Southern Sports "SINGLE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP" - FREE COASTAL WORLD SERIES BERTH!! Blue Ridge Mountaineers

Please read the following and make sure your families understand these guidelines.....

NO METAL SPIKES ON TEMPORARY MOUNDS!!
NO METAL SPIKES IN BATTING CAGES!

HELMETS ARE ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY IN THE BATTING CAGES FOR ANY PLAYER!!

EVENT RULES
The head coach of every team is 100% responsible for knowing our rules, and managing their team according to the rules that are posted on our website as well as our phone app.

CENTRAL PARK & LANIER POINT - INDIVIDUAL GATE
$7.00 per adult per day
$5.00 per child over 10yrs old
under 10yrs is FREE
Cash, Debit/Credit, Apple Pay accepted

BLUE UMPIRE CARDS
During every game, umpires will keep a "blue card" that details your score and inning pitched. At the conclusion of the game, you will sing the card making it OFFICIAL. PLEASE make sure that this card has correct information on it BEFORE signing it. Changes are not made after these cards are submitted to the onsite director and posted, unless it is a data entry error when posting the information.

ROSTERS
Online rosters ARE required to be in our system prior to games beginning on Sunday. See rules

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
After this week's event, we will announce the SSP All-Tournament Team from the tournament. Coaches, Umpires, and On-site Directors will have the opportunity to nominate any player on any of the teams in their division. The deadline to submit names will be Monday at 6pm. Coaches can submit names of players from any team in their division. Southern Sports will make the final selections, from the list of nominated players, and the players will be announced mid-week.

CODE OF CONDUCT
Southern Sports Promotions, and all facilities we participate at during our events, have a ZERO TOLERANCE policy on behavior by players, parents, and coaches. This includes, but is not limited to;
- possession of alcohol on park property
- use of foul language
- any type harassment towards players, parents, coaches, umpires, tournament officials, park staff
or others
- interference with games
Any individual who conducts themselves in an unsportsmanlike manner is subject to removal from the tournament, and from the park property, without further explanation. All head coaches are responsible for the behavior of their team. If it is deemed necessary, the head coach can be ejected from the game due to behavior of his/her players, parents, coaches, or team spectators. In extreme situations, teams can also forfeit games due to the behavior of their coaches, players, parents or team spectators

COACHES AND PARENTS - DOWNLOAD OUR PHONE APP -
PLEASE have everyone on your team download our phone app at SOUTHERNSPORTSPROMOTIONS. All coaches, and parents who download the app for your team and sign up for alerts, will receive all weather related updates from Southern Sports as well as all scores, scheduling and bracket information. THIS WILL BE THE MAIN METHOD OF COMMUNICATION.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!

Unfortunately, we had a team withdraw this morning. We have made changes to the schedule without that team. This may have caused some changes in games times or opponents for your team so please review the schedule after reading this message.

THANK YOU!