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National Federation of State High School Associations

2014 Track and Field

Who to contact:

• Richard McWhirter- Assistant Executive Director
• rmcwhirter@tssaa.org
• Allison Bryan- Administrative Assistant
• abryan@tssaa.org

TSSAA Office: 615-889-6740

Use of Electronic Devices Rule 3-2-8

• Electronic devices may be used in unrestricted areas and

coaching boxes, providing the location does not interfere with progress of the meet as determined by the meet referee

• Electronic devices shall not be used to transmit information

to the competitor during the race or trial

• Electronic devices shall not be used for any review of an
• fficial’s decision
• Penalties:
• A competitor shall be disqualified from the event
• Team personnel (e.g. coach, manager, etc.) shall be

disqualified from further participation in the meet for unsporting conduct

Use of Electronic Devices Rule 3-2-8

Responsibility to Inspect Poles – Field Referee, Head Field Judge Rules 3-10-1, 3-19-3, 7-5-5

• Prior to warm-up, the field referee or head

field judge shall inspect each pole to be used in competition to verify that the pole is legal equipment

Uniform – Foundation Garment Rules 4-3-1c(7), 4-3-1c(7) NOTE, 9-6-1c(7) NOTE 2

• Any visible garment(s) worn underneath the

uniform bottom and extending below the knees shall be unadorned and of a single, solid color

• Any garment worn underneath the uniform

bottom and that terminates above the knees is considered a foundation garment and not subject to being a single, solid color

Uniform – Foundation Garment Rules 4-3-1c(7), 4-3-1c(7) NOTE, 9-6-1c(7) NOTE 2

Visible undergarment extends below the knees LEGAL Visible undergarments extend below knees Both must be same color ILLEGAL Foundation garment ends above knees LEGAL Foundation garments end above knees LEGAL

Uniform – Foundation Garment Rules 4-3-1c(7), 4-3-1c(7) NOTE, 9-6-1c(7) NOTE 2

Extends below knees Visible Undergarment Garment terminates above knees Foundation Garment Garment terminates below knees Visible Undergarment

• All garments terminate above the knees; thus,

all are foundation garments and not subject to single, solid color requirement Uniform – Foundation Garment Rules 4-3-1c(7), 4-3-1c(7) NOTE, 9-6-1c(7) NOTE 2

A, B, C LEGAL

A B C

Uniform – Foundation Garment Rules 4-3-1c(7), 4-3-1c(7) NOTE, 9-6-1c(7) NOTE 2

• Relay team members

wearing foundation garments are not required to wear the same color foundation garment

• The foundation

garment does not have to be a single, solid color

• This rule also applies

to cross country teams

RELAY UNIFORMS

General Rules for Throwing Events Rule 6-2-9

• A pass shall be communicated to the event

judge before the start of the trial clock

Prescribed Time Limit for Pole Vault Rule 7-2-11

• A competitor shall initiate a trial that is carried

to completion within the prescribed time limits,

• ne minute after being called for a trial
• When three or fewer remain in the high jump
• r pole vault at the beginning of a bar height,

the above time shall be increased to three minutes

• When a single competitor, who has won the

competition, remains in the high jump or pole vault, the allowed time shall be five minutes

Prescribed Time Limit for Consecutive Trials in Throwing Events Rule 6-2-9

• By way of the chart, the time limits for

consecutive trials in throwing events are now clarified

Pole Vault – Planting Box Padding Rule 7-5-24

• The planting box shall not contain any foreign

materials except planting box padding. Such padding, if used, shall meet the applicable ASTM Specification Standards and can be incorporated into the design of the planting box or can be a padding addition to an existing planting box

• Padding meeting the ASTM Standards may be

used immediately, subject to rejection or conditional approval by state association action

• Padding meeting the ASTM Standards will be

required for the 2014-15 track season

• Pole vault planting box padding shall meet ASTM

Specification Standards for the 2014-15 indoor and

• utdoor seasons

Pole Vault – Planting Box Padding Rule 7-5-24

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NFHS Point of Emphasis

Coaches “getting it right” with uniforms

• Track and field is a sport which traditionally has

colorful uniforms and styles that serve different purposes for performance

• Having the athletes show up for competition in a legal

uniform starts with the coach

• Any time there is a violation due to uniforms, it is

a violation that could have been avoided

• The officials do not have the responsibility for putting

athletes in legal uniforms, but do have the responsibility to enforce the rules

Coach/Athlete Education

Fundamentals of Coaching Track and Field

Free!

$20 $50

All NFHS courses can be accessed at www.nfhslearn.com

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TSSAA POLICIES

Classification

• http://tssaa.org/Classifications/index.cfm

Regulations & Meet Qualifying Procedures

• http://tssaa.org/Handbook/track.pdf

Catastrophic Insurance

• TSSAA provides a Catastrophic Insurance

Policy that covers students and / or student athletes in all TSSAA sanctioned activities including travel to and from the activity provided certain requirements are met. The policy is underwritten by National Union Fire Insurance Company and has a $500,000 Medical Limit with a $10,000 deductible. The following slides outline when coaches and athletes are covered with this policy.

