USSSA Road to Orlando Information Packet

USSSA World Series Info Packet – Orlando, FL 2012

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Welcome to the 2012 USSSA World Series!
Congratulations on an outstanding season and welcome to the 2012 USSSA Fast Pitch World Series Tournament held in Kissimmee, Florida. Games will be played at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Osceola Softball Complex and Fortune Road Softball Complex, July 28-Aug 4, 2012.

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. 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 13, 2012. The entry fee for 2012 will be $495. Any entries that are completed and paid by February 29th will be $395.

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. 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.

Tournament Directors

Jeremy McDowell jeremy.mcdowell@usssa.com

Tournament Hosts

Osceola County
ESPN Wide World of Sports

Website
The tournament website is www.usssaroadtoorlando.com. Check it frequently for updates.

Tournament Headquarters
ESPN Wide World of Sports
700 S. Victory Way, Kissimmee, FL disneyworldsports.disney.go.com

Parks

  • ESPN Wide World of Sports 700 S. Victory Way, Kissimmee, FL 34747
  • Osceola Softball Complex 3000 N. John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34741
  • Fortune Road Softball Complex 2500 Fortune Road, Kissimmee, FL 34744
  • Oren Brown Community Park 3511 Baker Rd, Kissimmee, FL

 

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.

  1. Team trophies to the top six teams
  2. Individual awards to the top six teams
  3. Team Sportsmanship award
  4. Outstanding Pitcher award
  5. Outstanding Offensive Player award
  6. Outstanding Defensive Player award
  7. MVP award

Hotels

For a full list of lodging available for this event, please go the to following link:
http://www.usssaroadtoorlando.com/teamtravel/

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:

  1. ESPN Wide World of Sport Waiver Form. ALL PLAYERS & COACHES MUST SIGN the ESPN Wide World of Sports Waiver Form.
    • These completed forms need to be brought to the check-in. Completed Waiver Forms are required to obtain the pass that allows players and coaches access to ESPN Wide World of Sports.
    • CLICK HERE to download the Waiver Form.
  2. Proof of Team Insurance. Each team will be required to show a valid certificate of insurance at check-in.

Tournament Itinerary

Sat July 28             TBA         MANDATORY CHECK-IN at ESPN Wide World of Sports
Coaches only, NO PLAYERS
Sat July 28             TBA         MANDATORY MANAGER’S MEETING @ ESPN Wide World of Sports
Sat July 28             TBA         Teams Line‐up for Opening Ceremonies at ESPN WWOS Field 17
Sat July 28             TBA         Opening Ceremonies at Champion(R) Stadium
Sat July 28             TBA         USSSA pride Game – Coaches & Players attend FREE
Sun July 29                             World Series Pool Play Begins
Mon July 30                           World Series Pool Play Continues
Tue July 31                             World Series Pool Play Concludes
Wed Aug 1                               World Series Bracket Play Begins
Thu Aug 2                                World Series Bracket Play Continues
Fri Aug 3                                  World Series Bracket Play Continues
Sat Aug 4                                World Series Bracket Play 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.

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: $15.50 per adult per day or $77.50 per adult for a tournament pass/LOE. For children ages 3-9 it is $10.50 per day or $52.50 for a tournament pass/LOE. Children under 3 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.

Food Policy

For a full rundown of the policies and procedures for each of the parks, please go to Park Information on the left menu.

World Series Merchandise

USSSA World Series apparel and souvenirs, will be sold at the Opening Ceremonies and throughout the tournament.