Irish Schools
EXTRACTS FROM THE RULES OF COMPETITION - GENERAL
RULES; The I.A.A.F. rule book shall be used unless otherwise stated.
CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATE: The Championships shall be held on a date in March approved a year in advance by the
Irish AGM, they shall be hosted by each Province in turn.
DISTANCES shall be as follows:-
Junior Girls 2500m Junior Boys 3500m
Intermediate Girls 3500m Intermediate Boys 5000m
Senior Girls 2500m Senior Boys 6500m
TEAMS:
A Boys’ team consists of up to eight runners, of whom the first four shall count.
A Girls’ team consists of up to six runners, of whom the first three shall count.
Athletes must run in their own age-group, except that a team may contain not more than one athlete from the age-group immediately below.
In the event of a tie, the last scoring runner who finishes nearer the first place shall determine the result.
ENTRIES:
Each Province may nominate the following for each Race:
(a) The first three teams in the Provincial Championship;
(b) Any runner who finished in the first fifteen in the Provincial Championship.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
A school may make substitutions within its own team.
Only a Province may substitute for a team.
Substitutions must be handed to the organizers in writing at least one hour before the start of the race.
PROTESTS: All protests must be made immediately, to the appropriate referee or the meeting
director, by a representative from the school of the athlete involved or by an official from the
Province, and then in writing within 30 minutes of the end of the Race.
DRESS: Acceptable dress is a white or plain singlet, or a school singlet. Club singlet International singlets, fancy T-shirts or unacceptable logos may not be worn.
TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATE AND VENUE:
To be approved a year in advance by the Irish A.G.M. The date will normally be the Saturday immediately before the Certificate Examinations in the Republic.
PROGRAMME:
The provisional timetable for the Championships will be circulated by the Track and Field Committee on the day of the Cross-country Championships.
CONDUCT OF EVENTS:
Athletes are required to check-in 10 minutes before the designated time for their event. Failure to do so may mean that the athlete may not be allowed to participate in the event.
Athletes reporting late in throwing or jumping events shall be allowed only whatever trials remain for the other athletes.
The 800 metre events will be run in lanes for the first bend.
In Throwing or Jumping for Distance, each competitor shall have three attempts, and the best six competitors two more attempts.
Personal throwing-implements must be submitted to the organizers beforehand for weighing and inspection.
In the High Jump the bar shall be raised by 5cm twice, and thereafter by 3cm.
In the Pole Vault the bar shall be raised by 15cm twice, and thereafter by 10cm.
STARTING HEIGHTS
Girls’ High Jump Girls’ Pole Vault Boys’ High Jump Boys’ Pole Vault
Junior 1.35m 1.50m 1.45m 2.30m
Inter 1.40m 1.80m 1.55m 2.75m
Senior 1.40m 1.80m 1.60m 2.80m
EXTRA ENTRIES: Where space permits, an extra entry may be submitted by the Provincial Sec. to the Director of the Meeting in order to resolve a tie or some other unusual circumstance at Provincial level. It is normal to get the approval of the other Provinces through the Irish Executive.
RELAY ENTRIES: The names of each Relay Team in the order of running shall be handed to the Marksman before the start of each race.
NUMBERS: Each athlete must wear the correct number, secured by four safety-pins.
Runners in events up to 400m must wear two numbers.
SUBSTITUTIONS: These may be submitted only by the Provincial Secretary, the substitute athlete, where eligible, will receive a special number.
SCORING: In all events: 1st 9pts, 2nd 7pts, 3rd 6pts, 4th 5pts, 5th 4pts, 6th 3pts, 7th 2pts, 8th 1pt.
PROTESTS:: All protests must be made immediately to the appropriate referee or the meeting
director, by a representative from the school of the athlete involved or by an official from the
Province, and then in writing within 30 minutes of the end of the Race. Schools should be told of this procedure in advance by the Provincial Secretaries.
DRESS: Acceptable dress is a white or plain singlet, or a school singlet. Club singlet International singlets, fancy T-shirts or unacceptable logos may not be worn.
DRUGS: (a) The Association is bound by the IAAF Rules on control of drug abuse.
(b) Athletes taking part in our competitions may be tested for drugs.
(c) The Association will enforce any suspension imposed by another sports association.
JURY OF APPEAL: If either party engaged in dealing with a protest is dissatisfied, the matter shall be referred to a Jury of Appeal, consisting of one representative of each Province (not a Provincial Team Manager) and Chairman of the ISAA.