2022 NSA BACKYARD BRAWL AT THE BEACH - 1ST PLACE WINS 2HR TEAM LESSON W/FSU's J WARREN & E MASON

WEATHER UPDATE SUNDAY 7:15 AM:  THE CITY OF MADEIRA BEACH HAS DETERMINED THEIR FIELDS ARE UNSAFE FOR PLAY TODAY.  THEY TOOK SUSTAINED RAINS FOR SEVERAL HOURS.  PAT WILL TEXT EACH 14U COACH INDIVIDUALLY THIS AFTERNON TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH CREDIT YOUR TEAM HAS FOR A FUTURE EVENT.  WE NEVER WANT TO END THE WEEKEND WITH A RAINOUT, BUT WE HAVE NO CHOICE.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON. 

THE CITY OF CLEARWATER HAS DETERMINED THEY CAN PREPARE THEIR FIELDS FOR GAMES STARTING AT 11 AM.  THE GATES WILL NOT BE OPENED UNTIL 9:45 AM TO ALLOW FOR MAXIMUM DRYING TIME.  WHEN WARMING UP PLEASE STAY OFF THE CLAY, DO PITCHING AND BATTING ON THE WARNING TRACK, AND WARM UP IN THE OUTFIELD GRASS PAST THE TEMPORARY FENCE.  WE WILL FINISH THE TWO SEEDING GAMES THAT WERE NOT COMPLETED YESTERDAY (12U & HS) AND BECAUSE THERE WERE DIFFERENT TIMES LEFT ON THE CLOCK, THE TIMES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR GAMES FOLLOWING.  PLEASE SEE THE NEW SEEDING SCHEDULE BELOW, AS WELL AS UPDATED BRACKETS.  10U WILL START AT 11 AM WITH BRACKET PLAY.  

COACHES,

Due to the size of this tournament, we had to look for additional fields. 10U, 12U and HS will play their games at Eddie C Moore in Clearwater. 14U will be in Madeira Beach.  Please continually monitor the tournament webpage for weather updates. This will be our only source of communication with you.

**NEW** THE NSA RULEBOOK NOW REQUIRES TEAMS TO KEEP A PAPER SCOREBOOK.  YOU MAY STILL USE GAMECHANGER, BUT IF A DECISION HAS TO BE MADE, ONLY THE PAPER SCOREBOOK WILL BE CONSIDERED.  TO HELP WITH THIS, EACH TEAM WILL RECEIVE AN NSA SCOREBOOK AT CHECK-IN.

ALSO REMEMBER:

1.  ROSTERS MUST BE PRINTED FROM THE WWW.PLAYNSA.COM WEBSITE. YOUR PLAYERS INFORMATION SHOULD BE ENTERED INTO THE ROSTER ONLINE AND THEN PRINTED OUT TO TURN INTO THE SITE DIRECTOR. PLAYERS SHOULD NOT BE WRITTEN ON THE ROSTER. YOU ARE ALSO NOT PERMITTED TO MAKE YOUR OWN ROSTER OR USE ANOTHER ASSOCIATION’S ROSTER. IF YOU WOULD LIKE ASSISTANCE WITH THIS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SITE DIRECTOR.   

2.  IF YOU ARE USING A GUEST PLAYER, THEY NEED TO BE ON THIS FORM (LINK BELOW NEXT TO SEEDING SCHEDULES) AND TURNED IN WITH YOUR ROSTER AT CHECK-IN. I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE MANAGER’S SIGNATURE.

3. PLEASE CHECK THIS SITE OFTEN FOR WEATHER UPDATES & SCHEDULE CHANGES – THIS WILL BE THE ONLY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.  ALL SCHEDULE CHANGES WILL BE DATED AND TIME STAMPED.

4. REMINDER THAT ALL BATS MUST HAVE THE NSA LOGO TO BE USED IN OUR EVENTS.  ALTHOUGH ALLOWED IN FHSAA HS SOFTBALL, THE BLUE GHOST IS NOT PERMITTED IN NSA SANCTIONED GAMES.

TOURNAMENT FEE:  $475

TOURNAMENT FORMAT:  3 SEED INTO SINGLE ELIMINATION