General house rules
1. Registrations should be organized via an official Armenian organization.
2. Only one non-European athlete per team sports and only one non-European athlete per individual sports is eligible to take part (first come first serve principle).
3. For the team sports, each team may not have more than 1 non-Armenian player in the team. Non-Armenians who have proven (ID card or other governmental document) first-degree (married or child) family relationship with an Armenian person are not counted as non-Armenian players.
4. The individual sport solely consists of Armenian participants, unless a Non-Armenian participant has a proven (ID card or other governmental document) first-degree (married or child) family relation with an Armenian person.
5. For the team sports athletes, the minimum age is 14+ years and for the individual sport 12+ years. Athletes turning these ages during the year of the EAG will be accepted.
6. All instructions of the Euro Armenian Games (EAG) host organization must be followed.
7. All athletes and guests are obligated to wear the EAG wristbands (or other recognizable tool determined by the EAG host) during the EAG weekend.
8. Access to the hotel, breakfast, sports and evening events is only possible with the EAG wristband.
9. In case a wristband breaks it should be saved and handed over to the organization, who will provide you with a new wristband.
10. Losing a wristband will be investigated by the organization and can lead to an extra charge. Fraud will result in exclusion from the entire event. This includes removal from the hotel.
11. Misbehaving during a sports competition means disqualifying from the tournament.
12. Misbehaving during the event in any accommodation can result in exclusion from the entire event.
13. Misbehaving to EAG committee members and EAG host, volunteers and referees means exclusion from the entire event. This includes removal from the hotel.
14. Disqualification and/or exclusion from the event will not result in a refund.
15. The EAG host is not responsible for any theft and losses of personal properties.
16. The use of alcohol is prohibited for persons under the age of 18.
17. The EAG host takes no responsibility for misbehavior and abuse of alcohol/drugs etc.
Sport house rules
18. For the team- and sport regulations we refer to the sport rules included in the sport section.
19. Each athlete is permitted to choose multiple sports. For detailed rules regarding participation, please refer to the guidance and clarifications provided in Articles 24 to 27 of these house rules.
20. The EAG host has the right to change or cancel any sports if there are insufficient participants. These participants will be informed and requested to join another sport.
21. The EAG host gives great importance to Fair play in sports. Every team/athlete carries the responsibility for Fair play. The referees will be instructed to make the EAG a Fair play tournament.
22. The central EAG tournament regulations and sport rules will be applied and shared by the EAG host to the sport delegations.
23. The presence of all team captains at the captains meeting is mandatory.
Multi-sport participation rules
24. Participation in multiple sports:
– Athletes may participate in one team sport and one individual sport concurrently, with the individual sport taking priority in the tournament for the individual person.
– An athlete can only participate in a second sport (individual sport) if the team sport has sufficient athletes to meet the required number of players in the field.
– The team sport must have enough substitutes to cover any potential absence of players when the athlete is participating in their individual sport.
Example: If the basketball team has 8 players and requires 5 players on the field, the athlete in the 7th or 8th position can join an individual sport. However, the 1st through 6th players must remain active in the team sport, and the team must have at least 2 substitutes.
25. Support for another sports team:
– If an athlete (from the same Armenian organization) participates in one specific sport and wishes to support another team in a different sport, this is permitted under certain conditions:
The athlete must be registered as athlete with the same Armenian organization at host country for approval to participate in the second sport.
An athlete cannot switch between teams within their own sport (e.g., a volleyball player cannot join multiple volleyball teams).
– Violating this rule could lead to the disqualification of the team involved.
For example, if a second-team volleyball player joins the first team, it could result in the disqualification of that team from the tournament.
26. Cross-Organizational Participation:
– Sport teams can be formed from athletes representing different Armenian organizations.
For example, if players from different countries wish to combine and form a futsal team, they are allowed to do so and register themselves at the host organization desk.
– The mixed-team must register under a single organization, which they must collectively decide upon before participating in the tournament.
Example: A futsal team made up of 3 players from France, 2 players from Italy, and 4 players from Germany must agree upon one organization under which they will compete.
27. All teams (for team sports) and individual athletes (for individual sports) based on the above mention, must submit their intent to participate no later than 10 calendar days prior to the scheduled start date of the tournament. After this period the host has the right to decline the participation for the tournament.
Insurances
28. All participants should be in possession of Health, Accident and Travel (cancellations) insurances.
29. The EAG host is not responsible for any damage made in the sports arena, hotel, bus or any physical damage during sports. The costs of damage will be recovered from the responsible.
Cancellation rules
30. The EAG fees are always transferred to the EAG host. EAG committee is not responsible for any refunds of the cancellations made by participants, athletes, guests or the EAG host.
31. As a result of the reservation costs, each EAG host is obliged to charge the following cancelation fee for the participants, athletes, guests:
– 35 calendar days before the start of the EAG event: 50% of the amount you signed in for, excluding possible transfer fees.
– 21 calendar days before the start of the EAG event: 75% of the amount you signed in for, excluding possible transfer fees.
– 14 calendar days before the start of the EAG event: 100% of the amount you signed in for, excluding possible transfer fees.
32. Special cases of cancellation caused by severe sickness or injury, calamities, and death will be examined and inspected by the EAG host.
Source: Euro Armenian Games website: www.euroarmeniangames.eu/house-rules