Shooting Stars Showcase
Ashburn, Virginia
17-18 Oct, 2020
Unprecedented Format
​***Summer 2020 event postponed due to NCAA extending the dead period and Loudoun County prohibiting tournaments***
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--All team and camp refunds issues IN FULL within 2 days--
Fall 2020 Dates Announced: 17-18 October!
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Our Unique Concept
Focused Time & Reps for Showcasing
One Complex
No Bad Game Times
We proved our showcase concept in 2019. 100% positive feedback:
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Ask any of the college coaches who were there.
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Ask any of the teams who played.
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Ask the multiple players who were confirmed as recruited from our event.
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The Shooting Stars Showcase is different. Run by the non-profit Ashburn Shooting Stars, there is no desire to make money. We put the players first!
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Our goal is to keep it small to ensure college exposure for every player. There will NEVER be a second complex; the entire event will be at the Brambleton Sportsplex, 6 fields all in one complex so coaches will be in the same complex as all teams.
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We limit the total number of teams to 16 so there are no bad game times; no getting an 8AM or 8PM start that no college coach will attend.
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In 2019 the Shooting Stars zeroed-out profit to keep costs to players attending the camp and teams playing in the showcase to an absolute bare minimum to run this kind of event. We will do the same in 2020.
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14u, 16u, and 18u teams get two showcase games on Saturday and blind draw single elimination bracket on Sunday.
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Instead of coaches spending all day to watch a PSA get one or two balls hit to them, colleges will be integrated into warmups. On Sunday morning, all teams will have dedicated time for reps with college coaches during their warmup routines. College coaches get to pick the drills to search for the kind of player they are looking to recruit. During this time, there will be no games played so colleges can focus on getting a lot of reps.
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We stand against the commercialization of youth sports. Our showcase will NEVER be stay-to-play. There will never be gate fees for families to watch their children play softball.
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2019 Schedule
Saturday, 6 July, 850-1200
Individual camp with instruction from coaches from 12 colleges from these conferences
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Saturday, 6 July, 1230-700
Showcase Games Featuring Highly Recruitable Players
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Sunday, 7 July, 900-1000
College Coaches provide instruction during warmups for 2022/2023 (14u) Teams
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Sunday, 7 July, 1130-1230
College Coaches provide instruction during warmups for 2020/2021 (16u) Teams
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College Coaches for 2020
We will announce the 12 college coaches working the camp and warmup routines only as they have committed to attend. We will invite far more coaches for the weekend.
We do not play the false advertising game - we pledge full transparency at any point. For more information on exactly where each college stands (ie expected turnout, including additional colleges not working the camp), contact Shawn Gallagher (atomic175@gmail.com, 240-320-2467)
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Shown below are the colleges who had committed to attend in 2020 prior to the NCAA extending the dead period until August.
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College Coaches who Attended in 2019
...and former NPF player Sydney Broderick!
Teams Accepted in 2019 and 2020
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News and Updates
1 June 2020
We were forced to cancel the Summer 2020 Showcase due to the NCAA extending the dead period until August and Loudoun County prohibiting all tournaments until August. We still will play in Fall 2020! Details coming soon...
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Updates on the tournament will appear here and on social media
Facebook: Shooting Stars Showcase
Twitter: @s_starsshowcase
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