INTERNATIONAL RULES OF COMPETITION (Accepted in 27. April 2004 by IBTA)1.
Throwing equipment
In
men's series the official throwing equipment is a rubber boot of the size 43,
left or right foot boot, of which the strap in the top of the leg has been
removed. The weight of the boot may be 1 kg (880 - 1050 g) and the height up to
44 cm (measured from the heel up to the top rim of the leg). In
women's series the official throwing equipment is a rubber boot of the size 38,
left or right foot boot, of which the strap in the top of the leg has been
removed. The weight of the boot may be 0.7 kg (630 - 750 g) and the height up to
37 cm (measured from the heel up to the top rim of the leg). Young
people (11-16 years of age) throw with a boot of the size 38. Children of the
age of 10 and younger throw with a boot of the size 33, the height of which is
27.5 cm and the weight 450 g. The
boot used in competition may not be altered in any way. In competition, at least
two pairs of men's and women's boots must be available. In qualifications for
the the World Championship, each
qualifying group must have at least two pairs of men's and women's boots
available. The
boots used in competition have to be numbered. Prior to the competition the
technical supervisor must check the boots to be used. The
government approves of the throwing equipments and supporting equipments annually. All the official
throwing equipments must be available in all international competitions. In
the year 2004 the accepted throwing equipments are Sulman, Kuru and Kontio.
2.
Throwing sector and throwing area The
throwing sector must be marked according to the attached diagram. The boot must
be thrown from the throwing area, which is four metres wide and at least 20
metres long. The approach run limit must be marked either with tape or with
chalk. The throw must take off from the throwing area, which is five metres long
and four metres wide seen from the throwing line. The thrower must stay within
the throwing area until the throw has been officially approved. The
throwing area must be even. Only the supervisors and the thrower may be within
the throwing area during the throw. For throwers awaiting their turn there must
be a marked area separated with line, the scope of which is three meters on both
sides of the approach run limit and the length of which is 20 metres. The
throwing sector must have horizontal lines at 20, 30, 40 and 50 metres. 3.
Throwing style and throwing time The
throwing style and the grip of the boot are free, but the leg of the boot must
be straight when the boot is in the air (for example, the leg of the boot may
not be rolled on top of the foot of the boot). In
qualifications and final competitions, the throw may be performed freely within
30 seconds. The clock will be started when the flag official lifts up the white
flag, which means that all equipment need not be on the spot. (However, the
field officials must be ready, and the flag official must check that they are
ready.) The thrower has the right to wait for the boot that was used in the
previous throw. 4.
Supporting equipment The
use of gloves are allowed when throwing. In sport generally used sprays and waxes
are allowed to improve the grip. The thrower is allowed to put them only to the
hand, not to the boot. The use of resin products are forbidden. 5.
The acceptable throw The
throw can be accepted if the boot falls on the sector line or in the area within
the lines. Each throw must be measured immediately from the closest landing mark
made by the boot to the measuring point. The throw will be negligible (not
accepted) if the thrower touches the throwing line with any part of his/her body,
or steps over the line. The length of the throw will be measured to the nearest
one centimetre. In case of a National Record or World Record throw, the throw
will be remeasured to the measuring point. In official competitions the
organizers must have a measure that is 100 metres long. 6.
Throwing order The
order in which the competitors perform their throw is to be determined by
drawing lots. In final competitions the throws will be performed in reversed
order based on the results (i.e. the best throws last). 7.
Competitors When
the number of competitors exceeds 12, each competitor is entitled to perform 3
throws. Of them the 12 best throwers are entitled to 3 more throws. If several
throwers share the same result on the twelfth place, all of them are entitled to
continue. In final results, if results are even the next best results will
determine the placings. National Championships and World Championships In
two-day competitions ( World Championships), the 25
best throwers after three throwing rounds may continue in the next day finals.
The final comprises of six rounds, and the twelve best throwers are entitled to
continue on to the three last rounds. In
the World Championships at least one thrower from every nation gets to the final. In
the team competitions the qualifying rounds are thrown separately, and the eight
best teams are qualified to continue in the finals, comprising of 3 rounds. The
final round begins at zero situation. Only
results from the open series are acceptable in team competition. In
personal competition the qualifying requirement will be announced by the
competition management one hour before the start of the qualifying rounds. The
throwers participating in team and personal competition must represent the same
community in both competitions. The
rules of two-day competition apply in a three-day competition, too. 8.
Team In
men's and women's team competition the participants are three pre-nominated
throwers, whose best result from the three first rounds applies as result in the
team competition. Entries
for the team competition must be supplied by the deadline announced by the
organizers. 9.
