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Scottish Powerlifting in 2012

Many thanks to those who turned up for our AGM in January and for useful input that they provided. Stevie McQuade is our new Chairman and person organising events calendar.

CALENDAR: We had some discussions about calendar - minor changes from last year to take on board comments. Our first competition will be the Scottish District Championships, being held 18th March at the Palace of Arts, Glasgow - details below. The rest of our calendar will be published as soon as the dates are finalised, and will probably be along the lines of what we ran in 2011.

MEMBERSHIP: You will need a 2012 Scottish Powerlifting membership to compete in our events. We have been able to freeze our membership fees this year. A membership form can be downloaded here sp_membershipform_2012.pdf. Taking out your membership early will help ensure we are able to keep delivering good events.

  • Seniors + Juniors above 18yrs old: £30
  • Under 18s, Special Olympics lifters, existing life members and non-lifters (refs, coaches, etc): £15

Finally, remember that have use the following bodyweight categories:

  • Women 43kg (junior only) 47kg 52kg 57kg 63kg 72kg 84kg 84+kg
  • Men 52kg (junior only) 59kg 66kg 74kg 83kg 93kg 105kg 120kg 120+kg

2012 COMPETITION CALENDAR:



18 March 2012, Scottish Districts Champs (Equipped/Unequipped), Glasgow

This is our first competition of 2012, and we are back at the Palace of Arts in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. This will have both equipped and unequipped categories - so we hope your training has been going well and that we'll see you on the platform.

  • Weigh in: 9:00-10:30
  • Lifting starts: 11:00
  • Venue: Palace of Arts in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow
  • Entry fee: £15
  • Closing Date for entries: 10th March (late entries are at the discretion of the organiser)
  • Cheques payable to "Scottish Powerlifting" to be sent with Entry Form to Mrs Pat Higgins, 5 Galloway Terrace, Paisley, PA3 2NA, Tel. 0141 887 6368
  • Entry Form
  • Scottish Powerlifting Membership Form for 2012