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NATIONAL TEAM & PLAYER MANUAL

5-on-5

European championships

of beach ultimate – 2013

Calafell Beach – Tarragona (Spain)

National Team & Player Manual – February 2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of contents .......................................................................................................................................... 2

1. Introductory Notes .............................................................................................................................. 5

2. Venue ................................................................................................................................................... 7

2.1. Getting there .......................................................................................................................... 7

2.2. Accommodation ..................................................................................................................... 8

2.3. Fun .......................................................................................................................................... 8

3. The Tournament .................................................................................................................................. 9

3.1. Team Captains and Representatives ...................................................................................... 9

3.2. Team Registration – Registering through Ffindr .................................................................. 10

3.2.1. Team Managers ....................................................................................................................... 10

3.2.2. Create an account on FFindr .................................................................................................... 10

3.2.3. Login ........................................................................................................................................ 11

3.2.4. Create a new team page .......................................................................................................... 12

3.2.5 Special Authorization ................................................................................................................ 12

3.2.6. Registering a team ................................................................................................................... 13

3.2.7 Registering players .................................................................................................................... 15

3.3. Players Registration through FFindr ..................................................................................... 16

3.3.1 Sign-up on FFindr. .................................................................................................................... 16

3.3.2 Create your player page............................................................................................................ 17

3.3.2 JOIN ROSTER ............................................................................................................................. 18

3.3.3 accomodation options .............................................................................................................. 19

3.4 Rosters submission ............................................................................................................... 19

3.5 Eligibility ............................................................................................................................... 20

3.5.1 Divisions ................................................................................................................................ 20

3.5.2 Choice of Divisions ................................................................................................................ 21

3.5.3 Citizenship ............................................................................................................................ 21


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3.5.4 Small Ultimate Community ................................................................................................... 22

3.5.5 Pickup team – United European Islands ............................................................................... 22

3.6 Uniforms ............................................................................................................................... 23

3.6.1 Shirts ..................................................................................................................................... 23

3.6.2 Shorts / Skirts ........................................................................................................................ 23

3.6.3 Sponsorship Logos and Emblems ......................................................................................... 24

3.7 Financial Responsibility ........................................................................................................ 24

3.7.1 Team Entry Fee ..................................................................................................................... 24

3.7.2 Player entry fee .................................................................................................................... 25

3.7.3. Payment details ....................................................................................................................... 26

3.8 Rules ..................................................................................................................................... 26

3.9 Divisions of play .................................................................................................................... 27

3.9.1 Suspension of a division ....................................................................................................... 27

3.9.2 Tournament format .............................................................................................................. 27

3.9.3 Game length ......................................................................................................................... 27

3.9.4 Time-outs .............................................................................................................................. 27

3.9.5 Tie-breakers for round-robin ................................................................................................ 28

3.9.6 Seeding of teams .................................................................................................................. 28

3.10 Timing and scoring of games ................................................................................................ 29

3.10.1 Starting and ending the game .......................................................................................... 29

3.10.2 Exceptions ........................................................................................................................ 29

3.11 Field procedures ................................................................................................................... 30

3.11.1 Time limits between goals................................................................................................ 30

3.11.2 Time limits after time-outs ............................................................................................... 30

3.11.3 Disputes ............................................................................................................................ 31

3.12 Player Conduct ..................................................................................................................... 31

3.12.1 Spirit of the Game ............................................................................................................ 31

3.13 Awards .................................................................................................................................. 32


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4. Dates to Remember ........................................................................................................................... 32


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1. INTRODUCTORY NOTES

For the first time, BULA will host a European Championships of Beach Ultimate (ECBU)

under the approval and supervision of the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF). After

the success of the 2011 World Championships of Beach Ultimate (WCBU2011) in

Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy), it is our intention at BULA to raise the bar and throw an

even better tournament this time, the ECBU2013, to happen in Calafell Beach

(Tarragona, Spain).

The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) shall be responsible for the players and all local

matters that concern the planning, organization, implementation and evaluation of the

Tournament.

BULA will be responsible for the brand of Beach Ultimate and the communication of

that brand through (online) media, and (international and non-local) sponsorships.

