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COMPETITION
RULES
The Rule Book of the UK: Athletics
shall apply except where specifically overruled.
CROSS-COUNTRY
1 |
The
age limits shall be: Minor - Under 13, Junior
- Under 15, Intermediate - Under 17, Senior –
Under 19 on 1st July of the year of competition.
(i.e. born after midnight on 30th June). |
| 2 |
Races
shall be of the following approximate lengths:-
| District |
Girls
Boys |
Under 13 - 1500
metres. Under 15 - 1500 metres
Under 17 - 2500 metres. Under 19 - 2000
metres;
Under 13 - 1500 metres. Under 15 - 2500
metres
Under 17 - 4000 metres. Under 19 - 5000
metres. |
| Ulster |
Girls
Boys |
Under 13 - 1600 metres.
Under 15 - 1600 metres
Under 17 - 3000 metres. Under 19 - 2500 metres;
Under 13 - 1600 metres. Under 15 - 3000 metres
Under 17 - 4500 metres. Under 19 - 6000 metres.
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| Irish
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Girls
Boys |
Under 15 - 2000 metres
Under 17 - 3500 metres. Under 19 - 2500 metres;
Under 15 - 3500 metres
Under 17 - 5000 metres. Under 19 - 6500 metres. |
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| 3 |
Teams
shall be made up as follows:-
Girls
Six runners of whom the first three shall count
in Senior, Intermediate and Junior age groups.
The first
four shall count in the Minor age group.
Girls’ teams may be completed by, not
more than one athlete from the age group immediately
below.
Boys
Eight runners of whom the first four shall
count.
Boys’ team may be completed by, not more than one athlete from the age group immediately below |
| 4 |
In
the event of a tie, the last scoring runner who
finishes nearer the first place shall determine
the result. |
| 5 |
Any
protest must be made on ground to the Referee
whose decision shall be final. |
| 6 |
The
course shall be marked with flags and there shall
be a clear run of at least 200 metres at
the start and finish. |
| 7 |
The
District Championships shall be on dates (fixed
by the District committees) not later than the
third Saturday in February. |
| 8 |
The central
(Ulster) Championships shall be held not later
than the last February in each year. |
| 9 |
Each affiliated
school may enter ONE team in each section of the
district championships OR individual runners as
follows:-
Girls - any number not exceeding two (Three in
Minor Girls)
Boys - any number not exceeding three. |
| 10 |
Each district
may nominate three school teams and six individual
runners to each section of the central championships. |
| 11 |
The entry fees
for the District Championships shall be £4.00
per team, £1.00 per individual. |
| 12 |
No athlete may
run in more than one race. |
| 13 |
Every competitor
shall wear the number allocated to him/her. |
TRACK AND FIELD
1 |
Age
limits as in Cross-country. |
| 2 |
The
Events shall be:
BOYS’ EVENTS
MINOR:
100m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot, 4x100m
Relay.
JUNIOR:
100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m, 80m Hurdles, 1500m Walk,
High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault,
Shot, Discus, Javelin, Hammer, 4x100m Relay.
INTERMEDIATE:
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 100m Hurdles,
400m Hurdles,
1500m Steeplechase, 2000m Walk, High Jump, Long
Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault, Shot, Discus, Javelin,
Hammer, 4x100m Relay.
SENIOR:
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 110m Hurdles,
400m Hurdles, 2000m Steeplechase, 3000m Walk,
High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault,
Shot, Discus, Javelin, Hammer,
4x100m Relay.
GIRLS’ EVENTS
MINOR:
100m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot, 4x100m
Relay.
JUNIOR:
100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m, 75m Hurdles, 1200m Walk,
High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault,
Shot, Discus, Javelin, Hammer, 4x100m Relay.
INTERMEDIATE:
100m, 200m, 300m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 100m Hurdles,
300m Hurdles, 2000m Walk, High Jump, Long Jump,
Triple Jump, Pole Vault, Shot, Discus, Javelin,
Hammer, 4x100m Relay.
