SPORTSHALL INFORMATION SHEET
There will be another series of County Indoor Sports Hall competitions for U9’s to U15’s to be held in October, November and December. This will be a competition for individuals in the form of the Agility Pentathlon consisting of Balance Test, Standing Long Jump, Speed Bounce, Target Throw & High Stepper. This will be with a view to selecting teams for the Regional competitions.
Presentations of performance certificates will take place at the end of each competition and a team trophy.
Boys and girls in U9, U11, U13 & U15 age groups, where age is taken at 31 August 2004, are invited to take part. Participating athletes will be asked to pay an entrance fee of about £2 per person.
If your school would like to take part in this competition and would like to know more about Sports Hall, please let me know.
Marilyn Anness, 12 Henderson Close, Haverhill, CR9 7SU, tel 01440 706635 (evenings) email westsuffolk@tesco.net
Track Races
There
is a common start and finish line in the centre of the hall and Reversaboards
are used for turning at the ends of the hall.
Races start and finish with the athlete facing the first Reversaboard.
The
athlete turns on this first Reversaboard and then runs the length of the hall
where another turn is made on the Return Reversaboard.
The lap finishes at the athlete goes through the start again, hence 1 lap
is equivalent to 2 lengths of the hall.
a.
Sprints
b.
Middle Distance
Distance races have 4, 6 and 8 laps.
c.
Sprint Hurdles
1 or 2 laps of soft plastic hurdles.
d.
Obstacle Race
If
more than one race has to be run in an age group then this will be a time trial.
Field Events
a.
Standing Long Jump
The
athlete starts with both feet against a starting block and jumps two-footed
forward onto a precalibrated mat. A
“no jump” is recorded if the athlete steps or falls back.
b.
Vertical Jump
Initially
the athlete must stand with their back to the wall chart, extending both arms
above the head to mark the start. For
the jump, the athlete dips the fingers in chalk and turns sideways to the board.
A jump is made with the board being touched at the highest point.
c.
Standing Triple Jump
Both
feet must start behind a scratch line, but need not be together as in Standing
Long Jump. The hop is performed
with the athlete landing on the same foot used for take-off .
The step is taken on the other foot, after which the jump is performed by
landing on both feet. A “no
jump” is recorded if the athlete steps or falls back.
d.
Speed Bounce
Each
athlete is given one trial to complete as many speed bounces as possible during
a specified period of time (15secs, 20secs or 30secs).
The athlete bounces over a foam wedge and back with both feet together.
e.
Sitting Ball Throw
The
athlete sits on a bench with both feet touching a bench on its side in front of
them. A football is thrown using
both hands starting from above the head. The
athlete must remain seated with feet touching bench.
f.
Javelin Throw & Shot
The
soft Javelin & soft Shot takes place as a standing throw on an area
pre-marked at 1m intervals. The measurement of the throw will be from the front of the
throwing line to the point of first contact with the ground.of the javelin tip
or where the shot lands.