Brought to you by FIP by you to Brought OFFICIAL PROGRAMME rimini2011.fiba.com youth WORLd ChAMPIONShIP RIMINI ITALY SEPTEMBER 9-10-11Th 2011 3 Welcome Words PATRICK BAUMANN 4 Team Competition System FIBA SECRETARY GENERAL S 5 3x3 Rules EX Dear Friends, d I’m proud to see the 3x3 Youth World Championship coming to life in Rimini. The d 6-9 Individual Competitions Italian Federation (FIP) and FIBA have been running at high speed for the past RULES IN 10 Schedule/Info two months, when we decided to organize this event. The decision to hold such an event was done with the intention to motivate our 11 Venue layout national member federations to embrace 3x3 as a new discipline. The response WOR to the invitation to register has been overwhelming: 40 countries from all conti- 12-19 Girls Rosters nents and 240 athletes are attending the Championship. The ultimate goal for the basketball family is to become the most popular sports community altogether 20-32 Boys Rosters and include 3x3 in the Olympic Games by 2016 at the earliest. The program will give all readers a look at the work that is being done at FIBA to achieve this. 33 3x3 Rapid International Expansion In the meantime, I would like to thank FIP for its willingness to organize this Championship, and bring us 34 3x3 World Tour one step further to our goal. A special thank goes to the City of Rimini and to all participants. Enjoy the event and the traditional 35 FIBA’s digital platform: 3x3 Planet Italian hospitality and may the best win! WELCOME 3 dINO meneghIN Kosta Iliev Fabio Casu PRESIdENT OF italian BASKETBALL FEderation Technical Director Event Director [email protected] [email protected] +49 (1799) 254 599 +39 347 0758462 Dear Friends, It’s a great pleasure for me to welcome the 60 teams participating from 9th Kevin Bovet Amerigo Mura to 11th September in Rimini for the first edition of the 3x3 Basketball World contacts Competition Manager Operations Manager [email protected] [email protected] Championship. +41 (7955) 97175 +39 392 7746559 The Italian Basketball Federation supports with great attention and deep interest the Project adopted by FIBA to launch Basketball 3x3: for this reason we decided Maria Cristina Curcio and submitted our candidature to host the Under 18 World Championship. Participants Manager This is an important first step for the expansion of 3x3 Basketball, the proposal of becoming an Olympic [email protected] +39 347 0774067 discipline over the next two editions of the Olympic Games is ambitious, but very fascinating, and it is for this reason that the FIP is proud to be working alongside the launch of FIBA ​​and the promotion of 3x3 Nicola Tolomei basketball. Communication Manager I am sure we will have fun at the Fiera di Rimini and that we will enjoy good basketball, great performan- [email protected] ces, as I am sure that the organization provided by our Federation will seek to be the highest level. +39 335 7105798 Alessandro Prasti I wish you all a fantastic competition, see you over the courts. Transportation Manager The best of luck to everybody [email protected] +39 335 6505116 youth WORLd ChAMPIONShIP RIMINI ITALY SEPTEMBER 9-10-11Th 2011 FINAL GIRLS (24 TEAMS) (+ elimination game for 3rd rank) FIBA 3X3 Rules OF ThE GAME GROUPS A: Greece; TUNISIA; RUSSIA; Team rosters Four players (4) Australia; CANAdA; ENGLANd 1/2 FINAL (+ elimination games for ranking 5th to 8th) Three (3) + One (1) substitute B: JORdAN; ANGOLA; Czech REPUBLIC; Game duration 2 x 5 minutes TURKEY; SPAIN; NEThERLANdS 1/4 FINAL Playing time C: SRI LANKA; INdIA; SWEdEN; (+ elimination games for ranking 9th to 16th) One minute break at half-time RULES Italy; USA; GUAM Overtime One (1) minute E GAME However, if the score is still tied after the first overtime, a d: GERMANY; Austria; JAPAN; 1/8 FINAL h UKRAINE; ChINA; SYRIA second and final overtime is played and the first team to score two (2) points wins the game GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP d Scoring One (1) and Two (2) 1st 1st 1st 1st Shot clock 12 seconds T OF Round robins: 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 4 groups 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd Score limit 21 points of 6 teams 4th 4th 4th 4th Initial possession Coin Flip Possession following a successful field goal Defense possession 5th 5th 5th 5th 6th 6th 6th 6th Right underneath the hoop Ball to be dribbled/passed behind the arc rules Possession following a dead ball “Check ball” Exchange behind the arc (at the top) 8 teams with elimination games for ranking 17th to 24th Following a steal, a turnover, Ball to be dribbled/passed behind the arc a defensive rebound, etc 4 Following a jumpball situation Defense possession 5 Following a shooting foul One (1) free-throw Two (2) free-throws, if foul committed behind the arc BOYS (36 TEAMS) FINAL Foul limit per player Four (4) GROUPS (+ elimination game for 3rd rank) Foul limit per team Four (4) per period A: TUNISIA; INdIA; Greece; Estonia; UKRAINE; Puerto