3×3 is open to everyone and public and private promoters are equally welcome to organise FIBA 3×3-endorsed events and join the competition network.
This said national basketball federations can play a major role in the development of the game. In addition to having at least one dedicated staff member to 3×3, the main activities of a national federation are as follows:
National federations are in charge of selecting national teams. But how do they qualify for the top national team competitions such as the FIBA 3×3 World Cup (Open, U23 and U18) and the Olympic Games?
World Cups
Hosting the FIBA 3×3 World Cup is obviously the safest way to qualify. The other teams earn their ticket because:
This ranking is calculated by adding up the FIBA 3×3 Individual World Ranking points of the Top 50 nationals with a confirmed play.fiba3x3.com account.
As a result a national federation can boost its ranking as follows:
As for the eligibility of the players, they must have the appropriate age for youth competitions, a valid passport of the National Federation country since before 1st of January of the calendar year prior to the competition and must not have played for another National Federation in any other FIBA competition (unless accepted by FIBA at NF request). In other words, a player cannot represent ‘Nation A’ in a 5×5 competition and ‘Nation B’ in a 3×3 competition.
In case of qualification, National Federations must register the athletes directly on a digital platform called the FIBA 3×3 Backend.
Launched in November 2014, this innovative education tool developed by the FIBA Academy with the FIBA 3×3 team is available to FIBA’s member National Federations and the community of FIBA 3×3 organizers worldwide to further improve their knowledge and to develop 3×3 as a whole.
It brings together the various components of 3×3 to explain the used nomenclature, the rules of the game, the competition structure, player rankings and the digital platforms required to organize, manage and participate in the fast-rising discipline.
A major incentive for the national federations is that being 3×3 e-learning certified at cut-off date is an eligibility criterion to participate in any FIBA 3×3 National Team competitions.
The ‘backend’ is an online interface for National Federations which allows them to:
Additionally, they are emailed a summary report of the most updated status every month.
The access is limited to assigned people. Log in here.
Winning the right to host a FIBA 3×3 event will deliver real benefits for the host country and cities on a sporting, financial, promotional and social level.
As well as creating economic impact through visitor spend and commercial rights allocations, the media reach of FIBA 3×3 events makes them valuable place branding and destination marketing tools.
Organizing FIBA 3×3-endorsed events has never been so easy. The best news is, anyone can join the ever-growing worldwide network of organizers now!
You will be automatically granted rights to organise FIBA 3×3 endorsed events by:
The Event Maker and play.fiba3x3.com website are both completely FREE digital tools that will help you organise 3×3 events by managing your registrations, schedules and results entry among many other functionalities.
Note: The use of Event Maker is mandatory to become a FIBA 3×3 endorsed organiser, so that your events can be part of the 3×3 global competition network.
FIBA 3×3 is giving all 3×3 event organizers free tools to create, manage and promote their events. Whether you want to set up a small 3×3 event at your local school or host a World Tour or a 3×3 World Cup event, spreading the word has never been easier.
From paid registrations to scheduling and results entries, managing events with Event Maker is easy, fast and fun. You can set up multiple events, create tours, manage registered teams and enter results as they happen. Add staff to your organisation and grant them specific rights so they can help you have a successful event.
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