SENIOR:
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 100m Hurdles,
400m Hurdles, 3000m Walk,
High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault,
Shot, Discus, Javelin, Hammer, 4x100m Relay. |
| 3 |
NUMBERS:
Every competitor shall wear the number allocated,
and in sprints and hurdles, two numbers. |
| 4 |
SPECIFICATIONS:
HURDLES:
| BOYS
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Distance |
Height |
No. |
Approach |
Interval
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Run-in |
| Junior |
80m |
83.8cm |
8 |
12.00m |
8.00m |
12.00m |
| Inter |
100m
400m |
91.4cm
83.8cm |
10
10 |
13.00m
45.00m |
8.5m
35.00m |
10.5m
40.00m |
| Senior |
110m
400m |
99.0cm
91.4cm |
10
10 |
13.72m
45.00m |
9.14m
35.00m |
14.02m
40.00m |
| GIRLS |
Distance |
Height |
No. |
Approach |
Interval
|
Run-in |
| Junior |
75m |
76.2cm |
8 |
11.50m |
7.50m |
11.00m |
| Inter |
80m
300m |
76.2cm
76.2cm |
8
7 |
12.00m
50.00m |
8.00m
35.00m |
12.00m
40.00m |
| Senior |
100m
400m |
83.8cm
76.2cm |
10
10 |
13.00m
45.00m |
8.50m
35.00m |
10.50m
40.00m |
STEEPLECHASE:
2000m: There shall be 18 hurdles and 5 waterjumps
1500m: There shall be 13 hurdles and 3 waterjumps
For further details see UK Athletics Rule 103 |
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WEIGHTS
| BOYS |
SHOT |
DISCUS |
JAVELIN
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HAMMER |
| Minor |
3.25kg |
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| Junior |
4.00kg |
1.00kg |
600g |
4.00kg |
| Inter |
5.00kg |
1.5kg |
700g |
5.00kg |
| Senior |
6.00kg |
1.75kg |
800g |
6.00kg |
| GIRLS
|
SHOT |
DISCUS |
JAVELIN
|
HAMMER |
| Minor |
2.72kg |
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| Junior |
3.25kg |
0.75kg |
500g |
3.25kg |
| Inter |
4.00kg |
1.00kg |
600g |
4.00kg |
| Senior |
4.00kg |
1.00kg |
600g |
4.00kg |
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STARTING
HEIGHTS:
BOYS |
HIGHJUMP |
POLE
VAULT |
| District |
Ulster |
District |
Ulster |
| Minor |
1.12m |
1.20m |
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|
| Junior |
1.25m |
1.30m |
1.83m |
2.00m |
| Inter |
1.35m |
1.50m |
1.98m |
2.20m |
| Senior |
1.45m |
1.55m |
2.28m |
2.40m |
GIRLS |
HIGHJUMP |
POLE
VAULT |
| District |
Ulster |
District |
Ulster |
| Minor |
1.07m |
1.15m |
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| Junior |
1.20m |
1.30m |
1.60m |
1.75m |
| Inter |
1.25m |
1.35m |
1.75m |
1.90m |
| Senior |
1.25m |
1.35m |
1.90m |
2.05m |
In High Jump the bar shall be raised by 5cms
twice, and thereafter by 3cms.
In Pole Vault the bar shall be raised by 15cms
twice, and thereafter by 10cms.
(Note these starting heights when making entries) |
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Any
protest must be made on the ground to the Referee,
whose decision shall be final. |
| 8 |
(a) No athlete
may be entered in more than two events, plus a relay.
(b) UK Athletics rules forbid a Junior Girl to enter
both 800m and 1500m, if held on the same day, or
to take part in the Inter 300m or 300m Hurdles under
Rule 10. |
| 9 |
Competitors must
take part in their own age group except:
(a) in Relay races, where a team may be completed
by one athlete of a younger age group. No athlete
may run in more than one relay.
(b) that athletes may compete in an event if no
corresponding event is included in the programme
of their own age group: e.g. a Junior athlete may
compete in the Intermediate 3000m , but NOT in the
Intermediate Shot (See Rule 9 b). |
| 10 |
In District championships
each school may enter two competitors in each event,
except the relay. |
| 11 |
In the Ulster Championships
each District may enter THREE competitors, who must
have qualified in the District Championships. |
| 12 |
The entry fees
of the district championships shall be £1.00
per competitor, and £4.00 per relay team. |
| 13 |
Each competitor
in throwing or jumping for distance shall have THREE
trials, and the leading six shall have two more. |
| 14 |
The Ulster Championships
shall be held on the Saturday prior to the Irish
Championships. (Which are normally on the Saturday
before the start of the Certificate exams.) The
date of the District championships shall be fixed
by the District committee. |
FURTHER
INFORMATION
Since this is a Schools’ Association all entries
must be made through the competitor’s school,
on the official entry form.
