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Updated  23 June 2023

 

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SCVAC LEAGUE – KENT DIVISIONS – 2023 TIMETABLES

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SCVAC Indoor Championship, 2 April 2022 at Lee Valley

Closed Championships Entry Information - Championship Programme 2 April 2022 - Results


SCVAC LEAGUE – KENT DIVISIONS – 2018 RULES

ENTRY FORMS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS - £60/£100

Entry forms to Arthur Kimber and subscriptions to Tom Richards

 

ELIGIBLE ATHLETES

First claim athletes

Please inform Arthur Kimber of second claim athletes on the entry form

Please give dates of birth of all athletes to Brian Charlton

 

PAPERWORK

Host club                           Track result pads

                                        Non-scoring numbers

Barry Ferguson                  Declaration forms

Brian Charlton                   Lane draws, throwing and jumping order, field cards, computerised results

Arthur Kimber                    Competition numbers

 

OFFICIALS

Host club                           Starter, marksman

                                         Track referee, field referee

                                         First aider

Visiting clubs                      1 timekeeper

                                         1 track judge

                                          At least 2 field judges as specified

Richard Mann will announce at all meetings

 

FIELD EVENTS

3 trials in long throws and triple jump, 4 in shot and long jump

Pole vault and high jump – all age groups start together

Divisions 1 and 2 may compete separately or together depending on numbers

 

SCORING

6-5-4-3-2-1 in all events

 

NON-SCORING ATHLETES

May compete

               In sprint events where there is a spare lane

               In distance events only where they will not overcrowd the race

               In field events in jumps and shot only where they will not seriously delay the timetable

              non-scorers may not compete in DT, HT and JT

There should be no non-scoring races unless there is spare time in the scoring timetable

 

AGE GROUP COMPETITION

Athletes cannot compete in the same event in different age groups in the same meeting, but may compete in different events in different age groups in the same meeting

A AND B STRINGS

Where A and B strings run in separate races, the faster athlete should always be placed in the A race

Where A and B strings run in the same race, the first athlete to finish will score as the A string

 

RELAY BREAK POINTS

4X200                   Athletes will start on the long stagger and the third leg runner will break at the beginning of the back straight

4x400                   First leg athletes will start on the 800 start lines, run the first 100 in lanes and then   break at the beginning of the back straight

 

FINAL RESULTS

Any appeals about possible inaccurate individual results must be made by the athlete concerned or

his/her team manager on the night..  The decision of the track or field referee will be final.

The team results may not be finalised on the night, but will be supplied by the recorder as soon

as possible after the night.

 

CANCELLATION OF FIXTURES

If a fixture is cancelled and at least 80% of the events have been completed, the fixture will count as

a complete fixture and the remaining events will not be held

If fewer than 80% of the events have been completed, the points for the completed events will

count  and the remaining events will be held at a later date

An event is defined as a race/throw/jump in one division in one age group, e.g.100m. division 1,

M40A and M40B

If the last fixture has to be cancelled, the league positions after five matches will be the final results

for the season.

 

THE FINAL

The first and second teams in division 1, men and women, will compete in the final against the

winners from the other sections of the league


At the WMA General Assembly in Brazil the following changes were made:

  • W60-74 Javelin specification changes from 400g to 500g. (This applies to multi events etc.)
  • All Men's Shot shall have the IAAF maximum diameter of 130mm. And all Women's Shot shall have the IAAF maximum diameter of 110mm.
  • The .075k Discus shall have a maximum diameter of 182mm.

Effective from 1 January 2014


Track & Field Rules

SCVAC TRACK AND FIELD LEAGUE RULES

1.       The league consists of clubs in six area divisions.  The club membership and number of divisions may be altered as clubs leave or join the league.

2.       Each division is organised by a divisional coordinator and each club’s team(s) by a team manager, who will liaise with the coordinator.

3.       Entry forms for each season should be completed and returned to the league secretary by 31st March.

4.       Affiliation forms should be completed and returned, with cheque for the appropriate amount, to the treasurer by 31st March.  Subscription rates are set by the SCVAC committee.

5.       Competition will be for athletes in three age groups, 35-49,50-59 and 60+. M70+ events may be held.

 Athletes should be first claim members of their club, or second claim provided that their first claim club does not compete in the league. Second claim members, a maximum of five men and five women, should be registered on the entry form and must be members of your club by March 31st of the competition year. Combined teams, of two or more clubs, are not eligible to compete in the league. Regional masters clubs are not eligible to compete in the league. Guest athletes from the league clubs may compete where space and time allow.

6.       Four evening matches, six in Kent, should be held between April and July, the dates and venues to be decided by the coordinators and team managers. Matches should be held under UKA and BMAF rules.

7.      The provision of paperwork for the matches should be arranged by the coordinators and team managers.

8.      Club letters or numbers should be worn by all scoring athletes.

9.      Officials for the matches should be recruited by the coordinators and team managers/club officials secretaries.

10.    Clubs hosting matches may claim an allowance from the treasurer to help offset costs.

11.    Coordinators may claim expenses arising from their work for the league from the treasurer.

12.   All standard track events from 100m. to 3000m, a 2000m. walk and all eight standard field events should be held. 5000m. and hurdles events may be held if time permits. 4x100m and 4x400m relays should be held and a 4x200 and a medley relay may be held.

13.   Age group competition

35-49  2 competitors per club in all running events, 1 per club in the walk and field events.

50-59  1 competitor in all events

60+      1 competitor in selected events to be decided in each division

Relays 1 team per club in each relay

Where A and B strings run in separate races, the faster athlete should be A string.

14.   In all divisions except Kent four trials should be allowed in all throws and in long and triple jump, in Kent three trials in long throws and triple jump, four in shot and long jump.

15.    Scoring is 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for all events and for league points. This may be adjusted where there are more or fewer clubs in a division.

16.    Results should be sent as soon as possible after each match to the league secretary, Power of 10, editor of The Southerner, the rankings compiler and Athletics Weekly.

17.   The winning clubs from each division, the top two from Kent, will compete in a final towards the end of the season, normally in September.

18.    These rules have been drawn up by the league secretary and the SCVAC committee and may be amended at the SCVAC AGM after consultation with the coordinators.

December 2018


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