12U AMERICAN WEST
JULY 12-19, 2008
Leon Young Complex
1335 South Chelton Road
Colorado, Springs, CO. 80910

The annual Super Series  National Championships are the nation's premiere summer championship events.  This is a First-Class tournament which can feature up to 64 teams, at the Leon Young Sports Complex, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The Leon Young Complex is features 8 field and is one of Colorado Springs' premier ballparks! 

This event will include a banquet (free for players and coaches), skills contests, opening ceremonies, and a night at a Colorado Rockies Game in Denver.

This event features an exciting week of fun-filled attractions and events; hotel and car rental discounts; and the best awards in the nation including including travel awards of up to $3,200.00 for our national champions and up to $1,600.00 for our runner-ups (amount of compensation based on number of teams participating in your division.)

12 AMERICAN
$575.00

Make Checks Payable to:
GOLD GLOVE YOUTH BASEBALL

LARRY TENENHOLZ
303-471-7000
larryt@ggyb.com

JOHN THOMPSON
719-687-1026

Super Series Championships
Attn: Larry Tenenholz
9636 Adelaide Circle
Highlands Ranch, Colorado  80130

These events are open only to qualified
12U American teams only.

This event requires that all teams have qualified
in Super Series 12U American Division.

All teams, ages 7U through 18U,
will utilize the May 1st age cutoff.

To determine your team's tournament age, determine the age of your oldest player on
April 30^th 2008, and that is the age that your
team is eligible to play.

All teams will be assured of a 5-game minimum.  Teams will have three pool play games for seeding into a double-elimination bracket. Most teams will play more that five games.

We accept a maximum of 64 teams. 

Pools will be seeded based on national qualifying points earned at our qualifying events.  The Super Series national office will make all pool assignments.

Following pool play, bracket seed will be based on: (1st) won-loss record in pool play; (2nd) runs allowed; (3rd) runs scored.

 Pool play results in summer national championships will have significant importance.  The number of teams advancing to the championship bracket after pool play shall be:

       Total Teams                           Teams Advancing to
   Entered in Event                   Championship Bracket

1 to 16                                  All
17 to 32                                16
33 to 48                                24
49 to 64                                32

(This places increased importance on pool play games.  For example, if there were 32 total teams in a championship, the top 16 finishers in pool go to the championship, and 16 teams would advance to consolation.  For a full event of 64 total teams, a maximum of 32 teams advance to the championship bracket, and the reminder advance to consolation.  Pool play is now very important)

All national qualifying points earned during the regular Spring-Summer season will be used in making pool assignments.  The teams with the most points will receive the highest seeds in pool play.

     CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS

CLICK HERE FOR NATIONAL ENTRY FORM

All Super Series National Championship entries close when mail arrives on July 1st - OR - when the event has received 64 paid and qualified entries (whichever occurs first).  Some of our championships do sell out in advance of the entry deadline.

There are NO AT-LARGE entries
available in this age/division.

Team Check-In is by schedule appointment.  Teams may request EARLY FRIDAY CHECK-IN, preferred Saturday times if such times are still available.

Since team photos are part of Check-In, all players should wear full uniforms.  Managers and coaches should wear their normal color-coordinated coaching apparel.

EARLY CHECK-IN (by appointment only): 
FRIDAY, JULY 11th - 8:00pm
Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel
5580 Tech Center Drive
Colorado Springs, CO

REGULAR CHECK-IN: 
SATURDAY, JULY 12th - 8:00am - 12:00pm
Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel
5580 Tech Center Drive
Colorado Springs, CO

 Managers and players must appear at check-in.  Managers will be asked for all paperwork, including copy of insurance certificate, copies of all birth certificates, two copies of your team's official Super Series roster.

Managers will also be asked to SHOW original birth certificates, or U.S. Passports, for all players.  Date of birth on the governmental documents must match the birth dates on the birth certificate copies and roster.  Proof of team insurance is also required.

TEAMS: All teams must check-in no later than Saturday.  No late team arrivals, nor late starts will be permitted.

PLAYERS: All players must arrive no later than the start of the team's 3rd scheduled pool game.  Once the 3rd game has started, no additional players may join the team.

All late arriving players must meet personally with the tournament director for individual check-in prior to participation.  Failure to check-in with the tournament director will disqualify the player and the team.

All players must meet age and residency requirements.

Any American or Minors division team having a player from outside their home state, must request a border exemption from the national Super Series office.  If a team has any approved out of state players, you must have a valid Border Exemption certificate (issued by the national office) attached to your team registration.  For our border exemption policy, see our online rules - click here.

