2013 School Relays

25 OCTOBER 2013 KINGSPARK STADIUM

2013 KZN ATHLETICS/ADIDAS SCHOOLS RELAYS MESSAGE

“Every School in South Africa has a Zola Budd, the challenge is not much find- ing and identifying them, but what to do with such talent once unearthed”, Victor Vaz, KZN Athletics 2016/2020 Olympic Games development squad Coor- dinating Coach. KwaZulu-Natal Athletics, in partnership with the provincial Department of Sport and Recreation, has embarked on an ambitious plan to field athletes atthe 2016 Rio de Janeiro, and bring back medals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, a vision shared by Hon. Mrs. Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha, MEC for Arts, Culture and Sport & Recreation in the province The only way for KwaZulu-Natal Athletics contributing towards such national pride is through development of athletes at sub-youth, youth and junior levels through talent identification events such as Track & Field Leagues and Schools Relays. Our sub-youth Tack & Field league last Saturday attracted over 800 en- tries, the largest entry for over 15 years In addition to the sub-youth, youth and junior track and field leagues, KwaZulu- Natal Athletics decided to revive our most successful talent identification pro- gramme yet, the Schools Relay Leagues No non-profit organization however can embark on a programme of this magni- tude without strong pillars of support. The provincial federation is humbled by the generosity and anchorage constantly received from the provincial Depart- ment of Sport and Recreation It is also when we needed them most that Adidas stepped in to sponsor winning schools teams. We are confident they have embarked on a winning growth strategy by associating their brand with this fast growing organization, and should reap the rewards of their investment in the near future The camaraderie, social cohesion and team support in the past relay leagues has been phenomenal, you will also watch KwaZulu-Natal’s best in action today, we hope you enjoy the 2013 finals

Sello Mokoena PRESIDENT: KwaZulu-Natal Athletics

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PROGRAM FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER 2013

17H00 Team Registration

17H45 Welcome Address

18H00 Event 1: Girls 15 (sub-youth)

18H15 Event 2: Boys 15 (sub-youth)

18H30 Event 3: Girls 17 (youth)

18H45 Event 4: Boys 17 (youth)

19H00 Event 5: Girls Open

19H15 Event 6: Boys Open

19H45 Prize-Giving

The relay event is a team event where a team consists of 8 athletes. Each event is run as ONE race which consists of 1 x 800m, 1 x 400m, 2 x 200m & 4 x 100m.

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Participating Schools

FEMALE TEAMS Gender Relay 1 Relay 2 Total Pos# Durban Girls College Female 57 56 113 1 Female 54 54 108 2 St.Marysn Diocesan Female 54 53 107 3 Ogwini High School Female 41 41 82 4 College Female 40 38 78 5 Maris Stella Female 37 39 76 6 Umqhawe High School Female 35 38 73 7 Danville Park Girls High School Female 31 28 59 8 Zwelibanzi High School "A" Female 28 24 52 9 Durban Girls High School Female 21 20 41 10 Kuswag/Toti Combined Schools Female 16 18 34 11 Port Shepstone High School Female 14 11 25 12 Kingsway High School Female 16 16 13 Amandlethu High School Female 10 10 14 Zwelibanzi High School "B" Female 8 8 15 Vukuzakhe High School Female 0 0 Sukuma Comprehensive Female 0 0 Umkhumbi High School Female 0 0

MALE TEAMS Gender Relay 1 Relay 2 Total Pos# Glenwood High School Male 55 57 112 1 Ogwini High School Male 47 46 93 2 "A" Male 36 50 86 3 Zwelibanzi High School "A" Male 36 47 83 4 Durban North College Male 42 39 81 5 Umqhawe High School Male 40 33 73 6 Westville Boys High School Male 32 28 60 7 Kuswag/Toti Combined Schools Male 30 18 48 8 George Campbell Technical College Male 14 29 43 9 Port Shepstone High School Male 17 17 34 10 Sukuma Comprehensive Male 34 34 10 Amandlethu High School Male 30 30 12 New Forest High School Male 22 22 13 Northwood High School Male 14 0 14 14 Umkhumbi High School Male 12 12 15 Kuswag/Toti Combined "B" Male 9 9 16 Kingsway High School Male 8 8 17 Zwelibanzi High School "B" Male 6 6 18 Durban High School "B" Male 0 0 0 0 Vukuzakhe High School Male 0 0 0

Per Age Group - 20 points for 1st, 18 points for 2nd, 17 points for 3rd, etc. (2 point difference only between 1st & 2nd). If two teams are entered per age group, system will only take points from best team.

