16TH ANNUAL DOGWOOD ZONE 6 SUMMER GAMES TRIALS TRACK & FIELD MEET HOSTED BY VICTORIA TRACK AND FIELD
CLUB SANCTIONED BY BC ATHLETICS
DATES Saturday and Sunday, May 22nd and 23rd, 2004
LOCATION Centennial Stadium, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
ELIGIBILITY Current BC Athletics competitive membership or equivalent from another provincial or state association. Current BC Athletics school membership.
Day of Event school age BC Athletics membership @ $3.00 per person.
ENTRY CHAIR Diana Hollefreund Phone: [250] 658-8023
5183 Rutli Meadows Place Fax: [250] 658-8023
Victoria, BC, V8Y 1X7 E-Mail: victrack@islandnet.com
ENTRY
FEES $6.00 per event for Junior Development athletes [1995
to 1989]
$6.00 per
event for Summer Games Trials athletes [1989 and 1990]
$8.00 per event for Juvenile and older
athletes [1988 and older]
$12.00 per
athlete for pentathlon for Summer Games Trials.
VIAA Clubs please add $1.00 per athlete for VIAA
Series Awards.
All entry
fees are doubled for late entries or substitutions at the meet.
Cheques are
to be made payable to the Victoria Track and Field Club.
ENTRY DEADLINE All entries must be received no later than 6:00 pm on Saturday, May 15th, 2004.
All entries received after this time will be counted as late entries.
Changes to original entries will be counted as late entries after this date.
E-MAIL ENTRIES Clubs are welcome to e-mail or fax in their entry forms and then pay at the meet.
Payment is due when the clubs pick up their registration packages. Vancouver Island Athletic Association member clubs may obtain a line of credit and pay for their entries at the end of the meet.
ZONE 6 SUMMER This meet has been designated the trials
meet for the BC Summer Games for Zone 6
GAMES TRIALS Vancouver
Island and Central Coast. All athletes
wishing to be considered for a position on the Zone 6 team must compete at this
meet. An athlete declaration form is
part of this package and must be completed by all athletes. The selection meeting will take place at the
end of the Sunday competition. All
coaches and club representatives are invited to attend. Please contact Tom Dingle at [tdingle@uvic.ca]
for additional information. Information
is also available on the BC Athletics website [bcathletics.org] and the BC
Games Society website [bcgames.org].
GENERAL MEET INFORMATION
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AGE CATEGORIES |
JD
athletes will compete in single age categories from 1991 to 1993. Athletes born in 1994 and 1995 will
compete together for field events but will be scored separately for awards. Midgets
born in 1989 and 1990 will compete together in all events. Juvenile and
older athletes will compete together in an OPEN category but will be scored
separately [Masters 1964 and older; Seniors 1965 to 1984; Juniors 1985 &
1986; and Juveniles 1987 & 1988].
This year High School
athletes must compete in regular age class categories except for hammer and
hurdles. Please register HS athletes by their year of birth. |
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CLUB
PACKAGES |
Registration packages will be available in the main press box at the top of the covered stadium beginning at 9:00 AM on Saturday, May 22nd and not before. Groups are asked to pick up the complete package and pay for entry fees at one time. |
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SCHEDULE |
Due to the numbers of participants at this meet we will follow all starting times for track events as listed in the published schedule of events. Any changes to the field event schedule will be listed in a revised schedule available at the meet. Please make note when registering your athletes that our field event schedule is extremely tight and we will not hold up any field events for athletes participating in other events. Have your athletes check over the schedule before registering in this meet. |
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FIELD
EVENTS |
Due to the large number of entries in field events in the younger age classes those events will be limited to three attempts for each athlete up to the midget age level. The top eight midgets will be permitted an additional three attempts. Open Category athletes will be given four attempts each at all field events. |
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HAMMER |
Hammer will only be offered as HIGH SCHOOL and MIDGET events for girls and boys using the following implements: MIDGET GIRLS = 3 kg MIDGET BOYS = 4 kg HS GIRLS = 4 kg HS BOYS = 5.5 kg |
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SPIKE
LENGTHS |
The maximum spike length allowed on this track is 7mm. |
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MEET
RULES |
ATHLETICS CANADA and IAAF rules and regulations will apply at this meet. BC Athletics Junior Development rules and regulations for championship meets will be followed wherever applicable. |
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AWARDS |
Victoria Track and Field Club medals for first, second, and third place finishes. Victoria Track and Field Club ribbons for fourth to eighth place finishes. |
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TRACK
RESTRICTIONS |
The infield is out of bounds at all times as javelin and discus events take place there. Please use the main entrance to the stadium and walk around to the finish line seating from the south end of the track. Please observe all restricted areas. |
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GENERAL MEET INFORMATION ….continued
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EQUIPMENT |
Equipment will be provided by the Victoria Track and Field Club with the exception of pole vault poles. Personal equipment must be checked and weighed in the equipment shed under the electronic scoreboard at least 1 hour before the start of the event. Contact the meet director if you need to locate the official to weigh your equipment. |
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WARMUP
TRACK |
Please note that the warm-up track no longer exists so that both track and field event warm-ups will have to be done within the main stadium or on the grass fields beside the parking lot. Practice throws will be permitted at throws sites but only until the competition begins. |
