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TOURNAMENT
REGULATIONS
V2 distributed 21 September 2018
Official Ball of Volleyball AustraliaCONTENTS
PREAMBLE ....................................................................................................................................... 4
1. GOVERNANCE ...................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 CONTROL COMMITTEE ................................................................................... 4
1.2 SUB COMMITTEES OF THE CONTROL COMMITTEE............................................. 4
2. TEAMS RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE ............................................................................................. 5
2.1 ELIGIBILITY OF TEAMS .................................................................................... 5
2.2 INTERNATIONAL TEAMS ................................................................................. 5
2.3 INVITATIONAL TEAMS .................................................................................... 5
2.4 TEAM NOMINATION AND REGISTRATION ......................................................... 5
2.5 TEAM ENTRY FEES ......................................................................................... 5
3. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS ................................................................................................. 6
4. PLAYERS RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE ........................................................................................... 6
4.1 REGISTRATION – ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS AND OFFICIALS ................................... 6
4.2 CITIZENSHIP .................................................................................................. 6
4.3 EXCEPTIONS .................................................................................................. 6
4.4 REGISTRATION - INTERNATIONAL TEAMS ......................................................... 6
5. PRE TOURNAMENT MEETINGS .............................................................................................. 6
5.1 GENERAL TECHNICAL MEETING ....................................................................... 6
5.2 TEAM REGISTRATION UPON ARRIVAL .............................................................. 7
6. CEREMONIES ........................................................................................................................ 7
6.1 OPENING CEREMONY..................................................................................... 7
6.2 CLOSING CEREMONY ..................................................................................... 7
7. TOURNAMENT FORMAT ....................................................................................................... 7
7.1 AGE DIVISIONS .............................................................................................. 7
7.2 CONSTRUCTING THE DRAW ............................................................................ 8
7.3 COMPETITION STRUCTURE ............................................................................. 8
7.4 DISPUTES REGARDING SEEDING ...................................................................... 8
7.5 DRAW PRINCIPLES ......................................................................................... 9
7.6 ALLOCATION OF TOURNAMENT POINTS ........................................................... 9
7.7 ELIGIBILITY FOR FINALS .................................................................................. 9
7.8 IN THE CASE OF A TIE ................................................................................... 10
8. MATCH CONDITIONS .......................................................................................................... 11
8.1 MATCH RULES ............................................................................................. 11
8.2 NET HEIGHTS .............................................................................................. 11
8.3 PROTEST RESOLUTION ................................................................................. 11
9. TEAM OBLIGATIONS ........................................................................................................... 11
9.1 PLAYING COMMITMENT ............................................................................... 11
9.2 MATCH DUTY & ROSTER ............................................................................... 11
9.3 NOMINATED REFEREES ................................................................................ 12
9.4 REFEREE DUTIES .......................................................................................... 13
9.5 UNIFORMS.................................................................................................. 13
9.6 TEAM EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................... 13
10. AWARDS ............................................................................................................................ 14
10.1 TEAM AWARDS ........................................................................................... 14
10.2 ALL STARS AWARDS ..................................................................................... 14
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 2 of 2810.3 THE PRESIDENTS CUP ................................................................................... 14 10.4 PRESENTATION............................................................................................ 14 11. TOURNAMENT SERVICES .................................................................................................... 14 11.1 MEDICAL SERVICES ...................................................................................... 14 11.2 OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER ............................................................................ 14 12. TOURNAMENT POLICIES ..................................................................................................... 15 12.1 ALCOHOL / DRUG CONSUMPTION ................................................................. 15 12.2 VA ANTI-DOPING POLICY .............................................................................. 15 12.3 STEALING AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY & SUB-COMMITTEE INTERVENTION ...... 15 12.4 BLOOD ....................................................................................................... 15 12.5 PARTICIPANT CONDUCT ............................................................................... 16 12.6 CHILD PROTECTION...................................................................................... 16 12.7 SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY .................................................................................. 16 13. SANCTIONS ........................................................................................................................ 16 13.1 FAILURE TO ATTEND MEETINGS .................................................................... 16 13.2 UNIFORM VIOLATIONS ................................................................................. 17 13.3 FAILURE TO TAKE THE COURT (SECTION 9.1 PENALTIES) ................................... 17 APPENDIX 1 TOURNAMENT ORGANISATIONAL CHART .................................................................... 18 APPENDIX 2 ALL STARS FORMAT ..................................................................................................... 19 APPENDIX 3 O-2 TEAM NOMINATION FORM ................................................................................... 21 APPENDIX 4 AJVC NOMINATION FORM ........................................................................................... 22 APPENDIX 5 PRE-MATCH PROTOCOL ............................................................................................... 23 APPENDIX 6 TWELVE (12) SUBSTITUTION RULE................................................................................ 24 APPENDIX 7 ON THE SPOT RESOLUTION PROCEDURE ...................................................................... 25 2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 3 of 28
PREAMBLE
The Australian Junior Volleyball Championship (the Tournament) is a State-based Tournament held each
year to determine the Australian National Champions in a range of junior age divisions (International
Teams may also compete subject to the conditions listed in these Tournament Regulations). The
Tournament also awards the President’s Cup to the best performing Member State at the Championships.
The following document outlines the rules, regulations and requirements of this Tournament. The
tournament will be played under the FIVB “Official Volleyball Rules 2017-20” except where over-ruled by
these Tournament Regulations, notably in regard to the use of the Australian “Twelve Substitution Rule”
(Appendix 6).
1. GOVERNANCE
Volleyball Australia (VA) through the VA Board controls all national volleyball competitions. The
Australian Junior Volleyball Championships (AJVC) will be delivered for the years 2016-18 by
Volleyball Queensland (VQ), having signed an MOU to host on behalf of Volleyball Australia (VA).
