Scottish Indoor League - Sat 28 Oct
1 October 2017
The first round of the Scottish Indoor League takes place at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow, on Saturday 28 October.
The match starts at 9.30 am and will finish at approximately 2.00 pm.
Unfortunately the Scottish National Cross Country Relay Championships are also on Saturday 28 October. The cross country event will take priority for athletes who are selected.
The second round is on Saturday 6 January and the third round is on Saturday 27 January, with the final on Saturday 17 March.
Age Groups
All club members in the Under 11 to Under 20 age groups are eligible and expected to compete in this league.
Athletes must be at least 9 years of age on the day of competition.
U11: Born 01/09/2007 or later
U13: Born 01/09/2005 - 31/08/2007
U15: Born 01/09/2003 - 31/08/2005
U17: Born 01/09/2001 - 31/08/2003
U20: Born 01/01/1998 - 31/08/2001
Transport
Club transport is available from Craigswood Sports Centre leaving at 8.00 am and returning at approximately 2.45 pm. There will be a pick-up and drop-off at Harthill Service Station at approximately 8.20 am and 2.25 pm.
The bus cost is £5 per person to a maximum of £15 per family.
Fees for the bus will be collected by direct debit after you submit your availability form and we will no longer collect cash on the bus. When submitting your availability details, to ensure you are charged the correct amount, please use the "Add New Athlete" button to provide availability details for all children at the one time.
Athletes making their own travel arrangements should be at the venue for 8.45 am.
Availability
Please use the availability form to let to let the team managers know if you're available or not for this match. For league matches, availability forms should always be submitted, even if you are not available!
The last date to confirm availability is midnight on Wednesday 18 October.
Under 17 and Under 20 athletes should be speaking to their lead coach before submitting their availability.
Selection
Once the availability period has closed, the team managers will get feedback from lead coaches on the athletes who are available, and then they will select the teams. The provisional teams sheets are usually posted in the pavilion on the Wednesday before the competition and emailed on Thursday.
As this is a half-day team competition with only 2 places per event per club, most athletes will only be doing 1 or 2 events, and may not be doing their favourite event!
At league matches, the emphasis is on participation and competing as a part of a team, with all selected club members expected to take part.
The points scoring system means that it's important that we have competitors in all events at a match. Athletes that do an event for the first time "to get a point" are just as important a part of the team as the athletes that win events.
Also, there are one or two age groups where we have a large number of athletes which means, because this is a league match with a limited number of places per team, we may not be able to accommodate absolutely everyone who wants to compete.
The match starts at 9.30 am and will finish at approximately 2.00 pm.
Unfortunately the Scottish National Cross Country Relay Championships are also on Saturday 28 October. The cross country event will take priority for athletes who are selected.
The second round is on Saturday 6 January and the third round is on Saturday 27 January, with the final on Saturday 17 March.
Age Groups
All club members in the Under 11 to Under 20 age groups are eligible and expected to compete in this league.
Athletes must be at least 9 years of age on the day of competition.
U11: Born 01/09/2007 or later
U13: Born 01/09/2005 - 31/08/2007
U15: Born 01/09/2003 - 31/08/2005
U17: Born 01/09/2001 - 31/08/2003
U20: Born 01/01/1998 - 31/08/2001
Transport
Club transport is available from Craigswood Sports Centre leaving at 8.00 am and returning at approximately 2.45 pm. There will be a pick-up and drop-off at Harthill Service Station at approximately 8.20 am and 2.25 pm.
The bus cost is £5 per person to a maximum of £15 per family.
Fees for the bus will be collected by direct debit after you submit your availability form and we will no longer collect cash on the bus. When submitting your availability details, to ensure you are charged the correct amount, please use the "Add New Athlete" button to provide availability details for all children at the one time.
Athletes making their own travel arrangements should be at the venue for 8.45 am.
Availability
Please use the availability form to let to let the team managers know if you're available or not for this match. For league matches, availability forms should always be submitted, even if you are not available!
The last date to confirm availability is midnight on Wednesday 18 October.
Under 17 and Under 20 athletes should be speaking to their lead coach before submitting their availability.
Selection
Once the availability period has closed, the team managers will get feedback from lead coaches on the athletes who are available, and then they will select the teams. The provisional teams sheets are usually posted in the pavilion on the Wednesday before the competition and emailed on Thursday.
As this is a half-day team competition with only 2 places per event per club, most athletes will only be doing 1 or 2 events, and may not be doing their favourite event!
At league matches, the emphasis is on participation and competing as a part of a team, with all selected club members expected to take part.
The points scoring system means that it's important that we have competitors in all events at a match. Athletes that do an event for the first time "to get a point" are just as important a part of the team as the athletes that win events.
Also, there are one or two age groups where we have a large number of athletes which means, because this is a league match with a limited number of places per team, we may not be able to accommodate absolutely everyone who wants to compete.