Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) Event Guide

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2 Table of Contents INFERNO PAIRS SERIES (CARDIFF) - EVENT GUIDE Table of Contents... 2 Definitions Introduction Venue General Amenities Venue Zones Venue Overlay Transport Public Transport Taxi Car Event Parking Accommodation Event General Organisation Field of Play Competition Competition Overview Competition Format Heats and Heat Timings Sport Sport Schedule Sport Programme Workouts and Movement Standards Athlete Briefing Pre-Workout Process Scoring General Leaderboard Administration Registration Team Boards Food & Beverage Medical Athlete Waiver Contact Numbers Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 2 of 15

3 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 three 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(C) event. Event means the IPS(C) competition being delivered at the National Indoor Athletics Centre on 11 & 12 August 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 (Cardiff) 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(C) means the Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff), 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. Sport Guide is the Inferno Pairs Series Cardiff Sport guide Rules means the policies, procedures, and processes employed at the Event. Sport means fitness racing competition. Venue means the National Indoor Athletics Centre. Workforce means the salaried, paid, and volunteer persons who carry out official duties at the Event. Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 3 of 15

4 1. Introduction INFERNO PAIRS SERIES (CARDIFF) - EVENT GUIDE 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. Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 4 of 15

5 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 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. Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 5 of 15

6 Athlete Control where athletes are processed immediately prior to entering the FoP. Field of Play (Red) the location of Workouts. Field of Play (Blue) the location of Workouts. Event Control where the Event Director operates and 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 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 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 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. 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) 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 32 per night and they can be booked at this link: Select Cyncoed Campus and enter code EURO18 to get the discounted rate. Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 6 of 15

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8 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 11 & 12 August There will be over 250 teams competing at the Event (exact breakdown to be confirmed in the Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) - Sport Guide). 3.2 Organisation The IPS(C) event organisation is as follows: Event Director Megan Mansbridge; Director of Sport Ollie Mansbridge; Director of Digital Media Camilla Bradley. The Event Director is accountable for the delivery of the Event. Onsite the Event Director will oversee the Event Services, the workforce providing registration, information, results, logistics, medical/physio, and compere services. 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 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 There will be two Fields of Play, FoP (Red) and FoP (Blue). Depending on the workout there will be up to 19 lanes in either FoP. The lanes are demarcated by numbered lane markers with a holder for teams to place their Team Boards. Athlete Control is located to the right of FoP (Red) and (Blue) next to the warm up area. Spectator seating is available at the front of the FoP but spectators are welcome to stand around behind any of the barriers. Children are welcome at the event but we ask parents/guardians to keep them off the FoP for their safety. Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 8 of 15

9 4. Competition 4.1 Competition Overview INFERNO PAIRS SERIES (CARDIFF) - EVENT GUIDE There are two separate competitions running concurrently one for male pairs and one for female pairs. There are 145 teams in the competition for male pairs and 114 teams in the competition for female pairs. 4.2 Competition Format All competitions will consist of seven workouts (1, 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 will be in a different heat on the second day of competition. Changes will be announced by 20:30 on Saturday 11 August 2018 on our social media channels. 4.3 Heats and Heat Timings The Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) - Sport Guide provides information to teams about the heats they are in and the timings of those heats. Athletes must ensure they are warmed-up and ready for their heat and that they obey all instructions from Athlete Control. Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 9 of 15

10 5. Sport The Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) - Sport Guide provides key detail regarding the sport schedule and the sport programme. It should be read in conjunction with this section. 5.1 Sport Schedule The sport schedule will run between 09:00 17:30 on Saturday 11 August 2018 and between 09:00 16:30 on Sunday 12 August 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. Friday 10 August Time Action hrs Athlete & Workforce registration opens hrs Vendor Setup 2200hrs Venue closes Saturday 11 August Time Action hrs Workforce registration hrs Workforce briefing hrs Judges briefing (Sports Director) hrs Judges briefing (Head Judge) hrs Athlete registration 0830hrs Spectator registration hrs Event 01 Heat 01 MALE [Red] hrs Event 02 Heat 01 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 01 Heat 02 MALE [Red] hrs Event 02 Heat 02 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 01 Heat 03 MALE [Red] hrs Event 02 Heat 03 FEMALE [Blue] Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 10 of 15

11 hrs Event 01 Heat 04 MALE [Red] hrs Event 02 Heat 04 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 01 Heat 05 MALE [Red] hrs Event 01 Heat 06 MALE [Red] hrs Event 02 Heat 05 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 01 Heat 07 MALE[Red] hrs Event 01 Heat 08 MALE [Red] hrs Event 02 Heat 06 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 02 Heat 01 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 02 Heat 02 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 01 Heat 01 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 02 Heat 03 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 01 Heat 02 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 01 Heat 03 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 02 Heat 04 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 01 Heat 04 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 02 Heat 05 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 01 Heat 05 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 01 Heat 06 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 02 Heat 06 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 02 Heat 07 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 02 Heat 08 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 01 MALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 01 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 02 MALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 02 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 03 MALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 03 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 04 MALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 04 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 05 MALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 05 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 06 MALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 06 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 07 MALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 07 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 08 MALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 08 FEMALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 09 MALE [Red] hrs Event 03 Heat 10 MALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 01 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 04 Heat 02 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 01 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 03 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 02 FEMALE [Red] Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 11 of 15

