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Your Road to Ballparks — everything coaches and parents need from the moment you register to the moment you walk off the field on championship Friday. Schedules, hotels, payments, add-ons, sample weeks, and the people you can call when you have a question.
2026 Tournament Prep Kits
Download the latest prep kit for your tournament format and audience.
Four phases. One unforgettable week.
From the day your deposit lands to the day you check in — here’s the timeline most teams follow.
Enter your roster of players and coaches in EventConnect. Parents and Coaches complete the surveys and upload player information. Book family lodging through EventConnect and confirm flight or drive plans.
Every team at a weeklong tournament gets custom designed jerseys and hats including in the tournament package. We partner with Triton to handle the design, production, and delivery.
Jerseys and hats are waiting in the team suite Saturday afternoon when you arrive. Players take them home.
Trading Cards. Choose your designs, place your trading card orders, and upload your player images for Iconix to start the manufacturing process.
Add-ons. Review the Add-ons section of your Team Dashboard and place your orders for bedding, photography, weekly rentals, tournament shirts, and other items.
As your game block schedule is released (showing your day off and time blocks during the week you will have games) it's time to plan your week outside of baseball. Purchase your Silver Dollar City tickets, book your boat rentals, schedule tee times, and plan your Branson activities.
Ballparks Guest Services is here to help answer your questions and provide suggestions.
Need a full packing list? Sample schedule PDFs and a printable team packing list are inside EventConnect under your team’s dashboard. Call (417) 464-6333 if anything’s unclear.
Your team dashboard. Schedules. Hotels. Payments.
Everything operational lives in EventConnect — your registration platform. Sign in to your team account to manage rosters, view schedules, book housing, and pay balances.
Pick your tournament, lock in your age group, and reserve your spot with the $1,000 deposit. Confirmation email goes to the head coach. Your EventConnect team dashboard opens up the moment registration clears.
Add players inside your dashboard. EventConnect emails each family directly — they fill in profiles, sizes, and emergency contacts on their own. Coaches don’t chase down forms.
Review the EventConnect lodging options and determine where your families are going to stay. You can create a hotel room block for entire team, reserve a couple 6-10 bedroom lodges or, book individual condos on the golf course or elsewhere. Choose the best experience for your team.
Order your customer trading cards, photography packages, Family Feast tickets, theme-park tickets, and team merch — all from the same dashboard,.
Short videos for the most common tasks.
Walk-through: log in, find your team, filter by date and field.
Walk-through: HousingConnect, room blocks, 8-night minimum, payment.
Walk-through: payment plan, due dates, split payments across coaches.
Invite the team. Families do the rest.
Coaches don’t chase down forms. Add each family’s email and EventConnect sends parents a direct invite to enroll their player. Once everyone’s in, you’re ready for the next step.
Open the Roster tab in your EventConnect dashboard. Add a row for each player — name and a parent’s email is all you need to send the invite.
Parents get an email with a secure enrollment link. One email per player. Re-send from the dashboard if anyone misses it.
Each family fills in the player profile — date of birth, jersey number, position, sizes, emergency contact, and waivers — directly through the link. Coach sees the green checkmark as each one comes in.
Once every player is enrolled, the roster’s ready. Coach gets a confirmation email and the dashboard advances you to accommodations.
Players sleep in suites. Where do parents stay?
Here are some team favorites:
Brand-new property right next door to the Ballparks campus. Free breakfast, pool, full kitchens in suites. Best option for families who want to eliminate drive time.
Multi-bedroom mountain cabins next to the campus. Sleeps 6–10. Full kitchens, mountain views. Great for multi-family bookings.
Villas and condos on the Thousand Hills golf course — minutes from campus. Walk-out patios, golf-course views. Dads who play golf book these.
Lakeview and Lakefront properties on Table Rock Lake — About 15 minutes from campus. Best for families who want a lake vacation alongside the tournament.
MLB-style cards. Your kid’s face on the front.
Professional design. Real photo. Your player’s name, position, season stats. Players trade them all week. Families keep them forever.
How it works
Pick your preferred package in the Trading Card section of the your Add-ons page and place your order.
Provide your Player's information and upload your player’s image(s) to the provided Google Form.
Pick up your cards when you arrive on campus.
Order and image deadlines are 30 days before your tournament.
Enough for a small team trade and a stack to take home. Most popular for first-timers.
Trade with your entire team and family. Spare cards for grandparents and siblings.
Trade across opposing teams all week. Most-traded tier — players come home with cards from every team they played.
The all-in. Trade with every team. Send cards home with grandparents, family friends, the coach.
Professional photography all week, all over the campus.
A team of staff photographers covers every field, every Skills Competition, every Home Run Derby swing, Opening Ceremonies, and championship Friday. Action shots, posed team photos, locker-room reveals, and Media Day headshots — uploaded to a private team gallery as the week unfolds.
What’s included.
Action photography. Every game, every field. Posted to your team gallery within 24 hours.
Team & individual portraits. Studio-style portraits on Media Day. Posed team photo on the main field.
