Come and play handball from 22nd to 25th August in Čakovec

Hi guys!

We are getting together again in the same place – our beautiful Međimurje! Here in the heart of Europe, a beautiful green oasis bordered by two rivers, the Pozoj dragon is waiting for you, proudly hosting the international Pozoj handball cup. We are inviting you to take part in the handball festival, exchange your experience with peers from all over Europe and join our Pozoj community!

Come to Čakovec, enjoy your favourite game, enjoy the fun and participate in a memorable event to be talked about for long.

Hi guys! We are getting together again in the same place – our beautiful Međimurje! Here in the heart of Europe, a beautiful green oasis bordered by two rivers, the Pozoj dragon is waiting for you, proudly hosting the international Pozoj handball cup.

We are inviting you to take part in the handball festival, exchange your experience with peers from all over Europe and join our Pozoj community!

Come to Čakovec, enjoy your favourite game, enjoy the fun and participate in a memorable event to be talked about for long.

Programme

Thursday 

Teams’ arrival

Group competitions

Friday 

Group competitions

Coaches’ party at Graditeljska škola Čakovec

Saturday

Play off

For young handball players Pozoj cup is organising a party in front of the Graditeljska Škola Čakovec hall

Sunday

Play off finals

Closing ceremony

Teams’ departure

In cooperation with…

Categories

Boys

B 17 – 2007B 15 – 2009

B 13 – 2011B 11 – 2013

B 17 – 2007 B 15 – 2009

B 13 – 2011 B 11 – 2013

Girls

G 17 – 2007G 15 – 2009

G 13 – 2011G 11 – 2013

G 17 – 2007 G 15 – 2009

G 13 – 2011 G 11 – 2013

Payment and registration

Registration deadline: 15th August 2024, payment deadline: 19th August 2024

For teams with accomodation arrangements Pozoj pass will be provided

Payment and registration

Registration deadline: 15th August 2024,
payment deadline: 19th August 2024.

For teams with accomodation arrangements Pozoj pass will be provided

Pozoj pass 14 € per person

Pozoj pass

At arival, all participants get the Pozoj pass bracelet
(included in the price for teams with accommodation arranged)

PoThe Pozoj pass covers:

• tournament participation,
• gift sets,
• teams’ participation at parties,
• access to all sports halls and changing/dressing rooms,
• discount at swimming pools and other tagged places,
• free transport from one sports hall to another.

Party for coaches and teams

Party for coaches (Friday)

Open-space welcoming party for coaches is organised in front of Graditeljska škola Čakovec sports hall. In case of bad weather is will take place in the hall of the same premise. There’s some great music and refreshing coctails to be served by our Cocktail catering by Shankeri duo. The party starts at 9 p.m.

Športska ul. 1, 40000, Čakovec

ss-graditeljska-ck.skole.hr

Cocktail Catering by Shankeri

Party for teams (Saturday)

For young handball players Pozoj cup is organising a party in front of the Graditeljska Škola Čakovec hall. The participants will walk there holding the flags of their clubs. It is an open-space party with a DJ, fireworks and entertainment.

Športska ul. 1, 40000, Čakovec

ss-graditeljska-ck.skole.hr

Stari grad Zrinskih

Party for coaches (Friday)

Open-space welcoming party for coaches is organised in front of Graditeljska škola Čakovec sports hall. In case of bad weather is will take place in the hall of the same premise. There’s some great music and refreshing coctails to be served by our Cocktail catering by Shankeri duo. The party starts at 9 p.m.

Športska ul. 1, 40000, Čakovec

ss-graditeljska-ck.skole.hr

Cocktail Catering by Shankeri

Party for teams (Saturday)

For young handball players Pozoj cup is organising a party in front of the Graditeljska Škola Čakovec hall. The participants will walk there holding the flags of their clubs. It is an open-space party with a DJ, fireworks and entertainment.

Športska ul. 1, 40000, Čakovec

ss-graditeljska-ck.skole.hr

Stari grad Zrinskih

Transport – Shuttle bus

Shuttle bus will be circulating among sport halls. It is free for all participant holding the Pozoj pass bracelet.

Bus stops:

1. OŠ Čakovec (First Primary School Čakovec, in front of the sports hall

2. OŠ Čakovec (Second Primary School Čakovec, in front of the sports hall

OŠ Ivanovec (Ivanovec primary school), in front of the sports hall

OŠ Strahoninec (Strahoninec primary school), in front of the sports hall

ATON Nedelišće (Strahoninec primary school), in front of the sports hall

OŠ Mala Subotica (Mala Subotica primary school), in front of the sports hall

OŠ Mursko Središće (Mursko Središće primary school), in front of the sports hall

2. OŠ Prelog (Prelog Primary School, in front of the sports hall

DG Prelog, in front of the sports hall

OŠ Donji Kraljevec (Donji Kraljevec primary school), in front of the sports hall

Sports halls

The Pozoj handball cup tournament ins an indoor event played in 10 sport halls in Čakovec and its neigbouring places. Most of the halls meet the requirements of handball courts of 40 x 20 metres in size, the handball resin/wax is allowed. Based on the number of applied participant sit may happen that the youngest categories of players play in the halls of 32 x 20 metres in size. In 2OŠ (Second primary school) in Čakovec resin/was is forbidden.

