Official FFASCNZ Inc. Sports Competition Rules

Federation of Filipino Associations, Societies and Clubs In New Zealand Incorporated

Official FFASCNZ Inc. Sports Competition Rules

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Table of Contents

Revision History .......................................................................................................4 Sports Events ............................................................................................................8 Volleyball .............................................................................................................................. 8 Basketball .............................................................................................................................. 8 Ten-pin Bowling.................................................................................................................... 8 Table Tennis .......................................................................................................................... 9 Golf........................................................................................................................................ 9 Badminton ............................................................................................................................. 9 Billiards ................................................................................................................................. 9

Eligibility ............................................................................................................... 10 Non-Eligibility....................................................................................................... 12 Tournament Code of Conduct ............................................................................... 13 Federation Overall Sports Awards ......................................................................... 15 Volleyball............................................................................................................... 17 Categories ........................................................................................................................... 17 General Rules ...................................................................................................................... 17 Competition Rules ............................................................................................................... 17 Championship Games.......................................................................................................... 18 Awards................................................................................................................................. 19

Basketball .............................................................................................................. 20 Categories ........................................................................................................................... 20 Referee Decisions ................................................................................................................ 20 General Rules ...................................................................................................................... 20 Competition Rules – Pool and Championship Games ........................................................ 20 Overtime .............................................................................................................................. 23 Awards................................................................................................................................. 23 Page 2


Tenpin Bowling ..................................................................................................... 24 Categories ........................................................................................................................... 24 General Rules ...................................................................................................................... 24 Team Event .......................................................................................................................... 24 Singles Event ....................................................................................................................... 25 Awards................................................................................................................................. 26

Table Tennis ........................................................................................................... 27 Categories ........................................................................................................................... 27 General Rules ...................................................................................................................... 27 Other Basic Rules ................................................................................................................ 29 Awards................................................................................................................................. 29

Golf ........................................................................................................................ 30 Categories ........................................................................................................................... 30 General Rules ...................................................................................................................... 30 Tournament Format ............................................................................................................ 31 Handicaps............................................................................................................................ 32 Format/Rules ....................................................................................................................... 32 Awards................................................................................................................................. 33

Badminton ............................................................................................................. 34 Categories ........................................................................................................................... 34 General Rules ...................................................................................................................... 34 Awards................................................................................................................................. 34

Billiards ................................................................................................................. 35 Categories ........................................................................................................................... 35 General Rules ...................................................................................................................... 35 Awards................................................................................................................................. 35

Appendix A - Code of Conduct............................................................................. 36 Players’ Code of Conduct ................................................................................................... 36 Coaches’ Code of Conduct .................................................................................................. 36 Game Officials’ Code of Conduct ....................................................................................... 36 Spectators’ Code of Conduct ............................................................................................... 37

Appendix B – Acknowledgement of Code of Conduct form ................................ 38 Appendix C – Sample Incident Form .................................................................... 39

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Revision History

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Date of this revision: 23 May 2016 Date 30 Apr 2016

Version

Release: v3.00

Summary of Changes

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Changes after review of Federation Executive Committee and Federation Sports Committee: 

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Addition of Non-Eligibility clause: (page 12) Non-Eligibility 1. This section describes the non-eligibility ruling for all participants of the sports competition which may apply to any age group category. 2. A participant is not eligible to play in any sports if he/she is currently representing New Zealand or Philippines in any international tournament. 3. Likewise, a person is not eligible to participate if he/she had been a representative of New Zealand or Philippines in international sports competition in the last two (2) years.

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Changes to the Tenpin Bowling Section: (page 24) Team Event Rules (rule #3) 3. Final: The top 60% of the total participating teams from the Elimination Round will qualify for the Final Round. The qualified teams will play another round of 3 games which will be added to the team totals from the Elimination Round to determine the First, Second and Third Places. Therefore a cumulative total of 6 games will count towards the Team Event total. 4. In the event of ties, a 2-frame roll-off will be used to break the deadlock. Singles Event Rules (rule #2) 2. The top 40% of the total male players and top 60% of the total female players with the highest 3-Game Series will advance to the Singles Event. The top male and female players will be divided into two divisions. The top 50% male/female players regardless of average on 3 games will go to Division 1 and the bottom 50% of male/female players will go to Division 2. There will be two winners for each Male and Female Singles Events.

