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TECHNICAL MANUAL SQUASH
TECHNICAL MANUAL THIS DOCUMENT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO UPDATES. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT OUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE: WW.BARRANQUILLA2018.COM TO GET THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF THIS MANUAL
SPORTS AUTHORITIES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Name Position Country
Mr. Steve Stoute President Barbados
Sr. Carlos Padilla 1st Vicepresident Mexico
Mr. Baltazar Medina 2nd Vicepresident Colombia
Ms. Judy Simons 3rd Vicepresident Bermuda
Mr. Eduardo Alvarez Secretary General Venezuela
Mr. Camilo Amado Treausurer Panama
Mr. Salvador Jimenez First Vocal Honduras
Mr. Ruperto Herrera Second Vocal Cuba
4 Mr. Christopher Samuda Third Vocal Jamaica
Mr. Hans Larsen Fourth Vocal Haiti
Ms. Sara Rosario Fifth Vocal Puerto Rico
Mr. Ciro Solano Ex Officio Member Colombia
CACSO Telephones
+1(787) 723-3890 | 721-6805 (Fax)
Central American and Caribbean
Sport Organization. Mail
humbertocintron@msn.com
Address
Olympic House
Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
Second Floor, Suite CACSO
San Juan, PR 00908
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SquashCACSO STAFF Name Position Country Ms. Myrna Febus Adjunt Secretary Puerto Rico Dr. Enrique Amy Medical Director Puerto Rico Mr. Carlos Uriarte Head of Media Puerto Rico Ms. Carla Alonso Events Operations Puerto Rico Lic. Julio E. Torres Legal Advisor Puerto Rico Lic. Mario Rodriguez Legal Advisor Puerto Rico Lic. Jorge O. Sosa Audit Puerto Rico CPA. Ricardo Alvarez Finance Puerto Rico TECHNICAL COMMISSION Name Position Country Prof. Humberto Cintrón President Puerto Rico Mr. Keith Joseph Vicepresident Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Mr. Luis Cumba Member Dominican Republic Mr. Carlos Cisneros Member Mexico Mr. Erskine Simons Member Barbados 5 Mr. Melecio Rivera Member El Salvador Mr. Julio Roberto Gómez Member Colombia Dr. René Romero Member Cuba TECHNICAL ADVISORS Name Position Country Mr. Guillermo Rergis Technical Advisor Mexico Mr. Hector Figueroa Technical Advisor Puerto Rico Ing. Salvador Ortiz Technical Advisor Puerto Rico Ms. Maria C. Muñoz Technical Advisor Puerto Rico Technical Manual Squash
NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES
MEMBERS OF THE CACSO
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ASSOCIATED MEMBERS
Technical Manual
SquashCOBAR 2018
XXIII Central American and the Caribbean Games Barranquilla 2018,
Organizing Committee
COBAR 2018 Physical Address
CRA 54 No. 74-127
Telephone
+(57) 311 230 3984
Official Webpage
www.barranquilla2018.com
COBAR 2018 ®
COBAR 2018
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
NAME POSITION
Dr. Baltazar Medina President (President Colombian Olympic 7
Committee)
Dr. Alejandro Char Chaljud Mayor of Barranquilla
Dr. Eduardo Verano De La Rosa Governor of the Atlantico State
Dra. Clara Luz Roldán National Director of COLDEPORTES
Dr. Ciro Solano Secretary General of Colombian
Dr. Gonzalo Baute District Secretary of Sports
Dra. Ana María Aljure District Secretary General
Dr. Carlos Acosta City Development Manager
Dr. Rafael Lafont District Infrastructure Secretary
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SquashTECHNICAL
DIRECTION
NAME POSITION
Armando Segovia Ortiz Director
Alexander Gonzalez Vidal General Secretary
Maria Llinas Bermejo National Olympic Committees
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Jorge Cotte Bruges Entry Coordinator
Nelson Osorio Lentino Judgment
Maria Barraza Cervantes Intl. Federations Communications
Carmen Sanjuan Melendez Sports Management
Maycol Thomas Gutierrez Sports Venues
Daniel Paez Bastidas Sports Operations
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SQUASH WSF
WORLD SQUASH FEDERATION
President: Jacques Fontaine
25 Russell Street, Hastings East Sussex, Reino Unido TN34 1QU +(44)
(0) 14 2444 7440 +(44) 14 2443 0737Fax wsf@worldsquash.org |
www.worldsquash.org
FPS PANAMERICAN
SQUASH FEDERATION
President: Federico Serna Altamirano
Av. Río Churubusco Ciudad Deportiva Puerta 9 Col. Magdalena
Mixhuca, Del. Iztacalco C.P. 08010 México D. F. (3er piso). +(52.55)
5803 0100 ext. 107 +(52.55) 5530 0211 Fax squash@codeme.org.mx
| altafeds@hotmail.com www.mexicosquash.com
FCS COLOMBIAN SQUASH
FEDERATION
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President: Pablo Felipe Serna
Calle 27 No. 25 - 18, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia, Sur América Tel: (57) 1
323 0738 Fax: (57) 1 323 0739 Email: presidente@squashcolombia.
