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2016 Fivb Beach Volleyball Sports SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS 2016 FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL 2016 FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL Version 2 – February 24, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 1 2 Competition Regulations 6 2 3 Specific Sanctions and Regulations 40 3 4 Uniforms and Official Sport Apparel 48 4 5 Competition Area and Sport Equipment 62 5 6 Prize Money 68 6 7 The Athlete and the Media 72 7 8 Volleyball Information System (VIS) 74 8 9 Practical Information 85 9 10 Forms and Templates 95 10 II 2016 FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL SPORTS REGULATIONS 1 Chapter 1 A. THE FIVB INTRODUCTION The FIVB is the international governing body for volleyball and beach volleyball and handles the management and communication of the sport in all its forms throughout the world. Welcome to the second edition of FIVB Beach Volleyball Sports Regulations. Another exciting The FIVB has developed international competitions in collaboration with its organizers season is starting and the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour calendar foresees 19 Women and 22 and affiliated members andset the rules in a way to encourage exciting, evenly-matched Men’s tournament, 3 Age Group World Championships, 1 Swatch FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournaments which appeal to sport fans. The more exciting the sport is, the more media Finals, and most importantly the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August 6-18, 2016. These events take coverage the sport will have and consequently, this will attract commercial partners, who 1 place starting from September 2015 until October 2016 and few FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour enable greater prize money. events (until June 13, 2016) as well as the 2nd edition of Continental Cup Finals organized by different Confederations and World Cup Olympic Qualification Tournament will count towards the Olympic The FIVB aims to ensure excellence in all aspects of the sport by setting and preserving world Qualification. These latter events, will define the 24 teams per gender that will compete in the 2016 class standards that will maintain and grow volleyball as one of the world’s premier sports Olympic Games in the iconic Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. and entertainment properties. It also aims to continue as part of the Olympic movement, in contributing to the success of the Olympic Games. As far as innovation goes, the FIVB have invested in the use of Video Challenging System, e-learning, the e-score sheet system and the development of an innovative LED net to improve the general Furthermore the FIVB is a global leader in innovative ‘new generation’ sports entertainment INTRODUCTION perception of Beach Volleyball and attract new partners and stakeholders to the sport. and with its solid, proven structure; the organization is perfectly placed to deliver its mission worldwide. The purpose of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Sports Regulations is to provide the participating National Volleyball Federations (NFs), their athletes, Continental Confederations and the officials B. THE GAME a compendium focusing on technical aspects of the competitions, like entry and competition regulations, NFs’ and athletes’ obligations and responsibilities, prize money principles and Beach volleyball is an Olympic discipline played outdoors, barefoot on a sand court with a payments, etc. The FIVB Beach Volleyball Handbook addresses mainly FIVB’s organizers (NFs ball, by teams of two people separated by a net. Beach volleyball was born on the Southern and Promoters), Continental Confederations, FIVB partners, FIVB agencies, potential interested California beaches in the late twenties and enjoyed a rapid international expansion thanks organizers, FIVB Delegates and FIVB Officials. to FIVB development programs, committed partners, promoters, hosting NFs, Officials, and professional athletes, for the enjoyment of millions of fans and thousands of participating In the light of innovation, FIVB has made several steps forward in 2015 by testing the “Challenge” women’s and men’s players throughout the world. Beach volleyball is an outstanding, with Hawkeye in Rio and in Ft. Lauderdale; transitioning to e-scoresheet; introducing live scoring on entertaining, healthy and drug-free sport, attracting upwardly mobile, affluent and fashion all courts for the majority of the events; transitioning to the new FIVB website (FIVB.com) layout for conscious audiences oriented towards an active lifestyle. the World Championships and World Tour Finals, as well as transitioning to the new web-based VIS platform for the competition management. With its low cost to set up and play, it is ideal for development programs and ‘sport for-all’ initiatives, as well as having an educational value being a non-contact sport, requiring an The FIVB hopes that this publication will serve as a useful information source. The FIVB looks harmonious blend of body, will and mind – fitness, stamina, tactics