Event Format: 4 Game Guarantee, 3 pool games with teams then advancing into a championship or consolation elimination tournament bracket.
Age Cutoff Date: May 1, 2010
Entry Deadline: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Event Awards: Championship Bracket Awards:
Team Trophies for Champions, Runner-up,
3rd Place and 4th Place.
Individual Awards for Champions, Runner-ups, 3rd Place and 4th Place team members.
MVP Trophy to tournament Most Valuable Player
Outstanding Defensive player award
Outstanding Offensive player award
Team and individual awards to 1st and 2nd in Consolation
Championship Berths: 2010 13U AAA World Series Champion will be determined for USSSA.
Equipment Required: Host will provide baseballs for all games.
Must enter online with USSSA.com
Sanctioning Body: USSSA (United States Sports Specialty Association)
Game times: No game times will be available prior to the manager?s meeting that is held on Tuesday, July 20, 2009 at 12:00 PM at the Liberty Community Center located at 1600 S. Withers Rd., Liberty, MO. Two (2) coaches per team will be the only individuals allowed to attend manager?s meeting.
Please fill out this Intent to Participate Form and fax the form to (816) 439-4388. The Intent to Participate does not guarantee your spot in the event but does allow us to be in contact with you as the event reaches the deadline.
The basic USSSA World Series format shall consist of each team playing 3 (three) pool play games for seeding into the championship and consolation brackets. All teams participating in the USSSA World Series championship tournament shall play no less than 4 (four) games minimum.
Initial Pool Seeds:All qualifying points earned during the regular season will be used in making pool assignments along with geographic consideration when possible to equally disperse the teams into pools. The teams with the most points will receive the highest seeds in pool play.
Pool Play: You'll begin with three pool games to determine your seeding in the tournament bracket. Pools will be seeded based upon each team's points awarded in qualifying events during the regular season.
After Pool Play: All teams will be placed into one of two elimination brackets. A double elimination championship bracket or a single elimination consolation bracket for teams that do not qualify for the championship bracket.
All qualifying points earned during the regular season will be used in making pool assignments along with geographic consideration when possible to equally disperse the teams into pools. The teams with the most points will receive the highest seeds in pool play.
USSSA takes pride in their World Series Championship Awards. For 2010, we will present team and individual awards to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place teams.
The consolation bracket also provides team and individual awards for 1st and 2nd place consolation teams.
WORLD SERIES AWARDS:
·Team Trophies for Champions, Runner-up, 3rd Place and 4th Place.
·Individual Awards for Champions, Runner-ups, 3rd Place and 4th Place team members.
·MVP Trophy to tournament Most Valuable Player
·Outstanding Defensive player award
·Outstanding Offensive player award
·Team and individual awards to 1st and 2nd in Consolation
All managers must check their team in prior to competing in the USSSA World Series tournament event. Teams will be assigned times, however; every team must be available to check-in at 8:00 AMTuesday, July 20, 2010. Managers will be provided a check-in time by Friday, July 19, 2010. Manager must have a copy of each player's birth certificates, a copy of insurance and copy of their roster. Players must be present at check-in to review each birth certificate.
MANAGERS PLEASE READ
FAILURE TO BRING COPIES OF PLAYERS BIRTH CERTIFICATES WILL KEEP YOUR TEAM FROM PLAYING AT THE WORLD SERIES. IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY.
PLAYER/TEAM CREDENTIALS NEEDED AT CHECK IN
NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
Proof of Team Insurance
(Have either USSSA Insurance or your policy must name USSSA as additionally insured)
Official USSSA Roster
Coaches will need to provide an official copy of their USSSA roster. Names on roster must appear as they are on the original birth certificate to prevent the player from being declared ineligible.
Copies of State Birth Certificates
Coaches will also have to provide a copy of the state birth certificate for each player or state ID card.
In the event Player Identity is Questioned:
USSSA wishes to insure fairness. If the identity of a player is questioned, we will ask to
see a second form of identification such as a Social Security card. You will have to turn in a complete set of birth certificate copies at check in. These will be compared against
the official roster and kept for our records.
TEAMS:All teams must check-in no later than Tuesday, July 20, 2010 by 12:00PM. No late team arrivals, or late starts will be permitted. Teams will be assigned a check-in time prior to arriving. Teams will receive there check-in time no later Friday, July 19, 2010.
PLAYERS:All late arriving players must meet personally with the tournament director for individual check-in prior to participation. Failure to check-in with the tournament director will disqualify the player and the team.
All players must wear their game uniforms to team check-in. Team photos are taken as part of check-in. Teams will be assigned check-in times and after completing check-in will be directed to the Official Tournament Photographer for your team picture to minimize amount of time required at Check-in.
THREE representatives from each team will be permitted to attend the TEAM MOM?S meeting. At this meeting representatives from the area Chamber of Commerce will be in attendance as well as representatives from the other area attractions to share information regarding "things to do" while your team is in our area.
Information on things to do as well as shopping areas, entertainment and restaurants will be provided. Many people responded that this session was the most helpful thing they attended outside the tournament games as it provided them information on the area.
All managers must check their team in prior to competing in the USSSA World Series tournament event. Teams will be assigned times, however; every team must be available to check-in at 8:00 AMTuesday, July 20, 2010. Managers will be provided a check-in time by Friday, July 19, 2010. Manager must have a copy of each player's birth certificates, a copy of insurance and copy of their roster. Players must be present at check-in to review each birth certificate.
Team Mom?s Meeting
Time -TBA
Liberty Community Center, 1600 S. Withers Road
THREE representatives from each team will be permitted to attend the TEAM MOM'S meeting.
Opening Ceremonies
Kansas City Royals Game
LOCATION: Kauffman Stadium (KC Royals)
I-70 & Blue Ridge Cutoff
Kansas City, MO 64141
Manager's Meeting (Mandatory)
Tuesday, July 20 - 12:00PM - After KC Royals Game LibertyCommunity Center, 1600 S. Withers Road
All managers must attend and no more than two (2) representatives per team please. Coach's passes will be passed out at meeting. Dinner will be served for the manager?s.
Game schedules WILL NOT be released until the managers' meeting.
TOURNAMENT PLAY
July 21st & 22nd
Pool Play
You'll begin with three pool games to determine you?re seeding in the tournament bracket. Pools will be seeded by USSSA points earned during regular season qualifying events.
July 23rd? July 25th
Championship and Consolation Bracket Play
After pool play all teams will be seeded based on (1st) record; (2nd) runs allowed; (3rd) runs scored. (Head to Head is not used in World Series play.)
Once Championship bracket play begins, a second loss eliminates a team from the tournament. The eventual loser's bracket winner meets the remaining undefeated team in the initial bracket for the World Series Championship. Should the team from the loser's bracket win the first game, a second, or "IF" game would follow.
In the Consolation bracket a single loss will eliminate that team from play.
Please remember a large number of teams will be trading team pins. Team pins are not mandatory but certainly adds to the fun of the tournament. We would like to encourage every team to trade with other teams. As well as team trading pins we will also have pins commemorating the World Series event. Limited numbers of each will be available so get yours early and enjoy all the festivities of the week.
GameTime Travel is our preferred hotel accommodation clearing house.
Also if you do not find accommodation to your liking on the link below, contact GameTime Travel at 866-537-GAME and let them know what you are looking for and they will try to meet your request.
Click on the logo below to view hotels and travel accommodations.
To see the tournament results please click the link below to be directed to the results page or visit the national website for USSSA. This link will become active once games have started.