org.co Website: www.squashcolombia.org.co
TECHNICAL DELEGATE
Federico Serna Altamirano
Rio Churubusco puerta 9, Edificio CODEME, CIUDAD
DEPORTIVA,Magdalena Mixchuca, Ciudad Mexico Cp08010
altafeds@hotmail.com
TOURNAMENT
MANAGER:
Sergio Becerra
sergio@squashcolombia.org.co
org.co Website: www.squashcolombia.org.co
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SquashDATE AND PLACE
OF COMPETITION
The Squash competition at the XXIII Central American and Caribbean
Games, Barranquilla 2018, will take place July 20 – 26 aat Club
Campestre in the city of Cali.
EVENTS AND MEDALS
The events announced for the Squash competition at the XXIII Cen-
tral American and Caribbean Games, Barranquilla 2018 are:
WOMEN’S
EVENT MEDALS TITLES
Gold Silver `Bronze
Singles 1 1 2
Doubles 1 1 2
Team 1 1 2
Total Medals Women’s 3 3 6 11
MEN’S
EVENT MEDALS TITLES
Gold Silver Bronze
Individuales 1 1 2
Dobles 1 1 2
Equipos 1 1 2
Total Medals Men’ 3 3 6
MIXTO
PRUEBA MEDALLAS TÍTULOS
Oro Plata Bronce
Dobles 1 1 2
Total Medals Mix 1 1 2
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SquashENTRIES
Only NOCs recognized by CACSO, which National Federations are
members of the Pan American Squash Federation, FPS, or other corres-
ponding Regional sports Organization, may enter athletes to take part in
XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games, Barranquilla 2018. Asso-
ciate Members, if authorized, may also participate in this sport.
ENTRY BY NUMBER
The Entry by Number forms (which state the number of participants
in each singles and team events), shall be delivered to the Organizing
Committee of the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games Ba-
rranquilla, 2018 no later than midnight (Barranquilla, Colombia time)
on April 20, 1018, as established in CACSO Regulations, Chapter VIII.
ENTRY BY NAME
An Entry by Name form is required for each eligible participating
athlete in the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games, Barran-
12 quilla 2018, which must be completed by the NOCs and received by
the Organizing Committee no later than midnight (Barranquilla, Co-
lombia time) on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, as established in CACSO
Regulations, Chapter VIII.
Each NOC must submit its Entry by Number and Entry by Name on
the official forms provided by the Organizing Committee and which
will be mailed out 6 months prior to the games.
For any doubts or clarification purposes, the Organizing Committee
has the following e-mail: inscripciones@barranquilla2018.org.co
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SquashMINIMUM PARTICIPATION For an event to be considered official, at least five (5) representations must participate from the same number of National Olympic Com- mittees. In the event that after the Technical Meeting takes place, one or more representations is unable to participate due to force majeure (verified by CACSO), the event will take place with a minimum of four (4) representations from equal number of National Olympic Com- mittees. GENERAL RULES The competitions of the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Ga- mes Barranquilla 2018 will be held in accordance with CACSO Statu- tes and the Regulations of the corresponding International Federation in force at the time of the Games. Cases not provided in the above- mentioned regulations will be resolved as follows: A. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with CASCO Statutes and the Regulations of the Central American and Caribbean Games. 13 B. Cases of a technical nature will be resolved following the procedu- res of the Pan American Squash Federation. UNIFORMS AND SPORTS EQUIPMENT Must respect the Rules of the Central American and Caribbean Ga- mes and of the corresponding International Federation, as well as Rule 51 of the IOC, where are set forth the rules for NOCs regarding the Use of Manufacturers’ Trademarks. Technical Manual Squash
TRAINING FACILITIES
Access will be allowed only to accredited team members. No public
admittance allowed. Equipment shall meet the requirements of the
corresponding International Federation.
