Captain's Corner

WAKA Captains are a special breed. They rally a crew of professional, respectable members of society for throwback to our days on the playground. They provide encouragement on and off the field, frosty socially lubricating beverages, and inspiration for theme weeks. They liaise with other teams, challenge calls, create spreadsheets of batting orders and field positions, make great plays, and are the representatives of WAKA for their team. Every week we'll highlight something just for our awesome captains: an organizational reminder, stellar leadership, a highlighted rule or disputed call, or some sweet action at the sponsor bar. Keep your eyes peeled!!

Captains Call of the Week - Exchange of Kicking Order

During the pre-game Captain's meeting with the Head Referee Captain's should exchange their written kicking order. All players on the order must be registered WAKA players. This is the captain's choice! But keep in mind that if you don't exchange batting order you cannot challenge ineligible players or improper kicking order with the Head Referee. 

5.05 Exchange of Kicking Order: 
a.  the team Captains or assigned team members will exchange their team written scorebook kicking orders prior 
to the start of the game; 
b.  any eligible player arriving after the start of the game must be added to the end of the team’s written 
scorebook kicking order. Players may not be added to the game after the team has been once through the kicking 
order; 
c. refusal to provide the written scorebook kicking order when requested by the opposing team or any Referee will 
result in a forfeit of that game; 
d. a claim of improper kicking order must be made to the Head Referee who will make the final determination. 
Such a claim must contain two parts: 1) that the written scorebook kicking order was exchanged in accordance 
with 5.05a; 2) that the claim is made on the field no sooner than the first pitch thrown to the accused "wrong" 
kicker, and no later than the first pitch thrown to the subsequent kicker. The burden of proof rests with the 
accused team. Any resulting play is nullified by a finding of improper kicking order, with an out recorded for the 
"wrong" kicker (see Rule 14.02i).