Global Sports World Series

A DIVISION OF USSSA BASEBALL

7C/P, 8C/P, 9U & 12U Year Old Global Sports World Series

July 20 - 24, 2011

Memphis, TN

Deadline to Preorder -- July 16, 2011

Team Credentials - Check In Times

7C/P, 8C/P, 9U & 12U year old Division

Pool Play

Championship

WELCOME

Congratulations on an outstanding season and welcome to the 2011 Global Sports World Series. Your tournament host will be Gameday Baseball, at First Tennessee Fields, and it will be our goal to create an experience that the players, coaches and families will remember for the rest of their lives. The tournament will be played at one of the finest youth facilities in the country, First Tennessee Fields, 7800 Fischer Steel Road, Cordova, TN 38018. The tournament dates will be July 20-24 2011.

HOW TO QUALIFY

Teams of ages 9-14 qualify to participate in a Global World Series by earning a berth in a Global World Series Qualifier. Team must be registered with USSSA and registered with Global Sports to participate in a Global Sports World Series Qualifier. Teams may register at www.usssa.com, Global Sports registration is $15 per year and can be completed at the same time as USSSA Baseball. Please check with your USSSA Baseball State Director for Global Qualifiers in your area.

HOW TO ENTER A GLOBAL SPORTS WORLD SERIES

Teams earning a berth at a Global Sports Qualifier may participate in any states' Global World Series. Teams must enter the Global Sports World Series at www.usssa.com on a first come first served basis. Teams that qualify will not be assured a spot at a specific World Series location. Teams may enter multiple
Global World Series.

GLOBAL SPORTS WORLD SERIES RULES

Global Sports World Series will be governed by the USSSA National Baseball Bylaws and Rules unless noted differently below.

USSSA Rosters will be the official roster at the Global Sports World Series. Teams may add two (2) additional players to the official roster at team check-in.

Write-In players shall not be entered in the USSSA online roster system but rather "hand written" on the printabler version of the teams' Official Online Roster form.
Write-in players are permitted to be frozen to any other classification team and be eligible.

Teams participating in the Elite World Series are NOT eligible for the Global Sports Baseball World Series.

USSSA Baseball reserves the right to alter, change or abbreviate the tournament as necessary to complete the tournament due to weather.

PRE-WORLD SERIES MEETINGS

There will be a manager's / coaches meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at First Tennessee Fields in the Grizzlies Den. Two representatives from each team will be permitted to attend this meeting. All teams will be required to have a representative in attendance. The official schedule for when teams play will be distributed at this time. Coaches Only.

Team credential check in will commence after the Coaches meeting at First Tennessee Fields in the Clubhouse. Team Rosters and player birth certificates will be verified at this time. Players ARE required to be present and must be in full uniform (World Series team pictures will be taken at this time). Each team will be assigned a check in time. The link for Check In Times (top of this page) will become active on July 16, 2011.

There will be a "Team Mom's meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at First Tennessee Fields in the Clubhouse. Two representatives from each team will be permitted to attend this meeting. At this meeting, representatives from the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, as well as various area merchants and area attractions sharing information regarding things to do while your team is in our area.

SKILLS COMPETITION, TEAM SOCIAL & OPENING CEREMONIES

The gates to First Tennessee Fields will open at 5:30 p.m. July 20, 2011 for pin trading. The Team Meal will be served between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. July 20, 2011 The Skills Competition will begin at 6:00 p.m. and conclude at 7:30 p.m.

The staging for the "Parade of Teams" will commence at approximately 7:45 p.m. July 20, 2011 and the actual opening ceremonies will begin at approximately 8:00 p.m. All teams must participate and should be in their uniform top. (Players are allowed to wear shorts).

Tournament play will begin on July 21, 2011.

SKILLS COMPETITION DETAILS

The overall objective of the skills competition is to have every player on each team participate and enjoy the social interaction of the tremendous event.

WORLD SERIES HEADQUARTERS

Tournament Headquarters - First Tennessee Fields will be open on Wednesday July 20, 2011 until the conclusion of the tournament. For more information prior to the start of the event call Gameday Baseball - Tournament Operations @ 901-531-7410 or email us at tlockhart@amedaybaseball.com

IMPORTANT: For lodging assistance please click here. If additional assistance is needed contact the Gameday Baseball @ 901-531-7410.

ADMISSION during the World Series will be $7.00 per person per day or $25.00 for a tournament pass. For Senior Citizens (55+) & children (6-12) the charge is $5.00 per day or a tournament pass for $20.00. No charge for children 5 and under. This charge includes everyone except players and team coaches. A maximun of 3 coaches passes will be issued.

SOUVENIR WORLD SERIES T-SHIRTS / TOURNAMENT PASSES: Avoid the rush at the World Series for souvenir T-Shirts and Tournament Passes. You have the opportunity to preorder these items online. Click on the link at the top of this page to avoid waiting in line, your preordered items will be available and waiting on you at the opening ceremonis on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

NOTE: Pin Trading has become a tradition at World Series events, players will have an opportunity to trade pins during the team social prior to the opening ceremonies. Team pins are not mandatory, but certainly adds to the fun of this special event. We encourage each team to bring some small item to trade. Other examples other than team pins include..........contacting your local Chamber of Commerce for State/City pins.........contacting any Professional Sports Team in your area for smal promotional items, etc.

