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2017 Canadian Boccia

Championships

Technical Document

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................... 2

COMPETITION OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 3

List of Registered Athletes ........................................................................................................................... 4

List of Registered Athletes (continued) ....................................................................................................... 5

Team / Pair Composition .......................................................................................................................... 5

Primary Resource Personnel..................................................................................................................... 5

Championships Schedule ........................................................................................................................ 6

Preliminary Competition Schedule ......................................................................................................... 8

Transportation ............................................................................................................................................ 9

Accommodation ...................................................................................................................................... 9

Meals .......................................................................................................................................................... 9

Accreditation and Athlete Numbers .................................................................................................... 10

Classification ............................................................................................................................................ 10

Equipment ................................................................................................................................................ 11

Training, Warm-up, and Call Room ...................................................................................................... 13

Technical Protests, Procedures .............................................................................................................. 13

Competition Structure ............................................................................................................................ 14

Medical Care .......................................................................................................................................... 15

CCPSA CODE OF CONDUCT ................................................................................................................. 15

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COMPETITION OVERVIEW *For clarity, the 24 hour clock is used in this document (ex: 21h00 = 9:00 pm)

CANADIAN BOCCIA CHAMPIONSHIPS

DATE March 16-19 2017

REGISTRATION CRITERIA

All participants must be members in good standing of a PSO that is a member of the

CCPSA.

ATHLETES

Minimum age to participate is 15 years old before January 1st, 2017. Athletes are

eligible if they were born prior to January 1st 2002.

RULES Rules are those indicated in the 2017 BISFed International Boccia Rules document. http://www.bisfed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/BISFed-2017-Competition-Rules-V1.pdf

EVENT CATEGORIES

Individual events: BC1, BC2, BC3, BC4 and OPEN category

Pair BC3, Pair BC4, and BC1/BC2 Teams

The OPEN category is reserved for athletes with an impairment that does not meet

criteria for categories BC1, BC2, BC3, or BC4.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ATHLETES

Provincial Team Composition

At most, three athletes may compete in each of the following categories:

BC1, BC2, BC3, and BC4. There are no restrictions as to the number of coaches or

support personnel.

Competition

Individual Events

BC1, BC2, BC3, BC4, and OPEN class

Teams

Maximum five athletes for these categories: BC1 and BC2 (at least one (1) BC1).

Each team may have up to two (2) alternates (when there are two alternates the

team must have at least two (2) BC1 athletes).

Pairs

BC3 Pairs: maximum three athletes. On the court, one player must have cerebral palsy.

BC4 Pair: maximum three athletes.

http://www.bisfed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/BISFed-2017-Competition-Rules-V1.pdf

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List of Registered Athletes

BC1 HALPEN, Chris British Columbia MAWJI, Hanif British Columbia WADHAM, Gabriel MCKEE, Jamie

British Columbia Ontario

RICHARDSON, Brock Ontario SMITH-WORTHYLAKE, Keven MARTIN, Lois WESCOTT, Stephen BELAL, Dorya

Ontario Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Québec

LAMOTHE, Josée Québec

LEFEBVRE, Éric Québec ZIEGLER, Alexandre Wild Card

BC2 JALBERT, Paul British Columbia COLLINS, Kristyn Newfoundland and Labrador MERCER, Michael Newfoundland and Labrador REDMOND, Hayley Newfoundland and Labrador DUKOVICH, Adam Ontario MCLEOD, Tammy Ontario OSTIGUY, Benoit Québec DUPUIS, Sylvain RICHER, Dave

Québec Wild Card

BC3 GAGNE, Jennica SMITH, Mickael KABUSH, Alison

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia British Columbia

MERRIGAN, Clarence Ontario SHAW, Kevin Ontario BUSSIÈRE, Éric Québec GARNEAU, Bruno Québec LORD, Philippe BIZZARRO, Giancarlo LAFLEUR, Samuel

Québec Wild Card Wild Card

MARTINEAU, Marylou PAQUET, Marianne

Wild Card Wild Card

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List of Registered Athletes (continued) BC4 VIETNIEKS, Caroline DE SERO, Giovanni

British Columbia Ontario

CIOBANU, Iulian Québec DISPALTRO, Marco Québec LEVINE, Alison Québec WATTERS, Richard LEMAIRE, Alexandre OPEN BROCHU, Richard CALDWELL, Nancy DUBUC, Ariane

Wild Card Wild Card Québec Québec Québec

Team / Pair Composition

Team and pair composition must be registered with the Technical Delegate, at

latest Thursday March 16, 2017 by 19h00.

