INFORMATION & REGULATIONS
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1.
NAME OF CHAMPIONSHIP:
1.1. Name: 5th HO CHEE MENG VETERAN VOLLEYBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP 2015.
2.
ORGANIZERS & SPONSOR:
2.1. Main Organizer : Kelab Sukan VPM.
2.2 .Co-organizer : Department of Youth & Sports, Penang.
2.3. Main Sponsor :
Mr. Ho Chee Meng.
3.
DATE & VENUE:
3.1. Date : 5th –7 thJune 2015.
3.2. Venue : Kompleks Belia & Sukan, Batu Uban,
Penang.
4.
OBJECTIVES:
4.1. To organize healthy activities/sports and promote veteran volleyball.
4.2. To raise fund
for volleyball development programs.
for volleyball development programs.
4.3. To encourage fellowship and friendship amongst the players &
officials.
5.
REGISTRATION FEE:
5.1. Registration
fee is RM 600.00 per team (including dinner maximum
15 pax).
6.
ELIGIBILITY OF PARTICIPANTS:
6.1. This championship is opened to all invited veteran volleyball teams:-
6.1.1.
Men’s Category – 40 years old & above (Born on 1975 and before).
6.1.2.
Women’s Category – 35 years old & above (Born on 1980 and before).
6.2.
A team is composed of 1 Team
Manager, 1 Head Coach, 1 Assistant Coach and
12 players or 11 players + 1 libero or
10 players + 2 liberos.
7.
REGISTRATION & DRAWING OF LOTS:
7.1. Number of participating teams are limited (1st come first
serve basis) to:-
7.1.1 Men’s Category : 12 Teams.
7.1.1 Women’s Category : 8 Teams.
7.2. Each team is allowed to register up to 12 players in the championship.
7.3. Closing Date :
15th
April, 2015
7.4. All team managers or their representative are invited to attend and
witness the drawing lot. Details will be announced later.
7.5. Document to be submitted before the closing date:-
7.5.1 Team Registration form &
Registration fee: RM600.00 (Fees payment to Volleyball Pillar Management @ RHB
Bank A/C No: 20715800041381).
7.5.2
Team group photo. (For souvenir program book).
8.
COMPETITION REGULATION:
8.1. In addition to the stated rules and regulation, the current (FIVB) rules
and regulations shall apply.
8.2. In case of disagreement in the interpretation of rules, the English text
of the rules shall prevail. Any unforeseen incident not covered by the rules
shall be decided by the organizer. All decisions by the organizer are final.
9.
COMPETITION SYSTEM:
9.1. All matches shall be played in “BEST OF 3 SETs” (25, 25, and
15).
9.2. The competition system shall be played on league basis if there is less
than 6 teams and on league in group basis if there are 6 or more teams in each
category.
9.3. The final players’ registration form shall be submitted to the
Competition Chairman 60 minutes before the commencing of the 1st match.
10.
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM:
10.1.
Winning Team :
2 Point
Loser Team :
1 Point
Technical Disqualification : 0 Point
10.2.
When there is a tie in sets between 2 or more teams during the preliminary
phase, the following shall be used to determine the order:-
“A” = Total Points Won All Matches in the Group
Total
Points Lost
The team with higher ratio of the points
will be awarded the higher position in the group.
10.3.
If there is still a tie in points, the following formula is applied:-
“B” = Total Sets Won All Matches in the
Group
Total Sets Lost
The team with higher ratio of the sets
will be awarded the higher position in the group.
10.4.
If there is still a tie in points & sets, the following formula is
applied:-
“C” = Total Sets Won Matches between the
involved team
Total Sets Lost
The team with higher ratio of the sets
will be awarded the higher position in the group.
10.5.
If there is still a tie between 2 teams, the match result between the two teams
shall be used to determine the position of those two teams. The team which had
won the match among them will be the winner.
10.6.
If there is still a tie among 3 or more teams, the final result will be decided
by drawing lots.
11.
TEAM JERSEY:
11.1. All players in the team must wear the same team jersey with numbers from
1 till 18 only. The “Liberos” shall wear a different colour jersey.
11.2. Measurement for number printed: 15cm in centre front and 20cm at the
centre back.
11.3. All the Coaches, Assistance Coach and Team Manager are required to wear
proper sports attire (long pants or tracksuits) and shoes (no slippers or
sandals are allowed) during the matches.