The main BULA contacts are:

• Pedro Miguel Vargas, President of BULA Europe - responsible for overall event

management and technical/competition questions ([email protected]);

• Patrick van der Valk, President of BULA and Chair of the WFDF Beach Ultimate

Committee - responsible for media, communication and for attracting and

managing non-local sponsorships, merchandising, and partner satisfaction

([email protected]);

• Rusty May, BULA Board member - responsible for volunteers


• Justin Palmer – ECBU2013 Webmaster ([email protected]);

The main LOC contacts are:

Juan Carlos “Mom” Membrilla, Head of the Local Organizing Committee


Ruth Vilagrasa, Co-Head of the Local Organizing Committee;

Lluis Jackle, LOC Financial Director;

Jose Antonio Rios, General Player's Coordinator ([email protected]);

mailto:[email protected]







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Altogether, we aim for improved player experience, organizational quality and a

showcase event for European Beach Ultimate, that’s why we are putting together the

best national teams’ championship ever .


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2. VENUE

The BULA/WFDF 2013 European Championships of Beach Ultimate (ECBU2013) will

take place in Calafell Beach (Tarragona, Spain). Calafell is a large beach resort

particularly geared up for young families and is located in the Costa Dorada, 60 km

south of Barcelona. It has 5km long beach that was one of the first in Catalonia to be

awarded Blue Flag status in 1992. The beach is 100m wide, has beautiful golden sand

and is made up of three separate beaches.

The proximity from Barcelona (45Km), Reus (35km) and Girona (150km) airports makes

it easy and relatively cheap to access from everywhere in Europe, as several low cost

airlines operate in these airports.

2.1. GETTING THERE

Flying to the vicinity of Calafell is easy and getting there from the airports is also fairly

simple. For around 5€ you can get to Calafell from both Reus and Barcelona airports in

approximately 60 to 90 min using the excellent available bus and/or train services. Taxi

or car rental are obviously viable options but don’t forget to ask for a price quote

before entering a taxi as they can be expensive.

From Girona airport you can also come by public transportation (bus plus train). It will

cost you around 15€ but it will take you 2h30 to get to Calafell. If you have a drivers

permit the best option is probably car rental.


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Apart from these possibilities, the tournament’s organization will also provide bus

transfers from both Reus and Barcelona airports, at an affordable rate.

Details about prices and schedules to be released on the tournament’s website.

2.2. ACCOMMODATION

The tournament’s organizing committee wants the players to have the time of their life

at ECBU2013 and that includes great accommodation. However, we are also aware

that not everyone is in a position to, or wants to, spend a bit more to have top quality

accommodation, and because of that we present a range of different lodging options:

1) Hotel Canada Palace **** - 40€/player/night with breakfast and dinner

included (http://www.hotelcanadapalace.com)

2) Bungalow at Vendrell Platja Camping – 30€/player/night with breakfast and

dinner;

3) Camping at Vendrell Platja Camping – 20€/player/night with breakfast and

dinner;

(http://www.camping-vendrellplatja.com)

All these accommodations are +/- 10-15 min walking distance from the beach,

nevertheless we will guarantee a daily bus shuttle service that will take people to the

beach in the morning and bring them back to their accommodations in the end of the

afternoon (for accommodation payment deadlines check this document’s section 4 –

Dates to remember).

2.3. FUN

Our motto is “play hard, party hard”, thus apart from the highly competitive games we

want the players to have the time of their lives, that’s why we’re preparing a handful

of surprises, without forgetting the traditional welcome, trade night and farewell

parties.

http://www.hotelcanadapalace.com/

http://www.camping-vendrellplatja.com/


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3. THE TOURNAMENT

3.1. TEAM CAPTAINS AND REPRESENTATIVES

Each team at the European Championships of Beach Ultimate (ECBU2013) shall have

three (3) representatives:

Team Manager: This person is responsible for the non-playing interests of the team

before and after the event. This shall include, but is not be limited to,

register players and teams

communicate with the ECBU organization

ensure that all fees are paid

ensure that organizational aspects are taken care of (liaise with the LOC to

inform about flight times, arrange accommodation and airport shuttles, etc...)

ensure that all players follow the responsibilities set down in this manual.

Team Captain: This person is responsible for the team during the event. This shall

include, but is not be limited to,

Be contact in case of any schedule changes

Manage any on-field or off-field disputes that may arise

Attend the Captain's Meeting.

