IFA VTD. Independent Fastpitch Association Virtual Tournament Director. South Texas State Commissioner: Cindy Cowart Contact Phone:

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1 MORE INFO SOON! Pre-National Event coming.. This is a team option to begin Thursday before tournament with teams able to request 1 or 2 scrimmage games for practice time! Junior National Championship Dates 3 Day Event 8U / 10U / 12U = July 17- July 19, 2014 National Championship Directors: Staff Contact Phone: Tournament Coordinator: Tommy Voss tommy@fastpitchsoftball.net South Texas State Commissioner: Cindy Cowart Contact Phone: cindy@fastpitchsoftball.net North Texas State Commissioner: Gary Taylor Contact Phone: gary@fastpitchsoftball.net Facility Coordinator & Asst. TD: Jason Randall Contact Phone: jason@mytrainersgym.com FACILITIES FOR EACH AGE GROUP WILL BE ASSIGNED AS THE TOURNAMENT GETS CLOSER AND NUMBERS OF TEAMS GET CLEARER FOR ASSIGNING FIELDS. City of Arlington Vandergriff Park / 2800 S. Center Street / Arlington, TX City of Arlington Harold Patterson Youth Sports Center / 935 Wimbledon Drive / Arlington, TX City of Arlington Randol Mill Sports Complex / 1901 West Randol Mill Road / Arlington, TX AISD AISD Softball Complex (Workman) / 701 East Arbrook Drive / Arlington, TX Fort Worth Gateway Park / 750 N. Beach Street & 4501 E. 1st Street / Fort Worth, TX City of Midlothian Midlothian Sports Complex / 1400 S. 14th Street / Midlothian, TX City of Waxahachie Waxahachie Sports Complex / 151 Broadhead Road / Waxahachie, TX City of Cedar Hill Valley Ridge Park / 2850 Park Ridge Drive / Cedar Hill, TX City of Cedar Hill MORE DETAILED INFORMATION COMING SOON! ENTRY FEE $ NO GATE FEES! No Cooler Fees Softballs Provided 3 Day Event (s) 4GG Jr. National Deadline is Wednesday, July 2:00pm Preferred method of payment is online credit card included inside each tournament. REMEMBER: If you want to use a credit card, make sure you choose this option when entering the tournament! Checks / Money Order / Cashier s Check must arrive by Wednesday, July 2:00pm for mail-in entries Checks Payable TO: CVE IFA/VTD Mailed to: Judy Court / Beaumont, TX 77705

2 How can my team attend the 10U / 12U / 14U National Championship Tournament? Teams are encouraged to participate in Championship Events or MoneyBall Qualifiers during the 2015 season to accumulate points used in seeding teams and also to accumulate MoneyBall rewards that will be refunded towards your entry fee at check-in for the tournament. All registered teams are eligible to sign-up and participate in the Junior National Championship Tournament in Out-of-State teams without a strong presence of within their state will be awarded slots by their respective Regional Commissioner to attend the Junior National Championship Tournament. ENTRY FEES: The Entry Fee for the 10U/ 12U / 14U 4GG National Championship 3 Day Tournament is $ Deadline for entry is: Wednesday, July 2:00pm Drops will only be accepted with Direct Voice Contact.No social media or s will be accepted to communicate a drop from the tournament after payments have been submitted. Drop date with full refund is before Wednesday, July 2;00pm Schedules will be posted online on or before: Wednesday, July 2:00pm There are NO GATE FEES for this event and softballs provided.. With NO GATE FEES, we have chosen to utilize the Pay at the Plate format for umpires...why? Umpires run teams an average of $35 $40 per game, depending on game times. An average team of 12 players, divided into $35, runs less than $3 per player X 4GG is $12 per player for the tournament! This is a huge per family savings and allows all fans and family in the games with NO GATE CHARGES, PLUS.we have cut the tournament to 3 days, which is an extra night of hotel fees saved as well! Checks accepted until July 2:00pm Made payable to: CVE - IFA/VTD ***Please note age division and team name on all checks*** Mail to: Judy Court / Beaumont, Texas / Credit Cards: Visa/Discover/MasterCard accepted until Wednesday, July 2pm For More Information: Call (409) or tommy@fastpitchsoftball.net

3 REMEMBER: Any type of check MUST be received before the deadline for entry fees. is NOT responsible for the USPS. Please allow plenty of time for your mail-outs and keep checking your for a received payment into the event. Credit card payments are accepted up until the deadline date and time. RAIN OUT / REFUND POLICY JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Once teams check-in and Opening Ceremonies begins, there are certain expenses that cannot be refunded. Our policy for this event will be: $60 of the entry fee will be retained to help pay expenses that lead up to the event, such as trophies, field acquisition fees, UIC scheduling fees, etc Of the remaining $400, your team will receive 25% for each game NOT started / played, minus the MoneyBall credits, if applicable. Games that have started, counts as a game! What if my team has participated in MoneyBall Qualifiers and we have MoneyBall credits? Teams should pay the entire $460 entry fee, even if they have credits. If your team has MoneyBall credits, your money will be refunded to the team at coach check-in. Make sure the person checking you in is aware of your credits and collects these fees owed the team. The person checking in will be asked to sign-off that they have received their credits at that time and there will be NO revisiting this issue after team check-in! Teams that choose NOT to attend the National Championship Event will forfeit their MoneyBall credits for 2015.

