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ACAMIS Sports League Charter 2017-18 updated 14 Sep 2017– To be ratified 1 ACAMIS Sports League Charter 2017-2018 Table of Contents Page Section 1: General Information 1. Name and Parent Organisation 3 2. Purpose 3 3. Membership 3 4. Dues 3 5. Officers 3 6. Meetings 4 7. Voting 4 8. Amendments to Articles 4 9. Seasons 4 10. Divisions for Core Sports 4 11. Tournament Teams 5 12. Squad sizes 5 13. Athletes Age Limit 5 14. Tournament Fees for Core Sports 5 15. AQI 6 16. Sports Rules 6 17. Rules Infractions 6

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TableofContents

Page

Section1:GeneralInformation

1. NameandParentOrganisation 3

2. Purpose 3

3. Membership 3

4. Dues 3

5. Officers 3

6. Meetings 4

7. Voting 4

8. AmendmentstoArticles 4

9. Seasons 4

10. DivisionsforCoreSports 4

11. TournamentTeams 5

12. Squadsizes 5

13. AthletesAgeLimit 5

14. TournamentFeesforCoreSports 5

15. AQI 6

16. SportsRules 6

17. RulesInfractions 6

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Section2:SportsTournamentGuidelines

1. TournamentFormatforcoresports 7

2. HostSchoolexpectations-coresports 8

3. GuestSchoolexpectations–coresports 11

Section3:Appendices

1. Appendix1:SportsTournamentCalendar 13

2. Appendix2:SportsLeagueDivisionsandADcontacts 14

3. Appendix3:CoreSportsTournamentRules

a) Volleyball 17

b) Basketball 18

c) Soccer 20

4. Appendix4:InvitationalTournamentRules 23

5. Appendix5:StudentParticipationAgreement–Homestay 34

6. Appendix6:StudentParticipationAgreement–HotelStay 36

7. Appendix7:VisitingSchoolsEvaluationSheetTemplate 38

8. Appendix8:EventBudgetSynopsisTemplate 39

9. Appendix9:EventFollowupformTemplate 40

10. Appendix10:ApplicationforAthleteParticipationTemplate 42

11. Appendix11:IncidentReporttemplate 43

12. Appendix12:TournamentRosterFormTemplate 44

13. Appendix13:SportsmanshipAwardRubricTemplate 46

14. Appendix13:FurtherInquiries 47

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Section1:GeneralInformation

1. Name&ParentOrganization

ThenameofthisassociationshallbeAssociationofChinaandMongoliaInternationalSchoolsSportsLeague

hereinafterreferredtoastheACAMISSportsLeague.TheSportsLeagueisanorganizationundertheassociation

ofChinaandMongoliaInternationalSchoolsandisinallmatterssubjecttotheirconstitution,by-laws,rules,and

regulations,andgovernancebytheACAMISBoardofDirectors.

2. Purpose

TheACAMISSportsLeagueisdesignedtoprovideaforumforACAMISmemberschoolathleticdirectors,coaches,

andotherinterestedpartiestobettermeettheaimsandpurposesofACAMISinregardtosporteducation.The

aimsandobjectivesoftheACAMISSportsLeagueshallbeto:

a. Givestudentstheopportunitytoexperiencenewendeavoursasscholar-athletes.

b. Allowstudentstoparticipateinsports.

c. Allowstudentsasafeenvironmentinwhichtoexperiencewinningandlosing.

d. Allowstudentstoexperiencethethrillofbeingapartofateam.

e. Givestudentstheopportunitytotravel.

f. Fosterinteractionwithstudentsfromotherschools,andtodevelopbondsoffriendship.

3. Membership

SchoolsthatarecurrentlycomprehensivemembersofACAMISareconsideredmembersoftheACAMISSports

League.Membersshallbeencouragedto:

a. Supporteachschool'sAthleticDirector(ordesignee)attendanceattheACAMISAnnualGeneralMeeting.

DivisionallyAlignedmembersarerequiredto:

a. Hostatleastonecoretournament(withinatwo-yearrotation).

b. Sendaboysandagirlsteamtoallthreecoresporttournamentswithintheschool'sdivision.

DivisionalMembershipwillbereviewedeverytwoyearswitharecommendationtotheBoardtoreplaceaschool

iftheabovecommitmentisnotbeingfulfilledwithoutexceptionalcircumstances.

UnalignedSchoolsarenotrequiredtohostorsendteamstocoresportstournaments.Unalignedschoolswillbe

invitedtoattendacoresporttournamentifaspacebecomesavailableduetothewithdrawalofanaligned

school.

4. Dues

Therewillbenoduesoutsideoftheschool’sACAMISannualmembershipfee.

5. Officers

a. AthleticChair.TheAthleticChairwillbeappointedbytheACAMISBoardfollowingavoteand

recommendationbythememberAthleticDirectorsattheAGM.He/shewillbeanAthleticDirectorfroma

memberschool.ThecurrentChairisDannyClarke:[email protected]

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b. Co-Chair.TheAthleticCo-chairwillbeappointedbytheACAMISBoard.followingavoteandrecommendationbythememberAthleticDirectorsattheAGM.He/shewillbeanathleticdirectorfroma

memberschool.Thecurrentco-chairisSimonNewbold:[email protected]

c. Committee.AcommitteeiscomprisedofarepresentativefromeachoftheCoreSportDivisions.The

representativewillbeappointedbytheDivisionmembersandreviewedonanannualbasis.He/shewillbe

anAthleticDirectorfromamemberschool.SeeAppendix4forcommitteemembers(highlightedintable).

6. Meetings

AnAnnualGeneralMeeting(AGM)oftheAthleticDirectors(ortheirrepresentative)ofallmemberschoolsofthe

ACAMISSportsLeagueshallbeheldduringthespringconference.TheDivisionalCommitteeshallmeetpriorto

thefullmeetingatthesameconference.SpecialmeetingsmaybecalledatthediscretionoftheACAMISBoardof

DirectorsprovidedMemberSchoolsarenotifiedofsuchameetingnotlessthanfifteen(15)dayspriortothe

meetingdate.

7. Voting

AllvotesconcerningtheACAMISSportsLeaguewillbelimitedtothememberschoolsoftheACAMISSports

Leagueandpassedbyamajorityvote.Eachmemberschoolwillhaveonevote.Allvotesshallbedesignedto

providetheACAMISExecutiveBoardwithrecommendationsofanadvisory,non-bindingnature.

8. AmendmentstoArticles

Thesearticlesmaybeamendedoralteredbyasimplemajorityvoteofthememberspresentandvotingatthe

AGMaslongastheydonotalterArticle7.

9. Seasons

a. Therewillbe3coresportseasonsovertheschoolinthefollowingorder:Volleyball,Basketballand

Soccer

b. Therewillbeadditionalseasonsasinterestdictates.Thesemayinclude,butwillnotbelimitedto:

I. Tennis

II. Badminton

III. Swimming

IV. TableTennis

V. Netball

VI. Golf

VII. Rugby

VIII. TouchRugby

IX. TrackandField

X. CrossCountry

XI. Squash

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10. DivisionsforCoresports

a. Therewillbeamaximumof6teamsperdivisionforcoresportsexceptinthemostrecentdivisionto

beformed,whichmayhaveupto9teams.Withmorethan9teamsthefollowingpatternshouldbe

followed:

i. Twofiveteamdivisions

ii. Onefiveteamandonesixteamdivision

iii. Twosixteamdivisions

iv. Themostrecentdivisiontoformwilltakeinnewschools

b. SeeAppendix5foralistofthecurrentdivisions

11. TournamentTeams

a. CoreSports

i. eachparticipatingschoolwillbelimitedto1boys'teamand1girls'teampersportper

tournament,however,ifaschoolcannotprovideateamforatournamentorifagrowing

divisionneedsanextrateamforatournament,teamsmaybeadded.

b. InvitationalSports-thenumberofteamsallowedperschoolisatthediscretionofthetournament

organizer.

12. SquadSizes

a. CoreSports-Thesquadsizeforeachteammustbewithinthefollowinglimits:

i. Volleyball(6-a-side,squadsize7-10)

ii. Basketball(5-a-side,squadsize6-10)

iii. Soccer(7-a-side,squadsize8-12)

b. InvitationalSports–thesquadsizeisatthediscretionofthehostschool.

13. Athlete’sAgeLimit

TobeeligibleforACAMISsportscompetition,thestudent-athletemaynothaveturned19yearsofageonor

beforeSeptember1ofthecurrentschoolyear.ParticipationinACAMIShighschoolcoresportseventsislimited

tohighschoolstudentsandthosewhoare14andaboveasof1stSeptemberandbelowthemaximumagelimit.

Anyminimumagerequirementexceptionsrequireamajorityendorsementofmembersinvolvedinthatdivision

ascoordinatedbythetournamentdirector.(seeApplicationforAthleteParticipationtemplateatappendix11).

TheACAMISChairwillcastanytie-breakingvoteifneeded.IftheACAMISAthleticsChairisrepresentinga

memberschoolinthatdivisionthentheACAMISAthleticsCo-chairwillcastthetie-breakingvote.

Applicationsfortheuseofunderageplayerswouldneedtobeputforwardonorbeforetheduedateforrosters

unlessthereareextraordinarycircumstances.

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14. TournamentFeesforCoresports

TournamentfeesforparticipantteamsinthethreecoreACAMISsports(volleyball,basketball,soccer)shallbe

basedontheformulaof800RMB/student,multipliedbythemaximumsquadsize(10forvolleyballand

basketballand12forsoccer).

IntheRedandOrangeDivisions,whereschoolsshareequallyinhosting,therewillbenoACAMIStournament

feesassessedtoparticipatingschoolsinthecoresportsofvolleyball,basketball,andsoccer.

Paymentarrangementsforfeesareatthediscretionofthehostschool.Theinvoicemaybesentoneweekafter

thetournamentinvitehasbeensentwhichisatthepointwhereallintentionstoparticipateshouldbe

confirmed.Guestschoolsmustbegivenatleast3weekstopaythetournamentfee.

