tournament conduct
Conduct Requirements at All Host Facilities & Hotels
We wanted to take just a moment to thank you again for playing in THE NATTY. The cities of Flower Mound, Coppell, Colleyville, and other cities that may host games ALL welcome you, your players and your fans. These cities are wonderful partners to THE NATTY TEXAS STYLE. To help maintain the great relationship with these great communities it is essential that you, your players and your fans (everyone) conduct themselves in a responsible and respectful manner while at the host facilities and at the hotels and restaurants and businesses.
Your teams' compliance with the Conduct Requirements is a condition of participation. The KC&BO - THE NATTY TEXAS STYLE, has advised the host facilities and hotels and community leaders that inappropriate behavior, such as excessive noise, setting off fire alarms, property damage, irresponsible use of alcohol, or failure to follow facility and/or hotel rules is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. The management staff at the host facilities and hotels has been instructed to inform the Tournament Directors of any problems. If such a report is received about any team, we will take disciplinary action against the violating team, including consideration of removal of the team from THE NATTY without refund of any fees paid.
Inappropriate conduct risks the loss of support from the communities, their facilities and their hotels. This is not something we take lightly. We must have the full support of our host communities, their facilities and their hotels to help keep the costs of THE NATTY tournament down. The staff of THE NATTY tournament has way too much time, energy and resources invested with our community partners to risk loss or damage to these relationships.
With respect to the facilities, the host communities and the hotels, we must all recognize that we are guests, and we must conduct ourselves in a respectful, responsible and mature manner at all times. We must follow the rules and guidelines provided by the facilities and the hotels. Failure to do so risks your teams' chance to compete in this and future NCS events. One of our biggest challenges is securing quality partners to host hundreds of teams and thousands of players and play thousands of baseball games over two weeks each summer. The poor conduct or bad judgment of a single person can result in a facility or hotel not being willing to host future events. Please help ensure your team and fans are respectful guests so that we can all continue to make this the best youth baseball National Championship event in the country!
Respectfully,
The KC&BO and The Natty Texas Style Tournament Staff
Other Important Reminders:
SPORTSMANSHIP
Each Head Coach is responsible for the sportsmanship of his entire team, both players and parents and also for their assistant coaches and fans. Please always make sure and demonstrate GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP so that these young athletes see a good example presented to them. Remember, only Head Coaches talk with the Umpires regarding questions, etc. (The two Head Coaches and the two Umpires only, NO assistant coaches.) Assistant coaches must refrain from this and allow the Head Coach and the Umpire to work through any issues that may arise. KEEP CALM & BASEBALL ON!
BEHAVIOR AT EVENTS
KC&BO has a Zero Tolerance policy towards disrespectful and adverse behavior. Any fan, parent, player or coach will be ejected from the event for the duration of the event for adverse behavior towards a tournament official or umpire or another team or within teams, etc. Anyone ejected must immediately leave the facility & is EJECTED for the balance of the tournament. There is no ejected today, hang around the parking lot/facility, or come back tomorrow. Behave and it’s not a problem. (While we have some leniency with players being removed from the event, we do not have that same leniency for adults.) Remember these are GAMES played by CHILDREN. KEEP CALM & BASEBALL ON!
INTERACTION BETWEEN COACHES AND UMPIRES
Please remember, as noted above, only Head Coaches interact with the umpires regarding questions, appeals, rules challenges, etc. (The two Head Coaches and the two Umpires only, no assistant coaches.) Assistant coaches must refrain from this and allow the Head Coach and the Umpire to work through any issues that may arise. KEEP CALM & BASEBALL ON!