LEAGUE RULES updated 5^th July 2024

1.ELIGIBILITY
(A) Athletes must be fully paid up members of an athletics club affiliated to the NYSD League.
(B) Second claim members may run and score, providing that they are NOT First claim members of another club in THIS LEAGUE, and they must be registered on the NYSD. Second claim sheet BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
(C) Members of recognised athletics clubs not affiliated to the NYSD League may run as guests on payment of the appropriate fee. They cannot score points as individuals but the names will appear on the results sheets.

(D) All competing athletes except under 11’s must be registered with UK Athletics and have a current/valid URN number.

(E) Club vests or a tee-shirt in club colour must be worn.

2. AGE GROUPS AND DISTANCES

ALL AGES CALCULATED AS FROM MIDNIGHT AUGUST 31^st

(A)    U11 GIRLS & BOYS Minimum age 8years

Distance approx. 1mile

(B)     U13 GIRLS & U13 BOYS age 11 but under 13 (School years 7 & 8)
Distance No more than 3.5K

(C)    U15 GIRLS & U15 BOYS Age 13 but under 15 (School years 9 & 10)
Distance No more than 5K

(D)    SENIOR LADIES
          U17 GIRLS           Age 15 but under 17(School years 11 & 12)
          U20 LADIES        Age 17 but under 20
          SENIOR LADIES Age 20 but under 35
          VET LADIES        5 year increments from  Age 35 to Age 99  i.e. V35 to V95
          Distance No more than 6.5K

(E)     SENIOR MEN

          U17 BOYS           Age 15 but under 17 (School years 11 & 12) Run with  SENIOR LADIES        

          U20 MEN             Age 17 but under 20
          SENIOR MEN       Age 20 but under 40
          VET MEN             5 year increments from  Age 40 to Age 99 Run with  SENIOR LADIES
          V45 MEN             Age 45 but under 50
          V50 MEN             Age 50 but under 55
          V55 MEN             Age 55 but under 60
          V60 MEN             Age 60 but under 65
          V65 + MEN         Run with SENIOR LADIES
           

Senior men V65 and above have the option to compete in the Senior men’s race but will be classed as Over 60s for the purpose of individual points scoring and can only claim points in one category. The category cannot swapped and changed during the season.
SENIOR MEN Distance No more than 10K

3.FEES
(A) Clubs shall pay an annual fee of £25 which entitles them to participate in both the Cross Country and Track & Field programmes.
(B) INDIVIDUAL FEES are as follows
          Under 20, Seniors and Vets       £7 for all the season’s races
         
          All other age groups                  £5 for all the season’s races
         
          Guests                                      £5 per meeting

Under 11 FREE

RELAY TEAM FEES

Juniors £6   Senior men £8    Senior Ladies £8  (£2/athlete)

4.RACE NUMBERS

Numbers are issued at the start of the season, the same number is used for all the meetings except relays. Athletes who lose their number must get another number from their team manager (cost £2). Any athlete running with an unofficial number (hand written) will be disqualified, which could cost them individual or team points.

4.ORDER OF RACES
(1) Under 11 Boys & Girls
(2) Under 13 Boys & Girls
(3)     Under 15 Boys & Girls
(4)     Under 17, Under 20, Senior, Vet Ladies. Under 17 Men, Over 65 Vet Men
(5)     Under 20, Senior, Vet Men

SCORING
TEAMS
Under 13, Under 15 Girls & Boys, Under 17 Men  First 3 runners home in each race count towards the team score.
Under 17, Under 20, Senior & Vet Ladies              First 4 runners home in each race count towards the Ladies team score regardless of age.
Under 20, Senior & Vet Men                                 First 6 runners home in each race count towards the Mens team score regardless of age.

At each meeting the clubs are scored according to their points as follows:-
Under 13, Under 15 Boys & Girls, Under 17 Men            8pts for First team, 6pts for 2^nd, then down 5,4,3,2,1.
Senior Ladies        15pts for First team, 13pts for 2^nd, then 12 to 1pt.
Senior Men           15pts for First team, 13pts for 2^nd, then 12 to 1pt.
ALL MEETING SCORES COUNT TOWARDS THE FINAL TEAM TOTAL

Teams must have in a minimum of 3 team scores to qualify for the League Trophy.

 INDIVIDUAL SCORING
First 10 runners to finish in each age group receive points from 10pts for First to 1pt for 10^th
At the end of the season, the best 5 performances out of the 6 races are counted towards the individual’s final score. Medals are awarded for the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd in each age category. Individuals must compete in a minimum of 3 races to qualify for a medal.

Under 11 Girls & Boys, the best 5 performances out of 6 races are counted towards the individual’s final score.