The Organisational Structure of the event can be found in Appendix 1.
1.1 CONTROL COMMITTEE
The Control Committee is the highest authority during the Tournament, with the powers of VA and
VARC. It will be setup at least 2 months prior to the competition until the conclusion of the
Tournament.
The Control Committee consists of VA Supervisor, Host State appointed Tournament Director, and
the Technical Delegate (Referees). The VA Supervisor shall be the chair of the committee.
The Control Committee is responsible for: -
The smooth running of all activities related to the competition.
The adherence to VA Constitution, Regulations for National Competitions and the Official
Volleyball Rules.
The conduct of a General Technical Meeting on the day before the start of competition.
Ensure the Referees workshop is conducted prior to the General Technical Meeting.
1.2 SUB COMMITTEES OF THE CONTROL COMMITTEE
During the conduct of the Tournament, the Control Committee may find it necessary to appoint
Sub-Committees to assist with its duties.
They may include but are not limited to:
Disciplinary Sub-Committee
Communications Sub-Committee
Awards Sub-Committee
Tournament Coaches Sub-Committee
All Star Seven Sub-Committee
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 4 of 282. TEAMS RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE
2.1 ELIGIBILITY OF TEAMS
The AJVC is reserved for the Member State / Territory Representative teams and extends
invitations to international teams to participate.
The age groups contested in each gender shall be: u15, u17, & u19.
There will be two divisions per age group and gender: Championship and Division 1.
Member States / Territories may initially nominate only 1 team per age / gender group in the
Championship and Division 1. Additional State entries in Division 1 may be considered, subject to
venue capacity. If there are four or less teams nominated in any division then the respective
Championship and Division 1 will merge and then function/operate as the Championship division
for that year only.
2.2 INTERNATIONAL TEAMS
International Teams will be allowed to participate at the Australian Junior Volleyball
Championships, with approval of the VA Board, and shall compete on an equal basis with all other
teams in the competition with the exception that international teams do not accumulate points
towards the tournament’s Presidents Cup and their athletes are not eligible for Australian All-Star
7 awards.
International Teams will not exceed 25% of any division. International Teams will compete in all
phases of the Tournament.
2.3 INVITATIONAL TEAMS
The VA Board may accept teams to the Tournament as Invitational Teams. These may be teams
which do not meet the criteria as described in section 2.2 - International Teams - above, or which
include players that do not meet the criteria as stated in Section 4 - Players Right to Participate.
2.4 TEAM NOMINATION AND REGISTRATION
Three (3) months prior to the registration date (i.e. designated training day at the tournament),
each Member State will notify VA of how many teams it will be nominating to the Tournament.
Three (3) weeks prior to the registration date, each Member State will submit its “O-2 Team
Registration Forms” (Appendix 3) and any player certificates of clearance to the Host State.
If Member States have more than one team competing in any division, they must prioritise their
nominations for seeding purposes. The priority is to be advised at the same time as the submission
of the “Team Registration Forms”.
2.5 TEAM ENTRY FEES
The entry fees for the event are published in Appendix 4. Refer to key dates for entry fee due date.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 5 of 283. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
VA/ Host State will meet the cost of all equipment and services required for the operation of the
Tournament, unless noted otherwise.
3.1 TEAM EXPENSES
All accommodation, meals and transport costs, for participating teams, will be met by the teams.
3.2 TECHNICAL DELEGATES, REFEREE DELEGATES AND NOMINATED REFEREE TRAVEL & ACCOMM.
Member States will be responsible for liaising with the Host State who will book travel and
accommodation for the Referee Delegates and Nominated Referees (see 9.3.1 for Referee
requirements). The Host State will meet these costs as per requirements. Any additional
accommodation will need to be paid by the Member State or the referee requesting a longer stay.
The cost of travel for Referees accompanying International Teams will be at that team’s expense.
4. PLAYERS RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE
4.1 REGISTRATION – ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS AND OFFICIALS
All Players and Officials must be current registered full active members of the State/ Territory
Association they represent and be of age for the division they are to compete.
4.2 CITIZENSHIP
All players representing Member States must be Australian Citizens (a citizen is defined as a person
who holds, or is entitled to hold, an Australian passport or permanent residents).
4.3 EXCEPTIONS
Dispensation to citizenship criteria may be considered in special cases, following submissions being
made to the VA Board through the Tournament Director. No more than two (2) non-Australian
Citizens, or permanent residents may play for any team representing a Member State.
4.4 REGISTRATION - INTERNATIONAL TEAMS
VA assumes responsibility to ensure that international teams playing in the Tournament are doing
so with the sanction of their National Federations.
5. PRE TOURNAMENT MEETINGS
5.1 GENERAL TECHNICAL MEETING
Those attending will be the Control Committee members, Heads of Delegation, Coaches, Referees
and Tournament Staff.
The meeting agenda will include (but is not limited to) the following: -
Welcome by the Tournament Director
Introduction of the Tournament Staff, Technical Delegates and Referees.
Tournament overview
Venue overview
Reports on the eligibility of players and team uniforms
Drug Testing Policy
Technical matters of the competition and training schedule
Transportation
Miscellaneous
The Tournament Director will chair the meeting.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 6 of 285.2 TEAM REGISTRATION UPON ARRIVAL
All teams are required to register with Tournament officials on the Training Day to confirm that
they have arrived at the venue. This registration process includes the proof of age verification of
players. Team managers must have a copy of all their player’s Birth Extract, Certificate or Passport
and to make these available to event officials if a dispute re the player’s age is questioned. Also,
any medical certificates are required to be handed into officials at this time, including certificates
for compression garments.
The organisers will then hand over any relevant information, including the Final Draw. It is
recommended that the organisers provide each team with a “Pack” of information containing the
draw for their division, programs for all players, and any other relevant sponsorship and tourist
information.