Primary Resource Personnel

Head Referee: Annabelle Lefebvre

Assistant Head Referee: Gary Vander Vies

Technical Delegate: Dominique Tremblay

Lead Classifier: Lorette Dupuis

Logistics Coordinators: Sarah Caylus Cell phone (514) 652-5912

José Malo Cell phone (514) 773-9580

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Championships Schedule

Wednesday March 15 Arrivals from airport; arrival at hotel

Thursday March 16 6h00 – 8h00 Continental Breakfast Buffet Lafontaine Room - Sandman Hotel

9h00 – 11h00 Coaches’ Technical Meeting

Athlete Meeting

Referee Meeting

Room TBC - Sandman Hotel

Lafontaine Room - Sandman Hotel

St. Laurent Room - Sandman Hotel

11h30 – 13h00 LUNCH Centre sportif Édouard Montpetit –

Gym A

12h00 – 17h00 Team Registration Centre sportif Édouard Montpetit –

CR2

13h00 – 14h00 Training — British Columbia

Training — Québec

Training — Ontario

Training — Wild Card

Equipment Verification —

Newfoundland and Labrador,

Nova Scotia and open class

Courts 1 and 2

Courts 3 and 4

Courts 5 and 6

Courts 7 and 8

Call Room

14h00 – 15h00 Training — Québec

Training — British Columbia


Training — Newfoundland and

Labrador, and Nova Scotia


Ontario

Courts 1 and 2

Courts 3 and 4

Courts 5 and 6

Courts 7 and 8

Call Room

15h00 – 16h00 Training — Newfoundland and



Training — British Columbia

Training — Ontario


Québec

Courts 1 and 2

Courts 3 and 4

Courts 5 and 6

Courts 7 and 8

Call Room

16h00 – 17h00 Training — Ontario

Training — Newfoundland and


Training — Québec

Equipment Verification — British

Columbia + Wild Card

Courts 1 and 2

Courts 3 and 4

Courts 5 and 6

Call Room

17h00 RETURN TO HOTEL

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Thursday March 16 (Continued)

17h30 – 19h30 DINNER Lafontaine Room - Sandman Hotel

20h00 – 21h30 Update - new 2017 BISFed

Boccia rules

Lafontaine Room - Sandman Hotel

Friday March 17 6h00 – 8h00 Continental Breakfast Buffet Lafontaine Room - Sandman Hotel

9h00 – 10h00 Opening Ceremonies Centre sportif Édouard Montpetit —

Gym B

10h00 – 18h00 Pair and Team Competitions Centre sportif Édouard Montpetit —

Gym C et D

11h30 – 13h30 LUNCH Centre sportif Édouard Montpetit —

Gym A


Saturday March 18 6h00 – 8h00 Continental Breakfast Buffet Lafontaine Room - Sandman Hotel

7h00 – 9h00 Transportation leaves, heading

to competition site

Main doors - Sandman Hotel

9h00 – 17h00 Individual Competitions Centre sportif Édouard Montpetit —

Gym C and D


Gym A


Sunday March 19 6h00 – 8h00 Continental Breakfast Buffet Lafontaine Room - Sandman Hotel

7h00 – 9h00 Transportation leaves, heading

to competition site


9h00 – 17h00 Competitions Centre sportif Édouard Montpetit —

Gym C and D


Gym A

17h00 – 18h00 Medals ceremonies for pairs,

team, and individual events

(conclusion of competition)

Centre sportif Édouard Montpetit —

Gym B

18h Return to hotel

19h00 – 22h00 Closing Banquet Jacques-Cartier Room, Victoria

Room - Sandman Hotel

Monday March 20 Departures throughout the day as per departure

schedule


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Preliminary Competition Schedule This schedule serves only as a guide, and is subject to change. Court allocation will be

changed in order to ensure that athletes can play on a wide range of courts.

Court 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Friday March 17, 2017

10h00 T1-2 T1-2 PBC3 PBC3 PBC4 PBC4



Saturday March 18, 2017

9h00 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC4 BC4 BC4 OUV

9h45 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 JUN






15h45 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC4 BC4 BC4

16h30 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3

Sunday March 19, 2017

9h00 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2


10h45 QFBC3 QFBC3 SFBC2 SFBC2 QFBC3 QFBC3

12h00 QFBC1 QFBC1 QFBC1 QFBC1 BC4 BC4 BC4

13h45 SFBC1 SFBC1 SFBC3 SFBC3 BC4 BC4 BC4

15h30 FBBC2 FOBC2 FOBC1 FBBC1 FOBC3 FBBC3 OUV

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Transportation Adapted / para-transportation will be arranged from the airport to the

Sandman Hotel Longueuil Wednesday/Thursday and Sunday/Monday. Shuttles

will be available during competition, and will travel between the hotel and the

competition site, in accordance with the competition schedule. The Sandman

Hotel is roughly 5-10 minutes from the competition site by car. It is still advised

that athletes bring hats and waterproof and warm clothing.

