Somerset Schools Athletic Association “SSAA” Champions…

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Today Arrival and Registration 9.30 – 9.55 Welcome 10.00 10.10 Warm-up with Event One Coach  10.30 Event One Coaching 11.30 Mini Break 11.45 Event Two Coaching 12.45 Refreshments & Presentation 1.30 Event Three Coaching 2.30 Warm-down with Event Three Coach 2.45 Dispersal

Warm up: 10.10 - First Session: 10.30 - 11.30 Second Session: 11.45 – 12.45 Third Session: 1.30 – 2.30 SPRINTS HURDLES LONG JUMP HIGH JUMP POLE VAULT JAVELIN DISCUS SHOT Peter Grosjean Godfrey Fry Brian Camp Sonya Ellis Deborah Bray David Pearson Simon De Wilton Nigel Groves Murray Grant

Athletic Organisation International Nats Cornwall Devon Dorset Avon Gloucestershire Wiltshire SW County Yeovil Sedgemoor Area Taunton Mendip School

County Combined Events Championships Possibly 350 competitors. Possibly 50 competitors per event. The largest event of its kind in Europe? The World? The ‘Happy’ Championships The ‘Helping’ Championships

South-West Championships From the County Championships we select teams to compete at the: South-West Championships There is a limit to the number of athletes we can select : Combined Events – age group teams of 4 Whole team of 24 Maximum of 32 competitors per event Plus Race Walk competitors

ESAA National Championships. Following the SW Championships teams and individuals qualify to compete at the ESAA National Championships. There is a limit to the number of athletes selected: Combined Events – SW winning age group teams of 4 plus high placed individuals not in winning team Maximum of 46 competitors per event Plus walking competitors

COMBINED EVENTS INTERNATIONALS Harry Hall Amy Cooper 2010 Jordanna Morrish Brendon England-Frost 2012 Cliff Schwabauer Ellen Barber 2014 Anya Turner 2015

Boys’ Combined Events Minor (u13) 100m Shot Long Jump 800m Junior (u15) 80m Hurdles Shot Long Jump High Jump 800m Intermediate (u17) (2 days) Long Jump Discus Javelin 400m 100m Hurdles High Jump Shot 1500m Senior (u19) (2 days) 100m Long Jump Shot High Jump 400m 110m Hurdles Discus Pole Vault Javelin 1500m Boys’ Combined Events

Girls’ Combined Events Minor (u13) 100m Shot Long Jump 800m Junior (u15) 75m Hurdles Shot High Jump Long Jump 800m Intermediate (u17) (2 days) 80m Hurdles High Jump Shot 200m Long Jump Javelin 800m Senior (u19) (2 days) 100m Hurdles High Jump Shot 200m Long Jump Javelin 800m

Important Combined Events Rules In track events, there are no "finals" - heat times are scored on the IAAF and ESAA tables. Points are based on the hand timed pages but please note - when fully-automatic timing and photo-finish are available they will be in use, in conjunction with the appropriate scoring tables. Three trials only are allowed in the long jump and throwing events. NB. Quadrathlon scores are taken from the Midland Counties AA tables.

An extra: 24 pts 33 pts

Girls 800 metres At this pace – that’s 12 points per second !!

24 points More points gained the higher you jump! Boys High Jump

Important Combined Events Rules In the running and hurdling events, a competitor shall be disqualified in any event in which he or she has been responsible for three false starts. NB: This applies to the younger Schools’ age groups and Masters. In the Under 18, Under 19, Under 20 competitions and Senior Men’s Decathlon and the Senior Women’s Heptathlon, an athlete making a false start shall be warned. Any athlete(s) making further false starts in the race shall be disqualified from the race. In the Quadrathlon, Pentathlon and Heptathlon competitions, the 800m events will not be started at the curved line, but will be run in lanes for the first bend.

Important Combined Events Rules Any athlete failing to take part in any of the events shall not be allowed to take part in any subsequent event in that competition, but shall be considered to have abandoned the competition. That athlete shall not figure in the final classification. The winner shall be the competitor who has obtained the highest number of points in the 4, 5, 7, 8 or 10 events as the case may be, awarded on the basis of the IAAF and ESAA Combined Events Scoring Tables. In the event of a tie, the winner shall be the competitor who has received the higher number of points in a majority of events. If this does not resolve the tie, the winner shall be the competitor who has scored the higher number of points in any one of the events. This procedure shall apply to ties for any place in the competition.

Awards: Somerset AA medal to the winner of each competition. Somerset Schools' AA County Champion badge to the top Somerset Schools' athlete in each competition. Certificates for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each competition. Certificates to all athletes who complete their Combined Events competition.

Somerset Coaching Courses - 2017 Sunday 23rd April Sprints Endurance Hurdles Steeplechase Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Javelin Discus Shot Hammer Choose 2 events