Team
A team is
made up of one Captain and 9 registered players. Of the 9 players 7 are active
players and 2 are designated as substitutes. The Captain can join his team as a
player. In the beginning of the series there has to be 7 players in the field
and 3 women.
Main rule
The
purpose of the game is hit the opposing team member by snowballs.
Duration
The
standard time for one period is 3 minutes (3 periods/ game). The time passed
until the resumption of the period does not count as part of actual period
time. The first team to win two periods
wins game.
Team
Information
Team
information will be taken to competition office 30 minutes before the beginning of the first game. Teams
can only use these named players during the tournament. You can change the
opposition of the players freely between sections. Headreferee can check the
team information anytime during the matches. Whether there are some changes in
the teams, the team will be sent out of the tournament.
Snowballs
The
snowballs will be made by the special machine. 90 snowballs/ period and 270
snowballs/ game. Making snowballs starts 30 minutes before the game, and team
has 15 minutes time to do snowballs.
Equipments
Helmet
afficed with head and face protection are compulsory and number tickets will be given by the
organizer. Shoes may not have spikes.
Costume
and team flag
Team
shall wear similar costume. Team flag shall be made of cloth and be 50cm height
and 1m length. Flag poles shall be 2m length.
Insurance
Each
player takes care of his own insurance!
Other
rules
Is
available by the organizer of the competition. www. yukigassen.fi. The rules
will be delivered to the players before the tournament.
Prizes
The best
teams (1-3) will be awarded. Other awards include: Best costume and Best Fair
Play.
Winning, losing and point accumulation
1.
A team wins section, if within the allotted time they capture (pull out) the
opponents flag.
2. A
team wins section, if within the allotted time all of the members of the
opposing team are declared out.
3. If
time runs out before a winner has been decided, the team with the most players
left on the court is declared winner.
4. If
time runs out before a winner has been decided, and each team has the same
number of players remaining, the period is declared a tie.
Points
1. The
team which captures an opponent’s flag is awarded 10 points. The losing team is awarded no points. (10-0)
2. A
team which wins by all members of the opposing team being declared “out” is
awarded 7 points. The losing team is awarded no points. (7-0)
3. If
time runs out with no flag being captured, each team is awarded 1 point for every team member still left playing. (for example 6-5)
Declaring the winner and loser of a match
1. The
first team to win two periods wins the match. In the event that three periods
are played, and two of the periods end in ties, the winner of the one decided
period wins the match.
2. If
both teams tie in the third period, total points for the three periods will be
calculated and the team with the most points will be declared the winner.
3. If
both teams tie in the third period, and at the end of the third period the
points total for the match are the same, a winner will be decided by a winning throw (WT).
4. The
method for the WT is as follows: a target is placed on the chateau and each
team chooses in the last period on the field being five players, from which at
least two women. (principal: man-woman-man-woman-man). From just behind the
back line, teams altenate having one of
their players at a time to throw one snowball at the target. The team
with the most knockdowns off the target of the chateau wins.
5.
If the play is still after that a tie, teams choose one man player and the one
who hits first to target wins the whole battle. The thrower cannot be one who
has thrown before.
6. If
the play is still a tie, teams choose one woman player to throw and the
principal is the same as in above (point 5).
7. If
the play after all is still a tie, teams choose one player and the throws
continues as long as either of teams hit
the target. In this stage the thrower can be the same all the time.
The
winner of the WT get one section point.