{"id":1197,"date":"2014-09-14T22:40:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T03:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2022-09-17T14:18:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T18:18:52","slug":"u20-cross-country-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/u20-cross-country-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"U20 Cross Country Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"566\">\n<h2>U20 Cross Country<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Revised September 11, 2015<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"566\">\n<h4>General Rules<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Race distances are as follows:\n<ol>\n<li>U16 Boys\u2019 &amp; U16 Girls\u2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 approx. 3000-3500 m<\/li>\n<li>U20 Boys\u2019 &amp; U20 Girls\u2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 approx. 3500-4000 m<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Runners will receive race number to identify them at the finish line.<\/li>\n<li>Maps will be included in the race invitation and course description.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each participating team MUST provide one official\/marshal.<br \/>\n<u>Marshals<br \/>\n<\/u>a) Each race MUST have an adult\/senior student rabbit and sweeper.<br \/>\nb) A cell phone and walkie-talkies should be available for race hosts.<br \/>\nc) Marshals will be placed at important places throughout the course. The marshals should be in pairs (with bright coloured pinneys) in case one must leave to assist a competitor.<br \/>\nd) An official panel of judges (3) will be drawn from the host school and selected visitors to adjudicate disputes \u2013 decisions will be made by majority vote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start area:<br \/>\na) Make sure there are clear signs directing the schools to the start area.<br \/>\nb) The start line will measure 70-80m wide, and will remain that way for approximately the first 100m of the race.<br \/>\nc) When space is tight on the starting line each school is allowed a maximum of 2 runners on the line, with all other teammates behind them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finish area:<br \/>\na) The finish chute should be at least 7m wide, and remain that way for at least 10 m.<br \/>\nb) After 10 m the chute will be narrowed to prevent passing.<br \/>\nc) There will be 2 finish judges, and 3-4 people taking stickers, depending on the size of the meet. There will also be officials in the chute to control the order of finish, and provide assistance if needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In order for a race (age division) to be awarded a banner, there must be at least 4 different schools participating in that particular race. Each individual school must have at least 3 runners in a particular race in order to be eligible for that banner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AWARDS:<br \/>\nTop 10 in each division= placement ribbon<br \/>\nTop 3 in each division= placement ribbon and a medallionBanners- based on top 3 runners from your school (You must have 3 in your<br \/>\ndivision to qualify for a banner)<br \/>\nBanner for each division and gender.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"566\">\n<h4>Team Responsibilities<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All teams must complete the SSAF eligibility sheet and fax or email it to the convenor within the specified time frame.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each participating team MUST provide one official\/marshal.<\/li>\n<li>Coaches must ensure all students know their times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All athletes must wear school shirts with school name clearly identifiable, or face possible disqualification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All parents and spectators are to remain behind the boundaries throughout the course so as not to interfere with the runners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U20 Cross Country Revised September 11, 2015 General Rules &nbsp; Race distances are as follows: U16 Boys\u2019 &amp; U16 Girls\u2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 approx. 3000-3500 m U20 Boys\u2019 &amp; U20 Girls\u2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 approx. 3500-4000 m &nbsp; Runners will receive race number to identify them at the finish line. Maps will be included in the race invitation and course description. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/u20-cross-country-guidelines\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">U20 Cross Country Guidelines<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-members"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1197"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2780,"href":"https:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197\/revisions\/2780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssaf.ca\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}