PARTICIPATION
Only NOCS recognized by CACSO, which National Squash Federa-
tions are member of the Pan American Squash Federation, FPS, may
enter to take part in the Squash competition at the XXIII Central Ame-
rican and Caribbean Games, Barranquilla 2018. If recognized by the
FPS, associate members recognized by CACSO may also participate.
MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF COMPETITORS
In accordance with the quota established by CACSO, the Squash
competition will have a maximum of sixty (60) athletes, twenty-four
14 (24) women and thirty-six (36) men.
Each NOC may enter a maximum of three (3) athletes per category,
provided they meet the qualifying criteria for the Squash competi-
tion of the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games, Barranquilla
2018.
Maximum participation per NOC per event is as follows:
A. SINGLES: Up to 2 athletes in each singles event per NOC
B. DOUBLES: 1 team in each Doubles Event per NOC
C. TEAM: 1 women’s team and 1 men’s team per NOC.
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SICOMPETITION
FORMAT
The competitions will take place subject to the Official Regulations
established by the Pan American Squash Federation (FPS) in force at
the time of the competition.
1. SINGLES
1.1 A DIRECT ELIMINATION SYSTEM
WILL BE APPLIED.
1.1.1. SCORING AND MATCHES
Scoring in the Singles Event will follow the point-a-rally to 11 (PARS-
11) format. A singles match will consist of the best of five games, as
16 per WSF regulations.
1.1.2. DRAWS AND SEEDS
Draws will take place with 8, 16 or 32 participants; the size will be
defined by the number of entries by name.
The Technical Delegate will seed this event taking into account
the number of entries by the different countries and will use “the
best level possible” as basic criterion for the seeds. Seeds will be
determined at the General Technical Meeting at the beginning of
the event.
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SquashThe procedure to be followed for this must consider the following:
LEVEL 1 MEN’S: PSA 1 to 60 – Women´s: WSA 1 to 40;
LEVEL 2 FPS: 1 to 8, Pan American Adult, the most recent results
NIVEL 3 HOMBRES: PSA 61 a 120 – Mujeres WSA 41 a 80;
LEVEL 3 MEN’S: PSA 61 to 120 – Women´s WSA 41 to 80;
LEVEL 4 FPS: 9 a 16, Pan American Adult, the most recent results.
LEVEL 5 MEN’S: PSA 121 a 180 – Women´s: WSA 81 a 120;
LEVEL 6: CASA 1 to 8, Adults tournament, the most recent results.
LEVEL 7: FPS 17 to 32 Pan-American Adults, the most recent results.
LEVEL 8: #1 from each unseeded country. Should there be more
than 1 qualified athlete, a drawing will take place.
LEVEL 9: #2 from each unseeded country. Should there be 17
more than 1 qualified athlete, a drawing will take place.
LEVEL 10: #3 from each unseeded country. Should there be
more than 1 qualified athlete, a drawing will take place.
Matches between competitors from the same country should be
avoided during the first round of the Singles Event; should the
draw result in this situation, a re-draw must take place.
Byes may be necessary during the draw. The same shall be assigned
to seeded players, in qualification order, in descending order, in the
case of seeded groups.
The draw will take place according to the following program:
• In the case of a draw of 16, the 8 top seeds. • In the case of a
draw of 32, the 16 top seeds. • In the case of a draw of 64, the 32
top seeds.
