VICTORIA TRACK AND FIELD CLUB

18^th ANNUAL DOGWOOD TRACK AND FIELD MEET

Saturday and Sunday, May 13^th and 14^th, 2006

Sanctioned by BC Athletics

DATES	Saturday and Sunday, May 13^th and 14^th, 2006
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.
ENTRY CHAIR	Evelyn Parent Phone: [250] 744-2982
	890 Maltwood Terrace Fax: [250] 598-3533
	Victoria, BC V8X 5C7 E-Mail: vtfc@shaw.ca
ENTRY FEES	$6.00 per event for Junior Development athletes [1997 to 1991]
	$8.00 per event for Juvenile and older athletes [1990 and older]
	Late entries or substitutions at the meet will be $12.00 per event.
	Day of Event school age BC Athletics membership @ $3.00 per person.
	VIAA Clubs please add $1.00 per athlete for VIAA Series Awards.
	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 Friday, May 5^th, 2006.
	All entries received after this time will be counted as late entries. No late entries will be accepted after 6:00 pm, Thursday May 11^th.
	Changes to original entries will be counted as late entries after May 5^th.
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.
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 13^th and not before. Large groups are asked to pick up the complete package and pay for entry fees at one time.
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.
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.

GENERAL MEET INFORMATION
AGE CATEGORIES	Junior Development athletes will compete in single age categories from 1997 to 1991 [JD 9, JD 10, JD 11, JD 12, JD 13, JD 14 and JD 15]. JD 9 and JD 10 athletes [1997 and 1996] will compete together for field events but will be scored separately for awards. Midgets [1991 and 1992] will compete together for field events but will be scored separately for awards.
	1990 and older athletes will compete together in an OPEN category but will be scored separately [Masters 1966 and older; Seniors 1967 to 1986; Juniors 1987 & 1988; and Juveniles 1989 & 1990]. Masters compete as a single group as we are not able to offer 5-year age categories for awards.
	High School athletes must compete in regular age class categories except for hurdles events. Please register High School athletes by their year of birth.
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.
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 six attempts each at all field events. If entries are high in the combined Open categories, then each athlete will have three attempts with the top eight having an additional three attempts.
HAMMER	Hammer events are not confirmed at this time. Information will be circulated separately at a later date if we are able to include hammer for Open athletes.
SPIKE LENGTHS	The maximum spike length allowed on this track is 7mm.
TRACK RESTRICTIONS	The infield is out of bounds at all times as the infield is used for competition. Please use the main entrance to the stadium and walk around to the finish line seating from the flagpole end of the track. Please observe all restricted areas.
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.

MEET RESULTS	Copies of the meet results will be posted on the Peninsula Track and Field Club Website [pentrack.org] 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.
UNIFORMS	School and club team uniforms must be worn during all competitions.
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.
WHEELCHAIR EVENTS	Wheelchair events will go in the following order with women first, then men: T 54, T 53, T52 and T51 combined.
	Categories may be combined if numbers are low but each category will be scored separately.
TIMED FINALS	All events offered are timed finals this year as the crew is “learning the ropes”.
BLOCKS	Starting blocks are supplied for all athletes, midget [14 and 15 years] and older.
LATE ENTRIES	All late entries will be charged if accepted after 6:00 pm on Friday, May 5^th, 2006. Late entries will be closed after 6:00 on Thursday, May 11^th, 2006. Additional late entries will be accepted in the main press box during the meet at the discretion of the entry chair and only if space is available in the event.
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.
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:
	AGE	GIRLS	BOYS
	9 years	.70 m *	.75 m *
	10 years	.80 m *	.85 m *
	11 years	.90 m	.95 m
	12 years	.95 m	1.00 m
	13 years	1.05 m	1.15 m
	14 and 15 years	1.15 m	1.25 m
	* Based on the height of the pit.

HURDLES

This year we are only offering specific hurdle races. Please see the following

list of hurdle events and register your athletes in their correct hurdle event.

DISTANCE	HEIGHT	AGE GROUP	#
110m	42”	Senior Men	10
110m	39”	Junior/HS Men	10
110m	36”	Juvenile Men	10
100m	33”	Senior/Junior/HS Women	10
100m	33”	JD 15 and JD 14 Boys	10
100m	30”	Juvenile Women	10
80m	30”	JD 15 and JD 14 Girls	8
80m	30”	JD 13 Boys	8
80m	30”	JD 13 Girls	8
80m	27”	JD 12 Girls and Boys	8
60m	24”	JD 11 & 10 Girls and Boys	6
60m	21”	JD 9 Girls and Boys	6

DISTANCE	HEIGHT	AGE GROUP	#
400m	36”	Senior/Junior/HS Men	10
400m	33”	Juvenile Men	10
400m	30”	Senior/Junior/Juvenile/HS Women	10
300m	30”	JD 15 & 14 Girls and Boys	7
200m	27”	JD 13 Girls and Boys	5
200m	24”	JD 12 & 11 Girls and Boys	5

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/motel accommodations, please contact our sponsor hotel chain: Traveller’s Inn. This chain has 14 hotels/motels in the Greater Victoria area. Information and reservations can be found on the website: www.travellersinn.com/
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.
	Please note that there is a new crew running the Dogwood Track and Field Meet this year. They will be using this meet to train a number of new volunteers so your patience is required. Vancouver Island Athletic Association clubs are asked to make sure that volunteers are in place at the posted start times for events so that the events do not run behind causing backups. Announcements will be made throughout the meet if additional volunteers are needed to help out at events. Sean Steele Meet Director