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Gilbert American Little League Baseball
P.O. Box 212
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Make sure if you can't make your OD duty you find someone
from your team to represent you or trade with another team. You are
responsible to make arrangements for coverage!! OD definition and description below schedule
OD (OFFICER OF THE DAY) Officers of the Day (OD) are required to ensure that the games go smoothly, spectators and parents receive accurate answers, and protests are kept to a minimum. Managers will be required to assist Board members with this position or provide a knowledgeable replacement from their team. ALL 1.10.1. An Officer of the Day is scheduled by the League Scheduling Director and, acting on their behalf, presides over all field activities (other than games in progress, which are presided over by the home plate umpire), according to the Rules and Regulations of Little League Baseball, Inc. The Officer of the Day is the official timekeeper and shall resolve any timing disputes. ALL 1.10.2. Members of the G.A.L.L. board & all team managers will be subject to appointment as Officer of the Day as scheduled by the Scheduling Director. Assignments will be done on a rotating basis. It is the assignee’s responsibility to secure a replacement when conflicts of schedule arise. (The league has enforced a 1 game suspension for missing a scheduled date and not showing up on time). This shall be the next game on the official schedule. ALL 1.10.3. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, checking in with an OD Board Member, ensure OD Cart is in center of field complex, hang up first aid kit, have all fields properly equipped with scoreboard control, scorebook, pitch log, and pencils/pens. This includes both the lower and upper field containers and all games as scheduled. During games, the Officer of the Day is responsible for making sure that park rules are being abided by (no skateboards, etc) as well as ensuring that all coaches and managers are following league regulations (number of coaches in dugout, no children in dugout, no on-deck batters). Upon completion of the games, the OD should ensure that all teams have cleaned up their areas free of trash, all bases are put away, dugouts are cleaned and all equipment (such as bat caddies) are put away.
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