TSSAA Catastrophic Insurance

Athletes and Coaches are Covered:

• Practicing a TSSAA sanctioned sport during

the time outlined in the TSSAA Calendar

• Weight lifting and conditioning – Is only

covered during the season when teams are allowed to practice.

• Preseason Scrimmages
• Travel to and from athletic practice and

contests provided the entire team is together with the coach in charge.

Catastrophic Insurance (continued)

Athletes and Coaches are Covered:

• Practice during the school day – Must be

practicing during the time that conforms with the rules, regulations, and season as corresponding athletic practice outside the school day.

• Summer practice – Must be a school team

practicing as a unit during the time specified in the TSSAA Sports Calendar with school coach in charge.

Catastrophic Insurance (continued)

Athletes and Coaches are Covered:

• Games/Contests – Athletes and coaches are

covered while traveling together and participating in sanctioned TSSAA contests. Athletic directors are now covered traveling to those contests.

• Independent travel to and from is not

covered!(Example: athletes driving to a site and meeting the coach)

Catastrophic Insurance (continued)

Athletes and Coaches ARE NOT Covered:

• Open Facilities
• Weight Training and Conditioning – At no time

during the off-season are players and coaches covered.

• Summer Camps – Any sport team attending

camp must have coverage or the camp must cover requirements. The athlete’s and coach’s TSSAA catastrophic insurance does not cover team camps.

• Student-athletes are not covered when they are

supervised by a non-approved coach or a coach who has not met all TSSAA coaching requirements.

Pole Vault Checklist

• http://tssaa.org/Sports/Track/approvedpolevault.htm

Registration of Coaches with TSSAA

• The athletic director of each school is

responsible for registering all coaches on the TSSAA website. This enables us to have a valid e-mail address for all coaches when correspondence from our staff is necessary. Please check with your athletic director to make sure that all of the coaches on your staff have been registered with TSSAA. Schools who use coaches that have not been registered with TSSAA are subject to a $500 fine.

Use of Non-Faculty Coaches for Track and Field

• A Classified Employee or Non-faculty Coach

may serve as a head coach in Track and Field if that person has 5 or more years of experience as a coach at a TSSAA or TMSAA member school and has completed the Coaches’ Education Requirements.

• All schools are limited to 2 Non-faculty

Coaches in Track and Field.

Coaching Requirements & Coaches’ Education

• All Classified Employees and Non-faculty

Coaches must complete the online NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching course and the

• nline NFHS First Aid, Health, and Safety for

Coaches course prior to coaching.

• Information previously covered in the TSSAA

Online Coaches Training is now included in the online NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching course.

• The total cost for both online courses is now

$130.00. The ASEP course was $250.00.

Coaching Requirements & Coaches’ Education

• Classified Employees and Non-faculty

Coaches who have successfully completed the ASEP Courses and the TSSAA Online Training prior to May 1, 2013 are not be required to take the new NFHS courses.

TSSAA Concussion Policy

PROTOCOL FOR OFFICIALS DURING CONTESTS

• 1. Continue to monitor players for possible injury and concussions as usual.
• 2. Remove any player that shows signs of concussion.
• 3. Inform the head coach that the player is showing signs of concussion or other

injury.

• 4. The head coach is in charge of getting clearance from proper health-care provider.
• 5. The “TSSAA Concussion Return to Play” form MUST be completed, signed by a

licensed medical doctor (M.D.), Osteopathic Physician (D. O.) or a Clinical Neuropsychologist with Concussion Training, and shown to the official(s) by the head coach prior to a student-athlete returning to participate in a contest the same day.

• 6. If a player that has been removed by an official is allowed to return to play during

the contest, an “Unusual Occurrence Form” shall be filed with the state office by the official within 24 hours of the incident.

• 7. All TSSAA registered officials must understand and follow the above-written

protocol.

TSSAA Concussion Policy Continued

• Coaches share the responsibility of removing

an athlete from competition when signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion are observed.

• The playing rules give this responsibility to the
• fficial, but the TSSAA policies extend that

responsibility to the coach in both competitions and practice.

Concussion in Sports – What You Need To Know – FREE @ www.nfhslearn.org

TSSAA Heat Policy

Coaches and administrators must review the TSSAA Heat Policy at www.tssaa.org to make sure that all required accommodations are being made for practice or competition.

TSSAA Heat Policy

Modifications for Track and Field Competition when the Heat Index is 95°- 104° :

Athletes should have access to unlimited water before, during and after competition. Athletes should be monitored closely for signs

• f heat illness during the competition. No mandatory

stoppage of play required unless the heat index exceeds 104°. Athletes should re-hydrate and seek shade at each available opportunity during the competition.

NFHS/TSSAA Lightning Guidelines

• TSSAA follows the NFHS Guidelines found in your NFHS

Rules Book

• If lightning is seen or thunder is heard, IT IS CLOSE

ENOUGH TO STRIKE YOU!!

