HOW TO QUALIFY

State Tournaments: All North Carolina tournaments qualify top two teams in each age and class for the State championship. If the winner or runner-up has already qualified then the berth will be passed down. Teams with a losing record are not eligible for the passed-down berth. All teams can play in the state tournament as long as they play in a minimum of 3 USSSA tournaments.


World Series: North Carolina Teams can qualify only through an NIT or our State Tournaments. The top two teams in each age and class qualify for the World Series. If the winner or runner-up has already qualified then the berth will be passed down. Teams with a losing record are not eligible for the passed-down berth.


Elite World Series: Teams can qualify only through a Super NIT Tournament. The top two teams in each age 11U, 12U, 13U and 14U Major Teams qualify form this tournament for the Elite World Series. The National office determines whether or not berths are passed down.

Go to www.usssa.com and click on the sport your team or member plays to enter the site. Click on Create ID, located across the top of the page in blue. Fill in all required information indicated by red arrows to the side of the fields. After filling out all required information, click on submit. Your log in id will be displayed. (Be sure to write down your log in id and password and keep it in a safe place, or simply print the page.) You will then be given the option to log in for the first time. Click on "Create A Team or Member" to register your team or member. Once you have filled out all required information, click submit. A big yellow box will display asking you to register the team on line. Click on the button inside the box to go to the payment page. Fill in all required fields on this page and click on Submit Payment. After your credit card has been approved, you will receive a confirmation page. It’s also a good idea to print this page. Click on Return to USSSA to go back to your team/member page. You will then be given the option to purchase team insurance on line. You will find your registration number to the right of your team class. For additional help with registration visit USSSA National Website How To Register.

To decide what age group your team needs to be you can go to USSSA click here for age calculator. The age you team must register is the age of your oldest player. To determine what classification your team is look at the 2010 Bylaws and Rules to give you an idea of what you need to be.

After you have registered your team with USSSA, you just gather kids within the age group you want to participate. Roster maximum limit is twenty (20) and there is not a minimum limit. However, you must just have enough to play according to the rules and may want to leave space available for adds.

You need to complete your roster ONLINE, click Get Your Roster Online on the left menu bar. (When your team qualifies, the State Headquarters will freeze your roster. At the time your roster is frozen you will have Add/Drop guidelines.

TEAM CLASSIFICATION HELP

The descriptions below are guidelines. The ultimate decision on classification is the overall strength and performance of the team on the field measured by a team's Power Rating. As per USSSA Rule 3.04, a team may be reclassified by USSSA at any time.

MAJOR: The top 10%-20% of the teams in the state!


AAA: The middle 40% - 60% of the teams in the state.


AA: The lower 20% of the teams in the state.


A: Local drafted league teams, most of these are Recreation teams.


ALL-STAR: Teams are formed from the local drafted leagues and will not be limited to one age group.


For the purpose of classifications, if four (4) or more players from a PREVIOUS season's roster are on a NEW roster, they are considered the same team regardless of the team name, manager, coaching staff or sponsor.

Spring Tournaments Now Posted
Check out the link to the left for dates, locations, contact info and entry fees.

Be sure your team has been sanctioned since August 1, 2009, especially if you played in a fall tournament.  We need to get all fall scores in by January and can't do this if all teams that played were not sanctioned.

 Global Sports Baseball Qualifiers Announced

Qualify for the Charleston Global World Series by Committing to One Global event, the Global State Tournament, and Register and Pay online to hold your WS Spot. In the Global World Series you will play 7 Games  Thursday-Sunday

(Only 24 Teams Accepted per Age Group in the World Series)

Global WS Qualifiers in North Carolina

March 21-22, April 22-23, May 15-16, June 19-20

North Carolina Double Points Weekends

April 10-11, May 22-23

World Series Dates and Locations Posted

World Series Link