1. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The technical committee will be composed of the ICSD Technical Director for basketball and members appointed by the Organising Committee:

ENDRESS Jürgen ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

- ICSD Technical Director - FIBA Representative - FIBA Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

2. PROTEST COMMITTEE

ENDRESS Jürgen ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

- ICSD Technical Director - FIBA Representative - FIBA Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

3. EVENTS
Team tournament competition will be conducted for men and women.

4. PARTICIPANTS

4.1. Age Eligibility
There are no age restrictions.

4.2. Each National Federation may enter one (1) men's team and one (1) women's team. Participation in the Deaflympics is limited to a maximum of sixteen (16) men's teams and sixteen (16) women's teams.

Men's Teams (15): USA (Gold 2005) - CHN - ESP - GER - GRE - HKG - ISR - JPN - LTU - RUS - SLO - TPE - TUR - UKR - VEN

Women's Teams (10): USA (Gold 2005) - AUS - CHN - GRE - HKG - JPN - LTU - SWE - TPE - UKR

4.3. Number of Players
Each team may have a maximum of twelve (12) players.

5. REGISTRATION

5.1. The deadline for preliminary registration for team sports is 1 March 2007.

5.2. The deadline for final registration for team sports is 1 August 2008 except for teams still playing in qualifying rounds. Such teams have to confirm their participation immediately after having completed the qualifying rounds.

5.3. The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating event entered must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2009. Such submissions will be made via official online registration form or telefax followed by the official registration form.

5.4. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after 1 August 2009.

6. VENUES

6.1. Competition Venue
The Basketball events will take place at Taipei Gymnasium on 1st floor (1F) and fourth floor (4F).

6.1.1. Flooring
The competition court surface is hardwood.

6.2. Training Venue
There will be four (4) training venues:

• Zhogzheng Sports Center
• Zhongshan Sports Center
• Shilin Sports Center
• Taipei Municipal University of Education

7. SCHEDULE

7.1. Competition Schedule
Refer to the competition schedule on the Games website.

7.2. Training Schedule
Refer to the training schedule on the Games website.

8. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

8.1. Technical Organisation
ICSD is responsible for the technical organisation of the Basketball competitions.

8.2. Competition Rules
The Basketball competitions will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the FIBA (version June 2008). In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules and Regulations, the English text shall prevail. Unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules and Regulations shall be dealt with as follows:

8.2.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with Deaflympics Regulations, General Technical Rules – Summer Deaflympics, and this Basketball Technical Regulations.

8.2.2. Technical questions related to competition rules shall be resolved according to the FIBA Rules and Regulations.

Only athletes who comply with the Deaflympics Regulations are entitled to take part in the Deaflympics Basketball competitions.

8.3. Competition Equipment
All equipment used during competitions will comply with the FIBA Rules and Regulations.

8.3.1. Balls
The balls will be Spalding NBA Official Game Ball #7 for Men and Spalding WNBA Official Game Ball #6 for Women.

8.4. Competition Uniform
Each team shall have two sets of uniforms in contrasting colours (one light and the other dark). Team colours and jersey numbers (4 - 15) must be identified on the final entry by 1 August 2009. The players must wear the same number as on the final entry throughout all games. The first mentioned team in every game plays in light uniforms.

8.5. Draw
The draw for teams participating in the preliminary round of the men's tournament was held on 10 October 2008 in Taipei Arena. There was no draw for women's tournament as they were hand-picked by strength.

8.6. Competition Plan

8.6.1. Preliminary Round
Men: The participating sixteen (16) teams will be divided into four groups, four groups of four (4) teams. During the preliminary round, each team will play the other teams in its group.

Women: The participating ten (10) teams will be divided into two groups of five (5) teams each. During the preliminary round, each team will play the other teams in its group.

8.6.2. Quarterfinals, Semi-Finals and Classifications
Men: After the preliminary round the 1st and 2nd placed team of each group shall play quarterfinals: (A1 v C2) (B1 v D2) (C1 v A2) (D1 v B2).

