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Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008.

Location: Pipers Glen Golf Club, Port Elgin, Ontario
Directions: The Golf Club is on County Road 17 one kilometer east of Port Elgin.
Google earth will provide directions to the Club from your doorstep.
- Buses/vans will park in the lot in front of the Club House.
- All other vehicles will park alongside the roads by the Golf Club.

Convenors: Geordie and Earl Farrell, farrell@bmts.com

Age Groups: Midget: Born in 1994
Junior: Born in 1993
Senior: Born in 1992 and earlier.
NOTE: Coaches MUST ensure that athletes are registered for the correct event under OFSAA age guidelines. http://www.ofsaa.on.ca/site/index.cfm?DSP=Chapter&ID=27

Course: Is flat (NO HILLS) and will be run on cut grass. Short spikes or racing flat are recommended.
Course walks: The course will open at 9:00 AM on Thursday October 23rd.
The course will be closed at 10:45AM.
Schedule: Registration opens 9:30AM Hand in CWOSSA eligibility form.
Coaches Meeting 10:30

Age Groups	Start Times	Race Distances
Midget Girls	11:00	3000m
Midget Boys	11:25	5000m
Junior Girls	12:00	4000m
Junior Boys	12:30	6000m
Senior Girls	1:15	5000m
Senior Boys	1:50	7000m

Awards 2:45

Entry Fee: $5.00 per athlete to a maximum of $150 per school. Payment for entry fees is due on the day of the race.
Cheques payable to “Saugeen District Secondary School”

Entry Deadline: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008. 11:59 PM.
All entries must be in the hands of Lesley Parker by the entry deadline.
Email school entry information to lparker@bmts.com Refer to the top of this page for the Entry Procedure.

Awards: Individuals: 1st – 3rd Medals 4th – 6th Ribbons
Teams:
1st Medals (5 per team) 2nd – 3rd Ribbons (5 per team)
1st Ribbons (5 per team) for top A Division team
Plaques: Team plaques for first place teams.
(1 for top AAAA/AAA/AA team and 1 for top A division team)
Teams with plaques from last year must return them.

Uniforms: All athletes must wear school uniforms with IDENTICAL tops for their respective races.

Facilities: Portable washrooms. No shelter. You may wish to bring tents.
There will be an area to pitch tents.
Food Booth will open at 9:00 AM. No change rooms available.

Scoring: The scores of the top 4 athletes are added together. Lowest team score wins. Tiebreakers are determined by the place of the 4th runners.
Blank stickers will be provided on race day.

OFSAA: The first two teams per division and the top 3 individuals not on winning team, will advance to OFSAA. Each qualifying school must send a coach to the registration building to complete the OFSAA procedures.
OFSAA qualifying schools must submit on race day, 4 OFSAA forms:

(1) Eligibility form
(2) supervision form
(3) practice eligibility form,
(4) Rules of behavior
** All signed by your principal **

OFSAA Transfer Forms are also due if this affects your school.
The CWOSSA organizing committee will cover entry fees to OFSAA.
For more information, visit ofsaa.on.ca and click on the cross-country website.

Note:
o Please see OFSAA/CWOSSA eligibility regulations.
o Races are open to CWOSSA members only – full-time secondary students.
o Ensure athletes are entered in the appropriate age category. (Check OSR’s)
o Athletes may move up a category, but not down.
o Athletes must run in the age category they wish to compete in at OFSAA
o Athletes may only run one race at CWOSSA.
o Transfer students must meet OFSAA transfer criteria.

Jury of Appeal:
Albert Tschirhart, Our Lady of Lourdes CHS Dist.10
Tom Fitzgerald, Resurrection CSS Dist.8 Jacqui West, Walkerton District SS Dist. 7

Protest Procedure: As per OFSAA protest procedures, the Jury of Appeal will handle disputes, which do not fall under the jurisdiction of the meet officials.
Order of priority: 1. OFSAA, 2. Athletics Canada, 3. IAAF

A protest must be submitted in writing together with a $25.00 fee (cash, no cheques, refundable, if the protest is upheld) within 30 minutes of the positioning of results for that specific age group to the meet director. Once all evidence is presented by the parties involved, the protest committee will render a decision as soon as possible, and the decision of the Protest Committee shall be final. Disqualification for team clothing infraction is a non-protestable issue

Organizing Committee
Geordie Farrell (Co-Convenor)
Earl Farrell (Co-Convenor)
Lesley Parker (Entries/Results)
Joe Lehmann (Course Management)

Race Procedures:
Only registered athletes will be assigned numbers. Athletes without numbers will not be allowed to race
School uniforms must be worn; all team members must wear identical tops. This rule will be strictly enforced.
OFSAA rules and regulations apply.
Coaches will not be allowed to enter the start area.
To accommodate the large number of competitors in each event, each team will be allowed TWO runners on the start line, remaining runners will line up behind the first runners.
Calls will be given over the P.A. system PRIOR to each race.
Competitor numbers are to be placed on the front of the school top.
A competitor must compete in the same age class as he/she WILL at the OFSAA Meet.
Results will be posted as soon as possible after each race and will be posted on the web page at the conclusion of the event

Start Line Procedures:
Competitors will report to the start area 15 minutes prior to their designated race start.
The Chief Starter will signal, "sweats off" following the 3 minutes to race time call.
A silent start to be used.