For a team to be eligible as a club team, all members of the team must be members of the same club, i.e. registered with USOA under that club.
If a club does not have enough for a complete team (10-12 members), or they have too many to fit on the team(s) they are bringing, their extra player(s)/partial team may ask to be joined with another partial team or other players looking for a team.
If a player’s club is not sending a team then that player can request to be added to another team.
Teams and players will be joined with others from their region first; if no space is available then they can be joined with teams from other regions.
These placement decisions are made by the Regional Directors and the USA Competitions Director.
Club teams and composite teams formed by the Regional and USA Competitions Directors (ie. teams that meet the eligibility requirements of the US Nationals Team Composition Policy) will be allowed to compete and place in the tournament playoffs and finals.
Teams that include a foreign player and otherwise meet the eligibility requirements will be allowed to compete in the tournament playoffs and finals, but may not place over teams that do not include a foreign player.
Teams that do not meet the eligibility requirements will not be allowed to compete in the playoffs or finals with, or place over, the eligible teams.
COMPETITION FORMAT: There will be 1 Division with up to 3 skill grades at Nationals, with no age or gender restrictions: Open A, Open B, and Open C. There will be crossover games to allow for reseeding the skill grades before the playoffs. We ask that you indicate your team’s skill grade preference that is appropriate to the strength of your team when creating your team on the Portal.
CLUB TEAM PRIORITY REGISTRATION: There will be a maximum of 24 total team entries accepted, generally first-come first-served. However:
Any non-eligible team entries will be put on hold until April 15 to ensure that all clubs have a chance to enter at least 1 team.
Any second (and subsequent) team entries from any one club will also be put on hold until April 15 to ensure that all other clubs have a chance to enter at least one team.
After April 15, any team entries that were put on hold will be accepted (space allowing) in the order in which they were paid (fully refundable if not ultimately accepted).
Fees
$1,700 team entry fee, includes a banquet ticket for each rostered player. Please contact us by the final payment deadline if you need additional banquet tickets. After May 7: $1,900 per team
$250 ref opt-out fee (more info below) first-paid first-served.
Registration Process
To register:
Register your team on https://uwhportal.com. To do this, sign in, and then navigate to the event page. Click on "Register a team" and follow the prompts. - The only information required to make a team is a team name (can be edited later). - All other team information can be added/edited later, but must be completed by June 15. - Once you have registered your team, your players can request to be added to your team, or you can invite them to your roster. - Please send any questions regarding team creation and roster building to [email protected].
Pay your fees: - Paypal (preferred):[email protected]. Please send as friends/family transfer. As always, if you incur Paypal fees, we will ask you to cover them. Also, please indicate in your Paypal memo: 1. What team you are registering 2. Team organizer contact email - Venmo: @ColoradoUWH - Check: Make payable to DAUHC and mail to: Tyera Eulberg, PO Box 270164, Louisville, CO 80027 Also, please include a note indicating 1. What team you are registering 2. Team organizer contact email
A team registration is not considered complete until both the Portal team creation is submitted AND payment has been received.
DEADLINES:
All team entry fees must be received by May 7 to avoid any penalties.
Final date for payments is May 21
Rosters due June 15
Team Submission
All team info and rosters must be finalized on https://uwhportal.com by June 15 at 11:59pm Mountain Time. Each team and any players not meeting this deadline will incur a $20 fine for your team (emergency roster replacements excepted). “Finalized” rosters means ensuring all your team’s members have accepted their invites and the following for each member on your roster:
Cap numbers assigned
Unique player/cap #s will be required for this tournament; acceptable numbers are integers 1-99. Players may mark their number on their arm, but it must match their cap. Each player’s white and black caps must have the same number.
2024 Basic Rules Certificate
This year, in order to be eligible to compete, ALL players at Nationals must have received a 2024 Basic UWH Rule Referee Certificate by completing the online test, which takes about 20 min.
This includes EVERYONE. Even those who have passed this test previously and/or those with a level 1 or higher qualification.
If any players are not confident in their referee knowledge, there will be a wide selection of online courses made available to teach the material for this online test. It is recommended that you take the course (it takes about an hour) before attempting to take the test; even if you “know the rules”; at the very least it is a good refresher, and you might even pick up a thing or two!
The course schedule and the link to the test will be provided closer to the end of March, stay tuned for more information.
We will be using https://uwhportal.com to verify each player’s Basic Rules Certificate status with USOA.
USOA registration for 2024 and account link between the Portal and USOA