Tournament Announcements

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Please check this page frequently before and during the Tournament for any important updates

TOURNAMENT UPDATE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

2010 -- 14TH ANNUAL JULY 4TH TOURNAMENT SUMMARY

Friday July 1st, 2010 -- 10:45 p.m. -- All games are now completed -- day #1 ran very well. Thanks for all the teams, parents and coaches, who helped to make this an excellent start to a great weekend for everyone!

In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the national day of the United States.

Fourth of July is Independence Day

Independence Day honors the birthday of the United States of America and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It's a day of picnics and patriotic parades, a night of concerts and fireworks, and a reason to fly the American flag.

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Safety Tips

Friday July 1st, 2010 -- Please check the Tournament Schedule for score updates in real time. Teams should get signed up for text message alerts for scores and seeding. http://www.rainedout.com

CHECK TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE AND SCORES

Please go to http://www.rainedout.com and search for Indiana Heat to get registered (it is free to register) to receive text and/or e-mail messages during the tournament about weather, important updates, game scores, etc. This is a free service and an incredibily useful service for teams in our tournament. Anyone can register and it does not need to be just coaches -- players, parents, fans, etc. can register to receive these text and/or e-mail messages.

Please review the information posted below ---

IMPORTANT NOTICE

IMPORTANT -- FOR PURPOSES OF WEATHER UPDATES AND IMPORTANT TOURNAMENT UPDATES, INCLUDING SCORES THROUGH THE TOURNAMENT, PLEASE HAVE YOUR COACHES AND PARENTS SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TEXT AND/OR E-MAIL MESSAGES FROM WWW.RAINEDOUT.COM -- SEARCH FOR INDIANA HEAT and get registered for "free."

TOURNAMENT RULES -- Coaches and Parents -- Please review our Tournament Rules.

Parents and Coaches -- Please review our Rules in order to avoid any unnecessary issues.
Some key points of our rules:
- There is NOT daily "gate" fee for this event, however, there is a team gate fee due in advance.
  - July 4th -- $ 150
    - Note -- Gate fees are to be paid no later than three (3) days before the start of the event -- Thank you!
- Our playing areas and fan areas are "no smoking" areas
- We have a "zero tolerance" for violence and/or violations of our Rules
- Shelbyville High School and Twin Lakes has concessions -- there is no outside food or drinks permitted -
- Absolutely no alcohol is permitted at any time on site
- Teams must furnish two (2) new baseballs prior to the start of each game. Balls should be good quality and, at the minimum, a high school quality and acceptable baseball. Teams must get foul balls.
- The winning team is responsible to take the official Score Sheet to Tournament Central or the On-Site Coordinator for the game to be "official"
- PLEASE NOTE -- These are only a few of our important rules -- please review all rules for this event. Tournament Rules

NOTE -- ALL TEAMS MUST HAVE INSURANCE -- Please turn in a "copy" of your team's insurance verification. The Heat keeps the copy for our records. NO GAMES WILL BEGIN WITHOUT PROOF OF INSURANCE -- GAME TIME IS FORFEIT TIME

REQUIRED TOURNAMENT FORMS -- Coaches -- Please be sure to complete all Tournament Forms and present at "check-in" (which is 1 hour before the start of your first game on Friday).

* * * IMPORTANT * * *

NO TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED TO BEGIN THEIR FIRST GAME WITHOUT A FULLY COMPLETED WAIVER/RELEASE ROSTER -- SIGNED BY ALL PARENTS -- GET ALL REQUIRED FORMS -- Tournament Forms

Click on this link and search -- Indiana Heat -- then sign-up for free account to receive text/e-mail weather alerts for all of the Indiana Heat events

We look forward to a fun and competitive weekend of baseball. In light of the past few weeks of wet weather, please have your parents, coaches and players sign up for our "weather text message alerts" provided by http://www.rainedout.com For more information and to sign up, please check this page or search for Indiana Heat at http://www.rainedout.com

DIRECTIONS TO FIELDS:

DIRECTIONS TO FIELDS

Click on field name for directions

Twin Lakes-- Bloomington

Divisions -- 9U - 13U

FIELDS -- TL1, TL2, TL3 & TL4

DIRECTIONS TO FIELDS

Shelbyville High School

SHELBYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Divisions -- 14U - 18U

Fields -- SV1 -- Varsity and SV2 -- Junior Varsity

TOURNAMENT STAFF

Heat / Tournament Director -- Carl Lamb

Assistant Tournament Director -- TBA

Hotel / Umpire Coordinator -- "Angie"

TWIN LAKES COMPLEX

On-Site Coordinator -- TBA