To help avoid large crowds, we will set up a virtual draft via Zoom or conference call.
Date/Time – TBD
Below are the different divisions we offer for many of our styles along with who is expected to participate in each. You may only play in ONE of the PRO/Comp/Rec/Amateur divisions per style, but may also play in an O35 division.
The top division with teams who are used to competing at the National and International level, featuring top cash prizes and the best athletes in the world.
This division is for teams who may be top teams in their area and very experienced with top athletes, but no National experience or missing some key contributors to make a PRO run.
This division is for teams who are possibly experienced and still competitive, but newer as a team or lacking the top athletes to push the top divisions.
This division is for teams who are brand new to tournaments or not typically competitive but still wanting an opportunity to participate at the lowest level.
Our division for players 35 years of age or older. Age cutoff is the first date of tournament play, so if you are not 35 by that day you are not eligible to play in this division. All players MUST have a valid ID on them throughout the event to verify age in the event of a protest.
HOTELS: We have already secured the condo, homes and hotels with the lowest possible rates where you can reserve your team block or book individually.
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AIRPORTS: The closest and largest airport we recommend booking through is Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), which is about 30 minutes from the facility.
Each division does have a maximum amount of teams that can be accepted and divisions do fill up quickly! Although we have increased the cap in many divisions, we still expect to each one to sell out. So it is important that you register your team early to guarantee your place in the largest flag football tournament in the world! You can see how many spots are left by going to the team list page here.
To help avoid large crowds, we will set up a virtual draft via Zoom or conference call.
Date/Time – TBD
Pool Play and Double Elimination Seeding is based on when you select your first game during the draft. All teams with 5 or more teams in their division will battle to select their placement on the schedule, where you’ll have a say in who you play, what time and on what field. Captains will select which seed they want on the schedule in reverse order of their Ranking Points, and you can take any spot on the board, bumping out another team if desired, who would be forced to take an open spot.
Team A has the least Battle Points and selects first, and is on the clock (1 minute to decide) . They select the 5th seed on the schedule so they can start at a later time. Team B is up next, and selects the 1st seed to avoid being in the same pool as Team A. Team C is up next, and decides they want to bump Team A out of their spot and steals the 5th seed. Team A then is forced to take an open spot on the board, and selects the 2nd seed place themselves in the same pool as Team B who they think they matchup well against. This continues all the way through the draft until the last 3 teams are left. The only rule exception is that if any of the top 3 teams get bumped out of their spot, they are allowed to bump again. So if Team Z has the most points and is the last to draft and bumps Team X out of their spot who was the 2nd or 3rd highest points, Team X would be allowed to bump another team out so they’re not stuck with the only open spot on the board having earned a top 3 draft position. The team they bump would have to take the last open spot on the board, and the draft would be complete! It is a fun way to select your pool play positions and gives each team some input on when, where and who they play!
8v8 Contact Men’s PRO, Competitive and O35 will be double elimination
We do pool play for all other styles, but with a twist to make sure pool play matters and every game counts. Click here for more information on how and why we use pool play for our major tournaments.
The tournament will be held over 5 days, but each division will only be scheduled to play on 2 or 3 days max.
7v7 AFFL Men’s & Women’s will play Thursday only.
8v8 Contact Men’s Rec & Amateur will play Thursday, Friday & Saturday.
All other Contact styles will play on Friday & Saturday.
8v8 Screen Coed PRO & Comp, 7v7 Screen PRO, Comp, & Rec styles will play on Saturday, Sunday & Monday.
All other Non-Contact styles will play Sunday & Monday.
With the exception of 8v8 Contact Men’s Comp & Amateur, we’re able to do schedule blocks so you’re guaranteed to be able to play in at least 2 contact styles (1 morning, 1 afternoon) and 2 non-contact styles (1 morning and 1 afternoon). You can still play in multiple styles that may overlap, but we cannot guarantee anything and will not be accommodating any schedule requests.
However, a player CANNOT play on multiple rosters in the same format (i.e. 5v5 Contact PRO and 5v5 Contact Competitive). You CAN play in multiple formats though (i.e. 5v5 Contact PRO and 4v4 Non-Contact PRO).
Adult pool play divisions / 3 game guarantee – 3 pool play games, plus single elimination bracket for top teams in each division. Double elimination brackets are 2 game guarantee.
The number of teams that make playoffs will be determined solely by the number of teams in each bracket. The breakdown is as follows:
3-4 teams = 2 Teams in Playoffs
5-8 teams = 4 Teams in playoffs
9-12 teams = 6 Teams in playoffs
13-16 teams = 8 Teams in playoffs
17-20 teams = 10 Teams in Playoffs
21-24 teams = 12 Teams in Playoffs
25-28 teams = 14 Teams in Playoffs
29+ teams = 16 Teams in Playoffs
After you finish all of your pool play games, playoffs brackets/seeds will be determined by factors IN THIS ORDER
Cash Prizes are now guaranteed, there is no minimum number of teams required. PRO divisions get a base Cash Prize of $2,500, plus an additional $100 per team in the division. Example, if 5v5 Non-Contact Men’s PRO has 32 teams, the total Cash Prize would be $5,700 ($2,500 + $3,200)
All divisions will receive Trophies, 5X Ranking Points, MVP Awards, Medals, Championship Rings, and Full Paid Bid to use at your choice of one of our 2021 National Championships if 10 or more teams. If 9 teams or less will get a 1/2 Bid
ALL TEAMS will use Sonic Flag-a-Tag flags for all 4v4, 5v5, 7v7 AFFL-Style, 7v7 and 8v8 Screen (mushroom flags and Shruumz ARE allowed in 4/5/7/8man screen styles). Triple Threat flags will be used in all 8v8 Contact formats.
ALL TEAMS must provide their own flags, you can purchase them on-site as well but they will not be provided.
FFWCT rules. Click here for more info.
If you earned a full or a 1/2 paid bid through winning any of the FFWCT events or sanctioned events this year that you’ll be redeeming for Worlds, you’ll want to register your team in the “My Team Has a Paid Bid” division. This will allow you to pay the $50 deposit that is required no matter what so we know the team is coming, and will ask you for your division in which we will then move you to that division in short order and will lock you into your registration date for points. If you had a 1/2 bid, we will apply your credit and you will still have a small outstanding balance that will need to be paid by November 1. For teams with a full bid, this is all you’ll have to do other than we strongly encourage you to book your hotels or housing through our registration so you get the best deals possible.
All payments are final as of December 1, 2020 and no refunds will be allocated for teams not attending of their own accord but may request a credit towards any FFWCT operated tournament within a calendar year. If a division is cancelled, a full refund will be given regardless. Click here to read though our full terms and conditions.
COIVD Cancellation Policy: In the event that a scheduled tournament date gets cancelled due to facility, city or state shutdowns due to COVID restrictions, any registrations and payments will be transferred over to the rescheduled tournament date or credited to use towards a choice of any FFWCT tournament in the next calendar year. No direct refunds will be issued.
We do not take schedule requests here at FFWCT. We have pre-made schedule blocks that you can find by scrolling down below, so you can see what time which formats play to avoid schedule conflicts. You can also impact your first games start time by selecting a better spot during the draft.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14th
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15th
SATURDAY, JAN 16th
