2020 AYWPC Entry Information Handbook - Updated, 15th November, 2019
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Entry Information Handbook
2020 AYWPC
Updated, 15th November, 2019
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Table of Contents
1. Documents to Reference ................................................................................................................................ 3
2. Event Information ............................................................................................................................................ 4
2.1 2020 Australian Youth Water Polo Championships .............................................................................................. 4
2.2 Championship Dates/Times .................................................................................................................................. 4
2.3 Cost per Team ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.4 Technical Meetings................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.5 Venues ................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3. Event Timelines ............................................................................................................................................... 6
4. Competition Rules ........................................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Teams & Bench ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Venue .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.3 Cap Colour ............................................................................................................................................................. 7
4.4 Table Duty ............................................................................................................................................................. 7
4.5 Competition Points ................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.6 Results ................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.7 Tournament Awards .............................................................................................................................................. 8
5. Eligibility Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 9
5.1 Team Lists .............................................................................................................................................................. 9
6. Accreditation Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 9
7. Draft Process ................................................................................................................................................. 10
7.1 Draft Player Nominations .................................................................................................................................... 10
7.2 Draft Team Nominations ..................................................................................................................................... 10
7.3 Draft Process ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
7.4 Draft Entry Forms ................................................................................................................................................ 11
8. Competition Draw & Seedings f ..................................................................................................................... 12
8.1 Competition Structure......................................................................................................................................... 12
8.2 Competition Title Breakdown ............................................................................................................................. 12
8.3 Seedings Process ................................................................................................................................................. 13
9. Streaming of Matches .................................................................................................................................... 14
10. Auxiliary Events ............................................................................................................................................. 14
11. Think.Act.Play. ............................................................................................................................................... 15
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1. Documents to Reference
FINA Water Polo Rules – Click Here
National Technical Rules - Click Here
AYWPC Club, Team and Player Eligibility Regulations – Click Here
WPA Accreditation and Appointments Regulations - Click Here
Pg: 32. Event Information
2.1 2020 Australian Youth Water Polo Championships
The Australian Youth Water Polo Championships bring together eight national age Club
Championships; 12&U Boys and Girls, 14&U Boys and Girls, 16&U Boys and Girls, 18&U Boys
and Girls. The 2020 event will be hosted in Brisbane, Queensland with more than 3000
participants expected for a two-week festival of water polo.
2.2 Championship Dates/Times
Full event duration is 11th to 23rd of January 2020 with the age groups split over a
2-week period.
Week 1 Week 2
11-16 January 2020 18-23 January 2020
14&U Championships 12&U Championships
18&U Championships 16&U Championships
*If less than eight (8) teams nominate for any division, the competition will be reduced by one (1) day.
Daily competition playing times are anticipated to be between 8am and 8pm each day, pending
entry numbers.
2.3 Cost per Team
Early Bird Team Entry Fee - $2,500 (incl. GST)
- July 2019 to 22nd September 2019 23:59 AEST
- Non-refundable deposit of $1,250 due at point of nomination by online card
payment
- Remaining $1,250 due by 27th October 2019 (invoice by WPA)
Late Team Entry Fee - $3,000 (incl. GST)
- 23rd September 2019 – 27th October 2019 23:59 AEST
- Full amount due at point of nomination
- Non-refundable
Please note: there are no individual player fees. Spectators will be required to pay an entry fee at each
venue. Tickets will be available for pre-purchase online closer to competition, as well as at the door.
Pg: 42.4 Technical Meetings
At least one (1) representative from each team is required to attend the Technical Meetings
where accreditation passes and programs are to be collected. This representative is to be the
pre-nominated Coach, Assistant Coach and/or Manager. This meeting is compulsory as passes
will not be available for collection at any other time.
If you are taking part in both weeks of competition, you are required to attend both Technical
Meetings as the information will be relevant for the specific divisions taking part in that week.
The Technical Delegates and Referees will also be in attendance at the meeting.
