3.3.4 Organizations Which May Apply For Sanction
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This article is from the Table Tennis (Ping Pong) FAQ, by ttennis@bu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
3.3.4 Organizations Which May Apply For Sanction
3.3.4.1The USATT conducts major tournaments and grants sanction in its
own right for those events. Arrangements with corporate sponsors will
be made by contract.
3.3.4.2Other than the exceptions listed above, only USATT District
Affiliates and member clubs will be awarded sanction to conduct
tournaments. All other sponsors will apply through the district or,
in the absence of a District Affiliate, the club which is closest to
or governs the geographic area of the playing site. 3.4.1 A
prospective tournament sponsor will contact the official defined in
By-Law3.3.2.
3.4.2 Further details of the sanctioning procedure are described in
the Tournament Guide.
3.5.1 Results will be reported as defined in the Tournament Guide.
3.5.2 Standing Rule: A penalty defined in the Fee Schedule may be
assessed tournament sponsors who fail to submit tournament reports on
time. It will be determined by the sanctioning official based on the
length of the delay and the cost of correcting the problems caused.
This decision may be appealed to the National Director or, if he was
the sanctioning official, to the E.C. Failure to pay the penalty will
be grounds for denial of future sanctions and possibly for
disciplinary action.
The regulations in this section will govern all tournament play except
as modified in the specific sections for the U.S. Open, the
U.S. Closed, and the U.S. Open Team Championships.
3.6.1 The Laws of Table Tennis of the International Table Tennis
Federation, as adopted by the USATT, will govern play at all
tournaments.
3.6.2 The sponsor's tournament committee will be responsible for the
conduct of the tournament but may delegate the responsibility to a
tournament chairman who acts for the sponsor and therefore renders the
sponsor responsible for his decisions and actions, which are subject
to USATT Executive Committee review.
3.6.3 The referee will be at least a regional umpire. Referees and
chief umpires of major tournaments will be appointed as defined in
By-Law2.13.24.4.
3.6.3.1Standing Rule: If a regional or higher umpire is not available
for a zero-star, one-star, or other relatively small event, the
sanctioning official will have authority to approve a USATT club
umpire as a referee.
3.6.3.2Standing Rule: The referee will be the final authority on the
interpretation of rules. His decision may be appealed in writing to
the E.C. Any action by the E.C. will serve a guidance to referees at
future events but will have no effect on the decision in question.
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