USSSA Global Sports Baseball World Series

A DIVISION OF USSSA BASEBALL

Welcome to Global Sports World Series

9 Year Old Global Sports World Series

July 22 - 26, 2009

First Tennessee Fields

Memphis, TN

12 Year Old Global Sports World Series

July 22 - 26, 2009

First Tennessee Fields

Memphis, TN

It's a Lifetime Experience!

Congratulations on an outstanding season and welcome to the 2009 Global Sports World Series. Your World Series host, Gameday Baseball, will do everything possible to create an experience that the players, coaches, and families will remember for a life time!

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. Teams must be registered with USSSA and registered with Global Sports to participate in Global Sports World Series Qualifiers. Team may register at www.usssa.com. Global Sports registration is $15 per year and can be registered at the same time as USSSA Baseball. Please check with your USSSA State Director for 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 state's 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. Qualified teams may enter multiple Global Sports World Series. Global Sports World Series entry is $625.

Global Sports World Series Format:

· Open to all Classifications

· Elite World Series qualified teams are ineligible to participate

· Ages 9 - 14

· Limited to 24 teams per age group

· Pool play, bracket play and then into 3 final divisions

· Teams will play an average of 7 games

· Champions of the 3 divisions will be crowned Global Sports World Series Champion

· Teams earn World Series USSSA Points

Pool Play:

Pool seeding will be placed by the World Series tournament Director.
Seeding is based on geographical area, USSSA Classification, power rating and on the field performance of the team.

POOL A	POOL B	POOL C	POOL D	POOL E	POOL F
1	1	1	1	1	1
2	2	2	2	2	2
3	3	3	3	3	3
4	4	4	4	4	4

Pool winners plus two wildcards seeded 1 - 8 into bracket play and receive first round bye.
Remaining teams will be seeded 9 - 24 into bracket play.
Seeding is based on USSSA pool play / tie breaker criteria.

Bracket Play:

Seed 1

Seed 5

Seed 16

Loser to White Championship

Seed 12

Loser to White Championship

To Red Championship

Loser to Blue Championship

Sat

Loser to Blue Championship

Sat

Fri

Seed 17

Seed 21

Seed 2

Seed 6

Seed 15

Loser to White Championship

Seed 11

Loser to White Championship

To Red Championship

Loser to Blue Championship

Sat

Loser to Blue Championship

Sat

Fri

Seed 18

Seed 22

Seed 3

Seed 7

Seed 14

Loser to White Championship

Seed 10

Loser to White Championship

To Red Championship

Loser to Blue Championship

Sat

Loser to Blue Championship

Sat

Fri

Seed 19

Seed 23

Seed 4

Seed 8

Seed 13

Loser to White Championship

Seed 9

Loser to White Championship

To Red Championship

Loser to Blue Championship

Sat

Loser to Blue Championship

Sat

Fri

Seed 20

Seed 24

Championship Play:

RED CHAMPIONSHIP

Winner 9

SAT

SUN

Winner 16

SUN

Winner 12

SAT

SUN

Winner 13

SUN

5th Place

Winner 11

Champion

SAT

SUN

Winner 14

SUN

Winner 10

SAT

Winner 15

WHITE CHAMPIONSHIP

Loser 9

SAT

SUN

Loser 16

SUN

Loser 12

SAT

SUN

Loser 13

SUN

5th Place

Loser 11

Champion

SAT

SUN

Loser 14

SUN

Loser 10

SAT

Loser 15

BLUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Loser 1

SAT

SUN

Loser 8

SUN

Loser 4

SAT

SUN

Loser 4

SUN

5th Place

Loser 3

Champion

SAT

SUN

Loser 6

SUN

Loser 2

SAT

Loser 7

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 at the Global Sports World Series.

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

World Series Awards:

Team and individual awards will be presented to the champion and runner up of the Red, White and Blue Championship Divisions.