FinanceprinciplesforHostingACAMISActivities:

a. Theprincipleforactivitiesistobreakevenorhaveasmallsurplus,upto1500RMB.Allmoniesupto

1500RMBwillremaininthehostschool.

b. Anymonetarysurplusinexcessof1500RMBshouldberemittedtoACAMIS.

c. Professionaldevelopmenttrainingsshouldbeplannedtoresultinasurplusandthatsurpluswillgo

toACAMIS.

d. Allschoolsarerequiredtocompleteafinancialreportandremitanysurpluswithin2monthsofthe

event.(seeAppendix8)

e. LossesforactivitiesaretypicallynotcoveredbyACAMISbudgetfundshoweverlossesmaybe

consideredinextraordinarycircumstancesuponawrittenrequesttotheACAMISBoard.

f. Hostschoolswillassumetheresponsibilityandwillnotchargethecostsforalladministrativecosts

andfacilitycostsassociatedwitheventsatthatschool.

15. AQI

ACAMIStournamentswillmodifytournamenttimes/formatsinresponsetoanAQIreadingofover200,with

tournamentstoppageordelaytooccuratover300(basedonbestavailabledata–indoororoutdoor)Thehost

H.O.S.isdesignatedtoofficiallycancelatournamentbasedonACAMISguidelines.

16. SportsRules

TheCoresportswillbeplayedaccordingtotherulesaswrittenintheinappendicesbelow.

RulesfortheInvitationalsportsshallbedeterminedbythehostschool,withparticipatingschoolsinformedof

saidrulesnolessthan4weekspriortothetournamentdate.Onceanadditionalsportbecomesestablished,

appropriateruleswillbedetermined.

17. RulesInfractions

AstudentwhorepresentsaschoolinanACAMISeventistobeafulltimeenrolledmemberofthatschool.Any

schoolfoundplayingineligibleplayersinanACAMISeventwillbedisqualifiedfromtheimmediatetournament.If

thisinformationisforthcomingaftertheevent,thenthisteamwillbedeemeddisqualifiedandtrophiesand

rankingswillbeadjustedaccordingly.

AllACAMISparticipantsareexpectedtoofficiallyagreetotheACAMIS‘StudentParticipationAgreement’(see

appendix5,6)whichmaybedoneonpaperorelectronically.Anyruleinfringementsaccordingtothe

ParticipationAgreementshallbereportedtotheACAMISExecutiveOfficewheretheywillberecordedforfour

yearsandsharedwiththeACAMISAthleticsChair.

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Section2:SportsTournamentGuidelines

ThefollowingguidelinesarewrittenfortheCoreSports.InvitationalSportstournamentsshouldtryto

followsimilarguidelineswherepossiblebutwiththeunderstandingthatlocalconditionsmayrequire

adaptationstobemade.

TournamentFormatforcoresports

a. Fortournamentswith6teams:

I. Singleroundrobinfollowedbyeliminationgameswiththefollowingformat:

i. Game16/17/18 B/G 1v4,2v3&5v6

ii. Game19 B/G 3rd/4thPlay-off

iii. Game20 B/G ChampionshipGame

b. Fortournamentsthatdonothave6teamsthetournamentformatwillbedecidedbythe

tournamentcoordinator.Thisformatmustbesentouttoparticipatingschoolsatleastoneweek

priortothetournament.

c. Eachyeargirlsandboysplay-offswillbereversed.Year1–Girlschampionshipgameisthefinal

game.Year2–Boyschampionshipgameisthefinalgame.Asaguide,in2010-2011theBoys

Championshipwasplayedfirst.

d. Inanefforttoensuresafetyandequityineventschedules,thefollowingprioritieswillbe

followed:

I. Noteamshouldplayback-to-backonanydayintheroundrobinstage.Game-Rest-

Gameshouldnotoccurmorethanonceinatournamentforanyteam.

II. Ifpossible,theschooltravelingthefarthestdistanceshouldnotbescheduledtoplay

firstonthefirstday.

III. Lastgameonedayandfirstgamethenextdayshouldnotoccurmorethanonceina

tournamentforanyteam.

IV. Theboysandgirlsteamsfromthesameschoolshouldnotbescheduledtoplayatthe

sametimemorethanonceinatournament.

V. Rotatecourtsandfieldsforboysandgirlscompetitions.Itisexpectedthathostschools

ofsportstournamentswillfairlyrotatealltournamentcourtsandfieldswiththeboys

andgirlsdivisionsforallteamsinvolved,wheneverpossible.

e. Fortournamentswith3venues:

I. Three-venueformatsmaybeusedatthediscretionofthehostschooltournament

director,ensuringthatadequaterestisstillprovided.

II. Note:pleasenotethataThree-venueformatwillnotbeseenasaviolationofthese

priorities.

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f. ThefollowingistherecommendedstructureofCoresportstournamentsandinvitational

tournamentsthatrequires2andahalfdaysofcompetition.Invitationaltournamentscanbe

adaptedasneeded.

I. DayOne:

i. Teamstraveltohostschool.

ii. Thefirstand/orsecondgameoftheroundrobinshouldbeplayedon

afternoon/evening.

II. DayTwo

i. RoundRobingamescontinue.Ideallythreegameswillbeplayedbyeachteam

III. DayThree:

i. Finalroundrobingameinthemorning(ifnotalreadycompleted)

ii. Finalpositiongamesplayed.

iii. PresentationDinner

IV. DayFour:

i. Teamstravelhome

g. Tie-Breakers-‘Ifanystageofthetie-breakerseparatesallofthetiedteams,thenthetie-break

iscomplete.If,atanystageofthetie-breaker,onlytwoteamsremaintied,theheadtohead

resultwilldeterminetheplacing.’

HostSchoolExpectations–CoreSports

a. CommunicationwithschoolsisessentialforthesmoothrunningandpreparationofACAMIS

SportsTournaments.Communicationshouldbeconductedviaemailorbyphonewhen

necessary.SeeAppendix7forcontactdetails

b. Tournamentdirectorswillsendoutinformationtoparticipatingschoolstwomonthspriorto

scheduleddate,andparticipatingschoolswillrespondwithin1weekiftheyareunabletofulfil

theircommitmenttothetournament.

c. Ifaschoolinthedivisionisunabletofulfiltheircommitmenttothetournament,thefollowing

procedureshalltakeplace:

i. TheAthleticsChairisinformedandtheAthleticsChairofferstheopportunitytoall

unalignedmemberschoolsonafirstcomefirstservedbasis

ii. Ifnounalignedmemberschooltakesthisopportunity,theTournamentDirectorcan

offertheopportunitytoalocalnon-ACAMISprivateschoolortoasecondteamfrom

thehostschool.Whenmakingthisdecision,ajudgmentneedstobemadewithregard

tothesubstituteteambeingatacompetitivelevelwiththeotherteamsinthedivision.

iii. Everyeffortshouldbemadetofindareplacement,butIfnonecanbefound,the

TournamentDirectormakesarrangementsfora5teamtournament.

d. ThecommunicationfromtheTournamentDirectorshouldinclude:

I. TournamentRosterreturnsheet(Appendix10)

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II. Tournamentitinerary

III. Tournamentformat

IV. Tournamentrules/AgreementForms

V. Coach/manageraccommodationinformation

VI. Transportarrangements

VII. Invoice(whereappropriate)

VIII. Otherrelevantinformation

*Wherepossiblehousingarrangements(red/orangeonly)forstudentsshouldbecommunicated

notlessthanoneweekpriortotournamentdate.

*AllAD’sareresponsibleforensuringstudentathleteshaveagreedtotheStudentParticipation

AgreementasrequiredbyACAMISandthatcoacheshaveaccessto,andhavealertedthehost

school,toallnecessarymedicalinformation

e. ThefollowingareitemsthatareexpectedtobeprovidedbyhostschoolforallACAMISSports

Tournaments

I. T-Shirts-AlltournamentparticipantsshouldbeprovidedwithatournamentT-shirtwith

informationincludingbutnotexclusiveto:

i. HostSchoolname

ii. Tournamentdate

iii. Participatingschool

iv. DesignofT-shirtsisatthediscretionofthehostschool.

II. Officials-Wherepossiblequalified,impartialofficialsshouldbehiredforofficiatingduties

throughoutthetournament.Thereshouldbemoreofficialsthantheminimumnumber,

whichallowsforarotationandsuitablebreaksfortheofficials.

III. Trophies/Awards-Trophieswillbeawardedforfirst,secondandthirdplacedteams.Further

awardswillbeasfollows:

i. Awardswillbegiventoindividualathletesfromeachschoolwhoarenominated

forthe“alltournament”team.Nominationsforalltournamentteamwillbeon

thefollowingbasis:

1. 1stplacedteam=3nominations

2. 2ndplacedteam=2nominations

3. 3rdplacedteam=2nominations

4. 4th,5thand6thplacedteams=1nominationeach.

ii. AwardswillbeaT-shirtindicatingalltournamentselectionanda

trophy/medallion(atthehostschoolsdiscretion)

iii. Atrophywillbeawardedtotheteamvotedthemostsportingteamatthe

tournament.Votingforthistrophywillbedonebyallteamsbasedonastandard

rubric(Appendix11)

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IV. Transport-Transportshouldbeprovidedtoandfromairport/train/ferrystationforall

visitingteams.Transportshouldalsobeprovidedtoandfromtournamentvenueandhost

familyresidence/hotel.

V. Program-Aprogramofthetournamentshouldbeprovided.Hostschoolshavetheoptionof

producingeitherahardcopyorelectronicversionofthisprogram.Schoolsarealso

encouragedtocreatewebsitesfortheirindividualevents.Theprogramshouldincludebut

notbeexclusiveto:

i. Welcomeaddress

ii. ACAMISrules

iii. TournamentItinerary

iv. Tournamentformat

v. Gameschedule

vi. Teamphotos

vii. Emergencycontactdetails

VI. Food/Beverages

i. Breakfastshouldbeprovidedbythehostfamily.Ifathletesarenotbeinghosted

theyshouldarrangefortheirownbreakfast.

ii. Lunchshouldbeprovidedbythehostschooloneachdayofthetournamentfor

athletesandcoaches.

iii. Eveningmealsshouldbeprovidedbythehostfamily(ifhomestaytournament)

withtheexceptionofdaythreewhenapresentationdinnermustbeprovidedby

thehostschool.Ifathletesarenotbeinghostedtheyshouldarrangefortheir

owndinnerunlesstournamentplayextendsintodinnertimeinwhichcasethe

hostschoolshouldprovidethedinner.

iv. Drinksshouldbemadeavailableatalltimesduringthetournament.

v. Hostsshouldensurethatvegetarianoptionsareavailableforeachmealthey

provide.

