Dates:
Round 1 February 23th 2007. (Postal).
Round 2 March 22nd 2007. (Head to Head).
Round 3 May 3rd 2007. (Head to Head)
Round 4 MAy 25th 2007. ( Postal)
Round 5 June 27th 2007. (Head to Headl)

Round 6 July 27th 2007 ( Head to Head)

Format:
Team’s Competition

Conditions:
1. See General Conditions.
2. The competition will be conducted in both postal and head to head conditions.
3. Postal Competitions: schools must nominate their lifters on the day prior to the date of the competition and results must be remitted to the VWA Competition Secretary on the Friday following the date of the competition.
4. Competitors compete as a team. The following bodyweight categories apply:
Girls: 40kg; 44kg; 53kg; 58kg; 63kg; 69kg; 75kg; 75kg +.
Boys: 47kg; 51kg; 56kg; 62kg; 69kg; 77kg; 85kg; 94kg; 105kg; 105kg +

5. The correct attire for weightlifting is a lifting suit. Shorts and tope in the school colours are acceptable provided they are close fitting with elbows and knees exposed. No jewellery is allowed. Substantial shoes (weightlifting shoes or street shoes) are preferable but gym shoes may be worn.
6. Competition format:
• School teams have a maximum of six lifters. A maximum of two team members may compete in any bodyweight category.
• Lifters in the boy’s teams must not have achieved the schools leaguer standard in any VWA sanctioned event. There is no school league standard for female lifters.

LEAGUE STANDARD
Bodyweight Category League Standard Total
       47                             112 KG
       51                             122
       56                             137
       62                             140
       69                             162
       77                           177
       85                             187
       94                             197
       105                           207
       105+                         215

NOTE: If the league standard is achieved during a round of the competition, the Lifter’s total for that round of the competition will be accepted. The lifter will not be permitted to compete in any further round of the competition in any bodyweight category.

• Placing’s in each category are determined by the Total of the best successful Snatch and Clean and Jerk. Where lifters successfully attain the same Total, the winner will be the lifter with the lightest bodyweight. Where lifters successfully attain the same Total and are the same bodyweight the lifter to achieve the total first will be the winner.
• Competitors must successfully complete at lease one Snatch and one Clean and Jerk to have their total count toward the team score.
• Team points are allocated as follows:

    Place Points Place Points
      1       16      8         8
      2       14      9         7
      3       13      10       6
      4       12      11       5
      5       11      12       4
      6       10      13       3
      7        9       14       2

15th place onwards = 1 point.
• The highest scoring competitor (both male and female) as determined by the Sinclair Formula, shall also receive and award.
• At the completion of all rounds, the top three teams, in both male and female categories will receive awards. Coaches also receive awards.
• At the completion of all rounds the top six schools will be invited to compete
in the Sport and Recreation Victoria Cup

SPORT & RECREATION VICTORIA CUP

Convenor:
Simon McCoy
Sport Development Officer
Victorian Weightlifting Association 9819 5599

Date:
Thursday 23rd August 2007

Venue:
Mermet Victorian Weightlifting Stadium

34 Linda Crescent

Hawthorn 3122
.
Format:
Teams competition.
For school teams qualifying through the TouchDown Tours Victorian School League.

Conditions:

1. See General Conditions
2. Competitors compete as a team. The following bodyweight categories apply:
Girls: 40kg; 44kg; 53kg; 58kg; 63kg; 69kg; 75kg; 75kg +.
Boys: 47kg; 51kg; 56kg; 62kg; 69kg; 77kg; 85kg; 94kg; 105kg; 105kg +

Place Points Place Points
     1    16       8     8
     2    14       9     7
     3    13      10    6
     4    12      11    5
     5    11      12    4
     6    10      13    3
     7     9       14    2

15th place onwards = 1 point.

• The highest scoring competitor (both male and female) as determined by the Sinclair Formula, shall also receive the best lifter award.
• Victorian School Champions, not being students of a qualifying school, may be invited to compete as individuals. Such competitors are eligible for the best lifter award but the results of these lifters will not figure in the allocation of points for the overall teams competition.

Touchdown Tours
VICTORIAN SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Convenor:
Simon McCoy
Sport Development Officer
Victorian Weightlifting Association 9819 5599

Venue:
Mermet Victorian Weightlifting Sradium
34 Linda Crescent
Hawthorn VIC 3122.

Date:
Day 1 Wednesday 17th October 2007.
Day 2 Thursday 25th October 2007.

Format:
Individual and Teams Competition

Conditions:

3. The correct attire for weightlifting is a lifting suit. Shorts and tope in the school colours are acceptable provided they are close fitting with elbows and knees exposed. No jewellery is allowed. Substantial shoes (weightlifting shoes or street shoes) are preferable but gym shoes may be worn.
4. Competition format:
• School teams have a maximum of ten (10) lifters for boys and nine (9) lifters for girls. A maximum of two team members may compete in any bodyweight category.
• School League Standard restrictions do not apply to the Victorian School Weightlifting Championships
• Placing’s in each category are determined by the Total of the best successful Snatch and Clean and Jerk. Where lifters successfully attain the same Total, the winner will be the lifter with the lightest bodyweight. Where lifters successfully attain the same Total and are the same bodyweight the lifter to achieve the total first will be the winner.
• Competitors must successfully complete at lease one Snatch and one Clean and Jerk to have their total count toward the team score.
• Team points are allocated as follows:

Place Points Place Points
   1      16      8      8
   2      14      9      7
   3      13     10     6
   4      12     11     5
   5      11     12     4
   6      10     13     3
   7       9      14     2

15th place onwards = 1 point.

The highest scoring competitor (both male and female) as determined by the Sinclair Formula, shall also receive and award