TOURNAMENT The tournament is the 2018 Youth, Junior (U17) and Under 15 Australian Boxing Championships (which can be referred to as the Under 19 Australian Championships). It is intended that the Under 19 Australian Championships competition will, also, be the Nomination for Selection event for the 2018 Oceania Qualifying Event for the 2018 AIBA Youth Men and Women s World Championships. CHAMPIONSHIP PERIOD 21 24 March 2018 COMPETITION VENUE Rendezvous Hotel Perth Scarborough The Esplanade Scarborough WA TEAM MANAGER Connie Chan Email: connie.hammernutrition@gmail.com Connie will be in contact with all boxers after team selection TEAM IDENTIFICATION Each Member of the team will be issued with an Identification badge and lanyards (issued to competing athletes and State Coaches only). Please note team members will need to pay for entry into the venue if they are not wearing their Identification badge. REGISTRATION Each boxer must provide the following for registration to the team. Signed Boxer Declaration Form (for every boxer) Signed Anti-Doping Declaration Form (for every boxer) Signed Athlete for Australian Selection Declaration Form for every Youth boxer eligible for selection or nomination for selection to an Australian Team at this tournament. Proof of Australian Citizenship for every U17 and U15 boxer (such as a Australian birth certificate as well as that of one parent or extract of birth certificate or Australian Citizenship Certificate or the identification number of one of these documents) Copy of Passport or Passport identification number and its expiry date for all Youth boxers eligible for selection or nomination for selection to an Australian Team at this tournament. Signed Non Pregnancy Declaration form for all female boxers (please note a guardian must sign the form for females under 18 years) Serology report following the wording requirements of WA Combat Sports
DAILY COMPETITION AND MEETING SCHEDULE DATE TIME PHASE March 20 (Tuesday) Arrival 18:00 19:00 Draw 19:00 20:00 Technical Meeting March 21 (Wednesday) 7:00 8:00 Medical Check & Weigh-in 12:00 17:00 Session 1* 18:00 22:00 Session 2* March 22 (Thursday) 7:00 8:00 Medical Check & Weigh-in 12:00 17:00 Session 3* 18:00 22:00 Session 4* March 23 (Friday) 7:00 8:00 Medical Check & Weigh-in 12:00 17:00 Session 5* 18:00 22:00 Session 6 * March 24 (Saturday) 7:00 8:00 Medical Check & Weigh-in 13:00 17:00 Session 7*(U17 and U15 Finals) 19:00 22:00 Session 8*(Youth Finals) March 25 (Sunday) All Day Departure *Note: These Session times are currently guesstimates until entries have been received BOXER ELIGIBILITY In addition to being an Australian citizen to be eligible to enter the U19, U17 and U15 Australian Boxing Championships a boxer must have had a minimum of 3 bouts experience (excluding exhibitions). ROUNDS Under 15: 3 x 1.5 minute rounds Junior: 3 x 2 minute rounds Youth: 3 x 3 minute rounds
AGE CATEGORIES Under 15: for a boxer aged 13 (2005) or 14 years (2004) Junior: for a boxer aged 15 (2003) or 16 years (2002) Youth: for a boxer aged 17 (2001) or 18 years (2000) **Age will be determined by the boxer s year of birth. WEIGHT CATEGORIES Youth Male: 46-49 kg, 49-52 kg, 52-56 kg, 56-60 kg, 60-64 kg, 64-69 kg, 69-75 kg, 75-81 kg, 81-91 kg, +91 kg. Youth Female: 45-48 kg, 48-51 kg, 51-54 kg, 54-57 kg, 57-60 kg, 60-64 kg, 64-69 kg, 69-75 kg, 75-81 kg, +81 kg Junior and U/15 Male and Female: 22 kg, 22-24 kg, 24-26 kg, 26-28 kg, 28-30 kg, 30-32 kg, 32-34 kg, 34-36 kg, 36-38 kg, 38-40 kg, 40-42 kg, 42-44 kg, 44-46 kg, 46-48 kg, 48-50 kg, 50-52 kg, 52-54 kg, 54-57 kg, 57-60 kg, 60-63 kg, 63-66 kg, 66-70 kg, 70-75 kg, 75-80 kg, +80kg Please note that Member Associations are entitled to enter up to two entrants in each Youth weight category. For Junior and Under 15 only one entrant per weight category is permitted. However, in the Junior category only Member Associations can enter up to a maximum of 4 extra male and female boxers as long as the Member Association doesn t exceed two entries per weight category. Refer BAL Technical and Competition Regulation Appendix 5, Clause 5.16. BOXING EQUIPMENT All Men s and Women s bouts will be conducted with gloves supplied by Boxing Australia. Boxing Australia will have available head guards for boxers to wear. In accordance with Boxing Australia s Technical and Competition Regulations all U19, U17 and U15 bouts will be conducted wearing head guards. Boxers may wear their own head guard as long as it is AIBA approved and licensed. For 2018 AIBA approved and licensed equipment suppliers are Adidas, Sting, Taishan Sports, Top Ten, Wesing Sports, Greenhill, Velo and Garmy. Please note only 2016 dated Greenhill equipment will be accepted. Bandages: All boxers shall wear AIBA approved bandages and the specifications will comply with BAL Technical and Competition Regulation Appendix 5.70-5.72. Boxers shall have no tape on the hand or bandage other than on top of the wrist to secure the bandage. SCORING SYSTEM The AIBA 10 point Must System will be used.
