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Maplewood South Orange

Recreation Kickball League

Joseph “Joe” Reed Address: 220 South Ave E.

Cranford, NJ 07016 Cell: 864-221-9331

House: 908-272-1626

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Table of Contents

Who am I ………………………………………………………………..3

Why Kickball ……………………………………………………………5

Rules ……………………………………………………………………..7

Locations....................................................................................................11

League Rules …………………………………………………………….12

Kickball League Tournament ………………………………………........13

Conclusion ……………………………………………………………….16

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Who Am I?

My name is Joseph “Joe” Reed. I was born and raised in

Anderson, SC. I graduated from Westside High School in 2009

and received a football scholarship to Saint Augustine’s

University in Raleigh, NC. While I attended my university I

was the captain of the football team from my sophomore year

until I graduated in 2013. I helped lead my university to win

their first ever bowl game in 2010 and was named on the all-

conference defensive team my sophomore year. I also worked

for Raleigh Parks and Recreation as a T.O.P.’s (Teen Outreach

Program) Counselor and a summer camp counselor. I obtained

my Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management with

future aspirations of becoming an Athletic Director or a Parks

and Recreation Director.

I moved to NJ 2 years ago and currently work as an

paraprofessional for the Essex Regional Educational Services

Commission. I have been placed at South Orange Middle school

in South Orange, NJ for the past year and half and I have helped

my “kid” pass the 7th grade, and on the verge of helping him

pass the 8th grade. I am also the head coach for the 9th grade and

J.V. football teams at Columbia High School in Maplewood NJ,

a afterschool counselor for “Youthnet” at Maplewood Middle

school, a recruiter for Athletes For College, and a summer

camp counselor at the YM-WHA (YMCA) of Union.

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220 South Ave East Cranford, NJ 07083 864-221-9331 falconjoe58@gmail.com Joseph L. Reed II

EDUCATION SAINT AUGUSTINE’S UNIVERSITY Raleigh, NC Bachelor of Science: Sport Management GPA: 3.0 Career Related Projects Course: Sports Marketing Spring 2012

• Project Description: Worked with 5 other classmates to develop a PowerPoint presentation that would help explain to

the class how to advertise and promote Sports franchises • Accomplishments: Students received a clear understanding of how to advertise and promote sports franchises.

Course: Sports Advertising, Fall 2010 • Project Description: Explained to a class what a sponsorship agreement was and how it could protect the best interest

of all parties involved. • Accomplishments: Students learned how to identify and define terms unique to the agreements and how to detail

ownership of agreed-on-events. WORK EXPERIENCE Essex County Regional Educational Services Commission Paraprofessional February 2014- Present

Providing one-on-one or small-group tutoring for students

Assisting with classroom management

Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in school environment and community

Assist the Lead Teacher and Assistant Teacher with instructing and supervising children in classroom activities,

especially those children identified as having a moderate to severe disability.

Utilize appropriate language, interactions and positive discipline.

Raleigh Parks and Recreation TOP’s Counselor (Teen Outreach Program) March 2013 - December 2013

Help middle school teens with homework after school/ prepare high school kids for college and SAT ACT testing.

Create activity plans for every week that will keep teenagers involved and entertained; demonstrate the benefit of

planned activities through play.

Provide a positive and safe environment for kids to stay out of trouble after school

Saint Augustine's University Operational Facilities Management Internship September 2012 - December 2013

Met with Associate Athletic Director and various vendors that provided services for the program.

Assisted Sports Information Director with calling stats that were then recorded and placed into a computer system that

gave out live feed during the games.

Responsible for set up, breakdown, and cleanup for Emery Gymnasium.

Created and managed operational schedules for teams and students to practice and use the gym for special events.

Assisted Associate Athletic Director with preparations for upcoming home football games.

Abetted officials with any concerns and needs before, during, and after games.

ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES * Columbia High School Assistant Football Coach (April 2014- present) SAU Falcon Football Team- Co-Captain/Defense

End; Awarded Defensive Lineman of the Week four times.

*Habitat for Humanity (in conjunction with Home Depot)- Volunteer; 2010; Served as student volunteer to help build a new

playground in an urban area *Attended Sports Summit in Cary, NC (Friday, September 20, 2013 Computer Skills: MS Word, PPT. Basic web design.

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Why Kick Ball?

Kickball is one of the first sports I ever played growing up.