VII. Housing

i. ForRedandOrangeDivisions,thehostschoolmustoffertoprovidehomestay

housingtoallvisitingathletesandcoaches.Visitingschoolsmaychooseto

arrangetheirownhotelaccommodationforathletesand/orcoachesattheir

ownexpense.Afterthe2017-2018season,homestayswillbediscontinued.

ii. ForallotherDivisions,ifthehostschoolcannotprovidehousing,theywillsecure

aspecialrateata“tournamenthotel”andallexpenseswillbetheresponsibility

oftheindividualvisitingschool.

iii. ForInvitationalsports,homestaysarenotexpectedbutifaschoolfeelstheycan

hosttheathletesinhomestheyareencouragedtodoso.

iv. HostSchoolswillmakeeveryefforttoensurethatathletesarenothomestayed

orplacedinhotelsonanindividualbasis.Eachevening,visiting

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coaches/chaperonesshallmakecontactwitheachstudent/parentatthecurfew

timetoestablishthattheyareattheirhostshouseorintheirhotelroom.Host

schoolswillprovidethiscontactinformationtovisitingcoaches/chaperones.For

homestays,withtheunderstandingthatchangesdohappen,hostschoolsshould

providethenameandmeansofcontactforparticipatingstudentstotheAthletic

Directorsofparticipatingteamsatleasttwodaysbeforedeparture.

VIII. Coaches’Meeting-Acoachesmeetingshouldbescheduledfordayoneofthetournament

todiscussanyrelevantmatterswithallvisitingcoaches.Coachesmeetingmayincludebutis

notexclusiveto:

i. Tournamentrules

ii. Tournamentformat

iii. Housingarrangements

iv. Emergencycontactprocedures

IX. Coaches’Dinner-Acoach’sdinnershouldbeprovidedforallvisitingcoachesondayoneor

twoofthetournament.Coachesareexpectedtoattendthisdinnerunlessonecoachis

requiredtochaperonestudents.

X. Coaches’HospitalityLounge-Wherepossibleanareaforcoachestorelax(awayfromthe

tournamentplayingarea)andgetasnack/beverageshouldbeprovidedforthedurationof

thetournament.

XI. AthleteInformationPackage-Allathletesshouldbeprovidedwithaninformationpackage,

inhardorsoftcopy,whichincludes:

i. Hostschooladdress(inEnglishandChinese)

ii. Program

iii. Hostfamilyinformation(asappropriate)

iv. Transportinformation

v. ACAMIST-Shirt

XII. CoachInformationPackage-Allcoachesshouldbeprovidedwithaninformationpackage,in

hardorsoftcopy,whichincludes:

i. Hostschooladdress(inEnglishandChinese)

ii. Program

iii. TeamsHostfamilyinformation(asappropriate)

iv. TeamsTransportinformation

v. ACAMIST-Shirt

vi. Cateringinformationincludingcoachdinnerinformation

XIII. MedicalSupport-FirstAidstationwithbasicmedicalsuppliessuchasiceandbandagesmust

beprovidedbyfullyqualifiedfirstaidstaffatalltimesduringthetournament.

XIV. SchoolBanners-Schoolbanners(inappropriateschoolcolors)shouldbedisplayedforthe

durationofthetournament.(Appendix5.SchoolBannercolors)

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XV. Results-HostschoolwillemailendoftournamentresultstotheACAMISExecutiveofficerat

theconclusionoftheevent–[email protected](ResultsandSummary)

shouldbecompletedandsenttoE.O.andcopiedtoAthleticsChairwithin2weeksof

tournamentcompletion.SeeAppendix9.

XVI. TournamentFeedback-HostschoolwillemailtheTournamentEvaluationForm(Appendix

8),toallparticipatingschools,invitingfeedbackforthetournament.Participatingschools

shouldemailasummaryoftheresponsesfromthevisitingcoachestothehostschooland

theDivisionalRepresentativewithin2weeksofthetournament.Anymajorissuesshouldbe

communicatedbytheCommitteeDivisionalReptotheAthleticsChair.

GuestSchoolExpectations–CoreSports

a. Allschoolsshouldtravelwithoneteamcoachperteamenteredandatleastoneotheradditional

adultchaperoneforhealthandsafetypurposes

b. Invitedschoolsmustrespondwithin1weekofthetournamentinviteiftheyareunabletofulfil

theircommitmenttothetournament.Itwillbeassumedthattheschoolisabletoprovideaboys

andgirlsteamforthetournamentifnonoticeisgivenwithin1week.ACAMISSchools

withdrawing1monthorlessbeforetheeventwillbeexpectedtopayfullfeesunlessthe

withdrawalisunderextraordinarycircumstances.

c. ExtraordinarycircumstancesshouldbediscussedbetweenAthleticDirectors.Ifthiscannotbe

resolvedatthispointthenresolutionwillbethroughHeadsofSchoolsorultimatelytheACAMIS

Board.

d. Intheeventofacancellationofatournamentduetoeventsoutsidethehostschool’scontrol,the

schoolwilltallyupallnon-refundableexpenses(suchastrophies,t-shirtprintingetc.)andprovide

anaccounttoACAMISandtoallschoolswhowouldhavecompeted.Ifthetotalcostislessthan

5000RMBitwillbecoveredbythehostschool,ifover5000RMBthehostschoolwillsharethe

costequallyamongallcompetingschools.

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Section3:Appendices

APPENDIX1:SPORTSTOURNAMENTCALENDAR2017-18

CORESPORTS

ACAMIS2017-18

Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Gold Silver Black

Volleyball

Oct26–

28@

YCIS

Gubei

Oct19–

21@

SCIS

Oct26–

28@

TEDA

Oct19–

21@

RCHK

Nov9-11

@HIS

(byCIS)

Oct26

–28@

HKA

Oct26

–28@

BIBA

Nov9–11

@SSIS

Basketball

Feb1–3

@DCB

Jan11–

13@

WAB

Jan25–

27@SIS

Feb1–3

@KAS

Feb1–3

@HIS

Jan25

–27@

BSB

Jan25

–28@

BISS

Jan17–

19@YCIS

HK

Soccer

Apr19–

21@

DCS

Apr12–

14@ISB

Apr12–

14@

BISS

Apr19–

21@

NAIS

Apr19–

21@

DCSZ

Apr19

–21@

DAIS

Apr19

–22@

ISD

Apr19–

21@BSG

INVITATIONALSPORTS

InvitationalEvents2017-18

Venue Date InvitationalEvents2017-18

Venue Date

CrossCountry

UISZbyUISZ/UISG

Nov.11/12 TableTennis YCISBJ Nov24-26

Tennis AISGZ?TBC Oct13–14?TBC Badminton NIS-AteamsWAB–BteamsUISG-Individuals

Apr19–21Apr19-21Apr26-28

RugbyandNetball

NAIS Oct27-28 Swimming SSIS/DCS Mar23-24

TouchRugby

NIS*thisisachangeofvenue

Nov17-18 TrackandField

ISB May11-12

Golf SIS Nov8-10 Squash Keystone Jan27-28

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APPENDIX2:

SPORTSLEAGUEDIVISIONSandATHLETICDIRECTORCONTACTS2017-18

Division School Initials AthleticDirector ADEmail

1. orange InternationalSchoolBeijing ISB SimonParker [email protected]

2. orange NanjingInternationalSchool NIS DannyClarke [email protected]

3. orangeShanghaiCommunity

InternationalSchool-PudongSCISPD VictorCaban [email protected]

4. orangeQSIInternationalSchoolof

ShenzhenQSISZ ButchElgear [email protected]

5. orangeUtahloyInternationalSchool

GuangzhouUISG MorganScotney [email protected]

6. orange WesternAcademyofBeijing WAB MartinHalpin [email protected]

7. red DulwichCollegeBeijing DCB DirkKraetzer [email protected]

8. red DulwichCollegeShanghai DCS JamieGerrard [email protected]

9. redSuzhouSingapore

InternationalSchoolSSISSZ ScottTurner [email protected]

10. redAustralianInternationalSchool

HongKongAISHK JamesMaiden [email protected]

11. red InternationalSchoolofTianjin IST FernandoBermudez [email protected]

12. redYewChungInternational

SchoolofShanghai,PuxiYCISPX GeoffSlade [email protected]

13. blueAmericanSchoolof

UlaanbaatarASU GerhardtSwart [email protected]

14. blueCanadianInternationalSchool

ofBeijingCISB LarissaYoung [email protected]

15. blue DulwichCollegeSuzhou DCSZ JamieLally [email protected]

16. blueHarrowInternationalSchool

BeijingHISB SimonNewbold [email protected]

17. blueInternationalSchoolof

UlaanbaatarISU JeffreyKoops [email protected]

18. blueQingdaoNo.1International

SchoolofShandongProvinceQISS RyanSmith [email protected]

19. goldDalianAmericanInternational

SchoolDAIS MichaelFelker [email protected]

20. gold HangzhouInternationalSchool HIS ZachBrooks [email protected]

21. gold HongKongAcademy HKA HeidiBoshoff [email protected]

22. goldInternationalSchoolof

NanshanShenzhenISNS MichaelStafford [email protected]

23. goldTheBritishSchoolofBeijing,

Shunyi

BSB

ShunyiTravisWashko [email protected]

24. goldTheInternationalSchoolof

MacaoTISMacao BingHan [email protected]

25. green DiscoveryCollege,HongKong DCHK LawrenceWilkinson [email protected]

26. greenBeijingCityInternational

SchoolBCIS DarrenSmith [email protected]

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27. green KaohsiungAmericanSchool KAS AdamYannakakis [email protected]

28. greenRenaissanceCollege,Hong

KongRCHK KateNankivell [email protected]

29. green

ShanghaiCommunity

InternationalSchool-

Hongqiao

SCISHQ MathiasO’Brien [email protected]

30. greenNordAngliaInternational

SchoolShanghaiPudongNAISPD NoelWallace [email protected]

31. yellowInternationalSchoolof

Qingdao(MTI)ISQ EricKang [email protected]

32. yellow ShekouInternationalSchool SIS BarryJenkin [email protected]

33. yellowTedaInternationalSchool,

TianjinTeda YuanYuan [email protected]

34. yellowTheBritishInternational

SchoolShanghaiPuxiBISSPX ThomasHitchings [email protected]

35. yellow XiamenInternationalSchool XIS EdmundGo [email protected]

