February 15th – Team Registrations due
- Team Registration Form & $1200 Tournament Fee due – for Full tournament registration ($1000 for Division III Direct registration)
- Why so early? The number of teams are used to calculate the number of games needed, fields, umpires schedule, etc. – the reservations for which are placed in mid-Feb.
ASAP – Families arrange lodging to maximize available options
- Participating families should reserve tournament week lodging in Polk County, FL, as early as possible
March 15th – Team Program submissions due
- Team Roster Page Due (Doc) – 1 per team; send as Word doc via email
- layout is standardized (must include ALL players who MAY participate in the tournament, up to 18, with up to 3 alternates)
- Player Registration Form & $90 Player Fees due – per player. Payment on form via Paypal OR paid by team via check/Paypal
- Senior Photo/Bio Page due (Sample Senior Page) – per team; send via email – other than title, layout is flexible to team preferences
April 15th – Final roster reductions & housing details due
- Any removals from the Team Roster are due via email
- Refunds will be issued to any players withdrawn by this date who are not replaced by an alternate
- Team Housing Report Due – 1 per team; send via email
April 27th – Tournament start
- HWSA tournament kicks off with coaches’ meeting 7p et the last Sunday of April
- Opening ceremony 9a the following morning on Monday (players/coaches arrive 8:30a)
- Full tournament schedule is available here