#BWV2027 Official Rules

BWV2027

1. REGISTRATION PHASE

Registrations for the tournament are open from 20 SEPTEMBER 2026 to 30 NOVEMBER 2026 by completing the form available online on the official website of the tournament. You will then receive an email confirming that pre-registration has been completed.
Within 5 DAYS of receiving the email confirming that pre-registration has been completed, the club must send proof of payment (including the CRO reference number) of the registration fee to the IBAN address indicated in the confirmation email.

IMPORTANT: Failure to receive proof of payment within this deadline will result in the cancellation of the registration. Verification of payment will be followed by the registration confirmation email.

REGISTRATION FEE: the registration fee for each club is equal to:
- in the case of registration of a single team 220 euros;
- in the case of registration of two teams 400 euros;
- in the case of registration of three teams 540 euros;
- in case of registration of four 660 euros;
- in case of registration of more than four teams send an email to iscrizioni@bearwoolvolley.it

It is possible, for a company, to register more than one team within the same category (providing different names in order to distinguish the teams). Please remember that it is not possible to have the same athlete play in two different teams within the same category.

Each registration fee includes:
- REGISTRATION
- T-SHIRT OF THE TOURNAMENT
- PACKED LUNCH

The T-shirts and the packed lunch will be delivered ONLY to the members of CAMP3. A packed lunch is not provided for the companions (with the exception of foreign teams).
IMPORTANT: the packed lunch for January 5th is paid for by the participating companies, with the exception of the finalist and foreign teams.

2. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

All participating teams must send, no later than December 15, 2026, the documents listed below to the email address iscrizioni@bearwoolvolley.it:

  • Privacy document provided upon registration confirmation, filled out in all its fields and signed;
  • CAMP3 with ALL the athletes (minimum 7 players) who are part of the total roster that will participate in the tournament, made directly on the Federation's online website and manually adding the names of the athletes borrowed from other Clubs (attaching the loan sheet signed by the president of the Club that owns the athlete's membership), the name of the coaches and bench managers;
  • MANAGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TEAM present at the Tournament (IMPORTANT: all communications from Bear Wool Volley will be made ONLY to this person) with SURNAME, NAME and mobile number;
  • DEFIBRILLATOR OPERATOR must be MANDATORY for EACH TEAM, report SURNAME, NAME and mobile number;
  • ALLERGIES/INTOLERANCES: Report if there are allergies and/or intolerances in the team via the form received by email.

3. COMPETITION PROCESS

Only F.I.P.A.V. - affiliated clubs may participate.

Temporary loans of players between clubs are permitted for the duration of the Tournament, provided that they are always regularly registered players and under the full responsibility of the clubs holding the membership. In this case, a copy of the authorization from the transferring Club must be submitted.

An Athlete in the Tournament can only play for one Club.
Athletes from the same Club can participate in multiple categories.

No changes to matches are foreseen for any overlaps between categories.
Participating teams must have a MINIMUM OF 7 PLAYERS registered on the scoresheet.

Net height for the various categories:

  • UNDER 15 F 2.24
  • UNDER 17 M 2.35
  • UNDER 18 F 2.24
  • UNDER 17 M 2.43
  • UNDER 18 F 2.24
  • UNDER 19 M 2.43

General rules:

  • In all categories, the use of the first and second libero is permitted.
  • Teams must show up 30 MINUTES BEFORE each match as per the calendar.
  • The organization can decide to change the order and the playing fields if it deems it necessary at its sole discretion.
  • Teams must organize themselves for travel between gyms and hotels with their own means.
  • The final tournament competition calendar will be available on the first day of the tournament start.
  • All tournament competitions will last 2 sets out of 3 (25 RPS points, possible third set at 15 RPS points). In the event of a tie of 24 or 14, the advantages will be decided.
  • Please note that the general F.I.P.A.V. regulation will be used for the rules of the game.
  • First touch in reception is free for all categories except for Under 17M and Under 19M where the first touch in reception must be in bagher.
  • All matches will be refereed by F.I.P.A.V. referees.
  • For the purposes of the ranking, 3 points will be awarded for a 2-0 victory, 2 points for a 2-1 victory, 1 point for a 1-2 defeat and 0 points for a 0-2 defeat.
  • In the event of a tie in the group, the following will be considered:
    • number of victories,
    • set quotient,
    • points quotient,
    • direct match.
  • Each team must provide warm-up balls. Bear Wool Volley will provide ONLY 2 match balls for each playing field.
  • The opening of the tournament, the party evening and the awards ceremony are an integral part of the event, therefore all clubs must be present.
  • The organization declines all responsibility in the event of events or accidents that occur before, during or after the event, except as provided for by the insurance part of the cards of its own federation F.I.P.A.V.; including theft or damage to objects.

4. Women U15

Details regarding the game formats will be published shortly.

5. Women U17

Details regarding the game formats will be published shortly.

6. Women U19

Details regarding the game formats will be published shortly.

7. Men U15

Details regarding the game formats will be published shortly.

8. Men U17

Details regarding the game formats will be published shortly.

9. Men U19

Details regarding the game formats will be published shortly.

10. Special Olympics

Details regarding the game formats will be published shortly.