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NEWS Conference Meets
JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT NEWS CONFERENCE MEETS
General Information
In this section:
Introduction | General
Guidelines for 2005 | Financial
Assistance | More info / to bid
Introduction
The NEWS (North-East-West-South) Conference of the Lower Mainland was
developed with the goal of providing a low-key training format for
athletes to experience track and field meet competition in a more
informal setting than the club meets. The NEWS Conference meets
encourage competition while maintaining the spirit of fun, learning the
rules, and developing the technical abilities of each athlete.
The NEWS Conference is currently made up of nine Lower Mainland Track
and Field Clubs, sharing the common goal to develop athletes in the
Junior Development (ages 9-15)
The NEWS Conference involves the participation of Club coaches,
officials, and parents in operating and supporting the NEWS Conference
track meets.
There is a meeting of the NEWS Conference organizational committee,
made up of a representative from each member club, held once or twice a
year. The committee will:
- plan the year's NEWS conference meets, and set dates
- review the financial statement, and approve any expenditures
- review the status of member clubs, and add or delete if necessary
- elect new officers for the positions of President, Secretary, and
Treasurer.
Clubs not attending these meetings who would like to attend are asked
to contact Jackie Barrington at 604-944-1601 or jbarrington@shaw.ca.
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General Guidelines for 2005
The entry fee is $5.00 for each athlete for each day.
The NEWS Conference track and field meets will follow a Day One and
Day Two schedule in 2005.
- Events are run oldest to youngest.
- Each athlete may compete in some or all events offered for their
age group.
- Relay teams may be made up Inter-Club or Inter Age.
The first day of the NEWS Conference READY, SET GO, RUN JUMP THROW
competition will be held at Bear Creek Park on April 9 with a selection
of basic events.
The second day of NEWS Conference READY SET GO, RUN JUMP THROW
competition is to be a meet featuring pentathlon events:
- 80m hurdles
- Long Jump
- Shot Put
- High Jump
- 800m
Athletes are encouraged to compete in single events for training
purposes, but award winners must complete the full five events.
Day One awards are presented in the form of ribbons, first through
eighth. In the case of the second day, ribbons are presented first
through eighth overall, not for individual events (1-3 rosettes, 4-8
ribbons).
NO PROVINCIAL RECORDS MAY BE SET AT A NEWS CONFERENCE MEET.
Success of the NEWS meets has always depended on the voluntary help
of the coaches, parents, and the athletes.
Officiating will be provided on a participatory basis by each of the
NEWS Conference clubs, following the event assignments set by the NEWS
Representatives. Clubs are required to provide the necessary volunteers
to operate the event to which they have been assigned.
Athletics Canada rules and regulations apply to these track meets.
It is recognized, however, that some accommodation may be allowed for
the NEWS meets, e.g.: the use of practice hurdles instead of competitive
hurdles. As these are recognized as training meets, coaching is allowed.
The Host Club will be responsible for the following:
- announcing
- results
- concession
- equipment
- arranging first aid coverage
The supplying of track and field equipment is the responsibility of
the host club. Typically, Day One and Day Two equipment needs are:
Field:
- 1 high jump pit, and measuring tapes.( 2 or 3 pits are
preferable.)
- 1 pole vault pit and measuring tapes.
- 2 brooms, 2 metal rakes, 2 - 25m tapes 1 - 50m tape.
- 2 - 4 lb. shot, 2 - 6 lb. shot, 2 -4 Kg. shot.
- 2 - 400 gr. Javelin, 2 - 600 gr. Javelin.
- 2 - .750 Kg. Discus, 2 - 1 Kg. Discus, 2 - 1.6 Kg. Discus
- 2 - 3 Kg. Hammer, 2 - 4 Kg. Discus, 2 - 12 lb. Discus
Track:
- 80 practice hurdles, starting pistol and shells, timing system, 8
relay batons
General:
- 12 clip boards, with pencils, event sheets with possibly 65 track
and 52 field events
A coaches meeting will be called one half hour before the first
event to review:
- Officiating by each club
- Event Schedule
- Facilities
- Any rule changes
- Miscellaneous
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Financial Assistance
The News Conference Committee will pay for the following:
- Rosettes and ribbons.
- Rental of the facility.
- Hosting grant of $300
- Approved meet related equipment expenses.
Meet entry fees will be paid to the News Conference Committee
Profits from any concessions go to the Club.
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For more information and to BID:
Call Dawn Copping at 604-929-3554 dcopping@telus.net
or Sue Kydd at 604-530-8224 k&skyd@telus.net.
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