TRACK AND FIELD SECRETARY’S REPORT ON HOW TO REGISTER AND ENTER WITH THE ON-LINE ENTRY SYSTEM FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2012 AND BEYOND

Following the problems that some athletes had in using the system earlier this year, let me lead you through the process:

STEP 1 – REGISTRATION (NB. You do not need to do this step if you have already registered. If you have forgotten your UserName/Password simply click on Login/Logout and click relevant button bottom left of screen and system will email you information on how to rectify.)

1.1 Click on “Create Account” button.

1.2 Enter required information. NB. All fields are mandatory.

Name – Christian name followed by surname.

Username – whatever you want, but lower case and NO gaps.

E-mail – this must be a personal one [even if on a computer at work] and different to another athlete’s one, if you share a computer with another athlete registered on the BMAF On-Line Entry system. You can get your own e-mail address for use on a shared computer, try Hotmail.

**Password – again whatever you want but NO spaces between the letters.**

However, you need to remember these FOUR, so write them down and keep them safe. You would be surprised how many people try and login using the wrong details, and then wonder why nothing happens.

1.3 Once you have done the above, now click on the Register button ONCE.

You then have to WAIT for an e-mail to come back to that specific computer, NOT the other computer in your Office or Home, even this system is not that clever.

When that e-mail arrives, you have to ACTIVATE the account, by clicking on the link highlighted in that e-mail. You then log-in to www.areg247.co.uk and enter your Username and Password.

STEP 2 – COMPLETING YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS

2.1 Click on the “Login/Logout” button. Enter UserName and Password and then click “Login”

2.2 Click on “Member Details” button.

2.3 [Please ensure you have your Area Club Membership Number and your National (England Athletics etc.) Registration Number to hand.]

Title – select from pull down menu.

Initials

First Name (Christian) –all three straightforward.

Last Name (Surname)

Date of Birth – note requirement of two digits for day and month and pull down menu for year.

Gender

Address – again all three straightforward.

Post Code

Member Country – from pull down menu United Kingdom or Country that is your Nationality/ or have Passport of.

Telephone – straightforward.

Mobile – straightforward if you have one, or blank if you do not have one.

E-mail address – the one you have used in your Registration Details.

Salutation – specifies how you want to be addressed in any correspondence (ie Fred or Mr Jones or Bozo). Otherwise leave blank.

BMAF Club – This is your Masters Area Club from the pull down menu. Enter OPEN if you are an unaffiliated British athlete or Overseas athlete.

BMAF Area Club Number – this is your Club Membership Number and needs to be a 4 characters. Put ZERO(S) in front of three/two numbers [dispense with letters], if that is what you have.

UKA Number – this is your National Registration Number.

Seven digit NUMBER for England and Welsh Athletics.

SA followed by five digit NUMBERS [no gaps anywhere] for Scottish Athletics.

Three LETTERS followed by four digit NUMBER [no gaps anywhere] for Athletics Northern Ireland [removing the /’s] with number and year condensed to four figures, the year to 1 or 2 if membership number is three numbers.

Affiliated Member – ONLY tick if you are a member of a Masters Area Club.

Scan Passport……. – ONLY tick if you are an unaffiliated British athlete or Overseas athlete. You then need to scan or digitally photograph your passport, and e-mail it to me at tfsec@bmaf.org.uk so that your date of birth is confirmed prior to the Championship.

2.4 Click on “Submit Details”

STEP 3 – COMPETITION ENTRY

We have simplified [athlete-proofed] the Entry process, by putting in hours, minutes and seconds boxes, rather than just one box. However, please remember, there are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour, so as before, if you try and enter 61 seconds in the seconds box it will accept it, etc. Also please do not try to enter an event that does not exist for your age group, the computer will not say no, just ME. The examples beside each row of boxes, is very clear what is required, so please take note.

You would be surprised how many people attempted some of the above.

Steps

3.1 Click on “Race Entry” button.

3.2 Select event from dropdown list.

3.3 Click “Choose Event” button.

3.4 Tick the appropriate check box for the event(s) you wish to compete in. Enter your best mark .

3.5 Click “Submit” button.

3.6 System then gives you a summary of the event(s) and costs. If correct click “Buy Now” button. This will then take you through a secure PayPal payment system, simply follow the instructions.

Please note that you do not need a PayPal account to pay as the system will accept payment from any valid Debit or Credit card.