1. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The technical committee will be composed of the Technical Director of DEAFLYMPICS and members appointed by the Organising Committee:
Ulf Hansson - DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director
David Peters - Group Manager, Sports & Venues, M2005 Deaflympic Games
Tony Goodwin - AMF Competition Director
Peter Coburn - Chairperson - Tenpin Bowling Australia
Tony Mackrodt - Deaf Representative
Luke Osland - Sports Liaison Officer, M2005 Deaflympic Games
2. PROTEST COMMITTEE
Justin Lopes - President Victorian Tenpin Bowling Assoc. Inc
Warren Stewart - AMF Regional Manager
Ulf Hansson - DEAFLYMPICS Technical Delegate
Tony Mackrodt - Deaf Representative
3. COMPETITION VENUE
The Bowling competitions will take place at Sunshine Bowling Centre, Sunshine.
4. TRAINING VENUE
The training sites are the same as the competition venue.
5. EQUIPMENT
All equipment and implements will comply with the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) Rules.
6. EVENTS
The 20th Deaflympic Games Tenpin Bowling competitions will comprise the following events:
* Singles - Six games
* Doubles (team of two) - Six games
* Trios (team of three). Six games
* Five player team (Teams of five) - Six games
* All events
* Masters Finals - One-game round robin and position round for top 16 all-event leaders in foregoing 24 games. Step ladder finals 1 game 2nd v 3rd and winner to play a 2 game total pinfall final against the top qualifier. Top qualifier has no right of repechage.
7. SCHEDULE
Refer to competition schedule included on the website.
www.2005deaflympics.com.
8. REGULATIONS
8.1. The Bowling competitions of the 20th Deaflympic Games will be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA). In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules, the English text shall prevail. Any unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules will be dealt with as follows:
8.1.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with DEAFLYMPICS Statutes.
8.1.2. Technical questions shall be resolved in accordance with the Rules of the WTBA.
8.2. Participants:
Each National Association may enter a maximum of not more than six (6) men and six (6) women.
8.3. Entries:
8.3.1. Preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each sport and event must have been submitted to the DEAFLYMPICS Secretariat no later than 15 December 2003.
8.3.2. The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating sport and event entered must be submitted to M2005 no later than 1 December 2004. Such submissions may be made by telefax if followed by the official registration form.
8.3.3. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after this time.
8.3.4. A fine of USD $20 is levied on each non-starting athlete with the exception of those presenting a doctor's declaration that he/she should not be allowed to start.
8.4. Medical Control: Refer to DEAFLYMPICS General Rules for All Sports, Article 1.4 Controls and Sanctions.
9. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS
9.1. Technical Organisation: DEAFLYMPICS is responsible for the technical organisation of the Bowling competition.
9.2. Style of play: The style of play will follow the WTBA regulations, Rule 2.2 (1st March 2004)
9.3. Tournament Manager: The Organising Committee shall select a manager for the tournament. The Manager and his designated representatives shall supervise and direct the tournament. This shall include responsibility to the Technical Committee, compliance with the WTBA Playing rules and otherwise with the codes of conduct of the WTBA.
9.4. Protests:
9.4.1. Procedure for lodging a protest: All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) Regulations and will be managed by the Sporting Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing on the Official DEAFLYMPICS Protest Form, and given to the DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director accompanied by US$50.
The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Sporting Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the Deaflympics Executive Committee will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of US$50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.
9.4.2 Procedures for reviewing a protest: The sporting protest committee will meet at the Sunshine Tenpin Bowling Centre at a time decided upon by the chairperson of the committee.
* The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be the chairperson of the committee.
* The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible to book the meeting room and interpreters.
* The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will contact all committee members to inform them of the meeting time and location.
* The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be responsible for liaising with the State Sports Association's Competition Manager.
The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible for informing Games Headquarters GHQ and the DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be responsible for informing Deaflympics Executive about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.
9.5. Clothing: On sportswear of national teams or individual players who start for their nation, there must be the emblem of the nation or of the association. On the back of the tricot there must be the name of the nation.
9.6. Hearing aids: The use of hearing aids is strictly forbidden during competition.
10. TECHNICAL MEETING
The Tenpin Bowling Technical Meeting will be held at 2pm on the 4th January 2005 at the Melbourne Town Hall. Each participating national association may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.