6. CEREMONIES
6.1 OPENING CEREMONY
The Opening Ceremony will be held at the competition venue at 3pm Sunday 30 September 2018.
6.2 CLOSING CEREMONY
The Closing Ceremony and medal presentations will take place at the competition venue at 2pm
Saturday 6 October 2018, or immediately following the conclusion of the last final.
7. TOURNAMENT FORMAT
7.1 AGE DIVISIONS
There will be ten (10) divisions conducted at AJVC 2018: -
Boys Girls
U/15 Championship Division 1 Championship Division 1
U/17 Championship Division 1 Championship Division 1
U/19 Championship Championship
Age Divisions in AJVC 2018 are defined as: -
Under 19 - born in 2000, 2001 or younger (i.e. does not turn 19 years old during the
calendar year of the Tournament)
Under 17 - born in 2002, 2003 or younger (i.e. does not turn 17 years old during the
calendar year of the Tournament)
Under 15 - born in 2004, 2005 or younger (i.e. does not turn 15 years old during the
calendar year of the Tournament)
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 7 of 287.2 CONSTRUCTING THE DRAW
VQ will construct a draw for the playing sequence of matches. The sequence of matches will be in
accordance with a pre-determined draw structure, relative to the number of teams participating.
In the event of a team withdrawing from the Tournament prior to the commencement of play, a
new draw will be prepared for that division.
In the event that a team withdraws after the start of play, the following shall occur: -
7.2.1 If the division can be restructured to minimise the impact of the missing team, and ensure
that teams will still achieve the match conditions described in these regulations, then the
restructure shall be undertaken subject to approval of the Tournament Director and the
Control Committee. Such a restructure shall not render any completed matches (other
than forfeits) null and void.
7.2.2 If the division cannot be restructured in such a way that completed matches can be
incorporated, then the division shall proceed as drawn with a forfeit for all matches
involving the withdrawn team. The withdrawn team and/or its State will still be required
to provide duty personnel for all rostered duties for that team.
7.3 COMPETITION STRUCTURE
The competition format is based on the number of nominations received in each division, and aims
to provide all teams with 7-10 matches (median 8 games) plus medal matches, as follows:
Four or less teams - Division merged with the Championship/Division 1 in same
age/gender
5 Teams - Double Round Robin
6-7 teams – Single Round Robin, plus repechage/crossovers/extension pool
8-10 Teams - Single Round Robin
11-12 teams in U/15’s only – Single Round Robin (2 games per day, 3-compulsory set
format)
11+ Teams in U/17’s or U/19’s - Pool Play as determined by the Tournament Director.
In the case of a Round Robin format, the Tournament Director will conduct a drawing of lots for
team positions.
A draft draw will be sent to all participating Member States / Territories 5 weeks prior to
registration date and the final draw will be distributed 3 weeks prior to registration date.
7.4 DISPUTES REGARDING SEEDING
Disputes regarding seeding must be put in writing to the Tournament Director within three (3) days
of the release of the draft draw. Any disputes received after this time will not be reviewed.
If a dispute regarding the seeding of any team is unresolved by the week for draw feedback, details
of the dispute will be submitted in writing to the Tournament Director for arbitration by the Control
Committee.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 8 of 287.5 DRAW PRINCIPLES
The draw will aim to provide the following number of matches in the tournament:
U/15 Championship, U/15 Division 1 and U/17 Division 1: 10 games using a shorter and
consistent match format (3 compulsory sets to 25 points), plus medal matches using the
best-of-5-sets format.
U/17’s Championship & U/19’s: 7-10 matches, plus medal matches. All matches shall be
best-of-5-sets with no time limit. Each team will play 1 or 2 matches on every day of the
Tournament, with the exception of no guarantee on finals day.
Matches may be scheduled on Sunday evening 5-9pm, Monday to Friday 8.30am-10pm, and 9am-
2pm Saturday for finals with a Guaranteed Earliest Start Time (GEST). All teams are guaranteed a
12-hour scheduled break overnight.
The daily match timeslots for 3-compulsory-sets format in U/15 Championship, U/15 Division 1 and
U/17 Division 1 are scheduled in 90-minute intervals.
The daily match timeslots for best-of-5-set divisions are scheduled in 120-minute intervals.
The first match of the day will commence as per the scheduled time. Subsequent matches will
commence as per the GEST, or 20 minutes after the last whistle of the preceding match.
Commencement, in the context of this rule refers to the whistle to commence the first rally of the
match.
There will be a 20-minute protocol between matches, “Pre-Match Protocol”, as determined by the
rules and conventions that prevail within the rules of the game and their international
interpretation at the time (Appendix 5). This protocol may be altered at the discretion of the
Tournament Director, but will never exceed 20 minutes. In the case where a team arrives late to
the “Pre-Match Protocol”, they will receive a reduced warm up as per the time of their arrival.
7.6 ALLOCATION OF TOURNAMENT POINTS
Competition points are allocated as follows:
Match won 2 points
Match lost 1 point
Forfeit or disqualification 0 points
In U/15 Championship, U/15 Division 1 and U/17 Division 1 there will in addition be 1x competition
point allocated for each set won in every match to ensure that all three sets are “live”.
7.7 ELIGIBILITY FOR FINALS
The final four placing’s in the Tournament will be determined by a Gold Medal Playoff and Bronze
Medal Playoff.
In the case of single and double round robins, places in the Gold Medal will go to the top two teams
after the completion of the rounds. The third and fourth placed teams will contest the Bronze
Medal Playoff.
In the case of pool play, eligibility for finals is defined by the adopted competition structure.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 9 of 287.8 IN THE CASE OF A TIE
In the case of a tie in Tournament points between two or more teams at the completion of round
robin or pool play, the tied teams are separated firstly by set ratio and if still tied, by points ratio
as outlined below.
