RELAY RULES AND CERTIFICATES -- 2006
Club Teams
Runners must all be members of the SAME BC
Athletics club and of the SAME GENDER.
Age category defined by oldest runner.
VIAA Defined Age Groups:
|
Male team |
Female team |
YoB normally |
YoB can run up |
Age ( |
|
Junior Males |
Junior Females |
1987 and 1988 |
1989 and younger |
19 and under |
|
Juvenile Males |
Juvenile Females |
1989 and 1990 |
1991 and younger |
17 and under |
|
Midget JD Males |
Midget JD Females |
1991 and 1992 |
1993 and younger |
15 and under |
|
Middle JD Males |
Middle JD Females |
1993 and 1994 |
1995 and younger |
13 and under |
|
Young JD Males |
Young JD Females |
1995, 1996 and 1997 |
n/a |
11 and under |
JD Teams will be eligible for placement in BCJD
top ten lists. Individuals will qualify
for
Club Relays will be officially placed and
timed.
Scrub Teams
Member of any club, any age, either gender;
timed but not placed; no qualification for awards.
The above rules apply to the following relays
4 X 100m Relays AND Medley
Relays (200m, 200m, 400m, 800m)
Club Team Relays may be held
before Scrub Teams or Scrub Teams may be added to the appropriate group if
space is available.
Awards:
A certificate of achievement is given to each
athlete who participates in at least one Club Team Relay during the season.
Points are assigned to each athlete for each
relay run depending on the performance, placing and participation in the
relay. This point scheme is similar to
that used for the individual events in the
A total for all relays for each athlete is
calculated and this total is used to determine the class and the type of
certificate.
|
Blue Class |
4
or more Relays Run |
|
|
Red Class |
3
Relays Run |
|
|
White Class |
2
Relays Run |
|
|
Black Class |
1
Relay Run |
|
Class
and Overall Placing listed on the certificate depends on Total Points.
I
have tried to correct any errors or omissions but some my have got by me,
particularly those involving the names of athletes. Please direct any queries or corrections to
me and if possible I can run off another certificate.
Many thanks to Brian Foan
who correlated the results and sent them to me. Full details are posted on the Pen Track
Website ( www.pentrack.org
) under Track and Field
Tom
Dingle
Dr.
Tom Dingle
North
Phone: (250) 656-3341
Email: tdingle@uvic.ca
Fax: (250) 655-5206