Maidstone District Secondary Competitions Overview(last updated Sept 10th, 2009
Focus Sport: / Competition(Age Group, Boys/Girls) / Competition Format / Date/Venue
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ATHLETICS / Year 7 Team Athletics:
Boys and Girls Competition /
- Teams of 8 Boys and 8 Girls
- All athletes must take part in 1 individual track event, 1 field event and 1 relay
- Events: 100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot, Discus, Javelin, Relays: 4 x 100m and Medley (200m x 2 and 600m x 2)
- Wed May 5th, 4.00-6.30pm @ Julie Rose Stadium - TBC
- Organiser: Pete Le Rossignol and Jo Heath
- A representative Y7 Boys and Y7 Girls team will be selected to represent the Maidstone SSP at the Kent School Games (KSG) in July 2010
- Yes – Selected SSP Boys and Girls Teams to compete in Finals
District Athletics Fixtures:Boys and Girls Years 7-10 /
- Each school dictates format of their own meet based upon facilities
- Details TBC at District AGM
- Dates and Venues TBC
- Schools organise own meet
- No competition pathway
- Opportunity to prepare for District Championships
- No
District Athletics Championships:
Boys and Girls Years 7-10 /
- Format to be decided at AGM.
- Organised by Maidstone District Athletics Association led by Angela Newark
- Date and Venue TBC
- Organised by District Association
- No pathway
- No
KentSchools Athletics Association Championships: Boys and Girls, all years /
- Organised by KSAA
- Details will be made available at
- Held between 12-17th June – Date TBC
- Organised by KSAA
- Linked to but not a guaranteed qualifier for ESAA Championships in July 2010
- No
ESAA Track & Field Cup: Junior (Y7/8) and Intermediate (Y9/10) Boys and Girls /
- Teams of 12-14 athletes
- Schools may enter 2 athletes per event and each athlete can only compete in 2
- Online entry and full details will be available at
- Date and Venue TBC
- Closing date February 2010
- Organised by assigned school
- Qualification for Regional round and then National round of the competition
- No
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BADMINTON / Badminton England Schools Team Competition
KS3 (Y7/8/9) and KS4 (Y10/11) Boys and Girls /
- Teams of 4-5 players
- Teams play each other in a round robin league or a group phase followed by a knockout
- 1 Match comprises 5 Games; 2 Singles and 3 Doubles Games
- Number of Matches and Points played will be dependant on the number of school team entries received
- KS3/KS4 Boys – Wed Nov 25th, 4.00-6.00pm @ Astor of Hever - TBC
- KS3/KS4 Girls – Wed Dec 2nd, 4.00-6.00pm @ Astor of Hever - TBC
- Organiser: Jo Heath
- Forms part Center Parcs National Championships
- SSP Rounds lead to CountyFinals(January 2010) to Regional to National Finals
- Deadline for SSP Events – December 12th 2009
- The top 8 placed teams in each category at the CountyFinals in January will be invited to represent their SSP at the KSG in July 2010
BASKETBALL / Boy’s District Basketball League
U14 and U16 Leagues /
- Two tier competition; schools can opt in to either the Premier League or the Plate League at each age group
- AGM on Wednesday October 14th @ AylesfordSchool, 4.15pm
- Organised by Dave Wright
- Fixtures scheduled throughout Terms 2 and 3
- Fixtures to be made at the Basketball AGM in October
- Top 2 teams in each division qualify for a final play-off match to determine the overall District winners
- Option for Leagues to feed into KSG Regional Qualifiers (see below)
Boy’s Regional Basketball Kent School Games Qualifiers
U13 and U15 Teams /
- The West Kent/Maidstone Region have 3 places available at the Kent School Games Basketball Finals in July 2010
- The Regional Qualifier will comprise 2 teams from Maidstone and 2 teams from West Kent in each age group
- Teams will play each of the other teams within their age group
- Top 2 teams in District Premier Leagues (note different age groups) automatically compete in Regional Qualifier against top 2 teams from West Kent league
- Dave Wright to assist CMs with determining Maidstone’s representative school teams to take part in the Regional qualifier
- Tuesday 23rd February
- Venue and Time TBC
- Venue will require a double basketball court
- Organised by CMs
- The top 3 teams at U13 level and U15 level will automatically qualify for the Kent School Games Finals in July 2010
- Top 3 teams at U13 and U15 automatically qualify for KSG
