IBSA Blind Football European Championships 2019, Rome - Information and Entry Forms for Teams - Fispic

IBSA Blind Football
European Championships
      2019, Rome

  Information and Entry Forms for Teams

Welcome

        I have the honor and pleasure of welcoming you to Rome where the IBSA Blind Football
European Championships will take place.
        Rome is the city where our Federation is based and in general it represents the home
of the Paralympic Sport in Italy, with its innovative Paralympic Center “Tre Fontane”, which
will host for the first time such a prestigious event.
        It is a matter of pride for me and for the whole federal movement that I represent, to
organize an International Paralympic Event.
        We will perceive the history, culture and traditions of the hosting Country that knows
how to organize, and we will give a strong visibility to the discipline, reinforcing its image and
identity, and to all the Paralympic movement.
        We are working together with all the staff for the realization of an important sporting
event and we are happy to welcome you in Italy.

I wait for you in Rome,

                                                        Sandro Di Girolamo
                                                          FISPIC President

IBSA Blind Football European Championships 2019

1. Dates

The IBSA Blind Football European Championships 2019 will be held in Rome, the capital of Italy,
from 14th to 25th September 2019, with matches taking place from 17th to 24th September 2019.
The competition arrival date is Saturday 14th September and departure date is 25th September 2019.

2. Organization and Contact

The headquarter of the Organization Committee is the Italian Blind Sport Federation (FISPIC):
LOC address: Piazzale degli Archivi 40-42 - 00144 Rome, Italy
Phone:       + 39 0683559016
E-Mail:      euroblindfootball2019@gmail.com
Website:     www.fispic.it

Main contact person for teams:
Name:        Elena Santini
E-Mail:      euroblindfootball2019@gmail.com

3. Arrival Information

3.1 Travel to and from Rome
Airports
✓ Rome-Fiumicino (FCO)
✓ Rome-Ciampino (CIA)
Train Station
✓ Rome-Termini
✓ Rome-Tiburtina

3.2 Passport and Visas
All visitors to Italy need a valid passport or Identity Card. EU citizens do not need a visa for entering
Italy. All other countries should contact their governing bodies or passport offices in order to get
information on traveling to Italy.

3.3 Regulations regarding Guide Dogs
If a team wishes to bring a guide dog they should contact the tournament organizers at
euroblindfootball2019@gmail.com

3.4 Transportation in Rome
FISPIC staff will organize and be responsible for transport from and to the airports or railway station
mentioned above. Teams must provide information on travel arrangements by the dates requested
on the booking forms.
FISPIC staff will organize will organize and be responsible for transport from and to Hotel.

4. Accommodation

Official Championships Hotel (Team, Officials, Referees and Classifiers, Family & Friends):
❖ Hotel Cristoforo Colombo
   Via Cristoforo Colombo, 710, 00144 Rome
   https://www.hotelcolomboroma.it/

Description
The Hotel Cristoforo Colombo, only 2 Km from the competition venue, will be the official
Championships Team Hotel (for accredited members only).
The Hotel Cristoforo Colombo is located in the heart of the business district EUR, few meters away
from the Palalottomatica and well connected to the city centre.
The hotel is close to the GRA (Great Ring Road) so it can easily be reached from both Leonardo Da
Vinci-FCO and Ciampino airports.
By the hotel you’ll find “Euroma2 shopping centre”, one of the biggest malls in town, and also
Museums and the lovely Eur little lake, where you can have nice walks.
In order to reach the hotel by car, drive along the GRA and take exit 26, direction Rome.
If you travel by train, you can catch the line B subway at Termini, direction Laurentina, and get out
at “Eur Fermi”; then take bus line 709, 700 or 70 to Via Cristoforo Colombo.
If you travel by plane, from the airport “Leonardo Da Vinci-FCO” take the train “Leonardo Express”
to Termini Train Station and follow previous instructions, or take the local train stopping at Ostiense
and then take the subway.

5. Catering

Accredited delegation members will be served (breakfast, lunch and dinner) at the Hotel Colombo
during the time of the Championships, starting with dinner on Saturday 14th September and ending
with breakfast on 25th September,2019.
All meals will be served at the following times:

 • Breakfast 06:30 – 10:30 h
 • Lunch     12:00 – 15:00 h
 • Dinner    19:00 – 22:00 h
These times could be changed according to the final program of the matches.
Special dietary requirements can be catered for. There will also be a vegetarian option at all meals.

6. Accreditation

Accreditation cards will be issued to each athlete only after he has personally shown his valid
passport/ID Card and IBSA VI classification form to the Event Eligibility Officer and, if necessary, sight
classification.
Accreditation will also be provided to staff and other officials on registration. For questions
regarding accreditation please contact the LOC at:

7. The Venue and Competition

The Venue will be the "Paralympics Preparation Center", close to Hotel Cristoforo Colombo in the
heart of the business district EUR.
The "Paralympics Preparation Center" is the first multi-purpose project on the national territory
specifically dedicated to the practice and promotion of sports for the population with physical,
intellectual-relational and sensory disabilities.
The structure is built on an area of 7 hectares.
In the Paralympics Preparation Center it will be possible to practice different sports including tennis,
soccer and five-a-side football, swimming, fencing, athletics, judo, table tennis and modern dance.

