COMBINED EVENTS SCORING
A number of options are available for scoring Combined Events competitions as determined by the nature of the event, age group, and the Competition Provider. The following guidance explains those options and provides links to help determine the most appropriate method for each competition.
Scoring of Combined Events competitions under UKA Rules, as specified by Technical Rule 39.11 and the note thereto, may be carried out either by using scoring tables downloadable via the World Athletics (WA) website at https://www.worldathletics.org/about-iaaf/documents/technical-information or by using the common formulae:
• Track Events: Points = a x (b – T)c where T is Time in seconds
• Field events: Points = a x (M – b)c where M is Measurement in centimetres (jumps) or metres (throws) which are also published in the same document by WA, along with the required values for a, b, and c.
Use of those formulae will give the same result as the scores shown in the tables.
For competitions involving age groups younger than WA age groups (see Technical Rule 39 S1 UKA supplement), the WA formulae/values can and should still be applied for those individual events which are also included in the Men’s Decathlon or Indoor Heptathlon and the Women’s Heptathlon, Decathlon or Indoor Pentathlon, as the formulae are age independent, with athletes using the same formula, as they move through the age groups.
However, for other events (the non-WA events), other specific values are required for the formulae: details of which are set out in Rule TR39 S1 (5) and in a document which can be downloaded here, which also gives more detailed explanations for those who require them. For those who wish to use tables consistent with those formulae, reference can be made to the tables published by the English Schools Athletics Association, which are downloadable (along with instructions for use) via the ESAA website.
For Masters’ Combined Events, reference should be made here, where documents that deal with the Scoring of WMA Combined Events Competitions and explain the use of Age Factors may be downloaded.
The IAUM has produced an Android App that may be downloaded via the Google Play Store, which may be convenient for calculating scores (though it does not currently deal with UKA’s younger age groups).
Cheshire AA have provided on their website scoring calculators which are based on the abovementioned formulae (not yet updated for UKA Age Group changes?).
Attention is also drawn to Rule TR 39 S1 (6) regarding Manual Timing. Technical Rule 39.9 (only one system of timing may be applied throughout each individual event) shall still be applied. Competitions (whether held in the UK or overseas) under World Athletics Rules are not affected by this UKA supplement.
