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LXC Social Referee Job Descripion
LXC Social Referee Job Descripion​ Join our team! Social Referee Objective To Referee through communication and info habits to create more fun for your league. Hours: LXC leagues are run Monday-Friday between 6-10:30pm and Saturdays and Sundays all day. Ambassadors must have at least 2 days of availability a week. Compensation: $15-$23 per hour. Location: LXC has fields all over Louisville and try to hire Ambassadors who live in the vicinity of the location or do not mind traveling a bit. We currenly run leagues in St. Matthews, The Highlands, Springhurst, Lyndon, Dixie, Highway, Outer Loop, Oldham County, and New Albany Indiana. Probationary Period: The first 30 days of employment Ambassadors will not be scheduled more than 2 shifts a week. After 30 days there will be an evaluation to move forward. Key Requirements: Current full time employment Excellent communication skills Reliable Transportation Be familiar with basic baseball and or football rules Have at least 2 nights of availability Must have smart phone or access to internet Social Referee Responsibilities: Create a line of communication with teams as soon as they arrive. Have field of play set up at least 10 minutes prior to game time. (Equipment Provided Teach rules of the game to all teams on week one and continue to help with rules throughout the season. Constantly update all players of situation. Be presentable in ref stripes and black shorts or pants. Have music playing at every game. (Speaker Provided) Keep games moving quickly. Move around the field to be in position to make the call. Make all calls loudly and decisively. Tell all players about post game happy hour and offer pitcher card. Enter scores, photos, and other league material to LXCSports.com Lastly Please watch the following video before applying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=levibC9YuuI&t=50s Click HERE to go back to the application page. For any questions regarding the position please email Ryan Cook at Ryan@LXCSports.com
Volleyball Rules
Volleyball Rules LXC Volleyball Rules (C/C-) General Legal play (body parts): Whole body Number of players to start the game: 3 Centerline Violations: Only if it interferes with the other team Points in a game: 2 rally score games to 25 (cap at 27, win by 2) 1 rally score game to (cap at 17, win by 2) King Louie’s scoring: 2 rally games to 21 (cap at 23, win by 2) 1 rally score game to 15 (cap at 17, win by 2) Let serve (ball hits the net and goes over): Legal If the ball hits the line: It is in Serving Feet must be behind the line No attacking the serve: The front row cannot leave their feet to block the serve Passing/Digging Multiple contacts passing 1st ball: Yes Multiple contacts digging 1st ball: Yes In sand volleyball, if a hard-driven ball is hit: Momentary legal lifts are allowed (In indoor hard court, they are not) No 2-handed hits Setting During the 1st contact of the ball over the net, players are allowed to pass the ball with any body part in any fashion that is not a lift. The second contact (usually the set) and third contact (usually the attack over the net) should be relatively clean and free of double contacts. This means that the players’ hands contact the ball simultaneously. There is no required action by your hands, and spin is not always the ultimate reflection of double contacts; however, it is usually a good indicator. Attacking/ Spiking Players leaving the ground inside the 10ft line: Front row only Open hand tips/dinks: Legal Touching/hitting the net: Not allowed Rotation All players must rotate every serve. Max rotation spots: 3 front, 3 back Coed Number of men/women: 1 female minimum / 4 male max Women must play the 3rd ball if 2 or more men touch the ball before it goes over the net. Court Posts will act as the antenna. The ball must be completely inside the post to be in play. Pursuit of the ball across the court past the center line is not allowed. Team has a 5-minute grace period before each set before a forfeit. Tournament All games before the semi-finals will be games to 15 (cap at 17). If a team wins the first 2 games, the third game will not be played. Semi-finals/Finals are normal games with no cap. Standing for Tournament: Total win/loss record is the first thing we go by to determine a team’s place. If there is a tie, we go by who beat whom. If it’s a 3-way tie or more and it can’t be settled by who beat whom, we go by total sets won. SPORTSMANSHIP The idea of LXC is to have fun. We hope that all participants keep that in mind when becoming involved. Although the games may become intense, you still can be competitive while maintaining good sportsmanship. With this said, any behavior deemed unacceptable by staff may result in suspension and/or ejection from a game or the league. Abuse of staff will not be tolerated. LXC reserves the right to remove a player from a game or a league if they are considered to be bringing down the quality of the league. LXC will not tolerate fighting! Fighting will be an automatic ejection from any game and in most cases ejection from the league for the remainder of the season. If you feel that someone on your team or on another team is not practicing good sportsmanship, please let us know.