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Date of this revision: 16 June 2009 Date 16 Jun 2009

11 Jun 2009

Version 2.00

1.05

Release: v2.00

Summary of Changes Document finalised for release, per approval from Cora Noblejas (Chair, Federation Sports Committee)

Changes after review with Federation Sports Committee (Cora Noblejas)

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Sports Events replace Federation Cup with Federation Excellence Cup replace Wellington Filipino Sports Cup with Federation Participation Cup Eligibility remove requirement to identify city being represented by team or individual participants participants may represent only 1 organisation throughout entire tournament General Rules, renamed to Player and Team Code of Conduct Wellington Filipino Sports Cup and Federation Cup Rules, renamed to Federation Overall Sports Awards Remove Wellington Filipino Sports Cup Remove Federation Cup Federation Excellence Cup Federation Participation Cup Federation Sportsmanship Cup Volleyball Remove Canterbury Volleyball Shield Add Federation Volleyball Shield Basketball Remove Tauranga Basketball Shield Add Federation Basketball Shield Tenpin Bowling Remove Hamilton Challenge Shield Add Federation Tenpin Bowling Shield Table Tennis Add Federation Table Tennis Shield Badminton Add Federation Badminton Shield Billiards Add Federation Billiards Shield

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12 Mar 2009

1.04

Proposed changes for 2009 tournament Various formatting changes (not marked)

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Sports Events separation of Men’s Basketball into Open and Legends (40 & over) categories removed ‘Men’s’ label for all Golf events Eligibility add separate age eligibility clause for Legends category players unable to produce proof of age deemed ineligible General Rules, renamed to Player and Team Code of Conduct organiser prerogative to reject registration of team/players involved in untoward incident in previous Labour weekend tournament add Player Code of Conduct provision to player and team registration Wellington Filipino Sports Cup and Federation Cup Rules add clarification how points system will be applied to events with multiple divisions/categories (e.g. basketball, volleyball Basketball add clarification of qualifiers from pool play include separate rules for game clock management depending on availability of separate game clock for each court update overtime rules with ‘golden basket’ rule additional rules governing unsportsmanlike behaviour Table Tennis remove restriction on maximum number of teams per city update rules for pool play Badminton new section added Billiards new section added Code of Conduct new appendix added with proposed code of conduct for players, coaches, game officials and spectators Code of Conduct new appendix added with proposed code of conduct acknowledgement form (to be included in registration pack) Sample Incident Report new appendix added

18 Sep 2005

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Previous base version dated 18 September 2005

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Sports Events Volleyball Men’s Volleyball Women’s Volleyball Mixed Volleyball (3 men and 3 women in court at a time) All categories are qualified for the Federation Excellence and Federation Participation Cups

Basketball Men’s Basketball – Open Men’s Basketball – Legends (40 & Over) Women’s Basketball Junior Basketball (age group or groups to be determined prior to sending the invitation packs for the sports competitions) All categories are qualified for the Federation Excellence and Federation Participation Cups

Ten-pin Bowling Mixed Team Women’s Singles Event Men’s Singles Event Junior Ten-pin (age group or groups to be determined prior to sending the invitation packs for the sports competitions) All divisions are qualified for the Federation Excellence and Federation Participation Cups

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Table Tennis Team Competition Doubles Competition Singles Competition All divisions are qualified for the Federation Excellence and Federation Participation Cups

Golf Individual Stableford Division 1 Individual Stableford Division 2 Team Stableford Hole Competitions All categories (with exception of Hole Competitions) are qualified for the Federation Excellence and Federation Participation Cups

Badminton Team Competition - Doubles match and Singles matches All categories are qualified for the Federation Excellence and Federation Participation Cups

Billiards 8 ball or 9 ball (to be determined by the hosting city prior to sending the invitation packs for the sports competitions) All categories are qualified for the Federation Excellence and Federation Participation Cups

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Eligibility 1.

This section describes the eligibility rules for all participants of the sports competitions.

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Any person may represent a club, society, or sporting group if such person is a member of the club in good-standing and MUST either be one of the following:   

A Filipino (natural born or naturalised) Married to or a partner of a Filipino Of Filipino descent

Said club must also be a current financial member of the Federation. The club, society or sporting group is no longer required to indicate the New Zealand city to be represented in this tournament. This is because the individual sport perpetual trophies as well as the overall Federation awards are now determined by organization rather than city. 3.

An individual participant can only represent one club, society or sporting group throughout the entire Sports Tournament (i.e. participant cannot play for one organisation in one sports event, and a second organisation in another sports event).

Note: Please see related rules in Section 5 – Federation Overall Sports Awards 4.

For the youth age group team/s (applicable to all sports events), in addition to the above eligibility rules, the participant must also be less than or equal to the age group limit at the start of the tournament. For the Legends category, the participant must be 40 years or older at the start of the tournament.

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In addition to Item 3 above, proof of person’s age eligibility will be required if it is formally contested in writing and addressed to the related Sports Coordinators. Please ensure that the proper documentation (either a photocopy of passport or birth certificate) is available with you or hand it over to the Over-all Sports Coordinator. Should a player be unable to produce proof of age when requested, that player will be deemed ineligible.

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For players who are a partner of a Filipino, proof must be provided that he/she is currently living with the Filipino partner by way of any document indicating both their names as residents of the same address for at least three (3) months prior to the tournament. An acceptable document can be: a) joint bank account, b) phone bill, c) power bill, or d) insurance policies.