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Sponsorship

The adidas sponsorship consists of the following:

 Winning School – R10,000 of adidas Products at retail value plus Trophy for both Girls & Boys schools

nd  2 Place - R5,000 of adidas Products at retail value for both Girls & Boys schools

rd  3 Place – R2,000 of adidas Products at retail value for both Girls & Boys schools

 Best team comprising 8 Boys and 8 Girls, per age group – 48 athletes, will each receive an adidas track suit

 The ―adivan” carrying the latest adidas stock will be at the stadium on 25th October.

 adidas retail cards will be given to each participating athlete. The card will allow for adidas products to be purchased at 20% discount from Solly M Sports, Umgeni Road Branch, until the end of 2013

The Head of the Department of Sports & Recreation are of- fering a Grand Prize to the winning school of an all expenses paid trip to an International Inter-Schools Athletics event next year. Details of this event will be announced as soon as re- ceived.

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2013 Competition Rules & General Information

 For the 2013 Relay League athletes will be allowed to compete in older age groups – not vice-versa .

 There will be no entrance fee

 Schools are requested to make sure that athletes are appropriately at- tired, preferably in school colours.

 Whilst we would appreciate athletes running in one relay team only, if absolutely necessary, for this series only, they can run in a second team in an older age group

 A team that is disqualified for ―foul play‖ will forfeit all accumulated points.

 Organisers have the final say on what constitutes ―foul play‖ and their decision will be final

 Entries. All schools are requested to confirm the number of age group teams participating on the 25th October for pre-entry purposes.

 On competition night team managers are requested to confirm their school participation at least 30 minutes before the event starts

 Withdrawals before the date of the competition are to be e-mailed to the following: Operations Team : [email protected] KZNA Office : [email protected]

 The pre-entries will be posted on the Notice Board.

 Athletes must report to the ―team marshalling‖ area, not less than 20minutes before the scheduled start of the event. Once the event and names are called at the starting area any athletes reporting late can ex- clude their team from competing.

 The first and last athlete from a team will be required to wear the same Hip Numbers, which will be supplied by the Starter according to the draw sheets.

 All relay events will be Electronically timed.

 Results will be recorded as per age groups and genders by the results schedule on the Versus computer program.

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KZN Athletics Track & Field Calendar 2013/2014

KZNA is the home of athletics in KwaZulu-Natal. We run a very successful track & field league throughout the year which caters for anyone from the serious and talented to the developing athlete at grassroots level. You can participate representing your school, you only need a license number and the love for the sport. Below is our program for the 2013/14 season in a nutshell, but please consult our website for the latest correct infor- mation, license info, how to enter for these events etc (www.kznathletics.co.za). We also have a sub-youth league (7—15years) that runs from August to November 2014)

2013 SEASON 02/11/2013 Sub-Youth , Youth , Junior , Senior & Masters league C 09/11/2013 Sub-Youth , Youth , Junior , Senior & Masters league D 29/11/2013 Sub-Youth , Youth , Junior , Senior & Masters league E 14/12/2013 STS Invitation Sub-Youth , Youth , Junior , Senior & Masters 2014 SEASON 11/01/2014 Sub-Youth , Youth , Junior , Senior & Masters league 1 18/01/2014 Sub-Youth , Youth , Junior , Senior & Masters league 2 24/01/2014 Long-Distance League A (Sub-Youth, Youth, Junior, Senior & Masters) 25/01/2014 Sub-Youth , Youth , Junior , Senior & Masters league 3 01/02/2014 Sub-Youth , Youth , Junior , Senior & Masters league 4 08/02/2014 Sub-Youth , Youth , Junior , Senior & Masters league 5 15/02/2014 20km Race Walk (Seniors & Masters) 15/02/2014 Sub-Youth , Youth , Junior , Senior & Masters league 6 21/02/2014 Long-Distance League B (Sub-Youth, Youth, Junior, Senior & Masters) 21-22/02/2014 Inter-Provincial Combined Events(Heptathlon, Pentathlon & Octathlon) 07-08/03/2014 KZNA Sub-Youth, Youth & Junior Champs 14-15/03/2014 KZNA Senior & Masters Champs 03-05/04/2014 ASA Sub-Youth, Youth & Junior Champs 11-12/04/2014 ASA Senior Champs 25-26/04/2014 SA Masters Champs Sub-Youth = 14 & 15 year age group. Youth = 16 & 17 year age group. Junior = 18 & 19 year age group. Senior = 16—35 years. Masters = 30 years + competing in 5 year age groups

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Adidas as our main sponsor of the event KZN Department of Sport & Recreation Ethikweni Municipality and Kingspark stadium staff All the schools taking part in the event, their managers/coordinators and most of all the athletes and supporters Technical officials and helpers at each relay event. KZN Athletics office staff Clyde Kinloch for timing and results KZN Athletics executive in showing support for the event The organizing committee and all the VOLUNTEERS who assisted in making this event a huge success

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR A BIGGER AND BETTER RELAY LEAGUE COMING IN 2014!!! KZN ATHLETICS Tel: 031 312 9374 Email: [email protected] www.kznathletics.co.za