German championships, age groups over 35 and over 40 (basketball)

German championships in age groups over 35 and over 40 are announced every year by the German Basketball Federation (DBB) as national, two-day competition tournaments for senior players in precisely defined age groups . On the upper level, the competitions are part of the ' Sports for all ' concept of the Olympic movement . The tournaments have been played for men since 1966, in both age groups, and for women since 1985 and 1992. They are organized outside of the structured and orderly regular game operation in the area of ​​the German Basketball Federation (DBB) or its regional associations and their districts.

Positioning and delimitation of the four competitions

The championship competitions in age groups over 35 and over 40 (age group over 35 and age group over 40 ) do not belong to the 'oldie' competitions of the DBB , which are organized by popular sports and leisure basketball players or their clubs in older age groups, from age group over 45. The championship competitions of the age group 35 and age 40 are also referred to in the common parlance of the German basketball players as the German championships of the 'Senior Women II' and 'Senior Women III' and the German Championships of the 'Senior II' and 'Senior III'. They were played under these names until 2006. The 'German women's basketball champions' and the 'German men's basketball champions' are played between professional teams in the women's basketball league (DBBL) and basketball league (BBL) competition. In the German senior senior leagues, the subordinate ProA and ProB , no separate German championship is played. The championships of the AK Ü35 and AK Ü40 are not regular league games.

Organization and implementation of the competitive tournaments

Separation according to gender and age

The German championships for age groups over 35 and over 40 for basketball players in the DBB are divided into two age groups for women's and men's teams. Players in both age groups are eligible to play if their individual age is the same as or older than the lowest age group in the respective age group. The deadline for determining the age is the first of January of the respective tournament year. There is no age limit for eligible players over forty years of age in either of the two age groups. The principle that 'old plays with young' applies.

Organizers and hosts

The German championships for age groups over 35 and over 40 for senior basketball players are organized as two-day weekend tournaments. The organization is largely carried out by the organizers , who take on the entire implementation of the respective age group tournaments. The tournament organizing regional league areas are named in the previous announcements. Organizer responsibility for the tournaments changes between the four regional league areas and is assigned by these specific clubs. The German Basketball Federation attaches great importance to the fact that the two tournaments of the women's and men's competitions in one age group take place together, with a joint supporting program.

Eligibility to participate and use

Eight teams are admitted to each of the four separate German championships, age group 35 and age 40. The participating teams acquire the right to participate by qualifying in the areas of Regionalliga North, Regionalliga West, Regionalliga Südwest and Regionalliga Südost. In each regional league area, two teams can be entered for each central age group final tournament. Clubs in a regional league area can, subject to special regulations, form gaming communities. The regional league areas register their qualified participating teams with the assignment of rank 1 and rank 2. Responsibility for the implementation of the qualification for the championship final tournament lies entirely with the four regional league divisions, applying the DBB regulations applicable to game operations and taking into account the DBB announcement applicable for the central final tournament. The eligibility of the players of the participating teams must be proven by the teams using the registration form of the DBB league office.

mode

Eight registered teams will be divided into two groups. Only one team from each regional league can play in each group. All teams in the two groups play against each other. There are three group games for each team. After the group matches have been completed, the placements in the final round, subsequently ranked one to eighth, are determined in a direct comparison of the teams in both groups with the same rank in the table. The mode specified in the announcement does not provide for cross-over games or a semi-final game. Each team has to play a total of four games. The winners of the finals in the four championship competitions are the German champions age group 35 D, 35 H, 40 D and 40 H

Rules of the game and implementation regulations

The game is played according to the "Official Basketball Rules" of the DBB, based on the currently valid FIBA game rules. Due to the special requirements of a weekend tournament outside of regular game operations, they have been adapted specifically (playing times, time outs, exclusion in the fourth foul, etc.). Referees are usually experienced referees from the field of the German Basketball Federation, equipped with an appropriate license. The appointment is made by the DBB. The sporting implementation regulations correspond to those that are used in the basketball Bundesliga. The DBB does not send any technical inspectors to the tournaments of the AG 35 and AG 40+. An arbitration tribunal may act at the tournaments.

honors and awards

Each tournament winner receives the DBB challenge cup of the respective competition and a DBB pennant to stay on permanently. The players in the top three teams in each tournament will receive a gold, silver or bronze medal from the DBB , depending on their rank . All teams participating in the tournaments receive a certificate from the DBB.

