1	INTRODUCTION

This documentation covers a range of software programs to produce results for athletic meetings in the U.K. All programs deal with between 3 and 8 teams per match for a maximum of six rounds during one season plus promotion, play offs and final matches. The main aim of all programs is to provide a full set of printed match results as quickly as possible after the completion of the last event. The process to do this removes the last minute rush by recorders and allows match results to be produced in a consistent manner regardless of the number of teams or league.

1.1	Match Day Programs

The program name (in brackets below) effectivly identifies the age, gender and league of the athletes it deals with.

Senior Athletes (SANAL, SANOE, SAMID, SASAL, SAWEL) is intended for use in senior leagues of the National Athletic League (from 2020), North, Midland, Southern and Welsh areas, where senior male and female athletes compete in one team in up to 34 A/B-string events and 4 relays.

Youth Development League Upper (YU) is intended for use with the YDL Upper League where male and female athletes compete as one team in up to 34 U20 A&B string, U17 (A string) and eight relays.

Youth Development League Lower (YL) is intended for use with the YDL Lower League where male and female athletes compete as one team in up to 44 A&B strings events and six relays.

Young Athletes (YA) is intended to cover the Young Athlete League where male and female athletes compete in one team in three age groups in up to 48 A/B-string events and nine relays.

Senior Men (SMSCO) are intended for use in the Scottish mens league where teams compete in up to 18 A/B-string events and two relays.

Regional Women (RWSCO, RWSOE) is intended for use in the Scottish Womens league and the Southern Womens League for multiple age groups each having up to 44 A/B-string events and five relays.

1.1.1

Team Manager Programs

Each match day program identified above has an equivalent team manager program. The team manager program name is the same as the match day program with "mgr" added to the end of the program name.

See: 7, 6.1.9, 6.1.10

1.2	Main Features

• Consistent format of final results.
• Full match scoring sheets.
• Automatic printing of event results immediately after entry.
• Automatic printing of updated of match positions.
• Automatic printing of announcers draw order lists.
• Automatic on screen indication of an event that is due to start.
• Automatic retrieval of match information after a power failure.
• Automatic selection of points.
• Automatic selection of timetable(s).
• Results file generation for use with E-mail and word-processing.
• League and cup dependant timetables.
• Round by round event draw orders.
• AAA grade summary for teams.
• Configurable AW/P10, League and media standards.
• Large division support (9/16/25 teams).
• Full team declarations lists.
• Result cards for post match scrutiny.
• Promotion matches options.
• Recalling of any meeting at a later date.

• Support new or changes to league and/or division names and structures.
• Support large divisions of other than 9 (3x3), 16 (4x4) or 25 (5x5) team, (i.e. 3, 4 or 5 teams/match).
• Support events other than the standard number of events.

1.3	How And Who Should Use The Program

All programs are intended to be operated by one person on one computer/laptop for one match at a venue. Where the number of teams at a venue is large or there are a large number of age groups, it may be worth while having a second person using the team manager program to create team declarations which can then be imported into the match program. Alternatively, the team managers themselves might help this process by emailing the declaration before the match or supplying it on a USB device on the day.

1.4	Multiple Matches

Over time league meetings have generally developed from a single sex single age group match to combinations that include multiple matches or both sexes with multiple age groups. Due to the nature of these changes users are now advised to use one computer for each match at a venue in order not to overload the results producer.