Spirit Captain: The tasks of the Spirit Captain are only undertaken when they are off

the field. The Spirit Captain is responsible to:

Get player’s agreement on a SOTG score given to the other teams at the end of

each day

Hand in the SOTG scores to the ECBU Spirit Director at the end of the day

Liaise with the ECBU Spirit Director if any SOTG issues arises

Communicate with other Spirit Captains if needed

Guidelines on how to be a good Spirit Captain can be found at http://rjhberg-

disc.blogspot.com/2008/09/spirit-captain.html

It is practical that all representatives speak English whenever possible,

http://rjhberg-disc.blogspot.com/2008/09/spirit-captain.html

http://rjhberg-disc.blogspot.com/2008/09/spirit-captain.html


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3.2. TEAM REGISTRATION – REGISTERING THROUGH FFINDR

The Team Manager is responsible for registering the team.

3.2.1. TEAM MANAGERS

This section is dedicated to the team managers of the different national teams. This

role is extremely important, and it is the responsibility of the team managers to inform

the players. Each national team of each country shall indicate who will be this person.

3.2.2. CREATE AN ACCOUNT ON FFINDR

If you already have an account on FFindr, you may pass to the next section. If you don’t

remember your password, please go to http://ffindr.com/en/user/request-password.

If not, continue reading to create an account:

1. Go to FFindr, and click on “Register”.

2. Fill out the necessary fields and click on “Register”.

http://ffindr.com/en/user/request-password

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3. An introductory email will be sent to your account. To activate your FFindr account, click on the link provided in the email.

3.2.3. LOGIN

To start registering you team you will need to login first. To do it just select the Login

option:

You will then be requested to fill in your username and password:


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3.2.4. CREATE A NEW TEAM PAGE

The next step is to create a page for the team. Click on “Create a new team page”.

Fill in as much as you want. For the team’s name, please use the following naming

convention:

<Country> - <Division> - ECBU2013.

For example: Portugal - Mixed – ECBU2013. This will facilitate life for everyone.

3.2.5 SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION

In order to register your team and players for ECBU2013, you need a special

authorization. Please send an e-mail to [email protected] stating the country

you want to register and your FFindr account username.



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We will then attribute your FFindr account the required team manager permit. You can

check on your account profile page (http://FFindr.com/en/user/<YOUR USERNAME>)

the list of your contributions to FFindr (meaning the pages you have

owner/administrator privileges, e.g. the “Portugal-Mixed-ECBU2013”).

3.2.6. REGISTERING A TEAM

To register a team before the 31st of January deadline, you have to identify yourself on

FFindr with the account that you created in the last step, and then go to the

ECBU2013’s event page (http://ffindr.com/pt/event/european-championships-beach-

ultimate-ecbu-2013). After that, click on the “Registration” tab.

After that, select the “Register” button of the intended division you want to register

your team in.

http://ffindr.com/pt/event/european-championships-beach-ultimate-ecbu-2013

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There are a total of seven divisions (Open, Women, Mixed, Masters, Women Masters,

Mixed Masters, Grand Masters) so please be careful to submit your bid to the correct

division. Then click on “Send bid for this division” (if you manage teams of several

divisions you need to submit a bid for each division in question).

Please indicate approximate number of players, plus non-players older than 14, phone

number and any other comments you like and click “Send” to submit the bid. A

notification e-mail will be send to the ECBU2013’s registrations director, as well as to

the team’s contact e-mail address on Ffindr (this is not – and does not need to be –

necessarily yours!).

To ensure that you successfully registered your team, please check the list of

submitted bids for the division in question.


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3.2.7 REGISTERING PLAYERS

The next and last step is the registration of players. Since not all players might be

known right from the start, players can be added (or removed) progressively. To add

players, click on “manage roster” right next to your team’s name on the event’s bid list

page. Beware that the regular player registration period closes on the 31st of March.

Then fill out all of the necessary information (if necessary, you may create a player

page yourself, but it is recommendable that each player makes their own page).

The player should already be registered on FFindr and have an available player page, or

else the registration cannot be performed. If the player doesn’t exist on FFindr, please

refer to section 3.3. When finalized, you may continue adding new players, or

modify/delete a recently created player.


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Please provide further player details as requested. Here you can also choose the

accommodation and meal package for each player. Remember that all information can

be changed any time, by yourself, before the registration officially closes. Please

provide as much data as possible even though you are not 100% sure, this helps the

organization to get an idea of what is required.