36. yellowYewChungInternational

SchoolofBeijingYCISBJ MatthewMcEwan [email protected]

37. silverBeijingInternationalBilingual

AcademyBIBA BenCorset [email protected]

38. silverBISSBeijingInternational

School

BISS

BeijingJeffreyYoung [email protected]

39. silverLemanInternationalSchool

ChengduLeman BrianBedford [email protected]

40. silverYewChungInternational

SchoolofChongqingYCISCQ LucDonald [email protected]

41. silverInternationalSchoolof

DongguanISD NoahSpaulding [email protected]

42. silverYewChungInternational

SchoolofShanghaiPudongYCISPD MattUffindall [email protected]

43. blackYewChungInternational

SchoolofHongKongYCISHK MichaelHampshire [email protected]

44. black

ShanghaiUnitedInternational

School–WanYuanUSHigh

School

SUIS-WY BasemMallawani [email protected]

45. blackNanshaCollegePreparatory

AcademyNCPA ThomasMathews [email protected]

46. black I-ShouInternationalSchool IIS SeanSartison [email protected]

47. blackShanghaiSingapore

InternationalSchoolSSIS-SH KatrinaMcClure [email protected]

48. black BritishSchoolofGuangzhou BSG AndyDean [email protected]

49. blackUtahloyInternationalSchool

ZengchengUISZ AndyBaldwin [email protected]

50. black IvyCollegiateAcademy ICA [email protected]

m.tw

51. unalignedAccessInternationalAcademy

NingboAIAN SteveTsandelis [email protected]

52. unaligned ChengduInternationalSchool CDIS JohnBlanchard [email protected]

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53. unalignedChineseInternationalSchool,

HongKongCISHK StephenMay [email protected]

54. unalignedConcordiaInternationalSchool

ShanghaiCIS-SH ChristopherBishop [email protected]

55. unalignedShanghaiAmericanSchool

PudongCampusSASPD ScottHossack [email protected]

56. unalignedShanghaiAmericanSchoolPuxi

CampusSASPX SteveDoleman [email protected]

57. unalignedShenyangTransformational

InternationalSchoolSYTIS BennyFong [email protected]

58. unalignedTheAmericanInternational

SchoolofGuangzhouAISG MarkElliott [email protected]

59. unalignedTheIndependentSchools

FoundationAcademyISF GavinFausset [email protected]

60. unaligned TianjinInternationalSchool TIS NicholasStrong [email protected]

61. unaligned VictoriaShanghaiAcademy,HK VSAHK CarrieLiu [email protected]

62. unalignedHanovaInternationalSchool,

XianHISX AnthonyLynn [email protected]

63. unalignedKunmingInternational

AcademyKIA RobbieSouthard [email protected]

64. unaligned BritishSchoolofGuangzhou BSG AndyDean [email protected]

65. unaligned BeijingWorldYouthAcademy BWYA MirkoMirkovic [email protected]

66. unaligned KeystoneAcademyBeijing KEY DerekDavies [email protected]

67. unalignedNordAngliaInternationalHong

KongNAISHK MartinPate [email protected]

68. unalignedWellingtonCollege

International,ShanghaiWCIS NickStarbrook

[email protected]

n

69. unalignedWesternInternationalSchool,

ShanghaiWISS TonyAnderson [email protected]

70. unalignedCanadianInternationalSchool

ofGuangzhouCISG SidneyBartlett [email protected]

71. unalignedChristianAllianceInternational

School,HKCAISHK RebeccaVuong [email protected]

72. unalignedYewChungInternational

School,QingdaoYCISQD RobertClarke [email protected]

Divisional Rep

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APPENDIX3: CORETOURNAMENTRULES

Volleyball

ACAMISVolleyballRulesandRegulationsAcceptedbyACAMISAthleticDirectorsonMarch18,2007;Revised/EditedJanuary,2010TheFIVB(latestedition)RulesshallbeimplementedforACAMIStournamentswiththefollowing

notes.http://www.fivb.org/1. GameLength

2 Gameswillbeplayedbestof3sets.

3 Thefirst2setswillbeplayedto25points(winby2points).Incaseofa1-1tie,adeciding

thirdsetisplayedto15pointswithaminimumleadof2points.

2 Time-outs

I. Thereshallbe2time-outsallowedpersetforeachteam.

II. Thelengthofeachtime-outis30seconds.

III. Thelengthoftimebetweensetsis1minute.

3 Netheight

i. Thenetheightforwomenshallbe2.24m.

ii. Thenetheightformenshallbe2.43m.

4 Warm-upsession

I. Allteamswillreceiveafiveminutewarm-upperiod,3minutesatthenetand2minutesfor

serving.(10minutetotal)

II. Ifthegamesfallbehindschedule,eachteamwillhave3minutesatthenetand2minutes

servingtogether.(8minutetotal-atthediscretionoftheTournamentDirector)

5 SubstitutionofPlayers

I. Aplayermayre-enterthegameanunlimitednumberoftimes,butmustswitchwiththesame

playerfortheentireset.

6 Officials

I. Thenumberandsourceoftheofficialsshallbedeterminedbythehostschoolwhilstmeeting

therequirementintheHostSchoolGuidelinesabove.

II. Whenpossible,thehostschoolshallusehostcountryofficiatingorganizationstoofficiatethe

tournament.

7 Tournamentscoringforroundrobintournamentstandings

Tie-Breakers-‘Ifanystageofthetie-breakerseparatesallofthetiedteams,thenthetie-breakis

complete.If,atanystageofthetie-breaker,onlytwoteamsremaintied,theheadtoheadresultwill

determinetheplacing.’

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I. VolleyballRoundRobinscoringtoinclude1pointforawin0pointsforaloss

II. Tiebreaker(insequence)

a. HeadtoHead

b. SetDifference

i. Thedifferencebetweentotalsetswonandlostbetweentiedteams.

ii. Thedifferencebetweentotalsetswonandlostinallmatchesplayed.

c. PointDifference

i. Thedifferencebetweenthetotalpointsscoredandlostbetweentiedteams.

ii. Thedifferencebetweentotalpointsscoredandlostinallmatchesplayed.

d. Cointoss

Basketball

ACAMISBasketballRulesandRegulations

AcceptedbyACAMISAthleticDirectorsonMarch182006;Revised/EditedJanuary2010;Revised/Edited

atMarch2015AGMTheFIBARules(latestedition)shallbeimplementedforACAMIStournamentswiththefollowingnotes.

http://www.fiba.com/

1.GameLength

1.1 Gameswillbeplay4quartersof7minuteseach.

1.2 A35secondshotclockmustbeusedandwherepossibleplacedabovethebackboard.

1.3OvertimePeriodswillbe3minutesandbeginswithajumpball.

1.4Newgamesmaybescheduledevery75or90minutes.

2.Time-outs

2.1 FirstHalf–Two(2)time-outsforeachteam.

2.2 SecondHalf–Three(3)time-outsforeachteam.

2.3 OvertimePeriods-One(1)time-outisgrantedperovertimeperiodforeachteam.

2.4 Timeoutsdonotcarryoverfromhalftohalforintoovertime

2.5 Thelengthofeachtime-outis1minute.

2.6 Thelengthoftimebetweenquartersis2minutes.

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2.7 Themaximumlengthofhalftimeis8minutes.

2.8 Coachesmayrequestatimeoutbyapproachingthescorers’table.Thescorernotifiesthe

refereeofthetimeoutatanappropriatetime,whichincludes:adeadball,freethrow,

immediatelyafterascoredbasketbytheopposingteam.(CurrentFIBARule)

3.EquipmentandCourtMarkings

3.1 Girls’gamesshalluseasize6ball(28.5”/72cm).

3.2 Boys’gamesshalluseasize7ball(29.5”/75cm).

3.3 BoysuseregularFIBAcourtdimensions

3.4 GirlsuseUSAhighschool/collegiate3pointline(19’9”)/laneandlanemarkings

4.Warm-upsession

4.1 Allteamswillreceiveuptoaten-minutewarm-upperiodpriortothestartofthegame,onthe

sideofthecourtawayfromtheirbench.Anysecondhalfwarm-upwillbeinfrontofown

bench.Thiscorrespondstodirectionofplayineachhalf.

4.2 Ifthegamesfallbehindschedule,eachteamwillhaveupto8minutestowarm-upattheirown

endofthecourt.

5.SubstitutionofPlayers

5.1 Unlimitedamountofsubstitutions.Substitutesaretoapproachthescorer’stableandbe

directedontothecourtduringadeadballsituation.

6.Officials/Referees

6.1 2refereesshallbeutilizedforallbasketballgames.

6.2 ACAMISTournamentgamesshouldusepersonnelfromlocalrecognizedofficiating

organizations,ifpossible.

7.Fouls–PersonalandTechnicalFouls

7.1 Aplayerisdisqualifiedfromagamewhentheycommittheirfifthpersonalfoul.

7.2 Technicalfoulsagainstaplayeralsocountasapersonalfoulagainstthesameplayerandcount

asateamfoul.Aplayerisdisqualifiediftheyreceivetwo(2)technicalfouls.

7.3 Technicalfoulsagainstthecoach,benchorfansischargedtothecoach,butisnotcountedasa

teamfoul.Acoachisdisqualifiediftheyreceivethree(3)technicalfouls.

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8.TeamFouls

8.1 Ateamisinateamfoulpenaltysituationwhenithascommittedfive(5)teamfoulsina

period.Two(2)bonusfreethrowsareawardedtotheopposingteamoncethefifth(5)

teamfouliscommitted.Teamfoulsresettozero(0)atthestartofthenextquarter.

Teamfoulsandbonuspenaltiesfromthe4thquartercontinueintoallovertimeperiods.

9.Tiebreakerfromround-robinstandingsfortournamentseeding(inorderofapplication):

Notes:

• Tie-Breakers-‘Ifanystageofthetie-breakerseparatesallofthetiedteams,thenthetie-break

iscomplete.If,atanystageofthetie-breaker,onlytwoteamsremaintied,theheadtohead

resultwilldeterminetheplacing.’

• Amaximumpointdifferentialof20pointswillbeusedforcalculations.Thisistominimize

“runningup”thescoreinordertoimproveateam’sseeding.