and team play. forward to working with its Continental Confederations, NFs, promoters, registered athletes, sponsors and partners, officials and other stakeholders to bring beach volleyball to the next level C. FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL COMPETITIONS and promote worldwide. International beach volleyball competitions, including professional and non-professional Since 2015 a new category of events has been introduced in the FIVB events’ structure with the beach volleyball tournaments, are exclusive properties of the FIVB, directly under its Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series / FIVB World Tour and the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB authority. Promoters, together with the NFs, play an important role to ensure the promotion World Tour Finals which are placed under the FIVB World Tour umbrella. These events are meant and organization of each event locally. to boost the World Tour property and create additional opportunities for the top ranked athletes to compete. The FIVB manages the following international beach volleyball competitions and placed directly under its authority: Rules are important for competing in a fair system but also to help the grow of the sport. On this matter, the FIVB and its stakeholders are conceiving a new and sustainable events’ structure to – FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships: FIVB’s elite competition held every four capitalize from the certain success of the Olympic Games in Rio and from the FIVB events in 2016. or two years depending on the received bids (next edition in 2017). This to give the opportunity to compete to a growing number of athletes all over the world for the decades to come. Note: According to the decisions at the 2014 FIVB World Congress, the FIVB Beach Volleyball Mr. Vicente ARAUJO Mr. Angelo SQUEO World Championships would be held every two (2) years if the organizational, financial President FIVB Beach Volleyball Commission FIVB Beach Volleyball Events Director 2 2016 FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL SPORTS REGULATIONS 3 and promotional conditions were respected. Both possibilities of four (4) years and two (2) years were open and a decision would be taken once a concrete proposal was provided by a promoter and/or a hosting city. The next edition of this event will be in 2017. – FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour: a professional beach volleyball circuit, where every season comprises the Grand Slam events, the Swatch Major Series, the Open events, and the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals. – Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals are held annually at the end of the season IOC/ FIVB 1 to determine the winner NF/ team per gender of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. OLYMPIC GAMES Starting from 2015 and onwards the season will be completed after Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals while a new season will start after the date of this event. This will create a momentum towards the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals. This FIVB FIVB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS implies that a season falls under two (2) calendar years. For instance, after the 2015 Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals the next season will be the 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and so on. INTRODUCTION – Age Group World Championships (U-17, U-19 and U-21) are held every two years for the FIVB SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR FINALS young generation of athletes in three (3) different age groups. Next editions shall be held in 2016. FIVB WORLD TOUR GRAND SLAM – FIVB Beach Volleyball World Continental Cup Olympic Qualification is the concluding FIVB event of the Olympic qualification pathway – the Beach Volleyball Continental Cup, and are SWATCH MAJORS SERIES held every four (4) years (in the year of the summer Olympic Games) and the next edition OPEN will take place in 2016. FIVB WORLD CONTINENTAL CUP – Challengers, Exhibitions and Country vs Country: For their part, the FIVB, the Continental FIVB OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION Volleyball Confederations and the NFs are accountable for developing every year beach FIVB AGE GROUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS volleyball programs and activities in their respective territories (e.g. Beach Volleyball Continental Cup, U17 U19 and U21 Age Group World Championships, Intercontinental events, Continental Championships, National team programs, National Tours, registration CONTINENTAL CUP CONFEDERATIONS CONTINENTAL TOURS/ ZONAL TOURS of athletes, etc.) and to train local officials. FIVB/ CHALLENGER CONFEDERATIONS ORGANISATIONS MULTI SPORT EVENTS NATIONAL NATIONAL TOURS FEDERATIONS LEISURE ACTIVITIES 4 2016 FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL SPORTS REGULATIONS 5 – Be entered in the FIVB beach volleyball event(s) by their NF according to the specific Chapter 2 regulations of the event concerned; – Abide by the FIVB Regulatory Framework,
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