Marketing the tournaments and keeping the proceeds

The organizers can market the tournaments. The DBB does not communicate the sum of the special characteristics of the four tournaments. There is no corporate identity concept. The organizers cannot convey a visual appearance. Basic elements of an unmistakable, concise corporate design , such as color scheme, fonts, symbols, logo , online presence on the web etc. are not available for these competitions and cannot be communicated to the media and sponsors, for example. The special identity of the tournaments cannot be perceived externally. Entry fees are due for the participating teams. All proceeds collected remain with the organizer. The DBB assumes the remuneration and reimbursement of expenses for the work of the arbitrators. Participating clubs and players bear all costs incurred in full.

Distortion of competition through prohibited doping

Are tender According to the national DBB competitions German Championships AK UE35 and AK Ü40 in the league and cup area of the DBB valid doping rules in full force. The anti-doping code of the DBB is used without restriction. NADA Germany (National Anti-Doping Agency Germany), FIBA Europe and DBB are authorized to initiate doping controls on players.

Maxi basketball

Basketball is played by gamers and players of all ages. From beginners and experienced league players. Maxi basketball is the term used to describe the basketball game played by adult basketball players who, due to their age, no longer take part in their associations' regular games. The term 'maxi basketball' has established itself internationally since the early 1990s. Maxi basketball players are recreational or health athletes and not league players in regular game operations.

Maxi basketball combines the lifelong game of basketball in the sporting leisure competition with the experience of camaraderie and understanding between amateur athletes, regardless of age , gender , origin , religion or status . Regular social contact with one another is important to many maxi basketball players. Always with respect for the motivation behind James Naismith in 1891 to develop the game under high hanging baskets.

In the area of DBB, there are two long established maxi basketball competitions: the 'German Championships ages UE35 and Ü40' and the age group tournaments of the Federal Best Games basketball with the lower age limit fünfundvierzigstes age - both competitions separately for women and men. The national best basketball games are assigned to the "Oldies" area at DBB. The German Basketball Federation does not appoint or send national or national teams for oldies of all ages.

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• Statute of the German Basketball Federation
• Game rules of the German Basketball Federation
• BBL game rules
• DBB tender for German championships of the age group 35 and 40+

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.nrz.de/sport/lokalsport/oberhausen/new-baskets-sind-deutscher-meister-in-der-ue-35-klasse-id218400119.html
2. ^ FIBA - International Basketball Federation Website FIBA. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
3. ↑ Announcement of the German championships 2011 of the age group 35 and 40 ( memento of the original from May 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the German Basketball Association. Retrieved April 28, 2011. 
4. ↑ Guidelines for National Best Games and National Mixed Oldies Tournament ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the German Basketball Association. Retrieved April 28, 2011. 

See also

• FIBA - Fédération Internationale de Basketball
• FIBA Europe
• DBB - German Basketball Association
• DBBL - Women's Basketball Bundesliga
• BBL - Basketball Bundesliga men
• German champion (basketball)
• List of GDR champions in basketball (women)
• List of GDR champions in basketball (men)
• National best basketball games
• Maxi basketball
• Federación Internacional de Maxibasquetbol (FIMBA)

Web links

• FIBA
• FIBA Europe
• DBB
• NADA - National Anti Doping Agency Germany
• Men's Basketball Bundesliga
• Women's basketball Bundesliga
• Basketball Regionalliga Nord
• Basketball in NRW
• basketball regional league southeast