3.3. PLAYERS REGISTRATION THROUGH FFINDR

This section is dedicated to the players. The registration process for players is very

simple. You only have to sign up on FFindr and then create a player page.

3.3.1 SIGN-UP ON FFINDR.

If you don't already have an account on FFindr, the following steps are the same as

those for an administrator. Please take a look at Chapter “3.2.2 - Create an account on

FFindr”.

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3.3.2 CREATE YOUR PLAYER PAGE

Once you have signed up on FFindr, the next step is to create your own player page.

This way, your team coordinator can add you to the roster of your national team.

To do so, follow these simple steps:

1. Login on FFindr

2. Go to the menu option: players Create your player page now!

3. Fill out all of the necessary information. The more, the better!

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3.3.2 JOIN ROSTER

Lastly, you will need to ad yourself to the roster. In order to accomplish this you need

to locate your ECBU2013 registered team page on FFindr (if you’re having trouble in

locating it please ask your team manager to send you the link).

After doing it, select the tab “Roster” on your team’s Ffindr page, and then press

“Options” “Request to join roster”. Make sure that your doing it for the ECBU2013

(in the event your team is registered in other tournaments under the same name).

A pop-up form will show up and you should fill it in with the requested info about you.


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Finally, your team manager will receive an email to validate your request to join the

roster, which he/she should do for you to conclude your Registration process.

3.3.3 ACCOMODATION OPTIONS

Your team manager will provide you a link to an online spreadsheet that you should fill

in with your accommodation preferences. Through the spreadsheet you will

immediately have access to the due total.

Please do not hesitate to provide all the complementary info you deem necessary, by

posting it in the column “Comments”. For instance, if you’re sharing a double room

with someone in your team, please let us know by writing it on the aforementioned

column.

3.4 ROSTERS SUBMISSION

Before the 31st of January 2013 (6 months before the start of the ECBU) each country

shall indicate in which divisions they plan to partake in. The team manager shall

register the teams via Ffindr. Teams are accepted when the corresponding team fee

has been paid (cf. chapter 3.6 for team fees);

If participation is below 40 teams, the LOC may apply to BULA for a modification in

player fees or modification of the budget and BULA will work with the LOC to

communicate those changes to the teams and players.


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Preliminary rosters for all national teams shall be submitted on Ffindr, no later than

the 31st of March 2013 (3 months before the tournament).

The Ffindr rosters shall contain the following information on each player:

Shirt number (0-99)

Date of birth

Gender

Nationality

You will also be requested to indicate the Team’s Captain and Spirit Captain on your

roster submission.

These rosters do not fully bind the teams regarding final player selection. Players may

be added or taken from the roster as appropriate up to the 31st of May deadline,

though this initial roster should reflect the most likely selection available to play for

each team.

Final rosters for all national teams shall be entered on Ffindr before the 31st of May

2013. No players may be added to the team after this date, without express

permission from the Chair of the ECBU Committee Pedro Vargas

([email protected]).

The minimum number of players permitted on a roster for teams is nine (9). All teams

must register at least 9 players for the start of the tournament. Mixed teams must

have a minimum of five players of each gender on their roster. If, during the course of

the tournament, a team is not able to field at least 7 players for a single game, then

the TD may suspend that team from competition on medical grounds.

The maximum number of registered players per team is 20.

3.5 ELIGIBILITY

For a player to be registered to represent a national team, it is necessary that he/she

complies with the national team eligibility requirements as set out below:

3.5.1 DIVISIONS

Open Division: Available to all male and female players.

Women's Division: Available only to female players.

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3/2 Mixed Division: Available to male and female players

Open Master Division: Available for male and female players who reach at least their

33rd birthday during the calendar year in which the tournament begins. (i.e. born in or

before 1980)

Mixed Master Division (3/2): Available for male and female players who reach at least

their 33rd birthday during the calendar year in which the tournament begins. (i.e. born

in or before 1980)

Women’s Master Division: Available for all female players who reach at least their 30th

birthday during the calendar year in which the tournament begins. (i.e. born in or

before 1983)

GrandMaster Division: Available for male and female players who reach at least their

40th birthdays during the calendar year in which the tournament begins. (i.e. born in

or before 1973).

