Announcing the 1st Annual Kickball365 Open Kickball Tournament

1st Annual Kickball365 Open Kickball Tournament
Washington, D.C.
July 17 – 19, 2009

Tickets and additional information can be found at http://kickball365open2009.eventbrite.com.
Email us with questions at contactus@kickball365.com
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This tournament is open to ANY adult kickballers who are 21 years and older.

Weekend Details
• What: Kickball365 Open Tournament 2009
• When: July 17-19, 2009
• Events: Meet & Greet, Tournament, BBQ Lunch, After Party, Nationals/Cubs Baseball game
• Sponsors: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, FitFeud and more!
o We are still accepting sponsors!
o Additionally, we are allowing kickball organizations space on our Event T-Shirt.
• Registration:
o Sign up to compete in the Kickball365 Open Tournament at our event registration page @ http://kickball365open2009.eventbrite.com
• DEADLINE:
o The deadline to Register for Tournament is set for July 10, 2009, 11:59PM.

Tournament Registration:
• Before June 30, 2009, 11:59PM
• $350 per team w/o Team Event T-Shirt Package
• $425 per team with Team Event T-Shirt Package
• After July 1, 2009
• $400 per team w/o Team Event T-Shirt Package
• $475 per team with Team Event T-Shirt Package

Tournament Schedule:
• Captains Check-in: 8:00am
• Pool Play Games Start: 9:00am
• Lunch: 12:00pm
• Tournament Games Start: 1:00pm
• More details to be provided closer to the tournament date.

Pool Play:
• Pool play rounds will be 50 minutes long, with a 10-minute break between rounds.
o 5 innings or 50 minutes (official game after 3 innings)
• A horn will be sounded at the beginning and ending of each game.
• At the end of 50 minutes, the score goes to the last completed inning.
• There will be no overtime or tie breakers for Pool Play.

Tournament Brackets:
• All teams advance to tournament bracket.
• Seeding will be determined by Pool Play results, sorting according to WAKA sort order rules.
• There will be no time limit for tournament games.
• Quarterfinal and Semifinal games will run for 5 innings with regular rules. If the game is tied at the end of 5 innings, beginning in the 6th inning teams may only field 8 players on the field (4 of each gender), including the catcher, and the last kicker from the previous inning should start the next inning on 2nd base. The 6th and 7th innings will be played this way. At the end of the 7th inning, if the game is still a tie, furthest kick will determine the winner.
• For Furthest Kick, both teams take the field. Each team should pick one pitcher and one kicker. Each team pitches to their own kicker. Kickers get three (3) tries to kick as far as they can. Wherever the ball lands is where it is marked, but opposing team members may knock the ball out of the air, and wherever they were standing becomes the mark.
• The final game goes until one team is declared winner. There will be no tie breakers.

Tournament Rules:
• The Tournament Rules will be determined by the WAKA 2009 rules.
• Download a copy of the WAKA 2009 Rule Book here
• Note, this tourney will use WAKA’s rule book for 2009 – which includes a two-bounce rule. Read the full listing of the WAKA 2009 changes to the rules (Revision 1/2009).
• If you need more information on the WAKA rule book, then check out the field position worksheet and print out a copy for the Tournament.

Payouts:
• $1,500 to Winning Team
o 1st and 2nd place to receive free entry at next year’s tournament.
• $1,500 to Charity
o The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a non-profit that provides children with cancer and other serious illnesses and conditions a camping experience of the highest quality, while extending year-round support to their families and health care providers.

Tickets and additional information can be found at http://kickball365open2009.eventbrite.com.

For more information or if you have questions, please contact us: contactus@kickball365.com