Opening Ceremonies + Home Run Derby. Marquee-moment coverage — your player on the big field.
Championship coverage. Trophy presentation, family-on-the-field, and the moment.
Unlimited high-resolution downloads from your player’s full week — every game, every event. Shareable family link.
Digital gallery plus a curated print package — team photo, individual portrait, signature action shot. Shipped after the tournament.
Full digital gallery, print package, and a custom hardcover memory book of your player’s week — designed and shipped to you.
Order any time during the week. The gallery goes live Sunday — pick the package after you see the early shots. Photos from Skills, Home Run Derby, and championship Friday upload through the weekend after.
Make the week your own.
Browse what’s available in EventConnect. Order through your team dashboard — no separate cart, no separate checkout.
Three levels of linen service for team suites — basic, premium, deluxe. Adds towels, sheets, and turndown options.
Mid-week dinner with players, coaches, parents, and siblings. Long tables. Catered. Family Feast tickets sold per person.
Discount tickets to Silver Dollar City — perfect for the Thursday off-day during weeklong tournaments. Group rates available.
Discount tickets to White Water — Branson’s water park. Group rates. Family favorite for hot summer afternoons.
Reserve Operation Laser Tag for your team during off-hours. 30-minute themed sessions. Pre-purchase saves the per-player rate.
Pre-order tournament merch (t-shirts, hats, hoodies) before you arrive. Sized and ready to pick up at the Pro Shop.
Full add-on catalog (with current pricing) lives inside your EventConnect team dashboard. Browse, add to cart, pay through the same plan you use for tournament balance.
Fly into an airport less than an hour away.
SGF is 45 minutes from campus. STL is the major-hub backup. Most teams fly in, pick up a rental, and they’re parking at the field by lunch.
The everyday choice. Direct flights from Dallas, Atlanta, Denver, Chicago, Houston, Charlotte, Nashville. Rental cars on-site. 45-minute drive south on US-65 to the campus.
The hub option if SGF connections don’t work. More direct flights from coast cities. ~3-hour drive south to Branson.
Driving in? Coach buses and team vans park free on campus during tournament week. Campus address: 1000 Pat Nash Drive, Branson MO 65616.
Plan your week.
Sample weeks below — the games, the Branson activities, the meals. Plus three things every family wants before they pack: the full attractions portal, the discount boat rental, and discounted theme park tickets.
Sat: Arrive 1pm, check in, hang jerseys. Opening ceremonies 7pm.
Sun: Skills competitions 10am. Pool play Game 1 (Brooklyn) 2pm. Family dinner at Double Play Cafe.
Mon: Pool play Games 2 + 3 (Boston, St. Louis). Pool time at Element Hotel after the second game.
Tue: Pool play Games 4 + 5 (Kansas City, Chicago). Mid-week Family Feast 6pm.
Wed: Pool play Game 6 + Home Run Derby (Wed night, lights up).
Thu: Off-day — Silver Dollar City all day. Dinner at Florentina’s.
Fri: Bracket play. Championship under the lights.
Fri: Arrive 11am. Check in. Home Run Derby 6pm under the lights.
Sat: Pool Games 1 + 2 (St. Louis, Chicago). Lunch at Bullpen concessions. Family dinner at Black Oak Grill.
Sun: Pool Games 3 + 4 (Boston, Brooklyn). Afternoon trip to Table Rock Lake — paddleboards.
Mon (Memorial Day): Bracket play morning. Semis afternoon. Championship under the lights 7pm.
Three things every family books ahead.
Questions teams ask the week before.
The fast answers. For anything not covered, the hospitality line is (417) 464-6333.
- When will my Ballparks of America tournament schedule be available?
- What is the maximum number of players allowed on a roster at Ballparks of America?
- How do the families book hotels for Ballparks of America tournaments? Are discounts available?
- What is the Ballparks of America refund policy if my team cancels?
- Are families allowed to bring food and coolers to Ballparks of America?
- When can my team check-in to our Team Suite at Ballparks of America?
- What should players bring when they are staying in the Team Suites at Ballparks of America?
- Does Ballparks of America have a dress code for the coaches?
- Are pets welcome on the Ballparks of America campus?
- Is there pin trading among teams at Ballparks of America?
- What is the typical schedule like for a weeklong tournament at Ballparks of America?
Concierge service for every team.
Dedicated team-concierge staff on campus for every tournament week — answering questions, making reservations, fixing the things that come up. Plus the 24-hour hospitality desk.
Main line. Hospitality. Operations. Coach questions. Family questions. The fastest way to reach us during tournament week.
For non-urgent questions — schedule changes, add-on orders, payment plan adjustments. We reply within one business day.
Walk up to the hospitality desk during tournament week. Lost keys, suite issues, packing list questions, where-do-I-go questions. We’ve got someone there.
For EventConnect platform issues (login, payments, registration), use the EC chat support inside the app. For BPoA-specific questions (fields, weather, hospitality, suites), call us first.