REFEREES AND JUDGES All Referees & Judges will be selected and appointed by Boxing Australia. DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS Boxing Queensland must have submitted the following with their team entries by 6 March 2018, it is vitally important that you do not leave the state titles without handing in all forms: Signed Boxer Declaration Form (for every boxer) Signed Anti-Doping Declaration Form (for every boxer) Signed Athlete for Australian Selection Declaration Form for every Youth boxer eligible for selection or nomination for selection to an Australian Team at this tournament. Proof of Australian Citizenship for every U17 and U15 boxer (such as a Australian birth certificate as well as that of one parent or extract of birth certificate or Australian Citizenship Certificate or the identification number of one of these documents) Copy of Passport or Passport identification number and its expiry date for all Youth boxers eligible for selection or nomination for selection to an Australian Team at this tournament. Signed Non Pregnancy Declaration form for all female boxers (please note a guardian must sign the form for females under 18 years) Serology report for every boxer following the wording requirements of WA Combat Sports Entries are due to be submitted by 6 March 2018; entries can be accepted up to 13 March 2018 but will be considered late entries and will incur a late fee of $200 per entrant. No entries will be accepted after 13 March 2018. If you cannot provide all forms before 6 March you will need to pay any additional fees levied on Boxing Queensland. All boxers must bring to their first Medical Check and Weigh-In of the Australian Championships; His or her Boxer Competition Record Book with: (a) their Annual Medical Examination marked: (i) as undertaken (ii) with the assessment he or she is Fit to Box and (iii) dated (b) Medical Examination assessments undertaken following any rest periods after a head injury marked as Fit DRESS OF BOXERS Boxers are not permitted to wear Australian representative uniforms. Boxers are only permitted to wear their corner colours (singlet & shorts) as described in BAL Technical and Competition Regulation Appendix 5 Clause 5.33. MOUTHGUARDS No boxer shall be permitted to wear a red or partially red coloured mouthguard. DRINK IN THE FIELD OF PLAY Only plain water in a clear bottle is allowed in the field of play and within the corners of all bouts. No glass is permitted in the Field of Play.
COACHES ACCREDITATION Coaches certified by BAL will be supplied with an accreditation pass bearing photo ID which must be worn into the Field of Play. No uncertified coaches will be allowed to enter the Field of Play. DRESS OF COACHES No coaches shall be allowed to be in the corner if they are not appropriately dressed. Inappropriate dress is deemed to include bare feet, sandals or thongs, singlets and offensive t-shirts. At the Australian Championships coaches and assistant coaches shall wear state/territory tracksuit or state/territory shirt and shorts. BEHAVIOUR STANDARDS As within BAL Technical and Competition Regulation Appendix 5 Clause 5.83 No boxer, coach, referee, judge, tournament official or Member Association shall demonstrate during Australian Boxing Championships or National Selection Events for whatever reason. If a demonstration occurs, the boxer, coach or Member Association concerned shall be excluded by the Supervisor from competing in the event and/or from remaining in the venue from the time of the demonstration and any further administration action or penalty determined by the Board of Boxing Australia in its sole and absolute discretion. COACHING FROM THE CORNER Each Boxer is entitled to one coach and two assistant coaches in their corner. Only one coach and one assistant coach of a competing boxer can mount the apron of the ring, the third must remain at floor level. Only one coach may enter the ring during the break period between rounds of the bout. The coach or assistant coaches shall not enter the ring before the start or at the conclusion of a bout; however, two may mount the apron of the ring before the bout. A coach is not permitted to shout loudly and/or referee to encourage or incite spectators by words or signs during the progress of a round. A coach is not permitted to throw any item into the ring to demonstrate a disagreement or to kick any chair or water bottle or to take any action that may be deemed as unsportsmanlike behaviour. No coach is to use any communication device in the Field of Play. This includes such items but not limited to mobile telephones, walkie-talkies, smart phones, headsets, shortwave radios etc. If a coach is found in breach of any prohibited activity, he or she will receive a caution from the Supervisor or the Supervisor s representative for the 1st violation. If a coach commits a 2nd violation then he or she shall receive a warning from the Supervisor or the Supervisor s representative and be placed outside the Field of Play area, but be allowed to remain in the Competition Venue. If there is a 3rd violation then the coach, by the authority of the Supervisor or the Supervisor s representative, will be removed from the Competition Venue for the rest of the day. DOPING CONTROL Doping control shall be conducted in accordance with BAL Anti-Doping Rules and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority.