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4 Competition Specific Rules 4.1 Specified Dates Nominations Close: Registration Cut Off:
2nd February 2015 (at 3:00pm) 30th November 2014
4.2 General Information 1. The rules of this competition are specified in the following pages, and should be read in conjunction with the General Rules of Competition. 2. Should there be too many entries for a particular event, the Competition and Technical Director may limit the fields to a manageable number. Performances on entry forms will be used to assist this process.
4.3 Eligibility 1. To be able to enter this competition, athletes must be registered with the association by the registration cut off date. 2. Athletes in the Under 9 to Under 13 age groups must have recorded a performance equal to or better than the Multi Event Qualifying Standard in at least three of the five events to be conducted for their age group prior to the nomination close date, and have recorded a valid performance in the other two events. 3. Athletes in the Under 14 to Under 17 age groups must have recorded a valid performance in each of the five events to be conducted for their age group prior to the nomination close date. 4. To be eligible for the State Multi Championships, an athlete must participate in at least 15 events before the nomination close date. 5. An individual discipline may only be counted as one event at a competition (eg competing in the 100m twice still only counts as one event.) 6. At most 7 events may be counted towards an athlete's qualification total within a week. 7. Events will be counted towards the qualification total at the following competitions: a. a competition conducted by an athlete’s Little Athletics Centre b. the athlete’s Centre has a joint competition at another centre c. an open Association competition (Regional Games, Personal Best Day) 8. Events at the following competitions may contribute at most 5 events towards an athlete's qualification total a. State Relay Championships b. An individual visit to an affiliated Little Athletics Centre within Australia 9. All performances must have been achieved at a recognised Little Athletics meeting. 10. Where an athlete has been unable to meet these conditions due to illness or injury, an exemption may be sought by writing to the Competition & Technical Director (c/o the Association Office). 11. Para-athletes may enter the State Multi Event Championships provided that: a. They have a certificate of classification or letter of provisional classification b. Have achieved a minimum MDS score in at least two of the four events offered for their age group i. Minimum 30.0 for field events ii. Minimum 50.0 for track events 4-multis.doc
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'McDonalds' MULTI EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014/15 SA Athletics Stadium, Mile End - Sunday 22nd February 2015 4.4 Nominations 1. Athletes wishing to compete at this competition are required to nominate through their Centre prior to the competition. 2. Parents/athletes must therefore ensure that they provide nominations to their Centre in sufficient time to ensure that they can be forwarded and received by the Association Office by the closing time. Late entries are unable to be accepted. 3. Centres are to submit a completed Centre Summary Entry Form via email to
[email protected] by the closing time for nominations. Individual nomination forms do not need to be forwarded to LASA. 4. Centres are to forward all entry fees to LASA to arrive no later than seven days after the close of nominations. 5. By submitting the Centre Summary Entry Form, the Centre certifies that all athletes have met the eligibility criteria for this event. Where an entry requires special consideration, the original entry form along with supporting documentation should be forwarded to LASA.
4.5 Events Provided 1. 2. 3. 4.
Five fixed events will be provided for each of the Under 9 to Under 17 age groups. Athletes must enter all five programmed events set for their age group. Refer to the attached program for details of the events provided for each age group. As hurdles are not a recognised Paralympic event, hurdles will not be conducted for Para-Athletes competing in this championship. Para-athletes will compete in the remaining four events for their age group.
4.6 Entry Fees 1. The SA Athletics Stadium has been hired at considerable cost to the Association for this meeting. 2. To help cover such costs a nomination fee for competitors has been set at $10.00 per athlete. 3. The nomination fee must accompany the entry form.
4.7 Centre Responsibilities Promote this meeting at the Centre and ensure that athletes and parents are aware of this competition and the rules and conditions of entry.
4.8 Parent Responsibilities Parents are to provide full support to the running of events including reporting to the specified marshalling and events on time and to personally arrange alternatives if unable to attend at the allocated time.
4.9 Marshalling 1. Designated marshalling areas for competitors and officials will not be provided for this competition. 2. Athletes are to report directly to their events 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the event. 3. Where an athlete fails to marshal prior to the officials being ready to commence the event, then that athlete will not be permitted to join the event. 4. Parents acting as officials are to report directly to their events 15 minutes prior to the start of their event or time-slot.
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'McDonalds' MULTI EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014/15 SA Athletics Stadium, Mile End - Sunday 22nd February 2015 4.10 Special Competition Rules 1. Changes to the programs, rules or other conditions will be announced over the public address system. The onus is on competitors to be aware of any changes. 2. Athletes must compete in every event programmed for their age group. 3. An athlete who is disqualified at an event or who makes a trial but fails to score a legal performance is still able to compete in remaining events. 4. An athlete who fails to compete in any of the programmed events will be deemed to have abandoned the Multi-Event competition. 5. An athlete who has abandoned the competition is not eligible for medal consideration, and will not receive an aggregate point score. 6. At this meeting, a competitor will be permitted to be responsible for 2 false starts in an event. A third false start by that competitor will result in disqualification. 7. The only persons permitted to enter the competition area are those athletes involved in an event and others directly involved in officiating of an event or the meeting generally, except with the express approval of the Arena Manager. 8. Pacing or Coaching in the arena or any other competition area, or in any marshalling area is prohibited. 9. Any breach of the rules of this competition renders the competitor liable to disqualification. 10. Due to sizes of some fields, age groups may be split into two or more groups for field events. 11. Individual heats for the 800m, hurdles, 100m and 200m events will not be drawn. Athletes will be placed into heats by the start marshals to ensure full heats. 12. The Multi-Event Championship serves as the selection trial for the Under 15 State Team representatives. As such, field attempts will not be restricted for this age group in the event of the hot weather program being used.
4.11 Practice Jumps and Throws Practice trials will be allowed in all field events subject to field size and time.
4.12 Progression from Heats to Finals Not applicable for this competition.
4.13 Scoring System 1. Points are awarded for performance and will be allocated to each athlete for each individual discipline using Scoring Tables approved by the Organising Committee. 2. All tables have a finite lower limit and as a result an athlete may score zero points, the scoring of zero points does not however exclude an athlete from being placed. 3. For Para-Athletes, the points will be based on the MDS table.
4.14 .Protests and Appeals Protests may be lodged at this meeting in accordance with General Rule 1.13.
4.15 Recording and Awards 1. A medal will be presented to the first three place getters in each Age Group based on aggregate points. Medals are not awarded for individual events. 2. Separate medals for Para-Athletes will be awarded to the first three placegetters in each age group based on aggregate MDS scores. 4-multis.doc
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3. In the case of athletes scoring equal aggregate points, they shall be awarded equal placing. 4. Medal winners who must leave the venue prior to their medal presentation are requested to notify the presentation area so that the other medal winners in their event are not unfairly delayed in their medal presentation. 5. Every competitor will have a performance certificate detailing results achieved in each event provided by their Centre.
4.16 State Best Performances State Best Performances (SBPs) may be claimed during this competition but must be ratified in accordance with the rules of LASA.
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