Interruption of competition After
interruption of the competition due to a force majeure reason (heavy rain,
thunderstorm etc.), the competition is resumed by starting again from the
beginning of the interrupted round. However, the results of the interrupted
round can be recorded to statistics. 10.
Records The
Boot Throwing Association accepts and records to statistics the following
results thrown in competitions of the official Association competition schedule: Men:
In class C, result 30 m; B, result 37 m; class A, result 44 m and Champion Class
result 50 m. 11.
Repetition throw The
throw may be repeated if the boot hits an official within the sector lines. 12.
Technical supervisor The
Board of the Association nominates an official Technical Supervisor for each
competition included in the official competition schedule. The Supervisor may
not be a member of the organizing club. The Supervisor must be a member of the
Association and his name must be given to the organizing club two weeks prior to
the competition. The Supervisor's duties include supervising that the
competition is performed according to competition rules and regulations, and
inspecting the competition equipment. The supervisors and deputy supervisors o World Championships are nominated by the Board in its
January meeting. The
Technical Supervisor may participate in the competition. 13.
Junior series The
junior series are: girls and boys of the ages of 10, 12, 14, 16 and 20. For
instance if the thrower's 10th birthday occurs during the present year, he/she
will participate in the series for 10-year-olds. 14.
Veteran and senior series The
senior series is for men and women of the ages 45-54. The veteran series are for
ages 55 - 64, 65-69, 70-74 and 75+. If the thrower's 45th birthday occurs during
the present year, he or she may participate in the senior series. 15.
Transfers between clubs In
case the thrower transfers from one club to another, the transfer announcement
must be made in writing to the National Boot Throwing Association by December
31. 16.
Protests Any
thrower who wishes to protest against these rules in competition, must submit
the protest in writing to the competition organizers within 30 minutes of the
end of the competition. The protest fee is 40 €. lf the protest is rejected,
the organizer will account the sum to the National Boot Throwing Association. 17.
The official clock An
official clock indicating seconds must be present at the throwing venue in the
following competitions: World Championships and World Cups. 18.
Code of conduct The
members of the National Boot Throwing Association, both clubs and individuals,
are obliged to manifest good sportsmanship and they must follow the applying
rules and regulations. 19.
Training throws Prior
to the beginning of a series the competitors have to be allowed to perform
training throws from the throwing area for approximately 10 minutes. Thereafter
the throwing area is to be prepared for competition. 20.
The use of fourth competitor in a team ln
competitions with separate opening competitions and final competitions the team
may change one thrower due to injury or other force majeure reason. The new
thrower may not participate in any team in the opening competition and he/she
must be a member of the team's club. Authorization to use a fourth competitor
must be obtained from the Jury. 21.
Transfer of throwing sector The
Jury of the Competition must authorise an eventual transfer of the throwing
sector. 22.
Jury of the Competition All
competitions must have a Jury of the Competition. The Jury consists of the
Manager of the Competition and two technical supervisors appointed by the
Association. 23.
Antidoping regulations In
order to be able to participate in the competition the athletes must obey the
rules of the National Antidoping Commission and the International Boot Throwing
Association. All the athletes, coaches and officials have to learn the rules and
regulations of the antidoping. The information of the antidoping regulations can
be found from the National Antidoping Commission. Unless the International Boot
Throwing Association has decided for a more strict penalty, the minimum
penalties for doping violations are: 1.
Temporary suspension (mainly two years from the first doping violation) 2.
Lifetime suspension 3.
A warning, based on the National Antidoping Comissions statement. 24.
General regulations The
principles of fairplay spirit are to be followed in the Boot Throwing
competitions.
RULES OF THE WORLD CUPWorld
Cup has 12 competitions: World Championships, Five competitions in Finland,
three in Sweden, two in Estonia and one in Russia. Series are open series for
men, open series for women, teams and men 45, women 45, men 55, women 55, men
65, women 65, men 70 and women 70. In
every competition 15 best throwers get points according the following table. 1.
30 points Individual
and team competitions seven competitions are counted to the final points. The
one that gets most points is the winner. Final points are taken into account if
the thrower has participated in at least five competitions. For race between
squads, the open series, teams and men 45 and women 45 are taken into account.
Every World Cups organizer-squads participate in the competition payments by 70
€/squad.
RULES OF THE NATIONAL CUPSeries
are mens open series, womens open series, teams, mens series 45,55,65 and womens
series 45,55,65. Every competitions 15 best get points according the following
table. 1.
30 points
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