Safety Mission Statement: ABLL’s Safety Mission is to assure all athletes and spectators enjoy quality fields, equipment, and instructors. We will continuously work to refine our Program to improve all these areas, but in the event of some injury or other problem, we strive to have ample support system sin place to minimize any negative impact especially to our players.

4. The ABLL Safety Officer will be on file at Williamsport, PA Little League International Headquarters.
5. All managers, coaches, Directors, volunteers and hired help who have repetitive access to players and teams of the Allston Brighton Little League shall fill out completely and submit the 2009 Little League Volunteer Application. A copy of a Government Issue photo ID shall accompany this Application for ID verification purposes. All of the above volunteers shall have a Criminal History Background Check done with the Massachusetts Criminal History Systems Board.
6. All managers, coaches and umpires shall be supplies with a 2009 Edition of Little League Baseball and Softball Rules and Regulations. Particular note must be given to the equipment and safety sections of those manuals.
7. Every Team shall have a coach or manager with a cell phone at all games or practices to report injuries or other problems.
8. It shall be the responsibility of the coaching staffs and the umpires on the field of play to make sure that the helmets worn by the players, fit properly, and that the game helmets are in safe condition.
9. The Allston Brighton Little League has paid special attention to the risk associated with over exposure to the sun’s harmful rays and its direct relations to skin cancer. ABLL has coordinated with the Massachusetts Melanoma Foundation and won a grant from Major League Baseball to construct dugouts at Smith Park to shield our players from the sun. ABLL was one of only three programs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a handful in the United States to take such action in an added effort to protect its players.
10. Coaches and managers are encouraged by the League President and Safety Officer to instructed their players to further protect themselves with the following actions at all practices and games:
    1. Required usage at all times of League supplied baseball caps with visors forward to maximize protection from the sun.
    2. Frequent use of sun block.
    3. Appropriate usage of athletic safety-glass sun glasses with safety straps to ensure tightness--especially in the outfield.
11. At least one member of the coaching staff shall be in the dugout at all times.
12. All umpires shall meet with the League Safety Officer (on file with LL HQ) before the start of the season to go over the League Safety Rules. They shall also meet regularly during the season for updates.
13. Adults must not take turns at bat during practice with children in the field.
14. League personnel must watch children shagging foul balls during games and league practices.
15. All players must be accounted for by the coaching staff before the last league volunteer leaves the park.
16. Managers\coaches shall be instructed, on proper sliding techniques and the proper way to avoid being hit by a pitched ball, at League preseason clinics. A Coaches Fundamentals Training Clinic will be held April 14 and 16 at the Brighton YMCA for all coaches, managers, coordinators and volunteers. Each team MUST have a representative manager\coach in attendance every year.
17. The League requires every team have at lease one coach / manager with some training in first aid. The League will provide informational first aid training on Friday April 24, 2009. Every team must have on representative present. Basic First Aid Guides will be distributed.
18. All ABLL Umpires must attend the formal training clinics prior to season open,
19. All league personnel will be supplied with a list of emergency phone numbers and the phone numbers of key league officials.
20. All emergency agencies will be supplied with directions to league facilities. Managers/Coaches are to ensure that an entrance be left open at all times for emergency vehicles at all fields. All coaching staffs will be encouraged to ask parents attending practices if they have a cell phone, etc. for emergency use.
21. A minimum of 1 (one) coach must be present for a League practice to occur.
22. The fields must be walked (checked) by the coaches and /or umpires to recognize and correct any hazards prior to each game and practice. Hazards such as holes, rocks, broken glass, damaged fencing, must be corrected before play begins on that field.
23. The Safety Officer and the League President will also check league facilities for unsafe conditions on a regular basis.
24. All managers and coaches are required to report all injuries and near misses, no matter how small, to the league within 24-48 hours. The President will contact the League Safety Officer and all forms will be filled out while the injury is still fresh in everyone’s minds.
25. The league Safety Officer/President will keep all injuries on file throughout the year.
26. The League Safety Officer and League President will present a year end injury tracking report to the District Safety Officer for his use in compiling District statistics.
27. The Allston Brighton Little League shall enforce all Rules and Regulations of Little League Baseball\Softball including safety rules. These safety rules shall include such items as catchers wearing proper safety equipment (helmet, mask and dangle throat guard) during pitcher warm-ups and infield drills during both games and practices. Also, we shall enforce one of the most ignored rules of Little League Baseball\Softball, that being the prohibition of adults warming up pitchers.
28. The equipment officer and Safety Officer shall ensure that each field has a substantial First aid Kit is placed in the Field Equipment Box, to which each coach/manager has a key. The Safety Officer will check during the season to make sure that all managers are in possession of their first aid kits. The first aid kits shall included ample ice bags, band aids of multiple sizes, gauze, tape, scissors, and assorted additional first aid items. First Aid is for use by all teams, officials, parents and spectators.
29. The Allston Brighton Little League Board of Directors shall elect a Board Member to be Safety Officer. The Safety Officer shall be placed on file with Little League Headquarters through the L.L. Data Center and with the submission of this Safety Plan.