The winners of the quarterfinals will play semi-finals: (A1/C2 v D1/B2) (B1/D2 v C1/A2). The losers of the quarterfinals will play for the 5th to 8th places.

The teams placed 3rd and 4th in the groups will play for the places 9th to 16th.

Women: After the preliminary round the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed team of each group shall play quarterfinals: (A1 v B4) (B2 v A3) (A2 v B3) (B1 v A4).

The winners of the quarterfinals will play semi-finals: (A1/B4) v (B2/A3) (A2/B3) v (B1/A4). The losers of the quarterfinals will play for the 5th to 8th places.

The teams placed 5th in the groups will play for the places 9th to 10th.

8.6.3. Finals
The winners of the semi-finals will play for 1st and 2nd places, the losers for 3rd and 4th places.

8.6.4. Classification of Teams
The classification of the teams in each group of a contest shall be made on points, namely: two (2) points for each game won, one (1) point for each game lost, and no (0) point for a game lost by forfeit.

If at the end of a round two or more teams have the same number of points, classification shall proceed in the following manner:

a.    If there are two teams equal in this classification, the result of the game between the two teams involved will be used to determine the placings.
b.    If more than two teams are equal in the placings, a second classification will be established, taking into account only the results of the games between the teams that are tied. In the event that there are still teams tied after the second classification, then goal average, taking into account only the results of the games between the teams still tied, will be used to determine the placings. If there are still teams tied, the placings will be determined using goal average from the results of all their games played in the group. If at any stage using the above criteria in (b.) a multiple team tie is reduced to a tie involving only two teams, the procedure in (a.) will automatically be applied. If it is reduced to a tie still involving more than two teams, the procedure beginning with the first paragraph of (b.) is repeated. Goal average will always be calculated by division.

8.7. Officials

8.7.1. Referees
Allocation of the referees to conduct the matches shall be made by the Technical Committee. Where possible, referees shall be in possession of an FIBA international referee license valid for 2009. However, referees with highest national accreditation may be used.

8.7.2. Appointment
The Organizing Committee shall appoint an appropriate number of referees, scorers, timekeepers, etc.

8.8. Withdrawal
A team which, without valid reason, fails to appear to play a scheduled game or withdraws from the court before the end of the game, shall lose the game by forfeit with 20-0. The Technical Committee may further decide on retrogression of this team to the last place in the classification. This retrogression shall become automatic in case of recurrence. Results of the games played by this team will remain valid for the purpose of general classification of the contest.

9. PROTESTS

9.1. Procedure for lodging a protest
All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the FIBA Rules and Regulations and will be managed by the Basketball Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing in English on the Official Deaflympics Protest Form. The form must be given to the ICSD Technical Director with USD $50 within 60 minutes after the end of the game.

The ICSD Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Basketball Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the ICSD Executive Committee will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of USD $50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.

9.2. Procedures for reviewing a protest
The Basketball Protest Committee will meet in the Technical Directors office in Taipei at a time decided upon by the chairperson of the committee.

• The ICSD 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 ICSD 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 ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for informing ICSD Executive Committee about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.

10. CONTROL AND SANCTIONS

10.1. Hearing Aids
The use of any hearing aid/amplification or external cochlear implant parts are not permitted within the restricted zone area.

10.1.1. Restricted Zone Area
The restricted zone area is in effect from the time athletes enter on the basketball court on first floor (1F) and fourth floor (4F) during the warm-up and competition period.

10.1.2. Violation and Penalty
When this rule is violated, the game shall immediately be stopped and the offending team shall lose by 0-20. Refer to Audiogram Regulations, Article 6: VIOLATIONS and PENALTIES.

10.2. Medical Control
Refer to General Technical Rules - Summer Deaflympics, Article 4 - CONTROL AND SANCTIONS.

11. TECHNICAL MEETING

11.1. Date and Location
The Basketball technical meeting will be held on 4 September 2009 in Gong Cheng Complex in Taipei Municipal University of Education at 10:00.

11.2. Attendance
Each participating National Federation may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.

Each National Federation must bring two (2) sets of uniforms to the meeting for review and approval.