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Friday, June 19
- Team arrival and registration
- 16U National Team Testing
- Opening Picnic & Opening Ceremonies
- Mandatory coaches meeting
Saturday, June 20, through Tuesday, June 23
- Preliminary games: All teams will play five (5) games in a round-robin format
Wednesday, June 24
- Rain / make-up day
Thursday, June 25
- Championship Rounds 1 & 2 (possible two games)
- Consolation Round (one game per team)
Friday, June 26
- 16U National Team Trials Invites announcement
- Championship Round 3 & Semifinals (Final Four)
- Consolation Round (one game per team)
Saturday, June 27
- Bronze and Gold Medal Games
Tournament Format (Based on 72 participating teams at each site)
Pool Play
- Each team plays five (5) pool-play games
- 72 teams divided into 18 four-team pools by region (e.g. if 18 teams from California register, one will be placed in each pool)
- Each four-team pool plays round-robin (3 games)
- After three games, 72 teams are seeded #1-72 and placed into 18 four-team pools again by overall seeding (e.g. #1-4, #5-8, etc.)
- #1 plays #4, #2 plays #3, etc. (1 game)
- Winners play, losers play, etc. (1 game)
Championship Round
- After five games, 72 teams will be seeded #1-72 and the top 32 will advance to the single-elimination championship round with the other 36 teams playing consolation games
Day One
- 32 teams reduced to eight teams by day's end (possible two games / team)
- Consolation Round (one game per team)
Day Two
- Great Eight & Semifinals (Final Four)
- Consolation Round (one game per team)
Day Three
- Bronze and Gold Medal Games
