18U/16U Boys Super Finals

Welcome to the inaugural year of the Futures Water Polo League (FWPL) or Futures. Futures is designed to provide high level competition for the top water polo clubs in the nation. All clubs, coaches, athletes and officials are held to the highest standards to ensure a professional experience for everyone involved. Futures WPL’s mission is to showcase, through its highly competitive environment, the collective talents and efforts of all those who are involved and to continue to foster the development of our sport’s future.

The 2017 Futures Super Finals for 18u and 16u boys, sponsored by Kap7, will take place in Northern California hosted by Stanford WPC at Sacred Heart Prep, Menlo-Atherton HS, Gunn HS and Los Altos HS.

Details & Rules: All information can be found at www.futureswpl.com

18u Teams:  680, American River, CCU, CDM, Del Mar, Foothill Club, Lamorinda, LA Premier, LAWPC, Newport, OCWPC, Pride, Regency, Royal 559, SB Premier, SHAQ, Stanford and Vanguard

16u Teams:  680, American River, CCU, CDM, Del Mar, Foothill Club, Lamorinda, LA Premier, LAWPC, Newport, Pride, Regency, Royal 559, SHAQ, South Bay United, Stanford, Trojan and Vanguard

ENTRY FEES – $850 per team. Please make checks payable to “NCWPC” and mail to:
Stanford WPC – Attn: Jon Barnea
PO Box 60662
Palo Alto, CA 94306

SCHEDULES/RESULTS CAN BE ACCESSED HERE:
18u and 16u Boys Schedules

ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY:  Athletes must be current members of USAWP. Roster Checks will be done prior to each game.
Gate Fee for Spectators:  18 & Over – $10 – daily pass; $25 – weekend pass. Cash only at the gate. Anyone under 18 will be admitted for free.

LEAGUE DIRECTOR: Dustin Litvak – [email protected]
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Jon Barnea – [email protected]

 

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Rules for the Game

  • 25 meters, 7 minute quarters, 30 second shot clock.
  • 2 – 1 minute time outs which can be taken at any time.
  • All games must be played to a conclusion. Ties go directly to shoot out.
  • Home team wears white caps and starts to the left of the scorer’s table.
  • Verified rosters must be brought to the scorer’s table 30 minutes prior to game time.
  • Protests must be filed within 30 minutes of the end of the game, recorded by a referee on the scoresheet. Please write out your protest and submit to the tournament committee. If you are protesting an adverse course condition, this must be protested prior to the start of the game.

Brutalities

  • The call will result in a penalty throw and a 4-minute exclusion. Further, if a player is called for a brutality, he will be out for the remainder of that game and the rest of the tournament.
  • However, either team can appeal the call with video evidence. Video can be submitted to the FWPL committee. The committee can determine if the act of brutality was not called correctly by the official and the punishment can be removed or lessened.

 Club Transfers

  • Any player wishing to transfer clubs, whether from an existing FWPL team, or an outside team, must sit out for 30 days. Please submit transfer request immediately to [email protected].

Bracket Tie-Breaker Rules

  • Points will be awarded to each team in the following way – 4 points – Regulation Win; 3 points – Shootout Win; 2 points – Shootout Loss; 1 point – Regulation Loss; 0 points – Forfeit.
  • Tie Breaker System – Two Teams: If the point totals of two teams are the same, head-to-head competition will be used to break the tie.
  • Tie Breaker System – Three or More Teams: If more than two teams are tied in points, goal differential amongst the teams tied serves as the tiebreaker to determine the best team within the group until only two teams remain. The final two teams use their head-to-head results to break the tie. If the top two teams based on goal differential are tied, the tie is broken with the results of their head-to-head competition. If the goal differential among all teams tied is the same, the fewest goals allowed in the games amongst the tied serves as the tiebreaker to determine the best team within the group until only two teams remain. The final two teams use their head-to-head results to break the tie.

Awards

  • Trophies will be presented to the top three teams in each division.
  • Individual awards for each division will include: MVP, Best Defender, Best Goalie & Best Coach.
  • All-Tournament Team will selections will be allocated in the following way with 9 athletes on each team.