FIVB Beach Volleyball Age Group World Championships 2018 HANDBOOK Last updated: June 2018 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.FIVB-ORGANIZER OBLIGATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................... 5 2.1 The Candidature ............................................................................................................................ 5 2.2 The FIVB-NF/Promoter Agreement ............................................................................................... 5 2.3 Obligations and Budget - ORGANISER ........................................................................................ 5 2.4 The FIVB Obligations and Budget ............................................................................................... 11 3. Technical Organization ..................................................................................................................... 14 3.1 The Organizational Chart ............................................................................................................ 14 3.2 The Venue ................................................................................................................................... 29 3.3 The Competition Area.................................................................................................................. 34 3.4. The Courts .................................................................................................................................. 36 3.5. Sport Equipment ......................................................................................................................... 37 3.6 Homologation of Stadium and Facilities ...................................................................................... 43 3.7 Transportation ............................................................................................................................. 44 3.8 Board and Lodging ...................................................................................................................... 47 3.9 Preliminary Inquiry and Technical Meeting ................................................................................. 49 3.10 Medical Services and Controls .................................................................................................. 51 3.11 Security, Accreditation and Access Control .............................................................................. 54 3.12 Protocol ..................................................................................................................................... 55 3.13. The Awarding Ceremony .......................................................................................................... 56 4. Marketing Guidelines ........................................................................................................................ 62 4.1 FIVB Rights ................................................................................................................................. 63 4.2 Promoter Rights ........................................................................................................................... 63 4.3 Contractual Obligations ............................................................................................................... 64 4.4 Commercial marketing Rights ..................................................................................................... 65 4.5 UNAS MEDIA PRODUCTIONS .................................................................................................. 90 5.Press, Media & TV ............................................................................................................................. 94 5.1 Communications strategy & responsibility................................................................................... 94 5.2 Media Staff .................................................................................................................................. 95 5.3 media Facilities ............................................................................................................................ 98 5.4 media accreditation ..................................................................................................................... 99 5.5 Transport, Parking and Accommodation ................................................................................... 100 5.6 Media Information ...................................................................................................................... 100 Last updated: June 2018 5.7 Distribution of Press Information ............................................................................................... 101 5.8 The Daily Bulletin ....................................................................................................................... 101 5.9 Launch Press Conferences ....................................................................................................... 101 5.10 SOCIAL MEDIA ....................................................................................................................... 101 5.11 Media Reports, Photos and Press Clippings ........................................................................... 102 5.11 Internet strategy ....................................................................................................................... 102 5.12 BVIS......................................................................................................................................... 103 5.13 Live Scoring on the FIVB Website ........................................................................................... 103 5.14 The Athlete and the Media ...................................................................................................... 103 6. Competition Regulations ................................................................................................................. 105 6.1 athlete eligibility ......................................................................................................................... 105 6.2 Entry regulations & Criteria ....................................................................................................... 105 6.3 Seeding Criteria ......................................................................................................................... 109 6.4 Competition & Match Format ..................................................................................................... 113 6.5 Specific Regulations regarding Coaching ................................................................................. 116 6.6 Competition & Match Programme ............................................................................................. 118 7. Specific Regulations and Sanctions ................................................................................................ 123 7.1 General ...................................................................................................................................... 123 7.2 The Organizers .......................................................................................................................... 123 7.3 The Athletes .............................................................................................................................. 126 7.4 Other .......................................................................................................................................... 126 8. Beach volleyball information system ............................................................................................... 129 8.1 VIS – National Federations and Athletes Procedure ................................................................. 130 8.2 VIS – software ........................................................................................................................... 131 8.3 mandatory vis use ..................................................................................................................... 132 8.4 vis media ................................................................................................................................... 133 10. FIVB Directory & Official assignments .......................................................................................... 134 Last updated: June 2018 1. INTRODUCTION The First Age Group World Championship was held in the Lavandou (FR) in 2001. It was an The FIVB is the International governing body for U21 World Championship. The FIVB Age Volleyball and Beach Volleyball and handles Group World Championships were initially the management and communication of the annual double gender events. The U23 age sport in all its forms throughout the world. category has been abolished at the 2014 Beach Founded in Paris in 1947 by representatives of Volleyball Commission; the U17 was also 11 countries, the FIVB headquarters remained abolished in 2015. from now on there will be in Paris under its founding President Mr. Paul U19, U21. In 2017 U21. In 2018 U19. Libaud until 1984, when the World Congress decided to move the FIVB to Lausanne and The events are staged over 5 or 6 days, elected President Dr. Rubén Acosta H who depending on the competition format, and remained in charge until August 24, 2008, when includes a