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BASKETBALL / Girl’s RegionalBasketballKentSchool Games Qualifiers
U13 and U15 Teams /
- Teams will play each of the other teams within their age group in a round robin tournament
- The West Kent/Maidstone Region have 3 places available at the Kent School Games Basketball Finals in July 2010
- Wednesday 24th February
- Venue and Time TBC (Venue will require a double basketball court)
- Organised by CMs
- The top 3 teams at U13 level and U15 level will automatically qualify for the Kent School Games Finals in July 2010
- Top 3 teams at U13 and U15 automatically qualify for KSG
KentSchool Basketball Finals
U14 Boys
U14 Girls /
- Teams will qualify through existing local leagues where possible
- There will be a maximum of 8 teams at the Finals
- Girls: Monday 8th March
- Boys; Friday 12th March
- Local competitions in Terms 2 and 3 will feed in to CountyFinal
- County winners will qualify for Regional round
- No
CRICKET / Boy’s District League
U13 and U15 /
- Organised by HolmesdaleSchool
- Fixtures played throughout Terms 5 and 6
- Top 2 teams in the league take part in a Final Play-Off Match to determine the District Winners
- No
Boy’s Inter Cricket Tournament
Year 7 only /
- 8 Players per Team
- 8 Overs per Innings
- Played with Inter-Cricket Equipment
- Organised by Competition Managers and PhilPass
- Wednesday 16th June, 1.30-4.00pm - TBC
- Working towards creating a pathway with KCB
- County rounds to be played in Term 6
- Exhibition sport only
Girl’s Inter Cricket Tournaments
U13 and U15 /
- 8 Players per Team
- 8 Overs per Innings
- Played with Inter-Cricket Equipment
- Organised by Competition Managers and PhilPass
- U13s Tuesday 15th June, 1.30-4.00pm - TBC
- U15s - Thursday 17th June, 1.30-4.00pm - TBC
- Both @ Leeds & Broomfield CC – TBC
- Working towards creating a pathway with KCB
- County rounds to be played in Term 6
- No
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CRICKET / Range of KCB Competitions
Boys and Girls Y7,8,9 Inter Cricket Festivals
Girls U13 and U15 Lady Taverners Tournaments /
- Details at
- March-July 2010
- Check website for individual competition details
- No
CROSS COUNTRY / District Cross Country Championships
Boys and Girls
Years 7, Junior, Intermediate, and Senior age groups /
- Open Entry for all Schools
- Organised by Maidstone District Athletics Association led by Angela Newark
- Friday 20thNovember 2009 @ MotePark - TBC
- 16 highest placed finishers in each category qualify for Kent Schools Cross Country event in January 2010
- No
FOOTBALL / Boy’s District League
Y7, 8, 9, 10, 11 /
- Organised by OakwoodParkGrammar School
- Two divisions at each age group (East and West)
- Fixtures played throughout Term 1
- Play-Off Finals in Term 4
- The top 2 teams in the league take part in a Final Play-Off Match to determine the District Winners
- No
Girl’s District Central Venue League
U15 /
- 7-a-side CVL @ Maplesden Noakes
- Teams play 2 fixtures a night
- An opportunity for a more structured competition for those schools not able to compete at Kent Cup (11-a-side) level
- Tuesday 19th January
- Tuesday 26th January
- Tuesday 2nd February
- Tuesday 9th February (Finals Week)
- Stand alone League
- No
KentSchools FA CountyCups
Boys: U12-U19
Girls, U13, U14, U16 /
- Organised by KSFA
- Cup Draws administered online
- Fixtures start in Term 1
- Knockout competition progresses throughout Terms 1-4
- No
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FUTSAL / Girl’s District Central Venue League
U12 and U13 /
- 4 week Futsal League @ MaplesdenNoakesSchool
- Organised by Competition Managers/Adrian Smith
- Tuesday 10th November
- Tuesday 17th November
- Tuesday 24th November
- Tuesday 1st December (Finals Week)
- U12 and U13 League winners will automatically qualify for the Kent Futsal Finals on Friday 5th February at UKC
- Top 8 teams at Kent Futsal Finals will qualify for the KSG Finals in July (U13 Girls only)
Boy’s District Futsal Tournament
U12 and U13 /
- Two tier competition
- Cup (Open to all players) and Plate (for players that have not started a first team football match for their school)
- Organised by Competition Managers/Adrian Smith
- Tuesday 8th December, 4.00-6.00pm @ MaplesdenNoakesSchool
- District winners in Year 7 and Year 8 (both Cup and Plate) will automatically qualify for the Kent Futsal Finals on Friday 5th February at UKC
