1. AGE CLASSIFICATIONS Senior: the individual's birth certificate indicates that he/she has not reached his/her 19th birthday by January 1st prior to the start of the school year in which the competition is held; Junior: the individual's birth certificate indicates that he/she has not reached his/her 15th birthday by January 1st prior to the start of the school year in which the competition is held; Midget: the individual's birth certificate indicates that he/she has not reached his/her 14th birthday by January 1st prior to the start of the school year in which the competition is held. Students may compete in this category for one year only in Grade 9. ELIGIBLITY Each athlete’s date of birth must be checked from official school records and then certified by the principal. Organizers will assume that this has been done for all entries from districts. All athletes must also meet eligibility requirements as stated in CWOSSA and OFSAA constitutions. All coaches must complete and submit CWOSSA Eligibility forms that must be dropped off when you pick up your package of numbers. The packages are available when you enter into the facility at JHSS. The forms can be found at the CWOSSA website at On the CWOSSA website, go under championships, select track and field and then select forms. All athletes must meet eligibility requirements as stated in CWOSSA and OFSAA constitutions and bylaws. Athletes must participate in a district championship. Any athlete participating in an OFSAA qualifying event must have participated as a member of a bona fide high school program during the school season (April to June), in a minimum number of practices (sixteen (16), at a location where the majority of their high school practices are held under the supervision of a coach as certified by the school principal. For a competitor to be advanced as a relay competitor they must be registered in an event at their district meet. Relay athletes must be registered in the database in order to be on a relay team. Schools do not have to declare who is running or who is an alternate but the athlete must appear on the roster with or without an event. ENTRIES Competitors may enter 3 individual events. A competitor who competes in the relay event in his/her own age class may also compete in the open 1600m relay, but may not complete in an additional age class relay. If a competitor does not compete in a relay event in her/her own age class, he/she may compete in a relay event in a higher age class
1. AGE CLASSIFICATIONS Senior: the individual's birth certificate indicates that he/she has not reached his/her 19th birthday by January 1st prior to the start of the school year in which the competition is held; Junior: the individual's birth certificate indicates that he/she has not reached his/her 15th birthday by January 1st prior to the start of the school year in which the competition is held; Midget: the individual's birth certificate indicates that he/she has not reached his/her 14th birthday by January 1st prior to the start of the school year in which the competition is held. Students may compete in this category for one year only in Grade 9. ELIGIBLITY Each athlete’s date of birth must be checked from official school records and then certified by the principal. Organizers will assume that this has been done for all entries from districts. All athletes must also meet eligibility requirements as stated in CWOSSA and OFSAA constitutions. All coaches must complete and submit CWOSSA Eligibility forms that must be dropped off when you pick up your package of numbers. The packages are available when you enter into the facility at JHSS. The forms can be found at the CWOSSA website at On the CWOSSA website, go under championships, select track and field and then select forms. All athletes must meet eligibility requirements as stated in CWOSSA and OFSAA constitutions and bylaws. Athletes must participate in a district championship. Any athlete participating in an OFSAA qualifying event must have participated as a member of a bona fide high school program during the school season (April to June), in a minimum number of practices (sixteen (16), at a location where the majority of their high school practices are held under the supervision of a as certified by the school principal. For a competitor to be advanced as a relay competitor they must be registered in an event at their district meet. Relay athletes must be registered in the database in order to be on a relay team. Schools do not have to declare who is running or who is an alternate but the athlete must appear on the roster with or without an event. ENTRIES Competitors may enter 3 individual events. A competitor who competes in the relay event in his/her own age class may also compete in the open 1600m relay, but may not complete in an additional age class relay. If a competitor does not compete in a relay event in her/her own age class, he/she may compete in a relay event in a higher age class coach
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