While I attended the Boys and Girls club in my hometown, this

was basically what helped me become the “athlete” I am today.

This sport has been played for years and is the easiest to learn

and pick up. As a kid, I’m sure everyone played kickball at

school or pickup games at summer camps. Unlike baseball or

softball, you do not necessarily need hand eye coordination to

play kickball, and unlike basketball and ultimate Frisbee you

don’t need athleticism to play. For kickball all you need is a 10”

ball, 4 bases, and the ability to run or even jog.

I mentioned baseball, softball, basketball, and ultimate

frisbee because those are currently the only summer sports going

on at the time for adults in Maplewood South Orange are. I do

love sports, but I believe certain sports are not made for

everyone of all ages to play. Most adults who play those

mentioned sports either have background in playing from recent

years, or are just trying to find something active to do. Baseball

and Softball are not active unless you are able to hit the ball, and

even when you’re not hitting the ball you have to have hand eye

coordination in order to field and catch the ball. Basketball and

ultimate frisbee are great sports, but unless you have great

cardio, and skill set you’re just out there wasting your time.

Kickball is fun, active, and most importantly, easy. Even though

it’s easy, it’s still very competitive.

Kickball does require hand eye coordination, but not as

much as baseball or softball requires. Instead of trying swing a

bat at a ball that is tossed or thrown at you, you’re kicking a 10”

ball that is rolled to you. Instead of trying to develop a skill set

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of catching with your off hand and throwing with your strong

hand, all you need for kickball is the ability to catch a ball with

two hands. Kickball does require athleticism, but not as much as

you need when you’re playing basketball and ultimate frisbee.

This sport can be innovative and help bring the community of

Maplewood South Orange even closer. People of all genders can

play and it’s so easy to be involved and be active. I think this

wonderful community of Maplewood South Orange is ready for

something new, and this will be a perfect way to bring everyone

out to enjoy each other’s company and the wonderful parks and

facilities of Maplewood and South Orange, NJ.

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Rules

Equipment

10” Kickball.

4 bases (including home plate).

Athletic shoes must be worn. NO METAL CLEATS.

All players must wear Maplewood South Orange Kickball T-Shirts OR same colored

shirt.

Referees

They will be provided by Maplewood South Orange Kickball for all games

Referee must be aware of Maplewood South Orange Kickball Rules and has the final

ruling at all times. No arguing will be condoned and the referee can throw any player out

at their discretion.

Players

Players must be registered and on the roster of the team they are playing for. To avoid

forfeits, teams will be allowed to use substitutes but will automatically give up 2 runs

per substitute. Example: if you use 2 substitute players, you automatically are down 4

runs. All subs must be registered for the Maplewood South Orange kickball summer

season.

Teams

Team roster must consist of at least 10 players but no more than 15 players

Teams must field a minimum of 8 players no more than 10 (including pitcher and

catcher).

At least 30% of roster must be females. Example: 10 players 3 females, 15 players 5

females.

Teams must have a catcher.

No more than 6 infielders.

Teams must have a captain who is responsible for submitting kicking order to referee

before each game begins.

Kicking orders cannot be changed once handed in to the ref unless a player shows up

late. If that occurs that player must kick last. Kicking out of turn automatic out.

No more than 3 males can kick in a row including when the kicking order wraps

around to the top.

All players on team MUST KICK.

All players must field at least one inning (pitching and catching included).

At least one female must be fielding at all times.

Games

Games consist of 7 innings or 1 hour (whichever comes first). If game is tied after 7 full

innings the game ends as a tie.

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If time is reached, they must complete the inning as long as home team is losing or tied.

If weather stops game it will be considered a full game if 4 full innings are completed

(3.5 if home team is winning).

If weather stops game that is less than 4 innings (or 3.5 if home team was losing), it will

be picked up where the game ended last.

Games will start on time as scheduled.

Teams that cannot field at least 8 players or does not have 30% of female teammates will

be given a 10 minute grace period. The game is considered a forfeit once grace period is

reached.

Players who arrive late cannot jump in field mid inning.

Pitching

All pitches must be rolled underhanded. If ball is rolled overhanded it will be considered

a ball.

Pitcher must remain behind the pitchers strip until the ball is kicked or attempted to be

kicked. If they step in front of strip it is considered a ball.

Rolled balls must touch the ground. Cannot exceed more than 2 bounces, if so it is

considered a ball.

