Event Dates
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12's-18's : March 28th - March 30th, 2025
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11's : March 28th - March 29th, 2025 (TWO DAY EVENT)
Registration Fee
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The registration fee for all divisions, ages 12 -18 will be $895 (TBD for 2025)
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The registration fee the 11's will be $515 (TBD for 2025)
Registration Dates
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Registration opens Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 -- 10am EST
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Registration closes Friday, February 14, 2025 -- 6pm EST
How To Register
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Go to SportWrench to register your team for entry.
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Foreign team? Go to our Foreign Teams tab for more information.
Payment Methods
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From SportWrench, you can pay online or mail in a check.
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PAY ONLINE:
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By credit card or ACH (bank check). The date of receipt will be recorded as the moment we receive confirmation that your payment has been verified.
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PAY BY CHECK:
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If you choose to mail a check, print an invoice from SportWrench and mail it to us with your entry fee. The date of receipt will be the time we receive your check and entry application in our office.
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Send the check & application payable to:
2812 West Price Avenue,
Tampa, FL 33611
Please send one check per team
Refund Policy
Standard Refund policies for BSQ:
Refunds must be submitted via email to info@bigsouth.us
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Friday, January 17th, 2025
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Last day for teams with an ACCEPTED status to receive a refund
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Friday, February 14th, 2025
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Last day for teams with a PENDING status to receive a refund
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If desired division is full
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Eligible teams may cancel their registration and receive a full refund.
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OR the team may elect to go on a Waiting List.
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Eligible teams are teams who have paid and completed their housing requirements.
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Waitlisted Teams Refund Policy
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Teams who have completed all their requirements on the waitlist who decide to withdraw their application, will receive a full refund.
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A refund will not be given if a team’s acceptance status is changed from Accepted to Pending because they have fallen below the housing requirements.
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Important Hotel Requirements...
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BSQ continues to be a Stay & Play event.
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General Reservation teams must maintain a minimum of 15 room nights to remain eligible to play.
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Teams who fall below the requirement after being accepted are subject to removal if they do not re-book by the deadline given by the tournament
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Failure to do so will result in a penalty of $50/room night that the team falls below said minimum
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Penalty must be paid in full before team is eligible to play.
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Loyalty Reservation teams must maintain 90% of their booked rooms to remain eligible to play.
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Failure to do so will result in a penalty of $50/room night that the team falls below the 90%.
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Penalty must be paid in full before team is eligible to play.
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Divisions
Click here to access bids for each division
18s
18s
Challenge
(non-bid)
14s
14s
Open
USA
American
Challenge
17s
17s
Open
USA
American
Challenge
13s
13s
Open
USA
American
16s
16s
Open
USA
American
Challenge
12s
12s
National
USA
American
15s
15s
Open
USA
American
Challenge
11s
11s
National
March 31 - April 1
Roster Requirements
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NO AGE WAIVERED PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED ON ANY ROSTER*
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A maximum of 15 athletes are allowed on rosters
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All athletes listed on the roster must have a birthdate and uniform number listed.
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Athlete's position is mandatory before a team can complete online team check-in.
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Every athlete in attendance must be listed on their designated roster.
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Boys are not permitted to play on teams in this event
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Boys can participate on 12U teams as long as those teams are entered in a non-bid division.
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Boys cannot participate on 12U teams that are entered in a USAV bid qualifying division.
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Roster Changes & Penalties
Any roster change made after the March 27th at 6pm deadline, may be made with the following conditions:
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In person at the championship desk
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Pay a $50 penalty fee IN CASH for each roster change
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Uniform Numbers
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Incorrect uniform numbers listed on the roster can be changed with the following implications:
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Before Match: change can be made & player can participate in that match
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During Match: change can be made at conclusion of match & player must sit for remainder of that match
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After Match: change can be made & player must sit for next match
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Only one jersey number change can be made for a player during the event.
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Players can only have one jersey number per event.
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Illegal Players & Coaches
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Players and coaches can be added to a roster with the following implications:
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Before Match: addition can be made & player/coach can participate in that match
- During Match: player must sit for remainder of that match. Additional point penalties may be assessed. Player cannot play for remainder of match. After payment is made, player can play in following matches.
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Coach must leave bench for remainder of that match & cannot participate for remainder of tournament.
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After Match: player can participate in next match as long as payment is made. player cannot participate until payment is made. Previous match penalties may be assessed.
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Coach cannot participate for remainder of tournament.
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Players and coaches can only be added to a roster if they are eligible in USAV's SportEngine system and can be imported into SportWrench
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Team Drops
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All requests to drop from the event must be submitted via email by the person listed as the main contact in SportWrench.
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Submit all requests to info@bigsouth.us and include the following information:
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Request to be removed from the event
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Club name
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Team name
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FJ Code
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Division entered
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You will receive an email notification to confirm the drop has been processed.
Division Changes
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BSQ will make every effort to grant a request to change divisions whenever possible. If a move cannot be made at the time of the request, the team will be placed on a list to move when space becomes available. All requests to change divisions must be submitted via email by the main contact listed in SportWrench. If a team qualifies in a previous event after entering and being accepted into the Big South, and then requests to be moved to another division, every effort will be made to accommodate the team. However, their position in the list of priority will not change due to the previous bid award and a move cannot be guaranteed.
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Submit all requests to info@bigsouth.us and include the following information:
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Club name
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Team name
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FJ Code
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Current division entered
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Division you would like to be moved to
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You will receive an email notification as confirmation when the move has been processed.
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Do not assume that your request has been granted.
Out of Age Division
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Big South will make every effort to place teams in a division in which they wish to play. If a team desires to play up an age division AND there is space available without denying an age appropriate team an entry position, the team may play in an older age division.
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A team may play up a maximum of two age divisions.
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A team may be moved up at the request of the tournament, but if this team is accepted in the proper age group, they must agree to the move.
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A team unable to gain access may be offered the opportunity to play up by the tournament.
Acceptance
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Acceptance for all divisions is first-come, first-served determined by the date and time a team completes all Entry Application requirements, until available space is filled or February 14, 2025, whichever comes first.
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Teams are eligible for acceptance when they complete the following:
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Register online with SportWrench
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Verified payment status
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Complete housing through THS
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After February 14, 2025, teams may be accepted into the event at the discretion of the tournament director.
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Please note - acceptances for all eligible teams will be made at the end of every business day (5pm EST).
Notification of Acceptance
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You can check whether your team has been accepted into the tournament by going to your teams account in SportWrench under the "My Events" tab.
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When your team(s) have been accepted, you will receive an automatic email from SportWrench.