- Top 8 teams at Kent Futsal Finals will qualify for the KSG Finals in July (U13 Girls only)
Regional KSG Qualifying Tournament
U15 Boys and U15 Girls /
- Open competition for all schools in the Maidstone District/West Kent region
- U15 Boys is Plate only i.e. for players that have not started a first team football match for their school this year
- Organised by CMs/Adrian Smith
- Friday 27th November, 1-4pm @ MaplesdenNoakesSchool
- U15 Regional winners and runners up in each category will qualify for the Kent School Games Finals in July 2010
- Yes, top 2 teams will automatically qualify for the KSG in July 2010
Kent Futsal Finals
U12 Girls, U13 Girls
U12 Boys Cup and Plate
U13 Boys Cup and Plate /
- Qualification through local SSP/District competitions
- Teams will be placed in groups
- Organised by CMs/Adrian Smith
- All Finals @ The University of Kent, Canterbury
- Boys - Friday 5th February, 10.00am-4.00pm
- Girls - Thursday 4th February,
- U12 and U13 Girls and U12 and U13 Boys Cup Winners will have the opportunity to represent Kent at the National Futsal Finals
- Yes, top 8 U13 Girls and top 8 U13 Boys (Plate only) teams automatically qualify for KSG in July 2010
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GOLF / Regional KSG Qualifying Tournament
U15 Mixed teams (all boys, all girls or mixed) /
- 18 hole competition played off full handicap
- Teams of 4 players combine Stableford Points scores to get team result
- Each team should comprise of:
b)A max of 2 players in the handicap range 10-19boys, 10-23 girls
c)A max of 2 players in the handicap range 20-28 boys, 24-36 girls. /
- Friday 7th May @ Poult Wood Golf Centre, Tonbridge - TBC
- Organised by CMs
- Winners and Runners Up will automatically qualify for the KSG Finals in July 2010
- Yes
HOCKEY / Regional KSG Qualifying Tournament
U13 and U15 Boys
U13 and U15 Girls /
- U13 Mini Hockey (7-a-side)
- U15 Hockey (11-a-side)
Top 8 (excluding independent school) teams taken from existing County competition /
- One East Kent and one West Kent competition
- Organised by CMs
- Details TBC
- Top 4 teams in each category qualify automatically for KSG Finals in July 2010
- Yes
INDOOR ROWING / Regional Indoor Rowing Tournament
Boys Y7,8,9,10,11, 12/13
Girls Y7,8,9,10,11,12/13 /
- West Kent Qualification Tournament
- Individual and Team Events
- Y7 – 2 minutes, Y8 – 3 minutes
- Y9 – 4 minutes, Y10 – 5 minutes
- Y11 and 12/13 – 2000m
- Team Relays (4 rowers) – 2000m
- Friday 29th January @The JuddSchool, Tonbridge – TBC
- Organised by CMs
- Highest placed individuals and teams qualify for KentSchool’s Indoor Rowing Championships on Friday 12th February 2010
- No
Kent School’s Indoor Rowing Championships
Boys Y7,8,9,10,11, 12/13
Girls Y7,8,9,10,11,12/13 /
- Qualification through Regional Tournaments
- Individual and Team Events
- Y7 – 2 minutes, Y8 – 3 minutes
- Y9 – 4 minutes, Y10 – 5 minutes
- Y11 and 12/13 – 2000m
- Team Relays (4 rowers) – 2000m
- Friday 12th February
- Venue TBC
- All Day, 10am Start
- Organised by NGB and CMs
- High performers will be recommended to attend the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships in March 2010
- No
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NETBALL / District Central Venue League
Girls U12, U13, U14, U16 /
- A 3 week league
- Teams play a minimum of two 30 minute matches each week
- U16 and U14 Leagues run in Term 1
- U13 and U12 Leagues run in Term 4
- Aligned with Kent Netball County Tournament dates
- Organised by host school/CMs
- U16: Tue 15th,and 29th Sept, 13th Oct
- U14: Tue; 22nd Sept, 6th and 20th Oct
- U13; Thu; 25th Feb, 11th and 25th Mar
- U12; Thu 4th and 18th Mar and 1st Apr
- District Leagues provide opportunities to prepare for District and CountyTournaments
- No
District Tournaments
Girls U16, U14, U13, U12 /
- One tournament per age group
- One school to organise/host each age group
- Teams play each other in a round robin format
- Aligned with Kent Netball County Tournament dates
- U13 and U12 dates to be confirmed after Kent Netball have confirmed county dates
- U16: Thur 5th Nov, 4.00-6.30pm (MGGS to run)
- U14: Thur 26th Nov, 4.00-6.30pm (SSS to run)
- U13; TBC – Term 3 or 4 (Cornwallis to run)
- U12; TBC – Term 3 or 4 (Aylesford to run)
- District Tournaments provide opportunities to prepare for CountyTournaments and are therefore scheduled in the weeks leading up the county dates
- No
KentNetballCounty Tournaments