• Overtimepointsdonotcountinpointsdifferential

Sequence:

1. Head-to-HeadResult(if2teams)

2. Bestpointdifferentialingamesbetweentiedteams.

3. Bestpointdifferentialinallgames.

4. Mostpointsscoredingamesbetweentiedteams:

5. Mostpointsscoredinallgames.

6. Leastteamfoulsmadeingamesbetweentiedteams.

7. Leastteamfoulsmadeinallgames.

8. Cointoss

NotesofFIBARules:

1. Ateamhas8secondstoadvancetheballintothefrontcourtfromthebackcourt.

2. AlternatingPossessionisusedforalljumpballsituationsincludingthestartofthe2nd,3rd,and4th

quarters.

SoccerFIFAruleshttp://www.fifa.com/willbeappliedatalltimes,exceptforthefollowingamendments:

1.MatchLength

1.1 Matchesshallbe2x20minutehalveswitha5minuteintervalforhalftime.

1.2 Inmatcheswheretiesarenotpermitted(postRoundRobin),2x5minuteshalvesofextra-time

shallbeplayed.NoBreakbetweenhalves.Neitherthe“goldengoal”northe“silvergoal”rule

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shallapplyduringtheextra-time.Ifattheendofextratimethescoreisstilltiedthenitgoesto

penaltykicks.

2.TeamSize

1. Maximumrostersizeshallbe12players.

2. Matchesshallbeplayed7vs.7players(1goalkeeper+6outfieldplayers)andteamsmusthavea

playerdesignatedasgoalkeeperatalltimes.

3.BallSize

3.1 Girlsandboysshallbothuseasize5ball.

4.TheFieldofPlay

4.1 Theoverallsizeshallbereducedtoapproximatelyhalfoftheregulationsize(60x40m).

4.2 Thefollowingchangesshouldbemadetothefieldmarkingsifpossible:

a. Thegoalareaandthepenaltyareaarecombinedintoonearea.Thissizeofthisnew

“goal/penaltyarea”shallbesomewherebetweenthatofthepropergoalareaandthatof

theproperpenaltyarea.Allruleswhichnormallypertaintothese2areasarestillinaffect.

b. Thepenaltyspotshallremain11metersfromthegoallineforregulationsizedgoals.(If

sevenasidegoalsareusedthePenaltyspotis9metersfromthegoalline)

c. Goalsshallberegulationsize(24’Wx8’H.)or7asidegoals(21’Wx7’H).Thisinformation

mustbeconveyedtoallparticipatingteamsatleast1monthinadvanceofthetournament

d. TheCentreCircleshallbereducedto8metersindiameter.

5.Substitutions

5.1 Anunlimitednumberofsubstitutionsarepermittedineachmatch.

5.2 Substitutionsshallbeallowedatthefollowingstoppagesofthegame:

a. ontheteam'sowncornerkick,

b. ontheteam'sownthrowin,

c. ontheteam'sowngoalkick,

d. ontheteam’sownfreekick,

e. whentheoppositionissubstituting

f. athalftime

g. afteragoalhasbeenscored

6.Officials

6.1 Eachmatchshallbeofficiatedbyonereferee.

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6.2 Assistantrefereesarenotrequired.

7.Offside

7.1 TheoffsideruleshallNOTbeapplied.

8.Yellow&RedCards

8.1 Aplayerwhoreceives2yellowcardsinthesamematchwillnotbepermittedtoplayinthenext

match.

8.2 Aplayerwhoreceivesaredcardwillnotbepermittedtoplayinthenextmatch.

8.3 Aplayerwhoreceivesaredcardfortheuseoffoul/abusivelanguage,seriousfoulplayor

violentconductwillnotbepermittedtoparticipateintheremainderoftheevent.The

TournamentDirectorandtheHeadOfficialmustmeettodiscussthisdecision.

9.PenaltyKicks

9.1 ShallonlybeusedinpostRoundRobinmatcheswheretheresultisstillundecidedfollowingthe

completionofextra-time.

9.2 Shallonlyinvolve3playersfromeachteam(otherwiseFIFAregulationsapply).

9.3 Onlyplayersonthefieldattheendofextratimeareeligiblefortakingpenaltykicks.

9.4 Aplayerwhoisalreadyonthefieldattheconclusionofplaycantakeoverthegoalkeepingduties.

9.5 Otherplayersshouldnotenterthefieldofplayafterthefinalwhistle.Playerswhoareonthe

fieldshouldnotleave

10.TieBreakerforRoundRobinTournamentStandings(insequence):

I. Tie-Breakers-‘Ifanystageofthetie-breakerseparatesallofthetiedteams,thenthetie-

breakiscomplete.If,atanystageofthetie-breaker,onlytwoteamsremaintied,theheadto

headresultwilldeterminetheplacing.’

II.

a. Head-to-HeadResult(if2tiedteams)

b. Bestgoaldifferentialingamesbetween3tiedteams.

c. Bestgoaldifferentialinallgames.

d. Mostgoalsscoredingamesbetween3tiedteams.

e. Mostgoalsscoredinallgames.

f. Cointoss

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APPENDIX4:InvitationalTournamentRules

Themaximumagestatedinthisdocumentisrelatedtoallsports.TheTournamentDirectorin

consultationwiththeACAMISAthleticsChairstatestheminimumagefortheinvitationalEvents

GolfInadditiontonormalgolfexpectationsandetiquette,forACAMISgolfwehaveadoptedthefollowing

rules:

GeneralRules

LocalandTournamentrules:

1. Redstakesindicatelateralhazards,yellowstakesindicatewaterhazards.

2. Reliefmustbetakenfromsandeddivotsonfairways,oneclublength,nonearertothehole.

3. Stakedtrees,cartpaths,flowerbeds&sprinklerheads.Reliefmaybetaken,oneclublengthnonearerto

theholefromthenearestpointofrelief.

4. UseDroppingzoneswhereavailable.

5. Royal&Ancientrulesgovernallplayunlessotherwisestatedwithin.

6. Allstakedorunplayableandlostballswillbetreatedasaredstakedlateralhazard.Thisisinattemptto

moveonthespeedofplayandavoidplayingprovisionalballs.

7. Note:Aredstakedlateralhazardisdefinedas:aballmaybedroppedonthelineofentrywithin2club

lengthsofthenearestpointofrelief.

8. Intheeventthataplayerorateamscoresdoublethestrokesofanyholebeforeholingout,thentheplayer

orteammustpickupandmovetothenexttee.E.g.ateamorplayerhastaken6strokesonapar3before

reachingthegreen,theteamoraplayermustpickupandmark6strokesonhiscard.

9. BallhittingLightPost,shotmaybereplayedfromoriginalpositionwithoutpenalty.

TexasScramble–Round1

1. EachTeammustnominateateamcaptain.Thecaptainisspecificallyresponsibleforensuringthatallthe

tournamentrulesareadheredto!AndthemarkingoftheScorecard.

2. Thehandicapoftheteamiscalculatedasfollows,sumthehandicapsofall4playersanddivideby1/16th.In

theeventthatthereareonly3players,sumthehandicapsofall3players,divideby1/16thandthenadd1.

3. Eachteammembermustuseatleast3teeshotsduringthecourseoftheround.

4. Thecaptainmustclearlyshowonthescorecardonwhichholesthoseteeshotswereused.

5. Onceateeshotbeenselected,theballchosenmustthenbemarked.Theremaining3playersmustplace

theirballwithin1clublengthofthemarkedball.Iftheselectedballisintheroughorahazardthe1club

lengthmustalsobewithinthathazardorrough.

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6. Onthegreen,theballchosenastheplayingballmustbemarked,asecondmarkeristhenplacedaputter

headawayfromtheoriginalmarkedball.Thiswillallowplayerstoputtfromtheoriginalposition.

7. Ifaplayerhasaputtof1footorless,pleaseletplayerHOLEOUTpriortootherplayersattemptingthelonger

putt.Ifplayerdoesnotmakeputtthenmarkit.Remainingplayerscanattemptitafterattemptingthelonger

puttifstillnecessary.Thiswillsavetime.

8. Intheeventthatonly3playersareinateam,thesamerulesapplyexceptthattheymayhaveanextradrive

andextraputtoneachholebyonepersononlyandthatpersonmustberotatedevery3holes.

9. Thecaptainandoneotherteammembermustsigntheplayingcardbeforesubmittingittothetournament

officials.

Swimming

OfficialFINArulesarefollowed:http://www.fina.org/

•EachSwimmermayenterFOUR(4)eventsonly.

•PleasenotetheQualifyingtimesforeachevent

•PleasenotethatEvents3&4,the200mFreeandEvents27&28,the200mI.M.are

combinedageevents,butwillbescoredinindividualagegroupsinlinewithotheragegroup

events

•Medalswillbeawardedto1st,2ndand3rdPlacewinners.HighPointTrophywillbeawarded

tomaleandfemaleswimmerineachagegroup.

TableTennisTheInternationalTableTennisFederationhasdecidedtheformatfortheteameventsattheOlympic

Games2008,accordingtotheITTFwebsite.

http://www.ittf.com/

• TheprinciplesfollowedbytheOlympicCommissionwhenmakingtheirdecisionwerethata

maximumoffivematchesshouldcompriseafixture,threeplayersmustcompetewithall

playershavingtheopportunitytoplayintwomatchesineachcontest.

• Noplayerwillplaymorethantwomatchesineachfixture.

• Thecontestwillstartwithtwosinglesmatches.

• Thethirdmatchwillbedoublesandmustincludetheplayerwhohasnotbeenselectedineither

oftheprecedingsinglesmatches.

• Followingthedoubles,therewillbetwofurthersinglesmatches;thoseinvolvedbeingthe

playerwhocompetedonlyinthedoublesandtheplayerwhodidnotparticipateinthedoubles.

• Separatesinglesanddoublestournamentsfollowtheteamcompetition.

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BadmintonTeamCompetition

AllIBArulesandregulationsareinforce.Thehostschoolwillinformthetravelingschoolswhichshuttles

willbeusedduringthecompetitionatleast6weekspriortotheevent.ThenewIBFscoringwithrally

pointshasbeenadoptedbyACAMISbutonly15points.

NumberofParticipants

8playersperteam,4boysand4girls

2coachesperteam

Playerswillbeseededbytheirowncoaches,andequivalentseedingpairedupformatches.Itis

stressedthatthissystemdependsupontheintegrityofthecoachesinrankingtheirownplayers.

Seedingwillbefinalizedatthecoachesmeeting,andmustbeadheredtosubsequently.

