TEAM VIC 13-19 YEARS ABLE BODY CROSS COUNTRY
TEAM SELECTION GUIDELINES
1.BACKGROUND
This year, School Sport Australia and Athletics Australia will be conducting SEPARATE Cross Country
Championships. School Sport Victoria (SSV) Team Vic will send a team to compete at the School
Sport Australia Championships
Details of the events are:
1. SCHOOL SPORT AUSTRALIA CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATE: 11-14 August 2017 inclusive
VENUE: Rokeby Police Academy, Hobart, Tasmania
ONLY THE SSV TEAM (TEAM VIC) WILL ATTEND THIS CHAMPIONSHIP
THIS IS THE ONLY SELECTION RACE FOR THE TEAM TO COMPETE IN THE ISF CROSS
COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE HELD IN PARIS, FRANCE IN MARCH/APRIL2018
2.SELECTION
The Athletics Victoria All Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday 17 June, 2017 at
Bundoora Park is the selection trial for both teams. Selection will be made by the SSV / AV Cross
Country Subcommittee based on the selection criteria included in this information package and also
on the Availability Form you submit to us on the day.
Athletes may choose to nominate for either one of or both the SSV & AV Teams.
In order to be considered for the team, you must satisfy the criteria and have submitted the Availability
Form by Monday 19 June, 2017. Selection will only be made from those who have submitted the
Availability Form. This form should be submitted to Team Officials at the Victorian Team Tent near
the finish line on the day immediately after the race. Otherwise, it must be emailed to
[email protected] or faxed to Athletics Victoria on 8646 4540 no later than Monday 19 June.
Further information concerning the SSV Team will be available at Bundoora on 17 June.
The selected teams will be posted on the SSV website no later than 5 pm on Thursday 25 June 2017.
Successful athletes will be notified by email of their selection. www.ssv.vic.edu.au
MULTI CLASS ATHLETES:
This year, both SSV and AV will be selecting Multi Class athletes to compete in the respective
Championships. Multi Class athletes who wish to be selected in the SSV Team must compete in the
SSV State Championships on Thursday 20 July. Multi class athletes who wish to be selected in the AV
team will be selected from performances at the AV All Schools Championships.
4. UNIFORM
SSV Team - SSV has a new uniform supplier, S-Trend. All SSV team members will be required to
purchase the new uniform. Due to the new contractual obligations, no BLK or KooGa items of uniform
can be worn.
On selection & confirmation of your place in the team, you will receive an e-mail from SSV advising
how you are to process and pay for your order via an online system. Please note that you will be
required to pay at the time of ordering your uniform. Sizing charts are available online for all uniform
orders. Uniforms will be sent directly to participants.
5. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SPORT FEDERATION (ISF) CROSS COUNTRY
CHAMPIONSHIPS
The team to attend the ISF Cross Country Championships to be held in Paris France in March 2018
will be selected from the School Sport Australia Cross Country Championships ONLY.
This means that individuals interested in being selected must nominate for the SSV Team and
compete in the under 18 race for boys and girls.
School Teams interested in being selected for this team must travel as part of the SSV team and
compete at the School Sport Australia Championships ONLY
SELECTION CRITERIA – 13-19 YEARS ABLE BODY STUDENTS
1. You must compete at the Athletics Victoria All Schools Championships. In exceptional
circumstances, permission may be granted to miss the selection trial. Any athletes injured or ill must
submit a medical certificate.
2. You must be a student attending a Victorian school affiliated with the SSV (secondary student) or
(primary student).
3. You must be at least 13 years of age as at 31 December 2017 IE Born in 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001,
2000, 1999, 1998
4. You must submit an availability form to be considered for selection.
5. Age groups for the School Sport Australia Championships are 13 years, 14/15 years, 16/17 years,
18/19 years (as at 31 December 2017) for boys and girls.
6. Maximum of 15 athletes will be selected per age group.
7. Maximum team size will be 60 able-bodied student athletes plus additional MULTICLASS student
athletes (up to a total of 18).
8. Two school teams (2 x 6 representatives – one boys and one girls) selected to represent
Victoria will be included as part of the SSV team and therefore, they are expected to
participate, behave and abide by all expectations in the full event, as any SSV team member
would.
NB: It is a requirement of the successful school teams to provide a staff member to travel as a
part of the SSV State team, if they wish the school to participate. The schools representatives
need to be aware that they must purchase the Team Vic uniform as they are the SSV
representative school. They can participate in the relay should they be in our top five runners
in the individual race or they will run in the time trial.
9. The following will apply to both the boys and girls races in each age group assuming the athletes
has nominated the SSV team on the Availability Form, unless item 7 applies:
13 years

First six across the finish line. Additional at selectors’ discretion.
14/15 years

Winners of the under 15 and under 16 races

Next four fastest times from either race. Additional at selectors’ discretion.
16/17 years

Winners of the under 17 and under 18 races

Next four fastest times from either race. Additional at selectors’ discretion.
18/19 years

First six across the finish line. Additional at selectors’ discretion.
School Teams

Winning Boys and winning girls schools in the under 18 age group.
10. Athletes who have previously failed to uphold their responsibilities as a member of a SSV team
(this includes prior to 2010, the VPSSA and the VSSSA teams) may not be considered for selection.
11. Emergencies will be named and offered places in the team if /when any selections are declined.
12. Successful athletes will have their selection confirmed via email