Informationen ParAgility: www.para-agility.nl

PHOTOS
Austria Adelheid-Hnat-Meyra.JPG	Austria Alex-Grimus-Nelson.JPG
Austria Heinz-Dieter-Zeizinger-Strolchi.JPG	Austria Michael-Ossimitz-Dreamer.JPG
Austria Michael-Ossimitz-Merlin.JPG	Austria Nik-Pollak-Xindi.JPG
Austria PAWC-Teamcoach-Eva-Maria-Hauer.JPG	Austria PAWC-Teamleader-Calin-Stefaniu.JPG
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Austria Wolfgang-Zangger-Sir.JPG	Italia Adriano-Thomas.jpg
Italia Nancy-Basilico-Fly.JPG	Olanda Susan-Rekveld-Quita.jpg
Slovenia Dragan-Zegerac-Nina.jpg	Ungheria Agnes-Magyary-Durmy.JPG
Ungheria Richard-Manyik-Filip.JPG	Ungheria Zsolt-Maczucza-Tade.JPG

REGULATIONS

REGULATIONS FOR THE PARAGILITY WORLD CUP (PAWC) COMPETITION GENERAL INFORMATION 1. In all documents and match information the official name to be used shall be: ParAgility World Cup, abbreviated PAWC. 2. Any country wishing to organize the PAWC must agree to use the Regulations PAWC as accepted by International Organization team IMCA & PAWC. 3. During the IMCA & PAWC matches, a portion of the sports grounds accessible for wheelchairs will be reserved for the PAWC competitors, their dogs, and their coaches. 4. There will be wheelchair accessible toilets on or adjacent to the sports grounds where the matches take place. 5. There must be enough wheelchair accessible hotel rooms for the wheelchair dependent competitors in the PAWC. 6. The International Organization Team IMCA & PAWC will evaluate the Regulations PAWC after each match and revise as necessary. 7. Susan Rekveld from the Netherlands will be the contact person for the PAWC in the International Organization Team IMCA & PAWC REGISTRATION 1. The entry fee for PAWC competitors individual will be the same as the entry fee for IMCA individual competitors. The organizing country can make the decision to heigh the entry-fee PAWC competitors individual with 10 or 15 % , because PAWC competitors have to take part into three runs individual, and IMCA competitors have to take part into 2 runs individual. 2. One entry entitles the competitor PAWC participation in all three runs designated for the PAWC. 3. PAWC accepts entries from individuals with any physical mobility impairment. 4. Entries will be accepted for small, medium, and large dogs and veteran dogs (a veteran is a dog that is 7 years of age or older.). A dog must be at least 18 months of age to be eligible for competition. However, the size of the dog will not determine the category for competition. The size of the dog will only determine the jump height of the obstacles. The Competition Category will be determined by the handler’s disability (see Competition Categories: groups). 5. A medical certificate ( translated to English) explaining the nature of the competitor’s disability, the competitor need for adaptive mobility equipment, and the nature of that equipment, signed by the competitor’s physician, must be sent to the organizing country. When it isn’t possible in the country where the competitor lives, to translate this medical certificate to English, it’s allowed to translate into English by the teamleader or coach of the PAWC competitor. Of course the original medical certificate, and when available the English explain of the teamleader/ coach, have to be send in.The organizing country will send this medical certificate, and when available the English explain of the teamleader/ coach, to Susan Rekveld. She will make inquiry about the disability by physician and consult him which group of disability the competitor will take part. She will give this advice to the organizing country. She will also control and hold in trust this medical certificates for the International Organization Team IMCA & PAWC. When there’s a new contact person PAWC in the International Organization Team IMCA & PAWC , she will hand over all the medical certificates. 6. The Organizing country must have at least one person in the Organization with a background in medicine or rehabilitation ( contactperson PAWC) 7. The Competition Category, as stated on the entry form, will be verified by the contact person PAWC of the organizing country, after receipt of the advice of Susan Rekveld. If the medical certificate alone does not clearly determine the Competiton Category, the competitor will be classified by the contact person PAWC of the organizing country and Susan Rekveld after the training session and when it’s necessary after the first official course to run of the PAWC-competiton. 