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Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) Event Guide



Document Information Document Name Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) – Event Guide Author/s Megan Mansbridge/Harry Thomsett Status Draft Date 23 July 17

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This document has been prepared for the Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) event at the National Indoor Athletic Centre in Cardiff on 12 & 13 August 2017. It has been written for participating athletes but it is also relevant to technical officials (judges) and workforce (salaried, paid, and volunteers). Version Control Ver Date Status Comments 00a 23 Jul 17 Draft Initial draft for comment 01 23 Jul 17 Final For publication



Table of Contents TableofContents........................................................................................................................3

Definitions..................................................................................................................................4

1. Introduction.........................................................................................................................5

2. Venue..................................................................................................................................62.1 General....................................................................................................................................62.2 Amenities................................................................................................................................62.3 VenueZones............................................................................................................................62.4 VenueOverlay.........................................................................................................................62.5 Transport.................................................................................................................................7

2.5.1 Train.............................................................................................................................................72.5.2 Bus...............................................................................................................................................72.5.3 Car................................................................................................................................................72.5.4 Bicycle..........................................................................................................................................7

2.6 Accommodation.......................................................................................................................7

3. Event...................................................................................................................................93.1 General....................................................................................................................................93.2 Organisation............................................................................................................................93.3 FieldofPlay.............................................................................................................................9

4. Competition.......................................................................................................................104.1 CompetitionOverview...........................................................................................................104.2 CompetitionFormat...............................................................................................................104.3 HeatsandHeatTimings.........................................................................................................10

5. Sport..................................................................................................................................115.1 SportSchedule.......................................................................................................................115.2 SportProgramme...................................................................................................................115.3 WorkoutsandMovementStandards......................................................................................115.4 AthleteBriefing......................................................................................................................115.5 Pre-WorkoutProcess.............................................................................................................115.6 SportPresentation.................................................................................................................12

6. Scoring...............................................................................................................................136.1 General..................................................................................................................................136.2 Leaderboard..........................................................................................................................13

7. Administration...................................................................................................................147.1 Registration...........................................................................................................................147.2 TeamBoards..........................................................................................................................147.3 Food&Beverage....................................................................................................................147.4 Medical..................................................................................................................................147.5 AthleteWaiver.......................................................................................................................147.6 AthleteMedicalQuestionnaire..............................................................................................157.8 ContactNumbers...................................................................................................................15



Definitions ‘Athlete Support’ – is the procedure by which athletes are called forward to Athlete Control and processed to prepare them for sport competition. ‘Directors’ – means the four directors who, acting as agents of the EFL, are responsible for the delivery of the Event and leadership/management of the Workforce. ‘EFL’ – means ‘European Fitness League Ltd’, the company that owns the IPS sports property and delivers the IPS(L) event. ‘Event’ – means the IPS(S) competition being delivered at the English Institute of Sport on 24&25 June 2017. ‘FoP’ – means ‘Field of Play’. ‘Fitness Racing’ – means the testing of all-round athletic ability in a competitive situation. ‘Guide’ – is the Inferno Pairs Series (Sheffield) – Event Guide. ‘Heat Score’ – means the placing of a team in a heat out of the total number of teams in that heat (expressed as a whole number), the higher the heat score the better. ‘IPS’ – means the Inferno Pairs Series. ‘IPS(S)’ – means the Inferno Pairs Series (Sheffield), the ‘Event’. ‘IR’ – means ‘Inferno Racing’, a trading style of the EFL and also the umbrella brand for the sports properties owned by the EFL. ‘Judges’ – means the technical officials responsible for the application of movement standards and scoring procedures. ‘Open’ – means the competition is for any athlete over 18 years of age. ‘Rulebook’ – is the Inferno Pairs Series –Rulebook. ‘Rules’ – means the policies, procedures, and processes employed at the Event. ‘Sport’ – means fitness racing competition. ‘Venue’ – means the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. ‘Workforce’ – means the salaried, paid, and volunteer persons who carry out official duties at the Event.



1. Introduction Thank you for participating in the Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) event. We have worked hard to develop a high quality ‘athlete-centred, sports-focused’ competition to test your fitness and provide you with an enjoyable experience. Please read this document carefully. It contains important information regarding the venue, event, competition, sport, scoring, and administration.