Failure to prove eligibility may mean disqualification of the person for the rest of the tournament, forfeiture of the team’s won points if event had been completed and a $500 fine to the member club. Page 10


Note: For convenience of the host city and smooth conduct of the tournament, it is recommended that the proof of eligibility (age group events in particular) be submitted with the registration.

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Non-Eligibility 1. This section describes the non-eligibility ruling for all participants of the sports competition which applies to any age group category. 2. A participant is not eligible to play in any sports if he/she is currently representing New Zealand or Philippines in any international tournament. 3. Likewise, a person is not eligible to participate if he/she had been a representative of New Zealand or Philippines in international sports competition in the last two (2) years.

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Tournament Code of Conduct Practice ‘FAIR-PLAY’ at all times. Remember it is the playing, enjoying and not the winning at all cost. Represent yourselves and your teams with honour. Show respect to your teammates and opponents as well. Warm up and drink plenty of fluids, and most of all, ENJOY YOURSELVES. The motto is ‘SAFETY FIRST – WINNING SECOND – EGO LAST’ The organizers reserve the right to intervene in any game and apply specific rules to a team or individual to ensure a safe environment exists for all participants. Spectators must not be at the playing area, especially children. If you have children then please ensure they are positioned safely. Games will not be allowed to proceed until safety is achieved. The organizers endeavor to provide a safe environment, however, are not liable for injury of persons within the facility or any loss incurred. The organisers reserve the right to reject late entry of a team including change of the rules or competition framework at any time in order to finish all scheduled games on time. The organizers reserve the right to reject the registration of a team or individual players that were cited and sanctioned for unsportsmanlike or untoward behaviour in the preceding Labour Weekend tournament, as confirmed by the Federation Sports Committee. As part of team and player registration, all participants will be required to familiarize and abide by a Player Code of Conduct (applicable to all events). For team events it is the responsibility of the coach to inform and enforce these conduct guidelines with their players.

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Refer to Appendix A for Code of Conduct for Players, Coaches, Game Officials, and Spectators Refer to Appendix B for Acknowledgement of Code of Conduct form Refer to Appendix C for sample Incident Report form

Entry by any person or team into the venue constitutes acceptance of the rules and any decisions made by the organizers.

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Federation Overall Sports Awards With effect from the 2009 Labour Weekend sports tournament, a new set of perpetual overall trophies are being introduced.

Federation Excellence Cup The Federation Excellence Cup will be awarded to the club, society or sporting group that garners the most number of first-place finishes across all categories and all sports events. Where a sports event is comprised of several categories (e.g. basketball comprised of men’s, women’s, and a number of age group categories), the first-place count will apply against each category in that event, provided there are teams / participants from at least 3 different organisations in that category. For team events, the first-place count will apply only once for the team winner (e.g. men’s volleyball st 1 place gets a first place count, not one for each team member) In the event that multiple organisations have an equal number of first place finishes, the number of second place finishes will be used as a tie-breaker. If required, the number of third placed finishes will be used as a tie-breaker if multiple organizations have equal number of first and second place finishes.

Federation Participation Cup The Federation Participation Cup will be awarded to the club, society or sporting group that garners the most number of first-place, second-place, and third-place finishes across all categories and all sports events. Each place finish will be counted equally (i.e. no weighting applied). Where a sports event is comprised of several categories (e.g. basketball comprised of men’s, women’s, and a number of age group categories), the first-place, second-place and third-place count will apply against each category in that event, provided there are teams / participants from at least 3 different organisations in that category.

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For team events, the first-place, second-place and third-place count will apply only once for the team st winner (e.g. men’s volleyball 1 place gets a first place count, not one for each team member) In the event that multiple organisations have an equal total number of first-place, second-place and third-place finishes, the number of first-place place finishes will be used as a tie-breaker. The same tie-breaker rule will be applied using the number of second-place finishes, and further applied using the number of third-place finishes if required.

Federation Sportsmanship Cup The host city Sports Committee (comprised of the Overall Sports Coordinator and the coordinators for the individual events) will determine the winner of the Federation Sportsmanship Cup. This award may be given to an individual, team or club that demonstrates exceptional sportsmanship during the whole weekend.

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Volleyball Categories -

Men’s Volleyball Women’s Volleyball Mixed Volleyball

General Rules The games will be governed by FIVB International Rules, refer to website below http://www.fivb.org/en/volleyball/Rules/Rules.htm Any local modifications to these rules are described in the rest of this section. A team will be allowed to play if the team has at least 5 players on the court. At no time will a team be allowed to play with less than 5 players. Failure to do so will result in an automatic default for the team.

