The organizers will not be required to make reservations for coaches, guests, teams’ physiotherapists, friends, or family members accompanying the participating athlete.

It is mandatory to appoint a Head Delegate to accompany all teams from each country.

By 2 weeks before the event, the organizers will communicate to all parties the definitive list of eligible participating teams in the Main Draw and in the Qualification Tournament, along with the final Event's Regulations. 

NUMBER OF TEAMS IN THE QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT: up to 32

Main Draw:

1. 4 teams per gender selected through Qualification Tournament.

2. 15 teams (3 teams per Continental Confederation) per gender for Continental Confederations.

3. 2 teams per gender from Host Country.

4. 3 wild cards

*Each National Federation is responsible to enter the teams no later than 30 days before the event and provide all the necessary documents as mentioned above (PLAYERS’ ELIGIBILITY). Each Continental Confederation has to communicate to the FIVB, 45 days prior to the event, the 3 teams (all different nationalities) per gender and the criteria of the selection of these teams. Each Continental Confederation must ensure that the concerned National Federations have the selected teams per gender and provide the necessary documents to the FIVB no later than 30 days before the event. If the FIVB does not receive the confirmation from the Continental Confederations or the respective National Federation fails to enter the teams or to provide the necessary documents before the deadline, the FIVB will use the criteria below to fill in the vacancies.

The selection of the teams (both Main Draw and Qualification Tournament) will be filled with the following criteria:

1. Based on (any eventual) Continental Youth and Junior World Championships event ranking issued before the 2011 Youth & Junior World Championships;

(If point 1 above cannot be applicable)

2. Continental Confederations may then propose to the FIVB to select teams following the below requirements (in priority from the top to the bottom):

A - The 2010 FIVB SWATCH Beach Volleyball Youth and 2010 FIVB SWATCH Junior World Championships events ranking;

B - National Federations promoting FIVB SWATCH Senior World Championships and FIVB SWATCH World Tour events (in priority Grand Slam and then Open);

C – Countries currently hosting Challenger and/or Satellite events and/or Continental Cup;

D - The countries with  players featured in the FIVB World Ranking;

E - National Federations promoting continental events grass roots activities.

Team Country/Continental quota: 2 host country teams, 15 foreign country teams nominated by Continental Confederations (3 each). Each foreign NF has the possibility to enroll two teams per gender's event to fill the roster of the main draw if needed and of the qualification tournament. The first team having the priority and the second team must be declared 30 days before the start of the event.

AWARDING: The winning men's and women's teams of the SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships will have the right to take part in the main draw of one SWATCH FIVB World Tour event scheduled in the same or the following year. The FIVB will grant a wild card at a World Tour event to the two gold medalists winning teams; the wild cards should be mutually agreed by the FIVB, the National Federation of  the teams concerned and the Youth World Championships Organizers. The promoter of the SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships will bear the international travel costs in economy class for the 2 winning teams to the above mentioned events. The teams ranked in the first three places will receive medals at the EVENT. Please note that this event will not attribute any prize money.

DOPING: The FIVB reserves the right to perform random doping controls, as per FIVB rules and regulations;

COACHING: National Federations can designate one coach per team who must be approved a minimum of 30 days before the event concerned by the FIVB. Promoters to give accreditation that allows coaches to be seated in a designated area on the centre court.

On outside courts, coaches must stay within a designated area determined by the FIVB technical supervisor.

FORFEIT: In case of forfeit of an enrolled team, each NF is responsible to inform both the FIVB and the organizer in writing in due time. Sanctions may be applied by the FIVB in case of last minute withdrawals, which are not due to force majeure;

WITHDRAWL FORCE MAJEURE: In case of forfeit of an enrolled team, each NF is responsible to inform both the FIVB and the organisers in writing in due time. Sanctions may be applied by the FIVB in case of withdrawals happening after the issue of the confirmed list of participating teams, which are not due to force majeure.

Web site: http://www.fivb.org/EN/Refereeing-Rules/RulesOfTheGame_BVB.asp