Softball Rules – Coed
Men’s Softball Rules Applies to both men and coed leagues LXC SPORT & SOCIAL CLUB OFFICIAL SOFTBALL RULES (Unless noted here, please use USSSA rule sets.) Pinch Runner Rule Batter must make it to 1st. Last out of gender. Unlimited amount. Strikes and Balls Arc must reach 6ft and not exceed 10ft and hit the mat. All pitches must come from the hip on the throwing hand side of the body with no fakes. Pitchers are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to wear safety gear. Male/Female Ratio A maximum of 6 male players are allowed on the field at once. Teams must have at least 3 females to play. Commit Line Once a runner crosses this line, they are committed to home plate. They cannot return to third unless they are going back to tag up. Home is a force out and runner cannot be tagged after commit line. Bats/Cleats Bats must be USA/ASA, NSA, or USSSA. No metal cleats. Players A team may field 10 players. Must have minimum of 7 players (minimum of 3 females in coed leagues). There may not be more than 6 players in the infield when the ball is hit. Time Limit Games are seven innings or 1 hour. If 50 minutes of play or more have passed at the start of a new inning, the umpire shall call last inning. Losing team will bat first in last inning. (USSSA Flip Flop Rule) Hitting Each hitter will start with a 1-1 count. Batters will be given one foul with 2 strikes on the next foul they will be out. Any foul-tip caught by the catcher will be an out Run limit There is a maximum of 7 runs allowed per at bat. If 7 is reached the following inning only 6 runs are allowed and the inning after only 5. This only applies to the team that is leading. The team that is behind is allowed to catch up and take the lead up to 7. Home Runs Men’s Upper (D): 3 HR Men’s Lower (E): 1 HR Co-ed Strong Upper (D): 3 HR Co-ed Strong Lower and Weak Hand (E): 1 HR After the home run limit is reached, any additional home runs will result in an out. This is the HR limit per game. The HR-hitting team is responsible for retrieving the balls. Walks (Coed only) Males will be granted 2 bases on a walk and the following female will have the option to hit or take first base. If the male receiving a walk, forces in the max runs per inning, the following female will start the next inning without the option to walk. Batting Order ALL players must bat. The batting order must alternate male and female (for coed leagues). In the event of more female than male players on a roster, females may bat back-to-back, but two guys will not bat in a row. Substitutions As long as substitutions are not preventing players from being involved or unfairly used they will be allowed at any time. Subs will not be allowed to play if a team has 10 rostered players able to play at the field.
Softball Rules – Men’s
Men’s Softball Rules Applies to both men and coed leagues LXC SPORT & SOCIAL CLUB OFFICIAL SOFTBALL RULES (Unless noted here, please use USSSA rule sets.) Pinch Runner Rule The batter must make it to 1st base. The last out of the same gender is the pinch runner. Unlimited number of pinch runners are allowed. Strikes and Balls The pitch arc must reach 6 feet and not exceed 10 feet, and must hit the mat. All pitches must come from the hip on the throwing hand side of the body with no fakes. Pitchers are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to wear safety gear. Male/Female Ratio A maximum of 6 male players are allowed on the field at once. Teams must have at least 3 females to play. Commit Line Once a runner crosses this line, they are committed to home plate and cannot return to third unless they are going back to tag up. Home plate is a force out, and the runner cannot be tagged after crossing the commit line. Bats/Cleats Bats must be USA/ASA, NSA, or USSSA certified. No metal cleats allowed. Players A team may field 10 players. Teams must have a minimum of 7 players, with at least 3 females in coed leagues. There may not be more than 6 players in the infield when the ball is hit. Time Limit Games consist of seven innings or 1 hour, whichever comes first. If 50 minutes or more have passed at the start of a new inning, the umpire shall call the last inning. The losing team will bat first in the last inning. (USSSA Flip Flop Rule) Hitting Each batter starts with a 1-1 count. Batters will be given one foul ball; with 2 strikes, the next foul ball will result in an out. Any foul tip caught by the catcher will be considered an out. Run Limit A maximum of 7 runs is allowed per at-bat. If 7 runs are reached, the following inning will allow only 6 runs, and the inning after that will allow only 5 runs. This rule only applies to the team that is leading. The team that is behind may catch up and take the lead up to 7 runs. Home Runs Men’s Upper (D): 3 HR Men’s Lower (E): 1 HR Co-ed Strong Upper (D): 3 HR Co-ed Strong Lower and Weak Hand (E): 1 HR After the home run limit is reached, any additional home runs will result in an out. This is the HR limit per game. The HR-hitting team is responsible for retrieving the balls. Walks Coed Only: Males will be granted 2 bases on a walk, and the following female will have the option to hit or take first base. If the male receiving the walk forces in the maximum runs per inning, the following female will start the next inning without the option to walk. Batting Order ALL players must bat. The batting order must alternate between male and female (for coed leagues). In the event that there are more females than males on the roster, females may bat back-to-back. However, two males cannot bat consecutively. Substitutions Substitutions are allowed at any time as long as they are not preventing players from being involved or being unfairly used. Substitutes will not be allowed to play if a team has 10 rostered players available to play on the field. SPORTSMANSHIP The idea of LXC is to have fun. We hope that all participants keep that in mind when becoming involved. Although the games may become intense, you still can be competitive while maintaining good sportsmanship. With this said, any behavior deemed unacceptable by staff may result in suspension and/or ejection from a game or the league. Abuse of staff will not be tolerated. LXC reserves the right to remove a player from a game or a league if they are considered to be bringing down the quality of the league. LXC will not tolerate fighting! Fighting will be an automatic ejection from any game and in most cases ejection from the league for the remainder of the season. If you feel that someone on your team or on another team is not practicing good sportsmanship, please let us know.