RICO; SRI LANKA; Penalty situation One (1) free-throw TEAM COMPETITION SYSTEM SOUTh KOREA; SLOvENIA 1/2 FINAL Substitutions In dead ball situations (+ elimination games for ranking 5th to 8th) Referee(s) One (1) B: Austria; JORdAN; SERBIA; SINGAPORE; SYRIA; SPAIN; Qatar; Italy; Egypt Time/Score keeper(s) Two (2) 1/4 FINAL (+ elimination games for ranking 9th to 16th) Time-outs None C: ENGLANd; JAPAN; CANAdA; ROMANIA; NEW zEALANd; TURKEY; NEPAL; LatvIA; GERMANY 1/8 FINAL Official FIBA Basketball Rules apply for all game situations not specifically mentioned above d: NEThERLANdS; Czech REPUBLIC; USA; SOUTh AFRICA; BULGARIA; Croatia; GUAM; RUSSIA; dENMARK GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP d 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd Round robins: 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4 groups 4th 4th 4th 4th of 9 teams 5th 5th 5th 5th 16 teams 6th 6th 6th 6th with elimination 5th7th 7th 7th 7th games for ranking 6th8th 8th 8th 8th 17th to 32nd 5th9th 9th 9th 9th ©FIBA, May 2011 4 teams with elimination games for ranking 33rd to 36th youth WORLd ChAMPIONShIP RIMINI ITALY SEPTEMBER 9-10-11Th 2011 FREE-ThROW Contest Shootout Contest (MIXEd, max. 240 players) (max 120 players, 2 PER TEAM) FINAL Winner of each qualification group – 4 girls and 4 boys 1st1st Girls 1st1st Boys 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd RULES FINAL 4th 1/4; 1/2 4th 1/4; 1/2 GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP d (best 8 girls and 8 boys) 5th and Final 5th and Final max 24 girls max 24 girls max 24 girls max 24 girls 6th 6th QUALIFICATION GROUP E GROUP F GROUP G GROUP h 7th 7th max 36 boys max 36 boys max 36 boys max 36 boys 8th 8th UAL COMPETITION UAL UAL COMPETITION UAL GROUP A GROUP B d Qualification d I Free-Throw Contest (mixed) (groups depending on sign-up’s) max 48 girls max 72 boys I v Participants: v I Boys and girls (mixed). All players are allowed to register. I d Shootout Contest (boys and girls) d Participants: IN IN how does it work? Boys and girls (separate contests). Maximum two (2) players per team are allowed to register. 6 Players are randomly lined up behind the free-throw line and remain within the same order throughout 7 the competition. The first player on the line makes a free-throw, in case of making the shot he rejoins the line at the end otherwise he is eliminated; then it is the second player’s turn. The winner of the how does it work? game is the last remaining player. Players shoot ten (10) balls from behind the arc, placed on two (2) racks of five (5) balls. The racks are placed at 45° on the right and the left of the court, behind the arc. Time will be recorded and in case System of Competition: of draw, the fastest shooters will be privileged. Although this is a mixed contest, all participating players are divided into four (4) equal boys’ groups and four (4) equal girls group for the qualification rounds (8 groups). The winners of each group will access the final in order to have a balanced number of both genders in the finals (4 girls and 4 boys). System of Competition: Example in case all 240 players of the tournament are participating in this contest: Players will be divided into groups and courts during the qualifications, competing simultaneously. Court 1) 24 girls The eight (8) best/fastest shooters from the qualifications will play the finals (boys and girls separate). Court 2) 24 girls During the finals, the players will be ranked from 1st to 8th according to their shots made and time. Court 3) 24 girls They will compete head-to-head (1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, etc.), shooting alternatively from each right Court 4) 24 girls and left sides of the court. Quarterfinals will be played simultaenously; the semifinals and finals of each Court 5) 36 boys contest (boys and girls) on the central court sequentially. Court 6) 36 boys Court 7) 36 boys Court 8) 36 boys Schedule: Qualifications: Saturday, Sept. 10th at 15.00 (girls) and 14.30 (boys) Schedule: Finals: Sunday Sept 11th at 14.30 (girls) and 15.30 (boys) Qualifications: Friday, Sept 9th at 18.30 Final: Sunday Sept 11th at 17.30 youth WORLd ChAMPIONShIP RIMINI ITALY SEPTEMBER 9-10-11Th 2011 SKILLS ChALLENGE dUNK Contest (max 24 girls – 1 PER TEAM only) (max 36 boys – 1 PER TEAM only) 1st 1st FINAL 2nd FINAL 2nd (best 4 boys, 2 of each 1/2 and Final 3rd (best 4 girls) 1/2 and Final second round group) RULES 3rd 4th 4th Second ROUNd GROUP 1 GROUP 2 (eventually with winner 4-5 boys 4-5 boys of each group) Qualification ONE GROUP (groups depending on sign-up’s) max 24 girls UAL COMPETITION UAL UAL COMPETITION UAL GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP d GROUP E d d I 4-5 boys 4-5 boys 4-5 boys 4-5 boys 4-5 boys I Skills Challenge (girls) Qualification v (groups depending v I Participants: GROUP F GROUP G GROUP h GROUP I GROUP J I on sign-up’s) d Girls, maximum one (1) player per team can register 4-5 boys 4-5 boys 4-5 boys 4-5 boys 4-5 boys d max.