Bedfordshire and Luton Schools Athletic Association Track and Field Championships

Wednesday 13th June 4.00-8.45 p.m. Bedford International Stadium

Entries for this event are made by the four district team managers. Districts are; North Beds, Mid Beds, South Beds and Luton. Please contact your local school to find out which district your school is in and who is the district team manager.

We will allow some guest athletes if they have reached, or are near the ESAA entry standard. In addition if in the sprints there is a spare lane. The County Team Manager will have the final say on if an athlete can perform.

English Schools Athletic Championships                               Gateshead                               5 – 7 July 2012

 PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS FOR FULL DETAILS OF SELECTION AND STANDARDS

Bedfordshire is entitled to send a team comprising 25 athletes who must be in full‑time attendance at a recognised educational establishment affiliated to the County Schools AA in which it is situated and must be on roll on the Friday before the last Monday of May. Any who are at Further Education Colleges should confirm their eligibility with me.

 

There are 3 age groups Junior (Y8 & 9); Intermediate (Y10 & 11); Senior (Y12 &13)

NNB:  There is Pole Vault, Triple Jump and Hammer for Inter and Senior Girls & Steeplechase for Senior Girls

 

Athlete Registration System: Athletes need to register at esaa.net (see attached notice).

 

Selection Procedure

To give athletes the best chance of qualifying selection will take place in two waves:

1.                  Selection meeting at Redborne School (North) (New Building behind the Sports Hall) on Monday 18 June at 7 pm.  All teachers in Bedfordshire Schools are welcome to attend, but voting powers are restricted to Officers of the County Schools Association and to 2 representatives per district. 

2.                  Final selection will be made at 7pm on Sunday 24 June.

Since entries have to reach ESAA by 9pm Sun 24 June, No-one can be added to the team after final selection.

 

Details of Athlete Performances

In order to facilitate selection it is essential that we have as much information as possible about each athlete. Therefore in addition to the athlete registering themselves, we need completed Athlete Information Forms as in the past.

 

Please therefore complete the enclosed Athlete Information forms with as much detail as possible for any athlete who achieves or is close to the ENTRY Standard *.  Performances must of course have been achieved in bona fide competition and be verifiable. Use a separate form for each athlete.  Please also send in a form for an athlete even if you think someone else is also doing so.  I would rather have two forms than none ‑ and so would the athlete.

 

Entry Standards are attached.

NB: Achievement of the standards is no guarantee of selection

 

Return of Athlete Information Forms

 

In order to enable me to collate the information prior to the selection meeting please ensure that I receive it at my home address by SUNDAY 17 JUNE at the latest. Please do not wait until the last moment before sending forms in case they do not arrive in time; instead send me the form and phone or email any later information by the Sunday.

If performances are achieved or improved after 17 June, please send a form or contact me by 7pm Sunday 24 June