• Team Classification
• Tournament Seeding Rules

Team Classification

All coaches must classify their team within their team account as A, B, or C

 (A) teams would be classified as Major/All-Levels of AAA, National, Gold, or Elite/Advanced and should be playing the majority of their games against other regionally strong and/or nationally ranked opponents. These teams will have girls from outside their county, region, or even state. 

(B) teams would be classified as Medium AA/High AA, Silver, or High-Level Intermediate and should be playing the majority of their games against other mid-level local and regionally based opponents of a similar classification. These teams will have a strong core of girls that are from the same area or surrounding counties.

(C) teams would be classified as Low AA/All-Levels of A, Bronze, or Low-Level Intermediate/Beginner and should be playing the majority of their games against other local and lower-level regionally based opponents of a similar classification. These teams are made of girls from usually the same community, or town.

If a coach should have any questions or difficulty classifying their team, they can Contact Ohio USFA to get assistance in placing their team at the proper level of play. The classification can change once a team establishes themselves and knows where they fit in and compete at a certain classification. Coaches can contact Ohio USFA by emailing- tournaments@athletixtraining.com

Ohio USFA will run tournaments with the following classifications:

• Showcase
• Open
• B/C Class
• C Class

Our scoring rules are an extemely important piece of the puzzle for a successful tournament! They will determine your standings and which teams or how all teams advance into the playoffs after pool play games are complete.

Please read through the rules below and take note of how seeding is determined:

Primary Scoring Rules

Additional Scoring

If more than 2 teams are tied, head to head will be dropped and we'll move to the next tie-breaker

Tie Breaker Rules

1. Head to Head
2. Fewest runs allowed
3. Most runs scored
4. Most Shutouts
5. coin flip

These rules apply to all age divisions. 

Seeding may be done by pools or entire division. Tournament director will indicate which way the seeding will be determined and provided at time game schedules are released.

Teams that play an extra pool game. The extra pool game will be the last game on their pool schedule. Neither the wins/loss or runs scored or allowed in that game will count toward seeding.