2023 4th Annual HINMAN AND PACO BEAUTIFUL DAY GAMES

ONLINE ENTRY FORM

HOSTED BY IRVINE YOUTH WATER POLO (KAHUNA)

Details & Rules (please read carefully before entering):

DATES: MARCH 16, 17, 2024

HINMAN was loved by many and will be dearly missed by all friends and family, as well as the water polo and swimming disciplines. He has had an impact on so many lives throughout his lifetime, both in an out of the water, across multiple generations.
A great story teller, gentleman, scholar, coach and educator, his sometimes humorous and satirical nature further enhanced his ability to reach so many diverse individuals throughout the years.
Once when asked, "Why do people call you "HINMAN", (including his wife and family!) isn't that confusing?, he would answer. "No confusion; they call Superman, just Superman, right?"!
I guess when you are truly one of a kind, one only needs a single name! He will truly be missed. NJB
This annual event will be held in his honor with net proceeds to go towards projects in accordance with aquatics programs at Irvine HS including water polo infrastructure.

What began in 2023, this event will also benefit the family of Francisco "Paco" Gonzalez, who passed away January 2, 2023. Paco attended Saddleback High School, played four years of varsity water polo, and swam. During his high school career, Paco scored 300+ goals. His water polo experience started at Irvine Kahuna Water Polo Club 14u, 16u, 18u through masters. After high school, Paco attended Goldenwest College and won a state championship with an undefeated season. Following Goldenwest, Paco played a year at La Verne University where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Educational Studies. Paco had been coaching since 2010 starting with 10/12u at Kahuna while playing on Kahuna’s 18u team. During early years of Goldenwest College attendance, Paco coached at SOCAL WPC and HB WPC. In 2017 Paco returned home to Kahuna and resumed coaching. He was very familiar with the Kahuna skillset training regimen and system of play. Paco has also provided private training from intro to advance level skills and continued through Covid with remote training. After Covid, Irvine Kahuna and Northwood club training combined to be North Irvine. Paco’s coaching philosophy was to develop his young athletes not only in the water, but also as young individuals. He was a strong believer in “student athletes” putting academics first. They must excel in the classroom before doing so in the water. Every day was a fresh day and the players continued to develop and improve as they commit to their training. Paco’s primary goal for each player was that they attain their goals whether it’s learning to egg beat or making it onto a college team. This could all be achieved with hard work and perseverance. He is truly missed by anyone who knew him.

LOCATION: Premier facilities, professionally run. Please state scheduling preferences in comments section.

AGE GROUPS:
(Note: Age Determination is age as of midnight, August 1, 2024- play your NJO teams!...)
MASTERS COED
MASTERS MEN
MASTERS WOMEN
10U COED, 7v7 and 5v5 - ball size 2, smaller course, smaller goals
12U COED - ball size 3, smaller course, smaller goals
12U GIRLS - ball size 3
12U BOYS - ball size 3
14U GIRLS - ball size 4
14U BOYS - ball size 4
16U/18U GIRLS - ball size 4
16U/18U BOYS - ball size 5
Note 12th Grade OK!
Please note that age determination is midnight August 1st, 2024 as the determination. For exceptions, please email: nick@irvinewaterpolo.org

GAMES: 7-minute quarters for MASTERS, 16's & 18's (or 12th Grade), 6-minute quarters for 14's & 12's, and 10's will play at 5 minute quarters; 4 games guaranteed, 6 games max; all games will be played in 2 days, Saturday and Sunday.

Current USAWP/FINA Rules for USAWP age group competitions with exceptions:
The first team listed shall wear white caps and sit to the left of the score table from the vantage point of someone sitting at the score table.
No flipping of coins to choose starting ends.
Teams shall switch ends at halftime; the rules do not allow for switching ends each period.
ALL BREAKS, INCLUDING HALF-TIME SHALL BE 2 MINUTES IN DURATION.

Possession Clocks shall be set for 30 second possessions for all divisions

Each team shall have 2 x 1-minute timeouts per game. NOTE! TEAMS MAY USED THIS 1 MINUTE TIMEOUT TO SET UP OR MOVE DOWN FIELD OF PLAY! DO NOT NEED TO GET ON OWN SIDE OF HALF IF NOT GOING TO HUDDLE!

EACH GAME WILL REQUIRE A WINNER. IF TIED, GO DIRECTLY TO SHOOTOUT.
Point system is 4 pts. for outright win, 3 pts. for shootout win, 2 pts. for shootout loss, 1 pt. for outright loss,
and 0 pts. for forfeit.

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.
 

ENTRY FEES: $995 per team (note, 10U, $895)

AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place individual medals for the top 3 teams respectively in each flight of each division

ROSTERS: All rosters must be verified using the roster verification online system and each team will be required to submit a scoresheet prior to each game.

TEAMS MUST PRINT ENOUGH COPIES IN ORDER TO HAND IN ONE COPY EACH OF THE VERIFIED ROSTER AND SCORESHEET TO THE SCORE TABLE PRIOR TO EACH GAME.br>

DEADLINES: Please read carefully.
DEADLINE TO DECLARE INTENT TO ENTER: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6th, 2024
DEADLINE TO PAY ENTRY FEES (Credit Cards Accepted): WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6th, 2024, YOUR TEAMS WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED WITHOUT PAYMENT!
WE WILL BE USING CURRENT USAWP rules THAT TOOK EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2024 FOR USAWP AGE GORUP COMPETITIONS
SCHEDULES RELEASED TO TEAMS FOR PROOFING: SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2024
FINAL SCHEDULES RELEASE AND POSTED ON WEB AT www.irvinewaterpolo.org: MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2024 (evening)