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Squash1.1.3. DRAW OF 16
(8 TOP SEEDS)
1st top seed slot 1 2nd top seed slot 16 3rd and 4th top seed draw •
1st drawn slot 5 • 2nd drawn slot 12 5th and 8th top seed draw • 1rst
drawn slot 3 • 2nd drawn slot 7 • 3rd drawn slot 10 • 4th drawn slot 14
1.1.4. DRAW OF 32
(16 TOP SEEDS)
1st top seed slot 1 2nd top seed slot 32 3rd and 4th top seed
draw • 1st drawn slot 9 • 2nd drawn slot 24 5th and 8th top seed
draw • 1st drawn slot 5 • 2nd drawn slot 13 • 3rd drawn slot
20 • 4th drawn slot 28 9th and 16th top seeds draw • 1st drawn
slot 3 • 2nd drawn slot 7 • 3rd drawn slot 11 • 4th drawn slot 15 •
5th drawn slot 18 • 6th drawn slot 22 • 7th drawn slot 26 • 8th
drawn slot 30
1.1.5. OTHER
During the Singles matches only two (2) people, the coach and the
delegate, will be allowed to remain within the designated area for
18 each country. These people must be seated in the assigned places
while athletes play. In the event of an appeal, the delegate must
approach the General Referee exclusively, or the Technical Director,
never the referees, markers or the opponent’s delegate or players.
1.2. DOUBLES
1.2.1. SCORING AND MATCHES
The PARS (point-a-rally) system played to 11 points will be used for
doubles events. A doubles match will be player to the best of three
games, in accordance with WSF regulations.
1.2.2. DRAW AND SEEDS
The Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Doubles will have draws of 8 /
16 /, depending on the number of countries that have entered,
applying a direct elimination system (as described under Singles).
The size of the draw will be determined by the number of entries
by name received.
Delegates must submit their team lineup at the time of the en-
tries by name. Players may only participate in one Doubles Event
(either Mixed, Men’s or Women’s). The pairs of players must be
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Squashconfirmed during the Technical Meeting that will take place at the beginning of the Tournament. A player in a pair may be substituted no less than one hour prior to the first doubles match. No substi- tutions are allowed after said pair has been determined (one hour prior to the first match.) Seeds for Doubles will be determined by the results of the pre- vious Pan American Championships. If any of the countries is not being considered up to this stage, they shall be considered. 1.2.3. PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR WSF requires that all doubles squash players should wear pro- tective eyewear (eye guards). If a player from a team insists on entering the court without protective eyewear, his or her team will lose the match. 1.2.4.OTHER During the Doubles matches only two (2) people, the coach and the delegate, will be allowed to remain within the designated area for each country. These people must be seated in the assigned places while athletes play. In the event of an appeal, the delegate 19 must approach the General Referee exclusively, or the Technical Director, never the referees, markers or the opponent’s delegate or players. It is compulsory for players, coaches and delegate to wear their country’s official uniform during the matches. Each country must bring at least 2 uniforms of different colors. All players from a sin- gle country must wear the same uniform and the color must be different from that of other countries. Technical Manual Squash
1.3. TEAM EVENT
Men’s and Women´s team events will take place in two stages. Sta-
ge 1 will be the Qualifying state and Stage 2 will be the Classifying
stage or Play-offs. Draw size will be determined by the entries by
name. A round robin format will be used in Stage 1 (groups of “all
against all”). In Stage 2, draws of 4/ 8 / 16 will be used to determine
Tournament positions.
1.3.1. SCORING AND MATCHES
All tournament matches will use the point-by-rally to 11 points
(PARS-11) system. A Team match corresponds to the result of its 3
athletes’ singles matches.
Each Singles match will be the best of 5 games, in accordance
with WSF rules. During Stage 1, if the score is two (2) – zero (0),
the third game must be played under the same conditions as the
2 previous games. In Stage 2 or Play-offs, if the score is two (2) –
zero (0), the third game may be played to determine the best of
three (3) games or could even not be played as it will not affect the
final result (unless the Classifying Stage involves an entire group,
20 in which case all the games must be played.)
1.3.2. SEEDS
Teams will be seeded based on the results of the last Pan American
Tournament. But, those countries that were not considered within
these results, will be seeded pursuant to CASA, ORDECA, South
American or CACG rankings. Team order must be determined by the
Technical Committee based on the aforementioned results.
Delegates must submit to the Technical Director the names of their
team participants in skills-based descending order, before 5 p.m. of
the day prior to the Team Technical Committee meeting. The order
of the Team players will be presented at the Team Technical Meeting.
Any appeal regarding player order must be addressed to the Te-
chnical Director by noon on the day prior to the beginning of the
Team Event, for the Team Technical Meeting will take place the
day prior to the beginning of the Team competition. The draw for
the slots of the different Draws and player match order for each
day of the event will take place during the Technical Meeting.
