sport explanatory brochure hockey

Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee

SPORT EXPLANATORY BROCHURE

Hockey

We have made every effort to ensure that the information contained in this brochure is accurate and up-to-date at the time of publication. Noting that this brochure involves so many aspects and changes may occur as the Games is drawing near, delegations are advised to refer to Nanjing 2014 official website, and check with Event Information Center located at YOV and sport information desks located at venues for updates and detailed information not included in this brochure.

About the Sport Explanatory Brochures

The Sport Explanatory Brochures you are reading offer an

introduction to each sport at the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic

Games, Nanjing 2014, as well as providing information on some

other key issues that may be of interest and importance to all

participating teams.

Each Brochure is divided into several topics:

Sport-specific information on subjects such as the competition

format and schedule, training and qualification system.

Key contacts.

All information contained in this Explanatory Brochure was

correct at the time of compilation. However, please note that

certain details may change between our compilation and the

Games. NOCs are advised to check the official website of the

2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing 2014 for updates.

Wish you a pleasant stay in Nanjing!

Contents

1. Key Contacts …………………………………………………………… 1

2. Key Dates & Activities ……………………………………………… 2

3. Events & Quotas ……………………………………………………… 2

4. Qualification System ………………………………………………… 3

5. Qualification Timeline ………………………………………………… 5

6. Competition Format …………………………………………………… 6

7. Competition Rules & Procedures …………………………………… 6

8. Equipment & Clothing ………………………………………………… 7

9. Doping Control ………………………………………………………… 7

10. Competition Venue ………………………………………………… 8

11. Event Schedule ……………………………………………………… 8

12. Training Information ………………………………………………… 12

13. Medals ………………………………………………………………… 12

14. Victory Ceremonies ………………………………………………… 13

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1. Key Contacts

1.1 INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY FEDERATION (FIH)

President: Mr.Leandro NEGRE (Spain)

Mailing Address: Rue du Valentin 61，CH-1004 Lausanne，　　　

Switzerland

Tel: +41 21 641 06 06

Fax: +41 21 641 06 07

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.fih.ch

1.2 CHINESE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (CHA)

President: Lei Jun

Secretary General: Zong Weifeng

Mai l ing Address: Handbal l , Hockey, Basebal l and Softbal l

Administrative Center, General Administration

of Sport of China, 2 Ti Yu Guan Rd., Dongcheng

Dist., Beijing 100763, China

Tel: +86 10 8718 3547

Fax: +86 10 6716 2993


Website: hockey.sport.org.cn

1.3 YOG IF Contact Person

Name: Tayyab Ikram

Mail ing Address: Rue du Valentin 61，CH-1004 Lausanne，

Switzerland

Tel: +853 66850015

Fax: +41 21 641 06 07


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1.4 FIH EVENT DELEGATE

Name: Tayyab Ikram

Mail ing Address: Rue du Valentin 61，CH-1004 Lausanne，

Switzerland

Tel: +853 66850015

Fax: +41 21 641 06 07


1.5 TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

Name: Bjorn Isberg (Sweden)


1.6 COMPETITION MANAGEMENT

Competition Manager: Liu Yuxiang

Tel: +86 10 8718 3547


Deputy Competition Manager: Zhang Xiaoyan

Tel: +86 180 2014 0933


2. Key Dates & Activities

Date Time Meeting Place

August 15/16 TBC

Coaches/UMs MeetingMedical Briefing

Tournament BriefingOfficials Briefing

TBC

3. Events & Quotas

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3.1 EVENTS

Men’s Events (1) Women’s Events (1)

10-team tournament for Men 10-team tournament for Women

3.2 QUOTAS

Category Qualification Places Host Country Places Total

Men 9 /10 teams 1 90 athletes

Women 9/10 teams 90 athletes

Total 19 1 180

*The Host Country shall only automatically qualify one Men’s team or one

Women’s team.

3.3 NOC QUOTA

Maximum Quota Per NOC

Men 1 team of 9 players

Women 1 team of 9 players

Total 2 teams

* According to the Nanjing 2014 Qualification Systems Principles,

“Participation in team sports shall be limited to one women’s and one men’s

team per NOC across team sports (Football, Handball, Hockey, and Rugby).”

4. Qualification System

4.1 ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible to participate in the Youth Olympic Games, athletes

must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December

1999.

4.2 QUALIFICATION PATHWAY

For each qualifying event, the qualification places obtained for the

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Youth Olympic Games will be allocated to:

□Athletes

×NOCs

The ten-team tournament for both Men and Women shall consist of

two national teams per continent.

