Head of Delegation Manual - Special Olympics

SOWSG ATHENS 2011 HOD Manual – 2 nd edition
� Players may wear medical medallions or medical wristbands, which must
be taped to the chest and wrist respectively.
� Players are not allowed to wear any object that may cause injury or give
an artificial advantage to a player. Players may wear glasses, but at their
own risk.
1. Points of Emphasis – Rules Conditions
� 5- a-side
� Competition will be played on an artificial field hockey surface.
� The goal size is 3,66m x 2m.
� A minimum of 3 players shall be on the field at any one time.
� Competition games will be of 30 minutes duration (15 minutes per
half) with a 5-minute halftime interval
� 7-a-side
� Competition will be played on regular grass pitches which are
accessible with regular football shoes (NO METAL STUDS)
� A minimum of 4 players shall be on the field at any one time.
� Competition games will be of 40 minutes duration (20 minutes per
half) with a 5-minute halftime interval.
� 11-a-side
� Competition will be played on regular grass pitches which are
accessible with regular football shoes (NO METAL STUDS)
� A minimum of 7 players shall be on the field at any time.
� Competition games will be of 50 minutes duration (25 minutes per
half) with 10 minutes halftime interval.
� All divisioning games will be of 15 minutes duration (no halftime).
� Final standings for the pool rounds and round robin competition
� To determine the final standings for the pool rounds, the following
points system will be employed:
Win= 3 points
Tie= 1 point
Loss= 0 points
� In the event teams are still being tied, the following criteria will be
used to determine placing:
Head-to-head competition
Fewest goals conceded
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