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2012 AAYBA WORLD SERIES - TEXAS

Home of the 2010 & 2011 American League Champion Texas Rangers

Week #1 - Fri 6/22 (early check-in) through Sat 6/30 with Sunday 7/1rain date (7U, 9U, 11U, & 13U)

Week #2 - Fri 7/6 (early check-in) through Sat 7/14 with 7/15 the rain date (8U, 10U, 12U, & 14U)

Registration: AAYBA will not reserve any spots in any tournament without full payment. To register and pay you must complete the online registration process - upon completion of registration you will be prompted to print a hard copy of the tournament application. This application has the mailing address for AAYBA as to where to mail your check. We do not accept credit cards. Teams that register online prior will have their spot held for seven days which will enable you ample time to mail your check. However, as the tournament comes closer to filling even registering online won't hold your spot as other teams may be in the same situation and their check may arrive first. Don't delay get your entries in ASAP. Be sure you are connected to a printer as you will be downloading an actual application, rosters forms, vendor information, etc.

WE DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS OR ANY TYPE OF ONLINE PAYMENT SO BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION WHEN PROMPTED. IT INCLUDES OUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU WILL BE MAILING YOUR PAYMENT.

Click here to register your team online

Be sure you are connected to a printer as you will be downloading an actual application, rosters forms, vendor information, etc. WE DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS OR ANY TYPE OF ONLINE PAYMENT SO BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION WHEN PROMPTED. IT INCLUDES OUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU WILL BE MAILING YOUR PAYMENT.

AAYBA WORLD SERIES - TEXAS OVERVIEW

Entry Fee: The entry fee for all 2012 AAYBA World Series events is $695 for a six to eight game format (weather permitting). Be sure to check out our promotions page as we are offering several discounts for "Early Bird, and Loyalty entries. Teams can save as much as $150 off of the advertised entry fee.

PROMOTIONS AND ENTRY DISCOUNTS

With the economy struggling we realize that every dollar saved is very important to each and everyone of you which is why we have implemented the following loyalty and promotional discounts for our 2012 participants. Most of these promotions have a deadline so please act quickly.

AAYBA 2012 Loyalty and Promotional Entry Fee Discounts (read before registering)

Individual and team trophies will be given to EVERY team.  Those finishing higher will receive larger trophies. 

Early withdrawal: Any team pulling from the event for any reason, after your entry has been received will forfeit your entry ... no exceptions.

Number of games: All teams will play a minimum of 6-8 games weather permitting.

Special Start Requests: Before entering the AAYBA World Series, make sure your team has no other conflicts during the scheduled dates. AAYBA cannot guarantee any special game time requests! Local teams especially, we cannot and will not schedule you only in the evening. Teams need to be prepared to play at the first scheduled game of the tournament and any time throughout the day until the last game of the tournament. For those of you with more than one child participating and for coaches and managers coaching more than one team ... we cannot guarantee that your teams won't be playing at the same time. Managers, be sure to have another coach ready to cover you in case your teams are playing at the same time.

AAYBA does not guarantee the number of teams however, we expect at least 32 teams in the 7U, 8U, & 9U age groups with a minimu of 64 and a maximum of 96 teams in the 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, & 14U age goups.

Balls: All teams must supply two new balls per game.

World Series schedules will not be available in advance .... Schedules will be distributed to all managers at check-in and be available online the evening prior to check-in.

Each team must also present "proof of insurance" listing AAYBA as an additional insured. I assure you this is required by all National events and the additional insured is quite common. A copy of your insurance certificate will be required at check-in. You are free to purchase insurance from any company of your choice. However, we highly recommend Chappell Insurance Agency. Their rates are quite competitive and the insurance covers you for all events that you play in for a twelve month period.

Pay Gate : The paygate for the AAYBA 2012 Open World Series in Flower Mound, Texas is $35 per adult for a weeklong pass. The daily admission fee is $10 per adult per day. Children 15 and under are free.

Adverse weather or rain: AAYBA may play in adverse weather conditions. However, our format may be changed to lesser time limits or less innings only, and in a worst case, a game or two could be cut from the schedule only to complete the tournament. Coaches and players accept these conditions when entering the tournament....

