Tournament details
Oka-Volga Cup 2008.
13th International Floorball Tournament.
May 1-4, Nizhny Novgorod, RUSSIA
Only the players named on the on-line list are allowed to play. Addition to the list is not allowed after the first game has been played.
The match protocol must be filled in block letters and handed over to the secretariat min 15 minutes before every match. The forms will be available during the team registration.
The maximum waiting time is 5 minutes, after that the default result will be 0:5. Any team missing two matches due to the walk over will be excluded from the tournament and all played matches annulled.
Any player can take part only in one team during the entire tournament. Player’s identification may be requested in case of misgivings. The player’s passports or other ID must be for disposal for this case. The player’s identification can be requested also by the opponent but only till the end of the break between the 1st and 2nd period after handing over the protest fee. In case of potential unfitness the default result of this match will be 0:5.
Match penalty 1 leads automatically to suspension till the end of the respective match, match penalty 2 to suspension in the following match and the match penalty 3 leads to the player’s suspension in the whole tournament.
A potential protest should be delivered to the hall secretariat in a written form in 15 minutes after the match at latest. Protest fee: RUR 1000. In case of refusing the protest the fee is not refunded. The verdict of the JURY cannot be questioned.
Referees
Members from Russian and Nizhny Novgorod floorball federations referee the games. Referees from other countries are welcomed.
In case the referees decide that one team should change shirts due to the similarity of the opponents colors the team listed as away team in the official match schedule is obliged to change.
There will not be any opportunity to warm up on the floorball ground (except for the final matches) and warming up before every match will therefore have to take place next to the ground or outside the hall.
The number of dressing rooms in all halls is limited and therefore it has to be used by „walking through“ system. After changing before the match please take all the team’s belongings in bags to the ground. After the match you may be given a different dressing room. The organizers cannot be taken responsible for any loss of personal belongings during the tournament.
The organizers have the right to change the published match schedule. In such a case a notice will be given to each team leader affected by the change.
In each category the first four teams will be awarded /maximum 20 medals per team/. At the same time the best goal scorer, best goal-keeper and best player in each category will be decorated. The teams and individuals will be decorated immediately after the final game of the given category.