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MEET
RESULTS |
Copies of the meet results will be posted on the Victoria Track and Field Club Website [website location will be added when it becomes available] as well as through a link on the BC Athletics website at bcathletics.org. Individual club results will be sent out via e-mail. Please note that all athletes’ names will appear on a website. Please advise us if you do not wish your child’s name to appear. |
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UNIFORMS |
School and club team uniforms must be worn during all competitions. |
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TRACK
EVENTS |
All events on the track will start with the Open Age Categories first at the posted times. JD athletes will compete following the Open Events in order from oldest to youngest with girls first. |
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WHEELCHAIR
EVENTS |
Wheelchair events will go in the following order with women first, then men: T 54, T 53, T52 and T51 combined. |
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TIMED
FINALS |
All events offered are timed finals except for the 100 metre events which will have heats and finals for all age categories where 9 or more athletes are registered. All wheelchair events are timed finals. |
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RACE
NUMBERS |
Numbers will be assigned to all athletes and must be worn during all competitions. Track events from 100 to 400 metres and relays will have numbers on the back. Track events 800 metres and longer will have numbers on the front. Field events numbers may be worn on the back or the front. |
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STARTING
HEIGHTS |
Starting heights for all pole vault groups and for juvenile and older high jump events will be determined by the athletes entered in the competition. Starting heights for JD high jump categories are as follows: |
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AGE |
GIRLS |
BOYS |
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9 years |
.70 m * |
.75 m * |
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10 years |
.80 m * |
.85 m * |
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11 years |
.90 m |
.95 m |
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12 years |
.95 m |
1.00 m |
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13 years |
1.05 m |
1.15 m |
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14 and 15 years |
1.15 m |
1.25 m |
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* Based on the height of the pit. |
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BLOCKS |
Starting blocks are supplied for all athletes, midget [14 and 15 years] and older. |
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HURDLES |
This year we are only offering specific hurdle races. Please see the following list of hurdle events and register your athletes in the specific hurdle event. Use the Code listed on the registration form for each hurdle event.
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DISTANCE |
HEIGHT |
AGE GROUP |
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CODE |
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400m |
36” |
Senior Men |
10 |
K |
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400m |
30” |
Senior/Junior Women |
10 |
L |
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300m |
30” |
89/90 Boys/Girls |
7 |
M |
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200m |
27” |
91 Boys/Girls |
5 |
N |
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200m |
24” |
92/93 Boys/Girls |
5 |
P |
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PENTATHLON EVENTS |
We will be combining our pentathlon events for the Summer Games Trials with out regular midget field events. The schedule has been set so that an approximate pentathlon schedule will be followed. Athletes competing for a spot on the Summer Games team must compete in all 5 pentathlon events. Separate hurdle heats and 800 metre heats will be held for the pentathlon competitors. Girls: 80 m hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump and 800 metres. Boys: 100 m hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump and 800 metres.
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LATE ENTRIES |
Late entries will only be possible if space exists in a heat or timed final. All late entries will be charged if accepted after 6:00 pm on Saturday, May 15th, 2004. Additional late entries will be accepted in the main press box during the meet at the discretion of the entry chair. |
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CONCESSION |
The concession will be open during the meet and will be staffed by members of the University of Victoria athletics department. |
ACCOMMODATION |
Bed and breakfast rooms as well as housekeeping units are available at the University of Victoria. Please contact the university directly for more information. University of Victoria Housing, Food and Conference Services PO Box 1700, MS 8395 Phone: [250] 721-8395 Victoria, BC V8W 3Y2 Fax: [250] 721-8930
For hotel or
motel accommodations within the city please contact Tourism Victoria @ 953-2022. |
CAMPING |
No overnight camping is permitted within the University of Victoria boundaries. Campus Security will patrol the campus and will remove any groups camping on site. |
FUN RELAYS |
50 metre fun relays are offered for family members of all ages. There is no charge for this event. Just come to the start line and run! |
COACHES’ CHALLENGE |
There will be 50 metre coaches’ challenge on Sunday. Anyone may enter. |
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DOGWOOD TRACK AND FIELD MEET
ENTRY FORM
Club/School ___________________________________________ Phone: ___________________
Coach/Contact _________________________________________ Fax: ____________________
E-Mail: ________________________________________________ Male Female
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NAME |
YEAR |
BCA # |
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PB/TIME |
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