Technical Manual
SquashPlayer lineup of the Teams may be modified up to one (1) hour
prior to the beginning of a team’s next match. If player 1 does
not play, player 2 becomes player 1, player 3 becomes player 2. If
player 2 does not play, player 3 becomes player 2.
In both situations there will be a default in player 3 position.
1.3.3. DRAWS
1.3.3.1. BETWEEN 6 AND 8 TEAMS:
Two groups will be formed (A, B) in Stage 1. The groups will be
organized with the following seeds:
• Group A: 1, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 • Group B: 2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
In Stage 2, the top two qualified players will play in a draw of 4. The
winner’s round defines 1st and 2nd place. The consolation round will
determine 3rd and 4th place. The draw will be organized as follows:
• Casilla 1 A1 • Casilla 2 B2 • Casilla 3 A2 • Casilla 4 B1
Los terceros y cuartos clasificados de cada grupo jugarán en un cua-
dro de 4. En la ronda de ganadores se define el 5º y 6º puesto. En la ronda
de consolación se define el 7º y 8º puesto. El cuadro se arma así: 21
• Slot 1 A1 • Slot 2 B2 • Slot 3 A2 • Slot 4 B1
The third and fourth players qualified from each group will play
in a draw of 4. The winner’s round will determine 5th and 6th
place. The consolation round will determine 7th and 8th place.
The draw will be organized as follows:
1.3.3.2. BETWEEN 9 AND 11 TEAMS:
Three groups will be formed (A, B, C) in Stage 1. The groups will
be organized with the following seeds:
• Group A: 1, 4/5/6, 7/8/9, 10/11* • Group B: 2, 4/5/6, 7/8/9,
10/11* • Group C: 3, 4/5/6, 7/8/9, 10/11*
The bye will be drawn at random.
In Stage 2, the top two qualified in each group will play a draw of 8
with 2 direct passes (Byes). The winner’s round determines the 1st,
2nd, 3rd and 4th place. The consolation round determines 5th and
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• Slot 1 A1 • Slot 2 Bye • Slot 3 first drawn from C1, B2 and C2 • Slot 4
second drawn between C1, B2 and C2 • Slot 5 third drawn between
C1, A2, and C2 • Slot 6 fourth drawn between C1, A2, y C2
• Slot 7 Bye • Slot 8 B1
(Note. In slots 4 and 6 cannot be drawn Teams that come from the
same group of the draws in slots 3 and 5)
Those qualified in third place will play a Round Robin round (the 3
teams all against all) to define 7th, 8th and 9th place. Those quali-
fied in fourth place will face each other directly to determine 10th
and 11th place.
1.3.3.3.BETWEEN 12 AND 16 TEAMS:
Four groups will be organized (A, B, C, D) in Stage 1. The groups
will organized with the following seeds:
• Group A: 1, 5/6/7/8, 9/10/11/12, 13/14/15/16 • Group B:
22 2, 5/6/7/8, 9/10/11/12, 13/14/15/16 • Group C: 3, 5/6/7/8,
9/10/11/12, 13/14/15/16 • Group D: 4, 5/6/7/8, 9/10/11/12,
13/14/15/16
In Stage 2, the top two qualified in each group will play a draw
of 8. In the winner’s round will be determined 1st, 2nd, 3rd and
4th places. In the consolation round will be determined the 5th,
6th, 7th and 8th places. The draw will be organized as follows:
• Slot 1 A1 • Slot 2 first drawn between, B2, C2 and D2 • Slot 3
first drawn between C1 and D1 • Slot 4 second drawn between,
B2, C2 and D2 • Slot 5 third drawn between A2, C2 and D2 •
Slot 6 second drawn between C1 and D1 • Slot 7 fourth drawn
between A2, C2 and D2 • Slot 8 B1
(Note. In slots 4 and 5 cannot be drawn Teams that come from
the same group of the draws in slots 3 and 6)
Those qualified in third place will play a draw of 4, defining place
9 through 12. The draw will be organized as follows:
Technical Manual
Squash• Slot 1 A3 • Slot 2 first drawn between C3 and D3 • Slot 3 second
drawn between C3 and D3. • Slot 4 B3
- Winners will define 9th and 10thplace. Losers will define 11th
and 12 place.
Those qualified in fourth place will play a draw of 4 to determine
places 13 through 16. The draw will be organized as follows:
• Slot 1 A4 • Slot 2 first drawn between C4 and D4 • Slot 3 se-
cond drawn between C4 and D4 • Slot 4 B4
- Winners will define place 13 and 14. - Losers will define place
15 and 16.
