15/09/2026
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐! ๐
With the season getting underway, hereโs a quick guide to making sure our athletes have the right shoes for their events.
๐น ๐จ๐ณโ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ Waffle shoes are permitted, but ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ for these age groups.
๐น ๐จ๐ญ๐ฎ & ๐จ๐ญ๐ฏ Spikes can be worn for laned track events, Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump and Javelin. ๐ก๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ฌ๐บ, ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐บ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
๐น ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐโ๐จ๐ญ๐ด Spikes can be worn for track events (except Race Walking), Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump and Javelin.
๐น ๐ช๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐: A great all-round option! Spikeless waffle shoes can be worn by ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐.
โ ๏ธ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ๐:
๐นSpike shoes should only be worn while competing and must not be worn to or from an event. When theyโre not being worn, please carry them safely in a suitable bag.
๐นShoes designed to have spikes fitted ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ โ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐โ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ where spikes are not permitted โ including U7โU11 and specified U12โU13 events โ even if the spike holes are empty or blanks are fitted. When spike shoes are permitted, ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ with either blanks or approved-shaped spikes, such as pyramid or Christmas tree spikes.
And remember โ ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. Suitable enclosed running shoes can be worn, and must be worn for events where spikes arenโt permitted, such as ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐. Football boots and cleats are not permitted.
If youโre unsure before buying shoes, have a chat with one of our Byford coaches or Committee members. ๐๐ค
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