Sporting Group and Event Travel Specialists

• Each team is required to have a team manager who will register your team via the team manager portal prior to any player registrations.
• Once the team is created, team managers can register players via the team manager portal or individuals can register themselves via the Competitor Entry Form.
• If you do not have a team and would like to register, please add yourself to our Draft team and the Sport Convenor will endeavor to place you in a team.
• Men’s Draft – Team Pin: MWPD
  Women’s Draft – Team Pin: WWPD
• Alternatively, if you would like to find your own team, please use our Sports Bulletin Board to advertise your availability or search for a team looking for players.
• Team Managers can also use the Sports Bulletin Board to advertise for players or look for available individuals.
• The competition will be played in a traditional 7-a-side format. All rules as per FINA.
• All teams must have a minimum of 10 players and a maximum of 15 players with only 13 permitted to play in a certain fixture.
• Players aged 65 years or older, as of 1 November 2024 will be identified by a cap of a different colour than their own team caps or those of the opposition.
  • Each goal scored by this player/s counts as 2 goals.
• A teams average age will be calculated by averaging the age of the youngest 10 players in the team.
• The average age of the team will determine the teams handicap for each game in the Tournament.

Average Age Handicap Goal Advantage
<34 0
35 – 39 +1
40 – 44 +2
45 – 49 +3
50 – 54 +4
55 – 59 +5
60 + +6

• E.g. Team 1 has an average age of 42 and Team 2 has an average age of 52, therefore Team 2 would start the game with a 2-goal advantage.
• Each team will have a minimum of five games over the three-day competition period.
• Game format will be 2 x 8minute running halves with a 2-minute half time and approximately 10 minutes between games. This may change based on the number of team entries.
• Match balls will be supplied by organisers. Teams are required to bring their own practice balls.
• All teams must bring two sets of caps with the player number clearly visible on the caps.
• It is a requirement that all coaches be suitably qualified and hold a minimum of a WPA Community Level Coach accreditation.
• All teams must provide suitably qualified referees. A minimum of one (1) referee from the listen duty team is required to referee following their team’s scheduled match (or if listed for duty). Referees must hold a minimum WPA Community Level Referee accreditation.
• All teams must provide suitably qualified table officials. A minimum of two (2) table officials from the listed duty team are required for duty following their team’s scheduled match (or if listed for duty). Table officials must hold the WPA Competition Official Accreditation through the Learning Pool.
• In addition to players, teams may register “Non-Playing Officials” such as a manager, coach, physio, massage therapist etc.
• There is no requirement for players competing in the Pan Pacific Masters Games to be registered with Water Polo Queensland, but they are required to be a registered member of a Water Polo Australia affiliated State. Participating Players will be covered through Water Polo Australia insurance program as part of their ‘Sport Fee’.
• The competition is presented by Water Polo Queensland