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2013-14 Season Handbook

Cross Country Points Scoring & Awards

The Cross Country season consists of several competition days the actual number of which varies from season to season.

Currently a season consists of approximately 18 Knox LAC competition days plus Region & State Championship days and various Centre Open Days.

During the season each athlete accumulates points for themselves and their club. The points are totalled at the end of the CC season and awards are made based on the accumulated points scored for individuals and teams (Clubs)

The official day of the week the results will be available on the website is Wednesdays and photos Mondays but generally, these will be posted earlier as soon as they become available.

On this page the points scoring system, as applied during the CC season, is explained.

Individual Points

Points are awarded on Points Scoring days only (N).

Days that are non Points Scoring Days include:

• The first Cross Country day of the season
• The day prior to, and the actual day of, the Regional CC Championships
• The day prior to, and the actual day of, the State CC Championships
• The Knox or other Centre Open Day
• The Knox Championship Day

Points table 

Accumulated points are a combination of two separate scores:

Attendance + Performance

Attendance

• 3 points – all athletes in attendance on each of the points scoring days - defined by starting a race. To be eligible an athlete must have competed on at least 60% of points scoring days since date of registration.

Performance

• 10 points – the athlete that finishes 1^st in their race
• 8 points – the athlete that finishes 2^nd in their race
• 7 points – the athlete that finishes 3^rd in their race
• 6 points – the athlete that finishes 4^th in their race
• 5 points – the athlete that finishes 5^th in their race
• 4 points – the athlete that finishes 6^th in their race
• 3 points – the athlete that finishes 7^th in their race
• 2 points – the athlete that finishes 8^th in their race
• 1 point – all athletes that finish the race.

Handicap Day

On ‘Handicap Day’, when contested, athletes score attendance points (3 points) only. Handicap day is not considered for deduction in the 'Best N-1' requirement (see below). Handicap Day counts towards the 100% Attendance Day.

Competing in other than correct age group race

Point Scoring Days (Best N-1)

The end of season accumulated score is taken from the maximum possible points scoring days minus 1 to allow for sick days, school representation etc.  Therefore an athlete that had contested 14 out of 14 possible points scoring days would have the best 13 scores counted. An athlete that had contested 10 out of 14 possible points scoring days would have 10 scores counted. The day subtracted is a full points scoring day and excludes 'attendance only' points scoring days such as Handicap Day.

The accumulated points score is used to decide the following season award winners:

• *Best male athlete – U9-U15 male athlete that accumulates the highest score
• *Best female athlete - U9-U15 female athlete that accumulates the highest score

 *In circumstances where an athlete accumulates the highest score yet does not consistently win the distance race (i.e. younger athletes competing over the same distance finish ahead), at the discretion of the CC Chairperson, the award may be presented to another athlete.

Championship Day

The Knox CC Championship Day is usually held just after the State CC Championships and is generally the last competition day of the CC season. This is a non points scoring day but is used to determine the CC champions for each age group.

The Knox LAC age group champion is the Knox athlete that wins their respective age group race on Championship Day. These athletes will receive the Gold Medal at the KLAC CC Presentation. Athletes that finish 2^nd and 3^rd will receive Silver and Bronze medals respectively at the KLAC CC Presentation

While all athletes are encouraged to compete on Championship Day only eligible Knox athletes can receive an award. To be eligible to receive an award on Championship Day an athlete must have competed on 60% of possible points scoring days.

Max J. White Shield

This Shield is awarded to the Club with the most points. The total points awarded to the Club is divided by the number of registered athletes (summer and winter).

Senior Women’s Club Shield

This Shield is presented to a female athlete (Under 9-16) with the highest number of points accumulated over all point scoring days throughout the season.

Cross Country Shield

This Shield is presented to a male athlete (Under 9-16) with the highest number of points accumulated over all point scoring days throughout the season.

Stewart Findlay Award

This Award is presented to the female athlete who has competed on ten or more point scoring days. She must be polite, helpful and show excellent sportsmanship. She must have regularly competed at two or more cross country seasons.

George Orrock Award

This Award is presented to the male athlete who has competed on ten or more point scoring days. He must be polite, helpful and show excellent sportsmanship. He must have regularly attended two or more cross country seasons.

ANZ Appreciation Award

This Award will be presented to an athlete, parent, family or sponsor whose contribution was part of the successful Cross Country season.

100% Attendance Award

This Award is presented to athletes who have competed in all point scoring days.

This page was last updated on 20/0308