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Red Star News reporter丨Ren Jiangbo

Editor丨Yu Dongmei Yang Cheng

"This year's competition requires 12 teams, so registration (level) certificates are not issued. Inform students and explain the situation to parents."

Recently, Red Star News received some parents in Lanzhou, Gansu that their children who are about to face single recruitment in sports participated in the 15th Gansu Youth Group Three-a-side Basketball Competition held by the Gansu Provincial Sports Bureau in June this year. According to the competition rules, a total of 28 teams who entered the top eight teams in this competition are eligible to obtain the national first-level or second-level athlete level certificate.

html In early November, when the 28 sports students' representative teams applied for a level certificate to the local sports administration bureau, they were told that there were only 9 teams participating in the competition before, which did not meet the National Sports Administration's participating teams meeting the standard of 12 teams, and they would not apply for level registration and could not apply for an athlete level certificate.

The parents of students expressed dissatisfaction with this, believing that the competition rules of the Provincial Games clearly state that "at least 6 teams can apply for the athlete's technical level title before they can apply for the athlete's technical level title." Recently, parents have called relevant departments of the Provincial Sports Bureau many times to ask for an explanation, and the staff responded with words such as "I wrote it wrong at the time", "I didn't see it", and "I won't take the example".

A parent of a student told Red Star News that after the competition in June, they spent a lot of money to send their children to the sports single recruitment class to prepare for next spring's sports single recruitment. After hearing the news, some students and parents were deeply hit.

htmlOn November 17, the Gansu Provincial Sports Bureau responded to Red Star News, saying that the requirements for 6 teams are expressed in the minimum number of participating teams in collective events such as basketball in the Provincial Games. The application procedures and awarding conditions for specific athlete technical grade titles must be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Athlete Technical Grade Standards" of the General Administration of Sports.

At the same time, the "Regulations on the Competition of the Youth Group Three-Person Basketball Competition of the 15th Gansu Provincial Games" formulated by the Provincial Games focuses on the setting of participation conditions and competition organization. The relevant statements on the award of athletes' technical grade titles are not standardized, and the relevant provisions on the application and award of the "Technical Level Standards for Three-Person Basketball Players" of the General Administration of Sports of China have not been accurately expressed, which has caused misunderstandings and adverse effects, and I sincerely apologize. This matter exposed that some staff members of the Provincial Sports Bureau were not meticulous and rigorous in their work style, and they will conduct a serious investigation and handling of the relevant responsible persons.

Parents:

Abnormal deprivation of the child’s qualification for application, seriously delaying the college entrance examination planning

Parent representatives of the child involved told Hongxing News that his child is a high school student engaged in basketball majoring in a certain school. He participated in the provincial Games three-a-side basketball competition in June 2022 and finally won the (youth group) three-a-side basketball men’s championship.

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↑Earning student award certificate

According to the "Contest Rules for the Youth Group Three-Player Basketball Competition of the 15th Gansu Sports Games Youth Group" issued by the Gansu Provincial Sports Bureau, "According to the relevant provisions of the "Athlete Technical Level Standards" of the General Administration of Sports, at least 6 teams can apply for the athlete's technical level title before they can apply for the athlete's technical level title." According to the regulations, a total of 28 teams entering the top eight teams in this competition are eligible to obtain the national first- or second-level athlete level certificate. These team members represent the teams in Gansu this year, involving many cities and prefectures such as Lanzhou New District , Jiuquan City , Linxia City, Gannan, Dingxi , Tianshui , Silver , Zhangye and other cities and prefectures.

Local media reported that on June 24, 2022, the youth group three-a-side basketball competition of the 15th Gansu Provincial Games kicked off at Lanzhou Olympic Sports Center . The competition adopts a fully closed management. In terms of the competition system, the latest "Three-man Basketball Rules" approved by the Chinese Basketball Association and the latest explanation of FIBA . Nine teams from Lanzhou City, Jiuquan City, Zhangye City, Baiyin City, Dingxi City, Tianshui City, Linxia Prefecture , Gannan Prefecture and Lanzhou New District gathered at the Lanzhou Olympic Sports Center to start a four-day hard competition.

According to statistics, in the 4-day youth three-a-side basketball game, a total of 34 fierce confrontations were held. The Tianshui City team won the women's three-a-side basketball championship, and the runner-up and third place were won by the Linxiazhou team and the Lanzhou team respectively. The Lanzhou New District team won the men's three-a-side basketball championship, and the runner-up and third place were won by the Jiuquan City team and the Linxiazhou team respectively.

Parent representative told Red Star News that in early November, the teams to which these 28 players applied for athlete level certificates to the local sports bureau respectively to prepare for the single sports recruitment of major universities next spring. "A few days ago, the children prepared the winning certificate of the competition, student card , and identity certificate, but received a notice from the coach, telling us that we are not eligible to apply for an athlete level certificate." A WeChat chat content provided by the parent representative of

to Hongxing News showed that on November 7, the child's coach posted a message through WeChat : "The 3-to-3 team members participating in the Provincial Games have required 12 teams this year because there is not enough regulations to require 12 teams. Tell the students and explain the situation to the parents!"

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↑ Coach notification will not apply for a level certificate

Parents then consulted the Gansu Provincial Sports Bureau. The relevant staff replied that there were only 9 teams participating in the competition, which did not meet the standards of 12 teams participating in the National Sports Administration. Parents find it difficult to accept this, thinking that the competition rules clearly state that if more than 6 teams participate in the competition, they can apply for an athlete's level certificate. At this time, 28 children are deprived of their qualifications at will, which seriously delays the children's college entrance examination planning.