Week 1 Meeting Week 2 Meeting
Friday 10th January Friday 17th January
7-8.30pm at the Sleeman Sports Complex, Theatre
2.5 Venues
The following venues have been confirmed to host the 2020 Australian Youth Water Polo
Championships. The location for matches in each age group will depend on the number of
team entries received. Each venue encompasses a different number of Fields of Play.
VENUE SITE ADDRESS BEST ACCESS ADDRESS
All Hallows’ Consilio Aquatic 547 Ann Street, 20 Dodge Lane,
Centre Brisbane QLD 4000 Brisbane QLD 4000
Brisbane Aquatic Centre – Old Cleveland Road & Tilley Carpark 3 off Old Cleveland Road,
Sleeman Sports Complex Road, Chandler QLD 4155 Chandler QLD 4155
Fortitude Valley Pool 432 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Murray Evans Sports and
Aquatic Centre – 4 Stephens Road, Brisbane QLD 4101
Somerville House School
Stuartholme Aquatic Precinct Birdwood Terrace, Brisbane QLD 4066
Pg: 53. Event Timelines
Team Entries Must pay $1,250
non-refundable Click here to
Open - Early NOW!
deposit at point nominate!
Bird Prices of nomination.
TEAM ENTRIES
Team Entries Sunday 22nd Remaining
Close - Early September $1,250 due by
23:59 AEST 27th October.
Bird Prices
Sunday 27th Total $2,500 +
Late Team October $500 late fee
due at point of
Entries Close 23:59 AEST nomination.
EOI TD's &
Sunday 27th Teams and
Referees Click here to
TEAM LISTS & OFFICIALS
October Individuals
Nominations
23:59 AEST
nominate!
Close to nominate
Team Lists Due
Sunday 10th Submitted via WPA
incl. Cap November MemberPool. Team
Official will be
Numbers &
23:59 AEST granted access.
Officials
by Monday 11th Notification
Officials November of all Officials
Confirmation
17:00 AEST appointed
Individual & Sunday 17th Submitted via WPA TEAM DRAFT
November MemberPool. Team
Team Draft Officials will be
Request Close 23:59 AEST granted access. INDIVIDUAL DRAFT
DRAFT
Draft 14&U / 18&U 12&U / 16&U ANNOUNCED:
Conducted (via 20th November 27th November 14&U / 18&U 21st Nov
12&U / 16&U 28th Nov
Teleconference) Time TBC Time TBC
Monday 2nd
DRAW
DRAW DECEMBER Announced on
RELEASED WPA Website
12:00 AEST
Pg: 64. Competition Rules
This competition will be played under the current FINA Water Polo Rules, with modifications as outlined in
the WPA National Technical Rules. Please refer to the WPA website for these rulebooks:
FINA Water Polo Rules – CLICK HERE
WPA National Technical Rules – CLICK HERE
(Team rosters, participation rules, age groups, game duration, possession clock, timeouts, shots at goals,
exclusion fouls, pool dimensions, goal size and ball size)
A summary of the key Competition rules to highlight that are not included in either of the above are;
4.1 Teams & Bench
Up to 14 players can be used during the Championships with a maximum of 13 in any match. All players
will appear on the scorecard. Each team shall consist of seven (7) players, one who shall be a goalkeeper
who shall wear the goalkeepers cap and not more than six reserves that may be used as substitutes.
If 14 players are listed with 2 dedicated goalkeepers, all 14 players will be eligible to participate in all
matches.
Up to three (3) accredited Team Officials, being a Coach, Assistant Coach and Manager are permitted
to sit on the bench along with six (6) substitutes.
4.2 Venue
All five (5) venues listed above will be used for the duration of the tournament. Each venue
encompasses a different number of Fields of Play.
4.3 Cap Colour
The first named team shall wear the light cap colour of their choice and the second named team a cap
of contrasting colour, predominantly dark. The first named team will commence play to the LEFT of the
Official’s Table.
4.4 Table Duty
Teams must provide the names of four (4) suitably qualified table officials with their team lists
through the MemberPool. Table Officials must hold the Competition Official Accreditation listed in
their MemberPool profile.
At least two (2) listed table officials are required from EACH TEAM for duty during the team’s own
schedule match.