• Follow the thirty minute rule. Once play is suspended, at

least 30 minutes must pass after the last clap of thunder is heard or the last flash of lightning is witnessed prior to resuming play.

• Any subsequent thunder or lightning after the beginning of

the 30 minute count requires the clock to be reset and another 30 minute count to begin.

Track Regulation Points of Emphasis

• Uniform Rule- All uniforms must follow the

NFHS Rules. The referee will warn every participant prior to the meet that they must compete in a legal uniform, and if a contestant competes in an illegal uniform, then that contestant is disqualified from that

• event. There are no team warnings or

individual warnings after the meet begins. Officials should use preventative officiating as much as possible.

Track Regulation Points of Emphasis

• Jewelry Rule- The referee will warn every

participant prior to the meet that jewelry is illegal, and if a contestant participates with jewelry while competing, then that contestant is disqualified from that event. There are no team warnings or individual warnings after the meet begins. Officials should use preventative officiating as much as possible.

Post-Season Online Entry Instructions

• All Trax Timing
• Jim Kaiser
• jimkaiser@mindspring.com
• 859-492-9990

Sub-Sectional and Sectional Meet Information (last updated 1/08/14)

2013 State Meet Disqualifications

• Pushed Down Hurdle – Girls 100M High Hurdles (AAA)
• Threw Baton – Boys 4x200M Relay (A-AA)
• Out of Zone – Girls 4x200M Relay (AAA, DII), Girls 4x100M Relay (AAA), Boys 4x200M Relay

(AAA, A-AA)

• Inside Lane Infraction – Boys 200M (A-AA), Boys 400M (DII), Boys 4x400M Relay (AAA)
• Contact Interference – Girls 4x800M Relay (DII)
• False Start – Boys 4x400M Relay (DII)
• Illegal Throw – Boys Shot Put (AAA)

• Day 1:
• 9 am- 100 M
• (AAA) PV,DT,TJ
• 400 M( 20 min after completion of TJ)
• 11 am- 100 M
• (A-AA)

DT,PV,TJ

• 400 M( 20 min after completion of TJ)
• 1 PM- 100 M
• (DII)

DT,TJ,PV

• 400 M( 20 min after completion of PV)

• Day 2:
• 9 am- 110 HH
• (AAA) HJ,SP,LJ
• 1500M (20 MIN. after completion of LJ)
• 10:30-110 M HH
• (A-AA)

SP,HJ,LJ

• 1500M (20 MIN. after completion of LJ)
• 12 – 110M HH
• (DII) SP,LJ,HJ
• 1500M (20 MIN. after completion of HJ)

• 10 AM 100M HH
• AAA
• A-AA
• DII
• AAA

A-AA DII

• HJ

SP LJ

• SP

LJ HJ

• LJ

HJ SP

• 800M Division will run in order they finish final

field event (20 mins).

Girls State Meet Schedule 2014

Boys State Meet Schedule 2014

Spring 2014 Important Dates

January 1-February 10 Weight Training/Conditioning and Open Facilities Permitted, No Practice February 10 Practice May Begin March 10 First Contest Date – Eligibility and Schedule Must be Filed Online May 16 DI Track Sectionals and DII Track Regionals Must be Completed May 19-23 Spring Fling State Track Championships in Murfreesboro

2014 - 2015 Sports Calendar

Pre-season practice – No restrictions. First practice date is Monday, week of February 15. Must practice three days before scrimmages are allowed. Maximum of four scrimmages

• r two preseason dates, or one date and two scrimmages.

Date of first contest allowed is Monday, 10 weeks prior to Spring Fling. Eligibility and schedules must be filed online. Maximum number of regular season contests is 11 dates. Each meet counts as one date. Off-season practice – No restrictions. There are no restrictions in regard to summer practice. Must observe the two-week Summer Dead Period.

TACA Track Committee

• Bobby Alston- Memphis University School
• Eddie Anderson- Oak Ridge High School
• Amy Beckley- Dyersburg High School
• Ricky Field- Riverdale High School
• Randy Irvin- Tennessee High School
• Don Myers- Bolton High School
• Jasen Parks- Walker Valley High School
• Ronnie Seigenthaler- Brentwood HS
• Tim Taylor- David Lipscomb High School
• Edgar Willis-University School of Jackson

Attendance Cards

• To obtain credit for the meeting you attended please enter the voucher

number on the card you received at the meeting. After you enter the number please check either coach or official. If the number you enter is correct you will be taken to another page that will request more information. Enter Number on Attendance Card ____________________________ Coach or Administrator Official

Attendance Cards

• First Name: ______________

Last Name: ______________ Select Meeting: _______________ Select School: _______________ Select the area you represent. Only one box can be checked. If you are a coach and a Principal, Athletic Director, or Assist. Principal check the coach box. Boys Coach Girl Coach Boys and Girls Coach Athletic Director Principal Assistant Principal

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