1.3.4. ORDER OF THE MATCHES
All matches will follow a daily playing order. This order will be
drawn for each day from the following options (once an order is
determined by draw, the process will not be repeated until each
sequence has concluded):
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1-2-3, 1-3-2, 2-1-3, 3-1-2.
All team members must be present at the advertised time of play.
If a player fails to be present at the scheduled time, the remaining
players must move one place up in the playing order and that
match (for example, that of player #3) will be considered lost (W.O
or walk-over). The player arriving late will not be allowed to be
part of the team.
The country’s delegate will be entitled to appear before the
Appeals Committee in the event of exceptional circumstances.
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Squash1.3.5. TOURNAMENT WITH AN
INCOMPLETE TEAM
If a team has less than three players for any reason (injury, illness
or other), said absence will be assigned the last place, player #3.
The lineup of players will be determined as explained above:
• If player 1 is not playing, player 2 becomes player 1, player 3
becomes player 2, and the match of player #3 will be a no-show
or default.
•If player 2 is not playing, player 3 becomes player 2, and the
match of player #3 is a no-show or default.
• If player 3 does not play, the match is considered a default.
A defaulted or abandoned (W.O.) match will be scored 3/0 in the
matches and as 33/0 in points.
If a player needs to abandon the court during a match due to an
24 injury or illness, the playing order will not be affected.
1.3.6. FINAL TEAM ORDER
IN A GROUP
All teams will play against each other in groups
to establish a merit-based order. This will be
decided according to:
1.First, according to the highest number of
matches won.
2. If two teams are tied, there will be a tie-
breaker based on the points earned by each
team (or the winner of its series, specifically).
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Squash3. If three teams win the same number of matches, the tiebreaker
will be the highest number of matches won. If two teams are still
tied, the results will be analyzed between these two teams.
4. Should the tie continue, then the highest positive difference
between matches won and lost in all the matches played will be
considered. If two teams are again tied, the winner will determi-
ned by who wins when comparing the two tied teams.
5. If the tie continues, then, by the highest positive difference between
points earned and lost in all matches. If 2 teams are still tied, then by the
result between the 2 teams.
6. If the tie continues, it will be broken by a draw.
1.3.7. OTHER
For the Team event, only five (5) people – team players, coach and
delegate, may remain in the area assigned to the team’s country.
These people must remain seated in the assigned seats at all times
while the match is being played. Appeals must be brought befo-
re the Tournament Referee or the Technical Director solely; never
before the referees, the marker, or the delegate or players of the
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opponent. While a team event is being played, players, coaches
and delegates must wear their country’s official uniform.
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SquashSTRUCTURE OF
THE SQUASH
TOURNAMENT
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
TOURNAMENT ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
APPEALS COMMITTEE
TOURNAMENT REFEREE
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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The Technical Committee will be responsible for all technical mat-
ters of the tournaments, such as decisions about development of the
events, seeds, tournament draws, team compositions, accreditations,
and all other necessary decisions for the success of the tournament.
The Technical Committee will be comprised by three (3) members,
the tournament Technical Director, the tournament Referee and a
third member designated by the Executive Committee of the Pan
American Squash Federation.
THE APPEALS COMMITTEE
The Appeals Committee will consist of seven (7) members, designated by
the Executive Committee of the Pan American Squash Federation.
The Appeals Committee shall attend to all petitions submitted before it, and
shall be responsible for all disciplinary matters. The decision of the Commi-
ttee shall be final and may not be appealed.
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SquashEl Comité de Apelaciones, tiene la autoridad para:
• Give warnings
• Suspend players from the Tournament and any other member
included in the delegation.
• Inform the National Association, PSF, WSF, PSA and CACSO, of
offenses or violations by players.
• Demand proof of legitimacy or other evidence of any injury, ill-
ness or any other emergency situation that requires an athlete to
leave an event or the tournament due to such cause.
THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
The Technical Director will be responsible for organizing, coordinating
and supervising all the Squash competitions, among them, the general
and daily planning of events and assignment of courts for training and
competition. He/She will be the highest authority of the tournament and
will be responsible for coordinating all tournament activities and events,
based on the regulations set forth in this Technical Manual and in all the
conventions or resolutions of the Technical Committee.
