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Girls
Tournaments | Boys Tournaments | Tournament
Policy
Upcoming
2010 Tournaments Hosted by GBWAA
Girls Slow Pitch Softball Tournaments
AGE - 8U
DATES - July 8 - 11
COST - $200.00
TEAMS - 10 maximum
LEVEL - B as characterized by their manager from single community from
Spring leage teams, no AAU or travel teams
TYPE - Double Elimination or Round Robin - depending on number of teams registered - 2 games guaranteed.
AWARDS - Team Trophies-1st and 2nd Place. Individual rewards - 1st Place - Hoodies, 2nd Place - Long Sleeve T -Shirts, MVP medals all games, Participation medals for all players.
ALSO - $50 discount for multiple team registrations (softball tournaments only - one discount per association) Facilities have new infields, access to batting cages, ample parking and greenspaces for viewing of games. Huge adjacent municipal playground to keep younger siblings occupied for hours!
CONTACT - Randy Lutz, 412-882-4363, rlutz@bwschools.net or Doug Higgins, 412-650-7312, fasteddie8894@verizon.net
AGE - 10U
DATES - July 8 - 11
COST - $200.00
TEAMS - 10 maximum
LEVEL - B as characterized by their manager from single community from
Spring leage teams, no AAU or travel teams
TYPE - Double Elimination or Round Robin - depending on number of teams registered - 2 games guaranteed.
AWARDS - Team Trophies-1st and 2nd Place. Individual rewards - 1st Place - Hoodies, 2nd Place - Long Sleeve T -Shirts, MVP medals all games.
ALSO - $50 discount for multiple team registrations (softball tournaments only - one discount per association) Facilities have new infields, access to batting cages, ample parking and greenspaces for viewing of games. Huge adjacent municipal playground to keep younger siblings occupied for hours!
CONTACT - Randy Lutz, 412-882-4363, rlutz@bwschools.net or Doug Higgins, 412-650-7312, fasteddie8894@verizon.net
AGE - 12U
DATES - July 22 - 25
COST - $200.00
TEAMS - 10 maximum
LEVEL - B as characterized by their manager from single community from
Spring leage teams, no AAU or travel teams
TYPE - Double Elimination or Round Robin - depending on number of teams registered - 2 games guaranteed.
AWARDS - Team Trophies-1st and 2nd Place. Individual rewards - 1st Place - Hoodies, 2nd Place - Long Sleeve T -Shirts, MVP medals all games.
ALSO - $50 discount for multiple team registrations (softball tournaments only - one discount per association) Facilities have new infields, access to batting cages, ample parking and greenspaces for viewing of games. Huge adjacent municipal playground to keep younger siblings occupied for hours!
CONTACT - Randy Lutz, 412-882-4363, rlutz@bwschools.net or Doug Higgins, 412-650-7312, fasteddie8894@verizon.net
For Fast Pitch Tournament information, visit www.bwfp.org
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Boys Tournaments
AGE - 8U
DATES - July 14 - 18
COST - $225.00
TEAMS - 8 maximum
LEVEL - B as characterized by their manager from single community from
Spring leage teams, no AAU or travel teams
TYPE - Round Robin or Bracket Format, to be determined by the number of teams registered.
AWARDS - 1st and 2nd place individual and team trophies, 3rd and 4th place medals, Player of the game medal for every game.
ALSO - Home run derby. Games to be played at the newly renovated complex.
CONTACT - Ron Lutz, 412-400-4522 (C), 412-885-3967(H), rlutz42@verizon.net
AGE - 9U
DATES - July 1 - 6
COST - $250.00 plus 2 game balls
TEAMS - 8 maximum
LEVEL - B as characterized by their manager from single community from
Spring leage teams, no AAU or travel teams
TYPE - Round Robin
AWARDS - 1st & 2nd Place Team Trophies, Hoodies for 1st Place Team, T-Shirts for 2nd Place Team.
CONTACT - Dan Butler, taylorcourt1027@yahoo.com
AGE - 10U
DATES - July 1 - 6
COST - $250.00 plus 2 game balls
TEAMS - 8 maximum
LEVEL - A, Single Community Teams
TYPE - Round Robin
AWARDS - 1st & 2nd Place Team Trophies, Hoodies for 1st Place Team, T-Shirts for 2nd Place Team.
CONTACT - Brian Deily, BDEILEY@BAWPLASTICS.COM
AGE - 11U
DATES - July 7 - 11
COST -
TEAMS - 8 maximum
LEVEL - B as characterized by their manager from single community from
Spring leage teams, no AAU or travel teams
TYPE - Round Robin or Bracket Format, to be determined by the number of teams registered.
AWARDS - Hoodies for First place; T-Shirts for Runner Up.
CONTACT - Nick Pantelis, 412-477-7014, napantelis@verizon.net
AGE - 12U
DATES - July 14 - 18
COST - $250.00 (game balls provided by GBWAA
TEAMS - 8 maximum
LEVEL - B as characterized by their manager from single community from
Spring leage teams, no AAU or travel teams
TYPE - Round Robin - Bronco rules.
AWARDS - 1st place - Team trophy and Hoodies, 2nd place - Team trophy and T-shirts.
ALSO - NO GAME BALLS NEEDED-1074's privided! 2 Fields- one lighted 3 Batting Cages available Home Run Derby - $5 entrance fee/ 8 swings, for players in tournament only. Trophy for winner. Concession stand on site serving hot food. Free Sno-cone for players after games. 50-50 Drawings. Sports Basket Drawing. Selection/draw 7/12/2010?
CONTACT - Mark Slekar, 412-882-9383(H), 412-527-0682(C), mslekar@hotmail.com
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GBWAA Tournament Policy
Applicability:
GBWAA participating players in all leagues (except Co-Ed Instructional).
