Event Details for 4J Studios scottishathletics National Indoor Open

National Indoor Open

Note: Celtic FC have a home fixture with a 1730 kick off on Saturday 18th January. This will affect traffic and available parking within and around the Emirates Arena. If you are able, please use public transport or car share as parking availability at the venue will be limited all day.

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Entries:

scottishathletics Members Entries Open: 1000hrs Thursday 5^th December 2024

Non scottishathletics Members Entries Open: 1000hrs Thursday 19^th December 2024

All Entries Close: 1600hrs Friday 3^rd January 2025, or as events sell out

All entries must be submitted online, through the individual or club portals. 

No late entries will be accepted.

If you experience online entry problems please email: events@scottishathletics.org.uk before 17:00 on the closing date. Emails submitted after this time will not be accepted as an entry.  If an entry is not accompanied by a confirmation email please contact us as your entry may not have been completed.

Entry Costs:

£10.50 per event

All athletes may enter a maximum of THREE events

U13 and U15 athletes may only enter one of 300m OR 800m OR 1500m races

Affiliation
Please note, you will not be able to enter if your scottishathletics membership is out of date, and/or if you have any other outstanding fees due to scottishathletics. If your membership has expired, or is set to expire before the date of the competition, you must renew your membership in order to be eligible to enter.

If entering from outside Scotland, you may enter this event. However, you need to either be a member of scottishathletics OR a member of your National Governing Body. Please include your home NGB membership number in your entry form as a 7-digit number (eg. 0123456)

 
Club Representation

• Any scottishathletics athlete who is a first claim member of a non-Scottish club in addition to being a member of a Scottish club, should compete for their Scottish club in all scottishathletics events.
• Any athletes who does not have a Scottish Club affiliation may compete for their non-Scottish club at the Championships, on the provision they are a member of their home National Governing Body
• Any scottishathletics athlete who is a member of more than one Scottish Club can choose which club they intend to represent. This must be confirmed at the point of entry through the entry form. This is regardless of their membership status with each club (ie. 1st/2nd claim).
• Athletes may only compete for one Scottish Club at scottishathletics Championship events over the course of any competition year (running annually from 1st October), i.e. athletes must compete for the same club in District and National Championships or indoors and outdoors (except track and field relays)

Age Groups
Under 13: Born 1 Sept 2012 – 31 Aug 2014

Under 15: Born 1 Sept 2010 – 31 Aug 2012

Under 17: Born 1 Sept 2008 - 31 Aug 2010

Under 20: Born 1 Jan 2006 – 31 Aug 2008

Senior: Born 31 Dec 2005 or earlier

Waiting Lists

• Athletes wishing to enter an event that has reached capacity can sign up to the waiting list online. You will be contacted if spaces become available.
• Waiting List entries are counted within an athlete’s total number of entries.  Should an athlete enter an additional non-waiting listed event, they will be removed from any other waiting lists.
• If you have entered an event and are withdrawing before entries close, please email events@scottishathletics.org.uk as soon as possible so that an athlete on the waiting list may be offered the opportunity to compete.
• Waiting list entries will be ranked and spaces offered on a priority basis.

Event Information

Indicative High Jump and Pole Vault starting heights will be published on the provisional timetable. Final starting heights will be included in the final timetable.

Athletes who have not achieved the opening heights may have their entries rejected and refunded.

Long Jump

The top 14 Male and Female athletes based on recent performances (last 2 years) will be allocated within single gender pools.  Within these pools all athletes will receive 3 trials with the top 6 athletes receiving a further 3 trials.

Women will be in Pool 3 with Men in Pool 1.

This is a trial approach, which if successful may be replicated within other events.

Other Information
scottishathletics reserve the right to review and amend Terms & Conditions without prior notice or consultation.
As a policy, scottishathletics does not provide refunds. However, if an event receives fewer than 3 entries, the Championship Committee reserves the right to cancel that event and if no other suitable arrangement can be made, a refund may be offered.

Entry Terms and Conditions

All entrants, either by Team Manager or Individually are asked to confirm agreement to the following conditions:

• Permission that photographs may be taken and used for PR/Marketing purposes.
• Permission for doping control tests to be carried out in accordance with the set procedures and regulations concerning such testing. https://www.ukad.org.uk/anti-doping-rules
• Entered athletes are medically fit to compete, have no medical issues or disability that would endanger themselves or others by taking part and will not compete unless fit to do so on the day.
• Athletes with additional support needs should contact scottishathletics for an Assistance in Competition form.

Exceptions to these conditions must be communicated to events@scottishathletics.org.uk following the entry.