PLAYERS & EQUIPMENT

30. The Safety Officer will conduct an annual Little League Facility Survey and submit this to Williamsport.
31. Managers/coaches must inspect all team equipment before each game and practice and contact the equipment officer to replace all worn or broken equipment immediately. Umpires shall also be vigilant to inspect equipment worn by players during league games. Any equipment removed from the game for being unsafe MUST be removed from the dugout.
32. Batter helmets must be worn at all times by batters running during all games and practices. Anyone leaving the dugout area for an at bat or to run bases must wear a helmet. The umpire shall warn any player for purposely removing his/her helmet while running.
33. All soft pitch and other drills using a tee must be done in an open area or into an approved batter’s screen. No drills that include hitting into a fence or backstop will be permitted. League approved helmets must be worn during soft pitch and tee drills by the batter and pitcher, if the pitcher is a player.
34. The throwing of helmets is not permitted and will be dealt with in a serious manner, whether they are thrown in anger or not.
35. The throwing of bats is not permitted and will be dealt with in a serious manner, whether they are thrown in anger or not.
36. Use of on-deck batters is prohibited by Little League Baseball at games and practices (Major Division and below).
37. No player will be allowed to handle bats in the dugout. Teams will be warned by the umpires and ejections will follow.
38. To protect spectators and other team players, before game pitcher warm-ups will not be allowed along fence next to dugout area. An approved area will be designated.
39. While teams are taking pre-game infield practice, the opposing team shall remain in their dugout out of harms way.
40. Catchers shall wear approved catchers helmets during pitcher warm-ups and during infield practices. This is in effect during League games and practices. All catchers must wear new "extended vision" helmets.
41. No pepper games are to be allowed before games and practices.
42. Batting practice must not be conducted with a fence or backstop used as a catcher, unless the fence or backstop is at least 10 feet behind the batter.
43. Reduced impact balls required for T Ball
44. Breakaway bases required for all fields. Double-bag safety bases are required for 1^st base.
45. The jumping of fences by League players is strictly prohibited.
46. Use of all tobacco products (including chew or snuff) is prohibited by the Allston Brighton Little League at all times at or near all practices and games.
47. A fake tag is considered by Little League Baseball to be an obstruction by the fielder and is prohibited. It is an accident waiting to happen.
48. No bicycles are allowed on the field or in the dugout at any time.
49. No glass bottles are allowed in the field or in the dugout at anytime
50. All equipment not being used will be kept in the dugout during games and practices.
51. Breakaway bases shall be inserted fully into ground holes. No game or practice will be allowed to continue if they are not.
52. So that the names and addresses of all players can be protected, names shall not appear on the back of team hats or uniforms.
53. Every team shall have a coach/manager with a cell phone at every game/practice in order to access medical / paramedic / police assistance where required.

    CONCESSIONS

    Allston Brighton Little League will only operate Concession Stands for Tournaments and Opening Day / Year End Festivities.

54. At other games/practices, various truck contained vendors (Trucks) will be allowed access to ABLL fields. These vendors are licenses by the City of Boston to operate and are monitored by the City Board of Health. Nonetheless, it is incumbent upon all League volunteers and officials to closely monitor these vendors for safety and health concerns.
55. In particular the following activities should be closely watched and any should be reported to the League President and Safety Officer.

57. The 2009 Safety Rules and Regulations will be distributed to all Allston Brighton Little League managers, coaches, umpires and other volunteers as well as the District Administrator. All recipients will be instructed to follow Little League Rules.
58. Parents are encouraged to regularly visit League WEB site to ENEWS.
59. The 2009 Safety Rules and Regulations will be posted on the Allston Brighton Little League Web Site: http://www.abll.net, Parent are encouraged to comment on this site.
60. The Safety Officer and the League President shall prepare the Little League National Facility Survey and include it as part of this plan on an annual basis. This document shall be sent to International Headquarters as one of the 13 requirements of the ASAP Safety Plan.

    FUTURE SAFETY PLANS

61. Add soft cushions to top of fences at Hardiman (Tar) (achieved for 2009 season) and Smith parks.

• Obtain Street CAUTION Markers for Tar, Faneuil and Smith Park cross walks.

57. ALL CONSTITUANTS OF ABLL ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE ADDITIONAL SAFTEY SUGESTIONS THROUGH THE ABLL WEB SITE.