Types of Highland Games in Scotland:

SGA Games, SAL Games and Other Games.

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SGA Highland Games

The SGA is responsible for producing an SGA Yearbook, which records all results from the previous year, and gives details of fixtures and contact names for individual Games for the current year

Generally, the SGA games allow entry on the field: however, a few require advanced postal entry. You should check beforehand to make sure.

You should register as an athlete before competing:

SGA Games, SAL Games and Other Games.

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SAL registered Games

The amateur games come under the Scottish Athletic Federation or SAF rules.

Most amateur games require an entry beforehand.

The SAF games encompass different rules:

The throwing areas for Shot and 28lb weight are more restricted.
The weights can be thrown with one or two hands.

There are fewer throwing events than SGA games:

Usually the program will consist of 5 events:

Shot, 28lb weight for distance
16lb Scots Hammer
56lb Weight for height and Caber.

The amateur games are open to any SGA registered athletes as well as amateur athletes,
the SGA games which have a SAF permit are open to amateur athletes.

Any amateur athlete wishing to compete at a SGA games should check this beforehand.

A fixture list containing SAF registered games (not always a complete one) is available from the SAF office from March. Tel.:- 0131 317 7320

SGA Games, SAL Games and Other Games.

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Other Games

The Table of Games contains some independent games (neither SGA nor amateur rules).

The majority in this category are small games in isolated areas.
Most will tend to adhere to SGA rules; sometimes with interesting variations

A few games are large invitation competitions (Callander and Aviemore)

Emphasis is on the heavy events which usually include international competition.

Dates for these smaller games, if not listed in our calendar, might be best found from tourist information sources.

Generally a games committee will use a particular week-end in each year.

E.g. Old Meldrum - the third Saturday in June.

SGA Games, SAL Games and Other Games.

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