Hosting a League Tournament
The CWPA will take care of the following:
- Assigning and paying the officials
- Handling ALL schedule issues
- Providing balls, scoresheets, and a laminated scoring guide
- Sending awards if it is a championship
The host institution is responsible for the following items:
BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT…
- Submitting a Pool Confirmation Form
- Paying any costs associated with the pool or lifeguards
- Staffing and training desk officials (online webinar)
- Confirming receipt of balls and scoresheets to office@collegiatewaterpolo.org
- Ensuring the pool and timing system are setup properly
DURING THE TOURNAMENT…
- Contact the Commissioner (610-505-8761) if there are any schedule issues
- Give the yellow and pink copies of scoresheet to teams after each game
- Take pictures of the teams in action (optional)
- Take pictures of award winners if division championship
AFTER THE TOURNAMENT…
- Send scores to office@collegiatewaterpolo.org immediately after games finish
- Send pictures to CWPA (optional)*
- Send pictures of white scoresheets to office@collegiatewaterpolo.org
OPTIONAL…
- Teams may request equipment to stream the games. All expenses will be paid for by CWPA. If interested, contact the CWPA at video@collegiatewaterpolo.org
- Teams may charge admission for regular season contests and/or offer concessions and keep all proceeds. Maximum admission fee permitted is $15/weekend and $10/day for a divisional weekend. Host must confirm they are charging admission with the league office at least two weeks prior to the tournament, so the teams in the division can be made aware of the admission fee.
- If your facility requires Special Events Liability Insurance with at least a $1,000,000 per occurrence, you can search the internet or consider using Tammy Westbrook of Southwest Special Risk Insurance. Depending on the size of the event, coverage could begin as low as $150 for the weekend. To receive a quote, contact Information:
Tammy Westbrook, Southwest Special Risk Insurance
Website: www.swsrinsurance.com
Email: Tammy_Westbrook@outlook.com
Office: 817-923-1111
