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Shores Condos Welcome to
the USSSA 6U World Series hosted by Alabama USSSA on July 20-25
in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama. We are blessed to have outstanding parks and facilities
to play Fastpitch Congratulations on an
outstanding season and welcome to the 2010 USSSA Fast Pitch 6U World Series
Tournament. The World Series
Tournament will be held in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, Alabama. Games will
be played at the Gulf Shores Sports Plex and the
Orange Beach Sports Plex, July 20 – 25, 2010. The USSSA Fast Pitch
program will use a 5-game guarantee format in its World Series Tournament.
Teams will be seeded into pools based on current USSSA ranking points and
play a round robin. All teams will be seeded into a double elimination
championship bracket following pool play. Seeding will be based on pool
finish. The exact format of the tournament, e.g., number of games, number of
teams in each pool, etc., will be set by the tournament director following
USSSA Fast Pitch guidelines as approved by the USSSA Fast Pitch National
Committee. To guarantee your spot
in the tournament, your team will need to complete the online entry process
(new for 2010). All entries must be made through the www.usssa.com website.
You will be required to submit your entry and payment online. At this point
it will be subject to approval by your state director. Once approved, your
entry will be considered complete for this World Series Event. Official entry
and payment process must be completed no later than July 9, 2010. The entry fee for 2010 will be $365. All team rosters must
be on the USSSA website and must be the one that was submitted to your
state/area director when your team qualified for this tournament. Your state
director must sign the roster we receive. Failure to comply with this rule
will result in your team’s removal from the tournament. All players participating in USSSA Fast Pitch
youth tournament play shall have proof of age in possession of their team
manager at all times. Proof of age must be verified by a government issued
document that identifies the player by name, gender and birth date. Failure
to produce a copy of such document upon demand by and deemed non-fraudulent
by a tournament official will result in the offending team losing the game,
being eliminated from the tournament, being placed last in the standings and
forfeiting all awards, sponsor’s travel money and tournament berths
that would have been awarded at the tournament. NOTES: All playing
rules shall be governed by the official USSSA Fastpitch
softball rulebook and national by-laws. Note that the rulebook online at
www.usssa.com will always supersede the latest printed version if a discrepancy
exists. For this
event, we will be playing by coach
pitch Rules. Please see page 6 for
those rules addendums. Tournament Director James Baker alusssa@bellsouth.net Tournament Hosts Gulf Coast
Sports Commision Website The tournament website is http://www.alabamausssa.org/cworldseries. .
Check it frequently for updates. Tournament Headquarters Orange
Beach Sports Complex, Orange Beach, FL Parks · Orange Beach Sports Complex Orange Beach, Alabama · Gulf Shores Sports Complex Gulf
Shores, Alabama Park
Information: http://www.alabamausssa.org/cworldseries. Food Policy For a full rundown of the policies and
procedures for each of the parks, please go to http://www.alabamausssa.org/cworldseries. Awards Awards Package sizes will be based on the number of teams
in the tournament. Below is the full size package that will be awarded for
divisions with more than 32 teams. Hotels For a full list of lodging available for
this event, please go to the following link: Orange Beach and Gulf
Shores Condos Check-In Materials All teams will be required to check-in prior to the event. At this
check-in, there are two mandatory pieces of information that must be turned
in: Gift Exchange There will be a non-mandatory team gift
exchange during one of your pool play games.
Teams wishing to participate should bring something that is
representative of their home area, the value of which is not important. It is recommended that teams bring a
minimum of 16 gifts to exchange. Admission Spectator admission is as follows: $10 per adult per day or $25
per adult for a tournament pass. For children ages 6-12 it is $5 per day or
$12 for a tournament pass. Children 5 and under are free. This charge
includes everyone except players and team coaches. A maximum of 3 coach
passes and 20 player passes will be issued. Player passes will only be issued
to those listed on the submitted roster, and only players in uniform will be
allowed to enter on a player pass. Tentative Schedule Tuesday, July
20 12:30-2:30pm : Team Check In and
pictures, Includes coaches meeting 3:00-3:30pm Team Mom meeting 5:00pm Team Parade-All team 5:30pm Opening Ceremonies 6:00pm Skills Competition 7:15pm Wednesday July
21 9:00am Pool play begins Thursday July
22 9:00 Pool Play continues Friday July 23 9:00 Pool Play continues Saturday July
24 9:00 Championship Play Sunday July 25 9:00 Championship Concludes Bracket schedules will not be
mailed out in advance. The pool play
and double elimination brackets will be given to coaches during the team
check-in. Player, coach and other
pre-tournament items will also be distributed at the team check-in. Note that all times are subject to
change. Please verify itinerary during
team check-in. Once the tournament begins, managers must check the main
bracket board for any changes in game times, field assignments or other items
related to tournament play or functions. Tournament Program Book We are planning a very extensive
tournament program with lots of information, including all the brackets,
directions and maps to parks and other important facilities, valuable coupons
for local businesses, and team rosters and pictures. USSSA has created a new
format for us to get this data. On
your USSSA.com Official Roster, you will select a feature called “Advanced
Roster.” This feature will allow
you to put all of the information onto the ISTS that will be used for
Tournament Program, including name, number, batting hand, throwing hand, and
positions played. World Series Merchandise (Optional) USSSA World Series apparel and
souvenirs, such as t-shirts, World Series patches, pins and program books
will be sold at the Opening Ceremonies and at each park throughout the
tournament. Practice Fields (Optional)
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