It cannot be too strongly emphasised
that entries must be thoroughly checked to ensure that
athletes are entered in the proper age group so as to
avoid the confusion which has sometimes occurred in
the past. Dates of birth must also be included.
It is essential that all championship
events organised in the name of the Association should
have thorough insurance cover. Such cover is organised
by the Irish Secondary Schools Athletics which should
be kept informed of all events promoted in the name
of the Association.
Procedure for substitution at Ulster
Championships:
Substitution shall be allowed if
made by the District Team Manager or Secretary to the
Recorder before the time of the meeting. A school may
privately change the formation of a qualifying team
but only the District may substitute individual qualifiers.
All substitutes must have qualified from District level.
(NOTE: Each District should appoint a team manager.)
In the Ulster Track and Field Championships,
the first three from each heat plus the next two fastest
non-qualifiers shall go forward to the final.
The Executive Committee of the Association
annually appoints committees to select teams for Interprovincial
competition. Selected athletes are notified through
their schools.
The Executive Committee also appoints
Ulster team managers, nominees for Irish team managers
and representatives to Irish selection committees.
The Association pays agreed expenses
of its officers and delegates.
Each pole-vaulter should bring a
pole (especially to Irish schools competition).
NOTE:
The Track and Field Interprovincial, as well as being
a competition among the provinces, is also used as a
test of an athlete’s continuing ability and form,
and as an opportunity for athletes of different age
groups to compete together. The Interprovincial will
normally be held for the age group represented in the
Schools’ International. I.e. Under17 on 1st September
in the year of competition.
TROPHIES and CERTIFICATES
Cross-Country Trophies shall be returned
to the Secretary by 1st February each year. Track and
Field Trophies shall be returned to the Championship
Secretary on the morning of the Ulster Track and Field
finals.
CROSS-COUNTRY
Medals are awarded to the first three
individual finishers and to the finishing members of
the first three teams in each section.
A cup is presented to the winning
team in each section of the Ulster Cross-Country Championships.
TRACK and FIELD
Medals are awarded to the first three
in all events at the Ulster Championships, and to the
first in each event at the District Championships.
Perpetual trophies are awarded to
winning schools as follows.
BOYS
The Harold Layland Memorial Cup (Presented
by R.B.A.I. Athletic Club)
Awarded to the school scoring the greatest aggregate
of points in all four sections.
The Ulster Schools Senior Athletic Challenge Cup (Presented
by Surgeon-Capt. Robin Hall, M.B., B.D., R.N.V.R.)
Awarded to the school scoring most points in senior
events.
The Victor Milligan Challenge Cup (Presented by Mr A
Douglas, B.A.)
Awarded to the school scoring most points in Intermediate
events.
The Ulster Schools Junior Athletic Challenge Cup (Presented
by Surgeon-Capt. Robin Hall, M.B., B.D., R.N.V.R.)
Awarded to the school scoring most points in Junior
events.
The Eric Howard Memorial Cup (Presented in memory of
the late Eric Howard, first Treasurer of U.S.S.A.A.)
Awarded to the school scoring most points in Minor events.
The Ulsterville Challenge Cup (Presented by Ulsterville
A.C.)
Awarded to the winners of the Senior relay race.
The D.A.R. Chillingworth Challenge Cup
Awarded for the best overall performance by a Senior
boy.
The Jimmy Murray Challenge Cup
Presented to the winner of the Intermediate Boys 800m
GIRLS
Ulster Schools Challenge Cup
Awarded to the school scoring the greatest aggregate
in all four sections.
Senior Challenge Cup
Awarded to the school scoring most points in Senior
events.
Intermediate Challenge Cup
Awarded to the school scoring most points in Intermediate
events.
Junior Challenge Cup
Awarded to the school scoring most points in Junior
events.
Minor Challenge Cup
Awarded to the school scoring most points in Minor events.
Q.U.B. Challenge Cup (Presented by Q.U.B.A.C.)