12.
COMPETITON NET HEIGHT:
12.1.
Men’s Category :
2.38 meter.
12.2.
Women’s Category : 2.20 meter.
13.
WALK-OVER:
13.1.
Each team must be at the court
20 minutes before the start of the match.
13.2.
Team which is 15 minutes late
after the scheduled time without a valid reason shall be considered to have
given a walk-over to the opponent team.
13.3.
Team which has conceded a
walk-over shall be considered as the team that has lost the match by a score of
2-0. (25-0,25-0)
14.
REFEREEING:
14.1.
The Refereeing Committee shall
engage qualified referees for the championship.
15.
SANCTION:
15.1.
A player who was rejected from
the championship due to disciplinary reasons shall be automatically suspended
from all subsequent matches pending decision from the Championship Disciplinary
Panel.
16.
PROTEST:
16.1.
The decision of the referee is
final. Any protest shall be referred to the Competition Chairman.
16.2.
The Competition Chairman shall
refer the protest to the Panel of Appeal, if the protest cannot be resolved at
his level. The team that wishes to make the protest during a match must first
inform the referee verbally. Then proceed to play the match “Under Protest”.
Only the team captain is allowed to make the protest.
16.3.
All protest must be presented in
writing to the Competition Chairman within 30 minutes from the end the match
and be accompanied with cash deposit of RM 300.00. The deposit shall be
forfeited if the protest is not successful
17.
PANEL OF APPEAL:
17.1.
The Panel of Appeal shall
consists the Competition Chairman or his representative who act as the Head of
Panel of Appeal, Head of Referees Committee or representative, Technical
Committee Chairman or representative and 2 team managers who are not from teams
involved in the protest.
17.2.
The Panel of Appeal will meet
within 1hour upon receiving protest. The result of the panel is final.
18.
AWARDS:
18.1.
The awards are as below:-
CHAMPION :
1 Trophy + 15 Medals + RM 1,000.00
RUNNER-UP : 1 Trophy +15 Medals +
RM 600.00
JOINT
3rd PLACINGS : 1 Trophy
+15 Medals + RM 300.00
19.
GENERAL ISSUES:
19.1.
The Organizer reserves the right
to invite any qualified team to participate in this championship.
19.2.
The Organizer reserves the right
to decide the result during any unforeseen circumstances in the championship
and the result is final.
19.3.
The Organizer reserves the right
to change any rules and regulations when needed. Any changes of the rules and
regulation shall be informed as soon as possible or before the start of the
first match of the championship.
19.4.
The Organizer reserves the right
to change the match sequence and match time when needed. All the changes shall
be informed to the Team Managers earliest possible.
19.5.
The Organizer and its appointed
officials shall not be held responsible for any accident or lost of the
personal belongings during the championship.
19.6.
Team members allowed to sit at
the players bench during the match are:-
19.6.1. Head Coach / Assistant Coach / Team Manager.
19.6.2. 6 reserve players
20.
SPECIAL CHAMPIONSHIP RULES:
20.1.
During every match, each team
must be present with a minimum of 6
Players.
20.2.
Any team present with less than
6 players during a match will be considered to have given a walkover to the
opponent.
20.3.
Any player/players who turn up
after the official ‘warm –up’ sessions is/are ineligible to participate in that
match.
20.4.
Violations to Rule 20.3. will result in the team losing the match by
default.
20.5.
All teams that have successfully
qualified for the semi-finals must attend the Award Presentation & Closing
Ceremony with a minimum 6 players.
20.6.
The Prize Money will be forfeited
if the team violates the Championship Special Rules as mentioned in clause
20.5.
21.
SPECIAL EVENT ARRANGEMENT:
21.1.
Information on accommodation can
be obtained from the organizer; however participating teams are responsible for
their own booking and payment.
21.2.
A Welcoming & Reunion Dinner will be
organized on 6th June 2015.
Confirmation of attendance have to be made using the team registration form to the organizer .The allocation of dinner seats will be provided in accordance
to the number of players and officials registered in the registration form
submitted to avoid wastages.
22.
ENQUIRIES:
Should there be any enquiry,
please contact:-
Ms Angelina Hoh Wan
Kam
(Organizing Chairperson.)
5th HO CHEE MENG Veteran Volleyball Championship 2015