Competition rules:

At least 12 teams participated in the game and became at least 6 teams

basketball competition events were divided into five-a-side and three-side. Three-a-side basketball is an emerging project in China in recent years. Like futsal basketball, three-a-side basketball is currently the official competition event of the Olympics, National Games, and the Provincial Games. On June 9, 2017, the International Olympic Committee officially announced that three-person basketball has officially become an Olympic event.

In March 2019, the General Administration of Sports of China issued a notice on adjusting and adding some new projects, including the "Athlete Technical Level Standards", adding 11 projects including freestyle skiing large jumping and slope obstacle skills, snowboard large jumping and slope obstacle skills, freestyle skiing obstacle chase, snowboard obstacle chase, Nordic two events, snow car , steel frame snow car, sled, surfing , karate, three-person basketball, etc.

Red Star News checked the "Technical Level Standards for Three-person Basketball Players" and noted that in the case of 28 students in Gansu, applying for the award of first-level athlete must meet the three-person basketball competition set up by the comprehensive sports club sponsored by the Provincial (autonomous region, municipal) Sports Bureau and Education Administrative Department : the first place in the high school group (or under 18 years old) competition is awarded to 4 athletes, the second to fourth place is awarded to 2 athletes, and the fifth to eighth place is awarded to 1 athlete.

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↑Technical Level Standards for Three-person Basketball Players Figure According to the official website of the General Administration of Sports of China, the application for the title of second-level athletes must meet the three-person basketball competition set up in the comprehensive sports club sponsored by the provincial (autonomous region, municipality) sports bureau and the education administrative department: the second to fourth athletes who have not won the title of first-level athletes, and the fifth to eighth ones are awarded to two athletes who participated.

In addition, the above technical level standard indicates: 1. Each sub-event in national competition must have at least 12 teams and each sub-event in provincial competitions participate in the competition before the level title can be awarded. 2. If the above competition does not specify the group, only the highest level group can be awarded the title of level. 3. In the above terms, "participation" means registering and participating in the game. The relevant certificates are provided by the Chinese Basketball Association or the Game Organizing Committee.

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↑Three-person basketball player technical level standards According to the official website of the General Administration of Sports of China, in the "Contest Rules for the Youth Group Three-Article Basketball Competition of the 15th Gansu Sports Games" provided by the Gansu Provincial Sports Bureau and issued by the Preparatory (Group) Committee of the 15th Gansu Provincial Games, the number of participating teams states, "According to the relevant provisions of the "Athlete Technical Level Standards" of the General Administration of Sports of China, at least 6 teams can apply for the athlete's technical level title."

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↑ Competition Rules for the Youth Group Three-Article Basketball Competition of the 15th Gansu Provincial Games of China. Regarding the requirements for the number of teams, a student's parents told Red Star News that in order to prepare for the 15th Gansu Provincial Games, many team leaders and coaches had actively mobilized to allow some children who were originally engaged in five-a-side basketball training to change careers and change to the three-side team. After the competition ended at the end of June this year to early November, no organization or coaches had informed the children that they did not have the qualifications to apply for the athlete level certificate. Many parents of children also spend a lot of money to send their children to sports single recruitment cram schools across the country, and make every effort to prepare for next year's college entrance examination. The current results are unacceptable to them.

Provincial Sports Bureau apologized:

will investigate and deal with the relevant responsible persons

"Gansu is an economic underdeveloped area , and sports development is relatively lagging behind. During this year's Provincial Games, the epidemic has occurred again. It is difficult for various regions to participate. It is already very difficult for 9 teams to participate."

In response to the current problem, a parent of a student told Red Star News that children have made great efforts to prepare for the Provincial Games this year. There are only 14 cities and prefectures in Gansu, and three-person basketball is an emerging sports event. It is rare to organize 9 teams to participate in the competition during the epidemic. We hope that relevant units will consider the actual situation and coordinate to apply for relevant level certificates for 28 children, so that they can enjoy equal treatment consistent with other sports events.

htmlOn November 17, the Gansu Provincial Sports Bureau responded to Red Star News in writing, regarding the requirements of 6 teams, which is a statement of the minimum number of participating teams in collective events such as basketball in the Provincial Games. The application procedures and awarding conditions for specific athlete technical grade titles must be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Athlete Technical Grade Standards" of the General Administration of Sports of China. Article 3 of the Notes on the "Technical Level Standards for Three-person Basketball Players" of the General Administration of Sports stipulates: "At least 12 teams participating in each sub-event of national and provincial competitions can be awarded the title of grade only." Only 9 teams participated in the men's three-person basketball competition in the youth group of the Provincial Games, which did not meet the award requirements for at least 12 teams participating in the "Three-person Basketball Players Technical Level Standards", so the athletes cannot be awarded the title of technical level.

Three-a-side basketball, as an emerging sports event, is not widely carried out in Gansu. In order to actively promote and develop, it will be included in the provincial Games competition for the first time this year, and it will be included in the scope of the event for applying for athlete technical grade titles. The "Regulations on the Competition of the Youth Group Three-Person Basketball Competition of the 15th Gansu Provincial Games" formulated by the Provincial Games focuses on the setting of participation conditions and competition organization. The relevant statements on the award of athletes' technical grade titles are not standardized, and the relevant provisions on the application and award of the "Technical Level Standards for Three-Person Basketball Players" of the General Administration of Sports are not accurately expressed, which has caused misunderstandings and adverse effects, and I sincerely apologize. This incident exposed that some staff members of the Provincial Sports Bureau are not meticulous and rigorous in their work style. They will conduct careful investigation and handling of the relevant responsible persons, learn lessons deeply, effectively strengthen the formulation and review of competition rules for major competitions, and continuously improve their work ability and level.

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