SPANISH JUNIOR OPEN 2016 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands Friday 11th March – Sunday 13st March 2016 1. ORGANISER: Canary Islands Squash Federation Tel: +34 922 109 214 - +34 607 012 262 Mail: fcs@squashcanarias.com Web: www.squashcanarias.com 2. CATEGORIES: Boys U 19 max 48 Draw Girls U 19 max 32 Draw Boys U 17 max 48 Draw Girls U 17 max 32 Draw Boys U 15 max 48 Draw Girls U 15 max 32 Draw Boys U 13 max 48 Draw Girls U 13 max 32 Draw The Spanish Junior Open is open to all players under the age of 13, 15, 17, and 19, on the 13st march 2016, as appropriate. Players are only allowed to enter one category. 3. VENUES: Centro Insular de Squash de Tenerife C/ Fernando Barajas Prats s/n, 38005 S/C de Tenerife Club de Tenis Tenerife Avenida de Bélgica 27, 38007 S/C de Tenerife 4. SCORING: PAR 11 scoring (to 2 clear points), best of five games, will be used. All players will be guaranteed of three scheduled matches. 5. MATCHES All matches will be played as best of five games with PAR 11 scoring to 2 clear points. All players will be guaranteed a minimum of three scheduled matches. All positions in the categories will be played out. ESF approved balls will be used in all matches. All players will be expected to mark and referee matches. Wearing of approved eye protection on court is mandatory at all time. Players will not be allowed to compete without approved eye protection. 1. REFEREEING: All players will be expected to mark and referee matches. 2. BALL: Dunlop Pro evolution 3. INSURANCE: The organisation and/or centre have a public liability insurance policy valid for the duration of the event. Players must arrange their own insurance. All players have to wear approved protective eye guards on court. All junior players (under 19 years of age) must wear protective eyewear (manufactured to an approved national safety standard) properly over the eyes at all times during practice and match play. The list of WSF Certified Eyewear allowable at the time of participation can be viewed on the WSF website. The event complies with the ESF Junior Circuit Guidelines, a copy of which is available on the ESF website www.europeansquash.com; all participating MNAs should make sure that all relevant people (including coaches, managers and players) are aware of the Guidelines and their requirements. 4. HOTEL: Hotel Escuela de Santa Cruz de Tenerife **** Avenida San Sebastián 152, 38006 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Hotel Colón Rambla Santa Cruz de Tenerife *** C/ Viera y Clavijo 49, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Reservations can only be made by the tournament organisers) 5. DRAWS / SEEDINGS: The seeding and schedules will be published on: http://www.squashcanarias.com The seeding and draw will be carried out using the ESF Junior Rankings valid at the tournament closing date, in accordance with the ESF Junior Circuit Guidelines section D. 6. TRANSPORT: Players and officials will be picked-up and dropped off at North and South Airport. Transportation will be provided on arrival / departure to / from/ Tenerife North/South Airport. Participants will only be picked up if they notify the tournament organizers of their arrival times before Saturday, 20th February There will be a shuttle transfer service between hotel and venue for all purchased a tournament package including hotel. 7. ENTRIES: All entries must be made through / endorsed by a player’s national association. Any entry not approved by the player’s national association will not be accepted. Only one list with all the player's and staff names must be issued by every federation All entries must be made on the official entry form and emailed to: Gonzalo de Bonis – fcs@squashcanarias.com Details of the centre, hotel and travel information will be sent to entrants or their association by e-mail. All players / coaches must have registered and paid for SPIN to participate. SPIN (squash personal identification number) can be obtained at www.worlsdquash.org/spin 8. ENTRY FEE: PACKAGE A: 2 night hotel (arrive Friday and departure Sunday) + 2 breakfast + 3 lunch + 2 dinner --- 216,00€ PACKAGE B: 2 night hotel (arrive Friday and departure Sunday) + 2 breakfast + 3 lunch + 2 dinner + t-shirt + entry fee --- 252,00€ PACKAGE C: only entry fee + t-shirt --- 35,00€ - Extra night accommodation: 57€ night/person (bed and breakfast) Single Room supplement per person per night: 35€ 9. CANCELLATION: 50% of fees (less bank charges) will be reimbursed for withdrawals/cancellations between 1st and 7th March. Fees cannot be refunded for cancellations received on or after 7th March. 