DSD will be holding a Pentathlon in Santry Stadium, on Saturday 7th January from 9-11am, for girls and boys who are U13,14 & 15 in 2012, in other words born in 1998, 1999 & 2000. The full timetable and details of events are shown below. If you are interested in taking part please give your name to your coach or one of the parents committee at one of our training sessions. Due to the large number of events we will be looking for parents to give a hand out with setting up equipment, judging etc., again, if you are available to do so please give your name to a coach or parents committee member.

DSD AC Combined Events

DATE – Saturday 7th January, 2012.

TIME – 9am (SHARP!) – 11am.(warm up from 8.30)

VENUE – Santry Indoor Arena

(NB – the 800m will be held on the outdoor track between 11 and 11.30am)

PROGRAMME

u/13, u/14 & u/15(in 2012-born 1998, 1999, 2000)
Pentathlon (boys & girls)–
60mh, high jump, shot putt, long jump & 800m.

There are 3 age groups for boys and girls (6 groups in total).
We need a parent or older athlete to be in charge of each group.

We need lots of officials (coaches,parents and older athletes)(4 x time keepers; 3 x record keepers/scorers; 2-3 x officials for HJ; 4 x officials for the LJ pits (9 in total) and 3 x officials for the shot.

We are trying to introduce Combined Events for our younger athletes and to encourage the u/14’s and u/15’s to compete in the All Irelands on 28th of January.

SCHEDULE – Saturday 7th January, 2012. (Santry Stadium)

8.30-9am – warm up for all athletes (outside if weather fine).
Officials set up hurdles inside. Set up results desk, wall charts, etc.

9.15 -9.45am
60mh u/15 (G)
60mh u/15 (B)
60mh u/14 (G)
60mh u/14 (B)
60mh u/13 (G)
60mh u/13 (B)

9.15 –9.45
Long Jump u/15 (G)
Long Jump u/15 (B)
High Jump u/14 (G)
High Jump u/14 (B)
Shot Putt u/13 (G)
Shot Putt u/13 (B)

Long Jump and High Jump are indoors. Shot putt outdoors at the all weather area close to the entrance to the track.

9.45 –10.20
Shot Putt u/15 (G)
Shot Putt u/15 (B)
Long Jump u/14 (G)
Long Jump u/14 (B)
High Jump u/13 (G)
High Jump u/13 (B)

10.20 – 11am
High Jump u/15 (G)
High Jump u/15 (B)
Shot Putt u/14 (G)
Shot Putt u/14 (B)
Long Jump u/13 (G)
Long Jump u/13 (B)

Due to time limits – jumpers get 6 attempts in total. Bar goes up in 5 cm increments.

11 –11.30 
800m u/15 (G)
800m u/15 (B)
800m u/14 (G)
800m u/14 (B)
800m u/13 (G)
800m u/13 (B)