Set Ratio
SetsWon
Set Ratio
SetsWon Sets Lost
Example of Set Ratio Process
Team A: won 12 sets, lost 8 Team B: won 10 sets, lost 9
Team A Set Ratio = 12/20 = 0.600 Team B Set Ratio = 10/19 = 0.526
Team A has the highest set ratio and is therefore awarded the higher placing in the round robin or
pool play.
Points Ratio
Po int s Won
Po int Ratio
Po int s Won Po int s Lost
Example of Points Ratio Process
Team A: won 444 points, lost 356 Team B: won 421 points, lost 279
Team A Points Ratio = 444/800 = 0.555 Team B Points Ratio = 421/700 = 0.601
Team B has the highest Points Ratio and is therefore awarded the higher placing in the round robin
or pool play.
Head-to-Head
If the tie still exists after the calculation of Points Ratio, the winner of the match between the two
teams will be awarded the higher placing in the round robin or pool play.
Coin Toss
If the teams in question have not played each other (e.g. from different pools) and tie still exists
after the calculation of Points Ratio, a coin toss will be used to separate the tied teams. The team
that wins the Coin Toss will be awarded the higher placing in the round robin or pool play.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 10 of 288. MATCH CONDITIONS
8.1 MATCH RULES
All matches will be played according to FIVB Rules 2017-20. Exceptions to these rules are:
The 12 Substitution Rule; Refer to Appendix 6.
Libero
o In best-of-5-set matches – Libero will be allocated per match
o In ‘compulsory 3 sets’ matches – Libero will be allocated per set (and continue through
into those division’s best-of-5-sets medal matches)
8.2 NET HEIGHTS
U/19 U/17 U/15
Boys 2.43m 2.43m 2.24m
Girls 2.24m 2.24m 2.15m
8.3 PROTEST RESOLUTION
In the first instance, protests must be resolved according to the "On the Spot Resolution
Procedure” (Appendix 7).
The Control Committee’s verdict will be final for the duration of the Tournament.
9. TEAM OBLIGATIONS
9.1 PLAYING COMMITMENT
It is the participating Team’s responsibility to be at the venue prepared to take the court to play
their match at the Guaranteed Earliest Start Time (GEST).
Post team registration, no additional players may be added to the 0-2 form.
9.2 MATCH DUTY & ROSTER
9.2.1 Each rostered duty team will provide a scoreboard operator and two (2) line judges.
9.2.2 Line judges must not talk to other people while performing their duties.
9.2.3 Duty personnel are to be neatly dressed in their State uniforms and will present
themselves in keeping with the standard of the competition and the image of the game.
9.2.4 Line judges must remain standing throughout the match and wear enclosed shoes. Duty
personnel must not have mobile phones, music devices or headphones whilst doing duty.
9.2.5 Line judges and scoreboard operators may be changed during the interval between sets,
but all must report to the referees for instructions ten (10) minutes prior to the match.
9.2.6 There is an expectation that all teams are capable of completing the duty and States
should ensure that their teams are adequately prepared. State Referee Commissions can
assist with the preparation of teams by running clinics etc.
With the exception of the first game on each day, teams will be scheduled for
court duty immediately after they play.
No team will have more than one additional duty commitment than any other
team in the same division.
Every attempt will be made to avoid teams doing duty in the first time slot each
day, but this cannot be guaranteed.
No team will be allocated more than two (2) court duties on any playing day.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 11 of 289.2.7 The Control Committee will provide a full referee corp for all medal matches. Duty teams
(loser of previous match) may be required. This will be advised on the day by the Referee
Delegates.
9.3 NOMINATED REFEREES
9.3.1 Each participating member State or International team must nominate a given number of
referees, according to the number of teams they have registered in the Tournament (see
9.3.4). Team nominations will not be considered complete, and will not be accepted,
without the referee nominations.
9.3.2 The VARC may recommend that States include specific referees as part of their quota.
9.3.3 Any referee that withdraws from AJVC prior to the competition and airfares have already
been purchased for them, will be liable for the cost of their airfares and any other
Tournament costs already incurred. An invoice recouping the costs will be sent to the
referee and a copy to the Member State/National Federation immediately.
9.3.4 Each participating Member State or International Team must supply the specified number
of Nominated Referees, according to the number of teams they have registered in the
Tournament (see chart below). Team nominations will not be considered to be complete,
and will not be accepted, without the referee nominations. The cost of travel for Referees
accompanying International Teams will be at that Team’s own expense.
AJVC 2018 will be played in an 8-court venue and the referee quota formula has
increased following the event debrief in 2017: -
Team Nomination No. Referees Team Nomination No. Referees
1 1 11 6
2 2 12 7
3 2 13 7
4 3 14 8
5 3 15 8
6 4 16 9
7 4 17 9
8 5 18 10
9 5 19 10
10 6 20 11
9.3.5 Member States or International Teams failing to supply the calculated number of nominated
referees to the Tournament will be liable to a fine as determined by the VA Board, of not
less than $1000 per referee, payable to the Host State. Proxy referees will be appointed by
VA where necessary and the fine will be used to cover the costs of that referee (flights,
accommodation, etc.).
9.3.6 Minimum Referee Grading per age group:
U/19 –Level 3
U/17 –Level 2
U/15 –Level 2
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 12 of 289.4 REFEREE DUTIES
The Control Committee will provide referees for the first match of the day where possible.
Referees must attend the seminar held on the training day.
Referees must stay and officiate for the period they have been nominated.
Referees are subject to the VARC “Code of Conduct” for the entire period of the event.
