< To the UEG Member Federations 26 th European Championships in Trampoline, Double Mini-Trampoline and Tumbling Seniors and Juniors B A K U April 12 th to 15 th, 2018 Dear President, In accordance with the decision of the UEG Executive Committee, the organisation of the Senior and Junior European Championships in Trampoline, Double Mini-Trampoline and Tumbling have been entrusted to the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. We are pleased to give you the following information: VENUE AND DATE April 12 th to 15 th, 2018 Baku (AZE) PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE Monday, April 9 th Arrival of the Delegations Free training Tuesday, April 10 th Arrival of the Delegations Scheduled training (Junior and Senior) Judges draw (not compulsory for judges) Orientation meeting (evening) Technical meeting (evening) Wednesday, April 11 th Scheduled training (Junior and Senior) Judges meetings Medical meeting Thursday, April 12 th Official opening Junior preliminaries Round 1 in TRA (B / G) Senior preliminaries in DMT & TUM (M / W) Junior Team Finals in TRA Senior Team Finals in DMT & TUM Friday, April 13 th Junior preliminaries in DMT & TUM (B / G) Senior preliminaries Round 1 in TRA (M / W) Junior Team Finals in DMT & TUM Senior Team Finals in TRA Saturday, April 14 th Junior preliminaries in Synchro (B / G) Senior preliminaries in Synchro (M / W) Junior preliminaries Round 2 (Semi-final) in TRA (B / G) Senior preliminaries Round 2 (Semi-final) in TRA (M / W)
Sunday, April 15 th Monday, April 16 th Junior Individual Finals in all disciplines Senior Individual Finals in all disciplines Junior Synchro Finals Senior Synchro Finals Departure Please note: Schedule is provisional and may be adjusted after the definitive entries are received. COMPETITION FORMAT The competition format will be in accordance with the UEG Technical Regulations and FIG Code of points in force. Round 2 of the Qualifications (semi-final) will be applied for TRA Individual Seniors and Juniors: The gymnasts with the 24 best scores from Round 1 will go forward to Round 2. Only 3 gymnasts per member federation may compete in Round 2. The gymnasts start Round 2 with a score of zero. Team finals: The top 5 teams in TRA individual, DMT and TUM per age category, men and women (4 gymnasts per team). Please take note that these Championships are qualifying for the following 2 events: - 2018 Youth Olympic Games - 2019 European Games AGE See FIG Technical Regulations. Seniors: Minimum 17 years old (born 2001 or older) Juniors: Minimum 13, maximum 17 years old (born 2005-2001) YOG qualifiers TRA Ind.: born 2001-2002 EG 2019 qualifiers: Seniors Gymnasts must have the above mentioned age in the year of the event. It is only possible to participate in one age category: either senior or junior. Gymnasts who have participated as a Senior in World Championships, Continental Championships, World Cup competitions, Multi-sport Games, may not participate afterwards in Junior competitions. DEFINITIVE ENTRY Must be returned to the UEG Secretariat by January 12 th, 2018. NOMINATIVE ENTRY Must be returned to the UEG Secretariat by March 15 th, 2018.
JUDGES All participating federations have to nominate one judge with a valid FIG Brevet (min. cat. 3) for each discipline (TRA, TUM, DTM) and category in which they have competitors. Judges must possess a valid FIG Brevet for the discipline they are supposed to judge according to the FIG judges rules. Participating in junior and senior event of one discipline (TRA, TUM or DMT) with 5 registered athletes or less, the NF could bring either one or two judges per discipline. Participating in junior and senior event of one discipline (TRA, TUM or DMT) with more than 5 registered athletes, the NF is obliged to bring two judges per discipline. Exceptions could be approved by the TC to ensure the proper number of the judges in both categories A TRA judge should judge either in Senior or in Junior category only. To have a TRA judge in both Senior and Junior category, the NF should send 2 judges. According to the General judges rules 2017-2020 cat. 4 judges can not judge at Continental Championships in Trampoline Gymnastics. UEG TRA TC will start the draw by the highest category judges. Difficulty judges will be drawn from category 1 and 2 judges. Failure to provide a judge will result in the UEG charging the federation concerned a fine (see UEG TR). All judges must participate in the judges meeting. FINANCES Euro 150.- per competitor and per discipline (TRA Indiv, TRA Synchro, TUM, DMT. Not for reserve gymnasts). The respective amounts must be paid by March 15 th, 2018 to: Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Place St-François 14, CP 300 1002 Lausanne, Switzerland Account No : L 5205.70.49 Union Européenne de Gymnastique IBAN Code: CH05 0076 7000 L520 5704 9 Swift Code: BCVLCH2LXXX PUBLICITY ON THE ATTIRE OF THE GYMNASTS Federations wishing to display advertising motifs on attire used in competition by gymnasts and/or coaches must notify the Secretariat of the UEG by completing the form "Publicity on competition attire", which is available on the UEG Intranet. The form must be received at the UEG Secretariat by March 15 th, 2018. WORK PLAN The work plan will be sent to the participating federations six weeks before the championships by e-mail.
PARTICIPATION The maximum number per delegation has to be respected: Seniors resp. Juniors Gymnasts Men Women Total Trampoline individual 4 4 8 Trampoline synchro 2 pairs 2 pairs 4 pairs Reserve individual and synchro - - - * Double mini-trampoline 4 4 8 Reserve double mini-trampoline 1 1 2 Tumbling 4 4 8 Reserve tumbling 1 1 2 Each team participating in the team competition is composed of 3 to 4 athletes. * Reserves for Trampoline Synchro must come from Trampoline Individual and vice versa. If a second pair is entered it must come from the Trampoline Individual contingency Officials TRA TUM DMT Mixed Head of delegation 1 1 1 1 Team manager (only for full team**) 1 1 1 3 Coaches (not more than 1 per gymnast) 2 / 2 2 / 2 2 / 2 12 Judges (more only on request of the TC-TRA) 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 3 / 6 Doctor 1 1 1 1 Physiotherapist 1 1 1 3 ** A full team in TRA/TUM/DMT consists of minimum 3 male and 3 female gymnasts. ADDITIONAL COACHES Upon request, the OC may accredit maximum 2 additional coaches at the cost of the participating federation. The cost per person is EURO 150.- FIG LICENCE All gymnasts must have a valid FIG licence, which has to be presented upon accreditation. SANCTIONS Please allow us to remind you of the sanctions. Situation Definitive entry received after the deadline Nominative entry received after the deadline Non-participation (noticed at the venue) Sanction Euro 1'500.- Euro 1'000.- Euro 1'000.-
ORGANISING COMMITTEE Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation MGA - Milli Gimnastika Arenası (National Gymnastics Arena) Address: 178 Heydar Aliyev Avenue AZ1029, Baku, Azerbaijan Contact Person: Nurlana Mammadzada Tel: +99412 493 3011 Direct: +99412 598 4082 / Mob: +99450 385 3969 Fax: +99412 493 9500 E-mail: office@agf.az Website: www.agf.az In conclusion we would once more like to remind you to respect our deadlines. Kind regards, UNION EUROPEENNE DE GYMNASTIQUE The President Georges GUELZEC President TC-TRA Vladimir ZEMAN Lausanne, October 6 th, 2017