Battle At The Barn
Established in 2016. BATB is one of the most prestigious and oldest USBOXLA-sanctioned events in the Country. This tourney has become a must-attend event for all serious box teams to be tested by the best around! This tournament is one of the original box tournaments in the region with a long history of great competition and competitive games. Teams come from all over the US and Canada to test their box skills in an action-packed weekend of box! One of the first and definitely one of the best USBOXLA tournaments in the country!
When: TBA January 2027
Where: The Plex, Fort Wayne, IN
Fantastic 2-pad turf arena with concessions.
Divisions:
2026/2027 (High School A)
2028/2029 (High School B)
2030/2031 (7-8 Grade)
2032/2033 (5-6 Grade)
NOTES: USBOXLA Events now follow grad-year-based teams. For older reclassified players, they must adhere to a June 1st cutoff date. Teams may need to provide proof of age. Players can play up but never down.
Hotels: TBA
Estimated Game Times:
Saturday Times: 8:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday Times: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
All times are Eastern Time Zone.
Schedule: A full schedule will be available approximately 3-5 days before the event.
Fee: $2200 per team
$500 deposit due upon registration / Balance is due October 1st. Failure to meet the final payment deadline will constitute non-acceptance of the tournament registration and a forfeiture of the tournament spot and deposit fee.
Registration is by invitation only. Contact us to see if there are any openings.
This is a USBOXLA Sanctioned event. All players & coaches must have current memberships. http://membership.usboxla.com
A full schedule will be available approximately 3-5 days before the event.
We will follow the USBOXLA rule book with the following changes.
- No cleats are allowed at this facility. Just flat bottoms shoes.
- Goal Size 4’x4’6″
- 3 x 12 min running time periods.
- 2 min rest between periods.
- Last minute of the 3rd period is stop-time if teams are within 2 goals.
- Game clock starts on time, whether the teams are ready or not. Any team in violation will be given a 2-minute delay of the game penalty.
- 1 30-second timeout per game per team. A time-out stops game & penalty time.
- Pool & Bracket Play – If tied after regulation time teams immediately proceed to a USBOXLA Shootout (3 shooters each and the home team decides on whether they will shoot first or second). If tied after that, there is a sudden death shootout round (all rostered players must shoot before any player shoots twice).
- The championship game will play One 5 minute sudden victory over-time. If it is still tied then a shootout will decide the champion.
USBOXLA Rule Book Can be found here: OFFICIAL-USBOXLA-Rule-and-Situational-Book-NO-PRINT
Tie Breakers (Updated 1/6/2024)
- Points – 2 points for a win. 0 points for a loss
- Head to Head – This breaks ties based on the record (or points, if points are used) against the teams tied with. For example, if 3 teams have the same overall record at 4-2 and all 3 of the teams played each other an equal number of times and one teams record against the other two was 2-0 and another was 1-1 and the other was 0-2. This tie-breaker would order them accordingly. If all three teams had identical 1-1 records, this tie-breaker would not be used.
It should be noted that this tie-breaker is completely ignored if all of the teams tied do not play each other an equal number of times. For example, if there are 3 teams tied and one team played the other two, but the other two did not play each this tie-breaker will be ignored (regardless of the outcome of the two games played by the first team)
- Goal Differential – The differential tie breaker determines the total difference between a team’s score versus their opponents’. The largest differential wins the tie breaker.
- Goals Allowed – The total of a team’s opponents’ score. The smallest total wins the tie-breaker.
Max Score Differential Per Game 10
- Key Tournament Points
- USBOXLA Sanctioned - All Players and Coaches must be current members
- College coaches on site
- Excellent Location & Facility
- 2-3 Experienced officials per game.
- Concessions are available at the facility. Please do not bring coolers, outside food or drinks. Water for Teams - Please bring your own water bottles for the benches.
- 4 Game Guarantee w/ some getting 5
- Turf playing surface - Cleats are NOT Allowed
- Boards all around - no opening behind goals
- 30 Second Shot Clocks
- Certified Athletic Trainer(s)
- Videographer/Photographer