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

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

2. PROTEST COMMITTEE

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- ICSD Technical Director - FIVB Representative - FIVB 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 (10): UKR (Gold 2005) - FIJ - GER - IRI - JPN - POL - RUS - TPE - TUR - VEN

Women's Teams (7): UKR (Gold 2005) - ARG - BLR - ITA - JPN - RUS - USA

4.3. Number of Players
Each team may have a maximum total of fourteen (14) players, consisting of a maximum of twelve (12) regular players and a maximum of two (2) liberos.

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 Volleyball events will take place at National Taiwan University Sports Center and Hsinchuang Stadium Taipei County. All finals will be held at National Taiwan University Sports Center.

6.1.1. Flooring
The competition court surface is Gerflor Taraflex® Sport M Plus.

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 Volleyball competitions.

8.2. Competition Rules
The Volleyball competitions will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the FIVB (version 2009-2012). 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 Volleyball Technical Regulations.

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

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

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

8.3.1. Balls
The ball brand will be Mikasa MVA 200.

8.3.2. Nets
The nets will comply with the FIVB Regulations.

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 (1 - 20) must be identified on the final entry by 1 August 2009.

1. Each athlete shall wear the same jersey number throughout the competition.
2. The two teams playing each other shall wear clearly contrasting colours.

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

8.6. Competition Plan
The competition consist of preliminary round, quarterfinals, semifinals, finals and classification matches.

8.6.1. Preliminary Round
Men: The participating twelve (12) teams will be divided into two (2) pools of six (6) teams each. The format is single round robin, where every team will play with the other five (5) teams in its pool.
Women: The participating ten (10) teams will be divided into two (2) pools of six (6) teams each. The format is single round robin, where every team will play with the other four (4) teams in its pool.

8.6.2. Quarterfinals
The first four (4) teams in each preliminary pool will advance to the quarterfinals, eight (8) teams in total. The format will be as follows:

A1 vs. B4
A2/A3 vs. B2/B3 (Technical Committee will draw the matches)
A4 vs. B1

8.6.3. Semifinals
The four (4) winners of the quarterfinals will then advance to the semifinals. The format will be as follows:

Winner of A1/B4 vs. Winner of (A2/A3 vs. B2/B3, subject to draw)
Winner of (A2/A3 vs. B2/B3, subject to draw) vs. Winner of A4/B1

8.6.4. Finals
Two (2) losers of the semifinals will play the bronze medal match to determine the bronze medal and the fourth (4th) place.

Two (2) winners of the semifinals will play the gold medal match to determine the gold and silver medals.

8.6.5. Classifications
The 5th place teams in both pools will participate in the competition for 9th – 10th places.

The 6th place teams in both pools will participate in the competition for 11th – 12th places.

8.6.6. Pool Rankings
The team rankings per pool will be determined by the match points total, namely: two (2) match points for each match won, one (1) match point for each match lost, and no (0) match points for each match lost by forfeit.

If two or more teams have the same number of match points after the preliminary round is completed, the teams will be classified in the following sequence:

1. The first tiebreaker is the highest Point ratio (number of points scored divided by number of points lost).
2. If the first tiebreaker fails, the second tiebreaker is the highest Set ratio (number of sets won divided by the number of sets lost).
3. If the second tiebreaker fails, the third tiebreaker is the head-to-head result between two tied teams. If there are three or more teams involved in a tiebreaker, there will be a drawing of lots.

8.7. Officials

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

8.7.2. Appointment
The Organizing Committee shall appoint an appropriate number of the scorers, line judges, ball retrievers, etc.

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

9. PROTESTS

9.1. Procedure for lodging a protest
All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the FIVB Rules and Regulations and will be managed by the Volleyball 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 Volleyball 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 Volleyball 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 volleyball court during the warm-up and competition period.

10.1.2. Violation and Penalty
When this rule is violated, the offending player’s team is declared in default and forfeits the match with the result 0-3 for the match and 0-25 for each set (FIVB Rule 6.4) and 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 Volleyball technical meeting will be held on 4 September 2009 in Gong Cheng Complex at 13:00.

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.