9.5 UNIFORMS
9.5.1 All States are required to provide the Tournament Director with a digital photo of their
captain’s shirt, a playing shirt, the libero shirt and the team shorts for approval 3 weeks
prior to registration date. Any action required to fix any of these items is then to be taken
by the participating teams prior to the General Technical Meeting when non-conforming
uniform items will be checked. Please make sure you include an additional photograph of
the shirt being worn by a person. Failure to present uniforms by the due date will incur a
penalty (see 13.2). Please note: VA recommends that States should avoid uniforms that
have side panels as it may hinder the ability of the alternate uniform being sufficiently
contrasting for libero purposes.
9.5.2 Numbers 1-20 are allowed. This may be extended, upon written request and approval of
the Tournament Director, if teams have more than 20 players in their squad, but will be
sequential (i.e. 19, 20, 21, 22, etc.). Where alternate playing shirts are used, players will
retain the same playing number.
9.5.3 All uniforms worn during a match will be the same (i.e. identical playing tops and pants).
Where players’ names appear on their playing top, all uniforms must display the player’s
name (i.e. all with players’ names included or all without).
9.5.4 All socks worn by the team during a match will be the same colour and length (i.e. identical
colour and length). There are two lengths for socks:
‘Short Socks’ are ankle and calf length socks
‘Long Socks’ are knee length.
9.5.5 Provision will be made for Libero players to wear immediately recognisable contrasting
shirts, as per the FIVB Rules. The Libero shirt will carry the player’s playing number. The
Control Committee reserves the right to enforce on the libero players to wear a bright
coloured bib on top of their shirt if their uniform is judged to being NOT sufficiently
contrasting.
9.5.6 Every violation of the uniform requirements identified by a Technical Delegate (Referees),
Technical Delegate (Competition) or Tournament Director will result in a penalty as stated
in Section 13.2 of these regulations, payable to VA by the Member State prior to the
conclusion of the Tournament.
9.5.7 Compression garments are permitted to be worn by players for protection or support.
These devices must be of the same colour as the corresponding part of the uniform. Black,
white or neutral colours may also be used provided the colour is uniform among all team
members. No other clothing (other than compressions) may be visible outside of the
playing uniform without prior written permission of the Control Committee.
9.5.8 Any authorised delegation member on the team bench must be wearing state team
coloured and branded uniform shirts, jackets, shorts or tracksuits. They do not necessarily
have to match each other. Jeans or tailored pants/skirts are acceptable.
9.6 TEAM EQUIPMENT
All teams will provide their own:
warm-up balls
adequate First Aid Kit and massage table
physiotherapist
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 13 of 2810. AWARDS
10.1 TEAM AWARDS
A trophy is awarded to the winning team in each division.
Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded to each player and coach in the three (3) top
Australian teams of each division. International teams finishing in the Top 3 will receive
corresponding medals.
10.2 ALL STARS AWARDS
The All Stars Awards will be awarded to the best performed players in each Championship division
(More information is provided in Appendix 2).
10.3 THE PRESIDENTS CUP
The Presidents Cup is a perpetual trophy awarded to the Member State with the highest overall
achievement at the Tournament across all Championship divisions.
The measurement of achievement is based on medals won, and is calculated as follows-
Gold Medal: 3 points
Silver Medal: 2 points
Bronze Medal: 1 point
In the event of a tie in the calculations for the Presidents Cup, the tied Member States will be
separated using the processes below. These processes are to be applied in the order listed and as
soon as the tied Member States are separated by one of the processes, no subsequent processes
are to be applied.
In the event of equal points and a count back the Presidents Cup shall be awarded as follows:
1. The State which won the most gold medals or if equal…
2. The State which won the most silver medals or if equal…
3. The State which had more teams competing in Championship division gold medal and
bronze medal matches, or if equal…
4. The State which won more matches at the Tournament in Championship divisions.
10.4 PRESENTATION
All awards will be presented at the Closing Ceremony.
11. TOURNAMENT SERVICES
11.1 MEDICAL SERVICES
The local hospital will be informed of the dates and times of the Tournament.
Teams will be provided with details of a local sports medicine doctor or clinic along with their
contact numbers and addresses. The Tournament Host will provide a qualified Sports Trainer from
30 minutes before scheduled matches until the end of the last match daily.
As agreed for 2017, each delegation is responsible for providing their own qualified sports trainer/s
or physiotherapists during all games and official training sessions. The Tournament Host will
attempt to provide suitable work spaces within the venue’s capacity.
11.2 OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER
The Tournament Host will appoint an official photographer for the Tournament.
The photographer must be able to provide a range of photographic services, including, team
photos, action shots and any other photos requested by the Tournament Host. An area will be
provided for official photos.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 14 of 2812. TOURNAMENT POLICIES
12.1 ALCOHOL / DRUG CONSUMPTION
Players are strictly forbidden to smoke, drink alcohol or take any illegal/banned1 drugs during the
tournament. Any breach of this rule will result in the player being ejected from the Tournament.
The player’s State Executive Director will be notified, and the player returned home on the first
available transport. Any additional expenses will be the responsibility of the player’s member State.
It is the State’s responsibility to ensure all child protection laws are complied with.
Tournament Personnel, Coaches and Referees are not permitted to smoke or drink alcohol while
at the Tournament venue. The use of illicit drugs is strictly forbidden.
Individual Member States should take responsibility for providing their adult representatives
(coaches, team managers, referees and players above the age of 18) with direction on alcohol and
drug consumption while at the Tournament.
12.2 VA ANTI-DOPING POLICY
The “VA Anti-Doping Policy” is applicable at this Tournament. A condition of nomination is that all
athletes accept this policy which includes random drug testing. This policy should be downloaded
from the VA website and communicated to all participants prior to the event:
http://www.volleyballaustralia.org.au/page/anti-doping
12.3 STEALING AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY & SUB-COMMITTEE INTERVENTION
Any incidents of theft will result in the expulsion of the individual/s from the Tournament. Where
appropriate, police intervention will be sought.