The strike zone extends one foot on either side of home plate. Any ball outside of strike

zone will be considered a ball.

Fielding

Fielders must remain behind invisible 1st to 3

rd base diagonal line until ball is kicked

or attempted to be kicked. Failure to do so will be considered a ball.

Catchers must field behind kicker and not cross home plate until ball is kicked or

attempted to be kicked. Failure to do so will be considered a ball.

No more than 6 in fielders (including pitcher and catcher) until ball is kicked or

attempted to be kicked.

Runners hindered by a fielder not making a play on the ball will be ruled safe.

No infield fly rule.

Kicking

Kickers must stand no further than 6’ directly behind home plate.

All kicks must be made by foot or leg. Any ball kicked on or above knee is a strike.

All kicks must be made on or behind home plate. If contact is made and either foot is

above home plate, that is considered a strike.

No bunting. Any kick that is not fully swung through or INTENTIONALLY kicked

softly is considered a strike.

Running

Runners must stay within baseline.

Leading off and stealing are not allowed. Runner must leave at least one foot on base

until ball is kicked. Any runner who is off their base before ball is kicked is automatically

out.

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Hitting a runner’s neck or head with ball is not allowed EXCEPT WHEN RUNNER IS

SLIDING INTO BASE. Any runner who is hit in head or neck is automatically safe and

advances to the base he/she was running to before they were hit in the head/neck area.

If runner hits or kicks the ball out of bounds after being out, the plays is dead and runners

return to base they were at last before the ball was hit or kicked out of bounds.

After a kicked ball is caught and the runners are off the base, they must tag the base they

were on originally before the ball was kicked in order to advance to the next base. If the

runner did no move of the base before the ball was caught, the runner can advance as

soon as the ball is caught.

All ties go to runner.

Runners can over run first base and home plate.

Running past another runner is not allowed. Any runner that passes another runner is

automatically out.

Balls

A count of four balls automatically advances the runner to first base.

A ball consist of:

o Ball is rolled outside of strike zone (Called by the ref).

o Ball is not rolled underhanded

o The pitcher steps in front of pitching strip.

o Fielder advances in front of invisible 1st-3

rd base line before ball is kicked.

o Catcher advances in front of kicker or crosses home plate before ball is kicked or

attempted to be kicked.

o More than 6 players are infield before ball is kicked.

You cannot intentionally walk a player. If a pitcher intentionally walks a kicker, the ref

can advance the kicker to second base.

Strikes

Three strikes are an out.

A strike is:

o A pitch is within the strike zone as called by the ref and is not kicked

o An attempted kick is missed by the kicker inside or outside the strike zone.

Fouls

Three fouls in an automatic out. Foul balls ARE NOT STRIKES they have a separate

count and are not strikes.

A foul is:

o Kicked ball landing outside the foul line (1st and 3

rd base). Or behind the home

plate. If ball lands on foul line after 1st and 3

rd base it is not a foul.

o A ball landing inside foul line, but then going outside of foul line before reaching

1st or 3

rd base.

o Ball is kicked on or above knee.

o Kick made in front of home plate. If the kicked ball is caught, that runner is out.

o Ball that touches fence around home plate area can be caught for an out.

o All is kicked or touched more than once in foul territory, or stopped by the kicker

in foul territory.

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o Kicked ball in flight touched by fielder in foul territory and not caught.

o Double kick

o A bunt (determined by referee.)

Outs

A count of three outs by a team completes the half of the inning.

Outs consists of:

o 3 strikes.

o 3 fouls.

o Runner who is touched by the ball, or who touches the ball anytime while off the

base. EXCEPT WHEN RUNNER IS TOUCHED ABOVE SHOULDERS.

o Any kicked ball, fair or foul caught before touching the ground.

o Ball tag on base where runner is forced to run. Tagger must have clear possession

of the ball.

o Any runner passed by another runner.

o Kicker kicking out of order.

o More than 3 males kicking in a row.

Balls in play

Once pitcher has ball in control and is in the mound area, the play ends. Any runners off a

base heading to the next base must return to their original base.

Runner purposely touches or stops the ball, the play ends and the runner is out. All other

runners return to the base they were running from.

Substitutions

Pitchers can be replaced once per inning by another fielder for non-injuries. When an

injury occurs the pitcher may be replaced by a player on the bench.

