Teams who register early will receive BONUS POINTS that scale down based on the date you register for the first 8 days (see chart). Ranking Points will be extremely important in determining the draft order for pool play seeding at the draft party.
Starts at $350. Referee fees are included in registration fees
Teams can secure a spot with a $50 deposit until June 10th, after that full payment is due at time of registration.
June 10, 2020 (7pm EST) – Teams that registered with or without a deposit must be paid in full to secure the spot you were holding. Any new teams registering after this date must pay in full.
June 19, 2020 (7pm EST) – Hard deadline, no registrations or payments accepted past this date)
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 divisions, 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. Points and bids are awarded to this division.
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. Points and bids are awarded to this division.
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. Points and bids are awarded to this division.
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 hotels with the lowest possible rates where you can reserve your team block or book individually. Check out Hotels here!
AIRPORTS: The closest and largest airport we recommend booking through is DFW, which is about 20 minutes from the facility. You may also book through Love Field, especially if you’re flying Southwest, which is about 35 minutes from the field.
We will not cap divisions at the Arlington National Championships!
Pool Play Seeding is based on when you select your first game on media night 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!
We do pool play here at the FFWCT, 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.
Since we do pool play, we’re able to do schedule blocks so you’re guaranteed to be able to play in atleast 2 styles, one in the morning and one in the 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 divisions / 3 game guarantee – 3 pool play games, plus single elimination bracket for top teams in each division
Youth divisions / 4 game guarantee – 3 pool play games, plus single elimination bracket where everyone makes the playoffs
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
Trophies, Cash Prizes, 4X Ranking Points, MVP Awards, Medals, Championship Rings, and Full Paid Bid to 2021 FFWCT Panama City Beach World 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. Mushroom flags ARE allowed.
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 Regional, State or World Championship events this year that you’ll be redeeming for Nationals, 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 before the deadline. 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 June 19th, 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.
Adult teams: 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 during media night.
Youth teams: If coaches are entering teams in more than 1 age group, we will take schedule requests on a first-come-first-serve basis in order of registration. Requests are still not guaranteed and may only apply for pool play games. We may not be able to avoid conflicts for playoff brackets.
We highly suggest having more than 1 coach per team in the event of a time conflict.
The graphic below lays out which divisions will and will not overlap. The top 1/2 shows the morning block, and some divisions we are guaranteeing will not overlap even within the block. The afternoon block will not conflict with the morning block AT ALL and also has some formats that won’t overlap within the block as represented in the graphic.
You may NOT play in more than one division of a single format. i.e. If you are on a roster for 4v4 PRO, you may not play in 4v4 Comp or Rec, but you could play in 5v5 Non-Contact Rec in a different format. You CAN however play in an age-restricted format, such as O35 along with one other open division of that style.
A Division – $2,500 Cash Prize*
$400 – 15 Player Max Roster
B/C Division – $750 Cash Prize*
$350 – 15 Player Max Roster
D Division – $300 Cash Prize*
$300 – 15 Player Max Roster
35 & Over Division – $750 Cash Prize*
$350 – 15 Player Max Roster
A Division – $2,500 Cash Prize*
$400 – 15 Player Max Roster
B/C Division – $750 Cash Prize*
$350 – 15 Player Max Roster
D Division – $300 Cash Prize*
$300 – 15 Player Max Roster
35 & Over Division – $750 Cash Prize*
$350 – 15 Player Max Roster
A Division – $2,500 Cash Prize*
$500 – 30 Player Max Roster
B/C Division – $750 Cash Prize*
$450 – 30 Player Max Roster
D Division – $300 Cash Prize*
$400 – 30 Player Max Roster
35 & Over Division – $750 Cash Prize*
$450 – 30 Player Max Roster
A Division – $2,500 Cash Prize*
$400 – 15 Player Max Roster
A Division – $2,500 Cash Prize*
$400 – 15 Player Max Roster
B/C Division – $750 Cash Prize*
$350 – 15 Player Max Roster
A Division – $2,500 Cash Prize*
$500 – 30 Player Max Roster
A Division – $2,500 Cash Prize*
$500 – 30 Player Max Roster
B/C Division – $750 Cash Prize*
$450 – 30 Player Max Roster
*20 team HARD minimum to qualify for full cash prizes, reduced payouts at 5% per team awarded to divisions not meeting required team entries.
Divisions that go over 20 teams will have increased Cash Prizes of $100 per PRO team, $50 per Competitive and O35 team, and $25 per Recreational team
ALL TEAMS will use Sonic Flag-a-Tag flags or youth size NFL Flag poppers for all Youth 5v5 formats.
DIRECTIONS: 1000 W Bardin Rd, Arlington, TX 76017