Tournament Support: GBWAA encourages and supports tournament play.
It offers our youth a chance to compete at a higher level, and also provides
participants additional game experience. GBWAA will sponsor tournament
teams by providing insurance, uniforms, baseballs, and funding for registration
fees.
Uniforms: Each GBWAA team participating in tournaments will wear
the same uniforms, no exceptions, to present and project a league identity
to others while participating in tournaments. Players will be responsible
for purchasing gray long athletic pants.
Participation Fee: Players selected for tournament teams shall
pay a $50.00 participation fee. The $50.00 fee shall be paid prior to
tryouts or upon selection to the team, whichever event comes first. Players
cannot participate until monies are paid in full, no exceptions. Monies
will be paid to the Association, and used to offset GBWAA's tournament
support costs. If participation extends beyond 2 tournaments, those players
participating in the tournament will absorb tournament registration costs.
Tournament Fund: Beginning in 2005, money raised in previous year
from in-house tournaments will be placed into the tournament fund. GBWAA
will offer $450/per team to offset costs to any tournament team participating.
Tournament teams must be approved by GBWAA executive board. In addition,
GBWAA will require all parents of tournament teams to work concession
stands of in-house tournaments.
Sponsorship: Any sponsorship monies raised for the purpose of sponsoring
tournament teams will be returned to GBWAA and placed in the general account
for capital improvements at GBWAA fields and facilities. However, if a
team participates in more than two tournaments, sponsorship monies raised
for these tournaments (i.e., tournament #3 and beyond) can be used to
offset tournament registration costs.
Eligibility: In order to participate on any tournament team, you
must meet said requirements:
1. signed up for GBWAA and played in-house ball
2. played in 70% of regular season games
3. not be on vacation during tournament season
Process:
1. The Tournament Coordinator
is responsible for ensuring that the process outlined in this policy is
followed. The Tournament Coordinator has final decision authority on all
aspects of tournament play.
2. Any manager or coaches deviating from the process will not receive
GBWAA tournament support as indicated, and will not be permitted to manage
in the GBWAA.
3. Prior to the mid-point of the regular season, the Tournament Coordinator
will be responsible for scheduling a meeting with all managers to discuss
all aspects involved with fielding a tournament team. At this meeting,
managers will determine the level of interest in managing and fielding
a team or teams, and the age level of the team(s). For example, there
may be enough interest among the managers to field 2 teams, and participate
in a 9 and under and 10 and under tournament, or decide to participate
in only one age level, and field an A and B team.
4. After determining how many teams will be established, managers will
begin the process for selecting players for the team(s), as follows:
- a) Managers from
the respective league level will select players for the team. Teams
will consist of 12 players.
- b) A player is
permitted to participate on only one tournament team, no exceptions.
- c) Managers from
each team will select up to 4 players to participate on the team,
or in try-out sessions if needed. Before nominating a player, managers
should contact the parents to determine interest, and player availability
during the month of July. If it is known that a player will be on vacation
during any part of the tournament season, that player shall not be selected
to participate.
- d) Under certain
circumstances (e.g., number of teams in a league, number of teams to
be established, number of available "all-star" caliber players),
the number of players selected from each league team may be adjusted
upward or downward (e.g., 2 or 3 per team, or possibly 5 from a quality
team). The Tournament Coordinator has decision authority to adjust the
number of players selected per team. Selection shall be based on performance
in the first half of the regular season, practice and game attendance,
attitude, and effort.
- e) If try-outs
are needed, 2 tryout sessions will be held, with the managers from the
respective league selecting the activities to be held at the tryouts,
and conducting the tryouts
- f) Players must
attend at least one of the two tryout sessions. Only extenuating circumstances
(e.g., death in the family, illness) that cause a player to miss both
tryout sessions will be considered when determining whether or not the
player will remain eligible for team selection.
- g) Votes shall
be cast for players based on their performance in the first half of
the regular season, practice and game attendance, attitude, and effort,
as well as their performance during the tryout sessions. Tryout sessions
should be viewed as an opportunity for those managers who have not personally
managed a player(s) from another team, to become familiar with the abilities
of the player(s).
- h) Selection shall
be done by a balloting process, with each manager ranking all participating
players 1 through the total number of players (i.e., a player ranked
1 is considered by the manager as the best player, a player ranked 2
is considered the 2nd best player, and so on). After ballots are cast,
points by player are calculated, and the players with the 12 lowest
point totals are on the team.
- i) Multiple ballots
may need to be cast to break any ties. For example, if players ranked
11 through 15 receive the same number of points, then only those players
will again be ranked to fill the 11th and 12th spots. For example, the
5 players (ranked 11 through 15) would be ranked by all managers 1 through
5, with a ranking of for the best player of the 5, and so on. The 2
players with the lowest point totals fill roster spots 11 and 12, completing
the roster.
- j) If more than
1 team is to be put together, all players not selected for the 1st team
will be eligible for selection to the 2nd team, with new ballots cast.
- k) The manager
of any said tournament team will ultimately have final say in kids on
team, as long as they are from the list of players selected by all managers.
5. If necessary, the Manager of the tournament team will also be selected
by a ballot of all Managers in the respective league level. The process
as outlined in 4 (h) above will be followed for selection of the Manager.
Multiple ballots may need to be cast to break any ties. Once selected,
the Manager selects 3 Coaches (i.e., other Managers in the respective
league) to assist with the tournament team.
6. Practices for tournament play should begin after teams are selected,
and shall not conflict with regular season games or in-house all-star
games.
The GBWAA Executive Committee reserves the right to modify this policy
if changes are in the best interests of the Association and its players.
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