3.5.2 CHOICE OF DIVISIONS

If a player qualifies for more than one division, he/she shall choose which division

he/she shall compete in prior to the start of play, and shall not compete in any other

division throughout the duration of the tournament.

3.5.3 CITIZENSHIP

3.5.3.1 CITIZENS

Players are deemed to be Citizens and can automatically qualify for participation if:

They own a passport or equivalent legal document issued by the country's

government; or

If they have moved to the country at least four years prior to the start date of

the event and spent more than 75% of those four years in the country.

3.5.3.2 RESIDENT NON-CITIZEN

Each team can put up to 3 players on their roster that are deemed to be "Resident

non-citizens". These players:

own a legal certificate of permanent residency issued by the country's

government; or


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moved to the country at least 20 months prior to the start date of the event

and spent more than 75% of those 20 months in the country.

3.5.3.3 ULTIMATE COMMUNITY MEMBER

Each team can field one player that is deemed to be an "Ultimate Community

Member", if a player is considered to be a significant part of that Country’s ultimate

community, but doesn’t fall under the above categories. This choice is at the discretion

of the country’s National Association and following may be taken into account in

making this decision:

Residency history in that Country

Participation in that Country’s ultimate events, especially national

championships

Past representation on National Teams

Participation in the development of ultimate in the Country

The reasoning shall be provided along with the remaining registration information.

3.5.4 SMALL ULTIMATE COMMUNITY

A country which fulfills the following criteria will be considered a small

Ultimate community:

A maximum of 300 Ultimate players are registered with the National

WFDF member (Ultimate Federation, Flying Disc Federation or

similar).

The country has been a WFDF Member for less than 16 years.

Teams from small Ultimate communities will be allowed to add one extra Resident

Non- Citizen or Ultimate Community Member to their Roster.

3.5.5 PICKUP TEAM – UNITED EUROPEAN ISLANDS

The United European Islands is an imaginary archipelago, somewhere between

Spitsbergen and Malta. It is a former colony of Currier Island, where the natives live

and breathe Beach Ultimate.


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For ECBU purposes, the UEI fields an international pick-up team. UEI spices up the

ECBU with their cool international vibe, hot skills and indomitable spirit.

If you want to take part in the UEI team please contact Patrick van der Valk

([email protected]).

To play for this team you need a love of the disc and a humanistic, post-national

philosophical orientation.

Ideal candidates come from countries without representation at the event. Candidates

from other countries will be admitted based on the strength of their bids. However,

due to the international diversity of the islands and the awesome fear they inspire in

rivals, the UEI may not compete in the semi-final stages of the ECBU.

Needless to say, all decisions about the inclusion of the United European Islands pickup

team, shall be at the discretion of the ECBU Committee.

3.6 UNIFORMS

3.6.1 SHIRTS

All players in a team shall wear shirts that match in color and design in each game.

Teams shall have available a light colored and separate dark colored set of team shirts.

The shirts shall be numbered with Arabic integral numerals in the range 0-99, with

unique numbers for each player of the team. The numbers should be sewn or printed

on the backs of the shirts and should be a minimum of 20 centimeters high and 5

centimeters wide (8 inches by 2 inches). They should be located so that they are

completely visible and have a sufficient difference in color to the shirt material to allow

easy reading. Individual players must use the same shirt numbers throughout the

tournament and the number should correspond with the information added to FFindr

to help with the gathering of playing data.

3.6.2 SHORTS / SKIRTS

All players in a team shall wear shorts/shirts matching in color and design in all games.

Shorts/skirts may have numbers sewn or printed on the front left leg of the shorts. The

numbering should match that of the player's shirt. In the mixed and mixed masters

divisions female skirts shall match their male teammate’s shorts design and color.

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3.6.3 SPONSORSHIP LOGOS AND EMBLEMS

Teams may display sponsor's logos or emblems on their shirts, shorts/skirts, hats, etc.

Each participating team retains the sole commercial rights to their uniforms. However,

the following restrictions apply to sponsor's logos and emblems.

Sponsors logos or emblems should be neatly sewn or printed onto uniforms. They

should also leave enough of the original shirt uncovered to enable to distinguish the

actual color of the uniform from any direction.

In some countries the advertising of various products such as tobacco and alcohol are

prohibited by law. Teams entering into sponsorship arrangements are expected to be

aware of any such restrictions in the host country. Please contact the TD for advice on

sponsorship and any potential restrictions. The TD will contact team representatives to

make clear any restrictions.

