Rule 3.1 Tournament director

HistoricalUSHA Four-Wall Rules, 26 January 2024 (historical)

USHA rules text used with permission of the U.S. Handball Association (ushandball.org); credit: U.S. Handball Association. Source: ushandball.org

All tournaments shall be managed by a tournament director, who shall designate the officials. Whenever possible, the officials should include a chief of referees, a floor manager, match referees, and line judges.

Responsibilities

The tournament director is responsible for overseeing the entire tournament. The tournament director, or his/her delegated representative, shall be present at all times.

Rules briefing

The current official USHA rules as posted on the USHA web site will apply and be made available. Any modifications made by the tournament director must be approved by the USHA and stated on the entry form, and/or be available to all players at registration. It is also recommended that referee clinics be held before all USHA-sanctioned tournaments.

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How this rule changed

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How these ideas connect in this rule

Actor
Concept
related term
mentioned together in sub-rules (×number)

Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 29 sub-rules.
Player relates to Tournament director: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
Player relates to USHA: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
Referee relates to Line judge: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
Referee relates to Tournament director: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
Referee relates to Chief of referees: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
Referee relates to USHA: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
Tournament director relates to Chief of referees: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.

No link to the other terms shown: Floor manager. 6 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.