#1 WE WANT TO PLAY AND ALLOW YOR TEAMS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY. TO DO THIS WE HAVE TO DO THE FOLLOWING - understand that its an act of GOD/NATURE and that all can change at any minute so we do our best to communicate to all on the web site first- facebook 2nd - and WILL NOT REPLY to individual texts & messages DUE TO THAT SLOWS DOWN OUR WORKING ON FIELDS & TO REACH COACHES.
-WHEN IT STOPS RAINING- WE CAN WORK ON FIELDS...IT HAS SLOWED/ALMOST STOPPED. Rain has stopped !!
Field work is in progress...
I have pushed all games to 1030 - gates will open at 915. Again ..I am doing this so that we do not collect admission and then have further delays as a respect for your parents time & money. Please communicate this is our main goal! We do not want to take admission money unless we know we are playing because it is not refundable.
The field maintenance people are wonderful here and working with us - they & us --want you to be able to play.
please familiarize yourself with the seeding policy if rain occurs during bracket play.
I FOLLOW THE RULES COACHES... NOTHING WILL BE DONE EXCEPT WHAT IS IN WRITING FOR SEEDING SO THERE SHOULD BE NO QUESTION ON CHAMPIONS & RUNNER UP.
PLEASE READ THE RULES INCASE RAIN OCCURS ONCE WE GET STARTED TODAY... I will not go over anything but the rule on how to seed and determine a champion & runner up based on this.
thank you
https://playtopgunsports.com/CustomPageInfo/2018%20Top%20Gun%20Rain%20Policy-BB.pdf
https://playtopgunsports.com/CustomPageInfo/2016%20Tournament%20Perk%20Policy.pdf
Weather Procedure:
forecast of rain does not change a schedule unless I send out an email or post on the web site that there have been schedule changes. Coaches, please understand that calling or texting is not how we communicate any weather updates.
1. check email - I will send one-
2. check web site for weather update listed on your tournament schedule
3. check facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topgunsportsofthemidlandsSC
procedure:
Friday night - check fields - update as needed
watch weather during night- update as needed
Saturday 6am - check fields - update as needed
Saturday 7am - update as needed
Same procedure is followed for Sunday play.
If rain occurs during tournament ball .. we play as long as safe for children to be on fields. At any time it is not: WE STOP GAMES, we advise all parents to not leave the area & we use the 3 modes of communication noted above to update the schedule as we work on the fields to fix them & We then continue & finish the games.
If you leave and games continue - it is a forfeit -
If you do not show up assuming it is raining - it is a forfeit -
if a schedule changes due to weather on Saturday or Sunday then we are only doing our due diligence to make sure all teams get to play and we expect ALL TEAMS to be compliant & understanding that weather is out of our control.
Thank you
This is a zone qualifier & CHAMPIONS RECEIVE A FREE FALL SHIPYARD TOURNAMENT ( perk) & The SC Winter Tournament of Champions in Aiken SC on Nov 9/10th.(perk)
SILVER BRACKET WILL RECEIVE THE FREE FALL TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS ENTRY TO THE AIKEN TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS(perk) .
no other tournament play to activate these tournaments - you win you play in them free!
All GOLD BRACKET WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A FREE PAID BERTH TO A FALL SHIPYARD TOURNAMENT IN CHARLESTON SC & the FALL Tournament of Champions in Aiken SC. (perk)
8u - there are not any shipyard tournaments available for 8u teams. If you are a rising 9u - then you will win a 9u shipyard tournament. If a repeat 8u then you will win a Midland's region free tournament & the AIken fall Tournament of Champions.
sUMMER ZONE QUALIFIERS ACTIVATES YOUR SUMMER BERTHS ONLY