Caribbean Basketball Confederation

Particular Rules

1) Sponsored by the Caribbean Basketball Confederation and organized by the _________________ Basketball Federation, the CBC ____________ Championship will be held in __________________ qualifying for the _______ Centrobasket.

2) There will be participating ___ number of teams inclusive of the host country.

3) All countries, in order to participate, must be up to date in their financial obligations with FIBA, FIBA AMERICAS and CBC.


The Delegations

4) To register for a CBC Championship, all interested countries must pay to CBC, a non-refundable deposit of US$1000 per team by March 1st. The registration form must be completed, and faxed, accompanied with proof of payment to the President and Secretary-General of the CBC.

5) Any team who withdraws from the tournament within 45 days of the designated arrival date shall be fined US$5000. This shall be paid to the CBC who will forward it to the local organizing committee to offset incurred expenses.

6) Each delegation shall be comprised of no more than 17 persons. Twelve (12) of them shall be players and one (1) a FIBA Referee with a current license whom shall be nominated directly by the FIBA AMERCIAS General Secretariat. The other four (4) persons shall have specific responsibilities within the team. If a team only includes ten (10) players, the number of members of the delegation shall be no more than fifteen (15) persons. Any National Team that does not attend with a FIBA Certified Referee must pay a fine of no more than US$1,000.00.

7) Each delegation shall pay to the host country a fee of US$30.00 per person/per day as per the above section 4), which shall be paid prior to the Technical Congress.

8) Players uniforms must fulfill FIBA regulations with regards to numbers and advertising printed on it. A dress code is required for the coach and his staff. Short pants and jeans are not allowed.

9) A preliminary list of up to twenty-four (24) players shall be sent to FIBA AMERICAS General Secretariat 45 days before the designated arrival date of the tournament.
The final list of up to twelve (12) players shall be presented at the Congress of Delegates together with the appropriate documentation necessary for proof of the national status of players(s), in accordance with FIBA Internal Regulations, section H.2. Any addition to the final list of players after the deadline might be considered in exceptional cases; however a fine of US$600.00 per player must be paid in order for the player to be included on the preliminary list.


The Financing

10) Any National Member Federation selected to be the host of a CBC Tournament must pay a non-refundable fee of US$1,000.00 to the CBC by March 1 of the tournament year.

The Local Organizing Committee of the Tournament shall be responsible for all expenses detailed below:
a) First class hotel accommodations in double rooms with the appropriate size bed for the players, two (2) days prior to the date of the event, include a day after the final participation of each team. The room for the Delegate of the team shall be a single room.

b) The General Secretariat shall approve menus for athletes to ensure that meals are in sufficient amounts and good quality. The meal plan shall include breakfast, lunch and dinner with bottled water and soft drinks (juice and sodas) in sufficient amounts.

c) Accommodations for athletes shall be in a first class hotel with meals in accordance with point b) above, for the referees, technical director and technical commissioners.

d) The Local Organizing Committee must provide ground transportation for the arrival and departure of all teams in the host country and travel to and from training and game facilities.

e) The Local Organization Committee is responsible for assuring adequate security for all tournament participants throughout the duration of the tournament.

f) Airfare for the President and Secretary-General (CBC), Technical Director of FIBA AMERICAS, two (2) neutral referees and two (2) commissioners.

g) First class hotel accommodations, with meals included, in single rooms for the President and Secretary-General (CBC), the Technical Director of FIBA AMERICAS and two (2) Commissioners.

h) The Local Organizing Committee must provide an automobile with a driver for the President (CBC) and one for the Technical Director. An appropriate vehicle to transport referees and technical commissioners to the area of the games is also required.

i) A Viaticum in the sum of US$500.00 shall be paid to each member of the Technical Committee and each Referee, in accordance with FIBA regulations.

j) A representative of the CBC Executive shall be provided hotel, meals and ground accommodations at least six weeks and again one week prior to the tournament to facilitate a site inspection. During this visit, the CBC Representative shall be responsible for ensuring the following: 
1. Satisfactory level of hotel accommodation for teams, referees, technical commissioners, CBC and FIBA-Americas representatives.

2. Review menus/proposals for meals.

3. Visit official playing/practice venues to ensure that facilities are adequate and in compliance with FIBA accepted standards.

4. Review all ground transportation and security arrangements.

5. Ensure that trophies and medals are of sufficient quantity and quality.


The Authorities

11) The Secretary General of FIBA AMERICAS or his designee shall be the President of the Technical Committee, the Vice President-Technical Operations of the CBC and a representative appointed by the organizing country shall compose the Technical Committee.

12) The President of CBC or his designee shall be the President of the Jury of Appeal and shall preside over the Technical Congress, at which time; the President (CBC) shall name the four (4) additional members to the Jury. The sanctions imposed by the Jury of Appeal shall be final.

13) The Technical Committee shall preside over the event in all aspects, related disputed games, training, game and practice itineraries, and the designation of referees or commissioners and shall be in control of the general competition in order to ensure compliance of FIBA and FIBA AMERICAS regulations by the organizers and all the participants. In addition, it is responsible for the administration of the sanctions to any violator of FIBA and FIBA AMERICAS Code of Discipline as it currently relates to the tournament. These decisions shall be made prior to the participation of the parties involved in the competition and shall be appealed at the Jury of Appeal.


The Play System

14) With participation from _______ number of teams and completely in accordance with the current FIBA Game Rules, the tournament shall be competed in two (2) phases. In the first phase, if there is a draw on points in the same position, the established system by FIBA shall be used. The teams are divided in two groups of _______.

Group A         Group B


First Phase:

a) The teams shall play against all others and for points within their group during five (5) days (__________) for a total of 20 games.

G         Time         Group         Teams

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5


Second Phase:

After established the first classification of the groups, all teams move to the next phase.
Semi-finals

G         Time         Group         Teams
 
Day 6

Day 7

15) The first (3) positioned teams classify for the Centro Basket Championship in Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx to Xxxx, 20___.

Awards Ceremony

16) Trophies for the first three (3) positioned teams. Three (3) sets of 17 Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals. Two (2) sets of Bronze, Silver, and Gold medal for FIBA, and Pedro Ferrandiz Foundation.