Competition Rules 1. Competition Format The format of the competition will depend on the number of teams participating in each category that can be divided into a ‘pool’ or ‘round-robin’ elimination games. In a ‘roundrobin’ format, all teams entered for that event will play against each other. If the category is run in a ‘pool’ format, ONLY the teams in each pool will play against each other. 2. Players and rotation Teams require six of their registered players (if all six are available) on court at all times. Teams may rotate on and off at the serving position OR as per international rules (referee’s decision). 3. Game Format Each game will be played for an elapsed time of 40 minutes (best of 3 sets). A set constitutes a rally point to 25. A team will earn a pool competition point for every set won. The opposing teams will change court after each set is completed.

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A set will count if a team reaches 13 points at or during the final whistle in the 2nd set played. A set will count if a team reaches 8 points at or during the final whistle in the 3rd set. 4. Point System The total number of sets won in a match will be used to determine the winner of the match. Match Win = 5 points Match Draw = 2 points Match Loss = 1 point (except default) Match Default = 0 The cumulative total of each team will be the basis of determining the teams to play in the championship round. Where the teams end up on the same points at the end of the ‘pool’ round robin, the final ranking will be determined by: a. b. c.

Set point ratios, or Then game point ratio, or Then toss of a coin

5. Defaults Less than 5 players on court 3 minutes after the game had started. Injury occurs and less than 5 players end up on court. 6. Specific Items Any player should NOT contact the net at any time. Otherwise, a point will be awarded to the opposing team. The player cannot cross the centre line of the court. Otherwise, a point will be awarded to the opposing team. Players at the back line can ONLY spike in their back-line positions. Otherwise, a point will be awarded to the opposing team.

Championship Games International volleyball rules will apply during the championship games.

Pool Format: 

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Round-robin Format: 

The 3 and 4 places after the round robin will play to determine the 2 runner-up for that division with best of three (3) sets match.

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The 1 and 2 places after the round robin will play to determine the champion and 1 runner-up for that division with best of five (5) sets match.

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Awards For all categories (men’s, women’s, and mixed), team trophies will be given to the top 3 finishers. Individual medals will be given to members of the Champion teams only. The Federation Volleyball Shield will be awarded to the club, society or sporting group that garnered the most number of first-place finishes across all volleyball categories.

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Basketball Categories -

Men’s Basketball – Open Men’s Basketball – Legends (40 & Over) Women’s Basketball Junior Basketball (age group to be determined prior to sending the invitation packs for the sports competitions)

Referee Decisions Referee’s decision is final. Therefore no protest will be entertained other than those relating to eligibility.

General Rules The games will be governed by FIBA International Rules, refer to website below

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/ruleRegu/p/openNodeIDs/897/selNodeID/897/b askOf fiRule.html Any local modifications to these rules are described in the rest of this section.

Competition Rules – Pool and Championship Games 1.

Tournament Format

The format of the competition will depend on the number of teams participating in each category that can be in a ‘pool’ or ‘round-robin’ format. The team seeding will be determined from the results of the Labour weekend tournament from the prior year. Pool Format (All Categories) The teams within the same pool will play single-round robin elimination round. The top-placed team (i.e. the team with the most wins) from each pool will play a single game to determine the overall champion. The loser of this championship game will be the nd 2 place team. Where there are 3 or more pools, a semi-final round comprising of the top placed team from each pool will be played to determine the finalists.

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nd The 2 -place team (i.e. the team with next highest number of wins) from each pool will play rd a single game to determine the 3 place winner. Where there are 3 or more pools, the rd losing teams from the semi-final round will play to determine the 3 placed team For purposes of breaking ties in win-loss standings within each pool, this will be decided by the winner-over-the-other rule. Example 1. Teams A and B finish with identical 3-1 win-loss records at the end of st the elimination round, but A won over B, then A is declared the 1 place team, and B the runner up team for that pool. Example 2. Teams A, B and C finish with identical 2-2 records, but A won over B, B won over C, and A won over C. In this scenario, A is the first place team, and B is nd the 2 place team. Example 3. Teams A, B and C finish with identical 2-2 records, but A won over B, B won over C, and C won over A. In this scenario, the total points for and points against for teams A, B, C are calculated (for the games involving these teams only). The team with the highest point differential is the first place team, and so on.

Round-Robin Format (All Categories) The teams will play a single round-robin elimination round. st nd st The 1 and 2 places will play for the championship and 1 runnerrd th rd up. The 3 and 4 places will play for the 3 runner-up. For purposes of breaking ties in win-loss standings, this will be decided in the following order:

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Winner-over-the-other rule

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Points differential

Playing Time Rules FIBA Rules will be applied except for the following: 2.1 If venue has single game clock across all playing courts 

A game will be played in two halves of 25 minutes per half-running time.

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A maximum of two time outs per team per half will be allowed. Each timeout has a limit of 45 seconds.

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There shall be a 3-minute half-time break.

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In case of a tie at the end of regulation time, the tie will be broken during the overtime period. Please refer to rules on Overtime.

2.2 If venue has a separate game clock for each playing court 

A game will be played in two halves of 22 minutes per half-running time.