8. There shall be no limit to the number of PAWC entries from any one country. Any individual is free to enter and bring their own coach/companion. 9. Breed and Mixbreed dogs will be accepted. COMPETITION CATEGORIES • GROUPS: Group 1: uses battery-powered vehicle ( electric wheelchair, scooter) Group 2: uses manually powered vehicle ( manual wheelchair) Group 3: upper body involvement only (includes vision, hearing) no assistive devices Group 4: upper and lower body involvement or lower body involvement only, may use assistive devices (canes, braces). • Group 2 and 4, competitors who can walk/ move ( their speed) passable ( reasonably) slow • Group 1 and 3, competitors who can walk/ move ( their speed) passable ( reasonably) fast Every group must have a minimum of 3 entries. When there are not 3 entries for a group, there will be a junction of the groups as follows: groups 1 / 3 and groups 2 / 4 together. By junction competitors of the group 1 and 2 become 10% reduction of their running coursetime of each courses. COURSES 1. The course shall be designed using classification level 2 ( middle level) , based on three levels (starters, advanced, and high) as in the according to international agility regulations. 2. PAWC courses will have minimum of 16 and a maximum of 18 obstacles. 3. There shall be enough room between the obstacles for a wheelchair/ assistive devices to pass easily without hitting the obstacles. MATCH REGULATIONS: 1. There will be an opportunity for all PAWC competitors to train together the IMCA team of their country. 2. The PAWC competitors will run two standard agility courses, and one jumpers course. Each day PAWC competitors will run one course, spread over the three match days. 3. The PAWC courses will be judged by the judges chosen for the IMCA. 4. Competitors PAWC will walk the courses all groups of disability together, under IMCA rules, no exceptions. 5. Faults will be calculated under IMCA rules. 6. Standard Course Time ( STP) as a final decision of the judge, maximum: agility course jumping: Group 1 and 3 2.50 meter/ second 3.00 meter / second Group 2 and 4 2.00 meter/ second 2.50 meter/ second 7. Maximum Course Time : no limit. 8. By special request of the PAWC competitor , the results of each course, and individual final results will be written and signed by the judge in the “agility-registration-book” of the dog. This book can be obtained by the veterinarian check/out of registration . AWARDS and PRIZES: 1. Prizes will be awarded to each group based on the results of each individual course. The First, Second and Third placements for each standard and jumpers run in each group will be recognized. If a competitor is disqualified they will receive no prizes in any category. These prizes can be smaller then the prizes for the total-results in PAWC. 2. The World Champion in each group will be determined by adding the results of all courses. Three placements for each Group within Competition Categories, to be First, Second, and Third, shall be recognized ( maximum one disqualification for total-results). 3. On the prize for World Champion (cup or medallion) must be listed the placement, PAWC, and the year of competition. 4. All PAWC competitors will receive a memory participation the PAWC, mention the year of competiton and place. Redacted by Susan Rekveld : 23-12-2003 ( thanks to Lynn Deerling for correct english). Accepted by the International Organization Team IMCA & PAWC : 01-02-04 Members of the International Organization Team IMCA & PAWC: Alt, Sandor (Hongary); Ciurana, Luis (Spain); Divis, Antonin ( Czech Republic); Fuchs, Petra (Italy); Peschier, Relinde (The Netherlands); Rekveld, Susan (The Netherlands PAWC); Stefaniu , Calin (Austria); Tóth, Arpád (Hongary); Vrbova, Milena (Czech Republic). Last addition/ correction date: 01-03-05 Accepted by the members of the International Organization Team IMCA& PAWC : Alt, Sandor (Hongary); Divis, Antonin ( Czech Republic); Fuchs, Petra (Italy); Peschier, Relinde (The Netherlands); Rekveld, Susan (The Netherlands PAWC); Stefaniu , Calin (Austria); Tóth, Arpád (Hongary); Vrbova, Milena (Czech Republic); Duràn, Josep Jonquera (Spain): Jongejans, Rafael Jose (Spain).

REGULATIONS FOR THE PARAGILITY