WESTERN WATER POLO ASSOCIATION Men’S Championship November 16—18, 2018 Fresno, California
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WESTERN WATER POLO ASSOCIATION Men’s Championship November 16—18, 2018 Fresno, California Hosted by Fresno Pacific University TABLE OF CONTENTS Fresno Pacific University Welcome Letter 3 Tournament Staff Directory 4 Tournament Schedule 5 Tournament Information 6-14 Practice Times and Sports Medicine 15 Clovis Olympic Swim Complex Layout 16 Directions to Clovis West High School 17 Preferred Hotels 18 Fresno Area Restaurants 19 Visiting Team Information 20 Clovis Olympic Swim Complex—Clovis West High School 1070 East Teague Avenue — Fresno, CA 93720 2 FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS On behalf of Fresno Pacific University, we would like to welcome you to Fresno, California, and the Central San Joaquin Valley. We are pleased to have you as our guest. Within this guide you will find pertinent information to help make your stay in Fresno more enjoyable. If you have additional questions, please contact Bryan Huettmann, Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Event Operations at (559) 453-3610. Our experienced staff is ready to assist you with any needs you may have and we are determined to make your visit a pleasant one. Have a safe trip and we are looking forward to having you on campus. Best of luck to you during the season and we wish your Institution, Staff, and Student Athletes continued success. Best Regards, Aaron Henderson Director of Athletics Fresno Pacific University 3 TOURNAMENT STAFF DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATION Aaron Henderson Director of Athletics (559) 453-2207 [email protected] Jeremiah Wood Associate Athletics Director (559) 453-4646 [email protected] Hillary Markley Assistant AD/Compliance/SWA (559) 453-2047 [email protected] Betsy Myers Assistant AD/Sports Medicine (559) 453-2274 [email protected] Bryan Huettmann Assistant AD/Facilities & Operations (559) 453-3610 [email protected] Cell (330) 573-3524 Don Diboll Faculty Athletics Representative (559) 453-7188 [email protected] Matlyn Morris Administrative Assistant (559) 453-2009 [email protected] MEN’S WATER POLO COACHING STAFF Bryan Suhovy Head Coach (559) 453-3486 [email protected] Taitum Herrington Assistant Coach (559) 453- [email protected] WESTERN WATER POLO ASSOCIATION Steve Doten Commissioner Cell 530-750-9429 [email protected] Mitch Carty Coordinator of Officials Cell 562-858-1985 [email protected] Matt Berson Sports Information Director Cell 805-407-2209 [email protected] Dan Smith President Cell 310-420-9487 [email protected] 4 MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP Friday, November 16, 2018 Game#1—9:30 a.m. #1 - UCSD vs. #8 - Fresno Pacific Game #2—11:15 a.m. #4 - Cal Baptist vs. #5 - Air Force Academy Game #3—1:00 p.m. #2 - UC Davis vs. #7 - Concordia Game #4—2:45 p.m. #3 - Loyola Marymount vs. #6 - Santa Clara Saturday, November 17, 2018 Game #5—8:30 a.m. Two lowest seeds that did not advance (7th Place) Game #6—10:15 a.m. Two highest seeds that did not advance (5th Place) Game #7—12:00 p.m. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 4 (Semifinal #1) Game #8—1:45 p.m. Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 (Semifinal #2) Sunday, November 18, 2018 Game #9—11:15 a.m. Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 (3rd Place) Game #10—1:00 p.m. Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 (1st Place) *All times listed are Pacific Time *A short awards presentation will take place immediately following the conclusion of the final game of the Championship. All teams are encouraged to attend. 5 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION VENUE NAME: Clovis Olympic Swim Complex, Clovis West High School ADDRESS: 1070 E. Teague Avenue, Fresno, CA 93720 SEEDING: Teams shall be seeded according to highest won-lost percentage of designated conference games during the regular season. Only designated conference games between institutions eligible to earn the AQ will be used for determining conference tourna- ment seeding. Transitional NCAA teams and institutions that are not eligible to compete in NCAA post-season are eligible to compete in conference schedule but win-loss record against other teams will not be considered. In the event of a tie in the standings from designated conference games, the winner of the head-to-head designated conference competition gets the higher seed. In the event that two or more than two teams are tied, the following comparison procedure shall be used to elimi- nate all but two tied teams, at which point the two-team tie-breaking procedure of head-to-head result in the designated confer- ence game shall be used: 1. Winning percentage in designated games played among the tied teams. 2. Winning percentage against the highest-placed conference opponent (based on championship seeds), proceeding through the conference. 