The Mission

The Mission Each Year 

How do we provide opportunities for each player to reach their goals and potential?  What tools can we give players to use to overcome the obstacles that are in their way?

Do you want to play softball or baseball in high school or beyond?

We are asking players, parents and coaches - What opportunities do players need to take their game to the next level?  Consider as an individual player your exposure to colleges, good competition, good coaching, and opportunity to challenge your abilities.

1. Do you want to challenge yourself?
2. Are you satisfied with the tournaments and showcases options you have?
3. Do you want a shot at going to a big school, a school out of state or both?
4. Do you want to travel as an individual to see new parks and see the competition elsewhere? If your answer is yes, would you like to do this in the Fall or Summer?

Send us an email onturfsports@gmail.com.
Tell us anything you think you need or want! Make it a wish list.  We will continue to ask players, parents and coaches the questions and get everyone's thoughts on making a better future!
Best of Luck !


 

OnTurf Sports Spotlight - Video interviews, news and more

Lights, Camera, Action!   

Good news, or better yet, Great news needs to travel faster! 

Players and coaches are doing fantastic things on and off the fields, courts, gridirons, rinks and tracks.  These topics and more will be highlighted at select 2016 OnTurf Sports tournaments through our new video series OnTurf Spotlight.

OnTurf Sports will select softball and baseball coaches and players, past and present, to discuss topics ranging from their current games to their positive experiences throughout the year. Interested teams should register for OnTurf Sports tournaments and watch for additional information shared through email and social media.

All the videos will be available through the OnTurf Spotlight YouTube Channel as well as from our website at www.onturfsports.com/events/Spotlight.php.  New videos will be added in the days following each tournament when the Spotlight interviews take place.

Please "Like" and "Subscribe" to give us feedback on what you want more of and to get the latest videos. The introductory video and more are now available!

Schedule Breakdown - 2016 Tournaments

Are you putting together the schedule for your team?  There are many tournament options to choose from close to home and across the country. What categories are important to you?  We have taken our 2016 tournament schedule and divided the events into different categories for you to look over and consider what OnTurf Sports tournaments are best for your team.  When putting together these events, we scrutinize the details of each tournament for the benefits to the teams for everything from the facility to the size of the tournament.

1. Meet your needs based on the date, location or both.  ✔  OnTurf Sports offers tournaments on almost every weekend in different locations.     
1. Baseball locations - Anderson University, Ball State University, Columbia City, Fort Wayne, Indiana Wesleyan University, Schererville.  
2. Softball locations - Columbia City, Huntington, Indiana Wesleyan University, North Manchester, Manchester University.  
2. Have teams you want to play - out of state teams, high quality teams, etc.   ✔  Pick the location and date that offers the variety you are looking for.   BPA and NSA tournaments are regional teams typically from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.  Perfect Game (PG) tournaments attract teams from the entire Midwest region stretching from Missouri to Ohio and Minnesota to Kentucky.  The non-sanctioned OnTurf Classic powered by DICK'S Sporting Goods draws teams from the Midwest region and occasionally a team from Canada. 
   
   
   
3. Winners advance to a prestigious tournament ✔ Teams winning in BPA or NSA qualifiers get a berth to the respective World Series.  Winning teams in the PG Indiana State Qualifiers receive a paid berth to the PG Indiana State.  The winners of the PG Super Qualifiers receive a paid berth to the PG Super 25 National Championship!
   
4. Tournament with Extras!  ✔ The OnTurf Classic powered by DICK'S Sporting Goods offers a full tournament plus Home Run Derby, Road Runner, and Around The Horn skills competitions!  Special awards, promotions and giveaways will be given by DICK'S Sporting Goods throughout the weekend.  OnTurf Sports will be adding some special features coming to select tournaments in the 2016 season. Stay tuned for the announcements!
   
5. Tournaments based on PRICE ✔ OnTurf  Sports Baseball League teams get the OnTurf Classic for $225 while everyone else only pays $375 for a 3 game format.  If you want more games, check out the Diamond Gladiators 4 game format tournament for $450 which includes the entry and gate fee for everyone!

The complete list of tournaments can be found for softball at www.onturfsports.com/forms/Softball.php and baseball at www.onturfsports.com/forms/Baseball.php

Tournament Pricing BPA - NSA Tournaments

A new year brings some updates to Baseball Players Association (BPA) and National Softball Association (NSA).  For 2016, BPA and NSA have standardized the insurance requirements with Westpoint Insurance to maintain the pricing and excellent coverage for teams.  Coaches and team schedulers will notice that the insurance change also appears in the BPA and NSA tournament pricing.

The tournament pricing for each tournament will show two prices depending on if a team has the Westpoint insurance or not.  The first price listed from OnTurf Sports is the full price with no discount. Teams should consider purchasing the BPA or NSA Wespoint insurance policy. It applies to other sanctioned tournaments (check individual requirements), is in most cases the best insurance coverage AND is still cheaper than most policies that can be purchased!

1. Teams Without Westpoint Insurance - Tournament directors will purchase a weekend policy for the team through Westpoint insurance to cover the team that does not have a BPA or NSA Westpoint insurance policy.  This allows teams to participate no matter what insurance policy they have besides BPA or NSA insurance.  Checks should be made for the entry fee price and online payments should use the full entry fee amount option.
2. Teams With Westpoint Insurance - Teams that submit a BPA or NSA Westpoint insurance policy will receive an instant $25 discount from OnTurf Sports at the time of payment.  Checks can have the entry fee minus the $25 and online payments will offer the entry fee less the $25.

Examples:
April 15-17, 2016 BPA Lead Off Hit - Columbia City, IN

• Listed Tournament Entry Fee is $425. Noted in red in tournament comments "$25 discount if you have BPA Westpoint insurance." The mailed check payable to "OnTurf Sports LLC" should be sent with the appropriate amount.  Online transactions have both options listed for your selection.
• Entry Fee for a team that does not have BPA Westpoint insurance is $425.  The tournament director will purchase a weekend policy to allow this team to play in the tournament.
• Entry Fee for a team that already has a BPA Westpoint insurance policy is $400.  Teams that submit their BPA Westpoint insurance by email at least two weeks prior to the tournament will only pay the $400 entry fee.

June 24-26, 2016 NSA IWU Championship - Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN

• Listed Tournament Entry Fee is $400. Noted in red in tournament comments "$25 discount if you have NSA Westpoint insurance." The mailed check payable to "OnTurf Sports LLC" should be sent with the appropriate amount.  Online transactions have both options listed for your selection.
• Entry Fee for a team that does not have NSA Westpoint insurance is $400.  The tournament director will purchase a weekend policy to allow this team to play in the tournament.
• Entry Fee for a team that already has a NSA Westpoint insurance policy is $375.  Teams that submit their NSA Westpoint insurance by email at least two weeks prior to the tournament will only pay the $375 entry fee.

Questions?
If you have questions on OnTurf Sports tournaments or discounts, please contact us at onturfsports@gmail.com

For complete BPA and NSA tournament listings, please see
www.onturfsports.com/forms/Baseball.php
www.onturfsports.com/forms/Softball.php

Additional Reference
Reason for the insurance change.
July 25 Blog Article
http://travelballexperience.blogspot.com/2015/07/2015-2016-bpa-changes-and-onturf-sports.html

BPA Insurance and tournament discounts available for OnTurf Sports Baseball League teams.
July 25 Blog Article
http://travelballexperience.blogspot.com/2015/07/2015-2016-bpa-changes-and-onturf-sports.html