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  2. 13TH ANNUAL KAP7 HOLIDAY CUP
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13TH ANNUAL KAP7 HOLIDAY CUP
December 12 & 13, 2026
ENTER BY DEADLINE OF DECEMBER 3, 2026!!!
HOST: SET Water Polo Club and Irvine Youth Water Polo Corporation
DIVISIONS: 18U Boys, 16U Boys, 14U Boys, 14U Girls, 12U Boys,12U Girls, 12U Coed, 10U B/G/Coed, 8U Coed
AGE DETERMINATION: Age as of August 1, 2027
QUARTERS DURATION: 8U/10U: 5 Min,12UBGC - 6 min,14U/16U/18U/Open:7 Min
COURSE LENGTH: 18U/16U/14U–25 Meters, 12U-25 yards, 10U B/G/Coed-18
Meters
ENTRY FEE: 8U=FREE! 10U-$695, 12U-$895, 14/16/18U $995 per team
HOLIDAY PROMO! Enter all your teams with us that weekend and get a free 10U entry, pay up front and will issue credit providing all teams are with us.
ALL 8U Coed teams are FREE!
LOCATION:  Orange County
AWARDS: Medals for Top Three Teams in each flight.
ENTRY DEADLINE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2026
USA Water Polo Membership Level:  Bronze
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Bradley Schumacher, setwpc@yahoo.com
COMPETITION DIRECTOR: Nick Baba nick@irvinewaterpolo.org


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.

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13TH ANNUAL KAP7 HOLIDAY CUP

13TH Annual Holiday Event, Special Pricing This Year!

Dec 12, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026

Register

Registration closes on Dec 10, 2026, 07:00 AM PST