Soccer Rules
Soccer Rules The ‘Girl Rule’ If a female has possession of the ball in her half of the field (the half that her team is defending), a male player from the opposing team is not allowed to guard or dispossess her. Only a female from the opposing team is allowed to dispossess or guard another female in her defensive half of the field. A male player may only dispossess or guard a female once she crosses midfield and enters her attacking half of the field. If there is a 50/50 ball in a female’s defensive half of the field, a male is allowed to play for the ball. However, if the female wins the 50/50 ball, the male player must step away, and the ‘Girl Rule’ applies as outlined above. Shooting Rules A female can take a shot at any time. For a male to take a shot, a female must first touch the ball in her team’s attacking half (the half in which her team is trying to score). Once the female makes a touch, the ball is considered ‘live’ (meaning any player on the team is now allowed to shoot). Throw-ins and Corner Kicks If the ball goes out of bounds for a throw-in or a corner kick in the team’s attacking half and the ball is not live yet, a female may take the throw or the kick, thereby making the ball live. Live Ball Rules The live ball process starts over if the ball is played back into the team’s defensive half. If the ball has been made live and goes out for a throw-in, corner kick, or goal kick, the ball remains live. If the attacking team loses possession in their attacking half but later regains possession of the ball, the ball remains live as long as it did not cross the midfield line. No Offsides No offsides are enforced in the game. SPORTSMANSHIP The idea of LXC is to have fun. We hope that all participants keep that in mind when becoming involved. Although the games may become intense, you still can be competitive while maintaining good sportsmanship. With this said, any behavior deemed unacceptable by staff may result in suspension and/or ejection from a game or the league. Abuse of staff will not be tolerated. LXC reserves the right to remove a player from a game or a league if they are considered to be bringing down the quality of the league. LXC will not tolerate fighting! Fighting will be an automatic ejection from any game and in most cases ejection from the league for the remainder of the season. If you feel that someone on your team or on another team is not practicing good sportsmanship, please let us know.
Kickball Rules
Kickball Rules CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE RULES HAVE FUN!!! SEE FIELD DIAGRAM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE Fielders Outfielders must be beyond the outfield line until the kicker makes contact. Infielders (including the pitcher) must be behind the 1st to 3rd diagonal. The catcher must be at least 3 feet behind the plate. Pitching Strike Zone: The plate plus 1 foot on either side and 1 foot high. The height of the ball is measured from the bottom of the ball at the highest point of the last bounce. The ball must be thrown underhand. The ball must bounce at least 3 times before crossing the plate. The pitcher must have one foot on the centerline when releasing the ball. The pitcher can’t leave the box until the ball is kicked. No curveballs. NO AGGRESSIVE PITCHING 4 balls is a walk, 3 strikes is an out (foul on the 3rd strike is an out). Kicking All players kick and must kick in alternating male/female order. The ball must cross or touch the kick line before it is kicked. Balls kicked before touching the line will be foul balls and live. Fair balls must cross the bunt line in fair territory to be fair. Balls touched before the bunt line are foul. Runners Runners must run to the safety bases at 1st and home. An out will be awarded if the runner does not tag the safety base at home. Safety Base at First Base: Must be used whenever the ball is kicked into the infield, or if there is a play at first base. If not used, the runner will be called OUT. If the ball is kicked into the outfield, the runner may use first base to round the bag to second base. In this case, the first baseman must move off the bag to allow the runner to round first. Otherwise, it will be called obstruction and the runner will automatically be called safe at second. Only headfirst sliding is acceptable. It is always a force out at home plate (this only applies to home plate). If there are 2 outs and a runner crosses home plate before or after a force out at another base, the run does not count at home. Runners may tag up as in softball as soon as the kickball is touched by the fielder. Runners do not need to wait until the ball is completely caught, as balls occasionally bounce in the air off the fielders. Runners may be thrown out by hitting them directly with the ball. Balls may not be thrown at runners above the shoulders. If a player