JUNIOR NOVICE CATAGORIES AND EVENTS
For March 18th. 2018 Zambales Lifeguard Challenge
Palmera Garden Beach Resort, Bangantalinga. Iba.Zambales.

CATAGORIES:
Novice. Due to popular request we will be introducing a “New” category for children below 8 years of age.
Novice categories.Must be experienced members of a recognized swimming organization.
Novice.(NEW) Kids 5 to 8 years old. (5, 6 & 7)
Novice Category 1.Kids from 8 years old to 10 years old. (8, 9 & 10)
Novice Category 2.Kids from 11 years old to 13 years old. (11, 12 & 13)
The above are all individual events.
If possible there will be separate events for girls and boys.
Entry fee; P600.00 (Six hundred Pesos) on or before February 15 2018, P700.00 for late entry, after February 16 till March 09, includes competition shirt and lunch for the competitor.
ENTRIES CLOSE March 09 at 5PM. Entry requires completed and signed entry form and entry fee.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES WILL BE 60 (SIXTY), selection is first received.

Open category. These will be team events, teams must contain 1 male and 1 female, 14 and 15 years old, but entries can be considered from younger players. (Players must have Lifesaving skills, such as full size rescue board, Rescue tube and capable of dealing with a victim, also CPR skills. (Below 14 will be at the decision of the committee.)Team entry fee of P2500.00 before Feb 15 late entry P3000.00 per team.
Open category will use the same course, events and rescue equipmentsas the seniors, events will also have victims and these events will be run on Saturday 17th. With only 1 event on Sunday 18th.

Requirements; Must supply a completed entry form, duly signed by the child’s swim coach, with waiver that they are capable of the events. Teams use team entry form with parental consent.

Awards; Medals will be given for 1st., 2nd. and 3rd. in each event for males and femalesand certificate of participation.
All non medal winners will receive a finisher’s award.
EVENTS;In all there will be six events, the 5 events containing swimming and paddling, classed as lifesaving events, plus Beach Flags..
Beach Flags.
Run-swim-run
Rescue Board – run-paddle-run.
Run, swim, run rescue tube tow.
Run-Swim-Run Medley Surf Race.
Iron-kid. (Competitors will be chosen from the earlier events)
(Not necessarily in the order they will be run)
Events will start at 8:00AM, warm-up from 7:00AM
All heats will be finals, with results determined by time taken.
Where possible separate heats will be run for males and females, however if numbers are high, some heats may be run combined.

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EVENT MECHANICS; (Not necessarily in the order they will be run)

Beach flags; This is an elimination event; heats will consist of maximum 12 players.
Course length, maximum 15 meters, minimum 10 meters.Under 7 may be shorter.
Rules; This is a game of reaction, observation and running skills.
Players will lay face down, feet together, facing away from the flags, with hands on top of each other under their chin. Start procedure will be in this position with head raised.
Start command will be, feet together, heads down (on hands) followed by the start signal.
Upon start signal, player will raise and turn and run to recover the flag (plastic tubing) from the finish point. There will always be less flag than competitors, those who do not claim a flag are eliminated.
Each player possessing a flag will report to the judge to be directed back to the start line.
If 2 player grasp the flag at the same time, judge’s decision will decide the situation.
Depending on the number of entries, heats may be a fast elimination system, example; 12 to 8, 8 to 5 then with elimination to the final 2 or 3 (depending on entry numbers) to go to the final, final will be maximum 10 players.
Fair play will prevail, no blocking, hands of a player may not pass in front of an opposition player with intent to delay the other player, but shoulder charging is DQ.Shoulder contact is permissible
False start, 1 warning, 2nd. false start DQ. Snatching the flag from another player DQ.
Run – swim – run.
Just as it says, run, swim and again run. Number per heat to be determined.
Course length, run, maximum 15 meters, swim, minimum 50 meters, run, maximum 15 meters.
All heats will be finals, with winners determined by time, first 6 players report to the timers for their names and numbers to be recorded.
Rescue Board run – paddle – run.Junior styro rescue boards. (Max 5 players per heat)
Course length, run, maximum 15 meters, swim, minimum 50 meters, run, maximum 15 meters.
Run pick up board, paddle the course upon reaching the shore abandon the board and run to finish.
All heats will be finals, with winners determined by time, players report to the timers for their names and numbers to be recorded.
Run – swim – run with rescue tube. This will be run with maximum 10 players per heat.
Course length, run, maximum 20 meters, swim, minimum 50 meters, maximum 20 meters.
Upon the start signal, player will run to the waters edge, pick up a rescue tube and, towing the rescue tube, swim the designated course, upon reaching the shore the player can either abandon the rescue tube, or carry it and run to the finish. Dragging the rescue tube on beach, when running will be a DQ.
All heats will be finals, with winners determined by time, first 6 players report to the timers for their names and numbers to be recorded.
Run-Swim-Run medley surf race.This will be run with a maximum of fifteen players per heat.
Course length, run, maximum 20 meters each, swim, minimum 50 meters, maximum 100 meters.
Upon the start signal, player will run to the waters edge, swim breast stroke until the first marker and upon turning the marker can change to any preferred stroke, upon reaching the shore the player will run to the finish. All heats will be finals, with winners determined by time, first 6 players report to the timers for their names and numbers to be recorded.
Iron-kid.This event will be for only the top players from overall results of each division, it will be a run – swim – paddle – run event, course will be maximum 300 meters, encompassing run, swim and paddle.
Number of players will be determined by number of boards available.
All heats will be finals, with winners determined by time, players report to the timers for their names and numbers to be recorded.
Fair play will prevail in all events, no blocking, with intent to delay the other player or may result in penalty or disqualification. If any questions, feel free to ask.