NCS Fathers Day Classic

All Teams Must Register with NCS | 2024 season

All teams must:

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

Gold Division Finalist: 12 NCS Finalist Rings | NCS Banner 

Silver Division Champions: 12 NCS Championship Rings | NCS Banner

Silver Division Finalist: 12 NCS Finalist Rings | NCS Banner

TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
4 Game Guarantee 

Saturday: 3 Pool Games 

Sunday:  Single Elimination BracketBracket Games 

Gold & Silver Brackets if 8 or more teams

SEEDING INTO BRACKET PLAY WITH NCS FASTPITCH (Effective 4-17-23)

• Record
• Head to head with only 2 teams tied
• Runs Allowed
• Run Differential (10 Max per game)
• Runs Scored
• NCS Points Ranking
• Automated coin flip

NCS SOFTBALL PLAYING RULES:

 NCS Softball rules 

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.

GUEST PLAYERS for FASTPITCH:   (Effective 11-1-22)

• The NCS player ranking system and "Guest Player" option is now in effect:
  • If a tournament is an "Open" division event:
    • Teams may pick up 3 "Guest Players" regardless of player ranking, using the "Guest Player" option.
  • If a tournament is a "Class C" event:
    • Only 3 "Class C" players may be added to the roster, using the "Guest Player option.  No higher class rankings are allowed, no exceptions.
  • If a tournament is a "Class B" event:
    • Only 3 players may be added to the roster, using the "Guest Player" option.  These three players may be a combination of "Class B" or "Class C" player rankings.
  • If a tournament is a "Class A" event:
    • Only 3 players may be added to the roster, using the "Guest Player" option.  These three players may be a combination of "Class A", "Class B" or "Class C" player rankings.
• All players added to a roster, via the "Guest Player" system, will automatically drop from the "Guest Player" option at the end of the event and will NOT be reclassified.
• Players simply added to a higher ranked roster, not utilizing the "Guest Player" option, will be permanently re-ranked to reflect the higher division moving forward.  Only the "Guest Player" option should be used for this type of transaction.
• It does not matter how a player is ranked in another organization, only NCS criteria applies.

Age Qualifications for NCS Fastpitch:

Our fastpitch season runs from August 1 - July 31 each year.

Our birthdate qualifications run from January 1 - December 31 each year.

• When registering your team, ask yourself one question....  What is the age of your oldest player on your roster on December 31st.
  • The answer will tell you what age group your team should register for in fastpitch.....
    • Example:  You want to register your team and play 12U all season long.  
      • If the oldest player on your roster is 12 on December 31st....then your team is eligible to play in the 12U division all season...
      • If the oldest player(s) on your roster is 13 on or before December 31st, then you MUST either, drop that player(s) from the roster or play the entire team in the 14U division.

• This same age rule above runs true for all divisions throughout fastpitch 6U - 18U.  If a player is older on December 31st than the age group you have registered for, then she is ineligible to play in that age group for the season or you must raise the entire roster to the older age group.  

THERE ARE NO "GRADE EXCEPTIONS" IN NCS FASTPITCH!

All coaches on the playing field must be registered with NCS for the current playing season.

SCHEDULE REQUEST:

All schedule requests MUST be submitted online - if a request is not submitted online, it will be put at the bottom of requests and may be missed. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

When do I pay the tournament entry fee?

All NCS Softball 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 

2. Venmo: @bruno-cafarelli

3. Zelle: 623-882-6285

Do we supply our own Softballs?

NCS provides 2 new Softballs to umpires for every game

Yes, All food and drinks allowed at all venues 

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 

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 tournament.

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

NCS 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.