Each Continent will organize one or several qualification tournaments

between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014:

* Africa will organize a 5 a-side tournament (dates to be confirmed)

* Asia will organize a 5 a-side tournament (Men : 4 -7 April 2013;

Women: 2 -6 October 2013)

* Europe will organize three tournaments played in a 11 a-side

format:

(1) the under 18 European Championship played on 8-14 July 2013 in

Vienna (AUT) for men and in Dublin (IRL) for women

(2) the under 18 European Championship II played on 8-14 July 2013

in Gassaway (POL) for men and in Alcala la Real (ESP) for women

(3)the under 18 European Championship III played on 8-14 July 2013

in Prague (CZE) for men and in Zagreb (CRO) for women

* Oceania will organize a 5 a-side tournament (dates to be confirmed)

* Pan America will organize a 5 a-side tournament in March 2014

1. Men – Continental Qualifications 9 teams to qualify

The first 5 teams will be the five (5) continental champions, namely:

●Africa

●America

●Asia - In the event that China is the continental champion of Asia,

the automatic qualification place shall be offered to the next best

ranked team of the Asian qualification tournament.

●Europe (Championship)

●Oceania

The four other teams will be the following continental runners up:

●Africa

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●America


●Oceania

2. Women – Continental Qualifications 9 teams to qualify

The first 5 teams will be the five (5) continental champions, namely:

●Africa

●America

●Asia - In the event that China is the continental champion of Asia,

the automatic qualification place shall be offered to the next best

ranked team of the Asian qualification tournament.


●Oceania

The four other teams will be the following continental runners up:

●Africa

●America


●Oceania

4.3 HOST COUNTRY REPRESENTATION

The Host Country shall only automatically qualify one Men’s team or

one Women’s team.

5. Qualification Timeline

Date Milestone

1 April 2013 - 31 March 2014 YOG 2014 FIH qualification period

8 - 14 July 2013

European Continental Qualification : The Under 18 European Championship in Vienna (AUT) for men and in Dublin (IRL) for women The Under 18 European Championship in Gasawa (POL) for men and in Alcala la Real (ESP) for women The Under 18 European Championship in Prague (CZE) for men and in Zagreb (CRO) for women

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Date Milestone

Dates TBC African Continental Qualification (location TBC)

Dates TBC Asian Continental Qualification (location TBC)

Dates TBC Oceania Continental Qualification (location TBC)

March 2014 Pan American Continental Qualification (location TBC)

8 July 2014 Entries deadline by name for all sports

16 - 28 August 2014 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games – Nanjing 2014

6. Competition Format

The 10 qualified NOCs will play in 2 pools of 5, where each team will

play each other. At the conclusion of the pools:

a　the top 4 teams in each pool will play quarter-finals in accordance

with FIH Tournament Regulations for Hockey5s

b　the 5th teams in each pool will play off to determine 9th and 10th

place.

After the quarter-finals:

the winners will play semi-finals in accordance with the FIH

Tournament Regulations for Hockey5s

the losers will play classification matches to determine 5th – 8th

place; the winners of these matches play off to determine 5th and 6th

place and the losers 7th and 8th place

The winners of the semi-finals play for the gold and silver medal (1st

and 2nd place) and the losers of the semi-finals play for 3rd place.

The team ranked 3rd will be awarded the bronze medal.

7. Competition Rules & Procedures

According to the latest Federation International Hockey (FIH) Rules of

Hockey5s and Tournament Regulations for Hockey5s

APPEALS

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According to the latest Federation International Hockey (FIH)

Tournament Regulations for Hockey5s

8. Equipment & Clothing

Equipment used or clothing worn by athletes and other participants at

the Youth Olympic Games Hockey Competition must comply with the

FIH Constitution and Technical Rules and with the Bye-Law to Rule

50 of the Olympic Charter.

9. Doping Control

The Nanjing 2014 Anti-doping team will plan and implement the

YOG Doping Control Programme in accordance with the World Anti-

Doping Code, IOC Anti-Doping Rules and other related international

standards.

The Doping Control Programme will specify the anti-doping activities

to be conducted during the Games-time, including notification

procedures, sample collection, storage and transport to the laboratory

of China Anti-Doping Agency accredited by WADA.

The Programme is aimed at maintaining the dignity of the Olympic

Movement and protecting athletes' fundamental right to participate

in clean sports, so as to promote the health, justice and equality of

athletes in sports events.

