Date

Venue

Sun 20 |April

Sutcliffe Park

Sun 8 June

Canterbury

Sun 13 July

Deangate

Sun 10 August

Erith

1. AGE GROUPS

UNDER 11 (U11) - (School years 5 and 6 ) and a minimum of 9 years of age

UNDER 13 (U13) - 11 years and under 13 years at midnight on 31st August/1st September in year of competition.

UNDER 15 (U15) - 13 years and under 15 years at midnight on 31st August/1st September in year of competition.

2. REGISTER

The name and date of birth of each competitor has to be entered in the League Register.

Details to be sent to League Secretary prior to the first meeting and updated as necessary.

Failure to comply with this rule may result in points being lost.

3. CLUB COLOURS

Athletes must compete in their club colours. Clothing must comply with the requirements of UKA rule 17.

4. NUMBERING

Each club will provide their own numbers and pins throughout the four meetings following notification by the League.

HANDWRITTEN LETTERS NOT TO BE USED.

In the event of a club arriving without their letters, the League has a set of "H & HH" which will be issued in such an emergency.

Letters to be worn BACK and FRONT in ALL TRACK EVENTS

Athletes will be turned away at the start if they do not comply.

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5. LEAGUE    

The League will consist of four divisions.

Boys - Divisions 1 and Division 2 with 6 teams in each division.

Girls – Divisions 1 and Division 2 with 5 teams in each division

Two teams will move up and two down at the end of each season.

Any addition team wishing to join the League to join division 2 of the appropriate league. (The number of teams per division and relegations will be adjusted dependent upon the number of teams entering)

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6. EVENTS

Clubs may nominate an A and a B String athlete for each event. Where track events are run separately Team Managers MUST nominate the best performing athlete for the A String. In events run together, and in all field events, the best performing athlete will be declared as the A String.

Each Athlete may compete in up to 4 events in any one meeting, with a maximum of 3 individual events.

U13 Boys

U15 Boys

U13 Girls

U15 Girls

100m

100m

75m

100m

200m

200m

150m

200m

-

400m

-

300m

800m*¹

800m*²

600m*¹

800m*¹

1500m*¹

1500m*²

1000m*¹

1500m*¹

-

3000m*²

-

-

2000m Walk

2000m Walk

2000m Walk

2000m Walk

75m Hurdles

80m Hurdles

70m Hurdles

75m Hurdles

4x100m Relays

4x100m Relays

4x100m Relays

4x100m Relays

4x400m Relays

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High Jump

High Jump

High Jump

High Jump

-

Pole Vault

-

Pole Vault

Long Jump

Long Jump

Long Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Shot Putt

Shot Putt

Shot Putt

Discus

Discus

Discus

Discus

Javelin

Javelin

Javelin

Javelin

*1 Under 13 boys and under 15 girls may not compete in both the 800m and 1500m on the same day. Under 13 girls may not compete in both the 600m and 1000m on the same day.

*2 Under 15 boys may only compete in one track event between 800m and 3000m on the same day.

The maximum total race distance an athlete may compete on the same day will be as follows:-

Including walking events

The High Jump minimum start heights shall be:-

Under 13 boys – 1.00m

Under 15 boys – 1.20m

Under 13 girls – 0.90m

Under 15 girls – 1.00m

The high jump bar shall be raised in 5cm increments until there is only 1 competitor when it may be raised by at least 2cm at the athlete’s request.

Subject to safety considerations the 600m and 800m races will be run as combined A and B String races and be run from a curved start.

7. SCORING 

Points will be awarded for the A String 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4 (,3)

                "        "    "        "          "    "  B String    8,  6, 5, 4, 3, 2 (,1)

8. DISQUALIFICATION

Should an athlete compete in excess of the permitted number of events, including relays, or compete in the wrong age event then the athlete/relay team shall be disqualified from the later event(s) competed in. Where it is the A String athlete who is disqualified, for these reasons only, then the B String athlete’s performance shall be included for scoring purposes with the event results for the A String and the finish positions determined on performance.

9. DECLARATION    

Team Managers are requested to submit a provisional electronic copy of their team declaration sheet to the League Secretary by the Saturday evening prior to the meeting. Team Managers must submit their confirmed team declaration sheets to the Recorders at least 15 minutes before the first event. Amendments must be made prior to the event to which they relate taking place.

10. OFFICIALS

The League will be responsible for the preparation of the lane draws for all four meetings together with the duty rota for all Club Officials.

The League shall be responsible for the provision of Chief Starter and Assistants, Chief Time Keeper, Chief Track Judge and Field Referee. Each Club shall provide a team of Officials in accordance with Track and Field Rota issued for the season. It is preferred that the Officials be suitably qualified. Each field event must be supervised by a graded official. Clubs should make their best efforts to provide a complement of officials. Where a Club is unable to provide the necessary officials then the League Secretary shall be informed prior to the meeting. The Field Referee shall be responsible for ensuing that each field event is supervised by a graded official supervises.

11. TROPHIES

Boys

The 1st and 2nd Division Clubs with the highest overall combined points will be awarded the Ron Sawyer Memorial Trophy (Division 1) or the Ron Sawyer Trophy (Division 2) to be held for 1 year.

A trophy will be awarded to the Club in Division 1 and Division 2 with the highest points total for Under 13 and highest points total for U 15. (4 trophies)

A trophy will be awarded to the Best Field and Best Track athlete in both Division 1 and Divisions2.

(4 trophies)

The Chairman will award The Maureen Gordon Memorial Trophy to the Club, who in their opinion has made the most improvement.

These eleven Trophies to be held for ONE year.

Girls

The 1st and 2nd Division Clubs with the highest overall combined points will be awarded the Division 1 Trophy or Trophy Division 2 to be held for 1 year.

A trophy will be awarded to the Club in Division 1 and Division 2 with the highest points total for Under 13 and highest points total for U 15. (4 trophies)

A trophy will be awarded to the Best Field and Best Track athlete in both Division 1 and Divisions2.

(4 trophies)

Team Managers must sign a register of receipt following presentation of Trophies to their Club or their Athlete. The club/athlete will be responsible for the return of the trophies in good, clean condition at the end of the period of the award.

All Trophies to be held for ONE year.

12. MEDALS              

Athletes shall be eligible for individual medals if they have competed in at least 2 meetings throughout the season.

Individual medals will be presented for the best performance(s), in both 'A' and 'B' strings for each event for the Boys and Girls Division 1 and Division 2.

Should a club blatantly reverse the A and B string competitors (Rule 6) the League Organisers reserve the right to withhold awarding the 'B' string medal should the performance merit it.

No athlete may receive more than 3 individual medals.

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13. TIME TABLE OF EVENTS

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Track

Field

Time

Event

Age Group

Time

Event

Age Group

11:30

70m Hurdles

U13 Girls

12:00

High Jump

U13 Boys

75m Hurdles

U13 Boys

Shot Putt

U13 Girls

75m Hurdles

U15 Girls

Long Jump

U15 Boys

80m Hurdles

U15 Boys

Javelin

U15 Girls

12:10

600m

U13 Girls

600m

U11 Boys/Girls

800m

U13 Boys

800m

U15 Girls

800m

U15 Boys

13:10

75m

U13 Girls

100m

U13 Boys

13:00

Shot Putt

U15 Girls

100m

U15 Girls

High Jump

U15 Boys

100m

U15 Boys

Discus

U13 Girls

75m/80m

U11 Girls/Boys

Javelin

U15 Boys

13:40

3000m

U15 Boys

14.00