The 15th SSAA Primary Schools' Cross-Country Championships will take place at Kirkcaldy High School, Dunnikier Way, Kirkcaldy, Fife on Saturday, 27 April 2002.

AGE GROUPS

The event is only open to Primary school pupils in Primary 6 and Primary 7. No-one in Primary 5 or First Year of Secondary education is allowed to run. Please remember to include the dates of birth (DoB) of your runners when you fill in the entry form.

ENTRIES

Each school may only enter one team per race (not boys and girls combined). Five runners may be nominated for each team, all of whom may run on the day, but only the highest placed three runners will count for team awards. If a school does not have enough competent runners to enter a team, on or two individual athletes may be entered. However, if a school wishes to enter a team but does not have three runners born int he same age group, then a P6/P7 combined team (boys and girls separately) may be entered to run in the Primary 7 race.

Only pupils who have experience of running the Championships distance (1600m) shoudlb e considered for entry. Only pupils whose names are in the programme may run on 27 April - no substitutes are allowed on the day. The closing date for entires is Wednesday, 3 April 2002. This date will be during your Easter holidays. Please ensure that your entry is posted before the school goes on holiday. Sometimes teachers return from holiday to find their entry still in the school and too late for the closing day. No pupil may compete in both the Secondary Schools' Cross-Country Championships on 9 March and in the Primary Schools' even on 27 April.
Spiked shoes are not allowed - nor are spiked shoes minus the spikes, heavily sutdded football boots or rugby boots. All footwear will be checked on the day.

ENTRY FEES

£8.00 per team; £2.50 per individual. (This does not mean £2.50 for ever individual in the team, it means £2.50 for individual runners if a team is not entered.) There is no affiliation fee. Cheques/Postal Orders should be made payable to "The Scottish Schools' Athletic Association" or "SSAA".

AWARDS

The winning team in each race will recieve a trophy, to be kept for one year. Members of the first three teams in each race wil receive SSAA medals.

OFFICIATING

In order to ensure that the event runs as smoothly as possible, all schools are asked to provide an adult willing to officiate on the day. No experience is necessary. The name of the accompanying adult must be given on the entry form.



THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS WEDNESDAY, 3 APRIL 2002. PLEASE ENCLOSE A STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE FOR CONFIRMATION OF ENTRY. LATE ENTRIES CANNOT BE ACCEPTED.