66th Annual SPA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

NOVEMBER 14,15, OPEN TO ALL ZONES!

HOST:  SOCAL PATRIOTS (originally awarded to Patriot by the SOPAC ZONE)

HS GIRLS, 14UB, 14UG, 12UB, 12UG,12UCoed, 10U B/G/Coed, and 8U

HS GIRLS CAN COMPETE AS LONG AS THEY HAVE NOT PLAYED AN OFFICIAL GAME YET FOR THE SEASON

AGE DETERMINATION: Age as of August 1, 2027

QUARTERS DURATION:10U: 5 Min, 12U COED, 12UBG, 14UBG & HS GIRLS:  7 Min

COURSE LENGTH: 18U–25

Meters, HS/14U-25 meters12U-25 yards, 10U Coed-18 Meters- Inflatable Goals

ENTRY FEE: $895 (8U & 10U) 5 min, $995 (12U) 6 min, $1095 (14U & HS GIRLS) 7 min

LOCATION:  ORANGE COUNTY

AWARDS: Medals for Top Three Teams in each flight.

USA Water Polo Membership Level:  Silver

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Duje Grubisich - duje@socalpatriots.org

SEEDING: BY SOCAL PATRIOTS, contact DUJE

SCHEDULING, RESULTS, AND ENTRIES: BY KAHUNA EVENTS

DEADLINE TO ENTER. November 3, 2026
DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT:  November 3, 2026

HISTORY OF THIS LONG-STANDING EVENT:

For decades, this event was a culmination of the SPA League, which initially was 14 and under where the winners of each gender went to the Speedo cup, (now Champions Cup), a national event for 14U Boys and 14U Girls. Think of the current 14U Futures League format, with league play then championship but if the winners went to a national event. Now, Champions Cup has its own qualification event if needed.

SPA was the acronym for Southern Pacific Association which now has become the Coastal California and the Southern Pacific zones after USA Water Polo established zones.

Currently, the SPA Championships is an multi-age-group open event which is open to any team regardless of participation in the league and offers both top-level and below with flight separation to offer meaningful games for each team similar to other legacy events.

This event is one of the 3 or 4 Southern Pacific Zone awarded bid events. Note: $25 of each team's entry fee goes to the zone to support zone programs, similar to the other zone-awarded events (NJO quals, etc).

For 2026, the SPA Championships was awarded by the zone to Socal Patriots (formerly Patriot).

Note: entry system, scheduling, and results is supported by Kahuna Events.

To see other awarded bid events for the zone through 2028 please go to www.sopacwp.com.

Looking forward to seeing you on deck!