(a) The league's Board of Directors must establish the regular season game schedule, which must include at least twelve (12) games per team against other Little League teams in their respective divisions throughout the regular season, excluding playoff and tournament games. A division may have only one (1) game per week, with two (2) exceptions: (1) a second division may play only one (1) game per week, and (2) a third division may play two (2) games per week. Little League International recommends that each team play eight (8) games during the regular season. However, given the nature of some leagues' scheduling requirements, Little League International strongly encourages that no more than twelve (12) games be played by each team during the regular season. In addition, all post-season games, if necessary, will be included in the regular season schedule provided they are not played within five (5) days of any major holiday. For example, if a first-place team was in the championship series and lost both games of the series but needed to play in the final day of October to determine who would go to the World Series, then that team would not receive an automatic bye week because it is believed that they could use the energy from losing so badly at the end of the season to compete well in the post-season.