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.
From the day your deposit lands to the day you check in — here's the timeline most teams follow.
Confirm your 14-player roster in EventConnect. Coaches finalize the 4-coach list. Book hotels through HousingConnect if your team is 75+ miles away (8 room-nights minimum). Confirm flight or drive plans.
Browse the EventConnect add-on catalog: Family Feast tickets, photography packages, trading cards, linen tiers, SDC/White Water tickets. Trading-card art deadlines hit two weeks before tournament week.
Schedules post to EventConnect about a week out. Final balance due per your payment plan. Check the packing list (cleats, helmets, gloves, water bottles, sunblock, the small stuff). Coaches confirm pin trading inventory if you brought your own.
Pull up to the campus, hospitality checks your team in, hands over suite keys. Players walk to their suite — custom jerseys and hats already hung in pro-style lockers with their names on them. Opening ceremonies that night under the lights.
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.
Everything operational lives in EventConnect — your registration platform. Sign in to your team account to manage rosters, view schedules, book housing, and pay balances.
Schedules post about a week before each tournament. Filter by your team, by field, or by day. Live updates if rain or bracket play shifts a game time.
Teams 75+ miles from Branson book through HousingConnect inside EventConnect. 8 room-nights minimum for weeklong tournaments. Penalty for under-booking is built into your tournament agreement.
Payment plan dashboard shows your $1,000 deposit, Nov 30 + Jan 30 milestones, and the final April 1 balance. Pay in EventConnect with debit, credit, or ACH.
EventConnect chat support inside the app for platform questions. For BPoA-specific questions (hospitality, fields, weather), call (417) 464-6333 or email info@ballparksofamerica.com.
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.
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.
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Mid-week dinner with players, coaches, parents, and siblings. Long tables. Catered. Family Feast tickets sold per person.
Order in ECCustom MLB-style cards with your player's photo, position, stats. Multiple pack tiers — 32, 64, 96, 128. See below for details.
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Professional player and team photography all week. Multiple package tiers from digital downloads to printed albums. Sample gallery in EC.
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Discount tickets to Silver Dollar City — perfect for the Thursday off-day during weeklong tournaments. Group rates available.
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Discount tickets to White Water — Branson's water park. Group rates. Family favorite for hot summer afternoons.
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Reserve Operation Laser Tag for your team during off-hours. 30-minute themed sessions. Pre-purchase saves the per-player rate.
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Pre-order tournament merch (t-shirts, hats, hoodies) before you arrive. Sized and ready to pick up at the Pro Shop.
Order in ECFull 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.
Professional design. Real photo. Your player's name, position, season stats. Players trade them all week. Families keep them forever.
Order deadlines hit two weeks before your tournament. Late orders may not arrive in time for trading.
Enough for a small team trade and a stack to take home. Most popular for first-timers.
Order in ECTrade with your entire team and family. Spare cards for grandparents and siblings.
Order in ECTrade across opposing teams all week. Most-traded tier — players come home with cards from every team they played.
Order in ECThe all-in. Trade with every team. Send cards home with grandparents, family friends, the coach. Pin-trading-style.
Order in ECTwo great options: the brand-new Element Hotel right next door to campus, and Thousand Hills Vacations rentals (cabins, golf-course villas, lakefront homes) through our API partnership.
Brand-new property right next door to the Ballparks campus. Walk across the parking lot to the field. Free breakfast, pool, full kitchens in suites. Best option for families who want zero drive time.
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Multi-bedroom mountain cabins next to the campus. Sleeps 6–10. Hot tubs, full kitchens, mountain views. Great for multi-family bookings.
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Villas and condos on the Thousand Hills golf course — minutes from campus. Walk-out patios, golf-course views. Dads who play golf book these.
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Lakefront properties on Table Rock Lake — boat docks, swim platforms, lake views. About 15 minutes from campus. Best for families who want a vacation alongside the tournament.
Book via ECInside your EC team dashboard, the Thousand Hills API surfaces all available units for your tournament week. Filter by bedroom count, distance, amenities.
Single checkout. Same payment plan as your tournament balance. No separate Vrbo/Airbnb account, no separate cancellation policy to track.
Confirmation, address, gate code, parking instructions all sit in EC. Drive in, find the spot, walk to the field.
Three sample weeks blended together: baseball games + Branson activities + restaurants + meals on campus. Real-world examples to show families what to plan around.
The hospitality desk is staffed 24 hours during tournament week. Here's how to reach us.
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.