Tournamentformat:Boyssingles,girlssingles,boysdoubles,girlsdoubles,mixeddoubles.

a.TournamentTie-Breakers

b.Headtohead

c.Totalsetswonamongthetiedteams

d.TotalgameswonamongthetiedteamsPointswon(ifpossible)

e.Cointoss

Coachesshouldnotgiveinstructionsduringthecourseofgamesthatwillstopplay.Coachesneedtobe

pro-activeinmonitoringthecallsmadebytheirownplayersandtheopposition,ifthereareanyissues

thecoachesaretocontactthetournamentdirectortopossiblyassignaneutralumpire.

Netball

Wherelocallawsarenotlisted,orareunclear,IFNAruleswillapply.Umpiresarechargedwith

theresponsibilityofapplyingtherulesatalltimes,theirdecisionsfinal.

http://www.netball.org/

Teams:

Squadsaremadeupof10players.

Eachteamisrequiredtobring2setsofbibsincaseofcolorclash.

Hairmustbetiedback

Nailswillbecheckedpriortogames(glovesmaybeworn)

Nojewelryistobeworn

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Games:

Acointosswilldetermineeitherpossessionordirectionofthefirstcentrepass.

Gameswillbe4x12minuteperiods.

Changeendseachquarter.

2minutebreakatquarterandthreequartertime,3minutesatthehalf.

Runningclock,exceptseriousinjury–umpirestocall.

Playersmaychangeatbreaksonly–exceptionforseriousinjury–bothteamsmaythenchange

positions,withonlytheinjuredplayerbeingreplaced.

2pointsforawin,1foratie,0foraloss(poolgames)

Finalsplayedextratimeforaresult–gamestops,tossmadeforpossessionand2goaladvantage

finishesthegame.GrandFinalException–2x7minutehalvesplayed,andiftiesstill,2goaladvantage

ruleapplies.

Captainsaretoconfirmgamescoresattheendofeachmatch–resultsfinal15minutesafterplay

finishes.

Tiebreaker–intheeventofteamfinishingwiththesamenumberofpointsduringroundrobinstagefor

finalsseedingpositions,thefollowingwillapply–headtohead,pointsdifference,pointsscored,coin

toss.

Track&FieldWhilstthehostschoolhasflexibilitytoadapttolocalconditions,thefollowingformatshouldbeusedas

muchaspossible.

TheHy-TekTrack&FieldTeamManager(liteversion)isusedwherepossible.http://www.hy-

tekltd.com/downloads.html

TheeventwillnormallyrunfromFriday9am–5pmandSaturday9am–3pm.Teamsshouldaimto

arriveinthehostcityonThursdayeveningandplantoleaveSaturdayeveningorSundaymorning.

ThereisnoteameventfortheACAMISTrackChampionships.Instead,individualathletesareabletoand

encouragedtoenterasmanyeventsastheywish.

TherewillbeaPentathloneventaspartoftheoverallevent.TocompletethePentathlon,acompetitor

mustcompetein1sprint(i.e.100m,200m,or400m),1middledistancerun(i.e.800m,1500m,or3000m),

1throw(i.e.shotput,discus,orjavelin),1jump(longjump,triplejumporhighjump),and1otherevent.

Thebestperformance fromeacheventwill count towards to the finalpoints total, this includes their

qualifyingperformanceforanyfinals.Theplacingswillbeawardedbasedonthehighestpointstotal.

ThefollowingisalistofeventrecordsfortheACAMISTrackandFieldChampionships,alltheseevents

willnormallyrunattheACAMISChampionships.

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ACAMISTrack&FieldStandards

U14 Boys U14 Girls U19 Boys U19 Girls

Discus 1kg 1kg 1.5kg 1kg

Shot 4kg 3kg 5kg 4kg

Javelin x x 700g 600g

Sprinthurdles 100m,0.84m 100m,0.762m 110m,1m 110m,0.84m

200hurdles 0.762m 0.762m x x

400hurdles x x 0.914m 0.762m

ACAMISTrack&FieldRules:

1. Competitorsmustcheckinwiththeofficialsatleast5minsbeforetheeventisscheduledtostart.

2. Ifacompetitorisscheduledwithatrackeventandafieldeventatthesametime,thetrackevent

willtakeprecedence.Thecompetitormustcheckinwiththeirfieldevent,statetheirclashoftrack

event, and return to their field event immediately after their track event*. Any throwing or

jumpingattemptsmissedduetotheparticipationinthetrackeventmaybemadeupbeforethe

endofthequalifyinground.Thefinalofafieldeventshouldbecompletedbeforethestartofthe

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nextscheduledfieldeventortheendofthesession,thereforeacompetitorreturningfromatrack

eventwhohasattemptsremainingmustcompletethembeforethistime**.

*IfthefieldeventisHighJump,thecompetitormuststatetheirstartingheight.Theirattempts

willberecordedas“P”forpassuntiltheirstartingheight.

**Inthecaseofthehighjumpthebarwillcontinuetorisewhileyouareabsent.Whenyoureturn

youwillhaveonlytheattemptsremainingthatyouleftwith,andanyheightsmissedwhilegone

willbemarkedaspassesnotclears.3. Competitorsmustwearacompetitornumberonthefrontoftheiruniformwhentheycompete.

Nb.Competitorsareencouragedtoweartheiruniformwhenreceivingtheirmedal.

4. Laneswillbeused for100m,200m,and400msprints.Waterfall startswillbeused for800m,

1500mand3000m races.A laneorder for thewaterfall startwill indicate theorder from the

competitorclosesttolane1.

5. Thestarterscommandsforasprint,i.e.100m,200m,and400m;willbe“Onyourmarks”,“Set”,

andthenthegunwillbeblowntostarttherace.Ifacompetitoradvancespastthesetposition

beforethegun,thestarterwillblowtheguntwice.Thisisafalsestart.Thefalsestartisassigned

toallcompetitors.Thecompetitorwhofalsestartsonthesubsequentstartwillbedisqualified

(DQ).Thisprocesswillcontinueuntilafairstartismade.

6. Thestarterscommandsforamiddledistancerace,i.e.800m,1500m,and3000m;willbe“Onyour

marks”,andthenthegunwillbeblownwhenallcompetitorsareinareadypositionbehindthe

waterfallstartline.Thesamefalsestartrulesaboveapplytothemiddledistanceraces.

7. EachHSfieldevent,excepttheHighJump,eachcompetitorwillreceive3attemptstoqualifyfor

the final.The top6competitorswillqualify for the final.The finalwill start immediatelyafter

qualifying.Thefinalistwillreceive3attempts.Thecompetitorswillstartinreverseordertotheir

qualifyingperformance,i.e.the6thqualifierwillstartfirst,5thqualifierwillstartsecond,andso

on.

8. Inthefieldevents,acompetitor’sbestperformancemadeinqualifyingwillcounttowardstheir

bestperformanceoverallforplacings.Competitorswhohavethesamebestperformancewillbe

placedbasedontheirsecondbestperformance,andsoonuntilacompetitor’sperformanceis

higherthantheothercompetitor(s).

9. Ifahighjumpcompetitordoesnotwanttostartatthestartingheight,theymaynominatetheir

starting heightwhen they check in. All heights before their nominated starting heightwill be

recordedas“P”forpass.

10. Eachhighjumpcompetitorwillhave3attemptstocleareachheight.Any3consecutivefailures

willresultinacompetitorbeingoutofthecompetition.Acompetitormaypassatanyheight.

11. Anytwoormorehighjumpcompetitorswhofinishwiththesameheightwillbeplacedbasedon

thecountbackrules (IAAFrule181.8).RuleA)Thecompetitorwiththe lowestnumberof the

attemptsattheheightlastclearedshallbeawardedthehigherplace.B)Ifcompetitorsareequal

after ruleA, the competitorwith the lowest total failures throughout the competitionwill be

awardedthehigherplace.C)IfcompetitorsarestillequalafterruleB,theathleteswillbeawarded

thesameplace,unlessitconcernsfirstplace.D)Ifcompetitorsareequalinfirstplaceafterrule

C, the competitors will complete a jump off in which the bar is lowered by 3cm and each

competitorhasamaximumof3attempts**.Thisprocedurewillcontinueuntilonecompetitor

hasclearedatanattemptedtheothercompetitor(s)havenot,atwhichpointthatcompetitor

whoclearedhaswonthecompetition.

**Inthiscase,officialsmustbringintheTrackMeetOrganiser.

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12. Longjumpcompetitorswilljumpfromaboardnolongerthan3mfromthepit.Afouljumpwill

begiventoacompetitorwhohasanypartoftheirfootoverthefrontofthejumpboard.The

jumpwillbemeasuredatthemarkwherethejumpercutsthesandclosesttothejumpboard.

13. Triple jumpcompetitorsmustnominatewhich jumpboardtheywishto jumpfromwhenthey

checkin.Competitorsmaychoosefrom:5m,7m,9m,and11mboards.Acompetitormaychange

whichboardtheywanttojumpfromonlyiftheytheir2ndphaseislandingdangerouslynearthe

pitorthe3rdphasesisfailingtoreachthepit.Afouljumpwillbegiventoacompetitorwhodoes

notperformahop,followedbyastep,andthenlandsinthepit.

14. Ajavelinthrowmayonlybelegalifthetipofthemetalheadstrikesthegroundbeforeanyother

partofthejavelin(IAAFrule193.1b).Thethrowwillbemeasuredfromwherethemetalhead

strikestheground.Afoulthrowwillbegiventoacompetitorwhostepsonoroverthethrowing

lineduringathrow.

15. Ashotputterordiscusthrowermayenterthethrowingcirclefromanypositiontocompletetheir

putorthrow.Afoulputorfoulthrowwillbegiventoacompetitorwhoexitsthefrontofthecircle

afteraputorthrow.Afoulputorthrowwillbegiventoacompetitorwhostepsontopofthe

circlerailduringaputorthrow.

