ESAA Championships Information and Selection Criteria
The English Schools T&F 2024 Championships takes place on 12th/13th July at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham.
Kent Schools AA can take a team of 70 athletes to the championships. The selection criteria for the ESAA Championships can be found below.
NB: Year 7s cannot compete at the ESAA Champs.
Because of exams Senior athletes can qualify for the ESAA champs via other routes. A Senior nomination form must be filled if the athlete wishes to be considered for selection. Download the form below.
Senior Steeplechase and Race Walks are included at the KSAA Champs, because of restricted racing opportunities. Entry for these events is via school or directly to ijkl.presnell@btopenworld.com
SELECTION CRITERIA
A maximum of 70 male and female athletes will be selected from the Junior, Intermediate and Senior age groups to represent the Kent Schools Athletic Association at the English Schools Track and Field Championships.
Kent, being a very strong county, expect selected athletes to have achieved the National Standard in one of the following events in the year of competition
Kent County (Outdoor) Championships
Kent Schools’ Championships
Schools Inter – County Competition
SEAA Age group (Outdoor) Championships
National (Outdoor) Championships
Achieving the ESAA Entry Standard in one or more of the above championships does not guarantee selection.
Indoor performances, Open Meetings, League Matches and BMC Races are rarely considered as evidence for selection and only in exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the KSAA Selection Committee would an athlete be selected with performances from outside the main championships.
Due to more restricted opportunities for Senior athletes, qualifying times/distances will be considered from recognised Championships and a wider range of events.
Senior athletes should also complete a nomination form and return it on or before the date of the Kent Schools’ Track and Field Championships. Nomination does not guarantee selection.