World Series Headquarters:

First Tennessee Fields

7800 Fischer Steel Road

Cordova, TN 38018

Web Site

Directions

Contact Information:

First Tennessee Fields

Joe Platt

7800 Fischer Steel Road

Cordova, TN 38018

Office: 901-531-7410 ext 302

Fax: 901-531-7413

jplatt@gamedaybaseball.com

World Series Venue:

First Tennessee Fields

7800 Fischer Steel Road

Cordova, TN 38018

Web Site

Directions

Accommodations:

For lodging assistance Click here. Illustrating Gameday Baseball's commitment to enhanced customer service for Hotel Reservations and Concierge services, Gameday proudly announces our association with local hospitality experts Peak Management.

Tentative Itinerary:

July 22, 2009

1:00 p.m.

Managers Meeting

July 22, 2009

2:30 p.m.

Team Check-in

July 22, 2009

5:00 p.m.

Player Social & Skills Competition

July 22, 2009

7:45 p.m.

Opening Ceremonies

July 23, 2009

8:00am

Pool play begins

July 24, 2009

8:00am

Pool play continues

July 24, 2009

4:00pm

Bracket play begins

July 25, 2009

8:00am

Bracket play continues

July 25, 2009

2:00pm

Championship play begins

July 26, 2009

8:00am

Championship play continues

Team Check In: Check in Times (Link will become active July 20, 2009)

The Managers Meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 in the Grizzlies Den at First Tennessee Fields. 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 that time.

Team Check In will commence after this meeting in the Clubhouse at First Tennessee Fields. 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). Team will be assigned check in times. The link above for Check In Times will be made active on Monday July 20, 2009.

First Tennessee Fields

1:00 p.m.

7800 Fischer Steel Road

Memphis, TN 38018

Directions

Player Social & Skills Competitions:

Skills Competition and Player Social will begin at 5:00 p.m. with the Team Meal being served between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. July 22^nd at First Tennessee Fields

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 this tremendous event. No player may enter more than one event.

Round The Horn- (5 Players)

Five (5) players from each team will be allowed to participate. The players will take their positions in the infield (1B, 2B, 3B, SS, C). The catcher will start the event. The catcher will throw to third baseman, third-baseman throws to second baseman, second-baseman throws to shortstop, shortstop throws to first-baseman and first-baseman throws to catcher. The time will start when the catcher throws and time will stop when the catcher receives the throw from the first-baseman. ANY DROPPED BALLS OR BAD THROWS ARE CONSIDERED LIVE AND TIME WILL KEEP RUNNING!

Accuracy Throw - (3 Players)

Three (3) players on each team can participate. Each player will get three (3) throws to hit the target. Players must throw behind the marked position on the field. Players will be awarded 1pt for bouncing the ball into the target and 5 pts for hitting the target on the fly.

Base Running - (4 Players)

Four (4) players from each team will be allowed to participate. Each player will start inside the batters box and run the bases. Time will start on first step and end when touching home plate. Any additional player who has not participated in any event can participate.

Opening Ceremonies:

OPENING CEREMONY staging for the "Parade of Teams" will commence at approximately 7:45 p.m. July 22^nd and the actual opening ceremonies will begin at approximately 8:00 p.m. All teams must participate and should be in uniform.

Pin Trading:

PIN TRADING has become a tradition at World Series events, players will have an opportunity to trade pins during the skills competition and social prior to the opening ceremony. 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 left over promotional items, etc

World Series T-Shirts:

TBA

Souvenir Programs

SOUVENIR PROGRAMS will be made available to the teams at the Opening Ceremonies. Click Here to have your team's information as well as team picture included in the program.

Photographer:

TBA

World Series Admission:

Admission during the World Series for persons 13 years of age and older will be $8 per day or $25 per person for a World Series Pass. Children 5 - 12 years of age will be $6 per day or $20 per child for a World Series Pass. Children 5 years of age and younger are admitted free. Admission applies to everyone except participating uniformed players and a maximum of three coaches per team.

GLOBAL SPORTS WORLD SERIES