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Stop clock during last 2 minutes of 2

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A maximum of two time outs per team per half will be allowed. Each timeout has a limit of 45 seconds.

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Game clock to be stopped during time outs called in the last 2 minutes of the 2

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There shall be a 3-minute half-time break.

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In case of a tie at the end of regulation time, the tie will be broken during the overtime period. Please refer to rules on Overtime.

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3. Additional Rules Governing Unsportsmanlike Behaviour 

When a player is assessed 2 unsportsmanlike or technical fouls in the same game, in addition to automatic ejection from the game, the player will sit out the team’s next game.

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Where a player is assessed 3 unsportsmanlike or technical fouls in the same tournament, the player will no longer be eligible to play for the rest of that game and the tournament.

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Referees and / or tournament controllers have the right to sit down a player from the court to defuse a potentially tense game situation.

4. Disciplinary Process 

Any player ejected from a game shall be required to prepare a written (or e-mail) explanation of their account of transgression within a week following the incident. This “incident report” must be submitted to any of the tournament coordinators of the city that hosted the tournament.

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The tournament coordinators will subsequently hold their deliberation of the “incident” and will produce a “tournament report”. The “tournament report” will outline the events surrounding and during the “incident” and will make a recommendation to the “incoming host” as to the type of disciplinary action that can be imposed to the offending player, players, team or teams. Page 22


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The type of disciplinary action can constitute one of the following: ❖ Warning. Warn the player, players, team or teams. Any repetition of the same or similar transgression in any succeeding tournaments will mean an automatic disqualification of the player, players, team or teams from the tournament being played. ❖ Temporary suspension. Suspend the player, players, team or teams from playing in the next tournament. ❖ Indefinite suspension. Not allowing the player, players, team or teams from playing in the succeeding tournaments until such time that the tournament coordinators of the succeeding host city are convinced that the same or similar transgression is unlikely to re-occur.

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Refer to Appendix C for sample Incident form

Overtime 1.

In case of a tie at the end of regulation time, the ‘golden basket’ rule will be applied for the overtime period. Overtime period will start with a jump ball (rather than continuation of the alternating possession rule)

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First team to score a point wins the game

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One time-out will be allowed per team during the overtime period

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Team fouls carried over from second half

Awards Team trophies will be given to the top 3 finishers for all categories. Individual medals will be given only to members of the Champion teams. The Federation Basketball Shield will be awarded to the club, society or sporting group that garnered the most number of first-place finishes across all basketball categories.

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Tenpin Bowling Categories - Mixed team of 4 (at least 1 female bowler in the team) - Singles – Men - Singles – Women A Junior Tenpin event can be held at the discretion of the organising committee. The age group or groups are to be determined prior to sending the invitation packs for the tournament.

General Rules 1. This is a scratch tournament (i.e., no handicaps) open to all eligible bowlers. 2. Bowlers are advised to be present in the bowling centre on or before the check-in time. 3. Bowlers who are absent will receive a score of 0 for each frame that he/she has missed. 4. Draw for the lane assignments will be distributed near the tournament date. 5. Where rule is not stated, FIQ rules will be applied.

Team Event 1. Each team should have no more than four (4) bowlers and MUST have at least 1 female bowler. 2. Elimination Round: Each bowler will play three (3) games. No substitution of player(s) will be allowed once the games have commenced. The team score is the total of the scratch scores of each member of the team.

3. Final: The top 60% of the total participating teams from the Elimination Round will qualify for the Final Round. The qualified teams will play another round of 3 games which will be added to the team totals of the Elimination Round to determine the First, Second and Third Places. Therefore a cumulative total of 6 games will count towards the Team Event total. 4. In the event of ties, a 2-frame roll-off will be used to break the deadlock.

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Singles Event 1. The result of the individual performances in the Team Event Elimination Round will determine the participants of the Singles Event. 2. The top 40% of the total male players and top 60% of the total female players with the highest 3Game Series will advance to the Singles Event. The top male and female players will be divided into two divisions. The top 50% male/female players regardless of average on 3 games will go to Division 1 and the bottom 50% of male/female players will go to Division 2. There will be two winners for each Male and Female Singles Events. 3. The Junior bowlers can also qualify for the Singles Events. 4. In the event of a tie for a slot in the Singles Event, the bowler with the lesser difference between their highest and lowest games in the Team Event Elimination Round will advance to the Singles Event. 5. If there is still a tie after rule 4 above, a two-frame roll-off will be played between the bowlers th th involved. A two-frame roll-off is like playing the 9 and 10 frames of a game. The bowler with the higher score after the two-frame roll-off will be declared the winner of the roll-off and will advance to the Singles Event. 6. The individual scores from the Team Event Elimination Round will be carried forward to the Singles Event. 7. Each bowler will play another 6 games in the Singles Event and this will be added to their 3 games in the Team Event Elimination Round. This effectively means that the Singles Event is based on a total of 9 games. 8. Bowlers will play 2 blocks of 3 games, with lane assignment determined by their individual finishing position in the Team Event Elimination Round. 9. In the event of a tie for the top three positions, a two-frame roll-off will determine the winner of the tie (as per rule 5 of this section).