Vocational Secondary School Čakovec

1 Športska St.,
40000, Čakovec

Sports and gymnastics centre Aton Nedelišće

25 Josipa Marčeca St,
40305, Nedelišće

Second Primary School Čakovec

1 Pape Ivana Pavla II Sq.,
40000, Čakovec

Mala Subotica Primary School

55 Glavna St,
40321, Mala Subotica

Donji Kraljevec Primary School

7 Čakovečka St.,
40320, Donji Kraljevec

Mursko Središće Primary School

4 Školska St.,
40315, Mursko Središće

First Primary School Čakovec

43 Kralja Tomislava St.,
40000, Čakovec

Strahoninec Primary School

55 Čakovečka St.,
40000, Strahoninec

Classroom accommodation

Third Primary School Čakovec

24. Ivana pl. Zajca Street, 40000, Čakovec

os-treca-ck.skole.hr

Capacity: 50 classrooms. Accommodation in classrooms without beds and mattresses, use your own sleeping bags. Toilets and showers provided in the premises.

Total price per person: 95 €. Included: accommodation, two half/boards (H/B) and the Pozoj pass. The school is 2 minutes walking distance from the main sports hall (Graditeljska škola Čakovec sports hall).

Hostel accommodation

Srednja škola Čakovec Hostel

2 J. Gotovca St.,
40000, Čakovec

www.sscakovec.hr

Capacity: 56 people. 2-4 persons bedrooms. Each room has its own bathroom and toilet.

Total price per person: 142 €. Included: accommodation, three H/Bs and the Pozoj pass. The hostel is located next to the main sports hall.

Graditeljska škola Čakovec Hostel

1 Športska St.,
40000, Čakovec

ss-graditeljska-ck.skole.hr

Capacity: 150 people. Rooms: 2-6 beds. Bathroom and toilet per floor.

Total price per person: 142 €. Included: accommodation, three H/Bs and the Pozoj pass. The hostel is located next to the main sports hall.

Omnibus Hostel Čakovec

6a Športska St.,
40000, Čakovec

www.omnibus.com.hr

Capacity: 65 people. Rooms: 2-8 people. Bathroom and toilet per floor.

Total price per person: 142 €. Included: accommodation, three H/Bs and the Pozoj pass. The hostel is located next to the main sports hall.

Sports and gymnastics centre Aton Nedelišće

25 Josipa Marčeca St.,
40305, Nedelišće

sgc-aton.hr

Capacity: 40 people. Rooms: 2-4 people. Each room has its own bathroom and toilet.

Total price per person: 160 €. Included: accommodation, three H/Bs and the Pozoj pass. The hostel is 5 minutes by bus from the main sports hall.

Accommodation at hotels and resorts

The Park Hotel

14 Zrinsko frankopanska St.,
40000, Čakovec

hotelpark.hr

Capacity: 150 rooms. Accommodation in the hotel with 2 and 3 stars in rooms for 2-4 people. Each room has its own toilet and bathroom.

Total price per person: 2 stars – 182 €, 3 stars – 198 €. Included: accommodation, 3 H/Bs and the Pozoj pass. The hotel is situated 200 meters from the main hall.

St. Martin Spa, Apartments and Hotel

3 Izvorska St.,
40313, Sveti Martin na Muri

www.termesvetimartin.com

Capacity: 100 rooms. Accommodation in rooms for 2-6 people. Each room has its own toilet and bathroom.

Total price per person: apartment – 198 €, hotel – 290 €. Included: accommodation, 3 H/Bs, swimming pool and the Pozoj pass. The spa centre is 20 minutes by bus from the main hall.

Hotel Castellum

16 V. Nazora St.,
40000, Čakovec

www.castellum-cakovec.com

Capacity: 60 people. Accommodation in rooms for 2-6 people. Each room has its own toilet and bathroom.

Total price per person: 291 €. Included: accommodation, 3 H/Bs and the Pozoj pass. The hotel is located 500 metres from the main hall.

Hotel Kralj

93 Ludbreška St.,
40320, Donji Kraljevec

www.hotelkralj.com.hr

Capacity. 50 people. Accommodation in rooms for 2-6 people. Each room has its own toilet and bathroom.

Total price per person: 230 €. Included: accommodation, 3 H/Bs, swimming pool and the Pozoj pass. The hotel is 20 min by bus from the main hall.

A hot meal at reasonable prices will be provided for all participants within the central halls of the Graditeljska škola Čakovec, and in cooperation with catering facilities from the Čakovec area, a special offer of dishes will be defined for Pozoj Cup participants.

A list of restaurants with detailed information will be published later 🙂

Contest rules

1. Contest rules

Matches are to be played in accordance with the IHF and HRS rules, including certain changes, adjusted for younger age tournament.

Duration of a match: 2 x 20 minutes: B 17 (2007), B 15 (2009), G 17 (2007) i G 15 (2009)
Duration of a match: 2×15 minutes. B 13 (2011), B 11 (2013), G 13 (2011) i G 11 (2013)

No time out.
Suspension time: 1 minute.

In case that a player is penalised with a red card, he/she is allowed to play the next game. The blue card, however, results with an ejection from one or more games, in accordance with the decision of the tournament commission.

In case that a doctor is called to the court, the player can continue playing and is not obliged to leave the game for the duration of three attack waves.

Ranking is determined as follows:

1. the number of points
2. mutual match(es)
3. goal difference
4. more goals achieved
5. drawing lot

In case of a tied play-off game, the winner is determined by three consecutive seven-metre throws. In case there is still no winner, the teams alternate in seven-metre throws as long as one of them wins.

 

2. Categories

BOYS

B 17 (2007), size of the ball 3
B 15 (2009), size of the ball 2
B 13 (2011), size of the ball 1
B 11 (2013), size of the ball 0

GIRLS

G 17 (2007), size of the ball 2
G 15 (2009), size of the ball 1
G 13 (2011), size of the ball 0
G 11 (2013), size of the ball 0

3. Each team plays the minimum of 6 matches.