WORLD SERIES FORMAT

■Open to all Classifications
■Elite World Series qualified teams are NOT eligible to participate
■Ages 7-14
■Limited to 24 teams per age group
■Pool Play followed by Championship Play
■Teams will play an average of 7 games
■Champions of the 3 divisions will be crowned Global Sports World Series Champions
■Teams earn World Series USSSA Points
POOL PLAY

All teams will play 4 games within pool play. After pool play is complete, teams will be seeded 1 - 24 and be placed into a Championship bracket. Seeding for Championship play is based upon USSSA pool play / tie breaker criteria.

Initial pool seeding is based on:

1.USSSA Classification
2.USSSA Points
3.Geographical Location
The tournament director has the final decision on seeding teams into pool play.

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY

TENTATIVE EVENT ITINERARY

July 20, 2011	1:00 p.m.	Managers Meeting - First Tennessee Fields - Grizzlies Den Team Moms Meeting - First Tennessee Fields - Clubhouse
July 20, 2011	2:30 p.m.	Team Credentials Check In - First Tennessee Fields - Clubhouse
July 20, 2011	5:30 p.m.	Player Social / Skills Competition - First Tennessee Fields
July 20, 2011	8:00 p.m.	Opening Ceremonies - First Tennessee Fields
July 21, 2011	8:00 a.m.	World Series Pool Play Begins
July 22, 2011	8:00 a.m.	World Series Pool Play Continues
July 23, 2011	10:00 a.m.	Championship Play Begins
July 24, 2011	10:00 a.m.	Championship Play Continues

Number Of Skill Contest Participants:

* Select, at least, one player to run in the NEED FOR SPEED individual base running contest. (Any additional player that is NOT involved in the over-the-line hitting contest, or around the horn team throwing contest, may be added to this event)

* Select one player to hit in the OVER-THE-LINE individual hitting contest.

* Select 9 or 10 players for the AROUND THE HORN team throwing contest (choose 10 if you are going to use 2 catchers)

* We will record your team participant's name on the Skills Contest Score Sheet at the time he takes his turn to run or hit. There is no need to register for the contests ahead of time; just show up at the appropriate field when the contests are being held.

* We will also confirm the number of players on your roster at the time of the AROUND THE HORN contest to determine how many awards your team will need, should your team win that event.

The Contest Rules:

"Need For Speed" Baserunning Contest (Individual Event)

* This is a Timed Event.

* Each runner will start in the batter's box [from the RIGHT SIDE, even if he is a left-handed hitter] and make a fake swing when the Timer yells, "GO".

* Each runner will run one time around the bases (Home to Home).

* The Timer will start the clock when he yells "GO" and will stop the clock when the runner touches Home Plate.

* If there is a tie, there will be a "run-off" until a winner is determined.

* Fastest Runner will win an individual medal.

"Around-The-Horn" Throwing Contest (Team Event)

* All 9 positions used.

* You may use 10 players (2 catchers) to involve more players.

* There will be cones set up to indicate where each fielder will be positioned to keep the distances fair and equal for each team participating.

* Each fielder must throw the ball from behind & near the cone to the next fielder. This means, if there is a wild throw, the fielder needs to go get the ball and run back to behind & near his cone to make the throw to the next fielder.

* This is a Timed Event; the clock starts when timer yells, "GO".

* Pitcher in the set position initiates the throw around by throwing to Catcher 1 in a squat position ... Catcher 1 throws to 3B ... 3B throws to 2B ... 2B throws to SS ... SS throws to 1B ... 1B throws to RF ... RF throws to CF ... CF throws to LF ... LF throws to Catcher 2 (if using 2 catchers) - who must step on home plate stop the clock.

* When the Timer has the throw-around time recorded, he will yell "Switch".

* When the Timer yells "Switch", the team on the field must SPRINT OFF, while the next team to throw SPRINTS TO THEIR POSITIONS.

* You will have 30 seconds to SPRINT OFF AND ON THE FIELD BEFORE THE TIMER YELLS "GO" FOR THE NEXT TEAM'S THROW-AROUND. This means, the team on-deck to throw, MUST BE READY TO RUN ONTO THE FIELD as soon as the Timer yells, "Switch".

* The Fastest "AROUND THE HORN" time will win individual team medals (all players on the winning team's roster will receive a medal).

"Over-The-Line" Hitting Contest (Individual Event)

* The field will be marked according to the appropriate age distance.

* There will be a "No-Points" Zone directly in front of the hitter, and then Single, Double, Triple and Home Run Zones.

* Each hitter will get 7 or 10 swings (depending how much time the contests are taking).

* Pitcher will throw behind an L-Screen.

* If the hitter hits the L-Screen, he gets another swing; Maximum times he can hit the L-Screen is Twice; After hitting the L-Screen Twice, each time thereafter will count as one of his swings.

* Hitters will receive 100 points for Singles; 200 points for Doubles; 300 points for Triples, and 400 points for Home Runs.

* Points will be determined by the first zone the ball touches. (For example, if the ball is hit and lands or touches first in the Single Zone and then rolls and stops in the Triple Zone, the hitter is awarded 100 points for a Single.)

* 100 Bonus Points if Home Run is hit over the fence.

* This event's winner will be determined by the most number of points accumulated. If there is a tie, there will be a hit-off until a winner is decided.

* There will be ONE winner; he will receive an individual medal.