Awarded to the winners of the Senior relay race.
The McCabe Challenge Cup (Presented by Mrs Mary McCabe)
Awarded to winners of the Intermediate relay race.
SECOND YEAR U14 TEAM COMPETITION
1 |
From
1978 to 1995, the Milk Athletic Series, a team competition
for first-year athletes, was sponsored by the Diary
Council for Northern Ireland. This is now being
continued by the U.S.S.A.A. as a second-year team
competition. Administratively, there are twenty
Areas in the Province, based on the five U.S.S.A.A.
Districts. |
| 2 |
Age-group:
The competition is for pupils in their second year
in Secondary School in Northern Ireland, and for
pupils of a corresponding age in Secondary Schools
in Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan. All must be Under
14 on 1st July in the year of competition. First
year pupils must not be used. |
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Entry-fee:
£5.00 per team. |
| 4 |
Seven
athletes will represent their school in Girls’
events and seven in Boys’ events. The events
are: 100m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot, Javelin
and relay. A separate athlete will compete in each
of the six individual events. Four of the seven
athletes will combine to form a relay team. The
relay order is 600m, 200m, 200m, 200m.
No athlete may compete in both the 800m and the
600m leg of the Relay in any Second Year
Team meeting. |
| 5 |
The
first two teams in each Area will compete in the
District Final. |
| 6 |
The
first two teams in each District will compete in
the Ulster Final. |
| 7 |
It
is important to have a Team Manager at every stage
of the competition. |
| 8 |
Scoring will be
as in the U.S.S.A.A. Championships: (7, 5, 4, 3,
2 ,1 for individual events and 9, 7, 5, 3, 2, 1
for Relays.) In the event of a tie, the better relay
performance will decide which school has the higher
position. |
SECOND YEAR U14 INTER DISTRICT
TEAM COMPETITION
Each District may enter a team for
an Inter District team competition.
In addition to the events of the
Inter School competition there will also be Hurdles,
Triple Jump and Discus for both boys and girls. One
athlete per event from each District, plus one reserve
which must be included in a relay team.
The relay races will be 4 x 100 metres
for boys and for girls, and a combined boy and girl
team in a medley relay race of 400m (boy), 200m (girl),
100m (girl), and 100m (boy).
Event
details:
| |
Boys |
Girls |
| Hurdles |
75m; 83.8cms high |
75m; 76.2cms high |
| Shot |
4kg |
3.25kg |
| Discus |
1kg |
0.75kg |
| Triple Jump |
The maximum run up length will be
6 metres. |
Points will be scored (6, 4, 3, 2,
1 for individual events and 10, 7, 5, 3, 1 for Relays).
The winning District will be the one which scores most
overall points. Medals will be presented.
MULTI-EVENTS
RULES OF COMPETITION
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EVENTS
Junior and Inter Girls: 80m Hurdles; High Jump;
Shot; Long Jump; 800m
Senior Girls: 100m Hurdles; High Jump, Shot; Long
Jump; 800m
Junior, Inter and Senior Boys: 100m Hurdles; Long
Jump: Shot: High Jump: 1000m |
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In
all Track events athletes are allowed two false
starts, a third false start entails disqualification. |
| 3 |
In
the long Jump and Shot athletes are allowed THREE
trials. |
| 4 |
In
the High Jump, athletes will have a maximum of EIGHT
attempts at the heights of their choice. The starting
height may be chosen by the athletes. The bar will
be raised by increments of 3cms only. Three consecutive
failures will eliminate the athlete from the competition
in the usual way. |
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SCORING:
Points will be awarded for performances in each
event, using the IAAF scoring-tables for multi-events.
If a competitor fails to score in an event through
disqualification, he or she may still take part
in the next event of the competition. If, however,
the athlete makes no attempt at an event, he or
she will not be permitted to take any further part
in the competition, and will not be placed in the
overall competition, irrespective of their score
at that stage. |
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The
winner will be the competitor with the greatest
total of points at the end of the final event. If
two or more athletes have the same total, then the
athlete scoring higher in the greater number of
events will be the winner. If there is still a tie
at that stage, then the athlete scoring the highest
number of points in any individual event shall be
the winner. |
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The
entry-shall be £1.00 per competitor. |
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