12 hrs Event 04 Heat 04 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 03 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 05 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 04 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 06 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 05 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 07 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 06 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 08 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 07 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 09 MALE [Blue] hrs Event 03 Heat 08 FEMALE [Red] hrs Event 04 Heat 10 MALE [Blue] 1730hrs Day 1 Closes Sunday 12 August Time Action hrs Workforce briefing hrs Judges briefing (Sports Director) hrs Judges briefing (Head Judge) 0830hrs Spectator registration hrs Event 05 Heat 01 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 05 Heat 02 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 05 Heat 03 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 05 Heat 04 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 05 Heat 05 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 05 Heat 06 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 05 Heat 07 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 05 Heat 08 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 06 Heat 01 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 05 Heat 09 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 06 Heat 02 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 05 Heat 10 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 06 Heat 03 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 05 Heat 11 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 06 Heat 04 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 05 Heat 12 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 06 Heat 05 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 05 Heat 13 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 06 Heat 06 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 06 Heat 07 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 06 Heat 08 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 07 Heat 01 MIXED [Red] Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 12 of 15

13 hrs Event 06 Heat 09 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 07 Heat 02 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 06 Heat 10 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 07 Heat 03 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 06 Heat 11 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 07 Heat 04 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 06 Heat 12 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 07 Heat 05 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 06 Heat 13 MIXED [Blue] hrs Event 07 Heat 06 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 07 Heat 07 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 07 Heat 08 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 07 Heat 09 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 07 Heat 10 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 07 Heat 11 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 07 Heat 12 MIXED [Red] hrs Event 07 Heat 13 MIXED [Red] hrs IPS Cardiff Awards Ceremony 1700hrs IPS Cardiff Event Ends 5.3 Workouts and Movement Standards Workouts and movement standards have been released on the Inferno Racing Facebook page. The Inferno Pairs Series (Cardiff) - Sport Guide provides a more in depth explanation on each workout along with the movement standards expected. 5.4 Athlete Briefing **TUNE IN** There will not be a scheduled athlete briefing on either of the competition days. The Sports Director, Ollie Mansbridge will be live on the Inferno Racing Facebook page on Tuesday 7 August from 8:30pm to answer any questions that you have. It is important that you tune into this breifing as Ollie will explain the logistics of the competition days. Further to this, any workout that requires a live demonstration will be filmed and posted on our social media channels on Friday 10 August. 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, assign teams their scoresheets and direct them to the FoP. Teams late arriving at Athlete Control will not be permitted to compete in that heat resulting in a nil score for that workout. Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 13 of 15

14 6. Scoring 6.1 General There will be a scorer processing scoresheets and updating the leaderboard at the event. The scorer will be located at Results marker flag. Issues with scores are not to be raised with the scorer 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 ( Data collected from the competition will be retained and the leaderboard will remain available after the competition ends. The leaderboard will not be wiped at any point of the competition. There is no specific final, event 7 the last workout of day 2 is to be completed by all athletes- the leaderboard scoring will therefore continue ranking the first placed finisher with the highest points and the last place finisher with the lowest amount of points. Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 14 of 15

15 7. Administration 7.1 Registration INFERNO PAIRS SERIES (CARDIFF) - EVENT GUIDE Workforce can register from 19:00 21:00 on Friday 10 August Workforce can register from 07:15 to 07:30 on Saturday 11 August Athletes can register from 19:00 21:00 on Friday 10 August Athletes can register from 08:00 to 10:00 on Saturday 11 August Athletes are requested to not arrive at the venue before 08:00 on Saturday 11 August 2018 as the event workforce will be conducting their preparations for the competition and will not be available. 7.2 Team Boards and Team Numbers Teams will be issued with a team board upon registration. Teamboards can 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. Teams will also be allocated a team number that will be drawn on each competing athlete so that the judges can identify the teams for scoring purposes. 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 half and 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 and Athlete Medical Questionnaire before they will be permitted to fully register onsite at the event and awarded their teamboard. The Athlete Waiver and Athlete Medical Questionnaire takes a maximum of 5 minutes to complete and needs to be completed online using Survey Monkey. Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 15 of 15

16 The athlete waiver can be found at this link: Contact Numbers Event Director Megan Mansbridge can be contacted on in the result of an emergency or via at Copyright European Fitness League Ltd 16 of 15