4 National Championship Awards Diamond Division Level 1 1st & 2nd Team Trophy & Individual Medals Gold Division Level 2 1st Place Team Trophy Silver Division Level 3 1st Place Team Trophy Format of Tournament: (Double Drop Down Brackets) 4GG format (All games count) All teams will begin in a double elimination tournament which will be considered the Diamond Division (winner bracket and loser bracket) to play off for the Diamond Championship..depending on the number of teams, there may be a split Diamond Group (one group, two groups or four groups) and the final teams in each division play-off in a single elimination game (s) for the National Championship 1st and 2nd Place. If there is any scenario that a team or team (s) have not met their 4GG then they will Drop Down to the Level 2 Gold Division for either a single winner or split divisions will play off for the Level 2 Gold Division Championship If there is any scenario that a team or team (s) have not met their 4GG then they will continue to Drop Down to the Level 3 Silver Division for either a single winner or split divisions will play off for the Level 3 Silver Division Championship Tournament Uniforms: All teams should dress alike in uniforms...color and style. Players may NOT duplicate the same number during the game. Coaches Dress Code: *No Tank Tops *No Flip Flops It is highly recommended that coaches on the field have logos on their hat/shirt to match the team These policies are required for all coaches on the field and encouraged for all coaches confined in the dugout.

5 Time Limits for Games: 10U & 12U Games will be 1:20 minute games, finish the inning / game. Umpire fees will be $35 per game with umpires being paid at plate by each team, one per team. 14U Games will be 1:30 minute games, finish the inning / game. Umpire fees will be $40 per game with umpires being paid at plate by each team, one per team. All teams must be available to play at 8:00am, Friday, July 17th. No special requests, please. Any forfeited game will result in a 7-0 loss and the team is subject to expulsion from the tournament at the discretion of the tournament director. Home team will be responsible for the official scorekeeping and the visitor will be responsible for the scoreboard, if applicable, with adults (18+) on the boards. Games may NOT end in a tie, the game MUST finish Games will be 7 innings or time limit, whichever comes first, finish the game. The ITB tie-breaker will go into effect, if applicable, the first full inning after time has expired. This is a Double Drop Down Bracket format. This means there are three levels of play and if a team has not met their 4GG or there is any scenario within the brackets that a team could possibly not meet their 4GG the game will drop down to the next Level. Once all possibilities of the 4GG has been met, then the next loss will result in elimination from the tournament. Double Drop Down Bracket provides for: Level 1, Diamond Division which is a double elimination tournament both winner and loser bracket. If the field of teams becomes so large that we need to split into two or four diamond brackets, then the winners of each bracket would play in a single elimination playoff for first and second place trophies / medals. Level 2, Gold Division is the drop down level from Diamond if the scenario exists that a team or teams have not met their 4GG. Depending on size of the tournament, this will be played to a single winner for the Gold Division, even if it means a single elimination between multiple bracket winners. Level 3, Silver Division is the drop down level from Gold if the scenario exists that a team or teams have not met their 4GG. Depending on size of the tournament, this will be played to a single winner for the Silver Division, even if it means a single elimination between multiple bracket winners.

6 Team Rosters: All rosters are date and time-stamped to protect players on a team from being recruited by other teams during the season. If a team is attending the National Championship Tournament, then unless the head coach chooses to release a player to participate on another team in the same age division, the player is locked on the team s roster attending the event. This protects the coach and team from unfair recruiting practices. If a coach drops a player from his roster, then the player is eligible to participate on another team for this tournament. The coaches last deadline to add players to their roster is before they turn the roster at Team Check-in at the National Championship Tournament. Once you have turned in your roster to the National Staff, it is locked and that is the playing roster for the tournament that will be referenced for any playing eligibility questions. NOTE: Players may be added to your rosters before team checkin...even if they are NOT on the printed roster when it was frozen, provide they are NOT on ANY other participating roster in the event. TEAM CHECK-IN & MANDATORY COACH MEETING: WHERE: TBA What do I need for check-in? Printed IFA-VTD Team Roster All additional players must be added with date of birth to roster Printed copy of team insurance /printed copy individual player cards WHEN: Thursday, July 16th 10U Age Group: 1:00pm 1:45pm 12U Age Group: 2:00pm 2:45pm 14U Age Group: 3:00pm 3:45pm Mandatory Coaches Meeting Where: TBA Time: TBA

7 Opening Ceremonies Where: TBA When: Thursday, July 16, 2015 from 6:00pm 6:45pm Team pin-trading (optional) at the field site above TBA with music Remember, if your team plans on participating that pins take about six weeks to order and receive. This is an optional event for teams to participate..a great place to order pins is at: Tom s Pins 888-Toms-pin pinman@tomspins.com Website: Parade of Teams to 7:00pm onto the field Announcement of each team and parade onto the field with banners, flags or your choice of team spirit. Teams may choose to wear uniforms, dress alike and show your team spirit or simply show up to march! Your choice! Teams will parade in by age group in alphabetical order which will be issued to the head coach at team check-in. We will begin with 10U, then 12U followed by the 14U age group. What about Housing or Hotels? IFA-VTD does NOT require any team to stay at any property to play in our events! However, we do have an easy method to assist anyone looking for hotel rooms for a large group stay and will have this updated as the event gets closer. If you choose to use this assistance for hotel rooms, it is your choice! Assistance with hotels can be obtained by contacting the following assistance...let them know that you are trying to obtain rooms for the Junior National Championships in Arlington, Texas on July and the exact dates you need for your stay and rooms you may be needing. CONTACT FOR HOUSING NEEDS: TBA