4.1 Competition Venue
The Championships will take place at Foothills Athletics Park (2431 Crowchild Trail NW, Calgary). There will be bleacher seating for approximately 3000 spectators.
Key Facts:
- Lanes – 8 straight corridors and 8 around
- Surface – Mondo
- LJ/TJ runways – Mondo
- PV runways – Mondo
- SP circles – Concrete
- DT/HT circle and cage – Concrete
- JT runways – Mondo
- Spike lengths – 7mm for all events
During the competition, all warmup activities will take place on the soccer fields on the west side of the track. Hurdle warmups will be allowed on the track prior to start of the session.
On Thursday, 7 August, the track and field event sites will be open for practice. An exact practice schedule will be published at a later date. Please note that there will be no training sessions exclusively for para athletes.
Coaches are reminded that tents may only be placed or removed in designated areas and with the prior approval of the Legion management team.
4.2 Entry Rules
4.2.1 Entry Qualification Process
The following Entry Procedures to the Legion National Youth Championships will apply to athletes who meet the set criteria:
a) U18 – Athletes, born in 2008/2009, who have achieved the qualifying entry standards
b) U16 – Athletes born in 2010 or later, who have achieved the qualifying entry standards
c) U14, 15, 16 – Para athletes falling within the U17 category per the WPA Rules and Regulations
4.2.2 Eligibility of Entry Performances
Click here to view the eligibility requirements.
All para athletes must be current members of Athletics Canada and have an impairment eligible for Para Athletics. For this introduction of Para Athletics at the Legion National Youth Track & Field Championships, classification will not be required. All events will be held by grouping athletes in the following categories with final placings to be determined by best performance within each category:
- Ambulatory / Wheelchair track
- Seated throws
- Ambulatory throws
4.2.3 Athletes born in 2009 and later
All Under 16 Age Category are REQUIRED to compete in their own age classification and may NOT move up to compete in the Under 18 Age Category in any or all individual events. This rule does not apply to relay events. Age composition is exempted at the U18 level to allow clubs to field relay teams if so needed.
4.2.4 Legion Registered Athletes
All athletes belonging to a Legion provincial team cannot register independently in any event as an open category athlete.
4.2.5 Relay Registration
Relay registration is accepted without submitting the names of the competitors. Names are due for registration at the Technical Information Centre (TIC) three hours before the scheduled race. Changes can be made up to two (2) hours before the scheduled race.
4.3 Entry Standards
The entry standards can be found here. Open athletes MUST achieve the entry standard. Open para athletes are not required to meet these standards. Para athletics events will include the 100m, 400m, and shot put for both ambulatory and seated throwers.
4.4 Entry System
Registration will open on Monday, June 2nd, 2025, at www.LegionNationals.ca. All entries and confirmation are the responsibility of the athlete (including carded athletes). Entries are not completed until payment is received. Performance times MUST be included as part of registration. Registration without a valid performance will be denied entry. Entries can be completed by the club and should be done for each athlete. All coaches must register as well. Head coaches must be NCCP Certified Club Coach and other coaches must be NCCP Trained Club Coach. The FINAL entry deadline is Monday, July 28, 2025 (2:00pm EDT // 12:00 MDT). NO entries will be accepted after this date, no exceptions. All entries are non-refundable.
Note: Entries for Provincial Legion Teams will be completed by a designated person from each province. Those athletes competing in the Championships as part of a Provincial Legion Team DO NOT need to complete their individual entries. Qualifying performances will be pulled from the Athletics Canada ranking system (some exceptions apply).
The Qualifying period is January 1, 2025 to July 28, 2025. If entry performances cannot be found, the athlete may be refused entry.
4.4.1 Entry Fees and Deadlines
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Entries and Fees:
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First Event
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Second Event
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Additional Events
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Relays
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Coach Entries
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By July 28, 2025*
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60$
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50$
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15$
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50$
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20$
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*must be entered online and payment completed by 2:00pm EDT (12:00pm MDT)
Visa, MasterCard, and American Express are the only acceptable methods for payment.
4.5 Schedule
The competition schedule will be available online at www.LegionNationals.ca. Please note that changes may occur based on the final number of entries. The final schedule will be available after Thursday August 7 and distributed at the TIC/Registration.
4.6 Technical Meeting
4.6.1 Time and Venue
The Legion Team technical meeting will take place on Monday August 4 via zoom.
There will be no open technical meeting. All information is available online.
4.6.2 Written Questions
All questions concerning the conduct of the competition must be submitted by email to the Meet Director, Kim Cousins, through the Legion at egentes@legion.ca by Monday August 4 at 5:00pm EDT (3:00pm MDT).
4.6.3 Qualifying Heights, Distances and Progressions
The Technical Delegate, after the closing date for the final entries, will decide the qualification procedure for the track events.
For Championship Finals, qualification procedure for the track events will follow the World Athletics Rule 20.
Starting heights and progressions for the vertical jumping events will be decided on, after entries are closed, by the AC Technical Delegate and the Combined Events Referee.
Para athletics throwing implements and weights will follow the World Para Athletics Rules for U17 athletes which can be found in their documents Appendix 1.
4.7 Equipment
Implements will be made available by the Organizing Committee. Personal implements will also be allowed and must be checked-in and weighed prior to the event.
The location of the equipment and implement weigh-in station is to be confirmed. Beginning on Wednesday August 6, this information will be available at Registration. Implements are to be checked in, for morning events, the night before and for afternoon events, three (3) hours prior to the start of the event, at which time they will become property of the competition for the duration of the meet.
Pole vaulters must use their own personal poles. Poles and javelins may be stored at the stadium. Ensure that you have a recorded receipt for all items and a count of poles in shipping bags.
4.8 Bib Numbers
Each athlete will receive two bibs; one with their name and one with a number. All athletes must wear the name bib on their chest, and the number bib on their back, except in all jumping events where only one bib may be worn either on the chest or back.
Bib numbers will be distributed during the registration process. Hip numbers will be provided at the Call Room.
4.9 Technical Information Centre / Registration
The Technical Information Centre (TIC) is located at the Competition Site. Athletes and coaches must pick up their registration packages in person. Registration will take place at:
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Packages will be provided to the head coach upon arrival at the residences. The remaining packages will be available at the TIC.
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| Open Entry Athletes |
Period Thursday Aug 7 – Sunday Aug 10 @ TIC
Thursday: 1pm – 5 pm
Friday: 8 am – 5 pm
Saturday: 8 am – 4:30 pm
Sunday: 8 am – 12 noon
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