Schools Knockout (SKO) 2011 - Athletics Australia

Schools Knockout (SKO) 2011 

Please note the following changes & additions for this year’s event: 

� Junior (U15) division for boys and girls will be added to the national 

final program. Qualification for this event, is as per qualification for 

intermediate and senior events (top two per state + next highest 

ranked, to a maximum of 16 teams) 

� U14 age group for boys and girls will continue at state level, and is 

an ideal introduction to team athletics for secondary school 

students. Teams competing in this event will achieve a national 

ranking, but not compete in a national final 

� Co-ed divisions for U15, and U17 or U19 age groups may be 

included as a trial (local/ state level only) in 2011. These will be 

considered for subsequent inclusion in the national program. Teams 

competing in this event will achieve a national ranking, but not 

compete in a national final 

* Please note that changes to be introduced for implement weights for 

under-age girls events (as per IAAF rules), WILL be in place for the SKO 

national final – and are indicated here. It is suggested that states make 

these changes also, but may choose to adhere to previous weights 

where they better meet the javelin & shot put weights being thrown at 

inter-school events. 

Junior (U15) Boys & Girls Teams (14 or younger, as at 31/ 12/ 2011) 

� Teams must fill 9 individual events + 1 relay 

� Teams consist of a minimum of 5 and maximum of 6 athletes 

� Athletes can do a maximum of two individual events 

� Athletes must do a minimum of 1 individual event 

� There is no minimum age for competitors. All team members must 

be bona fide students at the school 

� Events are: 

Track – 100m (2 athletes per team), 800m (2 per team), boys 100m 

hurdles (84cms)/ girls 90m hurdles (76cms) (1 per team), 4x200m relay 

Field – Shot Put (1 per team), Long Jump (2 per team), Javelin (1 per 

team) 

Schools Knockout - University of Qld, St Lucia, 5 December 2011

U16 national specifications to be used for hurdles & throws events. 

Implement weights are: 

Boys – 4kg shot put, 700gm javelin 

Girls – 3kg (4kg) shot put, 500gm (600gm) javelin 

Optional team categories 

U14 Boys & Girls Teams (13 or younger, as at 31/ 12/ 2011) 






be bona fide students at the school, and teams may include 

primary school students 


Track – 100m (2 athletes per team), 800m (2 per team), 4x200m relay 

Field – Shot Put (2 per team), Long Jump (2 per team) 

Throws implements weights will be as per the U14 national 

specifications: 


Girls – 3kg shot put, 400gm javelin 

Junior (U15) Co-ed Teams (14 or younger, as at 31/ 12/ 2011) 

� Teams must fill 4 individual events for boys & 4 individual events for 

girls + 1 relay (2 B, 2 G) 







Track – 100m (1 boy & 1 girl per team), 800m (1 boy & 1 girl per team), 

4x200m relay (G, G, B, B) 

Field – Shot Put (1 boy, 1 girl), Long Jump (1 boy, 1 girl) 


U15 national specifications are used for throws events. Implements 

weights are: 

Boys 4kg shot put & Girls 3kg (4kg) shot put 

Intermediate (U17) Co-ed Teams (16 or younger, as at 31/ 12/ 2011) 

Senior (U19) Co-ed Teams (18 or younger, as at 31/ 12/ 2011) 

� Teams must fill 4 individual events for boys & 4 individual events for 

girls + 1 relay (2 B, 2 G) 







Track – 200m (1 boy & 1 girl per team), 800m (1 boy & 1 girl per team), 

Swedish relay (100m G, 200m B, 300m G, 400m B) 

Field – Shot Put (1 boy), Long Jump (1 boy), Javelin (1 girl), High Jump 

(1 girl) 

U16 national specifications are used for U17 throws events. Implements 

weights are: Boys – 4kg shot put, Girls – 500gm (600gm) javelin 

U18 national specifications are used for U19 throws events. Implements 

weights are: Boys – 5kg shot put, Girls – 500gm (600gm) javelin 


Summary of 2011 competition: 

� 2011 marks the twenty-first year that SKO has been held by Athletics 

Australia. The competition has evolved during that time, and the 

2011 version follows on from the changes introduced in 2010 

� SKO provides opportunities for schools to compete in a team Track 

& Field event and is the only national athletics program for schools 

� It gives Member Associations (MA) the chance to encourage 

participation in athletics among school-age athletes, and promote 

directly to this age group 

� It provides an opportunity to identify potential members & recruit 

them to development squads, clubs or coaching groups 

� It increases the number of competition opportunities for schools & 

their athletes. It may be supported by coaching and skill 

development clinics 

� SKO allows students to engage with, and gain a better 

understanding of athletics in addition to competing. Students 

should be encouraged to act as team managers, or by assisting the 

meet officials. They should be encouraged to contribute to the 

promotion and media of the event (on-line stories etc) within their 

school, or through the MA and Athletics Australia websites. SKO has 

the potential to be linked to broader educational aims, with the 

cooperation of school teaching staff 


Competition rules 2011. 

Updates from 2010 indicated in italics. 

� Team based competition for school students 

� Categories – boys, girls; U14, Junior (U15), Intermediate (U17) & 

Senior (U19). Co-ed; Junior (U15), Intermediate (U17) or Senior (U19) 

Age taken at 31 December in the year of competition 

� The national final for Junior, Intermediate & Senior divisions, for both 

boys and girls, will consist of a maximum of 16 teams, with at least 

two representatives from each state. There will be no ‘plate’ 

division’ at the national final 

� The national final will be held on the Monday immediately following 

the Athletics Australia All Schools (University of Queensland, 

Brisbane) – December 5. 

� Members of Schools Knockout teams competing in the National 

final will not be given direct entry to the Athletics Australia All 

Schools. Only athletes selected to their Member Association team 

will be allowed to compete at the All Schools 

� There is no prize-money or travel assistance funding available to 

teams competing in the national final 

Senior (U19) & Intermediate (U17) Teams 



� Athletes can do a maximum of 3 individual events 



be bona fide students of the school 


Senior (U19) age group 

Track - 100m (2 athletes per team), 400m (2 per team), 1500m (2 per 

team), boys 110m hurdles (91cms)/ girls 100m hurdles (76cms) (1 per 

team), medley relay (200m, 200m, 400m, 800m) 

Field - Javelin (1 per team), Shot Put (1 per team), High Jump (1 per 

team), Long Jump (1 per team) 

U17/ U18 national specifications are used for hurdles & throws events. 


Throws implements weights will be: 



Intermediate (U17) age group 

Track – 100m (2 athletes per team), 200m (2 per team), 800m (2 per 

team), boys 100m hurdles (84cms)/ girls 90m hurdles (76cms) (1 per 

team), Swedish relay (100m, 200m, 300m, 400m) 

Field - Javelin (1 per team), Shot Put (1 per team), High Jump (1 per 

team), Long Jump (1 per team) 

U15/ U16 national specifications are used for hurdles & throws events. 

Throws implements weights will be: 



Scoring & Progression to Finals 

The top two teams from each state will automatically qualify for the 

national final. Additional teams, based on the national rankings, will be 

invited, to a maximum of 16 teams for each division.

Schools Knockout (SKO) 2011 - Athletics Australia

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