SPORTS REGULATIONS Volleyball Version: 15 May 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS (OVERVIEW) SECTION I: GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS ........... 8 CHAPTER 1 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND MATCHES..............................................8 CHAPTER 2 PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS AND STRUCTURE FOR FIVB COMPETITIONS .............................................................................................................................14 CHAPTER 3 PREPARATION, FOLLOW-UP AND CONTROL OF THE COMPETITION ...........25 CHAPTER 4 REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITION AND TRAINING HALLS .........................40 CHAPTER 5 DRAWING OF LOTS...............................................................................................51 CHAPTER 6 ADVERTISING ON TEAM UNIFORMS ..................................................................54 CHAPTER 7 AWARDS ................................................................................................................57 CHAPTER 8 OFFICIAL FORMS AND LAYOUTS........................................................................61 SECTION II: STATUS OF PLAYERS, TEAMS AND REFEREES ........................................ 63 CHAPTER 9 STATUS OF PLAYERS.........................................................................................63 CHAPTER 10 STATUS OF TEAMS ............................................................................................77 CHAPTER 11 STATUS OF REFEREES......................................................................................81 SECTION III: ORGANISER’S MANUAL ............................................................................... 90 CHAPTER 12 COMPETITION PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING .............................................90 CHAPTER 13 RESPONSIBILITIES, ASSIGNMENTS AND COORDINATION ......................... 104 CHAPTER 14 PRESS AND MEDIA RELATIONS .................................................................... 111 CHAPTER 15 MARKETING, COMMERCIAL AND TELEVISION MATTERS ........................... 113 SECTION IV: TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO BID FOR AN FIVB COMPETITION........... 131 CHAPTER 16 FUNDAMENTAL ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................. 131 CHAPTER 17 COMPETITION ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................... 134 CHAPTER 18 FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................................... 138 CHAPTER 19 MARKETING, COMMERCIAL AND TELEVISION ............................................. 141 CHAPTER 20 BIDDING PROCESS........................................................................................... 142 SECTION V: FINAL PROVISIONS ...................................................................................... 144 CHAPTER 21 MISCELLANEOUS.............................................................................................. 144 FIVB Sports Regulations (2015) 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS CHAPTER 1 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND MATCHES.............................................................8 1 REGULATIONS AND CATEGORIES ......................................................................................8 2 GOVERNING BODIES AND GROUPING OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS...............8 3 ENFORCEMENT OF THESE REGULATIONS .....................................................................12 CHAPTER 2 PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS AND STRUCTURE FOR FIVB COMPETITIONS..........14 4 TEAM PARTICIPATION.........................................................................................................14 5 ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS ...................................................................................................18 6 MEDICAL CONTROLS ..........................................................................................................18 7 TEAM DISTRIBUTION, DRAW, GAMES TIMETABLE AND TRAINING SCHEDULE ..........19 8 TEAMS RANKING SYSTEM DURING THE COMPETITION ................................................21 9 COMPLAINTS ........................................................................................................................21 CHAPTER 3 PREPARATION, FOLLOW-UP AND CONTROL OF THE COMPETITION .......................25 10 TRUSTEE OF THE ORGANISATION....................................................................................25 11 FIVB TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DELEGATES DUTIES DURING THE PREPARATION OF A COMPETITION ..................................................................................26 12 TECHNICAL OFFICIALS (T.O.) .............................................................................................27 13 CONTROL COMMITTEE IN FIVB COMPETITIONS (JURY) ................................................28 CHAPTER 4 REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITION AND TRAINING HALLS ......................................40 14 COMPETITION HALLS ..........................................................................................................40 15 COMPETITION AREA............................................................................................................41 16 STANDS AND BOOTHS FOR THE FIVB, PRESS AND TV .................................................43 17 WARMING-UP AREAS ..........................................................................................................44 18 SECRETARIAT AND STATISTICS ROOM ...........................................................................45 19 WORKING AND RECEPTION ROOMS FOR THE FIVB ......................................................46 20 MEDICAL SERVICES ...........................................................................................................47 21 PRESS AND PRESS CONFERENCE ROOMS ....................................................................47 22 CHANGING ROOMS .............................................................................................................49 23 TRAINING HALLS..................................................................................................................50 CHAPTER 5 DRAWING OF LOTS ...................................................................................................................51 FIVB Sports Regulations (2015) 3 24 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF DRAWING OF LOTS ..................51 CHAPTER 6 ADVERTISING ON TEAM UNIFORMS ....................................................................................54 25 AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY ......................................................................................54 26 PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION ...................................................................................... ..54 27 STYLE OF PUBLICITY .............................................................................................................55 28 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR ADVERTISING ........................................................................55 29 PENALTIES ..............................................................................................................................56 CHAPTER 7 AWARDS .......................................................................................................................................57 30 DEFINITIONS OF THE AWARDS ............................................................................................57 31 DESIGNATION OF NOMINEES ...............................................................................................60 CHAPTER 8 OFFICIAL FORMS AND LAYOUTS..........................................................................................61 32 COMPETITION AREA............................................................................................................61 33 REFEREEING FORMS ..........................................................................................................61 34 TECHNICAL ORGANISATION FORMS AND REPORTS .....................................................61 35 MEDICAL FORMS .................................................................................................................62 36 PRESS REPORTS.................................................................................................................62 37 PRESS FORMS .....................................................................................................................62 38 OTHER ...................................................................................................................................62 * * * SECTION II STATUS OF PLAYERS, TEAMS AND REFEREES CHAPTER 9 STATUS OF PLAYERS ...............................................................................................................63 40 ELIGIBILITY ...........................................................................................................................63 41 CITIZENSHIP .........................................................................................................................64 42 AGE AND GENDER...............................................................................................................64 43 OTHER ELIGIBILITY RULES ................................................................................................65 44 CHANGE OF FEDERATION OF ORIGIN..............................................................................66 45 TRANSFER OF PLAYERS ....................................................................................................67 CHAPTER 10 STATUS OF TEAMS 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