2015-08-12
NFL FLAG FOOTBALL - WUHAN TOURNAMENT & REGISTRATION GUIDE
All football fans ages 9-18+ have the opportunity to compete in Regional Tournaments around China. Winning teams from each age bracket will advance to their respective City Final Championships. City Champions from the University Men’s bracket will qualify to play in University Bowl VII. Dates and locations are released on FLAG.NFLCHINA.com.
Venue:
Wuhan University of Technology
Schedules:
September 26th - pool games and city final(9-12 coed, 13-15 coed, 16-18 coed, 18-22 University Men, 18+ coed)
Note: Registration age as of August 1, 2015
REGISTRATION
Registration will open on August 17th and will close 7 days prior to the designated tournament date or when the tournament reaches its maximum capacity.
Teams must consist of at least eight (8) players with a maximum of ten (10) players.
Note: Teams are eligible to participate in multiple regional tournaments. However, each player can only play on one team per tournament.
Space for each tournament is limited. Registrations are made on a first come, first serve basis.
There will be a 1,000 RMB registration fee per term to participate per Regional Tournament. This 1,000 RMB tournament entry fee is non-refundable.
Locations and site dates/times are subject to change.
Players’ ages will be reviewed as of August 1st of the current year. A player may play up into an older division but cannot play down into a younger division.
Each team will be provided with a set of ten (10) NFL FLAG team jerseys upon tournament check-in. NFL FLAG jerseys must be worn at all times during tournament play.
City Champions from each age bracket will receive champion tees, medals and certificates.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
Each team will play at least 3 games in group pool play.
In pool games, Teams are awarded two points for a win and one for a draw.
Playoff qualification and seeding are based on team’s win-loss record during pool play.
In case of two teams entering Playoffs with the same ranking, tie break is determined by the result between respective teams’ previous match-up, e.g. winning team from respective match-up is seeded ahead. If the previous match-up came to a tie, the team which scores the most points in pool games is seeded ahead.
Regional Tournament waivers must be completed at tournament registration. Further tournament-related details, such as game schedule and player check-in, will be provided closer to tournament dates.
All tournament participants must complete and agree to the NFL FLAG tournament waiver (provided as part of the online registration process). Participants ages 16 and above may consent to their own waivers. Participants ages 15 and under will not be permitted to play without a tournament waiver completed and agreed to by a parent/guardian either as part of the online registration process or the on-site tournament check-in process.
The 1,000 RMB tournament team entry fee includes:
Ten (10) NFL FLAG team jerseys
Ten (10) Wilson junior footballs
Ten (10) sets of NFL FLAG belts
Two (2) coaches polos
All team kit items to be distributed upon tournament check-in. NFL FLAG jerseys and belts must be worn at all times during tournament play.
Participants must bring their own mouth guards for the tournament. NFL FLAG will not provide mouthguards. Mouthguards must be worn at all times during tournament play. Failure to do so will result in player being suspended from the game until mouthguard is worn.