Injury after kicking and reaching the base, a runner can be substituted at the end of the

play by the last kicker of the same sex that is not on base.

Once a player is substituted, they are no longer eligible to field or kick for the remainder

of the game.

Pinch runners are allowed if runner can’t run. The pinch runner must stand BEHIND

home plate and cannot run until ball leaves the foot of the kicker.

Pinch runner must be used the very first time the kicker kicks.

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Locations

In order to successfully play kickball you need a baseball/softball field. The rules and

equipment needed for baseball/softball are similar, so similar locations would be smart. Below

are a list of available fields and their locations you use during spring baseball/softball. Most

events taking place on the fields end in the middle of June so they will be free during the summer

months of June through August which is when I want to start the league.

Maplecrest DeHart Park 237 Oakland Rd Maplewood, NJ 07040

Memorial Field 580 Valley St, Maplewood, NJ 07040

Waterlands Park 3rd St, South Orange, NJ 07079

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The Kick Ball League

Fees:

$50 per team ($5 a person for the minimum 10 player roster). This money goes towards:

o T-shirts.

o Trophy for championship.

o Paying ref’s per game.

$10 per game. This will be handed to the ref along with their kicking order. THE GAME

WILL NOT START UNTIL THE $10 FEE AND KICKING ORDER IS IN THE

HANDS OF THE REF.

T-shirts

For team names there will be a “1st come 1

st serve” to avoid duplicate team names.

When you register your team there will be a T-shirt form that will need to be completed

with first and last names and desired numbers (no duplicate numbers). The sheet needs to

be turned into the head of the kickball league no later than 2 weeks before season starts.

There will be team colors and no duplicate team colors in the division to avoid confusion.

Everyone on team must either have on team T-shirt OR same colored shirt during the

game. Failure to do so is 1 run per person. Ex: 2 people no T-shirts = 2 runs given up.

Divisions

No more than 5 teams per division

Point system for divisional playoff’s seeding.

o Win = 5 points

o Tie = 3 points (per team)

o Loss = 0 points

Each team in division will play each other once

Mercy rule (10+ points). Once a team is up 10 points after 4 innings the mercy rule will

be applied and the game is over.

Playoffs

There will be Divisional Playoffs to determine which team goes into the League Playoffs

Seeding will be based on win/loss point system.

If odd numbers of teams are in division, top seed gets a “bye”.

League Playoffs will be between the winners of each divisional playoff.

League Playoff’s seeding will be determined by the amount of points SCORED during

divisional playoffs.

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Divisional Pool Play Division B

Teams Points

Rams (3-0) 15

Lions (2-1) 10

Cougars (1-2) 5

Bears (0-3) 0

Division B

Teams Points

Onions (3-0) 15

Bagels (2-1) 10

Pizzas (1-2) 5

Burgers (0-3) 0

Division C

Teams Points

Trees (3-0) 15

Birds (2-1) 10

Nests (1-2) 5

Eggs (0-3) 0

Division D

Teams Points

Spiders (3-0) 15

Ants (2-1) 10

Roaches (1-2) 5

Bees (0-3) 0

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Divisional Tournaments Division A

Rams 7 Rams 11

Bears 4

Lions 22pts

Cougars 0

Lions 12

Lions 10

Division B Onions 2

Burgers 15

Burgers 3

Burgers 18pts

Bagels 8

Pizzas 14

Pizzas 13

Division C Trees 17

Trees 14

Eggs 7

Birds 27pts

Birds 12

Birds 15

Nests 2

Division D Spiders 2

Spiders 20

Bees 1

Spiders 22pts

Ants 13

Ants 10

Roaches 4

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League Tournament

Birds 17 Birds 15

Burgers 16

Lions Lions 23

Lions 17

Spiders 21

Lions are the Kickball League

Champs

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Conclusion

As you can see everything is planned and organized, the next step is finding

sponsors to help promote this Kickball League. I will start asking around the

community for sponsors, as well as advertising this league with your approval. I

would love to start this league next summer. This will give us time to get more

organized with time schedules, field booking, etc. This will also give us more time

to have more teams participating.

I believe with this plan and some help with you, we can help start something

new, active, and most importantly FUN in Maplewood South Orange. Every Adult

wishes they can have their childhood back, and this is a perfect way to feel young

again. This will be one of the biggest events to happen in Maplewood South

Orange and I cannot wait to get started!