I BWMF CUP


Location                                                                                                                                                 
The I ANDORRA BWMF cup  2013 will take place in Andorra la Vella (ANDORRA)  from 4th  to 8th  of September 2013 at swimming pool of CENTRE ESPORTIU ELS SERRADELLS  (ANDORRA) (Plaça Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Ctra. de la Comella ANDORRA LA VELLA). The event consists of four days of tournaments in order to enable more matches (also for the teams that do not pass the first round). On the occasion of the CUP, we have reserved all the swimming pools.

As soon as defining the participate teams, we will provide more details about the organization, such as procedures, documentation, planning and the internal rules.

Participation 
Each team will be composed by recommended minimum of 11 players to a maximum of 14  and two team managers. You can find all the rules at the end of this page.

Costs
Guests will stay in rooms with private bathroom.
For each team, the two managers' arrangements will be free (paid by the Organizing Committee).
The cost is 200,00 € for each guest, all included (with two insurance policies, medical care and a “Welcome kit” with a small backpack and gadgets).
The cost includes: breakfast, lunch, dinner (buffet with typical food of the Catalan  and Mediterranean cuisine) from the dinner on  September 4th (teams arrival) to the breakfast of  September8th (teams departure). An extra meal the day of arrival or departure can be organized. To spend a pleasant time at the mountains, there are many activities in Andorra city apart from one of the biggest and cheapest places in the world to do shopping.


Registration, deadlines, entry fee
The registration will start on January 15th 2013 and will be closed on April 1st 2013.
           
The entry fee is 100 € per team and shall be paid by April 1st 2013.
The 50% of the participation fee shall be paid by April 15 th 2013.
The full payment shall be made by June 1st 2013.

The missing payment of the total by june 1st 2013 determines the automatic exclusion from the event without any refund.

The amount shall be transferred to the following account:

Bank: LA CAIXA
IBAN: ES71 2100 5423 82 0200025833
SWIFT: CAIXESBBXXX

The reason of payment shall follow these instructions:

  • Team: NAME OF THE TEAM  and years (98/99 or 2000/2001)
  • Entry fee
  • 50% of the "Participation fee"
  • Full payment

On the bank transfer for the “50% of the participation fee” you shall mark: the name of the Sport club and the number of the children and of the team managers that will take part to the Tournament.

Priorities and penalties
The entry fee for teams exceeding the maximum capacity of the Tournaments  will be returned by April 30th 2013.
The entry fee will not be returned if the 50% of the participation fee is not paid by  April 15th  2013.
If a team pays the 50% of the participation fee and then does not take part to the CUP , we refund the 40% but only if you send us a cancellation by June 1st 2013. If we receive the cancellation after June 1st  2013 we do not refund the amount.
The missing full payment by June 1st 2013, although if you have already paid the 50% of the participation fee, determines the automatic exclusion from the event without any refund.
If a team pays the full payment and then does not take part to the Tournament, we refund the 40% but only if you send us a cancellation by June 1st  2013. If we receive the cancellation after June 1st  2013 we do not refund the amount.

Important notice 
the following attachments must be strictly signed:

        
If you do not send us the signed fitness qualification (Attach 3) and the privacy form (Attach 4), the athlete will not be allowed to take part to the I ANDORRA BWMF CUP  2013.

If you do not sign the Parental permission for use of child's image (Attach 4), the image of the child will not be published in the Tournament  bro




RULES OF THE TOURNAMENT
Teams:
  • 7  players (6 + goalkeeper) in the water and 7 substitutes. They can be all male or female or mixed up to a maximum of 14 player. The minimum recommended number of players is 11.
  • The players can take part in to different tournaments:
    • a) Tournament children born 1998 and following
    • b) Tournament children born 2000 and following.
During the match it is not allowed the exchange of caps among players.

Field of play:
  • Penalty area 5 meters (marked in green)
  • Offside area 2 meters (marked in red)
  • Goalpost dimensions: 3 meters x 0,90 meters 
  • Ball:
    • 1998/1999:   number 5
    • 2000/2001:   number 4.
Duration of the game:
  • 2 periods of 17 minutes with a 2-minute interval between the periods
  • Time is continuous. Time clock will be stopped after each goal only during semi-final and final matches.  Coaches can ask for one time-out per each match
  • The team in possession of the ball has limit of 30 seconds
  •  The referee can stop the match in case of force majeure.
Rules:
  • The basic rules will be the FINA rules.             
Score:
  • 3 points for victory
  • 1 point to each team for a draw
  • 0 points for a defeat
  • In case of draw between two or more teams at the end of preliminary rounds, will be applied the following criteria to fix the results.
    • Direct match or league table from the direct matches
    • Superior goal difference from the direct matches league table
    • Higher number of goals scored in the direct matches league table
    • Superior goal difference in the round
    • Higher number of goals scored in the round
    • By lot.
Referees:
  • 1 referee per game
  • 1 judge to keep the scores and the chronology of the match
    • The coaches and /or the associates will be referees in the first part of the tournament.

Important note:
  1. Only the coach and the associate/manager are allowed to sit on the bench.
  2.  Only the coach can move from the bench. When defending can move from the 5 meter to the bench and when attacking from the midfield to the bench.
  3. During the matches the coach and the associate/manager shall wear the pass provided by the organization