LEON YOUNG SPORTS COMPLEX
1335 South Chelton Road - Colorado Springs 80910

Fri. July 11th

Early Team Check-in   6:00PM – 8:00PM
Colorado Springs Marriott
5580 Tech Center Drive
Colorado Springs 80919
719-260-1800

Sat. July 12th

Regular Team Check-in   8:00AM – 12:00PM
Colorado Springs Marriott
5580 Tech Center Drive
Colorado Springs 80919
719-260-1800

MANAGERS MEETING (Mandatory) 12:30PM
(Managers Only)
Colorado Springs Marriott
5580 Tech Center Drive
Colorado Springs 80919
719-260-1800

OPENING BARBECUE  2:30PM
Players and Coaches Complimentary
Adults: $5.00
Meadow Woods Sports Complex
2000 Evergreen Heights Drive
Woodland Park, Colorado 80814

OPENING CEREMONIES
Teams Line Up for Parade 3:30PM
Ceremonies Begin at 3:45PM
Meadow Woods Sports Complex
2000 Evergreen Heights Drive
Woodland Park, Colorado 80814

SKILLS CONTESTS 5:00PM:
Leon Young Complex
1335South Chelton Road - Colorado Springs

• Home Run Contest - 2 Players Per Team - 3 Swings

• Fastest Runner Contest - 3 Players Per Team

• Around the Horn Contest - 6 Players Per Team

Sunday July 13th

National Championship Opening Day - 8:00AM
Pool Play Games Begin

Monday July 14th

Mandatory Managers' Seeding Meeting
(Managers' Only)
Bracket Seedings Announced
Time To Be Announced
Colorado Springs Marriott
5580 Tech Center Drive
Colorado Springs 80919

Thursday July 17th

SUPER SERIES NIGHT AT COLORADO ROCKIES
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies
Coors Field - Denver Co.
Players Wearing Game Jersey and Cap will Parade on the field and on the Jumbotron

CLICK HERE FOR
ROCKIES TICKET ORDER FORM
 

Manager’s Meeting (Mandatory) 
Saturday, July 12 - 12:30 PM
Colorado Springs Marriott
5580 Tech Center Drive
Colorado Springs 80919

 All managers must attend and no more than two representatives per team please. Coach's passes will be passed out at meeting.

Game schedules WILL NOT be released until the managers' meeting.

Manager’s Meeting for Bracket Seeding
At Conclusion of Pool Play - Time to be Announced

HOST HOTEL:
Colorado Springs Marriott
5580 Tech Center Drive
Colorado Spring, CO. 80919
719-260-1800

TownePlace Suites
4760 Centennial Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO. 80919
CLICK HERE

Best Inn
719-594-4447

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Players and Coaches are Always Free

SAVE WITH
ALL TOURNAMENT PASSES:
Passes may be purchased at team check-in and
ONLY at the site designated by your event director

DAILY GATE ADMISSIONS:

Pin trading is a huge feature of all Super Series National Championship events.  We recommend that all teams bring team pins for trading. 

CLICK HERE FOR NATIONAL AWARDS

CLICK HERE FOR RING ORDERING DETAILS
 

 Champions can earn up to $3,200.00 and runner-ups win up to $1,600.00 in team travel compensation.

(Travel rewards based on $50 per participating team for 1st place, and $25 per participating team for 2nd place)

All game scores and brackets will be
available on our web site at:

http://superseriesscores.com

The Super Series National Championships require the highest level of integrity from both participants and spectators.

Harassment of opponents, trash talking, and/or the use of profanity by players, coaches, or fans will result in ejection or disqualification.

We will not tolerate misconduct by managers, coaches, players or fans.

If security or police are summoned, the team is immediately disqualified from any further participation in Super Series Baseball of America.

Super Series will provide four National Championship game baseballs per game.  If this supply of baseballs is exhausted due to non-return of foul balls or home runs, the teams playing shall be required to replace the baseballs not returned to the game.

Only Super Series National Championship game baseballs may be used in tournament games.  Additional championship game baseballs may be purchased at our championship souvenir stands for $5.00 each.

CLICK HERE FOR RULES

Teams may choose one boy, or one girl, to serve as bat boy, or bat girl for the team.  Per Super Series rules and insurance requirements, the bat boy or bat girl must wear a double-flap helmet at all times.  Additionally, the bat boy or bat girl must be added to the team's official roster, (just as a player is added consuming a roster spot) in order to be covered by the team's insurance.

All players must wear their game uniforms to team check-in.  Team photos are taken as part of check-in.