2025 KAP7 Back to School Festival
Sep 13, 2025 – Sep 14, 2025
Please review and advise! to nick@irvinewaterpolo.org
HOST: SET Water Polo Club and Irvine Youth WPC
DIVISIONS: 18U Girls, 16U Girls, 14U Boys, 14U Girls, 12U Boys, 12U Girls, 12U Coed, 10U Coed
AGE DETERMINATION: Age as of August 1, 2025
QUARTERS DURATION: 10U COED: 5 Min, 12U COED |
12UBG, 14UBG: 6 Min | 16UG, 18UG: 7 Min
COURSE LENGTH: 18U–25 M,16U/14U/12U-25 yards, 10U Coed-18 meters
ENTRY FEES: $1195 per team ($995 for 10U 5's)
LOCATION: Orange County
AWARDS: Medals for Top Three Teams in 10U/12U/14U.
USAWP membership Level: Bronze
NOTE! For Scoring or Schedule Issues Please EMAIL RESULTS@KAHUNAEVENTS.COM ; may also call Nick Baba (949) 689-0500
Click here to register for schedule change updates, Teams or Anyone
Please use your existing account if you have registered with previous tournaments.
If you need to need to create an account, please ensure that you:
If you run into any technical difficulties, please contact clark@cbwaterpolo.com
USAWP/FINA Rules as stated and with exceptions:
Each team gets two one-minute timeouts per game to be used at anytime.
All games must have a result. Ties go directly to shootout.
2025 USAWP JO rules unless otherwise noted on this page.
https://usawaterpolo.org/documents/2025/2/24/LevonUSAWPRulesEdit2025.pdf
The first team listed shall wear white caps and sit to the left of the score table from the vantage point of someone sitting at the score table.
Teams shall switch ends at halftime; the rules do not allow for switching ends each period.
7-minute quarters for 16U and 18U, 6-minute quarters for 12U and 14U, 5-minute quarters for 10U.
ALL BREAKS, INCLUDING HALF-TIME SHALL BE 2 MINUTES IN DURATION.
AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place Team Awards for the top 3 teams respectively in each division
ROSTERS: All rosters must be verified using the USA Water Polo roster verification online system.
You must also hand in a score sheet along with your verified roster prior to each of your games.
Possession Clocks shall be set for 30 second possessions for all divisions.
Size 5 ball used for 16 and 18U Boys, size 4 ball will be used for the HS Girls and 14U divisions , size 3 for 12's and size 2 for 10's.
Each team shall have 2 x 1-minute timeouts per game.
All games must have a winner, going directly to shootout after regulation if necessary.
Point System for bracket play:
4 points: Regulation win
3 points: Shootout win
2 points: Shootout loss
1 point : Regulation loss
0 points: Forfeit
TIE-BREAKERS
In the unlikely case of teams tied in game points, teams advance according to the FINA tie breaker rules, stated in the FINA Playing Rules, Appendix BL
Two Way Ties - BL 9.6.3.1
If two (2) teams shall have equal points, further classification shall be established as follows:
"...The team winning the game between the two teams shall be placed higher..." (no other provisions apply)
Three Way Ties - BL 9.6.3.2
If three (3) or more teams shall have equal points, further classification shall be established as follows:
BL 9.6.3.2.1 : The results among the tied teams shall determine which team is placed highest.
BL 9.6.3.2.2 : If at any time during the application of the procedure set our in this BL 9.6.3.2, the number of tied teams is reduced to two (2), then BL 9.6.3.1 shall be
used to determine which of the two (2) remaining teams is placed higher.
BL 9.6.3.2.3 : "The comparison shall be made upon first, the points of the games among them, next the goal difference, and next, based upon goals scored."
REMINDERS: NO DECK CHANGING, ATHLETES MUST USE LOCKER ROOMS OR RESTROOMS FOR CHANGING, PLEASE SEE HOST INSTRUCTIONS TAB FOR SAFESPORT INFORMATION
RED CARDS: Any COACH receiving a red card shall be required to sit out the next game for that team in that division, AND ALL GAMES IN BETWEEN IN THE EVENT THAT COACH IS COACHING ANOTHER TEAM IN ANOTHER DIVISION.
RED CARDS: Any PLAYER receiving a red card shall be required to sit out the next game for that team in that division, AND ALL GAMES IN BETWEEN IN THE EVENT THAT PLAYER IS PLAYING IN ANOTHER DIVISION.
BRUTALITIES: Any PLAYER receiving a brutality shall be required to sit out the next game for that team in that division, AND ALL GAMES IN BETWEEN IN THE EVENT THAT PLAYER IS PLAYING IN ANOTHER DIVISION.
Sep 13, 2025 – Sep 14, 2025