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AGN NOTICES

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AGN GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION

The deadline for submitting requests for events in 2011 has been extended to 1 July 2010.

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ALL EVENTS NOT RELATED TO THE WORLD CUP SOCCER BETWEEN 1 JUNE 2010 AND 15 JULY 2010 WILL NOT BE SUPPORTED BY METROPOLITAN POLICE AND ATTEMPTED USE OF EXTRA MARSHALLS TO COMPENSATE FOR MISSING METRO POLICE WILL BE ILLEGAL.

See linked copy of e-mails around this issue.
(5 KB txt file)

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2010 LICENCE NUMBERS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE AGN OFFICE.

Costs remain as in 2009.

Senior = R 100 each.

Junior = R 50 each.

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 2010 ASA LICENCE FORM
(45 KB PDF)

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PROVISIONAL 2010 AGN EVENTS CALENDAR
(75 KB XLS Excel Spreadsheet)

2010 LEAGUE EVENTS
(22 KB XLS)

EVENT INFORMATION PER MONTH FOR 2010
for

ROAD RUNNING

RACE WALKING

CROSS COUNTRY

TRACK & FIELD

IS NOW PARTLY AVAILABLE AS SEPARATE WEB PAGES

(rest will follow soon).

PROVISIONAL ASA EVENTS CALENDAR FOR 2010
(55 KB MS Word)

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New AGN Board Elected on 30 January 2010

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INSURANCE POLICY INFORMATION FOR AGN ATHLETES
(132 KB PDF) 

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DOWNLOAD ACROBAT READER
(33.5 MB) to read PDF files.

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AGN TRACK & FIELD SECTION

AGN YOUTH & JUNIOR T&F TEAM LISTS

AGN Youth & Junior Team Letter
(178 KN Word)

AGN Junior Boys team 2010 final
(44 KB Word)

AGN Junior Girls Team 2010 Final
(46 KB Word)

AGN Youth Boys Team 2010 Final
(45 KB Word)

AGN Youth Girls Team 2010 Final
(45 KB Word)

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OPPORTUNITIES TO PREPARE FOR THE 2010 ATHLETICS SEASON (290 KB PDF)

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AGN ROAD RUNNING & WALKING SECTION

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Cancellation of Race: Fanie Booysen Ice Breaker

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RACE WALKING

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ASA Ruling about RACE WALKING ID Tag

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AGN ROAD RUNNING & WALKING LEAGUE SECTION

Newest LEAGUE information will be added at the top of this section, from now on -

i.e. just below here.

Hi



Where oh where have all the walkers gone? ... was it maybe the cold? ... they were few and far between. Look how the walker's numbers have dropped over the 4 league races held so far this year.

Geo Claassen - 200      Deloitte - 185      Denel - 128      Aminostim - 62

There must be a reason for such a drastic fall off. It might be interesting to get some sort of feedback from those walkers who didn't turn up for what was a well organised race in a lovely area.

God Bless
Ken

Walking League Log & Results of the IRENE Aminostim League Race
(38 KB Excel)

Provisional initial 2010 Jackie Meckler League Results
(214 KB Excel)

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Hi

Some observations on the various leagues after 3 league races in 2010:

Running League:

Div 1:

Surprise club this year is Overkruin. Last year they finished 9th and at the moment they are top of Div 1 (56pts). Up from 5th in 2009 is Pmmc (53pts). In the relegation zone is Harlequins

Div 2:

After finishing top of Div 3 in 2009 Bmw are already in a comfortable lead in Div 2, five points clear of 2nd placed Mazda (54pts). Faranani (9.5pts) and Varsity Sport (2pts) are in the relegation zone.

Div 3:

Corr Serv (116.5) and Fsb (114.5) have already established a clear lead in this division.

Super League

Male Super League:

This is interesting ... only 2 points separate the top 4 clubs. New Balance (146pts) Pmmc (145pts) Nedbank (144pts) and Irene (144pts)

Female Super League:

This is developing into a two horse race with Irene (149pts) one point in front of Nedbank (148pts)

God Bless
Ken

League Log 03 2010
(234 KB Excel)

Super League Log 03 2010
(48 KB Excel)

Walking League Log 03 2010
(45 KB Excel)

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NEW 2010 AGN WALKING LEAGUE FORMAT
(29 KB MS WORD)

NEW 2010 AGN WALKING LEAGUE POINTS
(32 KB MS EXCEL)

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FINAL 2009 RUNNING & WALKING LEAGUE RESULTS

Hi

RUNNING LEAGUE:

Div 1:   Arete 1st      Ilanga 2nd         Relegated to Div 2:  Mazda and Kentron
Div 2:   Vtm  1st       Exxaro 2nd ... both promoted to Div 1         Relegated to Div 3:  Centak and Running Free
Div 3:   Bmw 1st      Running Inn 2nd ... both promoted to Div 2

SUPER LEAGUE:

Male:      New Balance 1st      Nedbank 2nd      Irene 3rd
Female:   Irene 1st      Tuks 2nd      Nedbank 3rd

WALKING LEAGUE:

1st   Acr         2nd  Irene         3rd  Agape

Congratulations to the champions!