Pg: 7The roles during each match that must be filled include:
- Flag/Caller – 1 person from Team 1
- Main Clock – 1 person from Team 1
- Shot Clock – 1 person from Team 2
- Secretary – 1 person from Team 2
All teams must provide Table Officials as detailed above – failure to do so may result in a fine and/or
loss of competition points as per WPA’s Accreditation and Appointment Regulations.
WPA will appoint Referees for Table Duty for Championship Semi Finals and Medal Matches.
Please note: Goal Judges will not be used in any matches.
4.5 Competition Points
Win 3 points
Draw 2 points
Loss 1 point
In the event of a Forfeit/Disqualification, the offending team will receive 0 points and the goal margin
will be 5 – 0. The non-offending team will receive 3 points.
Round games that finish in a tie will result in a draw. Penalty Shoot Outs will occur from Quarter finals
onwards in all title divisions.
4.6 Results
Results and player statistics will be located within the Match Centre on WPA’s Website.
4.7 Tournament Awards
The following awards will be given at the tournament in each age division and gender:
- Most Valuable Goalkeeper
- Most Valuable Player
- Highest Goal scorer
The criteria used to determine these awards will be released closer to the competition.
All Water Polo Australia events are an opportunity to be watched and/or identified for future
representative teams.
Pg: 85. Eligibility Requirements
Team and Player Eligibility Requirements for this competition are defined within the AYWPC Club, Team
and Player Eligibility Regulations. All Team Officials are to ensure they understand these regulations. Please
refer to the WPA website for these rulebooks:
AYWPC Club, Team and Player Eligibility Regulations – CLICK HERE
A summary of additional event specific eligibility requirements to highlight, not included in the above are;
5.1 Team Lists
Once the primary representative of the team has performed the Team Nomination, they will be given
access to the team within the MemberPool to add their players and accredited Team Officials.
Team Lists must be submitted by 10th November 2019, including:
- Players and their cap numbers
- Head Coach (required)
- Manager (required)
- Assistant Coach (optional)
- Names of four (4) Table Officials (required)
Clubs must separately nominate their designated Referee here by 27th October 2019.
6. Accreditation Requirements
Each Team has a responsibility to ensure all Team Officials are appropriately accredited in order to be
allowed on pool deck. Requirements for this competition are defined within the WPA Accreditation and
Appointment Regulations. All Team Officials are to ensure they understand these regulations. Please refer
to the WPA website for these rules:
WPA Accreditation and Appointment Regulations – CLICK HERE
Pg: 97. Draft Process
7.1 Draft Player Nominations
i. The player draft will be managed by WPA.
ii. An eligible player must apply to WPA to be included in the draft on the appropriate form by the
publicised closing date, including a short resume, contact details and payment of $150.00 draft
application deposit.
iii. A condition of entry to the draft is that a player will commit to play with the team they are picked
up by. A player who withdraws from a draft team after confirmation will not be refunded their
entry deposit.
iv. In the event of a player being successfully selected in the draft process, the draft deposit will be
transferred to the receiving club.
v. In the event of a player not being selected in the draft process, the draft application deposit will
be refunded.
7.2 Draft Team Nominations
i. Teams that have eleven (11) or less players will be permitted to select a maximum of three (3)
players from the draft. Clubs with multiple team entries in any Championship will only be allowed
to draft players to the bottom ranked team.
ii. Teams must apply to WPA to be included in the draft on the appropriate form by the publicised
closing date, including all desired positions and contact details.
iii. As part of the application process, the Team guarantees that the coach, assistant coach, manager
and any other team officials have the required accreditations, including valid working with
vulnerable people clearance recorded in the WPA MemberPool database.
7.3 Draft Process
i. The Draft process for the Championships will be conducted over two (2) rounds via
teleconference;
a. The first round will be restricted to teams and players within the same state/territory.
b. The second round (if required) will include any players who were not selected in the first
round into a National Draft if agreed upon in their draft application with parent/guardian
consent.
ii. WPA may, in their absolute discretion, place left over draft players in teams who still require
drafts, even if they have reached their three (3) draft player limit or enter a National Composite
Team.
