2014 Track and Field and Cross Country

1. 2014 Track and Field and Cross Country Rules’ Changes Major Editorial Changes Points of Emphasis

2. NCHSAA Information/Rules/Regulations • The mission of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association is to provide governance and leadership for interscholastic athletic programs that support and enrich the educational experience of students. • The vision of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association is to be the national model for developing and inspiring greatness through interscholastic athletic experiences.

3. Outdoor Track Information • Rule books were mailed 2nd week in January • Begin Practice---February 12 • Date of first contest---February 26 • Regional: May 3 =1A/2A; May10= 3A/4A • State Championships: 1A = May 9; 2A = May 10; 3A = May 16; 4A = May 17 @ A & T

4. REGIONAL SITES • Some regional sites have been set; on web site • Missing: • 1A: East • 2A: East • 4A: Mideast

5. REMINDERS • Meet Schedule will only be on-line • Qualifying standards for everything on line—not in handbook; nchsaa.org • Entry into state meet • Submitted by regional directors • Allowed to enter one alternate per relay teamif not already a qualifier • Certification and knowing rules; use coaches who have attended a session; will post names • All forms on-line

6. REMINDERS • Wheelchair opportunities--must satisfy qualifying standards to advance to regional; must equal or exceed standards to advance to state meet; must participate to advance • The NCHSAA must be informed if you have a wheelchair participant (s)

7. REMINDERS • Hand-held times must be rounded UP to the nearest tenth • Complete meets—indoor and outdoor—must be entered on-line through mile-split—only ones that will be accepted • All participants, not just qualifiers • Must enter full names • Confirmation receipt will be sent • MUST use RaceTab or Hy-Tek; • Hand-typed, Word, or Excel Files will not be accepted

8. Gfeller-Waller Concussion Rule • Must be followed—it’s the law! • Yearly review and signatures required • RTP updated; on the website • EAP must be updated and shared with staff at your school • Supposed to be reviewed by a licensed athletic trainer • There is a list posted on the website—Health and Safety—of names of persons who can review your EAP

9. Coaches’ Education Requirement • NFHS “FUNDAMENTALS OF COACHING” • All non-faculty (non-teaching, certified personnel) and • All newly hired coaches (new to your LEA, and have not passed the course) must complete and pass the certification • If currently a non-faculty coach, certification course must be completed prior to first day of practice. • On-line • nfhslearn.com • Cost of course - $35; one-time completion requirement to be nationally certified • Board just mandated that all coaches must be certified by August 1, 2015

10. Sportsmanship • Star Sportsmanship Course – for ejected or DQ’ed coach/player • $7 fee • Fighting Ejection – coach has to take different course • “Teaching & Modeling Behavior (at least $20) • Profanity

11. 2013 NCHSAA Board Approved Items • 2 Summer Dead Periods • Week of the 4th i.e. June 30 – July 6, 2014 • Week of NCCA Clinic i.e. July 21 – July 27, 2014 • Up-to-Date physical examination required for summer workouts • Transfer Policy (next slide)

12. If you make a bona fide change of residence, no transfer waiver required for satisfy residence eligibility • All non-traditional member schools will be treated as its own LEA • LEA’s must have a policy to govern inter-system transfers; if no policy, then sit for 365 days • All waiver requests from one LEA to another will be handled through NCHSAA

13. Clarified Endowment game language • Changed the title of “Booking Agents” to “Regional Supervisor”; this is for all sports • Made a change to Ejection Criteria relative to players leaving the bench • $500 fine for player (s) leaving bench if unauthorized • i.e. there is no fight (ejected for 2 games)

14. In many of the sports, ticket prices for the playoffs have been changed • Will be seeding basketball and soccer in the 64-team brackets; will review and add other sports as warranted

15. Fines listed in back of handbook have been updated; $50 fines are now $100 fines; $250 and $300 fines are now $400 fines • Clarified that anyone caught using tobacco/alcohol at any time will be ejected

16. Standard contracts no longer required; but remains recommended for use especially in non-conference games; template on the website • Board made some strong recommendations for the following: (SMAC recommendations)