10. REGULATIONS: This tournament is part of the ESF Junior Circuit and complies with the ESF Junior Circuit Guidelines, a copy of which is available on the ESF website (www.europeansquash.com). All participating MNAs should ensure that all relevant people (including coaches, managers and players) are aware of the Guidelines and their requirements. ESF PENALTIES from ESF Junior Circuit Guidelines section E. §E.4.a If a player makes a late withdrawal from a tournament (2 days or less before the start date), a doctor’s certificate confirming injury/illness must be provided to avoid penalties. The medical certificate (with a translation in English) must clearly state the player’s name, date of birth and the nature of the illness/injury;the certificate must cover the date of the relevant tournament and must be sent to the ESF office no later than two days after the final day of the tournament (email: esf@europeansquash.com; fax +44 1424774879). Any player making a late withdrawal not supported by a medical certificate will receive zero pointsfor the tournament which will count as one of their 4 best results for the rolling 12 month period and will be taken into account when dividing the points to obtain the ranking average. This penalty will be applied automatically unless the ESF office receives a doctor’s certificate within two days of the tournament finishing. If a player commits this offence for a second time within a 12 month period, he/she will be banned from the ESF Junior Circuit for a period of 12 months. §E.4.b If a player has entered a tournament and fails to turn up, he/she will receive zero ranking points for the tournament. These zero points will count as one of the player’s 4 best results for the rolling 12 month period and will be taken into account when dividing the points to obtain the ranking average. This penalty will be applied automatically. If a player commits this offence for a second time within a 12 month period, he/she will be banned from the ESF Junior Circuit for a period of 12 months. §E.4.c If a player fails to play out all scheduled matches for any reason other than illness or injury, he/she will receive zero ranking points for the tournament. Illness or injury must be verified by the tournament director and, if possible, by medical certificate sent to the ESF office within two days of the tournament finishing. If zero points are awarded, the points will count as one of the player’s 4 best results for the rolling 12 month period and will be taken into account when dividing the points to obtain the ranking average. This penalty will be applied automatically. If a player commits this offence for a second time within a 12 month period, he/she will be banned from the ESF Junior Circuit for a period of 12 months. The recording of matches for coaching / performance analysis purposes is acceptable provided the player and / or their parents / coaches do not object. 11. ENTRIES: ENTRIES CLOSE ON 20TH FEB. 2016 All entries must be endorsed by the player´s National Association and should be emailed to: - E-mail: fcs@squashcanarias.com and dirección@squashcanarias.com 12. BANKS DETAILS: Bank name: Addres: Account Name: Account nº: IBAN: BIC/SWIFT: ARQUIA Rambla de Santa Cruz 138. 38001 S/C de Tenerife Federación Canaria de Squash 3183 3800 3000 0031 3540 ES67 3183 3800 3000 0031 3540 CASDESBBXXX Please mark payment clearly Spanish Junior Open 2016 + Player name / Country SPANISH JUNIOR OPEN 2016 ENTRY FORM European Junior Open Tournament Friday 11th March – Sunday 13st March 2016 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION:______________________________________________ PHONE:_____________________ EMAIL:___________________________________ COACH/RESPONSIBLE PERSON:_________________________________________ PHONE:_____________________ EMAIL:___________________________________ Surrname Given Name T-shirt size: SPIN number Date of Birth Day/Month/ year Boy/ Girl Extra small Large Small Extra Large Event National Ranking Medium Canary Islands Squash Federation cannot be held responsible for entries lost in the post or sent by fax. Please return this form by Friday, 20th February 2016 to Gonzalo de Bonis. ENTRIES CLOSE ON 20TH FEB. 2016 Tournament Package SPANISH JUNIOR OPEN 2016 ENTRY FORM ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DETAILS European Junior Open Tournament Friday 11th March – Sunday 13st March 2016 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION:______________________________________________ PHONE:_____________________ EMAIL:___________________________________ Surname / given name SPIN number Arrival Arrival date Time Flight number Departure Departure Date Time Please return this form by Saturday 20th February 2016, to email: fcs@squashcanarias.com and dirección@squashcanarias.com ENTRIES CLOSE ON 20TH FEB. 2016