Pg: 107.4 Draft Entry Forms
To enter the 2020 Draft as a PLAYER - CLICK HERE
To enter the 2020 Draft as a TEAM - CLICK HERE
Pg: 118. Competition Draw & Seedings
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8.1 Competition Structure
Once team nominations have closed, the draw progressions will be determined for the number of teams
in each age group and division. A sample progression is provided below using 16 teams.
Winners Gold
Championsh
Group A - 4 Pos 1&2 Pos 1&2 Winners
Group E ip Semi
Teams Group E/F
Final (1-4)
Quarter Losers Bronze
Finals
Winners 5th Position
Group B - 4 Pos 1&2 Pos 3&4 Losers Semi Final
Group F
Teams Group E/F (5-8)
Losers 7th Position
Winners 9th Position
Group C - 4 Pos 3&4 Pos 1&2 Winners Plate Semi
Group G
Teams Group G/H Final (9-12)
Quarter Losers 11th Position
Finals
Winners 13th Position
Group D - 4 Pos 3&4 Pos 3&4 Losers Semi Final
Group H
Teams Group G/H (13-16)
Losers 15th Position
8.2 Competition Title Breakdown
Position Title
st
1 Position Championship / Gold Medallist
2nd Position Silver Medallist
rd
3 Position Bronze Medallist
9th Position Plate
th
17 Position Bowl
25th Position Shield
rd
33 Position Cup
Please note: there must be 4 or more teams in each placing group to award the allocated title.
Pg: 128.3 Seedings Process
Rankings from the 2019 AYWPC will be used for the seedings of the 2020 Competition using the following
system:
i. 2019 rankings for each division will be allocated to the number of pots required for the 2020
Competition Structure.
Eg. If there were 16 teams who competed in the 16&U Girls division the previous year, ranking will
be based on the Club’s result in that division, regardless of the upcoming year’s team list.
EXAMPLE
2019 16&U Girls 2020 16&U Girls
Rank Club/Team Pot
1st Adelaide Crows
2nd Brisbane Lions
Pot 1
3rd Carlton Blues
4th Collingwood Magpies
5th Essendon Bombers
6th Fremantle Dockers
Pot 2
7th Geelong Cats
8th Gold Coast Suns
9th GWS Giants
10th Hawthorn Hawks
Pot 3
11th Melbourne Demons
12th North Melbourne Kangaroos
13th Port Adelaide Power
14th Richmond Tigers
Pot 4
15th Saint Kilda Saints
16th Sydney Swans
ii. Teams that did not compete in the 2019 Championships will be randomly seeded in the lowest
position.
iii. Teams that do not return after the 2019 Championship will forfeit their position, and the rankings
will move up to fill the position.
iv. Once the Pots are determined, teams will be randomly drawn and placed into Groups using the
following procedure:
EXAMPLE – 2020 16&U Girls
Group A Group B Group C Group D
1st Pick Pot 1 2nd Pick Pot 1 3rd Pick Pot 1 4th Pick Pot 1
4th Pick Pot 2 1st Pick Pot 2 2nd Pick Pot 2 3rd Pick Pot 2
3rd Pick Pot 3 th
4 Pick Pot 3 1st Pick Pot 3 2nd Pick Pot 3
2nd Pick Pot 4 rd
3 Pick Pot 4 4th Pick Pot 4 1st Pick Pot 4
Pg: 139. Streaming of Matches
It is anticipated that the medal matches that occur on the Finals Day of Competition for each week
will be livestreamed and available for viewing through the OVOPlay App. The streaming schedule will
be confirmed when the Draw is released.
14&U & 18&U – Thursday 16th January *
12&U & 16&U – Thursday 23rd January *
*Pending team entry numbers.
10. Auxiliary Events
A variety of Auxiliary Events will be available throughout the Championships and will be advertised
closer to date.
Events may include:
- Medal Presentations
- International Test Matches
- Coaching/Refereeing development and accreditation opportunities
- National Teams Open Training Sessions
- Sponsorship activations
- FlippaFest
A complete schedule will be released August 2019.
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