NC NSA/NSR 2008 College Show Case Events
July 3-4 (Thursday-Friday) Morganton NC- Pre-pay by Friday June 13, 2008
July 5-6 (Sat.-Sun) Morganton NC- NIT for Out of State teams 16U,18U-Pre-pay by Friday June 13, 2008
July 5-6 (Sat-Sun) Morganton NC-16U,18U State Tournament for NC 16U,18U teams- Pre-pay by Friday June 13, 2008.
August 9-10 (Sat. -Sun) Laurinburg NC-Pre-pay by Friday July 25, 2008
September 20-21 (Sat-Sun) Greensboro NC Pre-pay by Friday September 6, 2008
October 25-26 (Sat-Sun) Salisbury NC Pre-pay by Friday October 4, 2008
A $500.00 Scholarship will be given away at each tournament by blind draw to a girl that participates in the tournament
The National Scouting Report will assist in contacting college coaches in a 5 state region. (NC/SC/VA, TN, GA)
In 2007- 25 plus college coaches attended NSA/NSR showcase tournaments in Salisbury and Morganton
Each team will have the opportunity to participate in combine drills- Pitching Speed, Catcher pop times and 20 yd dash.
Results of the combine drills will be posted on www.ncnsasoftball.net and the National Scouting Report website.
July 3-4 tournament is limited to 1st 48 teams to pay their entry fee.
The July 3-4 tournament in Morganton will be followed by and NIT on Sat-Sun for out of State teams. NC teams will be able to participate in the NC NSA 2008 16U-18U State Tournament. Entry fee for NIT or State is $285.00 per team. These will be bracket play tournaments with a 3 game minimum
Make plans to come to Morganton for 4 days and your team will get 8 games minimum. The Catawba Meadows Sports Complex is beautiful. Also the Morganton area has a lot of attractions. We will post a link here in the near future.
All other tournaments are limited to the 1st 24 teams to pay their entry fee
The pitching distance in all tournaments will be 43 feet
All teams should be limited to rising sophomores, rising juniors, rising seniors, current seniors and graduated players that are eligible to participate in 18 and Under Age Group.
All College Showcase Tournaments are 5 game guarantee- Format 5 pool games
The 2nd round of games will be situation games. Each inning will start will a runner on a particular base. We may add more situations to these games. We are currently polling college coaches and team coaches.
Mail all entries to: Howard Edwards (checks payable to Howard Edwards) 150 Maple Circle Salisbury NC 28146.
The entry fee for college showcases is $375.00 per event
The entry fee for the NIT or State in Morganton on July 5,6 is $285.00
How to find out Who's Playing in these tournaments
NC NSA post teams playing in their tournaments on a daily basis at the below link
http://ncnsasoftball.net/whoisplayingspring.htm or http://ncnsasoftball.net/whoisplayingfall.htm
Drop Out Policy- please read carefuly
Teams that drop out after the entry deadline will lose 100% of their entry fee unless there is a paid team on the waiting list that participates in the event.
Important requirements for participation in the above events
All teams must be registered with NSA by going to www.playnsa.com
All teams must complete and NSA on-line roster, print off and get signatures of all players, parents and the head coach of the team. Upon arrival at the tournament please turn a copy of the roster into the tournament director.
All teams must be covered by team insurance. Upon arrival at the tournament please turn in a copy of your team insurance to the tournament director.
All teams must complete player profiles for each player participating and e-mail to National Scouting Report 10 days prior to the event. When we receive your entry fee you will be e-mailed and excel file for you to complete and e-mail back to the National Scouting Report