9.1 Competition Schedule
❖ Arrival of the teams:       14 September 2019
❖ Classification Period:      15 – 16 September 2019
❖ Opening Ceremony:           16 September 2019
❖ Opening Game:               17 September 2019
❖ Competition Period:         17 – 24 September 2019
❖ Closing Ceremony:           24 September 2019
❖ Departure:                  25 September 2019

The detailed schedule can be found as Appendix 1 “Competition Schedule” at the end of this
document.

7.2 Training
Team training sessions will be organized using the second field, outdoor venue, located in the
Paralympic Centre, prior to the event.

7.3. Changing Rooms
Changing rooms will be available for all teams inside the venue. Showers and toilets are located
inside the changing rooms.

7.4. Referees and Rules
Referees will be official IBSA referees and all matches shall be played according to the current IBSA
Blind Football regulations.

7.5. Competition format
The competition will take place with 10 nations, consisting of 2 groups with 5 teams each.
After the group stages the teams finishing first and second in their group will progress to the semi-
finals. Teams finishing third in their group will play off for fifth and sixth position. Teams finishing
fourth will play off for seventh and eighth position. Teams finishing fifth in their group will play for
ninth and tenth place overall.

8. Anti-Doping and Medical

8.1 Anti-Doping Control
The event is subject to random doping tests in accordance with IBSA regulations. Athletes should
refer to the IBSA Anti-Doping Policy.

Any athlete taking medication subject to doping controls must be in possession of a valid IBSA
Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). For information on IBSA’s anti-doping policies and how to apply
for a TUE, go to www.ibsasport.org/anti-doping.

8.2 Classification
Classification process will respect IBSA procedure, as defined by IBSA Classification rules,
http://www.ibsasport.org/documents/files/182-1-IBSA-Classification-rules-2018.pdf.
Only athletes competing in this event can be classified.
All athletes must be licensed for the current year.

Procedure for the classification of an athlete at a competition:
   • A fully filled MDF, dated and signed by a certified ophthalmologist, must be uploaded in ISAS
      by the 3rd August 2019. Only the current MDF (available for downloading from the IBSA
      website is accepted).

http://www.ibsasport.org/documents/files/179-1-IBSA-Medical-Diagnostics-Form.pdf
   • For athletes with a Review status - tests and complementary medical exams requested in
     previous competitions should be uploaded at the same time of MDF - 6 weeks - by 3rd
     August 2019. Every athlete should state in the MDF if they wear optical correction (glasses,
     contact lenses, filters) when they compete.
   • Athletes without the correct MDF uploaded in due time will not be scheduled for
     classification, and cannot enter the competition. There will be no exceptions.

8.3 Medical Service
Teams who do not have their own team doctor will be able to take advantage of the event medical
assistance. The medical assistance will operate daily during the competition time.

8.4 Insurance
Participating member organizations are responsible for their own insurance requirements for travel,
personal accident, liability and medical matters.

9. Other information

9.1 Athletes' Eligibility
All the athletes must be licensed for the current year (2019), have a valid eye classification and
belong to an IBSA Member in good standing.

9.2 Online registration with IBSA ISAS Database
Team athlete entries should be made using                     the    ISAS   Online    Registration
System: https://isas.ibsasport.org/isas/entries/index

9.3 Athletes' Substitution
Substitution (because of injuries, visa problems or all other reasons) of an athlete will only be
allowed up to the deadline of the MDF upload. After that date NO substitutes will be allowed to
participate.

Appendix 1 – General Schedule

                       14    15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25

Arrival
Classifications
Opening Ceremony
Opening Game
Training Mainfield
Training Court
Preliminary sessions
Semifinals
Placement Matches
Final
Closing Ceremony
Players Party
Departure

Appendix 2 – Schedule of Play

                                             SESSIONS

                  9:00               11:30                   15:00              17:30

 14 Sept.                                                                      Arrival
 15 Sept.     Classification     Classification          Classification     Classification
 16 Sept.     Classification     Classification          Classification   Opening Ceremony
 17 Sept.    Opening Match         Group B                 Group A            Group B
 18 Sept.       Group A            Group B                 Group A            Group B
 19 Sept.       Group B            Group A                 Group B            Group A
 20 Sept.       Group B            Group A                 Group B            Group A
 21 Sept.       Group A            Group B                 Group A            Group B
 22 Sept.                                               Semifinal n° 1      Semifinal n° 2
 23 Sept.                       9 th Place Match        7th Place Match    5th Place Match
 24 Sept.                       3rd Place Match              Final        Closing Ceremony
 25 Sept.      Departure

This form must be returned by E-Mail no later than 15th June to:

Elena Santini
Event Manager
• e-mail: euroblindfootball2019@gmail.com