DROP DOWN FORMAT

We utilize our drop down format whereas all teams will receive six to eight games (weather permitting) and champions will be crowned in several levels of play - Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver, and Bronze (however, the format may be altered dependant on the number of teams entered). All rostered players from all teams will receive an award of some type as long as they are present at the awards ceremony.

NEW IN TEXAS FOR 2012

Beginning with the 2012 season, for our Texas World Series only, lower end teams can be placed in a seperate World Series. These teams have the option of playing in the main tournament with teams from all levels of play and let the results and the field seed the accordingly, or for teams that are "AA or lower and have a record as of June 1st of below .500 to be placed in our AA tournament. AA teams with records at .500 or better will be placed in the main tournament.

We will not give awards to coaches for players not present and we will not ship any awards.

LOOK WHO IS COMING

We feel that it is important to list a "Look Who is Coming"as it allows our participants to know well in advance what type of event they will be attending.  There are too many National events that play "I've got a secret" regarding their list of teams, and in most cases that is a signal that the field of teams are low and that the event is in danger of cancellation.  Whether our list is big or small we let you know BEFORE you get there what you can expect. In the last couple of years there were several World Series events that cancelled due to lack of teams. Late in the year I have spoken with many teams that were in  distress because their event cancelled at the last minute.  At AAYBA we will post a "Look who is Coming" as always by no later than April 1st, 2012 for teams that have registered for all of our  World Series events. 

It is very important when considering a National or World Series event to find out who is attending and if they do indeed have the teams that they advertise.  Do yourself a favor and print out the team list that is advertised by all of the National events you are considering, AAYBA included, and later compare them to who actually attended. You owe it to yourself and to your parents to have up to date information when choosing a post season tournament.  Last year many events advertised teams that they simply did not have and in the end many teams found out too late to save their year end tournament. I assure you that we will post current and correct information, good or bad, so you can make an informed and intelligent decision regarding attending a 2012 AAYBA World Series event.

ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES

Action photography will once again be available from GTR Sports Photography Services. The majority of the photos on this website were taken by GTR Sports Photography. This year photos will only be taken if pre-ordered both for teams as well as individuals.

Details, including pricing for action photo services will be available soon.

All teams must present one of the following for age verification:

  • Original government issued Birth Certificate
  • Government issued "Certified Copy", with government seal
  • Original passport
  • Original USA immigration card
  • Original Military issued ID card (issued by the appropriate Department of Defense)

WE WILL NOT ACCEPT PHOTO COPIES

WE WILL NOT ACCEPT PHOTO COPIES

WE WILL NOT ACCEPT PHOTO COPIES

 

HOTEL INFORMATION

World Series Lodging: For our AAYBA World Series - Texas, teams are not required to stay in our sponsoring hotels. For scheduling purposes all teams are considered in town either as a local team or an out of town team staying in a local hotel. Therefore all teams must be prepared to play when scheduled which includes rain schedules. We will not schedule around travel time for those commuting from more than an hour away.

For the AAYBA World Series in Flower Mound, Texas teams are free to book their lodging on their own. We don't require teams to book through AAYBA for this event. We would however, appreciate you patronizing our "sponsoring" hotels. For a complete list of these hotels please click on the link below:

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR LODGING FOR THE 2012 AAYBA WORLD SERIES FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS

For those of you booking hotels for your team, we encourage you to book early since there are a limited number of rooms available at each hotel, and we are expecting an extremely large turnout for the tournament.

Hotels conveniently located to game fields:

Bakersfield Park 4.9-miles
Railroad Park 2.0-miles
Lake Park 7.0-miles

AAYBA does not guarantee the number of teams however, we expect ALL age groups to fill long before the deadline which is "officially" two weeks prior to the start of the event. Since this inception of this event, we have each year gone to a waiting list with the list right at 100 teams each of the last three years. If you want to participate in this tournament please do not delay sending in your paid entry.

2011 AAYBA WORLD SERIES FINAL RESULTS - ALL LOCATIONS

Texas 7U, 9U, 11U, & 13U

Texas 8U, 10U, 12U, & 14U

St Louis 9U-14U

Colorado 11U-14/15U

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Since 1989 teams have participated in AAYBA events from ...

          • Forty Six of our Fifty states including three foreign countries
          • more than 7600 teams representing 80,000 players and coaches

We are proud of our program - thank you for making it possible.