2. Venue 2.1 General The address of the Venue is the National Indoor Athletics Centre (NIAC), Cyncoed Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Road, Cardiff, CF23 6XD. The NIAC was the first purpose-built indoor athletics centre in the country. The Venue is an indoor athletics arena with a 200m indoor running track, a 110m indoor sprint track, as well as various other sport facilities. 2.2 Amenities At the Venue there is seating for 400 people, a Costa Coffee, a café, toilets, and shower/changing facilities. As part of the venue overlay there is also a registration/information point, a bag drop, a warm-up area, a cool-down area, and a results service. 2.3 Venue Zones The Venue will be divided into three zones: Field of Play (FoP), Front of House, and Back of House. The FoP is where the Sport takes place and only athletes, judges, accredited media, logistics, and the Director of Sport are allowed onto the FoP. The FoP is demarcated by pedestrian barriers and is located inside the indoor running track. Note we also define the Warm-up Area and the Cool Down Area as FoP and are therefore they are not open to spectators. The Front of House is accessible to everyone and is where the majority of the venue overlay is located (see Section 2.4 below). The Front of House area is everywhere except the FoP and the Back of House areas. The Back of House is only accessible to Workforce and this is where the majority of the Event’s administrative functions are located. It is situated in the Athletes Lounge, as well as the Event Control and Social Media Hub spaces next to the FoP. 2.4 Venue Overlay There are 14 elements to the venue overlay, each with an important function. • Registration – where all spectators, athletes, and workforce register their attendance at the event. • Information – where enquiries can be put to the event organisers. • Bag Drop – where athletes and spectators can drop their bags for safekeeping (subject to Terms & Conditions and at own risk). • Warm-Up Area – where athletes prepare for Sport. • Cool Down Area – where athletes recover from Sport.



• Athlete Control – where athletes are processed immediately prior to entering the FoP. • Field of Play (Red) – the location of Workouts 1A/1B, 3, 7, and the Final. • Field of Play (Blue) – the location of Workout 5. • Field of Play (Green) - the location of Workouts 2, 4, and 6. • Event Control – where the Event Director operates controls the event from. • Results – where the results are calculated and the leader board updated. • Medical – where the paramedic and the first aider are located. • Workforce Recreation – where Workforce can relax, be briefed, etc. • Social Media Hub - where social media is managed. 2.5 Transport 2.5.1 Train Heath High Level and Heath Low Level railway stations are approximately 25 minutes walk from the Cyncoed campus, serving the area from the Rhymney and Coryton lines. See National Rail Enquiries for train times. 2.5.2 Bus The 52/52A bus travels from the city centre to the Cyncoed campus every 15 minutes during the day, via Albany Road and Penylan Road. 2.5.3 Car If you are travelling from the East take the M4/M48(M) leave the motorway at the A4232 junction. Take the third exit off the roundabout and the first exit at the next roundabout that follows immediately afterwards (Llanedeym Road). Follow Llanedeym Road until you reac a set of traffic lights. Thurn right at the traffic lights onto Cyncoed Road. The campus is on the right after 800m. From the City Centre travel through the Wicker and along Attercliffe Common towards Meadowhall. EIS Sheffield is approximately 2 miles from the city centre on the right. There is on-site parking for 250 cars, with dedicated disabled spaces and a designated parking area for bicycles. Parking is chargeable at £0.50 per day (this is a venue charge and not an event charge). Event parking is accessed from the Campus Main Entrance (turn left before the barrier). 2.5.4 Bicycle Cardiff benefits from a network of cycle routes, including many traffic-free cycle paths. To plan your journey by bicycle to Cyncoed campus, visit Cycle Streets. Cycle route maps are also available from reception at each Cardiff Metropolitan University campus. 2.6 Accommodation There is accommodation on-site at Cardiff Metropolitan University. 100 rooms are available at £30 per night and they can be booked at this link - http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/about/ conferenceservices/Pages/BB-Booking-Form.aspx. Use the code EURO17 to get the discounted rate.





3. Event 3.1 General The Event is part of the IPS, a series of three events held in cities across the UK (London, Sheffield, and Cardiff). The Event is a two-day competition in the same sex pairs format and is held over the weekend of 12 & 13 August 2017. There will be 246 teams competing at the Event (exact breakdown to be confirmed in the Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) - Sport Guide) in 18 heats of up to 20 teams. 3.2 Organisation The IPS(S) event organisation is as follows: • Event Director – Harry Thomsett; • Director of Sport – Ollie Mansbridge; • Director of Event Services – Emily Blackman; and, • Director of Digital Media – Oliver Walkes. The Event Director is accountable to the EFL Board for the delivery of the Event. With the exception of responsibilities arising from commercial contracts, the Event Director’s responsibilities are delegated to one of the other directors. The Director of Sport devises the sport programme and is responsible for the Workforce providing the Judges and Athlete Support at the Event. The Director of Sport is accountable to the Event Director. The Director of Event Services is responsible for the workforce providing registration, information, results, logistics, medical/physio, and compere services. The Director of Event Services is accountable to the Event Director. The Director of Digital Media is responsible for the workforce providing photography, videography, social media, webmaster, and sports presentation services at the Event. The Director of Digital Media is accountable to the Event Director. 3.3 Field of Play FoP (Red) and FoP (Blue) are each 45m wide and 15m deep. Depending on the workout there will be up to 20 lanes in FoP (Red) and 15 Lanes in FoP (Blue). The lanes are demarcated by numbered lane markers with a holder for teams to place their Team Boards. Athlete Control is located to the left of FoP (Red) and (Blue). Spectator seating is available at the front of FoP (Red) but spectators are welcome to stand around any of the FoP. Children are welcome at the event but we ask parents/guardians to keep them off the FoP for their safety.



