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Competition Requirements

 

  
  		  
States Sect/Conf Regionals
1. Rules/Eligibility USAU division-specific rules/series guidelines; no experimental rules unless authorized through USAU experimental rules process √ √ √
2. Schedule and Caps
 

1) 3 games a day, max 6 on the weekend when using full length (2 hour, games to 15);

2) Option to have more games within the 6 hour max game time (if # of teams/competition necessitates);

3) Minimum of 30 minutes from hard cap to start of next round;

4) If teams have more than 2 games in a day, one 1-hour break between games is recommended

Must follow USAU cap regulations.

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1) No more than 5 games/day, no more than 9/2days;

2) Minimum game length of 60 minutes;

3) Games must be at minimum to 11 points;

4) Reference States column for youth requirements

Must follow USAU cap regulations.

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3. Format Formats Manual or otherwise approved by appropriate USAU official; for youth events see Schedule and Caps row above √ √ √
4. Results Scores posted by midnight on each day of play √ √ √
5. Placement Games
 		 Follow formats manual and series guidelines √ √ √
6. # of Games (min/max) Max (see Schedule and Caps above); min (follow Formats manual or approved format) √ √ √
7. Observers USAU cert. only; division/series specific guidelines
Tournament Director Guidleines for Observers		 √ √ √
8. Spirit Ratings/Rankings
 		 USAU ratings each game; team spirit winners, publish team ratings √    
USAU ratings for finals     √
9. Uniforms For finals, team members have to wear same color jersey while playing     √
10. Statistics Regional finals (kept by teams or event staff)     √


Key: √ means requirement applies to that event type, multiple √’s indicates an increased requirement

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  • 1. Rules and Player Eligibility
  • 2. Schedule
    • States
      • Three games a day maximum, six games per weekend when using full length two hour games to fifteen.
      • Coordinators have the option to have more games in the six hour maximum if the number of teams/competition necessitates.
      • Minimum of thrity minutes from hard card to the start of the next round.
      • If teams have more than two games a day, a one hour break between games is recommended.
    • Sectionals/Conferences/Regionals
      • Must follow USAU cap regulations.
      • No more than five games per day, no more than nine games over two days.
      • Games must be, at minimum, to 11 points and 60 minutes in length.
      • Reference States guidelines for youth requirements.
  • 3. Formats
    • Must use USAU approved format, or format must receive approval from the appropriate USAU coordinator
    • For youth events, see Schedule requirements above.
  • 4. Results
    • All results should be posted by midnight on each day of play
  • 5. Placement Games
  • 6. # of Games (min/max)
    • For maximum number of games, see scheduling requirements.
    • For minimum number of games, follow format manual or approved format.
  • 7. Observers
    • All observers must be USAU Certified.
    • Follow series/division specific guidelines.
  • 8. Spirit Ratings/Rankings
  • 9. Uniforms
    • Teams must wear matching color jerseys for regional finals play.
  • 10. Statistics
    • Use non-RUFUS recording method for finals.