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Awards The following awards will be given: Adult Division: 1. Team trophy for the Champion team plus individual medals for the team members. 2. Team trophies will be given to the First Runner-Up and Second Runner-Up of the Team Event. 3. Trophies for the top 3 in the Singles Event for Men and Women for both divisions Division 1 and Division 2. 4. Trophies for the Male and Female High Game for the tournament bowled during the entire tournament. 5. Trophies for the Male and Female Highest 3-game Series of the tournament. The award for (5) is based on the best 3-game series that was bowled for the tournament regardless of the event in which it was played. The 3-game series for this tournament are:  Team Elimination Round  Team Final  First block of 3 games for Singles Event  Second block of 3 games for Singles Event

Junior Division (if played): 1 Trophies for Junior High Game – male and female (based on the 1 Elimination Round).

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The Federation Tenpin Bowling Shield will be awarded to the club, society or sporting group that garners the most number of first-place finishes across the following events: 1. Team Event 2. Men’s Singles Event 3. Women’s Singles Event

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Table Tennis Categories -

Team Competition Doubles Competition Singles Competition

General Rules The games will be governed by the international rules of the game From the ITTF website http://www.ittf.com/ittf_link_main.html, select Regulations from the left hand navigator, then section 2 for the Laws of Table Tennis Local modifications to these rules are specified in the rest of this section 1.

Each team will have 2 players.

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Team composition can be mixed (male and female) or both male and both female. Only one division, open to all skill levels.

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No maximum number of teams per city. members between other pairs.

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A team will play five (5) matches (a challenge) against an opposing team. One (1) doubles match (both team members playing), 2 singles matches by each team member - all in all four (4) singles matches. Best-of-three games per match. A team/player wins a match by winning two games. Each of these matches has equal weight and will determine if the team won or lost.

Each team or pair is fixed and cannot swap

For example if Team A lost the doubles match and one (1) singles match against Team B but Team A won the next three (3) singles matches, then Team A wins the challenge. All five (5) matches in the challenge MUST be played (so each individual player has played a total of 3 matches each – one doubles and 2 singles). There is no need to play a third game in a match when the first 2 games have been won by one team/player. A challenge = 5 matches (1 doubles, 4 singles) A match = 3 games A game = 11 points A team winning a challenge against one team will get one (1) point added to their win and a point added to the other team’s loss in the win-loss board.

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For example:

Team A Team B

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First game is always the doubles match, and then followed by the four (4) singles matches. Each team member will play against each member of the opposing team (four singles matches altogether) making a total of five (5) matches.

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Each match will have one (1) scorer/umpire (assigned by the committee – a player from a third/neutral team or an official from the committee) to help decide on disputed points. The umpire’s decision is final.

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In case of a tie in the standings after the round robins. ‘Win–over–the-other’ rule applies (which ever team won when the two played against each other in the recent round).

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All teams will play a single round robin in each pool (if ‘pool’ game is decided). Depending on st th nd the number of teams in the competition, if there is only one pool, the 1 versus 4 , 2 rd versus 3 , shall be played in the semifinals. Winners play for Championship, while Losers vie for Third Place

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If there are two pools, the top teams (team with the best win-loss slate) in each pool will play rd th the finals and the team that came second in each pool will play for the 3 and 4 place. If there are more than two (2) pools, the top team from each pool will play a single round robin. From this round robin, the top team will be declared champion, then second as runner up, etc. The committee will determine the size of each group.

10. The win-loss results from singles matches in the team competition shall be tallied and if there is only one pool the Number 1 player will play against Number 4 player while the Number 2 player will play Number 3 player as the semi-final matches. Winners play for the singles rd championship while losers play for 3 place. If there are 2 pools the top players from both pools play for the championship while the rd Number 2 players from both pools play for 3 place. If there are more than 2 pools, the top singles from each pool play a single round robin to st nd rd determine the final 1 , 2 , and 3 placings. 11. The win-loss results from doubles matches in the team competition shall be tallied and if there is only one pool the Number 1 doubles will play against Number 4 doubles while the Number 2 doubles will play against Number 3 doubles as the semi-final matches. Winners rd play for the championship while losers play for 3 place. If there are 2 pools the top doubles from both pools play for the championship while the rd Number 2 doubles play for 3 place. If there are more than 2 pools, the top doubles from each pool play a single round robin to st nd rd determine the final 1 , 2 , and 3 placings.

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Other Basic Rules 1.

Release the ball on your serve. Otherwise, a point will be awarded to the receiver after the first warning. A serve by a player is only considered when the paddle hits the ball. A point is charged against the server if valid serves touch the net the third time in a row.