Remember that with the start of the 2010 walking league there will be a completely new format.


God Bless
Ken

FINAL FULL 2009 RUNNING LEAGUE RESULTS
(239 KB Excel)

FINAL FULL 2009 SUPER LEAGUE RESULTS
(57 KB Excel)

FINAL FULL 2009 WALKING LEAGUE RESULTS
(42 KB Excel)

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Hi

League race organisers please take note ... below is a comment from Haffie who sent the Ace 10km results through to me.

N.B: There was no column for “ages”, only a column for “category”
“Category” could have meant:
-          WALK or RUN
-          MALE or FEMALE
-          VET, MASTER, GRANDMASTER . etc
This is some of the information that was filled in on the stickers.

An example of the 21km results as received by me from Chamberlains:

No age ... default senior
No sex ... default male
Prov ... Gauteng, Gaut, GP, G or blank ... delete from league calculation

1. Excel spreadsheet
2. Initials and name
3. Club
4. Age    (the league does not have sub vets or juniors, also some athletes are entering the wrong age category)
5. Province        (several of the Agn clubs have sister clubs in other provinces. Eg Fit 2000, Harmony, Run and Walk for Life … )
6. If your race is also a Race Walking League Race then a separate set of results for the walkers or alternatively a separate column is required to indicate whether the athlete entered to “R” or “W”
7. Time in the following format          “format”   “cells”   “custom”   “hh:mm:ss”
   

Just a suggestion from me ... League race organisers please look at the design of your entry form / slip. If you can have a tick block for 'Run' and another tick block for 'Walk', is it not possible to do the same for "prov" ... tick block for 'Agn' another for 'Cga' and another tick block for 'Other'. The reason I've suggested 3 tick blocks is that there is always a large number of Cga athletes who enter our races and there is always some who enter their province as Agn, so 3 tick blocks will hopefully eliminate an area of potential confusion for Gauteng athletes.

God Bless
Ken

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AGN CROSS COUNTRY SECTION

Newest information will be added at the top of this section, from now on -

i.e. just below here.

Hi Cross Country friends,

It is evident that our athletes are eager to use the extended July holiday to prepare themselves for the National championships. We have had so many requests for cross country events during the July holiday, that we were able to organise three more events, leading up to the Inter Provincial at Klerkdorp on 10 July 2010.

These events include:

·         Pretoria Botanical Gardens on Saturday, 12 June 2010 12:30

·         Hatfield Christian School on Saturday, 19 June 2010 at 12:30

·         Eldoraigne High School on Saturday, 26 June 2010 at 12:30

Athletes need to take part in any two of the four events (Polokwane Inter Provincial -29 May 2010, Botanical Gardens - 12 June, Hatfield CS - 19 June or Eldoraigne - 26 June) to qualify for the team to Klerksdorp.

This event will be attended by Gauteng North, Central North West, North West North, Limpopo and Mpumalanga)

I would like to thank the athletes and parents who attended the Inter Provincial al Polokwane last weekend despite the rugby and the flu. I am very proud of the Gauteng North team and the performances of our athletes. Seems the AGN team is stronger than ever, but Limpopo has become a force to be reckoned with as far as cross country is concerned. 785 athletes attended the event.

We would also like to thank our hosts, Limpopo Athletics and in particular, Marius Wilters and his team for a great event. Thank you also to all the parents and athletes for all you positive feedback. Results attached.

Pretoria Botanical Gardens, Saturday 12 June 2010

The event at the Pretoria Botanical Gardens starts at 12:30.

The Pretoria Botanical Garden is home to more than 198 bird species and a number of reptiles and small mammals such as the common Duiker. It has special collections of medicinal plants, cycads, aloes, tree species, succulents and natural ridge vegetation.

The green lawns and spreading shade trees of this spectacular garden promises one of the best cross country tracks ever!

Entry Fee R 15.00. Because it is open to public, however, spectators will unfortunately also have to pay to enter the grounds. However, I am sure it will be well worth your money if you bring along your picnic baskets and enjoy the day with your family and club mates. The proceeds of the event will go to the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is responsible for exploring, revealing, celebrating and championing biodiversity for the benefit and enjoyment of all of South Africa’s people.

