2020 NYS National Championship Tackle Tournament

NYS has the right to replace teams, fill divisions or even out divisions any time at it’s discretion.

Once division is full no other teams will be accepted. First come first serve. Only a fully paid fee locks in your spot.


ALL PLAYERS AND TEAMS MUST BE CERTIFIED using our new third party certification system at NATIONAL SPORTS ID which is used by AAU and other top tournaments and sports organizations.

Get Certified

ALL PLAYERS MUST BE CERTIFIED NO LATER THAN JUNE 13. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Tournament Dates:

June 24 – June 30

Pool Play

June 24 – June 26

Semi Finals

June 27

Finals

June 27 & 30

PAST CHAMPIONS

Fee


Tournament Fee: $1295.00

$500.00 deposit must be paid by March 13 to reserve your spot and “NO REFUNDS” will be given.

Entire balance must be paid by Monday May 4th or you will lose your spot and “NO REFUND” will be given of any fees that have been paid.

Get Verified…


TEAM VERIFICATION

Team membership now includes age/grade verification!

NSID takes the hassle out of submitting and reviewing birth certificates, passports, state id’s and report cards so your players can prove their eligibility and make sure your team is in the proper division.

THE VALUE OF MEMBERSHIP / VERIFICATION

  • Follows our eligibility rules.
  • Protects division integrity.
  • No more carrying documents to events.
  • No more waiting in long lines to check in your team.
  • Your verified team roster will be submitted online.

ABOUT NATIONAL SPORTS ID

VERIFIED PLAYERS AND TEAMS DO NOT HAVE TO CARRY AGE/GRADE DOCUMENTS TO EVENTS!

We at National Youth Sports are very proud to announce a partnership with National Sports ID to help maintain the integrity of our players and tournament.

National Sports ID is an online service that verifies the age/grade of youth athletes by providing approved Sports ID Cards.

PLEASE take the 10-15 minutes to register yourself for an account, create a team and invite your players to get verified Sports ID Cards. The NSID customer service team is on call to assist you and all your players through the simple process.

The cost for the Sports ID is just $10 for the tournament.

Please follow the steps below to get started with registering your account, creating your team and inviting your players to get verified. Remember there is LIVE HELP in the right-hand corner of the National Sports ID website to assist you and your players.

POOL DIVISION RULES


4 & 6 TEAM DIVISIONS

There will be 1 pool of 4 or 6 teams. Each team will play three teams in their pool. After Pool play the top 2 teams in the pool will move on to the Championship game which can be played on Saturday June 27th or Sunday June 28th.

8, 10 & 12 TEAM DIVISIONS

There will be two pools, 8 team division will have 2 pools of 4, 10 team division will have 1 Pool of 4 and 1 Pool of 6 and 12 team division will have 2 pools of 6. Each team will play three teams in their pool. The top 2 teams in each pool will move on to the semifinal round. Pool A number 1 seed will play Pool B number 2 seed and Pool A number 2 seed will play Pool B number 1 seed. Winners will move on to the Championship game. Semifinals on Saturday June 27th and Championship game on June 28th.

14 TEAM DIVISIONS

There will be two pools, 14 team division will have 1 pool of 8 and 1 pool of 6. Each team will play three teams in their pool. The top 2 teams in each pool will move on to the semifinal round. Pool A number 1 seed will play Pool B number 2 seed and Pool A number 2 seed will play Pool B number 1 seed. Winners will move on to the Championship game. Semi-Finals on Saturday June 27th and Championship game on June 28th.

16 TEAM DIVISIONS

There will be four pools, 16 team division will have 4 pools of 4. Each team will play three teams in their pool. The top team in each pool will move on to the semifinal round. Pool A number 1 seed will play Pool B number 2 seed and Pool A number 2 seed will play Pool B number 1 seed. Pool C number 1 seed will play Pool D number 2 seed and Pool C number 2 seed will play Pool D number 1 seed. Winners will move on to the Championship game. Semi-Finals on Saturday June 27th and Championship game on June 28th.

5, 7, 9, 11, 13 TEAM DIVISIONS

TEAMS IN A DIVISION WITH AN ODD NUMBER OF TEAMS DUE TO A LATE WITHDRAWAL OR LACK OF ENTRIES MAY HAVE A DOUBLE HEADER OR A BYE DAY DETERMINED BY DRAW. POOLS WILL HAVE AN ODD NUMBER OF TEAMS

TIE BREAKERS

Tie breakers will be decided in the following order:

  1. Win/Loss Record
  2. Head to Head record
  3. Points scored and Points Against Differential.
  4. Total Points Scored
  5. Coin Toss

Accommodations


The NYS National Championship Tournament has partnered with EventConnect for the upcoming tournament as its official accommodations provider. EventConnect has worked very closely with the Tournament and local hotels to provide the best options on amenities, value and location. We please ask that teams check the hotel rates provided through this software as they help support our tournament.

Our Coordinators will work with your team to find the best choice from the available options once your team is in the accommodations system. 

For Team Reps, please do not hesitate to contact the EventConnect Travel Team Coordinators by email (teamsupport@eventconnect.io).

For general inquiries, the EventConnect Support Team is available to take our calls at 1-888-723-2064.

Divisions

WEIGHTED DIVISIONS

11-Man Mini Mite 7U Weight Allowances

    • 5-years — unlimited
    • 6-years — 100 lbs.
    • 7-years — 95 lbs.

11-Man Junior PeeWee 9U Weight Allowances

    • 7-years — unlimited
    • 8-years — 105 lbs.
    • 9-years — 100 lbs.

11-Man Bantam 10U Weight Allowances

    • 8-years — unlimited
    • 9-years — 120 lbs.
    • 10-years — 100 lbs.

11-Man Cadet 11U Weight Allowances

    • 9 years-old — Unlimited
    • 10 years-old — 139 lbs.
    • 11 years-old — 119 lbs.

11-Man Junior Minor 12U Weight Allowances

    • 10-years — unlimited
    • 11-years — 150 lbs.
    • 12-years — 130 lbs.

11-Man Junior Major 13U Weight Allowances

  • 11 years-old — Unlimited
  • 12 years-old — 169 lbs.
  • 13 years-old — 149 lbs.

UNWEIGHTED DIVISIONS

  • PeeWee 8U
  • Mite 9U
  • Midget 10U
  • Squirt 11U
  • Minor 12U
  • Major 13U
  • Junior High / Middle School 14U