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ALL-Star All- American Games Extra INFO! WELCOME TO THE NEW TOP GUN – USA SPORTS BASEBALL ALL-STAR REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Aug. 6th , 7th , & 8th, 2021 ALL-STAR / ALL- AMERICAN GAMES Sept. 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th, 2021 GAMES PROGRAM Dear Coaches & Parents Coaches and Parents, While we work hard to make sure that your players have the ultimate experiences at our Top Gun – USA Sports events, we know that none of this would be possible without YOU!!! Whether it’s taking a day off work to travel to these events, using your family vacation days to sit at the ballfields, or the early morning starts, we recognize your endless support and dedication to ensure that these young players have the opportunity to advance their skills while playing the game that they love. Top Gun – USA Sports offers the All – Star/ All – American Games for all of the families attending our event. We take pride in bringing together all things you want in a baseball tournament with fun activities for you and your family on and off the field. At Top Gun – USA Sports it is our mission to give you an event that brings equal level- play, great venues, state of the art perks and awards, but most of all the chance for young athletes to create memories that will last a lifetime. Here at Top Gun – USA Sports we understand firsthand all of the sacrifices that you make each weekend to be part of the travel ball life. We would like to take this opportunity to say thanks to all of the parents, coaches, and supporters that make it possible for YOUR teams to participate in our 2021 Top Gun – USA Sports All – Star/ All - American Games. Sincerely, Top Gun – USA Sports Staff IT’S COMING – ARE YOU READY The New Top Gun–USA Sports All–Star All-American games is a program designed to test individual skill levels of each and every athlete that plays in Top Gun–USA Sports tournaments. The program is by invitation only based off of athletes playing stats each weekend. Play each week for an opportunity to be selected to that weeks all tournament teams in each age group and earn an invitation to the All–Star Regional Championship. During the All–Star regional games athletes skill levels will be put to the ultimate test. Players with the all around best playing stats in the Regional Games will then be selected to move forward and participate in the All–American Games. Play in any Top Gun–USA Sports event to be eligible. Age groups include: 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, and 13U. HOW TO BECOME A TOP GUN – USA SPORTS ALL – STAR Wanna become an All –Star????? At Top Gun – USA Sports we want to give every athlete the opportunity to participate in our All – Star program. The more you play in Top Gun – USA Sports events the more chances each individual player gets to be selected on every weeks all tournament team. Here’s how it works. • In every Top Gun tournament at all locations we will take a number of players based off the number of teams entered, with the best stats from each age group and will those players will be recognized as the all tournament players of the week. • Stats will be kept up with through the Game Changer app that many coaches and parents already use. • Data from the Game Changer TEAM MANAGER App must be downloaded in the app and it will create a spread sheet with all stats from that weekend. The stats must be emailed to the region tournament director by 12:00 noon on Tuesday. • After all stats have been summited, the regional tournament director will then select the Top performing athletes from each age group and these names will be posted on the Top Gun – USA Sports All - Star website portal by 5:00 pm on Tuesdays. • Each player that is selected will then receive an invitation to the Top Gun – USA Sports All – Star Regional games on our website portal. • In order to accept the invitation a fee of $175.00 must be paid by Friday at 5:00 pm, NO EXCEPTIONS. This fee covers the tournament entry for the athlete as well as two (2) jerseys (HOME and AWAY) and a Top Gun – USA All Star Jumbo Ring that each participant will receive. You Must use the Game Changer TEAM MANAGER APP Download the Game Changer TEAM MANAGER APP. Game Changer Legacy App will not work Then follow the below instructions to send us your stats [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Rawlings Social Media Contest This Will Take Place At Both The All – Star Regional Games and The All – American Games • All (4) All Star - Regional Locations will be involved with this Social Media program. • Each Day Saturday and Sunday at Each Location we will have A Social Media contest. • Anyone can