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NATIONAL ADULT BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2009 OVER 50 AND OVER 60 NATIONAL FUN TOURNAMENTS IN LAS VEGAS
Tournament Information and Registration
DATES: Games: Monday, October 26 - Saturday, October 31, 2009
Check-in Registration: Sunday, October 25, 2009, from 5–8 PM.
Recommended Accommodations Check-out: Sunday, November 1, 2009
DIVISIONS: Over 50 WOOD Division (NEW IN 2009 with NEW RULES) (Please see tournament rules for more information) (This division will exist with 6 or more registered teams by the tournament close off date. If there are 5 or less teams we will move those teams into the Over 50 Aluminum Division) Over 50 ALUMINUM Division Over 60 WOOD Division (NEW IN 2009)
FORMAT: “Pool” Play consisting of 4 games in a drop down format, Semi-Final Playoff and Championship Game (A schedule will be completed each night by a pre-determined time, where a drop down format is used. This format insures teams to be competing in pool play and for championships against teams of equal playing abilities.)
PLAYOFFS: Semi-Final games will be played on Friday, October 30, 2009
CHAMPIONSHIPS: Saturday, October 31, 2009
AWARDS: Champions: Team trophy and NABA Commemorative Individual Awards Runner-up: Team trophy and NABA Commemorative Individual Awards Pool Winner: Team pool champion award
ENTRY FEE: Player Fee: $385.00 (If you register anytime from May through August of 2009) $445.00 ($60.00 late penalty fee for submitting payment in September,2009) $485.00 ($100.00 late penalty fee for submitting payment in October, 2009)
PLEASE NOTE: for information pertaining to discounts, please go to the registration form.
REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE MONEY ON YOUR ENTRY FEES AND ENSURE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS!
Register by June 30th and be eligible for a $40.00 early discount off your fees!
Entry fee includes: tournament entry, tournament game jersey with matching baseball cap, commemorative souvenir tournament t-shirt, admission to the annual tournament dinner buffet, player liability insurance, baseballs, fields, umpires, guaranteed 5 games, individual and team champion and runner-up awards, pool champion award, team MVP awards, managers awards, and a tournament gift.
PAYMENT: All players should submit their registration form and entry fee before September to reserve a place in the tournament and to take advantage of the lower fee. All players who pay for their entry fee by June 30th are eligible for a $40.00 early discount off their fees. All players who pay for their entry fee in September and October are subject to a late penalty fee as discussed above. All fees must be paid by money order or cashier check. The NABA also accepts VISA, MASTERCARD, and AMERICAN EXPRESS for your convenience. All payment and registrations may be made online at www.dugout.org; or through fax at 303.639.6605, or sent by mail to: NABA National Fun Tournament, 3609 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 135, Lakewood, CO 80235
ACCOMMODATIONS: THE ORLEANS HOTEL AND CASINO in Las Vegas, Nevada will be the host hotel for the 2009 Over 50/60 National Fun Tournament. Rooms have been reserved by the NABA at our host hotels: The Orleans Hotel and Casino, and Siena Suites! The NABA has special rates for all host resort properties. For prices, contact information, and further information pertaining to the Orleans Hotel and Casino, and the Siena Suites please click on the Hotel and Lodging Information tab at www.dugout.org at the Over 50/60 tournament site. RENTAL CAR: ENTERPRISE Rent-A-Car are the NABA official car rental agencies. ENTERPRISE has great NABA rates for passenger vans as well as various sizes of cars. Call (800) 593-0505 to make your reservations. To ensure you get the NABA rates, use Corporate ID# COR 7793. INFORMATION: For further information pertaining to the Over 50/60 National Fun Tournament visit our website at www.dugout.org. Information pertaining to tournament rules, tiebreaker rules, eligibility rules, schedule requests, refund policies, hotel – airline – car rental information, roster forms and schedules are posted there. TOURNAMENT BANQUET:
This year’s tournament banquet will be held at the Orleans Hotel and Casino. Each player on each team will receive a ticket for the Orleans Hotel “French Market Buffet” for dinner. Immediately following the French Market Buffet dinner we will hold an awards and special guest speaker in our own private meeting room. The tournament banquet will be held on Tuesday evening (Oct. 27th) during the tournament week. This will allow for all teams to plan for other events and shows throughout the tournament week in Las Vegas. Entertainment and other festivities will be announced on the website and in email newsletters as soon as we have the agenda for the evening. MANAGERS AND DISCOUNTS:
If you are a veteran manager, do you plan on managing this year? ______ Are you a first year manager bringing your own team? ______
If you haven’t managed in this tournament before, would you like to (if needed) even if you can’t recruit any players? ______ Rookie Manager’s discount: A rookie manager is entitled to a discount of $15 for each player he recruits. For example, if you are a manager and you bring a team of 10 players or more into the tournament, you would receive a maximum discount of $150.00 from your entry fee. For each player that the NABA must assign to complete your team with at least 11 players (including yourself), $15 per player will be deducted from the maximum discount.
