WRRA Prelims

Prelims is a mandatory tournament for all teams proceeding to Provincials (except Host where applicable).

Prelims are run at cost, and final cost to teams is calculated by the region and one of the following will occur:
- Your team will proceed to Provincials and your association will be billed for the costs of your team(s) prelims
OR
- Your team will not proceed to Provincials and your association will be credited for the difference between your teams provincials fees paid and the cost of Prelims.

Prelims will follow basic tournament rules with a few key points to keep in mind:

1. ALL substitutions (player and/or coach) require G&T and/or coaching approval prior to the event.
2. ALL non round robin games will be played to a win. This means a tie at the end of regulation time will go to sudden victory overtime until a winner is determined. All Round Robin games may end in a tie.
3. The top teams will proceed to semi-finals and/or finals based on points.
4. In the case of a tie, if all tied teams do not proceed to semi-finals (or finals in U16A), mini-games will be used to determine which team(s) go forward of the tied teams.

Prelims will follow standard rules for Provincial Championships.

Notes:

U14A will play a full round robin, with the top 4 teams going to semi-finals
U16A will play a double round robin, with the top 2 teams going to finals
U19A will play an unbalanced round robin with the top 4 teams going to semi-finals

Q&A from the WORL & WRRA General meeting:

Q Does Prelims count for wildcard?
A No. Only invitational tournaments count for wildcard

Q Is our team required to attend prelims if we are pretty sure we will be attending provincials on wildcard anyways?
A Yes. Prelims are mandatory for all team U14A, U16A, and U19A.

Q Why are 18+A teams not attending Prelims?
A Only 14 have applied to attend Provincials, so all teams will be going. In addition due to the number of tournaments who cancelled the 18+A division, most teams require the Ajax tournament for wildcard or as an out-of-region tournament for Provincials eligibility.