Deaflympics Technical Regulations
01. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The technical committee will be composed of the Technical Director of DEAFLYMPICS and four members appointed by the Organising Committee:
Reed Gershwind - DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director
Tony Ryan - Victorian Water Polo Inc
Joanne Davis - Sports Liaison Officer - M2005 Deaflympic Games
02. PROTEST COMMITTEE * Reed Gershwind - Deaflympics Technical Director
* Two Representatives from Victorian Water Polo Inc
* Joanne Davis - Deaf Representative
Please note: Names of the Protest Committee will be advised at the Water Polo Technical Meeting in Melbourne.
03. COMPETITION VENUE
The Water Polo competitions will take place at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. The swimming complex is indoors with a 10-lane 50m-competition pool and a 25m warm down pool.
04. TRAINING VENUE The training venues are at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre and South Yarra Sports Centre.
05. EQUIPMENT All equipment used during competitions will comply with the FINA Rules and Regulations. The balls will be Mikasa (Men's size 6000).
06. EVENTS Team tournament competition will be conducted for men only.
07. SCHEDULE See Competition Schedule
08. REGULATIONS
8.1. Rules: The Water Polo competition will be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the FINA. In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules, the English text shall prevail. Any unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules will be dealt with as follows:
8.1.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with DEAFLYMPICS Statutes.
8.1.2. Technical questions shall be resolved according to the FINA Rules.
8.1.3. Only athletes who comply with the DEAFLYMPICS Statutes and Regulations are entitled to take part in the Deaflympics Water Polo competitions.
8.2. Participants: Participation in the Deaflympics is limited to a maximum of sixteen (16) Men's teams. Participants: AUS - GER - HUN - ITA - USA.
8.3. Entries: Preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each sport and event must have been submitted to the DEAFLYMPICS Secretariat no later than 15 December 2003.
8.4. Number of Players: Each team may have a maximum of thirteen (13) players.
8.5. Medical Control: "See DEAFLYMPICS' General Rules for All Sports, Article 1.4 - Control and Sanctions"
09. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS
9.1. Technical Organisation: The DEAFLYMPICS is responsible for the technical organisation of the Water Polo competitions.
9.2. Competition plan: The tournament will consist of preliminary matches, semi-finals & finals.
9.2.1. The tournament system will be a single preliminary round with each team playing against all the other teams. The first and fourth placed teams will play each other in the semi final. The second and third placed teams will play in the other semi final. Semi final winners will play final for Gold and Silver medals and semi final losers play for Bronze medal and Fourth place Diploma.
9.2.2. Classification of teams: The classification of the teams shall be made on points, namely: two (2) points for each game won, one (1) point for a draw, and no (0) points for each game lost. If two teams have the same number of points, classification will be decided according to FINA Rules.
9.2.3. Withdrawal/Disqualification: In case a team taking part in the Water Polo tournament declares a forfeit, or is disqualified for one or more matches, the match or matches shall be awarded to the opponent with the goal score of 5-0.
9.3. Draw: The draw for the teams was held on 20 May 2004 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
9.4. Referees: Allocation of the referees to conduct the matches shall be made by the technical committee. Where possible, referees shall be in possession of an FINA international referee license valid for 2005. However, referees with national accreditation may be used. The Organizing Committee will appoint the scorers, timekeepers, etc.
9.5. Protests:
9.5.1. Procedure for lodging a protest: All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the Federation Internationale De Natation Regulations (FINA) and will be managed by the Sporting Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing on the Official DEAFLYMPICS Protest Form, and given to the DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director accompanied by $US50.
The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Sporting Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the Deaflympics Executive Committee will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of $US50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.
9.5.2 Procedures for reviewing a protest: The sporting protest committee will meet in the lakeview meeting room at Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre at a time decided upon by the chairperson of the committee.
· The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be the chairperson of the committee.
· The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible to book the meeting room and interpreters.
· The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will contact all committee members to inform them of the meeting time and location.
· The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be responsible for liaising with the State Sports Association - Tournament Director.
The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible for informing Games Headquarters GHQ and the DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be responsible for informing Deaflympics Executive about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.
9.6. Clothing: Each team must have two sets of caps of which one set must be white and one set blue. The goalkeepers shall wear red caps. The caps must be fitted with ear protectors.
*The goalkeeper shall wear cap number 1.
*The players must wear the same number as on the entry form throughout all games except for a substitute goalkeeper who must wear the goalkeepers cap.