Any individual or team found to have wilfully damaged facility or equipment or the like will face
sanctions by the Control Committee. Sanctions may include paying for the repair or replacement
resulting from the damage.
12.4 BLOOD
VA endorses the Australian Sports Medicine Federation Infectious Diseases Policy.
Matches will not proceed if there is a bleeding player, or blood is evident on equipment or the field
of play. Should bleeding occur, the player will be removed from the game and the court cleaned of
any blood spills. The player cannot return to the court until there is no evidence of blood or
bleeding on the player.
This “blood” replacement is not included in the team’s allocated number of substitutions. This
replacement is to be recorded in the “remarks” section on the scoresheet. See the FIVB rule 15.7
concerning Exceptional substitution.
1
Banned drugs are those on the banned list of supplements as published by ASADA
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 15 of 2812.5 PARTICIPANT CONDUCT
Should any member of the official team incur three yellow cards (Warning) during the course of
the Tournament, they will be immediately suspended for their team’s next scheduled match.
Suspension means that the offender cannot be present in the playing hall, or its viewing galleries
or stands, for the duration of the match.
Should a member of the official team incur two (2) red cards during the course of the Tournament,
the Disciplinary Sub-Committee will meet to deliberate on further disciplinary action.
Should a member of the official team be expelled or disqualified during the course of the
Tournament, they will be immediately suspended for their team’s next two (2) scheduled matches.
Suspension means that the offender cannot be present in the playing hall, or its viewing galleries
or stands, for the duration of the match.
Should a member of the official team bring the game or the sport into disrepute they will be called
before a Disciplinary Sub-Committee to explain their actions. Repetition of the above penalties is
considered to bring the game or sport into disrepute. The Disciplinary Sub-Committee will decide
what action, if any, should be taken. Penalties range from a warning through to a fine and expulsion
from the Tournament.
12.6 CHILD PROTECTION
Where applicable, all adult persons involved in the Tournament will be subject to, and comply
with the “VA Member Protection Policy” and relevant State Child Protection Legislation.
12.7 SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
The VA Social Media Policy aims to provide some guiding principles to follow when using social
media. The intent of this policy is to include anything posted online where information is shared
that might affect members, colleagues, clients, sponsors or Volleyball Australia as an organization
and bring the organization into disrepute. All players, coaches, team members and referees are
expected to be aware of the content of this policy:
http://www.volleyballaustralia.org.au/page/policies
Any breaches of the policy will be referred to the Control Committee for appropriate review and
action.
13. SANCTIONS
13.1 FAILURE TO ATTEND MEETINGS
All Head of Delegations and Coaches must attend the General Technical Meeting (section 5.1).
All Nominated Referees must attend the Referees Workshop (if applicable to the individual
referee), the General Technical Meeting (section 5.1) and all daily referee briefings.
A $50 fine per coach/referee will be imposed on the Member States for non-attendance of the
aforementioned meetings.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 16 of 2813.2 UNIFORM VIOLATIONS
Uniform violations will result in a $50 fine per violation, payable to the Host State by the Member
State.
This includes States that fail to present their uniforms by the nominated date (see 9.5.1), in which
case the penalty will be $50 per team that is registered for the State.
13.3 FAILURE TO TAKE THE COURT (SECTION 9.1 PENALTIES)
Any team (minimum of 8 players), which fails to take the court at the start of the match, as signalled
by the 1st Referee, will be penalised with an on the spot fine. Extenuating circumstances will be
taken into consideration when implementing this sanction. A sliding scale of fines will be
implemented until the team arrives at the venue to play:
Description Penalty (inc. GST)
Failure to take the court at the signalled start of the match by the 1 st Referee. $330
Failure to take the court after 15 minutes from the signalled start time. $660
Failure to take the court after 30 minutes from the signalled start time. $1320 plus forfeit game.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 17 of 28APPENDIX 1
TOURNAMENT ORGANISATIONAL CHART
Tournament Director
VA Supervisor
Damien Searle
Nam Pham
Draw & Results Competition Technical Delegate
Manager Manager (Referee)
Peter McConnon Jon Gibbs Jaek Passier (QLD)
Court Supervisors
Michael Plumlee Referee Delegates (x9) Referee Quotas (x48)
Catherine Birch George Chalhoub (NSW) QLD x 14
Shane Clouston (QLD) NSW x 9
VIC x 9
Renae Harvey (WA) ACT x 5
Tanya Kowald (QLD) SA x 6
Event Volunteer Stephen Long (SA) WA x 4
Heather Long Kimberley Oates (NSW) Thailand x 1
Ricky Tengaugakiu (SOL) David Rosamilia (VIC)
Terry Rudder (QLD)
Andrew Scotford (ACT)
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 18 of 28APPENDIX 2
ALL STARS FORMAT
All Stars Award Sub-Committee:
The All Stars Awards will be awarded to the seven (7) best performed players in the u17, and u19
championship divisions. The All Star Awards will also be awarded to the twelve (12) best performed
players in the u15 Championship Division. Division 1 players are not eligible for consideration
regardless of whether their division has been merged into the Championship division.
Committee Members:
This committee will consist of the following members:
1. VA appointed convenor. The convenor of each division will be required to organise the
meetings, ensure all participates can attend and chair the meeting.
2. One representative coach from each member state from each Championship division.
Nomination Process:
1. Nomination forms will be distributed to each team in their registration packs on the date listed
in the key dates.
2. Nomination forms are due back at the tournament office by the date listed in the key dates.
3. A list will be collated by the Competition Manager and will be distributed to all states (via their
Heads of Delegation) by the date listed in the key dates.
4. All results will be collated and All-Stars nominations will be finalized by the date listed in the
key dates.