Girls U19, U16, U14, U13, U12 /
- One tournament per age group
- Organised by Kent Netball
- All day event
- U19: Monday 5th Oc
- U16; Thursday 12th Nov
- U14: Wednesday 2nd Dec
- U13; TBC by Kent Netball
- U12; TBC by Kent Netball
- U19, U16 and U14 winners progress through to next round of National competition to represent Kent
- No
RUGBY / Regional Emerging Schools Festivals
Boys: Y7,8,9,10/11
Girls: Ages TBC /
- One tournament per age group
- Organised by Kent RFU
- Further details available at
- Festivals held at Astor of Hever, Maidstone
- Y7 Boys; Tue3rd Nov,
- Y8 Boys; Tues10th Nov,
- Y9 Boys; Tue17th Nov,
- Y10/11 Boys; Tue24th Nov
- Girls; Friday 26th Feb - TBC
- Regional winners will progress through to Kent Emerging Schools Finals in Term 4
- No
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RUGBY / Regional Developing Schools League
Boys U12, U14, U16 /
- Organised by Kent RFU, supported by CMs
- All schools that are not categorized as ‘Established’ can enter
- Entry letters sent out in September 2009 with a closing date for entries of December 2009
- Further details will be included in entry letters
- Entry letters sent Sept 2009, closing date Dec 2009
- Leagues to be run during Terms 3 and 4
- Regional winners will qualify for the play-offs in March 2010 leading to a series of CountyFinals w/c 29th March 2010
- No
Local New & Emerging Schools League
Boys Y7, Y8, Y9 /
- An option
- Administered by CMs
- All schools that are not categorized as ‘Established’ or that are not taking part in the Developing Schools League can enter
- CMs to meet with key rugby contacts to determine format of this competition
- Leagues to be run during Terms 3 and 4
- League Finals to be scheduled in Term 4
- No
Regional Tag Rugby Festival
Girls U13 /
- Organised by Kent WRFU
- Coordinated by Laura Rookard (CM)
- Between 3 and 5 regional tournaments feeding into a CountyFinal
- Tuesday 27th April @ Tunbridge Wells RC, 1.30-5.00pm – TBC
- Regional winners will progress through to Kent Tag Finals on Wednesday 9th June @ Aylesford RC
- No
District Rugby 7s Competition
Boys; Y7,8,9,10,11 /
- Possibility of a Central Venue League or one off age group festivals
- Links with Maidstone RC
- Organised by Maidstone Schools supported by CMs
- Provisional dates; Tuesdays; 2nd 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th March
- Maidstone Rugby Club
- CMs to meet with Tommy King to ensure links with Maidstone Rugby Club
- Stand alone competition
- As set up in 2008/9
- No
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SWIMMING / KSG Qualifying Swimming Gala
Boys U13 and U15
Girls U13 and U15 /
- Joint SSP (Maidstone and Malling & Sevenoaks schools) competition to determine teams to represent SSPs at KSG
- Teams of 4-8 swimmers in each age group
- Individual events; 50m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly, 50m Breaststroke
- Schools enter 2 swimmers in each individual event
- Relay Events; 4 x 50m Medley Relay, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
- Swimmers may only compete in 1 individual race and 1 relay
- Wednesday 13th January - TBC
- Maidstone Leisure Centre
- Time – TBC
- Organised by CMs
- Gala will be used to select a SSP team to represent each of the Partnerships at the Kent School Games in July 2010
- Yes
KSSASecondary Schools Championships
Boys U14, U16, U18
Girls U14, U16, U18 /
- Organised by Kent Schools Swimming Association
- Entries required by September 11th
- Saturday 23rd and 30th January @ Black Lion Leisure Centre, Gillingham
- Part of ESSA National Competition programme
- No
TABLE TENNIS / Regional KSG Qualifying Tournament
Boys U13, U15
Girls U13, U15 /
- Open to all schools in Maidstone/West Kent region
- Teams of 4 players
- Players will be ranked by playing ability 1 to 4 and will play singles matches as follows: 1 v 2, 2 v 1, 3 v 4, 4 v 3, 1 v 1, 3 v 2, 2 v 3, 4 v 4 according to the English Schools Table Tennis Association Team Championships Format
- Teams will be entered into pools and play a round robin format followed by knockout
- Both competitions held at MaplesdenNoakesSchool, Maidstone
- Girls: Wed 11th Nov @ 4-6pm
- Boys: Thu 19th Nov @ 4-6pm
- Organised by Competition Managers
- The top 2 teams in each category will automatically qualify for the Kent School Games Finals in 2010
- Strong performing teams should be encouraged to enter KSTTA event below
- Yes, top 2 teams automatically qualify