Registration will take place in front of the main entrance.

The Botanical Gardens is in Cussonia Drive, Brummeria in Pretoria.

Run-Away Sport and New Balance will again be the main sponsors for this event. Run-away sport has now moved into a slightly bigger shop right next to where the old shop was. You will be pleasantly surprised to see the new modernised shop. Please support them like they support our sport. You can be sure to receive the best deal in town if you mention that you are part of Gauteng North Cross Country.

Program:

You can contact me at 072 191 0538 if you require more information or the AGN Athletics Office at 012 327 4932.

Program:

• Race 1 - 12:30 - 1 km 

Girls 8 yrs (Born 2002 or after), Boys 8 yrs (Born 2002 or after)

• Race 2 - 12:40 - 2 km

Girls 9 yrs (Born in 2001), Girls 10 yrs (Born in 2000)

• Race 3 - 12:50 - 2 km

Boys 9 yrs (Born in 2001), Boys 10 yrs (Born in 2000)

• Race 4 - 13:00 - 3 km

Boys 11 yrs (Born in 1999), Boys 12 yrs (Born in 1998)

• Race 5 - 13:15 - 3 km

Girls 11 yrs (Born in 1999), Girls 12 yrs (Born in 1998), Girls 13 yrs (Born in 1997)

• Race 6 - 13:30 - 4 km

Boys 13 yrs (Born in 1997), Boys 14 yrs (Born in 1996), Boys 15 yrs (Born in 1995), Men 21yrs (Born in 1989 and after), Men 23 (Born in 1987 and after), Senior Men

• Race 7 - 13:50 - 4 km

Girls 14 yrs (Born in 1996), Girls 15 yrs (Born in 1995), Girls 16 yrs (Born in 1994), Girls 17 yrs (Born in 1993), Women 21yrs (Born in 1989 or after),

Women 23yrs (Born in 1987 or after), Senior Women, Women 30, Women 35 yrs, Women 40 yrs, Women 45 yrs, Women 50 yrs, Women 55 yrs, Women 60 yrs, Women 65 yrs, Women 70+ yrs

• Race 8 - 14:10 (includes both 6 km and 8 km distances)

Boys 16 yrs (Born in 1994), Boys 17 yrs (Born in 1993), Junior Women (Born in 1992), Men 60 yrs, Men 65 yrs, Men 70+ yrs - 6 km

Junior Men, Senior Men, Senior Women, Men 30, Men 35 yrs, Men 40 yrs, Men 45 yrs, Men 50 yrs, Men 55 yrs - 8 km

The Rest of the season

Fixtures

The season will now be divided into three stages. Stage one leading up to the Inter Provincial in Limpopo is complete.

Stage two; leading up to the Inter Provincial in Klerksdorp on 10 July will require athletes to take part in at least two of the following events:

·         Inter Provincial at Polokwane – Done

·         Pretoria Botanical Gardens on Saturday on 12 June 2010 at 12:30 – Contact Andre Gobey at 072 191 0538 for more information.

·         Hatfield Christian School on Saturday on 19 June 2010 at 12:30 – Contact Hugo Badenhorst 083 675 3523 or Michael Seme at 073 148 5332 for more information.

·         Eldoraigne High School on Saturday, 26 June 2010 at 12:30 – Contact Wessel du Toit at 084 206 6154 for more information.

In the third stage, athletes will compete in at least three events plus the Gauteng North championships on 21 August to be eligible for selection into the provincial team for the national championships on 11 September 2010 in Pretoria.

We will split into two groups:

• Primary school athletes (Ages 8 to 13). 

To qualify for the South African Cross Country championships, athletes have to take part in at least three of the following events of which the Gauteng North Cross Country championships is compulsory:

• Tuine High School (Friday 16 July 2010) Contact Johan Steynberg at 084 603 5766.
• Boerefort Primary School (Friday 23 July 2010) Contact Jeninie Smit at 012 335 2886.
• Simon Bekker Primary School (Friday 30 July 2010) Contact Jimmy Robberts at 082 371 9585.
• Queenswood Laerskool (Friday 6 August 2010) Contact Corlia Ludick at 082 572 1127.
• Laerskool Kameelfontein (Friday 13 August 2010) Contact Johan van Staden at 012 808 5064
• Gauteng North Championships (Saturday 21 August 2010) (Compulsory) Contact Andre Gobey 072 191 0538

Primary schools who wish to affiliate should contact Mnr Freek Hennop at Laerskool Vissershoek Cell 0823961433) or freekhenn@gmail.com to get a CD to enter your team. The deadline for affiliation is 16 July 2010.

