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2011 OTL Tournament Registration Info and Procedures

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58th Annual World Championship Over-The-Line Tournament

July 9th & 10th and July 16th & 17th, 2011

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Outside of Southern California...

Out-of-State (and Northern California) request for applications will be accepted from January 1 through April 28, 2011. If you request an application after April 15, 2011, your chance of getting your team into the tournament are pretty much "slim or none". Please get your request in ASAP.  All out-of-state requests will be mailed out to the team captain no earlier than April 1, 2011.

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Please Note: The OTL Committee will assign non-seeded, first weekend teams their start date.  It will be either Saturday or Sunday of the first weekend and you will not have a choice.  Exceptions can be made but trust us, we have heard every conceivable excuse so don't plan on playing on a certain day.  (Everyone wants to play on Saturday....we know that....but we have to split the tournament evenly!)

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Send a written request (please see highlighted note below) for an application to:

OTL Committee

2204 Garnet Ave., Suite 301

San Diego, CA 92109

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Application requests must include a self-addressed, self-sealing, stamped, business-size (#10) envelope.

You must send us an envelope or you may not get a response.

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The application will be mailed to that address no earlier than April 1, 2011.

Applications must be completed and returned to the OTL Committee at the address on the back of the application before April 28, 2011.

Note that...

Only teams from areas other than San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, or San Bernardino counties may request applications by mail. Teams from San Diego and

these surrounding locales must pick up their applications in person.

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In San Diego...

(NOTE:  there is a major change in the procedure for Signups in San Diego.  In years past, players could line up for signups the night before (usually after the Beachcomber closed).  In 2010, OMBAC received several complaints not only from the residents of South Mission Beach but also from the San Diego Police Department.  Several people got in line for signups early in the morning (2 or 3 AM) and proceeded to party into the early hours, were yelling and screaming, and used much profanity for several hours.  Those were the "good complaints".  Signups will now start at 10 AM with the signup line starting at 8 AM sharp.  Anyone in line beforehand, will not be permitted into the tournament.  SDPD and OMBAC security will be strictly enforcing this rule.  It is unfortunate that we have had to change the procedures but the only other option is for the City of San Diego to shut us down totally.  Please work with us!  Please do not be the person or persons that causes OMBAC to lose its annual signup day.  Thanks!)

Sign-ups for San Diego area teams will be held on:

Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 10:00 AM at the "Beachcomber/Pennant" Bars on Mission Boulevard in South Mission Beach.

The Line for OTL Signups starts at 8 AM sharp.  Anyone in line beforehand will not be permitted into OTL!  This will be strictly enforced.

Applications will be available on a first-come/first-served basis until all 1,200 applications are gone.

One player from each team must be present.

NOTE: This is the only location in the San Diego area to sign up for OTL!

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In the Los Angeles/Orange County area...

Sign-ups for Los Angeles/Orange/Riverside/San Bernardino county teams will be held on

Saturday May 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM at "Blackies By The Sea" at the Newport Beach Pier in Newport Beach, CA.

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$90 registration fee is due and payable at time of application

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NOTE: If you do not register your team by May 7 (for San Diego County teams) or May 14th (for LA/Orange County teams), you will probably not be allowed in the tournament. In other words, get your requests in early. We are limited to 1200 teams!   NO EXCEPTIONS!

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All bats must be regulation wooden softball bats. No baseball bats and no metal bats.  We will be checking!!

Divisions will start their first round of play as follows:

July 9 & 10, 2011

Men's Open
Women's Open
Men's Century
Men's Canardly

 

The OTL committee will assign your start date.  It may be different than the date that you requested.  No exceptions!

Play starts at 7:30 AM sharp and runs until dusk on 50 playing courts.

July 16, 2011

Men's Cannever
Men's Cadaver
Women's Century

 

Play starts at 7:30 AM sharp and runs until dusk on 50 playing courts.

July 17, 2011

Men's Camummy
Women's Canalways
Women's Caneasy

 

Play starts at 7:30 AM sharp and runs until all games are completed and championship games are completed

Questions:  email the OTL Committee at otl@ombac.org

 

 

 

 

 

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