Mustang, Bronco, and Pony Draft Policy

Mustang, Bronco And Pony Draft Policy

Overall Rules: (Using A Point System)

    1) Teams Are Assigned Initial Point Totals Based On Returning Players
  1. Returning All-Stars From Same Division = A Team (4) B Team (3)
    Returning Player From Same Division = 1 Point
    All-Stars Moving Up From Lower Division = A Team (3) B Team (2) Worth 3 If Selected In First 2 Rounds
    Coach Of Record = 1 Point To The Team Total
  2. Teams Will Draw From A Hat To Establish A Tiebreak Order. A Tiebrake Is When All Teams Are Tied With The Same Number Of Points And Players.
  3. All Players Picked In The First 2 Rounds Are Worth 4 Points In Leagues That Have 100 Or More Players. Leagues With Less Than 100 Players, Will Be Accessed 4 Points For The First Round And 3 In The 2 nd. In Round 3 The Players Are Worth 2 Points. In All Subsequent Rounds, The Players Are Worth 1 Point Unless The Player Is An All-Star.
  4. At The Completion Of The Draft, Managers And Coaches May Trade Non-Returning Players. No Trades Will Be Made After The Draft Is Adjourned.
  5. All Teams Will Have A Minimum Of 12 Players Unless An Indivdual Division Is Awaiting Late Sign-Ups.
  6. All Players Are Draftable; Players That Missed Tryouts Will Be Discussed And Graded Before The First Round.

How We Will Start The Draft:

  1. The Team With The Lowest Point Total And Any Team Within 2 Points Will Select In The First Round.
    A) When Teams Are Tied In Point Totals, The Team With The Fewest Players Selects First.
  2. Running Point Totals Are Kept On All Teams After Each Round. Teams With High Initial Point Totals Will Begin Drafting In The Round In Which They Are Within 2 Points Of The Lowest Team.
  3. Once A Team Has A Total Of Nine Players, They Will Be Frozen And Will Not Participate In Future Rounds Until All Teams Have 9 Players.
  4. There Will Be A Limit Of 8 Same Age Players On Each Team Unless This Can Not Be Avoided In The Draft.
  5. After All Teams Are Within 2 Points And Have Completed 2 Rounds, The Draft Order Will Reverse For The Duration Of The Draft.

This Document Was Approved By The GNBL Board On February 5, 2004.