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ARTICLE XII: TOURNAMENT, TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE COMPOSITION, DUTIES, POWERS, AND FEES

SECTION A: TOURNAMENT

A National Tournament which shall be the official Tournament of the NBBA and the World Series of Beep Baseball shall be held each year in the summer. Tournament may be held in July or August with strong consideration given to school starting dates because of volunteers who work for schools and younger players who are still in school.

SECTION B: TOURNAMENT CITY SELECTION

All tournament sites shall be selected two (2) years in advance. Representatives of cities wishing to host the tournament shall be prepared to present to the Board of Directors and/or the members, information concerning the host city, fields, hotel accommodations, transportation, and potential sponsorship available.

SECTION C: TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE COMPOSITION

The Tournament Committee shall consist of the President, First Vice President, Secretary, two (2) representatives of the host city, and one (1) member-at-large not from the host city. The latter three members are appointed by the Chair of the Tournament Committee. The Treasurer shall serve as an ex-officio member.

SECTION D: DUTIES

As the duties of any one Tournament Committee may last two (2) years or longer, the President, First Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, as ex-officio, shall, when necessary to comply with the provisions of these By-Laws, serve on more than one committee at a time. The President shall be coordinator between the NBBA and other organizations involved with the NBBA Tournament. The First Vice President shall chair the Tournament Committee and shall perform all duties prescribed herein and under Robert's Rules of Order. The Secretary shall perform all duties as prescribed by the committee or its chair along with those prescribed herein. The Treasurer shall perform all duties as prescribed by the committee or its chair along with those prescribed herein. The host city representatives shall make all arrangements for the NBBA Tournament, and after committee approval of all arrangements, shall carry out said arrangements. The Member-at-Large shall perform duties as directed by the committee or its chair.

SECTION E: POWERS

The Tournament Committee is responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

1. Conducting an NBBA Tournament
2. Making all arrangements in accordance with these By-Laws
3. Choosing officials for the Tournament with Board approval
4. Publicizing the Tournament with Board coordination
5. Transmitting information to potentially involved teams concerning the Tournament

SECTION F: FEES

Tournament entry fees shall be dispersed in the following manner:

One-third of the entry fee to the John Ross Endowment Fund.
One-third to the NBBA Tournament Fund to be specifically controlled by the Tournament Committee.
One-third to the NBBA general fund.

All teams must remit the tournament entry fee (the amount for the upcoming year to be determined by the NBBA Tournament Committee and announced at the Awards Ceremony) by the 1st of July of the tournament year to the Secretary of the NBBA.

SECTION G: TOURNAMENT AWARDS

Tournament Awards shall be given to the players with the highest rating as determined by the following criteria

1. Sportsmanship Award (traveling trophy + money) The team that receives the highest total as voted by tournament umpires and tournament scorekeepers
2. Best Pitcher/Catcher Award (1 awarded) Total tournament strikeouts divided by number of batters faced (minimum 120)
3. Best Spotter Award (1 awarded) Total team putouts + total opposing team runs divided by total team putouts (subtract high and low player)
4. Offensive All Tournament Team Awards (6 awarded) Top person in category is MVP. Runs scored divided by number of at bats (minimum 20)
5. Defensive All Tournament Team Awards (6 awarded) Top person in category is MVP. Total putouts divided by number games played (minimum 4)

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