2006 College and High School Softball Spring Training FAQ

Q: Do my two $750.00 deposits go towards my total package invoice or are they an additional entry fee?
A: No, they are not an additional fee. Your first and second deposits are applied to your total package balance.

Q: What if I do not know the exact number of players that I will be bringing when I register? Can I change this number at a later date?
A: Yes. You may add or delete players from your roster at any time prior to 30 days before your scheduled arrival date without any penalty. Any changes that are made inside of 30 days will be subject to cancellation fees (see your official housing contract for fees and schedule). It is very important that the coach or team representative read and understand the housing contract prior to signing it and communicates all changes to our housing director as they occur.

Q: Can I bring both my JV and varsity teams to Cocoa Expo?
A: Yes. Cocoa Expo will create a practice and game schedule for both teams and the best part is that since we do not charge an entry fee you do not have to pay any extra fees to bring both teams.

Q: Can I upgrade my teams participant package and stay at the beach?
A: Yes. Cocoa Expo offers beach packages. For more information about the ultimate beach and baseball package contact our housing office at 321-639-EXPO (3976), ext. 10.

Q: If I choose a package with meals, where will we eat our meals?
A: Where your team will eat will depend on where your team stays. For teams staying on a Cocoa Beach package meals will be served at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront Resort Hotel. For teams staying at one of our Titusville hotels (closest to the Chain of Lakes Park softball complex), meals will be at buffet style restaurants in Titusville. For those teams that wish to stay on a mainland/Cocoa or island package meals will be served at the Days Inn-Cocoa.

Q: If I choose to purchase a two or one meal daily plan what meals are included?
A: Teams have the option of choosing to eat three, two or one meal a day. After receiving your practice and game schedule you will be asked to choose which meals you would like each day. The plan is flexible in that you may choose to eat breakfast and lunch one day and then choose breakfast and dinner another.

Q: What are the meal times?
A: Breakfast is served from 6:00am – 9:00am, lunch from 11:30am – 2:30pm and dinner from 5:00pm – 7:30pm.

Q: What equipment does Cocoa Expo provide?
A: Cocoa Expo provides JUGS Pitching Machines in the batting tunnels and pitching machine balls. In addition, we provide roll cages, L-screens and infield screens for field practice sessions. Cocoa Expo also provides the baseballs for all games. Teams must provide their own catching gear, gloves, bats, practice balls, helmets, hitting tees, etc.

Q: How many games and practices can I get while I am there?
A: Each coach will be sent a schedule request form to fill out. On this form you can request games, full field practices and batting tunnel time. We do our very best to make sure that our teams get all of the time they request. It is very important for high school teams to check with their state associations to make sure that they are in compliance with their state rules concerning games/scrimmages.

Q: Does Cocoa Expo provide any ground transportation?
A: No, however teams that are not able to willing to rent vans, may arrange for professional shuttle bus transportation through Travel Lynx, local bus company. The fee for this service is $8.00 per person per roundtrip. Arrangements for transportation must be made in advance with Travel Lynx.

Q: Will our fans have to pay to see us play?
A: No. There is no admission charge to get into Cocoa Expo Sports Center to watch the games.

Q: Who needs to purchase a Cocoa Expo participant package?
A: All players, coaches (with the exception of the free coach for every 16 players), trainers and team staff need to purchase one of our package options in order to participate. All teams will be required to provide a rooming list to Cocoa Expo prior to their arrival and this list will be checked to verify the total number of participants.

Q: Does Cocoa Expo have a place for our team to store our equipment so we don’t have to take it back and forth to the hotel.
A: No. Due to the large number of teams participating in our spring program, there will not be any storage space available.