7’sRugby(Contact)

Seven-a-sidevariations:http://www.irblaws.com/EN/laws/8/24/variations/variations-

sevenaside/

AgeGroupVariations:

Under15,Under17,Under19

AGERestrictions:InkeepingwithIRUpolicyguidelinesforAgegrouplimitations:-

Under19playersmustbeunder19on1stAugust,i.e.18yearsand17yearsonthatdate

Under17playersmustbeunder17on1stAugust,i.e.16yearsand15yearsonthatdate

Under15playersmustbeunder15on1stAugust,i.e.14yearsand13yearsonthatdate

A. Scrum

1. Threeplayersfromeachteamformthescrum.

2. Teamscanopttohaveuncontestedscrums.

3. NewELVinplaceoffsidefromthescrumis5metersbehindhindmostfoot.

4. Crouch,Touch,Pause,Engage

5. Nowheeling Ruling:PenaltyKick

6. Unintentionalwheelpast45degrees Ruling:ResetScrum

7. Maximum1.5push Ruling:FreeKick

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8. Ballmustbereleasedfrombaseofscrum Ruling:FreeKick

B. Lineout

1. Aminimumof2playerspersideisrequiredtoformthelineout.

2. Thosenotinvolvedmustretire10metersorsubjecttooffsiderules.

3. Quicklineoutwillbeallowedifisthesameballandnothandledbyanyone

exceptthethrowerandtheplayertakingtheballintotouch.

C. Scoring

1. Trieswillscore5points,2fortheresultingconversion.

2. Whenatryisscored,theteamthatisscoreduponwillkickofffortherestart.

Conversions

1. Conversionswillbetakenbydropkickorplacekickinlinefromwherethetry

wasscoredatthespotindicatedbythereferee.

D.Penaltiesandinfractions

1. Aplayersentoffforbreachoftheruleswillnotbeallowedtoplaythenext

game.

2. Dangerousplay.Jumpingintothetackle,hightacklesandspeartackleswillall

beconsidereddangerousplay.Ablatantdisregardoftheserulesorateam

repeatoffencewillleadtoPlayersinbinof2minutes.

E.Substitutions

1. WillbeUnlimited.However,theplayercomingontothefieldmustreporttothe

substituteco-coordinatorandenterthefieldfromhalfway.Theplayerentering

mustwaituntiltheleavingplayerisoffthefieldentirely.

Note:Substitutescanonlyhappenateverystoppageofplayexceptatapenaltyand

afreekick(thiswillthenallowthegametonaturalflowwithnointerruptionstothe

playersorreferee).

F.PeriodsofPlay

1. Twohalvesof7minuteseach,includingfinals.

Under13

Agerestrictions-.Under13playersmustbeunder13on1stAugusti.e.12yearsand11yearsonthat

date

Rulevariations-

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Scrums passivescrum(nopushing)bothhookersmaystrikefortheball

Lineout contestablelineout.

Handoffsfullhandoffacceptable.

Kicking inown22only.

totouchfrompenaltyisonlyallowedinownhalf.

Conversions noconversions

Under11

Agerestrictions–Under11playersmustbeunder11on1stAugusti.e.10yearsand9yearsonthat

date

Rulevariations

Scrumspassivescrum(nopushing)bothHookersmaystrikefortheball.

Lineoutcontestablelineout3metersfromtouch.Allforwardsmusttakepartinthelineout.

Handoffs noHandoffs.

Kicking inown22only.

Conversions noconversions

TouchRugby

• FITRulesarefollowed.

• PlayersmustbeUnder19yearsofageon1Sepoftheschoolyear.

• Maximumsquadsizeof14

• MixedGender6-a-side.Theremustbeaminimumof4playersonthefieldotherwisethereisa

forfeit.

• Themaximumnumberofmalesorfemalesallowedonthefieldofplayisthreeandtheminimum

maleorfemalerequirementonthefieldofplayisone.

• Substitutions:unlimitedbutthegameshouldnotbestoppedforsubstitution.

• Gametimestobedecidedbyhostschool.Somethingintheregionof:2x15minuteshalveswitha

5minutehalftime.15minutesbetweengames(1hourcycles)

• Fieldareaideallywillbe65mx48m(approximately)

Results

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RoundRobinPhase3pointsforawin,1pointforadrawand0pointsforaloss.

Inthecaseofatieinpointsattheendoftheroundrobinphase:

1. Headtoheadresult.

2. Ifadrawinhead-to-headgameoramulti-waytie,thefollowingshallbeappliedtobreakatie:

• Totaltriesdifferentialbetweenthetiedteams

• Totaltriesscoredagainsttiedteams

• Totaltriesconcededagainstallteams

• Totaltriesdifferentialagainstallteams

• Ifstilltied,therewillbeatossofthecointodeterminetheplacings

FinalPhaseIfthegameistied,thegamewillcontinueasperFITRulesforDropOff.Thisessentiallymeansthat

every2minutes,oneplayerwillberemovedforeachteamuntilthereisascoreorthereare3players

leftperteam.Thegamefinishesonthefirstscore.

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APPENDIX5: ACAMISStudentParticipationAgreement-Homestay

Student’sName____________________________ Student’sAge_____________________

Student’sDateofBirth (m/d/yr)Student’sMobile#

Parent’s/Guardian’sName____________________MobilePhone#

Allergies_______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Medications____________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

SpecialDietaryNeeds Yes No

Ifyesthenpleasespecify_________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Specialrequestsorinstructionsyouwouldlikethehostfamilytofollowduringyourchild’s’stay.

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Duringthefieldtrip,whilstyourchildisinthecareofchaperonesfromyourschoolorahostfamily,

theymustfollowACAMISrulesandthoseofyourschool.ACAMISeventsareundertakenasa

voluntaryfieldtripfromthestudent’sschoolwhosefieldtripguidelinesrequirethateachparticipant

hasappropriatemedicalinsuranceasaconditionofenrolment.Thus,neitherACAMISnorthehost

schoolisresponsibleformedicalcareforanyaccidentorinjuryduringtheevent.Insigningthis

releaseformtheabove-mentionedpartiesacknowledgethattheirfamilymedicalinsuranceapplies

tothesesportsandtheyhavenobasistoclaimformedicalcareorlegalretributionforanyphysical

accidentsthatmaytakeplaceduringthecourseofthesportsevents.

StudentName______________________________ Signature_____________________

Parents/GuardiansName_____________________ Signature_____________________

ToparticipateinanACAMISevent,eachparticipantmustcompletethisparticipationformandgiveit

beforedeparturetotheircoachwhowillhavetheformsavailableatthehostschool.

Photograph Release

I agree to allow the school and ACAMIS to reproduce the likeness of my son/daughter (photo, video, etc) in promotional materials or publications (brochures, web pages, etc) for non-commercial purposes.

Parents/Guardians Name ____________________ Signature ____________________

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RulesforACAMISEvents-Homestay

1. Theuseoftobacco,drinkingofalcohol,oruseofillegaldrugswillnotbeallowedduring

travelorwhileinthehostcityduringtheperiodoftimecoveredbytheACAMISactivity.

(Consequence:suspensionfromimmediateandfurtherparticipationandstudent’sprincipalnotified.AsecondoffenseinthesameschoolyearwillresultinexclusioninallACAMISeventsforoneschoolyearincludingthesameeventthefollowingyear.)

2. Anysight-seeingortravelinthehostcitywillbedoneonlywithpermissionofthehost

familyandthecoach/leadchaperone.(Consequence:disciplinaryactionatthediscretionoftheactivityorganizerandleadchaperone)

3. Undernocircumstanceswillhousingarrangementsbechangedwithoutpermissionofthe

hostschoolandtheknowledgeofthecoach/leadchaperone.(Consequence:disciplinaryactionatthediscretionoftheactivityorganizerandleadchaperone)

4. Visitingstudentswillbeinthehomeofthehostfamilynolaterthan10pm.(Consequence:suspensionfromimmediateandfurtherparticipationandstudent’sprincipalnotified.AsecondoffenseinthesameschoolyearwillresultinexclusioninallACAMISeventsforoneschoolyearincludingthesameeventthefollowingyear.)

5. Anyunusualcircumstancesorproblemsthatoccurduringthestayinthehostcitywillbe

reportedassoonasispossibletothehostschoolandleadchaperone.

6. Intheeventofanyaccidentorinjurythechaperone/coachhaspermissiontodealwiththe

situationShouldtheybeunabletocontacttheparentsorguardians,theymaymake

emergencydecisionsontherecommendationofmedicalpractitioners.Parentsignature

belowgrantspermissiontotheleadchaperone/coachtomakesuchemergencydecisions.

Wehaveread,understand,andagreetoabidebytherulesthatarestatedabove.

______________________________ _____________________________

Signatureofstudent’sparent/guardianSignatureofstudent

______________________________ _____________________________

Date Date

ToparticipateinanACAMISevent,eachparticipantmustcompletethisparticipationformandgiveit

beforedeparturetotheircoachwhowillhavetheformsavailableatthehostschool.

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APPENDIX6: ACAMIS

StudentParticipationAgreement–HotelStay

Student’sName____________________________Student’sAge_______________________

Student’sDateofBirth (m/d/yr)Student’sMobile#

Parent’s/Guardian’sName___________________MobilePhone#

Allergies_______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Medications____________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

SpecialDietaryNeeds Yes No

Ifyesthenpleasespecify_________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Specialrequestsorinstructionsyouwouldlikethechaperonetofollowduringyourchild’s’stay.

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Duringthefieldtrip,whileyourchildisinthecareofchaperonesfromyourschooltheymustfollow

ACAMISrulesandthoseofyourschooltoensurehis/heroverallsafetyandwell-being.ACAMIS

eventsareundertakenasavoluntaryfieldtripfromthestudent’sschoolwhosefieldtripguidelines

requirethateachparticipanthasappropriatemedicalinsuranceasaconditionofenrolment.Thus,

neitherACAMISnorthehostschoolisresponsibleformedicalcareforanyaccidentorinjuryduring

theevent.Insigningthisreleaseformtheabove-mentionedpartiesacknowledgethattheirfamily

medicalinsuranceappliestothesesportsandtheyhavenobasistoclaimformedicalcareorlegal

retributionforanyphysicalaccidentsthatmaytakeplaceduringthecourseofthesportsevents.

StudentName______________________________ Signature______________________

Parent’s/Guardian’sName____________________ Signature______________________

ToparticipateinanACAMISevent,eachparticipantmustcompletethisparticipationformandgiveit

beforedeparturetotheircoachwhowillhavetheformsavailableatthehostschool.

Photograph Release

I agree to allow the school and ACAMIS to reproduce the likeness of my child (photo, video, etc) in promotional materials or publications (brochures, web pages, etc) for non-commercial purposes.

Parent’s/Guardian’s Name ___________________ Signature_____________________

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RulesforACAMISEvents–HotelStay

1. Theuseoftobacco,drinkingofalcohol,oruseofillegaldrugswillnotbeallowedduring

travelorwhileinthehostcityduringtheperiodoftimecoveredbytheACAMISactivity.

