Friday - Sunday, February 10 - 12, 2012
Limited to the first 80 Teams on a first-come, first-served basis
Divisions have been set up as follows:
B Division:
24 teams
C Division: 32 teams
D Division: 24 teams
Each team will be guaranteed a minimum of four (4) games. Teams will be placed in brackets from a blind draw. However, if possible, no two teams from the same league will be placed in the same portion of the brackets.
No teams will be eliminated on Saturday.
Registration for teams is $425 and must be received by January 6, 2012.
After January 6, 2012, registration will be $450 per team and must be received no later than January 20, 2012.
Friday, January 20, 2012. (This deadline will be strictly enforced to allow for the draw, bracket and opening game time information to be sent out and received prior to the tournament.) A fully completed entry form and a money order or cashier's check (NO PERSONAL CHECKS), made out to Palm Springs AIDS Assistance Program should be mailed to:
Winter Classic
ATTN: Vicki Oltean
401 S. Pavilion Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Or you may submit a credit card number to be charged to your account.
An official Winter Classic '12 roster form must be fully completed and emailed or faxed to: (760) 323-8279 by January 20. There is a roster limit of 18 players per team plus one non-playing manager and one scorekeeper. During games, teams may use 12 players in their lineups, employing two EP's.
Trophies will be presented to the first, second and third place teams in each division.
First, second and third place teams in each division will be presented with a check to donate to an AIDS related Program in their respective cities.
Teams are not required to have alike-colored uniforms. However, an Arabic whole number (0-99) of contrasting color at least 6 inches high must be worn and visible on the back of all uniform shirts. No players on the same team may wear identical numbers ("0" and "00" or "3" and "03" are examples of identical numbers). Players without numbers will not be permitted to play.
"B" Open Division - A team whose 2011 NAGAAA player-rating** is above 145 and below or equal to 185, based on the sum of the 10 highest-rated players on the team. There will be no limit to an individual player's rating. However, no more than 2 "A-rated" players (those with a rating of 23 or above) may play on any one tournament roster.
"C" Open Division - A team whose 2011 NAGAAA player-rating** is above 105 and below or equal to 145, based on the sum of the 10 highest-rated players on the team. No players rated higher than a 15 are eligible.
"D" Open Division - A team whose 2011 NAGAAA player-rating** is less than or equal to 105, based on the sum of the 10 highest-rated players on the team. No players rated higher than an 11 are eligible.
* Players Without Ratings (Open Division)
For the Open Division only, players without a rating will be asked to
complete a player rating assessment form to be filled out by the team
manager or coach prior to their team's acceptance into the Winter
Classic.
* * A player's rating is determined by his designation on the 2011
NAGAAA roster or his most recent rating if one was not submitted in
July 2011.
All players must register to play by signing the official Winter Classic "waiver/release" form in Palm Springs. Registration will be held on Friday, February 10, 2012 at Hunter's Video Bar, 302 E. Arenas Road, Palm Springs, CA 92262 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm and at the fields on Saturday. All players must register by signing their team's "waiver/release" form prior to bracket play beginning. Players will not be eligible to play if they have not signed in before bracket play begins. Any player found playing a bracket game without having signed the player "waiver/release" form is subject to suspension and the team will forfeit that game. Any previous bracket game is also subject to forfeiture. A photo ID will be required at registration. All teams must submit their team roster with ratings for their players on or before January 20, 2012. NAGAAA ratings will be checked against the rosters submitted. For any player that does not have a current NAGAAA rating, the manager will need to submit a ratings form with the answers to the NAGAAA Player and Team Rating Guidelines 2011. There will be no managers meeting. Player and manager packets can be picked up at registration.
A team may pick up added players after their final roster is due if the players do not adversely affect the overall team rating (meaning that it will not put the team into a higher division). Pick-up players must bring proof of current rating. Pick-up players must register prior to playing and be on a team's roster for at least one round-robin game.