is hit in the head, they are automatically safe. No leading off or stealing. Runners passing the commit line between 3rd and home must advance. It is always a force out at home (even with no runners on 1st and 2nd). If a runner is hit by the ball, the play remains live. If a runner intentionally runs into a fielder or is out of control when running and collides with a fielder, they will be called OUT. This is at the umpire’s discretion and may not be argued. Run Rule 7-6-5 The run rule does not take effect until a team is winning by 7 or more runs. It is never in effect for a team that is losing. Once a team is up by 7, the following inning, the max they can score is 6, then the next 5. The run rule stays at 5 until the end of the game or until the opposing team closes the margin to 7 or under. If the score is less than 7 runs difference at any time, the run rule goes back to 7. League Info and Policies Payment Payment is due in full by noon the day after your first game. The remaining balance will be charged to your card at that time. Any teams not paid will not be added to Week 2’s schedule. League Start Dates We do our best to start all leagues as initially scheduled. Every league needs at least 4 teams to start. If there are fewer than 4 teams, a league will be pushed back 2-3 weeks in hopes of adding enough teams. We will notify you as soon as there are enough teams or if the league will be postponed again. After a league is rescheduled, refunds can be issued upon request. Schedule Week 1’s schedule will be released at least 3 days prior to the start date. After Week 1’s games, the full schedule will be released. After Week 2’s games, no schedule requests will be taken. Schedules are subject to change due to weather, field availability, or other unforeseen issues. T-Shirts​ A team shirt will be given to each player who is on the roster at least 3 days prior to the start date. Players not on the roster by that time may have to make arrangements to pick up their shirt at the LXC office. Rosters Only players on the online roster are eligible to play. Rosters will be frozen after Week 3’s games. After that, all additions must go through the LXC office. Subs are allowed and should be added to the roster accordingly. Subs for the tournament must be approved by the LXC office. The approved sub can only play if the team is short players and must have played at least 1 game during the season. Forfeits If you forfeit, you are cheating a team out of a game that they paid to play. Please make every effort to get enough players to the game. Even if it’s not a full team, we can make a game happen. If you must forfeit, please let us know ASAP so we can do our best to get the other team a game. Multiple forfeits may result in an extra fee. SPORTSMANSHIP The idea of LXC is to have fun. We hope that all
Flag Football Rules
Flag Football Rules Sportsmanship LXC Sports is dedicated to providing a safe and fun sporting environment. All participants should keep this in mind when becoming involved. Although the games may become intense, you still can be competitive while maintaining good sportsmanship. Any behavior deemed unacceptable by the LXC staff may result in suspension and/or ejection from a game or the league. Each league will have at least LXC Crew Staff Member. Abuse of officials, referees, opposing players and other LXC staff will not be tolerated.
Bowling Rules
Bowling Rules Weekly Bowling Rules Every week, teams will bowl 2 games. One point will be awarded for each game won, and an additional point will be given for the overall winner. A team can have up to 8 players bowl per game. Only the top 5 scores will count for each game, with at least 2 of those scores being from female players. Tournament The top 4 teams will advance to the tournament. The remaining teams will play a normal week with the team closest in ranking to them. Tournament Seeding Seeds will be determined first by total wins (the winner of each night). If two teams are tied, seeding will be determined by the total number of individual games won. SPORTSMANSHIP The idea of LXC is to have fun. We hope that all participants keep that in mind when becoming involved. Although the games may become intense, you still can be competitive while maintaining good sportsmanship. With this said, any behavior deemed unacceptable by staff may result in suspension and/or ejection from a game or the league. Abuse of staff will not be tolerated. LXC reserves the right to remove a player from a game or a league if they are considered to be bringing down the quality of the league. LXC will not tolerate fighting! Fighting will be an automatic ejection from any game and in most cases ejection from the league for the remainder of the season. If you feel that someone on your team or on another team is not practicing good sportsmanship, please let us know.
