Frequently Asked Questions
All schedules and changes will be posted to our website (burkburnettblacksox.org), to our Facebook page (theBurkburnettBlacksox), and remind 101. Remind 101 will be your best friend for this kind of information. We will keep it updated at all times.
Ads in the media guide must have a business name on the ad. If you own your own business you can use your business on any ad in the guide toward your fees.
No. All aparel must be purchased through the Blacksox organization. Any printing of our logos and/or name will be a copyright violation.
Yes, you can purchase extra uniform items. The extra items must be ordered at the beginning of the season prior to the Blacksox placing their uniform orders from vendors. The cost of additional uniform items are in addition to any standard Blacksox player fees.
The Blacksox will book player hotel rooms. However, once we book hotel rooms, we will notify the parents and let them know the cost. All hotels are prepaid before the team departs to go out of town. We will try to block off rooms for parents when we can but the parent(s) will be 100% responsible for handling the finances with all their hotels.
Yes, the Burkburnett Blacksox organization does not allow players to use tobacco products in any of the Blacksox facilities. (Dormitories, indoor hitting facilities, or vans)
No. We have refigerators, full sized kitchens, microwaves, etc. in the dormitories.
No, because we divided cost by number of players on the team. When the whole team does not stay together, it causes the other teammates to carry the cost.
Absolutely. The coaches live in the dormitories with the players. Curfews are strictly enforced. Each team will have two coaches.
Players will be placed on a team with other players of similar ability. They are usually also split by graduation date.
Not at this time, however you can call to pay by credit card or you can mail a check.
To phone in your payment please call 940-569-3498
To mail a payment please send to:
Burkburnett Blacksox
PO Box 606
Burkburnett, TX 76354
You will lose your roster spot and forfeit any ad money that has been raised. You will not be re-instated to a team until your balance is paid in full.
All balances must be paid at the Parent/Player meeting held in April. We suggest you sell ads and make payments through the off season. You can set payments up to auto draft with a credit card and we will process on the same day each month until you balance is paid in full.
Since the Burkburnett Blacksox organization is a non-profit organization, all ads sold are considered tax write-offs. Selling the ads meas less “out of pocket” expenses. You can sell ads to pay your deposit and player fees.
Please mail:
- Your Deposit
- Payments
- Advertisements
- All signed paperwork
- Player Information Form
- Copy of birth certificate
Our Mailing Address is:
Burkburnett Blacksox
P.O. Box 606
Burkburnett, TX 76354
Please mail:
- Your Deposit
- Payments
- Advertisements
- All signed paperwork
- Player Information Form
- Copy of birth certificate
Our Mailing Address is:
Burkburnett Blacksox
P.O. Box 606
Burkburnett, TX 76354
To secure a roster spot you must pay a deposit($500). This is the only way to secure a roster spot. Verbal commitments are not binding and will not hold a roster spot. Deposits can be paid by mailing to our PO Box address (PO BOX 606 – Burkburnett, TX 76354). You may also call our office to pay by credit card (940)569-3498.
