******* The Lincolnshire & Humberside Track and Field Championships will not be taking place on May 30th & 31st.. For any possible  rearrangement in 2020 the Association  must wait for future developments  and the information and  directions provided by  the Government and. England Athletics . *******

COLLABORATION
The Lincolnshire T&F county championships are being staged in collaboration with Humber T&F county championships, sharing the venues, administration and officials.

VENUES
Day 1 (Saturday 30th May 2020) is at Costello Stadium, Anlaby Park Road North, Kingston-upon-HULL, HU4 6XQ

Day 2 (Sunday 31st May 2020) is at Tommy Clay Track, Princess Royal Arena, Great Fen Road, Boston, PE21 7PB

The U20/Sen/Vet Men's 10,000m is be held at separate league matches to be confirmed on the Lincolnshire Athletics website.

Steeplechase races to be held at a separate league match to be confirmed on the Lincolnshire Athletics website.

U15 girls and u15 boys Triple jump will also be held at a separate league match to be confirmed.

LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY QUALIFICATION
All competitors must be qualified by being (a) born in Lincolnshire* or (b) resident in Lincolnshire continuously for nine months immediately prior to the competition.
* or born outside of Lincolnshire (e.g. in Peterborough Hospital) but birth-mother was a resident of Lincolnshire at the time of the birth.
The qualification may be relaxed for school children and college/university students in term-time residence in Lincolnshire - contact laa@lincsathletics.com first.

AGE GROUPS
U11s must aged 9 or 10 on Day 2 above; Veterans must be aged at least 35 on Day 2 above.
Upper age limit: as at 31st August of this year, except U20/Senior boundary being 31st December of this year.

u11 - School years 4 and 5 - when registering please tick " I am registering as Scottish, Irish, overseas or guest athlete" tick box.

u13 - School years 6 and 7

u15 - School years 8 and 9

u17 - School years 10 and 11

u20 - Aged 17 on 1st Sept 2020 and not 20 before 31st Dec 2020

Senior - Aged 20 on 1st Jan 2021 and under 35 on 31st May 2020

Veteran - Aged 35 and above on 31st May 2020

ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE
As well as the above county qualification, members of UKA-affiliated clubs must be registered with a current URN.
Unattached athletes (aged u13 or under) with a county qualification can compete in this year's championships, but will need to possess a valid URN to compete in future years. (These entries will enter as guests)

All other athletes over the age of 13 will need to be a member of a club and have an  England Athletics URN.

ENTRY FEES
1st event for U11, U13, U15 & U17: £6. Each additional event £3.
1st event for U20, Senior, Vet: £6. Each additional event £3.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF EVENTS PER DAY

Under 11 - n/a

Under 13- Under 17 - 3 events per day

Under 20 - 5 per day

Senior to Veterans - unlimited

Once fees are paid, there are no refunds if an athlete is unable to compete.

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES
Entries will be accepted until 9pm on Mon 11 May 2020. NO LATE NOR POSTAL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

REGISTRATION & START TIME
Registration will begin at 09:00 on both days. Track and Field events will commence at 11:00 on both days.

CLOTHING
Competitors must wear vest and shorts (or equivalent) and be designed and worn as not to be objectionable, even when wet. The vest must be that of their first-claim affiliated club, county, area or nation. Numbers must be worn as issued.

HEATS / FINALS / TIME-TRIALS
Where necessary, track events may be split into Heats / Semi-Finals / Finals.
Two heats: fastest 3 each + 2 fastest others progress to final;
Three heats: fastest 2 each + 2 fastest others progress to final;
Four heats: fastest 3 each + 4 fastest others progress to semi-finals; fastest 3 each + 2 fastest others progress to final.

At the discretion of the organisers, U11 events may instead be time-trials.

EQUIPMENT
Athletes may use their own equipment, provided that it is submitted for checking before use. Only starting blocks provided by the Stadium may be used.
 

STARTING HEIGHTS AND NUMBER OF TRIALS

HIGH JUMP - Under 13 Girls 1.15m; Under 15 boys 1.20m. The bar rising in 5cm increments

POLE VAULT - Will start at 1.70m, rising in 10cm increments.

LINCOLNSHIRE AWARDS
Woven County badges will be awarded to those athletes finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the final round of each male/female age-group event.