SummaryofRulesChangesfor2017-2020
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HereisthesummaryofRulechangesfor2017.
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Some of the updates were simply matters of housekeeping in chronology and
clarifyingthetermsweuse.Havingconsistentnamesfortheareasaroundthecourt
isveryimportant.
WeallowedtheBC3’ssomefreedom(nopointerlength,orseatheightrestrictions,
morefreedomofmovementonthecourt,forbothwheelchairsandramps.)
Morefreedomgivenforeveryonebyallowingsmartphonesinthecallroom.
Rules 5.2; 11.5; 11.14 were clarified just before Rio, and there were very few
complaintsregisteredduringthecollectionofyourfeedback.Mostofthefeedback
agreedthatthechoicesmadearelogical.
RequiringteamworkforPairsandTeam-11.9.2;11.15;15.1;15.3
Penalty balls have been changed from two (2) to one (1) and will be thrown at a
25cmtargetboxaroundthecrossafterclearingtheplayingarea.
There will be a maximum of one minute between ends. This also replaces the
timeouts.CoachescanmeetwiththeirTeamandPairathletesbetweeneveryend.
Theentirelistisbelow:
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Writteninchronologicalorder
Photography–inthepreamble
Addedandclarifiedsomedefinitions
3.1.1GroupedSportAssistantrulestogether
4. Gloves, splints, etc must be approved by Classifiers and brought to equipment
check
4.1Courttapesize
5.2Nolevelspermitted
5.3Nopointerlengthrestrictions
5.4RampmustbemovedafterJackispresented
§ Notrequiredtoswingrampbetweenotherthrows
6.1Norestrictiononwheelchairseatheight
7.2/7.3PairsandTeamPlay
§ TimeoutsforMedicalandTechnicalonly.
§ Maximumofoneminutebetweenends.
§ CoachesmayreturnballstoathletesinTeamandPairs
11.5PenaltyonJackviolation
11.9.2Nopenaltyforcheeringatendofmatch
11.11 Athletes who can only lie on their abdomen may participate with approval
fromclassification
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SummaryofRulesChangesfor2017-2020
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11.14Equidistantballs.Youmakeit–yougetfirstchancetobreakit.
11.15Ballsthrownatthesametimeareretracted
15.1AthletesmayNOTgointoopponents’boxestopreparetheirshot
§ MayNOTgobehindthethrowingboxes.BC3mayusethiscorridorto
enter the playing area only (other divisions enter the court via the
front)
§ Athletes MUST reorient the ramp when they or teammate returns
fromtheplayingarea
15.3Teammate(s)mustbeinhisownboxwhenathletereleasestheball
16.2Onepenaltyballforcertainviolationsarethrownattargetboxatthecross
17.6RedCard=Disqualification
18.11CommunicationdevicesareallowedinCallroom.MustbeapprovedforFOP
Appendix
§ Signalforequidistantballs-inRefereegestures
§ CourtLayoutupdated
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