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20° FLANDERS CUP CANOE – POLO
SECOND TOURNAMENT OF THE ECA CUP 2012
SPORT CENTRE HAZEWINKEL BELGIUM
ECA Canoe Polo European Cup - Special Rules 1. Organisation a.
The ECA will nominate a maximum of 3 tournaments
from hosting federations to organize the European Cup. These federations send
the announcement to all European Federations at least 4 month in advance of the
competition, and shall publish the announcement on the ECA website. b.
Entry in the European Cup is allowed for national
teams. c.
Applications to host the European Cup must come
from the National Federation on behalf of the organizing club to the ECA with a
copy to the ECA Canoe Polo Technical Delegate (ECA CPTD), and be received by
the ECA before 1st October of the year previous to the European Cup
to be hosted. 2. Date of competition a.
The Competitions take part during one year. The
date for the competitions will be posted on the ECA website and the ICF Canoe
Polo Calendar. 3. National
Representation a.
Each European Federation is allowed to nominate one
national team in the Class Women, Men, U21 Men and U 21 Women. b.
The European Cup will be played if there is an
entry of minimum 5 Teams in each class. c.
Also “B”-teams and non EU-Teams are allowed to
enter - if possible and out of ranking 4. Invitations and
Entries a.
Invitations are issued to each National Federation
to enter their Team representatives. b.
These entry forms must be returned by the closing
date with the appropriate entry fee for the teams who will represent their
federation. c.
All entries to the hosting federation must come
from each National Federation with the appropriate Federation stamp and signed
by their National Canoe Polo Chairperson. d.
Teams not fulfilling these requirements will have
their entry forms returned and will be deemed ineligible to participate. e.
A copy of all entries must be send to the ECA CPTD. 5.
Player Eligibility a.
The players eligibility see ICF Rules Chapter I
Point 3 b.
A player may only compete in one category in all
tournaments of the European Cup c.
Mixed teams are not permitted d.
A player must have the minimum age of 15 years e.
Each participating federation must provide a
minimum of one non-playing qualified ICF Referee. If a federation competes in
all four categories (Men, Women, U21 Men & U21 Women) they must provide two
non-playing qualified ICF Referees. Notes: 1.
If a federation cannot provide a referee or
referess they can still participate but only if they pay a fee of 150 € per
referee to the organisation of each tournament in which the Referee is missing.
2.
The Referee only needs to be ICF qualified. They do
not have to be from the participating federation. 6. Accreditation of
players a.
Players must present their passport and insurance
card at the accreditation for each competition. b.
Players who fail to do so will be declared ineligible
for the competition 7. Competition Rules a.
The competition runs under the ICF Canoe Polo
Rules. b.
Out of the semi finals and finals there is no
time-out after a goal. c.
The referees have to be from two different
federations d.
The semi finals and finals have to be played with
linesmen e.
Only tournaments which exactly follow these rules
can be a “Cup” tournament. f. There has to be a Jury with 3 people, the chairman of the Jury should be
a ICF Canoe Polo Committee member g. The European Cup winners will be, the team that gets the most points in
all declared European Cup tournaments. h.
Teams get in each Cup tournament the following
points: 1st place = 25 points 2nd place = 21 points 3rd place = 18 Points 4th place = 16 Points 5th place = 15 Points and so on i.
If there are teams with the same points after all
Cup tournaments, first the total goal difference, second the most total numbers
of goals decide. If those are also equal, there has to be an extra game. 8. Entry Fee a.
The entry fee per team (also “B” Teams and teams
from out of Europe) for each tournament is 150€ paid with the entry fees to
each tournament. b.
Teams only can be accredited if the entry fee is
paid. c. Prizes d.
Money prizes will be awarded for first, second and
third in each category after the last tournament e.
50 € from each teams entry fee and tournament will
be used as prize money f.
The winning team of each category will receive 50%
of the available prize money, the second 30% and the third 20% g.
The organisation has to play the hymn of the
winning federation in each class. h.
There will be a challenge cup in each class for the
first. After five times winning the trophy stays at the federation. Every
winning federation has to bring the trophy in the next year with the name of
the federation and the year on an 8 cm x 2 cm label. 9. Results a.
A full set of results has to be sent per Email to
the ECA CPTD and has to be published in the web b.
All the money for the prize money of each
tournament has to be published in the web and has to be transferred to the ECA
CPTD c. Technical Delegate d.
The ECA will nominate a Technical Delegate who will
control the running of the competition on behalf of the ECA e.
Each host federation will cover the travel and
accommodation cost for a technical visit and the competition.
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