The test biological specimens, including urine and blood samples,

will be collected from selected athletes from the date of YOV official

opening to the date of the Closing Ceremony of Nanjing 2014 (12

August to 28 August 2014). All samples will be sent to the laboratory

of China Anti-Doping Agency for analysis.

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10. Competition Venue

Name Distance to YOV Driving Time Seats Capacity

Youth Olympic Sports Park Hockey Stadium

12km 10-15min 50

11. Event Schedule

Day 1 Sunday 17 Aug 2014

Session HO Start: 16:00 End: Youth Olympic Sports Park Hockey Field

Men's/Women's PoolA/B

Pitch 1 Pitch2

16:00 MA1

16:30 WA1

17:30 WB1

18:00 MB1

19:00 MA2

19:30 WA2

20:30 WB2

21:00 MB2

Day 2 Monday 18 Aug 2014



Pitch 1 Pitch2

16:00 WA3

16:30 MA3

17:30 MB3

18:00 WB3

19:00 WA4

19:30 MA4

20:30 MB4

21:00 WB4

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Day 3 Tuesday 19 Aug 2014



Pitch 1 Pitch2

16:00 MA5

16:30 WA5

17:30 WB5

18:00 MB5

19:00 MA6

19:30 WA6

20:30 WB6

21:00 MB6

Day 4 Wednesday 20 Aug 2014



Pitch 1 Pitch2

16:00 WA7

16:30 MA7

17:30 MB7

18:00 WB7

19:00 WA8

19:30 MA8

20:30 MB8

21:00 WB8

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Day 5 Thursday 21 Aug 2014



Pitch 1 Pitch2

16:00 MA9

16:30 WA9

17:30 WB9

18:00 MB9

19:00 MA10

19:30 WA10

20:30 WB10

21:00 MB10

Day 6 Friday 22 Aug 2014

Rest Day

Day 7 Saturday 23 Aug 2014


Men's/Women's quarterfinal

Pitch 1 Pitch2

16:00 WQF1

16:30 WQF2

17:30 WQF3

18:00 WQF4

19:00 MQF1

19:30 MQF2

20:30 MQF3

21:00 MQF4

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Day 8 Sunday 24 Aug 2014


Women's semifinals/classification

Pitch 1 Pitch2

16:00 W9 /10

16:30 W5 / 8

17:30 W5 / 8

18:00 WSF1

19:00

19:30 WSF2

Day 9 Monday 25 Aug 2014


Men's semifinals/classification

Pitch 1 Pitch2

16:00 M9 / 10

16:30 M5 / 8

17:30 M5 / 8

18:00 MSF1

19:00

19:30 MSF2

Day 10 Tuesday 26 Aug 2014


Women's Finals/classification

Pitch 1 Pitch2

16:00 W7 / 8

17:30 W5 / 6

19:00 W Bronze

20:30 W Gold

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Day 11 Wednesday 27 Aug 2014


Men's Finals/classification

Pitch 1 Pitch2

16:00 M7 / 8

17:30 M5 / 6

19:00 M Bronze

20:30 M Gold

*The event schedule is subject to change in accordance with the final

entries.

12. Training Information

12.1 TRAINING VENUE

Name Distance to YOV Driving Time Seats Capacity

Youth Olympic Sports Park Hockey Stadium

12km 10-15min 50

12.2 TRAINING POLICIES

Training facilities will be provided for all athletes from the opening

of the Youth Olympic Village (YOV) (12 August 2014) to the end of

Hockey competition of Nanjing 2014 (27 August 2014).

All training before the games time will be assigned under the

supervision of the practice court supervisor. All training during the

games-time will be assigned under the supervision of the FIH

Technical Delegate.

The booking service for practice courts is located at Event Information

Center (EIC) in YOV and SID in the venue.

13. Medals

The top three winners in the finals will each receive a Gold medal,

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Silver medal and Bronze medal respectively.

14. Victory Ceremonies

Victory Ceremonies will be held in accordance with the requirements

of the YOG Event Manual of the IOC.

The Victory Ceremonies will be held following the completion of each

event final on the Field of Play (FOP). Medallists will be invited onto

a podium to receive the medals and the mascots in the sequence of

the bronze, silver, and gold medallists. At the Ceremony, the anthem

of the NOC of the gold medallist will be played; and meanwhile the

flags of the NOC of the medallists will be raised. The Olympic flag and

anthem will be used for the mixed NOC team events.

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