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

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- ICSD Technical Director - Representative from IHF - Representative from IHF - Sports Liaison Officer (Representative from Organising Committee) - Deaf Representative

2. PROTEST COMMITTEE

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- ICSD Technical Director - Representative from IHF - Representative from IHF - Sports Liaison Officer (Representative from Organising Committee) - Deaf Representative

Please Note: Names of the Protest Committee will be advised at the Handball Technical Meeting in Taipei.

3. COMPETITION VENUE
The handball events will take place at Taipei Municipal Chenggong High School. Ample showers and lockers are available. A First Aid station is on site.

3.1. Flooring
The competition court surface is hardwood.

4. TRAINING VENUE
The training venue is the same as the competition venue.

5. EQUIPMENT
All equipment used during competitions will comply with the IHF Rules and Regulations.

5.1. Balls
The balls will be Mikasa HWL470.

6. EVENTS
Team tournament competition will be conducted for men only.

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. REGULATIONS

8.1. Rules
The Handball competitions will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the IHF (version 1 August 2005). 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:

8.1.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with Deaflympics Regulations.

8.1.2. Technical questions shall be resolved according to the IHF Rules and Regulations.

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

8.2. Participants

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

Men's Teams (6): CRO - GER - SRB - THA - TPE - TUR

8.2.2. Number of Players
Each team may have a maximum of sixteen (16) players.

8.2.3. Age Eligibility
All handball competitors must be at least 16 years old in 2009 (born in 1993 or before).

8.3. Entries

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

8.3.2. 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.

8.3.3. 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 may be made by telefax if followed by the official registration form.

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

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

9. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

9.1. Technical Organisation
ICSD is responsible for the technical organisation of the Handball competitions.

9.2. Competition Plan

9.2.1. Preliminary Round
The participating six (6) teams will be divided into two groups of three (3) teams each. During the preliminary round, each team will play the other teams in its group.

9.2.2. Quarterfinals, Semi-Finals and Classifications
After the preliminary round the 1st and 2nd placed team of each group shall play semi-finals: (A1 v B2) (B1 v A2).

The teams placed 3rd in the groups will play for the places 5th to 6th.

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

9.3. Matches
All matches will consist of two periods of 30 minutes each with an interval of 10 minutes after the first half-time, without overtime in the preliminary phase. The classification points will be calculated as follows:

Match won: 2 points
Match tied: 1 point
Match lost: 0 points

During the finals phase, up to 2 periods of overtime (each consisting of 2 x 5min halves) and a penalty shoot-out according to the IHF rules may be played in order to determine the winner.

9.4. Classification
If two or more teams have gained the same number of points after all matches have been completed, placing is decided as follows:

• Results in points between the teams concerned.
• Goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned.
• Greater number of plus goals in the matches between the teams concerned. If the teams are still equal, a decision is made between those teams with an equal number of points as follows:
          o Goal differences is subtracted in all matches
          o Greater number of plus goals in all matches

9.5. Withdrawal
If a team withdraws after the Deaflympics have begun or is disqualified during the group matches, the group must continue without this team or a replacement. The matches played by the team concerned will not be taken into consideration.

9.6. Draw
The draw for teams participating in the preliminary round of the men's tournament was held on 10 October 2008 in Taipei Arena.

9.7. Referees
The referees to conduct the matches are designated by the Organising Committee. Referees should be in possession of an IHF international referee license valid for 2009 but also top league referees may be used. The scorers and timekeepers will be appointed by the Organising Committee.

9.8. Protests

9.8.1. Procedure for lodging a protest
All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the IHF Rules and Regulations and will be managed by the Handball 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 Handball Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the Deaflympics 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.

9.8.2. Procedures for reviewing a protest
The Handball 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.

9.9. Clothing

9.9.1. All the court players on a team must wear identical uniforms. The combinations of colours and design for the two teams must be clearly distinguishable from each other. A player who is used as goalkeeper must wear colours that distinguish him from the court players of both teams and the goalkeeper of the opposing team. These colours and their arrangement must be identified on the official entry by 1 August 2009.

9.9.2. The players shall be numbered from 1 to 20. The numbers must be at least 20cm high in the back and at least 10cm high in the front. The colour of the numbers must contrast clearly with the colour of the uniform.

9.9.3. All players must wear the same assigned number throughout the competition. The captains of the teams must wear an armlet, at least 4cm high of contrasting colour, around their left upper arm.

9.9.4. If the technical committee or referees consider that the dress of two teams on the court is likely to cause confusion, the team listed first on the official program will change its uniform to one of contrasting colour.

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

9.10.1. Restricted Zone Area
The restricted zone area is in effect from the time athletes enter on the handball court during the warm-up and competition period.

9.10.2. Violation and Penalty
When this rule is violated, the match shall immediately be stopped and the offending team shall lose by 0-5. Refer to Audiogram Regulations, Article 6: VIOLATIONS and PENALTIES.

10. TECHNICAL MEETING
The Handball technical meeting will be held on 4 September 2009 in Gong Cheng Complex in Taipei Municipal University of Education at 13:00. Each participating National Association may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.