Goal: Reduce the time of the meet and lower the number of people in the venue.
2021 Powerlifting Meets
6 teams maximum per meet
6 x 12 = 72 lifters
2 Sessions– Only the lifters in the session will be allowed in the venue.
Boys Meet Girls Meet
First Session 114-198 97-148 36 lifters
Second Session 220- SHW 165-SHW 36 lifters
Sessions by the number
36 lifters with 2 platforms
Use a 7 lift meet system 36 X 7 =252 attempts 126 per platform at 1 minute per lift
Time to complete session 2-2.5 hours
Example Meets
Saturday Meet | Week Night Meet |
7:00 AM Weigh-ins for Session 1 | 1:00 PM Weigh-ins for Session 1 |
9:00 AM Lifting for Session 1 | 3:00 PM Lifting for Session 1 |
11:00 AM-11:30 AM Completion of Session 1 | 5:00 PM-5:30 PM Completion of Session 1 |
11:00 AM Weigh-ins for Session 2 | 5:00 PM Weighs-ins for Session 2 |
1:00 PM Lifting for Session 2 | 7:00 PM Lifting for Session 2 |
3:00 PM-3:30 Completion of Session 2 | 9:00 PM-9:30 PM Completion of Session 2 |
Other recommendation: Divisions and Regions that only have 3 or less team participation should not actually have a meet. Those 12 lifters on each team will move on to the next round. As usual a team can only have at most two lifters in each weight with a total of 12 lifters.