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Prior to any meet, every director must complete certain administrative activities. These activities are required either by the rules for AAU Powerlifting or by the Policies and Procedures of the AAU itself. This section is intended to be a summary of those activities. |
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There will be some pre-planning expected of you for your event. This is primarily for advertising purposes and for the 30 day window established by the AAU to process insurance. Within this time frame, the following things are required. |
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You will need to obtain or renew your own personal membership to the AAU as well as your powerlifting club’s membership. Your club will need to be at least a Club Level II or III (see club application page 1 for details). Both memberships can be obtained Online by using a credit or debit card, www.aausports.org. To register online, just click on any JOIN NOW icon. |
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Next, you will need to obtain the meet sanction application prior to 30 days before the meet. You must obtain the event sanction form from the National website, www.aausports.org or AAU Sanction form . This is sent to Ivy Schuler along with a copy of your meet flyer, entry form and any advertising you intend to use. You must do this prior to mailing out the meet flyer or advertising. If you need an Insurance Certificate for your facility, this application is also available online. Download it and send it to Ivy with your event sanction and all the appropriate fees. When developing your meet flyer, do not use the word Olympic. The USOC retains sole control over the use of the word. |
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While you are waiting for your event sanction to be processed, you should notify the AAU District in which the meet will be held. The District can complete your club membership and individual membership requirements, but policy dictates that powerlifting sanctions may only be approved through the national office. If the District office you contact has questions, they should contact Ivy at 407-828-3900. |
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Once the National Office approves your meet flyer, make sure that Ivy has a copy either by email to ivy@aausports.org or by mail. Your flyer will be posted on the AAU web site. To get your meet noted on the calendar send your flyer or information to VAPowerlifting@aol.com. Also, send your meet announcement to Powerlifting USA. |
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Once you have completed the membership and sanctioning requirements, you will need to complete the forms located in the powerlifiting section of the National AAU website.
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The first form is the “Consent to Drug Test”. This form is to be filled out at the meet site prior to competition. It gives the AAU Powerlifting Committee permission to add the lifter to the drug-testing program. This form must be signed and sent to Ivy Schuler , PO Box 22409, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 following the meet. If this form is not filled out and returned, it is as if the lifter never competed. It is a good time to give the lifter the drug testing summary sheet and ask the lifter to read it. Be sure that everyone prints carefully. |
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The second form needed is the “General Liability” form and is located on the AAU Powerlifting Web Site. It is filled out and signed along with the “Consent to Drug Test” form. It is also returned to Ivy Schuler . Be sure that everyone prints carefully. |
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The last form is the “Drug Testing Summary Sheet”. It should be sent along with the meet flyer, if possible. It needs to be given to each lifter before they sign the “Consent to Drug Test” form. It is located on the AAU Powerlifting web site. |
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The cost for the drug testing program is $5.00 per adult lifter. This cost should be included into the meet participation fee. This fee is sent along with any AAU membership fees collected at the meet to Ivy Schuler at the AAU National Office in Florida. It is a mandatory fee from the sports committee. |
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The meet director must arrange for the referees for the competition. |
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All referees must hold a current AAU Non-Athlete Membership prior to officiating on the platform. It is the responsibility of the meet director to request to see a copy of the AAU card for each referee scheduled or make sure that his/her membership is purchased at the meet. |
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The AAU Powerlifting National Committee has a grandfather clause that allows referees from other powerlifting associations in certain instances. Prior to the meet, the meet director needs to send a list of the incoming referees to the referee chairman Larry Larsen, 155 Belcher St., Holbrook, MA 02343, or e-mail to Powerrack@comcast.net
You should include a small resume for each incoming referee including any other organizational affiliation. It needs to be done 30 days prior to the competition. Special consideration may be received by petitioning the Referees Committee Chair, Larry Larsen. |
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If the referees at the meet do not conform to the rules of AAU and the AAU Powerlifting National Committee , the meet results can't reflect records, recognized championships, or qualification totals etc. |
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These final administrative duties need to be completed following the meet. |
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All fees collected drug testing need to be sent to the AAU office in Orlando FL. The address is, AAU National Headquarters, Attention: Ivy Schuler, PO Box 22409, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830. This must be done no later than 15 days following the meet. |
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If an AAU, American or World Records is set, a copy of the meet results must be sent to Darrell Calhoun, 163 North Washington St., Norton .MA 02766 or e-mail to AAUPOWERLIFTINGRECORDS@hotmail.com.
Records will not be counted or posted until this is done. Mark the records so that they can be found quickly. This must be done no later than 15 days following the meet. |
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E-mail or send a copy of your meet results to Ivy Schuler , PO Box 22409, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 or ivy@aausports.org
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This is part of the meet process and must be done no later than 15 days following the meet. |
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