5. All Stars Awards will be announced at the Closing Ceremony.
All Stars Process:
1. Selections for the following Championship Division will occur in the following manner:
a. For the U17 and U19 Championship Division
1. Best Passer/Hitter
2. 2nd Best Passer/Hitter
3. Best Middle Blocker
4. 2nd Best Middle Blocker
5. Best Setter
6. Best Opposite
7. Best Libero
b. For the U15 Championship Divisions, the selection committee shall name
twelve (12) athletes and will be selected in terms of their effectiveness in the
following areas:
1. Individual skills
2. Team skills
3. Coachability
4. Ability to act as a role model to peers
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 19 of 282. By 9pm Tuesday 2 October 2018:
a. The Head Coach from each team may submit up to 7 players from their team with
nominated positions. Nomination forms will be given to each state’s Head of
Delegation.
b. Nomination Forms to be delivered to the Tournament Office.
c. A shortlist comprising all players nominated will be promptly circulated back to
coaches, via the Heads of Delegation, so they can view the shortlisted players prior
to the final selection meeting.
3. The selection meeting will be on the day before finals, 30 minutes after the last match in
each age group. Conveners for each committee will advise of meeting location.
a. There will be an initial opportunity for coaches to ask any questions they might have
about particular players and their circumstances.
b. For U17 and U19 Championship Divisions, each coach (1 coach per state) will then
vote on a 3, 2, 1 basis for players in each position and submit to the convenor who
will tally the votes. The player with the highest score in each position (or numbered
spot) will receive the All Stars award. If there is a tie within a position, a second vote
involving only those tied players is to occur.
c. For U15 Championship Divisions, where possible, selections are to be derived by
consensus. If such a consensus cannot be achieved, a ballot shall be held to determine
the remaining positions.
4. The final selections are to be submitted to the tournament office by 9pm Friday night on
an official form that is signed off by all members of the sub-committee.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 20 of 28Appendix 3
O-2 TEAM NOMINATION FORM
To be emailed separately
SAMPLE
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 21 of 28APPENDIX 4
AJVC NOMINATION FORM
SAMPLE ONLY – emailed separately and previously
The 2018 Australian Junior Volleyball Championships will be held in Queensland from Sunday 30th
September (Training Day, Technical Meeting & Opening Ceremony) to Saturday 6 October (Finals).
The Entry Fee $2640 per team (GST included). This represents a $50 (or 1.9%) increase on last year.
To assist in planning, please complete this form to indicate the number of teams you intend bringing to
compete at the 2018 AJVC.
STATE/NATIONAL ASSOCIATION:
CONTACT PERSON:
POSITION:
PHONE: ( ) EMAIL:
Division Championship Teams Division 1 Teams
U15 Boys
U15 Girls
U17 Boys
U17 Girls
U19 Boys
U19 Girls
Please return completed form by 5pm Friday 1 June 2018 to:
Jon Gibbs - Volleyball Queensland
Email: gm@vq.org.au
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 22 of 28APPENDIX 5
PRE-MATCH PROTOCOL
*All U15 and U17 matches with no exceptions will run a separate official warm (at the net), always with
the serving team (Determined by the toss) to start their official warm up first.
Each team will be entitled of 5 minutes official warm including the serving warm up. In the meanwhile,
the other team will have the right for free warm up in the service zone on the same side of the court.
First Referee Second Referee Scorer
T – 30 min Collect score sheet Present near the court Present near the court
T – 20 min Countdown Clock starts
straight after last whistle of
previous match
T – 20 min Official protocol Distributes Line up Coach to check and sign
commences. sheets to coaches. scoresheets.
Checks the net height Check all match
equipment.
Checks the net height
T – 14min Summons Captains for coin Attends the coin toss
toss
T – 13min Warm up at the net Collect line up sheets Records result of toss
commences from Coaches Checks all players
Monitors spiking Monitors spiking with the scoresheet
Briefs line judges Records team line ups
T – 03min Warm up at the net finishes.
Teams clear the court
T- 01:30 min Teams line up on end line
Authorizes teams to shake
hands at the net
T – 01 min Starting 6 players remain on
court
T – 30 sec Checks positions of Checks positions of players
players
Authorises Libero
replacement (s) if
required.
T – 00 First whistle to authorize serve
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 23 of 28APPENDIX 6
Twelve (12) Substitution Rule
a) A team shall be allowed a maximum of twelve (12) substitutions in any one set. Players starting a set may be replaced by a
substitute and may subsequently re-enter the set twice. Each substitute may enter the set three times. A player shall not
enter the set for a fourth time (starting shall count as an entry). Players re-entering the set must assume the original position
in the service order in relation to other team mates. No change may be made in a player's position in the service order
unless necessitated by an injury requiring an exceptional substitution under the provisions of paragraph b) below. Any
number of players may enter the set in each position in the service order.
b) If through any injury a player is unable to play and substitution cannot be legally made the team is entitled to make an
EXCEPTIONAL substitution beyond the limits of paragraph (a). See FIVB rule 15.7 on Exceptional substitution.
c) If through injury or accident a player is unable to play and substitution cannot be made under the provisions of paragraph
a) or b), the first referee may grant a 3 minutes recovery time under the provision of FIVB rule 17.1.2 on Exceptional Game
Interruptions
d) If a team becomes incomplete through expulsion of a player and substitution cannot be made under the provisions of
paragraph a) above, the team loses the set by default, keeping the points acquired. If a team becomes incomplete through
disqualification of a player and substitution cannot be made under the provisions of paragraph a) above, the team loses the
match by default, keeping the sets and points acquired.
Example
The following diagram illustrates how substitutions are recorded on the scoresheet.
I II III IV V VI
10 4 11 2 1 7
6 3 5
10 2
9 5
8
8
In the example shown above, the starting line-up is 10, 4, 11, 2, 1 and 7.
