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

CHODAK Kazimierz ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

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

2. PROTEST COMMITTEE

CHODAK Kazimierz ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

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

3. EVENTS
The bowling competitions will comprise the following events for both genders:

• Singles - Six games
• Doubles - Six games
• Trios - Six games
• Team (5 players) - Six games
• Masters - 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.

4. PARTICIPANTS

4.1. Age Eligibility
All bowling competitors must be at least twelve (12) years old in 2009 (born in 1997 or before).

4.2. Each National Federation may enter a maximum number of six (6) men and six (6) women for the Bowling competitions.

4.3. 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.

5. REGISTRATION

5.1. Preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each event must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2008.

5.2. 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.

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

6. VENUES

6.1. Competition Venue
The Bowling competitions will take place at Xienqiaofu Bowling Centre (1F and 2F) in Jong Her.

6.1.1. Flooring
The oil type will be kego.

• The two oil patterns will be: Short (33' - 36') and Medium (37' - 41').
• The lane dressing will be announced during first Technical Meeting. See #11 below for details on date, location and time.

6.2. Training Venue
The training venue is the same as the competition venue.

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 Bowling competitions.

8.2. Competition Rules
The Bowling competitions will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the WTBA (statutes and playing rules as of 1 January 2009). 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 Bowling Technical Regulations.

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

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

8.3. Competition Equipment
All equipment and implements used during competitions will comply with the WTBA Rules and Regulations. Refer to WTBA regulations, Rule 4.10.1 on page 37 for approved Bowling Balls.

8.4. Competition Uniform
The playing uniform will follow the WTBA regulations, Rule 4.16 on page 41. Participants must observe the regulations contained in the Deaflympics Regulations regarding advertising on 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 federation. On the back of the tricot there must be the name of the player and nation.

8.5. Draw
The draw for lane assignments for all events will be conducted in accordance with WTBA Rules and Regulations.

8.6. Competition Plan
The style of play will follow the WTBA regulations, Rule 2.2 on page 22.

8.7. Officials

8.7.1. Tournament Manager
The Tournament 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.

8.7.2. Appointment
The Organizing Committee shall appoint manager for the tournament and an appropriate number of scorers, etc.

8.8. Smoking
Smoking is not permitted in the bowling centre. If a bowler is caught smoking during a game he/she will have zero pinfall for the game currently being played. If a bowler is caught smoking in between games, he/she will have zero pinfall for the succeeding game.

9. PROTESTS

9.1. Procedure for lodging a protest
All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the WTBA Rules and Regulations and will be managed by the Bowling 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 official posted results.

The ICSD Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Bowling 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 Bowling 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 the bowling hall area on both floors (1F and 2F) during the warm-up and competition period.

10.1.2. Violation and Penalty
When this rule is violated, 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 Bowling technical meeting will be held on 6 September 2009 in Gong Cheng Complex in Taipei Municipal University of Education at 9:00.

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.