2.

You are not allowed to put your hand or any part of your body on the table intentionally.

3.

Change serves every two points. Change ends every game. If the score is tied at 10, the first player/team to advance by two points wins the game. In this case, change serves every point.

4.

Warm up between players/teams – five balls at the beginning of the match only.

5.

A point will NOT be charged against the player/team that accidentally comes in contact with a ball that has undoubtedly gone out of bounce. A point will be charged against a player who hits the ball when it may yet bounce on the table. A server must ensure that the receiver is ready to receive by raising his/her hand to indicate that he/she is about to serve. For doubles matches, a server must serve diagonally from right to left. For singles matches, the server can serve to any side of the receiver. The umpire will decide on these points when players are in dispute.

6.

In case the game goes to 10-10, the winner will be the team/player who advances by two (2) points. However if team quotient system (after the ‘win-over-the-other’ rule was applied) is being applied to determine the winner after a tie, the score will be re-configured as 11-9.

Awards The cumulative totals of game points earned by the teams will be used to determine the nd champion, 1st runner-up, and 2 runner-up. st 1 nd 2 rd 3

5 points 3 points 1 point

The winners will be awarded trophies and medals.

The Federation Table Tennis Shield will be awarded to the club, society or sporting group that garnered the most number of first-place finishes across all table tennis categories.

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Golf Categories -

Individual Stableford Division 1 Individual Stableford Division 2 Team Stableford Hole Competitions  Closest to the pin on all par-3 holes  Closest to the pin in 2 strokes (this applies only to the shortest par-4 hole)  Longest drive (this applies only to the longest par-5 hole)

General Rules The Royal & Ancient Rules of Golf will apply, refer to website below http://www.randa.org/shop/productfiles/RulesofGolfDownload.pdf Local course rules will also apply. The tee boxes to be used will be the competition tees of the day. Other local modifications to these rules are stated in the rest of this section

Selection of Overall Team Champion For each event included above (excluding hole competitions), the following points will be awarded: st 1 place nd 2 place rd 3 place th 4 place th 5 place th 6 place

10 pts 6 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pt

In the case of a tie for any of the placings on each event, the tie/s will be broken on the basis of the following provisions, with preference given in the following order until the tie is broken:    

Most Stableford points for the back 9 (holes 10-18) Most Stableford points in the last 6 holes (holes 13-18) Most Stableford points in the last 3 holes (holes 16-18) th th Count back from the 18 hole (even if the 18 is not the last hole played) using Stableford points per hole.

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nd st In the individual events, the above provision will be applied to the 2 round points in the 1 st instance, if there is still a tie, then the 1 round scores will be used to break the tie. All the points garnered by individual players and teams for each City will be tallied. The City with the most points will be declared the overall winner. Only the top 3 placings will count to the reckoning of the winner of the Wellington Filipino Sports Cup. In the event of a tie in points for the overall winner, or any subsequent position, the tie will be broken on the basis of the following provisions, with preference given in the following order until the tie is broken:   

Highest finishing position(s). Most wins, most seconds, third placing, etc Best Stableford scoring average (team total Stableford points / number of players) Lowest handicap average (team total course handicap / number of players)

Tournament Format 1.

Individual Stableford Division 1 This event is played over 2 rounds of golf, total Stableford points over 2 rounds. Individual entries are ranked by handicap index. Players belonging to the top half of handicap rankings nd will play this division. Points earned from the Team Stableford (played in 2 round) will be added here.

2.

Individual Stableford Division 2 This event is played over 2 rounds of golf, total Stableford points over 2 rounds. Individual entries are ranked by handicap index. Players belonging to the bottom half of handicap nd rankings will play this division. Points earned from the Team Stableford (played in 2 round) will be added here.

3.

Team Stableford This event is played over one (1) round only. Each city can enter as many teams of 4 as they can form; a team can consist of only 3 players. The best 3 (out of 4) Stableford points for each hole will count to the team’s total Stableford points for the round. Note: If a golfer is only playing in this event, he will not be able to participate in either Individual Stableford Division 1 or Individual Stableford Division 2 event. The Sunday round scores serves two purposes: 1. Stableford points earned by each player counts to his Stableford total for individual nd st competitions (this is his 2 round points, added to his 1 round points). 2. If the player is a member of a team, the player’s Stableford points per hole will be included in computing the team’s total Stableford points.

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4.