Envelopes with entries will be available from 13:00 on the day of each event.

Entry fee R 12.00 per athlete.

Events start at 14:30. Every athlete will receive a medal and the first 10 athletes in each age category will receive a certificate of merit.    

Program

·         Event 1 Girls 8 (1 Km) 14:30

·         Event 2 Boys 8 (1 Km) 14:40

·         Event 3 Girls 9 (2 Km) 14:50

·         Event 4 Boys 9 (2 Km) 15:05

·         Event 5 Girls 10 (2 Km) 15:15

·         Event 6 Girls 10 (2 Km) 15:25

·         Event 7 Girls 11 (3 Km) 15:35

·         Event 8 Boys 11 (3 Km) 15:55

·         Event 9 Girls 12 (3 Km) 16:10

·         Event 10 Boys 12 (3 Km) 16:30

·         Event 11 Girls 13 (3 Km) 16:45

·         Event 12 Boys 13 (4 Km) 17:05

You can also contact Japie Venter at 082 823 8019 for more detail.

• Secondary school athletes, seniors and masters (Ages 14 and up)

To qualify for the South African Cross Country Championships, athletes have to take part in at least three of the following events of which the Gauteng North Championships is compulsory:

• New Balance (Saturday, 24 July 2010) at Fountains Valley. This event incorporates an ever Trial Running event on the Gauteng North calendar. Contact Alan Smith at 073 255 7931.
• Midstream (Wednesday 28 July 2010), contact Alet Kieser at 083 486 7038.
• Garsfontein High School (Wednesday 4 August 2010), contact Alet Kieser at 083 486 7038.
• Clapham High School (Wednesday 11 August 2010), contact Alet Kieser at 083 486 7038.
• Prestige College (Wednesday 18 August 2010), contact Alet Kieser at 083 486 7038.
• Gauteng North Championships (Saturday 21 August 2010) (Compulsory) Contact Andre Gobey 072 191 0538

The Gauteng North and the National Cross Country Championships will take place at Tshwane University of Technology at 183 Staatsartillerie Road in Pretoria.

Please note that if you take part for a school, you have to register for the Friday and Wednesday competitions so that they can add your name to their results system database. To do this, contact

• Primary Schools Japie Venter at 082 823 8019.
• Secondary Schools Alet Kieser at 083 486 7038.

AGN Coaches Symposium

AGN will be hosting a symposium for coaches on Saturday, 24 July 2010 from 08:00 (am) to 15:30 (pm) at Pilditch Stadium, Maltzan Street, Pretoria West.

All qualified coaches and teachers who are involved with athletics at the school              are invited to attend the symposium with the theme “Raising the standard to develop future champions” and topics discussed will include:

·         Developing functional strength

·         The value of speed training in all the events

·         Improving the AGN Coaching structure

At the symposium a new coaching committee will also be elected.

Registration fee R30 - This will include refreshments, lunch and an attendance certificate. Closing Date for registration is Tuesday 20 July 2010. Please complete the attached entry form and send it to Ammie Sutton at ammie.sutton@up.ac.za of fax 012 420 6073. You can also contact her at 0824400281

Camp Discovery

In order to keep young athletes busy during this long mid year holiday Fast Feet Development is conducting a training camp at Camp Discovery in July 2010.

At these camps athletes will be coached in sprints, hurdles, middle distances, long jump, high jump and shot put.

There will also be sessions on outcome based outdoor activities like: group dynamics, leadership, hiking trials and survival skills.

Courses are conducted by two of our world leading coaches; Hugo Badenhorst and Steve Rautenbach.

Registration Costs are R 900 per athlete which includes accommodation for 4 nights, 11 well balanced meals, coaching in 2 selected events, an evaluation report, leadership development, group dynamics and even a game drive and evening programmes.

Entries close on Friday 18 June 2010. Please contact Steve Rautenbach at 012 420 6004 or 0721844445 or steverau@netactive.co.za or Hugo Badenhorst at 012 420 6080 or 083675352.

 
Email List

If you know of any other person who would like to receive our email, please forward their address to me so that I can add them to the list.

I am on course for the next few weeks. Please send me a text message or contact me in the evenings. It is difficult for me to answer the cell phone during the day.

Thank you kindly,

Andre Gobey
072 191 0538

gobeya@telkom.co.za

July 2010 FAST FEET Training Camp for High Schools
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2010 AGN Synposium Information
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