3.7 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Teams must keep to the payment schedules provided by the TD. The TD may collect

two types of fees:

3.7.1 TEAM ENTRY FEE

The established team entry fee for ECBU2013 is valued at 385€/team and is to be paid

by the 31st of January 2013. The team entry deposit covers organizational and

communications expenses incurred by the tournament and guarantees that the team

is included in the tournament format.


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Teams that do not comply with the provided team entry fee deadline risk losing the

opportunity to compete in the tournament. The TD reserves the right to penalize any

late payments at a rate of up to 20% of the initial fee for each month, or part of a

month that a team is late with the payment of their team entry fee. Tournament entry

closes at the 31st of March 2013. At this point the TD or ECBU Committee may decline

to accept new teams into the tournament.

A team withdrawing from the tournament before the 31st of March 2013 shall receive

a refund of 50% of the team entry fee. A team withdrawing from the tournament later

than the 31st March shall forfeit the entire team entry fee.

3.7.2 PLAYER ENTRY FEE

The player fee shall be paid by the 31st March 2013.

The individual player fee for ECBU2013 is 135€ and includes both BULA and WFDF

fees.

The TD has the right to penalize any late payments at a rate of no more than 10% of

the total player fee for each month or part of a month that the fee for an individual

player is late. Tournament entry for players closes the 31st March 2013. At this point,

fees equaling the intended final number of players in a team must be paid, including

any late payment penalties. Individual players, or whole teams, may be excluded from

the tournament if these payments are not made. The TD and ECBU Committee may

accept additional players to team rosters after this date up to the 31st of May 2013,

subject to a penalty payment.

Each team is guaranteed a number of player accommodations equivalent in value to

the number of fees they have paid by the initial date that player fees are due. Teams

that do not meet the deadlines for player fees cannot be guaranteed accommodations

at the tournament site, but will not be denied participation in the event provided that

the team entry fee and tournament fee are paid, as outlined in this document. In these

circumstances the team entry fee and tournament fee must still be paid before the

final deadlines outlined above.

A team withdrawing from the tournament before the 30th of April 2013 tournament

shall receive an 80% refund of the player’s fees paid by the team. The TD reserves the

right to deduct up to 20% of the fees to cover any accommodation deposits or

administrative charges incurred by a team or individual player.


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A team withdrawing later than the 30th of April 2013 shall forfeit the entire player

entry fee.

An individual player withdrawing from the tournament before the 30th of April 2013

tournament shall receive an 80% refund of the player’s fees paid by the team. The TD

reserves the right to deduct up to 20% of the fees to cover any accommodation

deposits or administrative charges incurred by a team or individual player.

An individual player withdrawing from the tournament between the 1st and the 31st of

May receive a refund of 50% of the player fee paid.

An individual player withdrawing from the tournament later than the 31st of May 2013

shall forfeit their player fee. The only exception is when an individual player has

suffered an injury or medical condition and a Doctor’s letter supporting this is provided

to the TD. In such cases the 80% refund will be made.

3.7.3. PAYMENT DETAILS

All playing and accommodation fees are to be paid, within the previously stated

deadlines, to the following bank account:

Holder: CLUB ULTIMATE PEIXETS BARCELONA Account nr: 2100-6325-52-0200010677 Iban: ES95 2100 6325 5202 0001 0677

3.8 RULES

The rules used at the BULA/WFDF 2013 European Championships of Beach Ultimate

shall be the current edition of the rules on the dates of play. The current rules can be

found here. Please note that these rules are likely to change in 2013. Any changes will

be clearly explained during the Captain’s meeting before the tournament starts.

All players have the responsibility to be familiar with the rules.

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3.9 DIVISIONS OF PLAY

3.9.1 SUSPENSION OF A DIVISION

The ECBU Committee may suspend any division, after discussion with the TD and

captains, if the number of teams registered for that division four (4) months before the

start of the tournament is 6 or less.

3.9.2 TOURNAMENT FORMAT

The tournament format, all seeding and scheduling of teams at the European

Championships of Beach Ultimate will be determined by the Beach Ultimate

Championships Committee in collaboration with the TD. The format chosen will take

into account the number of participating teams, the number of fields and the length of

the tournament. However, a European Champion of Beach Ultimate will always be

determined in a single, final game. This applies to all divisions.