(Consequence:suspensionfromimmediateandfurtherparticipationandstudent’sprincipalnotified.AsecondoffenseinthesameschoolyearwillresultinexclusioninallACAMISeventsforoneschoolyearincludingthesameeventthefollowingyear.)

2. Anydeparturesfromthehotelwillbedoneonlywithpermissionofthelead

chaperone/coach.(Consequence:disciplinaryactionatthediscretionoftheleadchaperone)

3. Studentsareexpectedtobeinareasdesignatedbythetournamentchaperonesatalltimes.

Atnopointshouldstudentsbeinhotelroomsofmembersoftheoppositegender.

(Consequence:disciplinaryactionatthediscretionoftheactivityorganizerandleadchaperone)

4. Visitingstudentswillbeintheirassignedroomsnolaterthan10pm.(Consequence:suspensionfromimmediateandfurtherparticipationandstudent’sprincipalnotified.AsecondoffenseinthesameschoolyearwillresultinexclusionfromallACAMISeventsforoneschoolyearincludingthesameeventthefollowingyear.)

5. Anyunusualcircumstancesorproblemsthatoccurduringthestayinthehostcitywillbe

reportedassoonasispossibletothehostschoolandleadchaperone.

6. Intheeventofanyaccidentorinjurytheleadchaperone/coachhaspermissiontodealwith

thesituation.Shouldtheybeunabletocontacttheparentsorguardians,theymaymake

emergencydecisionsontherecommendationofmedicalpractitioners.Parentsignature

belowgrantspermissiontotheleadchaperone/coachtomakesuchemergencydecisions.

Wehaveread,understand,andagreetoabidebytherulesthatarestatedabove.

______________________________________________________________

Signatureofstudent’sparent/guardianSignatureofstudent

______________________________________________________________

Date Date

ToparticipateinanACAMISevent,eachparticipantmustcompletethisparticipationformandgiveit

beforedeparturetotheircoachwhowillhavetheformsavailableatthehostschool.

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APPENDIX7

ACAMISVisitingSchoolsEvaluationSheet

Date: Host: Category:Volleyball/Basketball/Soccer(Deleteasappropriate)

Yourevaluationswillhelptofurtherimprovethequalityofsuchevents.

Pleasecompletethefollowing(�)andalsoexpanduponyourresponsesatthebottomofthisform:

Information:

Theinformationprovided

bythehostschool,both

priortoandattheevent

Wentbeyondexpectations Metexpectations Wasbelowexpectations

Hotel/Hosting:

Thehotel/Hosting

arrangemenstintermsof

suitabilityforvisitingteams

Wentbeyondexpectations Metexpectations Wasbelowexpectations

Transport:

Thetransportprovidedby

thehostschool,bothto&

fromairport&toandfrom

eventfacilities

Wentbeyondexpectations Metexpectations Wasbelowexpectations

Facilities:

Thefacilitiesusedforthe

Games

Wentbeyondexpectations Metexpectations Wasbelowexpectations

Meals,wateretc:

Thequalityofmeals,snacks

etcprovidedfor

competitors

Wentbeyondexpectations Metexpectations Wasbelowexpectations

Events/officiating:

Thequalityofeventsand

therespectivequalityof

officiating

Wentbeyondexpectations Metexpectations Wasbelowexpectations

GeneralComments:

NameandSchool:

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APPENDIX8: ACAMISEventBudgetSynopsis

EventName:

EventOrganizer(s):

Personsubmittingreport:

EventDate:

EventVenue(s):

RegistrationFeecharged:

EventReceipts(includingdonations):

Source: Amount:

Source: Amount:

EventExpenses:

Source: Amount:

Source: Amount:

Source: Amount:

Source: Amount:

Source: Amount:

Source: Amount:

Source: Amount:

Source: Amount:

Source: Amount:

Source: Amount:

EventBalanceDisplay:

TotalReceipts:

Comments:

TotalExpenses: Comments:

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Balance/Deficit:

Comments:

Ifincomewasgenerated,whereisitondeposit?

**Allmoniesupto1500RMBwillremaininthehostschool.

**Anymonetarysurplusinexcessof1500RMBshouldberemittedtoACAMIS.

Whatchangesorcomments(regardingthebudget)wouldyousuggestfornextyear?

OtherComments:

[email protected]

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APPENDIX9:ACAMISEventFollow-upForm

NameoftheEvent:

HostSchool:

Organiser/Coordinator:

DescriptionoftheEvent(onlyrequiredfornon-sportsevent):

StructureoftheEvent:

Date Activities

Participants:

ACAMISSchoolNameNumberofStudentParticipants

EVENTFEEDBACK:

Pleasecompletethisformandforwardtoeo@acamis.org.Ifthiseventisacompetition,pleaseincludetheresults.

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APPENDIX10:ApplicationforAthleteparticipation

AthletesAgeLimit

ThatparticipationinACAMIShighschoolsportseventsbelimitedtostudentswhoare14andaboveasof1stSeptember

andbelowthemaximumagelimit.Anyotherexceptionsrequireamajorityendorsementofmembersinvolvedinthat

divisionascoordinatedbytheTournamentDirector–TheACAMISChairwouldcastanytie-breakingvoteifneeded.

IftheACAMISAthleticsChairisrepresentingamemberschoolinthatdivisionthentheACAMISAthleticsCo-chairwillcast

thetie-breakingvote.

Applicationsfortheuseofunderageplayers,needtobeputforwardonorbeforetheduedateforrostersunlessthereare

extraordinarycircumstances.

NameofSchool:__________________________________Sport:_________________________

NameofAthlete DateofBirth Reasonforapplication

1

Process:

• Applicantschoolnotifytournamentdirectorofageexceptionrequest.

• Tournamentdirectorsupplyapplicantschoolwithapplicationform(ifrequestnotoriginallyinform

format)–ccACAMISAthleticschair.

• ApplicantSchoolreturnformtotournamentdirector–ccACAMISAthleticschair.

• Tournamentdirectoropenapplicationuptodiscussionbyforwardingapplicationtodivisionmembers

–cc'ingACAMISAthleticschair.

• Divisionmemberse-maildiscussionitemstoalldivisionalmembers–cc'ingACAMISAthleticschair.

• Tournamentdirectorcallforvote(afterappropriatediscussion-ensureinput/acknowledgementby

all)-bye–mailingalldivisionalmemberscc'ingACAMISAthleticschair.

• Divisionalmemberstransparentlycastvotesviaallmemberdivisionale-mails–cc'ingACAMIS

AthleticsChair(oralternativelye–mailingtournamentdirectordirectlywhocollatesandreports

resultsverbatimcc'ingACAMISAthleticsChair).

Tournament director announces the result of the vote (cc' ing ACAMIS Athlet ics chair) .

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Appendix11:ACAMISIncidentReport

Intheeventofadisciplinarymatterorstudentaccidentorinjury,itisimportantthatareport

detailingthecircumstancesberecordedandacopysenttoAthleticsHeadandtheACAMISExecutive

Office.Thiswillhelptoprotectallpartiesshouldtheincidentbecontendedafterward.

HostSchool NameofEvent

DateofEvent DateandTimeofIncident

DescriptionoftheIncident

ActionTaken

Whowascontacted

PrintedNameofPersonFilingReport SignatureofPersonFilingReport Date

Sendto:[email protected]@nanjing-school.com

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APPENDIX 12: Tournament Roster Form Template

ACAMISTournamentRosterSheet

Pleasecompletethewhitesectionsandreturnviaemailby______________________withteampicturessothattheprogramcanbeprinted.Thankyou.

SchoolName

TeamName(Mascot)

HeadofSchool

Principal

AthleticDirector Email

Coach Coach’sgender T-shirtsize

AssistantCoach Assistantcoach’sgender T-shirtsize

ColorofUniformShirt ColorofUniformShorts

StudentName Grade/Age Nationality Allergies/Medications PassportNumber T-shirtsize Specialfoodrequests

(ex:vegetarian)

1.

2.

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3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

AdditionalInformation:

1.Arrivaltime,flight/trainnumber

2.Departuretime,flight/trainnumber

3.Additionalquestionsandconcerns

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APPENDIX13:ACAMISSportsmanshipAwardRubric EvaluatingSchool:

Placescoresintheschoolcolumnsofallcategories,consideringbehaviourofbothathletesANDcoaches.Thehostschooltournament/eventdirectorwillcomplete“Awayfromcompetition

behaviour”category

1=Poor 2=Inconsistent 3=Good 4=Exemplary

TEAM

TEAM

TEAM

TEAM

TEAM

TEAM

Interactionw/opponents

Abusiveor

argumentative;

challenging,

disrespectful,

provocative

Sometimesnegative

ordisrespectful;

otherwiseOK

Obviouslyrespectful,

withfairplay

demonstratedand

positiveeffortshown

Seriouseffortwhileshowingrespect

foropponents.Complimentary

and/orhelpfulwithopponents

Interactionw/teammates&owncoach

Complaining,

whining,

disrespectful

Sometimesatodds

withteammatesor

coach

Mostlyfulleffortgiven

duringplay,

cooperative

Totaleffortandcooperation;

supportive,encouraging,positive

Interactionw/officials,spectators

Argumentativeand

disrespectful

Sometimes

argumentativeor

challenging;

otherwiseOK

Mostlywithout

reactiontoofficials

calls,orcrowdcalls

Neveranegativereactiontoor

questioningofofficials’callsor

crowdreactions;

thanking/complimentingofficials

Awayfromcompetitionbehaviour(TournamentDirectorcompletes)

Loud,abusive,

disruptive—not

cooperatingwith

hostfamilies,school

officials

Occasional

questionableoff-

court/outofplay

behavior;otherwise

OK

Mostlypoliteand

respectful,asobserved

Extremelyrespectful,polite,and

personable;respectfuland

communicativewithhostfamilies—

anexemplaryrepresentativefor

his/herschool

TOTALSCORE:

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Appendix14:FurtherInquiries

Forquestionsrelatedtothisdocument,pleasecontact:

AthleticsChair:[email protected]

AthleticsCo-chair:[email protected]

Or:

ACAMISExecutiveOfficer:[email protected]

ForahighqualitycopyoftheACAMISLogo,pleaseemailtheACAMISExecutiveOfficeat:[email protected]