Pickleball Rules
Pickleball Rules ABSOLUTELY NO GLASS ALLOWED. Drinks must either be in cups, plastic bottles, or koozies. Equipment and Field of Play LXC will provide the nets and balls. Teams must bring their own paddles. The field of play is rectangular, measuring 44 feet long by 20 feet wide, divided into 2 halves by a center dividing net. Each half has a line that is 7 feet away and parallel with the net. This indicates a no-volley zone, also known as “The Kitchen.” Teams/Substitutions Each team consists of 2 players. Mixed: No gender restrictions. Men’s: Two male players required. Women’s: Two female players required. Game Duration Matches consist of 3 games for the official score. All three games must be played, and the total games won out of 3 will be recorded. If a team decides to quit after 2 games, the opponent will receive an automatic win for the 3rd game. If additional time remains in the hour, teams are encouraged to keep playing for fun until time runs out. Games will be played to 11 points, win by 2, with a cap at 13. Start of Play Team captains will play rock, paper, scissors. The winner can choose to serve first or select the side of the court they prefer. Serving The ball is served underhand and diagonally to the opponent’s service court. Player A serves → If Team AB wins the point, Player A switches positions with Player B and serves. This continues until Player A faults. After Player A faults, Player B serves. After Player B faults, the serve goes to the other team. The serve CAN bounce before making contact with the server’s paddle. Serves must cross the non-volley line on the opponent’s side. If the serve lands in the non-volley zone or on the non-volley line, it is considered a fault, and the other team gets the ball. Serves must be made underhand and below the waist. The server must be positioned behind the baseline and in their quadrant of the court. Only one serve attempt is allowed. Let serves are considered IN play. The Double-Bounce Rule When the ball is served, the receiving team must let it bounce before returning, and then the serving team must let it bounce before returning. This creates two bounces. After the ball has bounced once in each team’s court, both teams may either hit the ball before it bounces or play it off a bounce. Any ball that lands on the line is considered in. Scoring A point is scored if the returning team fails to return the ball or if the returning team commits a fault. Faults A fault is any action that stops play due to a rule violation. Faults include: The ball is hit into the net on the serve or any return. The ball is volleyed before a bounce has occurred on each side. The ball is hit out of bounds. A ball is volleyed from the non-volley zone. A ball bounces twice before being struck by the receiver. A player, player’s clothing, or any part of a player’s paddle touches the net or the net post while the ball is in play. There is a violation of a service rule. A ball in play strikes a player or anything the player is wearing or carrying. A ball in play strikes any permanent object before bouncing on the court. Non-Volley Zone (aka “The Kitchen”) The non-volley zone is the court area within 7 feet on both sides of the net. Volleying is prohibited within the non-volley zone. This rule prevents players from executing smashes from a position within the zone. It is a fault if, when volleying a ball, the player steps on the non-volley zone (including the line) or if the player’s momentum causes them or anything they are wearing or carrying to touch the non-volley zone or its lines. It is also a fault if, after volleying, a player is carried by momentum into or touches the non-volley zone, even if the volleyed ball is declared dead before this happens. A player may legally be in the non-volley zone any time other than when volleying a ball. Cancellations/Rainouts/Snowouts Makeup weeks are built into the end of each season unless otherwise specified. All players will be notified via text/email if games are canceled. Team captains will be notified via text message if there is less than an hour’s notice for canceled games (including forfeits if we know about them ahead of time). If more than one cancellation occurs, LXC will try to find another week if possible, but this is not guaranteed. If inclement weather or other factors limit the scheduled game duration and more than half of the game has been played, the game shall count as the full game. Forfeits Teams have until 10 minutes past the designated start time to field the minimum requirement. A forfeit will be scored 5-0. LXC officials will make every effort to complete a forfeited game with a mixed set of remaining players. If your team is going to forfeit, PLEASE call or text our office at 502-384-7529 or email havefun@lxcsports.com. Forfeit Penalties First Forfeit: Loss of game and warning issued. Second Forfeit: Loss of game and LXC reserves the right to remove the team from playoffs. Third Forfeit: Loss of game and removal from the league with no refund. Please notify us early if you have to forfeit. Early notice gives us a chance to find a replacement team for your opponent to play. League Schedule All teams are scheduled for a minimum of 6 matches. The top teams will make the single-elimination tournament on the 7th week. The number of teams that qualify will vary depending on the number of teams in your league and available court space. Standings Standings are sorted by winning percentage first. If the winning percentage is tied, standings are then sorted by head-to-head match-up wins. If 3 or more teams are tied, the next tie-breaker is average