3.9.3 GAME LENGTH

All games, including the finals, will be to thirteen (13) points, or 50 minutes with a 1

point "cap" irrespective of the score. When time is over, the point must be finished. If

the time finishes between two points (i.e. when the teams are on the lines or are lining

up), the point to be finished is the one still to be played. In other words, as soon as a

point is scored (or, in the case of a discussion, acknowledged), the next point begins:

walking back, making substitutions and lining up are all part of the next point. When

this point is scored, the cap begins. There will be no half-times, including the finals.

In the event of a team reaching 13 points before the 50 minutes, a two (2) point

difference must occur in order for one team to be declared the winner. If that’s not

observed, then the game will be played to fourteen (14) points (i.e. in a 12-13 score,

with time still running, the game will be played to 14).

3.9.4 TIME-OUTS

Time-outs can be taken in any part of the game including that between the end of the

time and the end of the current point (i.e. the beginning of the cap). Each team can

take 1 time-out in the cap (whether it has been taken in the regular time or not). If a


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player attempts to call a time-out and his/her team has no time-outs, it is not a

turnover: two seconds are added to the stall count instead. A time-out is 2 minutes.

3.9.5 TIE-BREAKERS FOR ROUND-ROBIN

1) won-loss records, counting only games between the teams that are tied. When

only two teams are involved, this rule is commonly called “head-to-head”.

2) point differentials, counting only games between the teams that are tied.

3) point differentials, counting games against all common opponents.

4) points scored, counting only games among the teams that are tied.

5) points scored, counting games against all common opponents.

6) SOTG average during round-robin.

3.9.6 SEEDING OF TEAMS

The seeding of all teams in all divisions is responsibility of the Beach Ultimate

Championships Committee in collaboration with the TD. The seeding of teams is based

upon four factors, in the following order of priority:

1) Past performance in World and European Championship of Beach Ultimate

tournaments;

2) Past performance of club teams in international Beach Ultimate tournaments;

3) Past performance of national and club team in international grass Ultimate

tournaments;

4) The desire to spread countries equitably throughout pool play ensuring a

geographic spread so that teams from the same geographical area in Europe do

not dominate one pool ensuring teams an opportunity to play against teams

not normally encountered. This principle will only apply if a team has to move

one seeded place from the agreed list based on past performance.

The information used to seed teams will place the competing teams into the

tournament format so that all teams have an opportunity to reach their perceived

ranking.


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3.10 TIMING AND SCORING OF GAMES

All games in the European Championship of Beach Ultimate shall start on time with the

exception of those games covered by the conditions set out below in the section titled

"Exceptions".

3.10.1 STARTING AND ENDING THE GAME

All teams must be ready to play five (5) minutes before they are due to play. Captains

of the two teams shall flip discs to determine possession and field position for their

teams at the start of the game.

Teams who do not have five players on the line and at least two (2) substitutes ready

to play when the signal is given to start play shall give one (1) point for each minute

they are late to the opposing team. If a team has not arrived after fifteen (15) minutes

they shall forfeit their game to zero (0). Should neither team arrive on time then they

shall both gain points at the rate of one (1) per minute until a team arrives and lines

up, or until both teams arrive and line up or until both teams forfeit their game zero-

zero (0-0) after 15 minutes. Should either or both teams fail to turn up and so forfeit

their game they shall automatically be referred to the TD for possible disciplinary

action.

If at the scheduled starting time of the game only one of the Captain's is present, then

that Captain may choose which end their team will defend and whether they will pull

or receive. If neither Captain is present then the first Captain to arrive shall have first

choice.

3.10.2 EXCEPTIONS

Games will start on time, unless a previous game has over run its time on the same

field as the next scheduled game. Teams may have to wait until the previous game is

completed before starting their game. They shall still follow the pre-match procedure

outlined above and if another field is available teams may be asked to switch at the

time they hand in their roster fifteen (15) minutes before the scheduled start of their

game.

If the game does not start on time because of the late arrival of one or both of the

teams the start and finish signals shall remain in force for that game. If, however, a

game starts late because of another game playing extra time on the scheduled field,


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and another field being unavailable, then the field staff shall note the beginning time

of the game and adjust all subsequent timings so that the game shall run for its

allotted time. The field staff shall then enforce this new time schedule irrespective of

the time schedule of other games being played in the same round.

