Dedicated to Injury Prevention

• Responsibility for Safety procedures should be that of an adult member of Wallkill Area Little League.
   
  
• Arrangements should be made in advance of all games and practices for emergency medical services.
   
  
• Managers, coaches and umpires should have training in first-aid.  First-aid kits are located at the snack bar.
   
  
• No games or practices should be held when weather or field conditions are not good, particularly when lighting is inadequate.
   
  
• Play area should be inspected frequently for holes, damage, stones, glass and other foreign objects.
   
  
• All team equipment should be stored within the team dugout, or behind screens, and not within the area defined by the umpires as "in play".
   
  
• Only players, managers, coaches, and umpires are permitted on the playing field or in the dugout during games and practice sessions.
   
  
• Responsibility for keeping bats and loose equipment off the field of play should be that of a player assigned for this purpose or the team's manager and coaches.
   
  
• Procedure should be established for retrieving foul balls batted out of playing area.
   
  
• During practice and games, all players should be alert and watching the batter on each pitch.
   
  
• During warm-up drills players should be spaced so that no one is endangered by wild throws or missed catches.
   
  
• All pre-game warm-ups should be performed within the confines of the playing field and not within areas that are frequented by, and thus endanger spectators (i.e., playing catch, pepper, swinging bats, etc.)
   
  
• Equipment should be inspected regularly for the condition of the equipment as well as for proper fit.
   
  
• Batters must wear Little League approved protective helmets during batting practice and games.
   
  
• Catcher must wear catcher's helmet, mask, throat guard, long model chest protector, shin guards and protective cup with NO EXCEPTIONS.
   
  
• Except when runner is returning to a base, head first slides are not permitted.
   
  
• At no time should "horse play" be permitted on the playing field.
   
  
• Parents of players who wear glasses should be encouraged to provide "safety glasses".
   
  
• Player must not wear watches, rings, pins or metallic items during games and practices.
   
  
• The Catcher must wear catcher's helmet and mask with a throat guard in warming up pitchers.
   
  
• Managers and Coaches may not warm up pitchers before or during a game.
   
  
• On-deck batters are not permitted.