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HOST: SET Water Polo Club and Irvine Youth WPC
DIVISIONS: 18U Boys, 16U Boys, 14U Boys, 14U Girls, 12U Boys,12U Girls, 12U Coed, 10U B/G/Coed
AGE DETERMINATION: Age as of August 1, 2026
QUARTERS DURATION: 10U: 5 Min,12UBGC,14UBG:6 Min 16UB,18UB/Open:7 Min
COURSE LENGTH: 18U–25 Meters, 16U/14U/12U-25 yards, 10U B/G/Coed-18
Meters-Inflatable Goals
ENTRY FEE: $1195 per team, 10U $1095 per team.
LOCATION: Orange County
AWARDS: Medals for Top Three Teams in each flight.
ENTRY DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025
USA Water Polo Membership Level: Bronze
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Bradley Schumacher, brad@kap7inc.com
COMPETITION DIRECTOR: Nick Baba nick@irvinewaterpolo.org
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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:
1. All athletes must be registered with USAWP.
2. Each coach is responsible to submit a verified roster to the score table before the each game. Please have additional verified rosters on you at all times.
3. First come, first served with the tournament host reserving the right to make final selections in the event of additional entries. Verified rosters required for each team.
4. All teams must provide their own warm-up balls and game caps.
5. All players must wear the same cap number throughout the tournament. First team listed will wear the white caps and are the “home” team.
6. RAIN or SHINE. We suggest that your team bring canopies for shelter from the elements.
7. Any forfeits result in a $100 fine per game to the offending team per SOPAC zone policies. It is the responsibility of the coach or team manager to follow the tournament schedule.
COACHES: It is our intention to have a positive environment for all age group athletes. We will ask that you refrain from disparaging remarks to the officials, desk, and spectators. Referees will be instructed not to tolerate excessive behavior. Excessive behavior as deemed by a referee: First Warning: ball is pulled out of play and referee will address the coach one on one. Second Offense: Yellow card, Third Offense: Red Card.
REFEREES: We intend to make this a top quality tournament.
LOCATION: Orange County, CA
1.All athletes, coaches, and Clubs must be USAWP registered for 2025.
2. Roster may exceed 15 players, however we only award 15 medals per team and for only the following Age Divisions: 10U/12U/14U.
3. The course will be 25 yards or 25M with wall or floating goals.
4. The ball size will be consistent with the USAWP Conduct of Championships.
5. Each team will be entitled to 2 x one-minute timeouts per game.
6. Point system to be used:
4 points for outright win (or forfeit win)
3 points for shootout win
2 points for shootout loss
1 point for outright loss
0 points for forfeit loss
Note: forfeit could be thru no game or played game that is forfeited due to borrowed or ineligible players
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.
7. All games will be played to a result. In the case of a tie the game will go directly to a shoot-out with 5 players selected from each team. Teams will shoot at goal to the right of the score table unless mutually agreed otherwise by the teams.
8. In case of a tie in bracket play to determine advancement, the following applies:
a. 3 teams tied in points broken by goal differential. If for some reason there is still a tie after this method then, goals allowed will be used. After the initial tie is broken, the top team from the tie breaker will be removed and the remaining teams will be evaluated on a head to head basis.
b. 2 teams tied in points, head to head
9. Only coaches and managers listed on your team roster will be allowed on the bench.