4. Competition 4.1 Competition Overview There are two separate competitions running concurrently – one for male pairs and one for female pairs. There are 156 teams in the competition for male pairs and 90 teams in the competition for female pairs. 4.2 Competition Format All competitions will consist of six workouts (1A/1B, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7), four on the first day and 3 on the second day. On the first day of competition teams are unseeded. On the second day of competition teams will be seeded according to their performance on the first day. This will ensure that, within heats on the second day, competition is between teams of similar athletic ability. This means that teams may be in a different heat on the second day of competition. Changes will be announced by 19:00 on Saturday 12 August 2017 on our website (www.infernoracing.com). There will be two finals, one for the top 15 male teams and one for the top 15 female teams. 4.3 Heats and Heat Timings The Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) - Sport Guide will provide information to teams about the heats they are in and the timings of those heats. This document will be published no later than one week before the event. Workouts will be running concurrently and for some workouts heats will be of 20 teams and for other workouts they will be for 15 teams. Athletes must ensure they are warmed-up and ready for their heat and they they obey all instructions from Athlete Control.



5. Sport The Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) - Sport Guide will provides key detail regarding the sport schedule and the sport programme. This document will be published no later than one week before the event. It should be read in conjunction with this section. 5.1 Sport Schedule The sport schedule will run between 09:00 – 18:30 on Saturday 12 August 2017 and between 08:00 – 17:00 on Sunday 13 August 2017. Elements of the sport schedule run concurrently to ensure that the time between workouts is kept to a minimum. 5.2 Sport Programme The Inferno Pairs Series events are targeted at athletes who have been undergoing a structured strength and conditioning programme for between 0 – 3 years. Consequently, some of the more advanced Olympic/powerlifting and gymnastic movements are absent from the sports programme as they would exclude this type of athlete. Nevertheless, the sports programme will provide a true test of all-round fitness for all athletes. 5.3 Workouts and Movement Standards Workouts and movement standards will be notified in advance on the Inferno Racing Facebook page. The Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) - Sport Guide will provide information about the movement standards expected. 5.4 Athlete Briefing There will be an athlete briefing at 08:30 on Saturday 12 August 2017. These briefings will cover workout execution and the required movement standards for the workouts. These briefings are compulsory for the teams in the first two heats (everyone else can pick up the information by watching these heats) but all are welcome. 5.5 Pre-Workout Process It is the athlete’s responsibility to report to Athlete Control five minutes before the start of their heat. At Athlete Control the Athlete Support Team will log the team onto that heat and release the teams onto the FoP at the appropriate time. Teams late arriving at Athlete Control will not be permitted to compete in that heat resulting in a nil score for that workout.



5.6 Sport Presentation If you win something then everyone should know about it! Sports presentation is Inferno Racing's version of a medal ceremony. Winners of competitions will be invited to receive their prizes in front of the Event Control where they will have their photo taken to support an announcement on social media.



6. Scoring 6.1 General There will be a team of two scorers processing scoresheets and updating the leaderboard at the event. The scorers are located at ‘Results’ marker flag. Issues with scores are not to be raised with the scorers directly but with the Head Judge in the first instance. 6.2 Leaderboard IR has invested in its own leaderboard capability that is hosted on the IR website (www.infernoracing.com). Data collected from the competition will be retained and the leaderboard will remain available after the competition ends. The scorers will keep a back-up spreadsheet in the event that there are problems with the leaderboard.



7. Administration 7.1 Registration Workforce can register from 07:00 to 08:00 on Saturday 12 August 2017. Athletes can register from 08:00 to 11:00 on Saturday 12 August 2017. Athletes are requested to print off their tickets or have them available on their phone so they can be quickly scanned and confirmed in the competition. Athletes are requested to not arrive at the venue before 08:00 on Saturday 12 August 2017 as the event workforce will be conducting their preparations for the competition and will not be available. 7.2 Team Boards Teams will be issued with a team board (provided they registered for the event before 21 July 2017). This should be placed at the front of the team’s lane at the start of every heat so spectators and other athletes know who you are. 7.3 Food & Beverage There will be one food vendor (Bomber's Sandwiches) and one coffee vendor (HandleBar Barista) inside the arena. There is a Costa Coffee outlet inside the venue at the entrance to the arena. There is also a cafe in the main building of the campus (Bench Cafe - see (1) on the map above). 7.4 Medical From one hour before competition commences until the end of competition, athletes will benefit from the emergency medical cover provided by an on-site paramedic, first aider, and ambulance. These professionals are equipped to deal with injuries that might occur when weights are being taken overhead, including to the neck and spine. They will be located at the rear of the field of play and their position will be denoted by a ‘Medical’ marker flag. 7.5 Athlete Waiver Athletes are required to read and sign to say they accept the terms and conditions of the Athlete Waiver before they will be permitted to compete. The Athlete Waiver will be completed online using Survey Monkey and a link will be sent to athletes by e-mail no less than one week prior to the event.



7.6 Athlete Medical Questionnaire Athletes are required to read and complete an Athlete Medical Questionnaire before they will be permitted to compete. The Athlete Waiver will be completed online using Survey Monkey and a link will be sent to athletes by e-mail one week prior to the event. 7.8 Contact Numbers Event Control - 07714 792250 NIAC - 029 2041 6155