This means that these players made their first entry for the set. The coach then substitutes into position one (I) players numbered
6, 9, 8 and 3. Number 10 has made three (3) entries and is not permitted any more entries for the set. The same can be said for
player number 5 in position four (IV).
The players numbered 10, 6, 9, 8 and 3, must remain in position one (I) on the scoresheet and none of them can be used to
substitute into another position in this set. For example, player 8 has only appeared twice so far and can therefore make another
appearance on court but only in position one (I) and only if no more than twelve substitutions are used per set.
In the example shown above, all twelve substitutions have been used.
The scorer recording the substitutions will use the left side column first for each position and when the left is full use the right
side column.
There is no requirement to record the score at the time of each substitution.
The scorer reports the 11th and 12th substitutions of the team and the third court entry of a player to the second referee who
then indicates to the coach concerned and First Referee in that order.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 24 of 28APPENDIX 7
ON THE SPOT RESOLUTION PROCEDURE
The Referee Delegates hold official VARC and AJVC Organizing Committee authority to solve problems
and make determinations on formal protests occurring during the match in order to re-establish the
situation in accordance with the FIVB Official Rules amended by AJVC rules.
A formal protest may only be lodged by the Coach of the team who believes that match officials have
either incorrectly applied a rule or incorrectly interpreted a rule under the FIVB Official Rules as
amended by AJVC Rules that will affect the outcome of the match.
If a protest is upheld, the match recommences from the stage immediately before the error occurred. A
system of “On the Spot” Protest resolution has been adopted.
If a Coach wishes to lodge a formal protest they should immediately inform the second Referee (while
the ball is out of play) who must immediately inform the 1st Referee.
The 1st Referee will stop the game, step down from the stand and immediately consult a Referee
Delegate.
The Referee Delegate will resolve the protest.
Formal Protest
A Coach through the match officials can make a formal protest at any moment of a game (except while
the ball is in play), as soon as they notice an improper situation or a decision not in accordance with the
official FIVB rules as amended in the AJVC rules.
Such cases are:
a) An improper decision by the Referee who did not apply the rules or did not assume the consequences
of his/her decisions; and / or
b) An improper decision of the scorer who made a mistake on the rotational order or on the score.
Improper cases
A protest about a Referee's decision, which sanctions a playing action or misconduct, will be considered
an improper case and will be immediately dismissed by the Referee Delegate.
If a coach requests to lodge a Protest, a Referee Delegate enters the court.
If the request does not fit the criteria of a legal protest, it is REJECTED
If the criteria for a Protest is legal, then the protest is ACCEPTED, and it is either then UPHELD
or OVERTURNED based upon further information. Then there will be NO PENALTY to the
coach from this point.
The coach who submits an improper case, i.e. does not fit the criteria of a legal protest, will be
sanctioned by a personal sanction “penalty” (Red card). In case of repetition, the coach will be
disqualified from the match and will have to leave the playing area. Subsequent penalties, as
determined by the Control Committee, will be applied.
If the protest is considered valid, the protest and start and end time of the interruption is recorded on
the scoresheet.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 25 of 28In the case of a protest concerning a Referee's decision, the Referee Delegate will obtain the coaches protest and then the first Referee’s rationale for their decision prior to making a decision. The Referee Delegate will advise both the 1st referee, the protesting coach and the opposing coach of the final decision made along with a rationale. In the case of a protest concerning a scorer's decision, the Referee Delegate and the first Referee will meet to resolve the protest. Interruption of the game As soon as the formal protest is made the game is interrupted. The first Referee authorizes the teams to leave the playing court and come to the bench, but they are not allowed to leave the playing area. Players are allowed to use balls in the free zone. 1. Examination of the Protest According to the rules in force, the Referee Delegate gathers the necessary information and decides to: a) Reject the protest; or b) Accept the protest and overrule the decision. The Referee Delegate makes the decision, including for cases where there is no stated rule. If the protest is rejected the game is resumed after having applied the Referee's decision. If the protest is accepted, the game is resumed from the point prior to the Referee’s decision. Coaches may briefly and politely discuss rule interpretations and / or applications of the rules with the relevant Referee Delegate after the match has completed. This conversation must take place outside of the court and free zone. 2. To resume the game The Referee Delegate’s decision is communicated to Referees, scorer, coaches and captains. 2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 26 of 28
ON THE SPOT RESOLUTION FLOWCHART
Coach wishes to make a formal Protest.
Coach informs the Second referee, who informs the First Referee.
The First Referee stops the match. Players move to the bench. Players are
allowed to use balls in the free zone.
Referee Delegate is called over.
Referee Delegate hears the coaches’ protest.
Referee Delegate decides to either
o Accept the Protest
o Reject the Protest
Protest Accepted Protest Rejected
The Referee Delegate has decided that the The Referee Delegate has decided that the Protest is not
Protest is valid. Play is suspended while the valid. The coach will be sanctioned with a personal
Referee Delegate investigates the Protest. sanction, Penalty (Red card). Play resumes where the
match stopped, with the appropriate sanction recorded
and applied.
If the Referee Delegate agrees that a protest is valid and should be
considered, then a review of the decision and outcome is undertaken. After
this point, no penalty is applied to the protesting coach regardless of the
outcome of the protest.
2018 AJVC - Tournament Regulations v2 Page 27 of 28Examination of the Protest
In the case of a protest concerning a Referee's decision, the Referee Delegate listens to the first Referee
who makes a report on the well-founded reasons of their decision concerning the application of the
regulations.
In the case of a protest concerning a scorer's decision, the Referee Delegate and the first Referee will meet
to resolve the protest.
According to the rules in force, the Referee Delegate decides to:
a) Overturn the decision; or
b) Uphold the decision.
Decision Upheld Decision Overturned
If the referee’s decision is upheld the game is If the Referee Delegate overturns the referee’s
resumed after having applied the decision. decision the game is resumed from the point prior to
the protest.
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