Winter Challenge II

TEAM CHECK IN - MANDATORY  

Team Manager and or team representative must check team prior to first game. Team manager and or representative must have copy of players birth certificates, online roster and Insurance submitted online.  Failure to check in prior to first game can result in team forfeit. 

Birth Certificates must match players name and DOB on Roster. 

Grade except: Team manager and or team representative must provide school documentation for player.

RULES AND REGULATIONS 

We are playing under the NCS Southwest regional rules. 

Rules : https://playncs.com/baseball/Rules/Details/6/south-west-region-baseball-rules

Game Times modifications: 

Pool Play Game Time Limit 

9U-12U: 1 hour 45 minutes / No new inning 

13U-14U: 1 hour 50 minutes  / No new inning 

Bracket play  Game time Limit 

9U-12U: 1 hour 45 minutes / No new inning 

13U-14U: 1 hour 50 minutes  / No new inning  

( Championship Games with no game after will play full game with  NO TIME LIMIT ) 

( Championship Games with game after will play bracket time limit )

ROSTER / INSURANCE- MANDATORY

Online Rosters and Insurance must be uploaded online prior to event. NO ROSTER, NO INSURANCE, NO PLAY !!!  

All coaches are responsible to fill out an online  roster.

Players that are not on an online or paper roster are not eligible to play!

Please don’t forget to fill out a Player Roster.

 Please Buy or Submit a copy of your Team Insurance Policy. If you did not buy your policy through National Championship Sports you must add NCS (entity below) as an additionally insured. You can do this free of charge by contacting your insurance provider. All insurance needs to be uploaded online. We are NOT accepting insurance at the event. 

National Championship Sports

2011 East Lamar Blvd

Suite 120

Arlington Texas 76006 

If you have any questions contact Sergio +1 (562) 774-7495

All Teams Must Register with NCS | 2022 season

7U / $475.00

8U / $495.00

9U-10U /$550.00

11U-12U / $575.00

13U-14U / $595.00

15U / $650.00

16U-18U / $595.00

1. Submit Entry Fee in Full

2. Please Complete Player Roster online. Please add all your players to the online roster.

3. Please Buy or Submit a copy of your Team Insurance Policy. If you did not buy your policy through National Championship Sports you must add NCS (entity below) as an additionally insured. You can do this free of charge by contacting your insurance provider. All insurance needs to be uploaded online. We are NOT accepting insurance at the event. 

National Championship Sports

2011 East Lamar Blvd

Suite 120

Arlington Texas 76006

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TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
3 Game Guarantee 

Saturday: Pool Games 

Sunday:  Bracket Games 

Gold & Silver Brackets

NCS BASEBALL PLAYING RULES:

NFHS rules will be followed with the following modifications

TEAM WAIVERS, PLAYER ROSTERS & INSURANCE:

Online Rosters and Insurance must be uploaded online prior to event. NO ROSTER, NO INSURANCE, NO PLAY !!!  

All coaches are responsible to fill out an online  roster.

Players that are not on an online or paper roster are not eligible to play!

Please don’t forget to fill out a Player Roster.

PLAYER AGE ELIGIBILITY:
All Baseball Tournaments age divisions up to 18U will use the May 1 age cutoff date. To determine your team's age, determine your oldest player's age as of April 30th. Player participating in a given division cannot turn the next age before May 1st of the current season. Example: Player in 10U division cannot turn 11 before May 1st of the current season or he is too old for that division and must play in the 11U division. Players may play up (no more than two age divisions) but not down in age.
All Coaches must have proof of players age with them at all times incase of a protest

SCHEDULE REQUEST:

NO REQUEST !!! All teams must be ready and available to begin pool play Saturday at 8:00 am. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

When do I pay the tournament entry fee?

All NCS Baseball tournaments are first pay/first play. Your entry into an event is not complete until you have paid the team entry fee. The division may sell out prior to the payment deadline. The number of available spots in a division may fluctuate depending on the needs of all divisions that share the same field size

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Please send Team Entry Fee to one of the following Payment Options:

1. ONLINE: www.playncs.com ( 5% processing fee) 

Do we supply our own baseballs?

NCS provides baseballs to umpires for every game

No, participants and fans are NOT allowed to bring outside food, drinks and/or coolers. 

When are our rosters locked and what do I do if a parents forgets/neglects to sign the waiver prior to the cutoff?

Online Rosters are available until 12 midnight the night before the tournament. Please submit your online rosters as soon as possible. We are trying to do away with the paper rosters and there will be a point when we won't take them anymore.  Please help us with this matter.  Players that are not on an online or paper roster are not eligible to play!

All coaches are responsible to fill out an online or paper roster with all the player’s information prior to the first game.

Online rosters are frozen the night before tournament at 12 midnight.

Paper Rosters are the last option to add any players but must be done before the first game of the tournament.
You may stop by the registration table to fill one out.
In not doing so, could result in having illegal or ineligible players and/or forfeit of games.
Players that are not on an online or paper roster are not eligible to play!
Please don’t forget to fill out a Player Roster  

Behavior at the events

NCS has a zero tolerance policy towards disrespectful and adverse behavior. Any fan, parent, player or coach will be ejected from the event for adverse behavior towards a tournament official or umpire.

Do I need team insurance?

Yes, if you did not buy your policy through National Championship Sports you must add NCS (entity below) as an additionally insured. You can do this free of charge by contacting your insurance provider.

National Championship Sports

2011 East Lamar Blvd

Suite 120
Arlington Texas 76006 

Behavior at the events

NCS has a zero tolerance policy towards disrespectful and adverse behavior. Any fan, parent, player or coach will be ejected from the event for adverse behavior towards a tournament official or umpire.  

Covid 19 best practices

No matter if you agree or disagree with the seriousness of the virus or what your political affiliation is, we believe there is a way to get back to playing baseball and softball safely. We are not trying to debate these precautionary measures, we are simply trying to get back on the field safely under the parameters and guidelines set forth by the state, city and CDC.

In addition, to the safety measures released by out NCS national office we encourage everyone to visit our website to check out our Covid 19 best practices https://playncs.com/covid19-update.

In the event of rain/weather or any act of God canceling the entire tournament, teams will be issued a credit towards a future NCS Southwest tournament.

In the event of paid team canceling prior to tournament, team will receive credit towards future

NCS Southwest tournament. All payments are final   

In the event of rain canceling a tournament already in progress, a team may receive partial credit based on the amount games played

In the event of paid team canceling due to COVID-19 prior to tournament, team will receive credit towards future NCS Southwest tournament.