Competition Site Centre sportif Édouard-Montpetit

260, rue de Gentilly East (Street)

Longueuil, QC

J4H 4A4

There are eight (8) courts for competition, and three (3) courts for training.

There will also be a location in which equipment can be stored. The

aforementioned storage space will be open from 7h00 to 9h00, and once

again at the end of each day of competitions. Outside of these hours, indirect

access is available via an entrance that bypasses the courts.

Accommodation Sandman Hotel Longueuil

999 Rue de Sérigny

Longueuil, QC

J4K 2T1

(450)670-3030

Meals Meals are provided from Thursday morning to Sunday night. Participants may

also eat at the hotel, neighbouring restaurants, or purchase food at grocery

stores at their own cost. Breakfasts are buffet-style and will be served in the

Lafontaine Room between 6h00 and 8h00. Lunches (hot meals) will be served

at the Centre sportif Édouard Montpetit in Gym A between 11h30 and 13h30.

Dinners are offered buffet-style in the Lafontaine Room at Hotel Sandman

between 17h30 and 20h00. Accreditation will be required.

https://www.sandmanhotels.com/locations/quebec/montreal-longueuil/hotels/montreal-longueuil-mol?property=MOL&currency=CAD

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Closing Banquet

The Closing Banquet is included in registration fees. A limited number of

additional tickets for the banquet are available at a cost of $50.00. To purchase

these additional tickets, please contact Sarah Caylus prior to Thursday March

16, at noon. The banquet will be held in the Jacques-Cartier Room and Victoria

Room at the Sandman Hotel.

Accreditation and Athlete Numbers All team members will receive an accreditation badge upon their arrival. This

badge must be worn by all participants or attached to their wheelchairs, and

must be visible at all times, except when on courts. All athletes, sport assistant

and coaches must wear their accreditation badge: to be admitted to the

classification room, to access the warm-up area, and to access the call room. T

Athlete bib numbers will be assigned to each athlete as per the following:

Classification Athlete Number

BC1 101 – 115

BC2 201 – 212

BC3 301 – 313

BC4 401 – 409

Open Category 501 – 504

Athletes will receive at least two (2) athlete numbers (3 for the BC3 category)

which must be worm at all times, and be visible during all phases of play. One

athlete number must be affixed to the front of the jersey or the pant leg. The

second number must be affixed to the back of the wheelchair and be clearly

visible. BC3 and BC1 Sports Assistants must wear the same number on their

backs as the athletes they are assisting.

Classification The competition’s Lead Classifier is Lorette Dupuis. Classification will take place

at the Centre sportif Édouard_Montpetit in Longueuil. Only athletes with NEW

status, or athletes from the Open category will be examined (the latter to

determine if they can be included in the new BC5 category). No appeals will

be accepted.

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The classification schedule is as follows:

Thursday March 16, 2017

Time Last Name First

Name Province Category

13h30 Watters Rick ON BC4

14h00 Brochu Richard QC Open

14h30 Caldwell Nancy QC Open

15h00 Dubuc Arianne QC Open

1. Athletes must be present for classification at the scheduled time with the

following:

appropriate equipment, including ramps/chutes, boccia ball holders,

pointers, sports wheelchairs, braces, and all other pieces of equipment

used during competition

a piece of identification with legal name displayed;

list of currently used medications;

information about their impairment;

classification consent form signed.

2. An athlete cannot be accompanied by more than one individual.

3. Conforming with the BISFed Competition Manual, athletes will be observed

on the court during play prior to their classification. The Classification panel

will observe athletes while athletes perform boccia game play movements

during training sessions, events, or round robin matches. Competition

classification will not be considered final until the panel has adequately

observed the athlete in competition. If, for whatever reason, the Classification

panel is not satisfied with observations made during competition, the athlete

may be required to participate in the following competition with a revised

status.

Classification Protests

Classification protests will not be accepted for this Championships.

Equipment Equipment Verification

Equipment Verification will take place Thursday March 16, in Gym B of the

Centre sportif Édouard-Montpetit, beginning at 13h00, and as per the following

schedule:

13 h 00 Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Open

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14 h 00 Ontario

15 h 00 Québec

16 h 00 British Columbia, and Wild Cards

The new BISFed test will not be implemented during the Canadian

Championships. Nevertheless, a prototype will be used and all balls will be

verified. This is for informative purposes only, and no balls will be confiscated.

However, take note that weight and circumference tests will be enforced.

Athletes may use their own balls, or balls provided for the competition.

Prior to the start of the competition, all equipment will be verified and approved

by referees under the supervision of the Head Referee. Balls that are not

approved will be retained until the end of the competition.