Hole Competitions   

Closest to the pin on all par 3 holes Closest to the pin in 2 strokes (this applies only to the shortest par 4 hole) Longest drive (this applies to the longest par 5 hole)

Handicaps For players with NZGA handicap, their official NZGA handicap will be used. For purposes of dividing the players/entries into 2 divisions using handicap index, the handicaps as at 10 calendar days before the start of the tournament will be used, so that we can form the divisions and advise the players what division they’re playing early. This official NZGA handicap index will be used to determine the course handicaps. For players without an NZGA handicap, they must state & nominate a handicap. This will be the lowest handicap that has been assessed to the player for their local tournaments (e.g. Auckland and Wellington golfers hold monthly tournaments amongst them). If no handicap has been assessed, the maximum allowed is 24 (play in Division 2 only). Non-NZGA handicaps will also be the course handicaps; NO adjustment is made depending on course slope rating. The organisers reserve the right to exclude entries from the individual and team competitions if no basis can be established for the handicap. The player/s can, however, participate in the hole competitions.

Format/Rules This is a Stableford points event. Each player will submit his card, signed by both the player and the marker. The Stableford points need to be computed/marked. The scores will be entered into a spreadsheet that will calculate/validate the Stableford points.

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Awards The points earned from three (3) Stableford events will be accumulated and summarized by city being represented by the team or individual. The top three (3) cities with the highest cumulative totals will be awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes. Trophies will be awarded to the winners of the individual and team Stableford events. Trophies will be awarded to top three (3) for Team Stableford. Also for the 1st place, each team member will receive a medal. Trophies will be awarded to 1st places ONLY for Individual Stableford Division 1 & 2. Special prizes will be given to the winners of each hole competition.

The Federation Golf Shield will be awarded to the club, society or sporting group that garnered the most number of first-place finishes across all golf categories, excluding hole competitions.

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Badminton Categories -

Singles - Open Doubles – Open Singles – age group (age group to be determined prior to sending invitation packs for the sports tournament) Doubles – age group (age group to be determined prior to sending invitation packs for the sports tournament)

General Rules The badminton event and all games within will be governed by the international and NZ rules, refer to website below http://bco.org.nz/cgi-bin/bco.laws.cgi

Awards The top 3 finishers in each category will receive trophies. The Federation Badminton Shield will be awarded to the club, society or sporting group that garnered the most number of first-place finishes across all badminton categories.

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Billiards Categories The host city may decide which form of the game will be played, this will be either 9-ball or 8-ball (this will be determined prior to sending out the invitation packs for the sports tournament)

General Rules World pool rules apply to both 8-ball & 9-ball, refer to websites below http://www.wpapool.com/index.asp?content=rules_8ball http://www.wpapool.com/index.asp?content=rules_9ball The host city will choose between round robin section play, followed by straight knockout, or double elimination.

Awards The top 3 finishers will receive trophies. The Federation Billiards Shield will be awarded to the club, society or sporting group represented by the 1st-place finisher in the billiards event.

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Appendix A - Code of Conduct Players’ Code of Conduct 1. 2.

Play for the "fun of it" and the camaraderie. Play by the rules. Never argue with the Referee's decisions – like you they will make mistakes.

Let your captain or coach ask any necessary questions. 3. 4.

Control your temper - no "mouthing off", at the referee or other players. Work equally hard for yourself and your team - your team's performance will benefit and so will your own. 5. Be a good sport. Acknowledge all good play, whether your team's or your opponents.

Treat all players, coaches and officials, as you yourself would like to be treated.

Coaches’ Code of Conduct 1.

Be reasonable in your demands on the players' time energy and enthusiasm. Remember that they have other interests. 2. Teach your players that rules of the game are mutual agreements that no one should intentionally evade or break. 3. Develop team respect for the ability of opponents, as well as for the judgment of officials and opposing coaches. 4. Make a personal commitment to keep yourself informed on sound coaching principles and the principles of growth and development of players.

Game Officials’ Code of Conduct 1.

Control the game in a fair and positive manner, respecting the abilities of the participants.

2.

Modify your approach to suit the level of the teams.

3.

Be consistent in your decisions and your interpretation of law.

4.

Help players understand decisions by explaining your decisions where necessary.

5.

Encourage fair play & do not tolerate foul play.

6.

Remember you are there to facilitate a game, not to dominate.

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Spectators’ Code of Conduct 1.

Remember that players are not there to entertain you and they are not miniature "pro athletes".

2.

Be on your best behaviour. Don't use abusive language or harass players, coaches or officials.

3.

Acknowledge good play by your own team and the opposing team.

4.

Show respect for your team's opponents. Without them there would be no games.

5.

Never put down or abuse a player for making a mistake during a game.

6.

Do not condone the use of violence in all forms.

7.

Respect the referee’s decisions.

8.

Encourage players always to play according to the rules.

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Appendix B – Acknowledgement of Code of Conduct form This is to certify that you have read, understood and accepted the Code of Conduct as presented to you by the Federation. These principles are to be upheld at all times whilst playing and/or even when just watching a game. Players’ Name

Signature

Date

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Appendix C – Sample Incident Form Reported by:

Date :

Teams playing (when applicable): Referees (when applicable): Report in detail:

Signed: (extra paper can be used if this is not sufficient)

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End of Sports Competition Rules

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