Eligibility 7.00 Tournament Committee and Reports 8.00 Tournament Pairings, Brackets and Byes 9.00 Playing Rules 10.00 Completed and Suspended Games 11.00 Forfeits and Protests 12.00 Conduct