Veteran Manager’s discount: A veteran manager is entitled to a discount up to $150, if his returning team is complete with a minimum of 11 total players (including himself), and he doesn’t require additional help from the NABA to complete his team. For each player that the NABA must assign to complete his team, $15 per player will be deducted from the discount.
UNIFORMS:
All new teams and veteran teams entered into the Over 50 or Over 60 National Fun Tournament will receive a uniform with color and team name of their choice, and a matching NABA tournament cap. If you’re a new team or a veteran team, and you have your own uniforms, you may choose to utilize them or take the tournament uniform. If your team is utilizing your own team uniforms, then you may take the $30.00 uniform discount. You will still receive a tournament cap. If your team is utilizing the tournament uniform, you are not eligible for the uniform discount. All player uniforms must match each other.
The following four questions are to be answered by managers only:
Are you the manager of a returning team and would like to change your team name and uniform? ______________________________
If yes, what color uniform and team name would you like to use? _______________________________________________________
Are you planning to be a manager of a new team in the Over 50 Wood division _____ Over 50 Alum Division _____ Over 60 Division _____
If yes, what color uniform and team name would you like to use? _______________________________________________________
EMERGENCY SUBSITITUTE PLAYER
Would you like to play in more than one game per day by being listed as an EMERGENCY SUBSTITUTE PLAYER (no additional charge)? _________ Your name, primary team assignment, Las Vegas contact phone number or cell phone number, age, height, weight, and playing position preferences will be given out to all managers, and you may be contacted (not guaranteed). You may also promote yourself as an emergency player on your own.
ELIGIBLE SECONDARY PLAYERS AND COSTS
Are you registering for ONLY the Over 50 baseball tournament? _______ Over 60 baseball tournament? _______ If eligible, both? ________
If you’re only age eligible for the Over 50 divisions, would you like to play more than one game per day (NOT GUARANTEED) by being assigned to an Over 50 “Team USA” organization? PLEASE NOTE: “Team USA” Organizations will only be used in the Over 50 Aluminum Division. There will be no “Team USA” Organizations allowed in the Over 50 Wood Bat Division.
PLEASE NOTE FOR TEAM USA ORGANIZATIONS: The tournament will assign TEAM USA organizations with players who are primary players from existing teams who are interested in playing more than one game a day. These players are called secondary players. These secondary players for TEAM USA will be responsible for showing up at the game for the TEAM USA they have been assigned to play for. The only exception may be if your primary team is scheduled to play against a TEAM USA. The NABA will do all it can to eliminate the possibility of matching a secondary player on a TEAM USA against his primary team. However, the NABA cannot guarantee that such a conflict may arise. Since the TEAM USA games will be played at the 3:00 PM time slot, we are hopeful it will eliminate most of the conflicts in allowing you to make it to your TEAM USA game.
TEAM USA managers will utilize secondary team members first, and emergency players last, when completing their line-up cards. No more than (13) players may play in a game for either TEAM USA. This will eliminate confusion as to who should be playing if more players attend than is needed. If a TEAM USA makes it to a championship game, only the secondary players (up to 13) will be allowed to play and be eligible for awards.
PLEASE NOTE: No secondary players will receive a second uniform or matching cap for the TEAM USA they will be playing for. You will use your primary team’s uniform and cap so it is obvious that you are a secondary player playing in the game. In addition, playing in a second game incurs costs for fields, umpires, and baseballs so there is an add-on cost for being a secondary player. Each secondary player must pay an additional $50 in order to be assigned to a TEAM USA organization. THE SAME IS TRUE FOR PLAYERS WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS WHO PLAY FOR BOTH TEAMS IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS.
REFERRAL REBATES
The Over 50 and Over 60 National Fun Tournament would not continue to grow and succeed without the help of you, our player-member. If you (either player or manager) refer a new player who completes a registration, pays, and attends the 2009 National Fun Tournament, you are eligible to receive a $10 referral fee rebate for each player you refer. The new player attending the tournament must list the name of the tournament-attending player or manager who referred them in order for you to receive the $10 referral fee rebate. The new player will receive a $5 referral fee rebate for simply listing the name of the player who referred them to the tournament. |