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THE CHAMPIONSHIP ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
The Championship Organizing Committee will be responsible for
appointing and supervising the administrative and support staff, provi-
ding necessary supplies and coordinating logistical activities such as lod-
ging, transportation, food, hydration, social activities, press facilities, etc.
THE TOURNAMENT REFEREE
The Tournament Referee will be responsible of conducting championship,
including everything related to the referees. (See Section 10 for a detailed
description of Refereeing and the duties of the Tournament Referee.)
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SquashCOMPETITION
SCHEDULE
DAY TIME EVENT CATEGORY STAGE
INDIVIDUAL ROUND OF
9:15 M/F
COMPETITION EIGHT
INDIVIDUAL ROUND OF
10:00 M/F
COMPETITION EIGHT
INDIVIDUAL ROUND OF
10:45 M/F
COMPETITION EIGHT
JULY 20
INDIVIDUAL ROUND OF
11:30 M/F
COMPETITION EIGHT
COMPETITION OF ROUND
13:15 M/F
28 DOUBLES DE 16
COMPETITION OF ROUND
14:30 M/F
DOUBLES DE 16
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M
INDIVIDUAL DE 32
9:15
COMPETITION ROUND
F
DE 16
ROUND
M
INDIVIDUAL DE 32
10:00
COMPETITION ROUND
F
DE 16
ROUND
M
INDIVIDUAL DE 32
11:45
COMPETITION ROUND
F
DE 16
M ROUND 32
INDIVIDUAL
13:30
COMPETITION
F
ROUND 29
JULY 21 DE 16
INDIVIDUAL ROUND DE
17:30 M/F
COMPETITION TEN Y SIX
INDIVIDUAL ROUND DE
18:15 M/F
COMPETITION TEN Y SIX
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30 DOUBLES EIGHT
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INDIVIDUAL
19:00 F FINAL
COMPETITION
INDIVIDUAL
19:45 M FINAL
COMPETITION
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COMPETITION OF
10:45 M SEMIFINAL
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COMPETITION OF
11:30 M SEMIFINAL
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12:15 MIXTO SEMIFINAL
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18:15 F FINAL
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COMPETITION OF
19:00 M FINAL
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COMPETITION OF
19:45 MIXTO FINAL
DOUBLES
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8:45 TEAM COMPETITION M/F RR1
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10:15 TEAM COMPETITION M/F RR1
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FINAL
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FINAL
20:00
TEAM COMPETITION F SEMIFINAL
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SEMIFINAL
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SEMIFINAL
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10:00 TEAM COMPETITION
SEMIFINAL
F
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F
M
11:30 TEAM COMPETITION 5/6
F
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13:45 TEAM COMPETITION M 5/6 Y 9/10
34 14:30 TEAM COMPETITION M 5/6 Y 9/10
16:00 TEAM COMPETITION F FINAL
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17:30 TEAM COMPETITION F FINAL
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TRAINING SCHEDULE
Training must take place at all the venues designated by the Orga-
nizing Committee; the practice schedule will be established and
distributed at the General Technical Meeting at the beginning of the
Championships. The venues may only be used during the times assig-
ned by the Tournament Director.
MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF COMPETITORS
CACSO has established a quota for the Squash competition of maximum
sixty (60) athletes, twenty-four (24) Women and thirty-six (36) Men.
Each NOC may enter a maximum of three (3) athletes per gender
and category, provided the qualifying criteria for Squash for the XXIII
Central American and Caribbean Games, Barranquilla 2018 are met.
Maximum participation per NOC in each Event will be as follows:
A. SINGLES: Up to 2 athletes per Singles event per NOC
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B. DOUBLES: 1 team per Doubles event per NOC
C. TEAM: 1 Women’s team and 1 Men’s team per NOC
This qualifying system was approved by the PSF on October 9, 2012.
TECHNICAL MEETING
The Technical Meeting will take place on July 19 at 2:00 p.m. at
CLUB CAMPESTRE - CALI.
All information regarding the Squash Tournament will be provided
during this meeting as well as establishing seeds, draws, etc.
Up to two representatives for each NOC may attend this Technical Meeting.