participate in the Social Media Contest that is simple, easy, and fun. • All you have to do is send in one picture of the day from the All Star Regional Championships. • Rawlings will be announcing all the details at a later time on where to send and how. • Rawlings will judge the pictures. • Each day Rawlings will choose a winner at each All – Star Regional location. • Saturday will have a winner at all four (4) All – Star Regional locations and Sunday will have a winner at all four (4) All – Star Regional locations. • The All - American Games we will also do a Saturday and Sunday winner. • Prizes that Rawlings will be offering: • A Rawlings Glove, Rawlings Leather Bag, Autograph Baseball of a current MLB Player, and other options are being discussed. (These prizes are subject to change) HOW TO USE THE TOP GUN – USA SPORTS WEBSITE PORTAL Our All - Star / All - American website portal is quick and easy to use. This will be used to confirm your entry and accept your invitation to the All – Star Games. This portal is located on several parts of our Top Gun – USA Sports website including the tab bar across the top of the homepage titled All – Star All – American Games. You can also find this portal in the third block on the left side of the homepage titled Top Gun – USA All – Star Regionals & All – American Games. Below is the listed steps on how to use this website portal. • Pull up our website www.playtopgunsports.com • Scroll over the All – Star All - American Games tab at the top right side of the page. • Click on Baseball Player Confirmation • Select your age group, team name, and your players name then click start confirmation. • Fill out your player information (parents name, hat size, jersey size, jersey number, ect.) and click save. • This will lead you to a payment screen to enter your card information. A payment receipt will be emailed to the email address provided on the previous step. • Once payment is received go back to the Top Gun – USA Sports home page and scroll over the All – Star All – American Games tab again. • This time click on Baseball Who’s Playing • Click on the region that you are playing in and your name will be displayed on this list. • Now you are finished. Easy as that. You are now a Top Gun – USA Sports All Star player!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL – STAR REGIONAL GAMES TOURNAMNET August 6th 7th & 8th 2021 The 2021 Top Gun–USA Sports All– Star Regional Games will be held in four different regions including: Southern, East, Coastal, and West. Selected All-Star players will be divided up into teams from each age group to play in the Regional Games. For example: If we have three hundred (300) 8u athletes from one region the athletes will be divided up by twelve (12) players per team. This will create twenty-five (25) teams in that age division to play in the But that’s not all !!! tournament. Individual skill levels will be put to Teams will compete against all other All-Star the test during this tournament. players and one team will be crowned the The top 24 players, from each age 2021 Top Gun – USA Sports All – Star group in each region, will create Regional Champions. two (2) teams and those teams will move onto the All – American Games. All – Star Player Package Top Gun – USA Sports offers top of the line awards packages to each athlete that will participate in the All – Star Regional games. • Each player will receive two (2) All–Star jerseys with the players name and number sublimated on the back. One for HOME and one for AWAY. • Each player will also receive a Top Gun–USA Sports All- Star Regional Jumbo Ring. These items will be picked up at the athletes check in times for regional games. ALL STARS All American 2021 Top Gun – USA Sports All Star Regional Championship Games Winners/ Runner Up Prize Package • CHAMPIONS TEAMS WILL RECEIVE: 20X18 Championship Plaque & a Champion Medal • RUNNER-UP TEAMS WILL RECEIVE: 18X14 Runner-Up Plaque & a Runner-Up Medal East Region: ECAP, Goldsboro NC Costal Region: Byerly Park, Hartsville SC Tournament Director: Wes Gregory Tournament Director: Greg Lewis West Region: Martha Rivers Park, Gastonia, NC Southern Region: Mill Creek Regional Park, Tournament Director: Don Mason Statesboro, GA Tournament Director: Clark Brockman HOW TO BECOME A TOP GUN–USA SPORTS ALL–AMERICAN The 2021 Top Gun–USA Sports All–American program will give some of the most highly skilled athletes a chance to battle it out and become the All–American team of the year. Here’s how it works, • During the All – Star Regional games stats will again be kept by the game changer app and summited to the tournament regional director by 12:00 noon on Tuesday.
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