Deaflympics Technical Regulations
HANDBALL 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:
Mario Torcolini DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director
Alex Gavrilovic Handball Federation of Victoria
George Costas Handball Federation of Victoria
TBA Deaf Representative
Peta Simister Sport Liaison Officer M2005 Deaflympics Games
02. PROTEST COMMITTEE
Mario Torcolini DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director
Alex Gavrilovic Handball Federation of Victoria
TBA Handball Federation of Victoria
TBA Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games
TBA One Deaf Representative
Please Note: Names of the Protest Committee will be advised at the Handball Technical Meeting in Melbourne.
03. COMPETITION VENUE
The handball events will take place at The Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre, Aughtie Drive on the Albert Park Lake, 4.5km from the Central Business District. The floor is hardwood, dry court surface. Ample showers and lockers are available. A First Aid station is on site.
04. TRAINING VENUE
The training site is the same as the competition site.
05. EQUIPMENT
All equipment used during competitions will comply with the IHF Rules and Regulations. The balls will be Questra Leather Adidas Match Balls size 3.
06. EVENTS
Team tournament competition will be conducted for men only.
07. SCHEDULE
Refer to the Competition Schedule.
08. REGULATIONS
8.1. Rules:
8.1.1. The handball competition will be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the IHF. 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:
8.1.2. Cases of a general nature shall be resolved in accordance with DEAFLYMPICS Statutes and Regulations.
8.1.3. Technical questions shall be resolved according to IHF Rules.
8.1.4. Only athletes who comply with DEAFLYMPICS Statutes and Regulations are entitled to take part in the 20th Deaflympic Games handball competitions.
8.2. Participants: Participation in the Deaflympic Games is limited to a maximum of sixteen (16) men's teams and sixteen (16) women's teams:
8.2.1. Men's teams: CRO, DEN, GER, TPE, USA
8.2.2. Women's teams: There will be no competing women's teams.
8.3. Entries:
8.3.1. Preliminary registrations should have been submitted to the DEAFLYMPICS Secretariat no later than 15 December 2003.
8.3.2. The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating sport and event entered must be submitted to M2005 no later than 1 December 2004. Such submissions may be made by telefax if followed by the official registration form.
8.3.3. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after this time.
8.3.4. A fine of US $20 is levied on each non-starting athlete with the exception of those presenting a doctor's declaration that he/she should not be allowed to start.
8.4. Number of Players: Each team may nominate up to sixteen (16) players.
8.5. Medical Control: Refer to DEAFLYMPICS General Rules for All Sports, Article 1.4 Controls and Sanctions.
09. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS
9.1. Technical Organisation: DEAFLYMPICS is responsible for the technical organisation of the 20th Deaflympic Games Handball competitions.
9.2. Competition Plan: The tournament system will be a single-round robin with each team playing against all the other teams in the preliminary phase. Teams will participate in a finals phase according to their ranking after the preliminary phase as follows: teams placed 1st and 4th will play off in a semi final and teams placed 2nd and 3rd will play off in a semi final. The winner of the semi finals will play for the gold and silver medals, teams placed 3rd and 4th will play off for the bronze medal.
9.3. Matches: All matches will consist of two periods of 30 minutes each with an interval of 10 minutes after the first half-time, without overtime in the preliminary phase. The classification points will be calculated as follows:
Match won: 2 points
Match tied: 1 point
Match lost: 0 points
During the finals phase, up to 2 periods of overtime (each consisting of 2 x 5min halves) and a penalty shoot-out according to the IHF rules may be played in order to determine the winner.
9.4. Classification: If two or more teams have gained the same number of points after all matches have been completed, placing is decided as follows:
* Results in points between the teams concerned.
* Goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned.
* Greater number of plus goals in the matches between the teams concerned. If the teams are still equal, a decision is made between those teams with an equal number of points as follows:
* Goal differences is subtracted in all matches.
* Greater number of plus goals in all matches.
9.5. Withdrawal: If a team withdraws after the Deaflympic Games have begun or is disqualified during the group matches, the group must continue without this team or a replacement. The matches played by the team concerned will not be taken into consideration.
9.6. Draw: The draw for the group was held in Lausanne on May 18, 2004.
9.7. Referees: The referees to conduct the matches are designated by the Organising Committee. Referees should be in possession of an IHF international referee license valid for 2005 but also top league referees may be used. The scorers and timekeepers will be appointed by the Organising Committee.
9.8. Protests:
9.8.1. Procedure for lodging a protest: All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the International Handball Federation (IHF) Regulations 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 US$50.
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 US$50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.
9.8.2. Procedures for reviewing a protest: The sporting protest committee will meet in the Lakeview Meeting Room at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centres (MSAC) 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's Competition Manager.
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.
9.9. Clothing:
9.9.1. All the court players on a team must wear identical uniforms. The combinations of colours and design for the two teams must be clearly distinguishable from each other. A player who is used as goalkeeper must wear colours that distinguish him from the court players of both teams and the goalkeeper of the opposing team. These colours and their arrangement must be included in the official entry by December 1, 2004.
9.9.2. The players shall be numbered from 1 to 20. The numbers must be at least 20 cm high in the back and at least 10 cm high in the front. The colour of the numbers must contrast clearly with the colour of the uniform.
9.9.3. All players must wear the same assigned number throughout the competition. The captains of the teams must wear an armlet, at least 4 cm high of contrasting colour, around their left upper arm.
9.9.4. If the technical committee or referees consider that the dress of two teams on the court is likely to cause confusion, the team listed first on the official program will change its uniform to one of contrasting colour.
9.9.5. Hearing Aids: The use of hearing aids is strictly forbidden during the competition.
10. TECHNICAL MEETING
A technical meeting will be held on 3rd January at 0900 at the Melbourne Town Hall. Each participating team may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, one interpreter.