Invitation cards for the Technical Meeting will be available for
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SquashHeads of Teams at the Sports Information Center at the Central American and Caribbean Villa upon their arrival. The Technical Delegate and the Squash Competition Manager of the Organizing Committee will preside the meeting that will take place in Spanish with translation into English. OTHER TECHNICAL MEETINGS Other Technical Meetings will take place as needed, especially prior to the commencement of the doubles and teams events, so as to deter- mine seeds and racquets, as well as drawing the slots. Only the country delegate and coach may attend these meetings. TECHNICAL OFFICIALS The Pan American Squash Federation (FPS) must appoint by means of a resolution, a Tournament Referee who in turn will be responsible for selecting, appointing and overseeing the national and international referees, in accordance with the regulations that govern the Cham- pionship. This will be in force prior to addressing any conflict relating 37 to Championship Regulations. A minimum of thirty-six (36) people are required for the tournament, which will be distributed as follows: One (1) Tournament Director, ei- ghteen (18) international referees and ten (10) from the host country, and seven (7) in the Appeals Panel. MEETINGS Refereeing meetings must be held on a daily basis before the competitions begin, to discuss issues relative to the refereeing, to inform referees and markers of the appointments for the day, and other activities. Technical Manual Squash
PROTESTS AND APPEALS
CASE RESOLUTION
Issues not provided for in these rules and regulations shall be resolved
as follows:
GENERAL ISSUES shall be resolved by the Organizing Committee in
accordance with FPS and CACSO regulations
TECHNICAL ISSUES shall be resolved by the Appeals Panel pursuant
to the Technical Manual and existing Regulations of the Pan American
Squash Federation.
All technical protests must be submitted in writing to the Appeals
Committee within two (2) hours after the game at the latest. All pro-
tests must include a US$100 (one hundred United States Dollars) de-
posit or its equivalent in the currency of the host country. The
Committee’s decision will be announced before the next competition
38 commences and may not be appealed.
Should a delegate wish to appeal a game’s score, said appeal must
be made in writing before the Tournament Referee, who will decide
on the appeal. Judgments by the Referee during any game regarding
squash regulations may not be appealed.
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MEDAL CEREMONIES
Medal ceremonies will be held pursuant to Chapter XIII of the
CASCO Regulations.
SINGLES:
First place: A gold medal and a diploma
Second place: A silver medal and a diploma
Third place: A bronze medal and a diploma (2)
DOUBLES AND TEAM:
First place: A diploma for the team and a gold medal and a
diploma for each of the athletes.
Second place: A diploma for the team and a silver medal and
a diploma for each of the athletes.
Third place: A diploma for the team and a bronze medal and
a diploma for each of the athletes (2)
The use of promotional clothing is strictly forbidden. The
Technical Committee, the Director, the Tournament Referee, or a
referee are authorized to request that a player, coach, or delegate
40 change his attire should his/her attire should he/she not meet
what his established in this rule.
RACQUET STRINGING
Racquet stringing services will be available. Delegations must pay
this service if they chose to use it (cost to be confirmed).
DOPING CONTROL
Doping control will be performed as provided by the CACSO Me-
dical Commission, the rules of the corresponding International
Federation, and the standards and procedures and 2018 version
of the World Anti-Doping Agency, WADA.
THE VENUE
La Castellana Racquet Center in the city of Barranquilla, ADDRESS
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OF CALI, COLOMBIA
Latitude: 3°26′13″ N.
Length: 76°31′20″ O
Height above sea level: 967 m
Average annual humidity: 79 -81%
T Annual average temperature 28.2
Maximum annual average
TM temperature 29.6
Minimum annual average
TM temperature 18.7
V Average wind speed(m/sec) 6.2
DURATION OF
SUNRISE SUNSET SOLAR NOON
THE DAY
6:05 18:14 12:05 12h 19min 18s
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Cali Time UTC-05:00
Zone o -05 UTC-05:00 o -05
DISTANCE TO MAIN CITIES OF COLOMBIA KM
Bogota Calima Cartagena Barranquilla Medellin
461,3 100.4 1.057 1.253,4 404,3
The official currency of Colombia is the Colombian peso.
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SquashThis document has
been issued by the Technical Direction of
The XXIII Central American and Caribbean
Games Barranquilla 2018
Responsible
42 Alexander González Vidal
Supported By:
Carmen San Juan Meléndez
Vivian Campo
Humberto Cintron Aybar
International Technical Delegates
Technical Director
Armando Segovia Ortiz
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