Rules

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Game Details 5v5

Game Details 3x3

Equipment

Game Details 5v5

There will be a round robin tournament, with finals and playoff matches to determine final placings
The final draw format will be determined once the number of teams is confirmed
Games will be 10-minute quarters played with full stop clock
24 seconds shot clocks will be used
There will be two time-outs per team permitted in the first half and three timeouts in the second half
In the event of a draw at the end of regulation time, a five-minute overtime period will be played. Overtime periods will continue until the winner is determined. The clock will stop for all whistles in the overtime period. One time out per team is permitted in each overtime period
A 5-minute (minimum) warm-up period will be allowed prior to the advertised commencement time of each game
A 5-minute half-time break will be permitted and 2-minute breaks between each quarter

Game Details 3x3

There will be a round robin tournament across two groups, with finals and playoff matches to determine final placings
The final draw format will be determined once the number of teams is confirmed
There will be a coin toss before every game, the winner can decided to start with the ball in regulation or in overtime
Games will be 10-minutes played with full stop clock or first to 21 points
12 seconds shot clocks will be used
There will be one time-out per team permitted
In the event of a draw at the end of regulation time, an extra period will be played - first to 2 points. The clock will stop for all whistles in the overtime period
A 5-minute (minimum) warm-up period will be allowed prior to the advertised commencement time of each game

Equipment

5v5 will use a Size seven (7) ball, which will be provided for matches
3x3 will use the Wilson 3x3 ball (size six (6) size and size seven (7) weight)
Teams are advised to bring their own balls for training (if available)
Teams are advised to bring their own water bottles and strapping tape

Uniform

All teams are required to wear appropriate uniforms, with legal numbers being 0 – 99
All athletes on the same team must wear team uniforms of the same bold colour
All teams should have two sets of competition uniforms (dark and light). The first team listed on the schedule will be designated as the home team and will wear the light coloured uniforms. The second team listed on the schedule will be designated as the visiting team and will wear dark uniforms
If the two teams involved agree, they may change the colours of their uniforms
If a team does not have a suitable uniform, they can be customised and purchased in advance from the History Games merchandise partner ALL IN Brand (to be collected at the tournament)

The Draw

- Each team will be ranked and get points based on their wins and losses as follows:-
  - Win = 2 points
  - Loss = 1 point
  - Withdrawal/”no-show” = 0 points
- If two teams have the same points, the progression will be as follows:-
  - Head-to-head result
  - Points difference if tied on head-to-head
- If more than two teams have the same points and they all have wins and losses against each other, the ranks shall be determined by the following condition in order:-
  - Points difference in the games
  - Highest total points score in the games
  - Highest score difference in the group
  - Highest total score in the group

Classification

The total number of points allowed on court at any time is 14.0 for 5v5 and 8.5 for 3x3. That is, the total points of all players actually playing
- When a female (F) player is on court, 1.0 will be added to the team’s classification points total
- When a player who is over 55 years ‘Grand Master’ (GM) is on court, 1.0 will be added to the team’s classification points total
- If a coach allows the team to have over 14.0/8.5 points, they will incur a technical foul on the bench
- If a player has an IWBF classification, that should be declared as the classification for the tournament
- Where an IWBF classification is not available, the local governing bodies classification should be declared in line with the following eligible impairments

Eligible Impairments

- Impaired Muscle Power. Players with Impaired Muscle Power have a Health Condition that either reduces or eliminates their ability to voluntarily contract their muscles in order to move or to generate force. Examples of an Underlying Health Condition that may lead to Impaired Muscle Power include spinal cord injury (complete or incomplete, tetra-or paraplegia or paraparesis), muscular dystrophy, post-polio syndrome and spina bifida
- Impaired Passive Range of Movement. Players with Impaired Passive Range of Movement have a restriction or a lack of passive movement in one or more joints. Examples of an Underlying Health Condition that may lead to Impaired Passive Range of Movement include arthrogryposis and contracture resulting from chronic joint immobilisation or trauma affecting a joint.
- Limb Deficiency. Players with Limb Deficiency have total or partial absence of bones or joints as a consequence of trauma (for example traumatic amputation), illness (for example amputation due to bone cancer) or congenital limb deficiency (for example dysmelia)
- Leg Length Difference. Players with Leg Length Difference have a difference in the length of their legs as a result of a disturbance of limb growth, or as a result of trauma
- Hypertonia. Players with hypertonia have an increase in muscle tension and a reduced ability of a muscle to stretch caused by damage to the central nervous system. Examples of an Underlying Health Condition that may lead to Hypertonia include cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury and stroke
- Ataxia. Players with Ataxia have uncoordinated movements caused by damage to the central nervous system. Examples of an Underlying Health Condition that may lead to Ataxia include: cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke and multiple sclerosis.
- Athetosis. Players with Athetosis have continual slow involuntary movements. Examples of an Underlying Health Condition that may lead to Athetosis include cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury and stroke

Non-Eligible Impairment Types for Players

- Pain, Low muscle tone, Hypermobility joints, Impaired cardiovascular functions, Impaired respiratory functions, joint instability e.g. recurrent dislocation of a joint

Protests

During a Game

If a Team believes its interests have been adversely affected by a decision of a game official, or any event during a game, it must proceed in the following manner:-
- At the moment the incident takes place, the next time the ball becomes dead and the game clock is stopped, the captain of the team shall make their observations to the referee in a calm and courteous manner
- The referee may explain the decision, or, if necessary, may examine the score sheet and check the score and playing time. If the interruption exceeds 30 seconds, it shall be charged as a time out to the team in question, unless the referee decides otherwise

After the Game

If a Team considers that it has suffered unreasonable harm by virtue of any occurrence not related to decisions made by the game officials, the captain of the team may sign the score sheet “under protest” within ten (10) minutes of the end of the game
The referee shall ensure that they do not close the score sheet by signing it until the ten (10)-minute period has elapsed. All game officials, and table officials, should remain at the disposal of the referee until they have signed the score sheet. If a team signs “under protest” it must adopt the following procedure to ensure that the protest is valid
A written protest report must be received by History Games organising committee within 1 hour of the game
All officials must submit a report to History Games organising committee within 2 hours and must be factual