3.11 FIELD PROCEDURES

The field staff will have the jobs of scoring and time keeping, including the timing

between points and on disputes. They are not available for rule clarification or the

settling of any disputes. That is the responsibility of the players. The field staff is,

however, responsible for monitoring the time on the field and their decisions will be

final.

3.11.1 TIME LIMITS BETWEEN GOALS

The time limit between the scoring of a goal and the ensuing throw-off is sixty (60)

seconds for the receiving team, and seventy-five (75) seconds for the throwing team.

3.11.2 TIME LIMITS AFTER TIME-OUTS

3.11.2.1 TIME-OUTS BETWEEN POINTS:

Each time-out between points extends the time between goals by 1 minute. Play is

restarted as between ordinary goals. However, when a time-out between points has

occurred, the timekeeper gives an additional warning whistle 30 seconds before the

offense must be ready to receive the throw-off.

3.11.2.2 TIME-OUTS DURING POINTS:

The timekeeper signals once when twenty (20) seconds are remaining.

At the end of 1 minute all offensive players must have established stationary positions

and the thrower must signal readiness.


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3.11.3 DISPUTES

After a dispute has gone on for thirty seconds, the time keeper shall instruct the

players involved to resolve the issue immediately or return the disc to the last thrower.

Thus, there is no strict thirty seconds time limit but a realistic expectation that play

shall resume.

If both teams are ready at any time before the final signal is given then play is

restarted and all remaining timekeeper signals are dispensed with.

The signal of readiness is that a player on the team in question raises a hand. Players

must establish and hold their positions prior to signaling readiness.

3.12 PLAYER CONDUCT

Beach Ultimate is a sport that relies on the willingness of the individual player to keep

to the rules and to actively display the Spirit of the Game in their conduct and

behaviour. Whilst expecting players and teams to be highly competitive and

committed, BULA, the WFDF and LOC also expect players to conduct themselves as

responsible athletes, both on and off the field. Players are representing their country

and their federation and should act appropriately.

3.12.1 SPIRIT OF THE GAME

To celebrate Spirit of the Game (SOTG), a prize is awarded to the teams that get the

highest SOTG score in each division using the most recent SOTG scoring system

(beachultimate.org/blog/2009/10/spirit.html).

Within 30 minutes after the last game of the day for a team, the captain of that team

has to deliver the Spirit of the Game score sheet to the Spirit Director. Teams not

handing in the Spirit scores at the end of the day will not be allowed to play the next

day until the scores are handed to the Spirit Director.

Teams that have significantly low spirit scores will be talked to by the Spirit Director at

the end of each day in order to understand the facts and for them to have constructive

feedback to improve. Consistent low spirit ratings throughout the championships can

lead to disqualification to play in the semi finals.

http://beachultimate.org/blog/2009/10/spirit.html


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3.13 AWARDS

Apart from the aforementioned SOTG winner award, there will be awards for the

winning teams of each division. The players from the top 3 teams in each division will

receive medals in agreement with their team’s classification.

A Golden Disc Award will be handed to the top player of each division, based on the

statistics collected throughout the event (sum of assists and scored points throughout

the event). In the Mixed and Mixed-masters divisions two Golden Disc Awards will be

handed, for both top male and female player.

4. DATES TO REMEMBER

In summary, we want you to have a “bump free” ride up to the ECBU2013, and for that

to happen it is fundamental that you remember the following important dates:

31st January –Team fees due.

31st March – Team registration closes (teams registering after the 31st of

January deadline might be subjected to a 20% team fee penalty); Preliminary

rosters to be submitted; Player fees due;

30th of April – Accommodation payment due. Payments after this deadline will

result in a 10% penalty;


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31st of May – Player registration closes (players registering after the 31st of

March deadline may have to pay an up to 20% penalty over the initial player

fee); No further changes to team rosters allowed after this date; No further

accommodation payments accepted.

24th-26th of June – Players arrival and accreditation;

27th-30th June – The best Beach Ultimate event the world has ever seen !!!

1st of July – Time for tournament blues and to start thinking on the 2015 World

Championships of Beach Ultimate.

Play hard, party hard and have the time of your life in June 2013 !!!

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