Honour Board >> Centre Best Policy

1. The Athlete must be a full, financial member of the Centre on the date the performance is recorded.
2. Centre Best Performances (CBP's) will be recorded in the Under 9 to Under 17 age groups for both sexes.
3. All performances must be recorded between the 1st of October and the 30th of April the following year.
4. For a Centre Best to be ratified at Centre level, the event must be officiated as follows:
   • For track events, the chief timekeeper, being a graded official, will time first place in all races and, where practicable, will also have a check timer, with the final time being determined according to SALAA rules. The chief timekeeper will sign the track recording sheet to indicate that the results are correct.
   • For field events, the event must be conducted by a graded official, acting as the chief official for that event. This official will ensure that the event is conducted under SALAA rules. At the conclusion of the competition this official is to sign the recording sheet, to verify the accuracy of the results.
   • For walking events, in addition to the requirements for track events, the walk must be judged by a panel of at least three walks' judges according to SALAA rules. The chief judge is to complete an event summary showing all reports, and sign this summary.
5. Any performance recorded at HCLAC meets that betters or equals the current CBP will be deemed the new CBP, providing the conditions in (3) above are satisfied.
6. Performances recorded at an Association Championship Event, and are shown in the official results for that event, that better or equal an existing CBP will be deemed a new CBP.
7. Performances recorded at a Personal Best Day, Regional Day, or programmed inter-centre meet that better or equal an existing CBP will be subject to verification by the Centre Recorder.
8. Performances recorded by athletes visiting other centres individually will not be eligible for CBP's.
9. CBP certificates will be awarded at the meet following the monthly meeting of the Centre Committee to the children who have bettered an existing CBP in the previous month. If a CBP has been broken more than once, only the best performance will receive a certificate. In the case of equal records, all children equalling the CBP receive a certificate.
10. The list of CBP's will be published in the Centre Handbook at the commencement of each season.
11. All events where CBP's can be claimed will be published in the calendar contained in the Centre Handbook.