Well I played in the USSSA 18u in 2005 and must say the competition was very good. Well ran tournamnet and a rather large number of scouts over the week. Since then it has been teamed up with ABR (Amatuer Baseball Report) so I don't know what kind of tournament it is now. I don know they have a college/pro showcase the day before the start of the tournament. Obviously it is for 16u since its that world series. I might suggest playing for a 17u team since that is the age of the 2011 grads. But to each their own! Good luck!