Equipment is subject to spot checks at any time during the competition, at the

sole discretion of the Head Referee. If balls do not meet criteria during a spot

check, the player or side at fault will receive a warning and the balls will be

retained by the Head Referee until the last day of the competition. The warning

will be indicated on the scoresheet, and a notice will be posted at the entrance

to the call room.

Number of Balls

The number of balls authorized upon entry into the call will conform with the

2017 BISFed Boccia Rules.

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Training, Warm-up, and Call Room Training

Open training for all provinces will be held March 16th from 13h00 to 17h00 in

Gyms C and D at the Centre sportif Édouard- Montpetit in Longueuil.

Warm-up Courts

At least three (3) warm-up courts will be available to athletes during

competition days.

Call Room

Athletes may be accompanied in the call room by a maximum of:

BC1 1 coach, 1 assistant

BC2 1 coach

BC3 1 coach, 1 assistant

BC4 1 coach

Pair (BC3) 1 coach, 1 assistant per

athlete

Pair (BC4) 1 coach

Team

(BC1/BC2)

1 coach, 1 assistant

Registration is at the call room desk. Teams and pairs must appear between forty

(40) and twenty (20) minutes prior to their match; individual athletes must appear

between thirty (30) and fifteen (15) minutes prior to their match. A coach may

only register an individual athlete if that athlete is on court at the time, or is absent

for health or personal care reasons.

Technical Protests, Procedures Protest procedures are detailed in the 2017 BISFed Boccia Rules. Please note that

if an athlete wants to file a protest for a situation that has occurred in the call

room, they must advise the Head Referee of this intention BEFORE leaving the

call room. Protests must be in writing using the official protest form, and be

submitted by the athlete/captain, coach, or team director, and be

accompanied by a fee of $275 CAN.

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Competition Structure Competition structure conforms to principles defined by BISFed. For more

information please consult the following: http://www.bisfed.com/wp-

content/uploads/2014/02/Competition-Manual_Website2.pdf The document

will be explained in a more detailed fashion during the technical meeting for

coaches.

Cameras and Web Broadcasting

So as to foster a high-performance environment for athletes, no cameras apart

from those belonging to Boccia Canada will be admissible in the competition

area. The grandstands are a suitable place for cameras. During pair and team

competitions, a coach may film the match from their reserved area.

Web broadcasting will take place during the competition. Athletes on Courts 1

and 3 will be invited for an interview with the webcast host at the end of their

match. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to modify court allocation

prior to the beginning of each match in order to boost web broadcasting.

Pool Constitution

Pools will be constituted conform to the most recent Boccia Canada rankings,

which is available on www.bocciacanada.ca.

Competition Schedule

The final competition schedule will be distributed to teams after classification.

Athletes will be observed competing on court prior to their classification being

confirmed. Any necessary adjustments will be made to the schedule before it is

distributed. Each team will receive two (2) paper copies and one (1) electronic

copy of the final schedule. Each head coach / team director can obtain a

paper copy of the schedule at the hotel reception desk as of 20h00, Thursday

March 16, provided classification is completed. The schedule will be posted on

site during the competition and will be available online.

Medals and Trophies

Gold, silver, and bronze medals will be given to the top three finishers in each

category, provided that there are more than four competitors in the category.

Wild card athletes are eligible for both medals and ranking points. Following

BISFed protocol, medals will also be awarded to BC3 Performance Partners.

http://www.bisfed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Competition-Manual_Website2.pdf

http://www.bisfed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Competition-Manual_Website2.pdf

http://www.bocciacanada.ca/

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The Gilles Henry Trophy for sportsmanship will be awarded to an athlete at the

end of competition.

All-star teams will be introduced for the first time.

After the Pairs and team Finals, each provincial coach can name two athletes

in each pair, as well as three athletes from teams (two BC2 and one BC1, or

one BC2 and two BC1) to the Championships All Star team. Coaches must

name athletes who have positively contributed to team or pair performance.

Coaches cannot name athletes from their own province.

Medical Care First Aid will be provided on-site by Action Sport Physio Boucherville and

Longueuil.

Closest Hospital:

Hôpital Pierre Boucher

1333, Jacques Cartier Blvd. East

Longueuil, QC J4M 2A5

(450) 574 1610

Closest Pharmacy:

Clinique Santé Thong Duong

1430, rue Chambly (Road)

Longueuil. QC J4J 3X3

(450) 670-2525

Uniprix Marie-Josée Breton

825, rue St-Laurent West (Street)

Longueuil, QC J4K 2V1

(450) 677-2876

CCPSA CODE OF CONDUCT

The CCPSA Code of Conduct will be the standard for all participants. It is

possible to consult this document by request.

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