10. TECHNICAL MEETING A technical meeting will be held on 7th January at Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre starting at 8.00am. Each participating team may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, one interpreter.
Reed Gershwind - DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director
Tony Ryan - Victorian Water Polo Inc
Joanne Davis - Sports Liaison Officer - M2005 Deaflympic Games
02. PROTEST COMMITTEE * Reed Gershwind - Deaflympics Technical Director
* Two Representatives from Victorian Water Polo Inc
* Joanne Davis - Deaf Representative
Please note: Names of the Protest Committee will be advised at the Water Polo Technical Meeting in Melbourne.
03. COMPETITION VENUE
The Water Polo competitions will take place at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. The swimming complex is indoors with a 10-lane 50m-competition pool and a 25m warm down pool.
04. TRAINING VENUE The training venues are at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre and South Yarra Sports Centre.
05. EQUIPMENT All equipment used during competitions will comply with the FINA Rules and Regulations. The balls will be Mikasa (Men's size 6000).
06. EVENTS Team tournament competition will be conducted for men only.
07. SCHEDULE See Competition Schedule
08. REGULATIONS
8.1. Rules: The Water Polo competition will be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the FINA. In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules, the English text shall prevail. Any unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules will be dealt with as follows:
8.1.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with DEAFLYMPICS Statutes.
8.1.2. Technical questions shall be resolved according to the FINA Rules.
8.1.3. Only athletes who comply with the DEAFLYMPICS Statutes and Regulations are entitled to take part in the Deaflympics Water Polo competitions.
8.2. Participants: Participation in the Deaflympics is limited to a maximum of sixteen (16) Men's teams. Participants: AUS - GER - HUN - ITA - USA.
8.3. Entries: Preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each sport and event must have been submitted to the DEAFLYMPICS Secretariat no later than 15 December 2003.
8.4. Number of Players: Each team may have a maximum of thirteen (13) players.
8.5. Medical Control: "See DEAFLYMPICS' General Rules for All Sports, Article 1.4 - Control and Sanctions"
09. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS
9.1. Technical Organisation: The DEAFLYMPICS is responsible for the technical organisation of the Water Polo competitions.
9.2. Competition plan: The tournament will consist of preliminary matches, semi-finals & finals.
9.2.1. The tournament system will be a single preliminary round with each team playing against all the other teams. The first and fourth placed teams will play each other in the semi final. The second and third placed teams will play in the other semi final. Semi final winners will play final for Gold and Silver medals and semi final losers play for Bronze medal and Fourth place Diploma.
9.2.2. Classification of teams: The classification of the teams shall be made on points, namely: two (2) points for each game won, one (1) point for a draw, and no (0) points for each game lost. If two teams have the same number of points, classification will be decided according to FINA Rules.
9.2.3. Withdrawal/Disqualification: In case a team taking part in the Water Polo tournament declares a forfeit, or is disqualified for one or more matches, the match or matches shall be awarded to the opponent with the goal score of 5-0.
9.3. Draw: The draw for the teams was held on 20 May 2004 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
9.4. Referees: Allocation of the referees to conduct the matches shall be made by the technical committee. Where possible, referees shall be in possession of an FINA international referee license valid for 2005. However, referees with national accreditation may be used. The Organizing Committee will appoint the scorers, timekeepers, etc.
9.5. Protests:
9.5.1. Procedure for lodging a protest: All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the Federation Internationale De Natation Regulations (FINA) and will be managed by the Sporting Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing on the Official DEAFLYMPICS Protest Form, and given to the DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director accompanied by $US50.
The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Sporting Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the Deaflympics Executive Committee will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of $US50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.
9.5.2 Procedures for reviewing a protest: The sporting protest committee will meet in the lakeview meeting room at Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre at a time decided upon by the chairperson of the committee.
· The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be the chairperson of the committee.
· The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible to book the meeting room and interpreters.
· The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will contact all committee members to inform them of the meeting time and location.
· The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be responsible for liaising with the State Sports Association - Tournament Director.
The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible for informing Games Headquarters GHQ and the DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be responsible for informing Deaflympics Executive about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.
9.6. Clothing: Each team must have two sets of caps of which one set must be white and one set blue. The goalkeepers shall wear red caps. The caps must be fitted with ear protectors.
*The goalkeeper shall wear cap number 1.
*The players must wear the same number as on the entry form throughout all games except for a substitute goalkeeper who must wear the goalkeepers cap.
10. TECHNICAL MEETING A technical meeting will be held on 7th January at Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre starting at 8.00am. Each participating team may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, one interpreter.
