Junior Development
Junior Development refers to those athletes who are 9 to 13 years old as December 31 of the year of competition. British Columbia has a highly developed program for athletes of these ages. The programs are designed to train and develop young athletes in the sport of athletics.
The distances run on the track, the heights and placement of hurdles and the weight of the throwing implements are appropriate for each age group. Younger athletes do not compete in the longer races and do not throw the more dangerous implements. Full details may be obtained from the BC Athletics website at www.bcathletics.org
There are many track meets and cross country runs held around the province during the course of the year culminating in the BC Open Cross Country Championships (9 to 13 years), the BCJD Track and Field Championships (9 to 13 years), . Full details of all these meets can be found at http://www.bcathletics.org/CalendarResults/
In Zone 6 (Vancouver Island and Powell River), the various clubs are members of the Vancouver Island Athletics Association (VIAA) which organizes meets and training sessions for athletes in the Zone.
To Qualify for Island Series Awards athletes must satisfy the following criteria:
Compete in 3 of the 4 Island Series meets
For Best of Three awards total points of three best performances from three different meets.
For Run, Jump Throw awards total points of best Run, best Jump and best Throw during series.
There will be a performance points table for each event and age group, some points for placing and 10 points for competing.
Team Awards are based on the points totals of all the athletes in a given club..
The distances run on the track, the heights and placement of hurdles and the weight of the throwing implements are appropriate for each age group. Younger athletes do not compete in the longer races and do not throw the more dangerous implements. Full details may be obtained from the BC Athletics website at www.bcathletics.org
There are many track meets and cross country runs held around the province during the course of the year culminating in the BC Open Cross Country Championships (9 to 13 years), the BCJD Track and Field Championships (9 to 13 years), . Full details of all these meets can be found at http://www.bcathletics.org/CalendarResults/
In Zone 6 (Vancouver Island and Powell River), the various clubs are members of the Vancouver Island Athletics Association (VIAA) which organizes meets and training sessions for athletes in the Zone.
To Qualify for Island Series Awards athletes must satisfy the following criteria:
Compete in 3 of the 4 Island Series meets
For Best of Three awards total points of three best performances from three different meets.
For Run, Jump Throw awards total points of best Run, best Jump and best Throw during series.
There will be a performance points table for each event and age group, some points for placing and 10 points for competing.
Team Awards are based on the points totals of all the athletes in a given club..
