2010
US National Floorball Championship and
US Open Floorball Championship
General Information:
The tournaments will be played
August 14 through August 15 in
Huntington Beach California
The U.S. National Floorball Championship will contain four divisions.
Men and Women Elite and U19 Men and Women Elite.
The U.S. Open Championship will offer 3 divisions
Adult Co-Ed Intermediate, Adult Co-Ed Beginner and U-14 Co-Ed.
The Championships are presented by USFbA and Floorball California
In cooperation with The-Rinks Huntington Beach
REGISTRATION DEAD LINE
July 15, 2010
Venue:
The Rinks Huntington Beach.
Address: 5555 McFadden Avenue. Huntington Beach, CA 92649.
Phone: 714-903-5968
Website www.c2chockey.com or www.the-rinks.com click Huntington Beach
Tournament contacts:
Erik Larsson – Floorball California Calle Karlsson – USFbA
714-493-9980 408-206-7204
erik@floorballca.com calle@xstreamreports.com
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How to sign-up
Sign up as a whole team:
Recommended minimum: 11 players including goalie.
Maximum allowed: 19 players including goalie.
Sign up as a single player or small group (less than 11): US Open ONLY.
Single players and small groups will be combined into teams or added to teams
willing to take on extra players.
Tournament fees:
Elite Men & Woman $650.00 per team
U19 Elite and all other divisions $600.00 per team
Single players: $65.00
Where to Register and Pay:
Go to www.floorballca.com
Click – REGISTRATION on the main page.
After you have registered
Submit your team roster. USE EXCEL DOC. SENT TO EACH TEAM – DEAD LINE July 31, 2010.
You can submit changes to your roster until Friday 12:00 noon August 13.
You will not be allowed to add players after this deadline. NO EXCEPTIONS.
ALL REGISTRATION FEES ARE FINAL AND NON REFUNDABLE, EXCEPT IN THE EVENT OF DIVISION TERMINATION.
Division requirements
The minimum requirement is 3 teams per division. In the event that the minimum requirement is not meet the division will: 1. be canceled or 2. be moved up to the next division.
If your division is canceled all registration fees paid will be 100% reimbursed.
Schedule / Length of games
Depending on the number of teams, schedule will be decided after the registration deadline.
Lengths of games are as follows.
ELITE: Men and Woman: 3x15 minutes.
ALL OTHER divisions: 2x15 min.
All games are played with running time. Time is stopped only.
- If the referee directs time to be stopped.
- At stoppage of play during the last 2 minutes if the score is within 2 goals.
Play-Off games ONLY.
3. There is NO other reason to stop play – game on people :)
Time Out
Round Robin: NO time out.
Play-Off: One 30 sec. time out per team
Tournament Layout:
Round Robin:
All teams are guaranteed a minimum of 3 round robin games. Game times for round robin games are subject to change if the number of games per team is changed.
Playoffs:
All teams play in the playoff.
Playoff games will be structured as 3x15 min regulation periods for ELITE Men and Elite Woman, all others 2x15 min regulation periods with a 3 min intermission. If necessary, there will be a 5 min sudden death overtime and if needed followed by immediate shoot out to determine a winner. Shoot out will include 3 opportunities per team, followed by 1 opportunity per team until a winner is decided.
Game rules:
Each team is allowed 5 players and 1 goalie on the rink at a time. Games will be played according to the international floorball federations rule book. Each game will have 2 referees.
Rules note:
IF you are unfamiliar with the rules of floorball PLEASE CLICK HERE and down load the rule book. We have high lighted the most common rules. If you are used to hockey rules this is a must as MANY things you are used to do are restricted or not allowed.
Referees:
Qualified referees WANTED
This is where help is always needed and appreciated – If you are qualified PLEASE sign up to ref.
All referees are compensated $7-12 per game depending on length of game.
If you can ref. please e-mail erik@floorballca.comI need your name and experience level.
Referee Training: (If available)
A referee clinic hosted by an experienced referee from the USA floorball Federation may be offered Friday evening before the tournament. New referees wanting to ref. at the tournament are required to attend this training. New referees will work with an experienced ref. at the event.
Players wanting to learn the rules are encouraged to attend.
Traveling information
Airports:
For domestic and international flights you have 3 choices:
The closest to the venue is John Wayne Airport in Irvine.
LAX – Los Angeles International Airport
Ontario International Airport
RENT A CAR:
You also need to rent a car as public transportation including taxi and airport shuttles are NOT a good option.
Tournament Hotel suggestion:
Comfort Suites
16301 Beach Blvd. Huntington Beach, CA 92647
714-841-1812 www.comfortsuites.com
Room and cost example:
Base rate: Room with 1 King + Sofa bed $109.99 (Max 4 people)
Room with 2 queen $129.99 (Max 4 people)
Tournament Dinner – Info to follow.
Speed shooting Champion contest – Info to follow.
Sharp shooter Champion contest – Info to follow. |