3. Goal Differential among the tied teams’ head-to-head conference contests. 4. Blind draw conducted by Commissioner. The men’s championship includes eight (8) NCAA eligible members of the WWPA. Tournament seeding will be sent once all conference games have been completed but must be sent out to the membership no later than the Monday of week prior to the start of the championship. The champion of the conference tournament will earn the conference NCAA AQ. Only institutions eligible to earn the AQ will be eligible for the conference tournament. Transitional NCAA teams and institutions that are not eligible to compete in NCAA post- season are not eligible to compete in the WWPA championship tournament. CHAMPIONSHIP OPERATIONS CONFERENCE CALL: The championship operations conference call will be held on Tuesday, November 6th at TBD (Pacific) / TBD (Mountain). Head coaches’ participation is mandatory. If possible, participating administrators, sports information directors, and athletic trainers are encouraged to participate. Representatives from the WWPA and Fresno Pacific University will be present on the call. An agenda along with the call-in information will be forwarded by the WWPA prior to the call. SQUAD SIZE/TRAVEL SIZE: There is no limit to the number of student-athletes a team may travel to the championship or declare on the official roster. 6 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION OFFICIAL ROSTER: All teams are required to submit their roster (with cap numbers) a minimum of one week prior to the tournament to the WWPA via the distributed form. Rosters must also be submitted to the Water Polo Desk a minimum of 30 minutes prior to the start of each team’s first contest in the tournament. Once the roster has been submitted to the desk, no additions or substitutions will be made to the official roster, even in the event of injury or illness, for the remainder of the tournament. Additionally, any head coach with a desire to contest the validation of another participating institution’s roster must do so during the pre-championship conference call on the Tuesday night prior to the start of the championship. Once the meeting/ conference call concludes, no challenges to another institution’s roster by another coach in the WWPA will be allowed. Only the players on the official tournament roster shall suit-up for games and be seated in the team bench area during games. PRACTICE TIMES: Early practice times shall be made available to all participating teams at the competition site on the Thursday prior to the cham- pionship. Afternoon and evening practices can be accommodated at a separate facility. Practice times will be booked in equita- ble one-hour increments starting at 9:30 a.m. (with a 15-minute buffer between practices). Practice times shall be assigned based on tournament seed and times will be designated during pre-championship conference call. PRE-GAME PROTOCOL: The first game of each day shall follow the following pre-game protocol. GAME CLOCK TIME ALLOTTED PROTOCOL 60:00 50:00 Start clock/competition course-game balls available for warm-up 10:00 2:00 Clear pool, teams to bench area 10:00 2:00 Officials/captains conference (may also be done during warm-up) 8:00 3:00 Team/referee introductions 5:00 3:00 National Anthem 2:00 2:00 Final team huddle 0:00 Reset clock and begin game All subsequent games shall follow the following pre-game protocol. GAME CLOCK TIME ALLOTTED PROTOCOL 22:00 15:00 Competition course and game balls available for warm-up 7:00 2:00 Clear pool, teams to bench area 7:00 2:00 Officials/captains conference (may also be done during warm-up) 5:00 3:00 Team/referee introductions 2:00 2:00 Final team huddle 7 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION WARM-UP: Each participating team will be provided minimum 15 minutes for warm-up in the competition pool. Teams participating in the first scheduled game each day shall have access to the competition pool 60 minutes prior to the start of the game. Teams par- ticipating in subsequent games shall be allowed to warm-up while competition is being conducted prior to their scheduled game in the open end of the competition pool. Team will also receive minimum 15 minutes warm-up in the competition pool after the previous game has been completed. If a previous game goes into overtime overlapping the next scheduled game, teams will be given the guaranteed minimum amount of warm-up time (15 minutes) in the competition pool with the cages. No cages shall be provided for shooting in the practice pool warm-up area. Balls shall be allowed for passing in the warm-up area. INTRODUCTIONS: Game introductions will feature all members on the official rosters for every game of the tournament. During introductions, both participating teams along with the game referees shall be introduced over the PA system and line up along their respective bench areas (goalies in center).