17. At least one member of coaching staff must take and pass NFHS 1st Aid for Coaches, be CPR/AED certified and be present at all contests and practices • If event has 3 or more teams in attendance must have LAT/Certified 1st Responder on site

18. Finally…. • STUDENT SERVICES: Prioritize and get involved • Visit the NCHSAA website often • Must sign the sheet before leaving today to get credit and to add your school to the list on web-site

19. 2014 Track and Field and Cross Country Rules Changes Major Editorial Changes Points of Emphasis

21. Authority of Meet Officials and Games CommitteeRule 3-1-2 • The meet referee, other meet officials or the jury of appeals shall not set aside any rule

22. Use of Electronic DevicesRule 3-2-7 • Officials may use electronic/wireless communication devices for administrative purposes during the competition only as set forth prior to the start of the meet

23. Use of Electronic DevicesRule 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 official’s decision • State associations may also have policies in place to further address the use of electronic devices • 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

24. Use of Electronic DevicesRule 3-2-8

25. Responsibility to Inspect Poles – Field Referee, Head Field JudgeRules 3-10-1, 3-19-3, 7-5-5 • Prior to warm-up, the field referee or head field judgeshall inspect each pole to be used in competition to verify that the pole is legal equipment

26. Uniform – Foundation GarmentRules 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 kneesis considered a foundation garment and not subject to being a single, solid color • In NC, by state association adoption, if more than one member of relay team wears foundation garment that shows, must match

27. Uniform – Foundation GarmentRules 4-3-1c(7), 4-3-1c(7) NOTE, 9-6-1c(7) NOTE 2 Visible undergarments extend below knees Both must be same color ILLEGAL Visible undergarmentextends below the knees LEGAL Foundation garment ends above knees LEGAL Foundation garments end above knees LEGAL

28. Uniform – Foundation GarmentRules 4-3-1c(7), 4-3-1c(7) NOTE, 9-6-1c(7) NOTE 2 Garment terminates below knees Visible Undergarment Extends below knees Visible Undergarment Garment terminates above knees Foundation Garment

29. Uniform – Foundation GarmentRules 4-3-1c(7), 4-3-1c(7) NOTE, 9-6-1c(7) NOTE 2 • All garments terminate above the knees; thus, all are foundation garments and not subject to single, solid color requirement A C B A, B, C LEGAL

30. Uniform – Foundation GarmentRules 4-3-1c(7), 4-3-1c(7) NOTE, 9-6-1c(7) NOTE 2 • SITUATION: Following the clerk of the course providing instructions regarding the race to the field of competitors in the 400-meter dash, he/she observes a competitor a) with his boxer shorts exposed under the uniform shorts; b) with a large manufacturer’s logo on a garment under the uniform shorts; and c) with the school mascot on a garment under the uniform shorts. All items terminate above the knees. The clerk has no objections. RULING: Correct procedure. COMMENT: These items are all considered foundation garments. School mascot Boxers Manufacturer’s logo

31. Uniform – Foundation GarmentRules 4-3-1c(7), 4-3-1c(7) NOTE, 9-6-1c(7) NOTE 2 RELAY UNIFORMS • In NC, by state association adoption relay team members wearing foundation garments above the knee are required to wear the same color foundation garment • The foundation garment does not have to be a single, solid color

32. General Rules for Throwing EventsRule 6-2-9 • A pass shall be communicated to the event judge before the start of the trial clock

33. Javelin ThrowRule 6-6-1 NOTE • When a rubber tip is used, the metal point shall end in a slightly rounded button shape or other feature onto which the rubber tip shall be attached…

34. Prescribed Time Limit for Pole VaultRule 7-2-11 • A competitor shall initiate a trial that is carried to completion within the prescribed time limits, one minute after being called for a trial • When three or fewer remain in the high jump or 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

35. Prescribed Time Limit for Consecutive Trials in Throwing EventsRule 6-2-9 • By way of the chart, the time limits for consecutive trials in throwing events are now clarified

36. Pole Vault – Planting Box PaddingRule 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

37. Pole Vault – Planting Box PaddingRule 7-5-24 • Pole vault planting box padding shall meet ASTM Specification Standards for the 2014-15 indoor and outdoor seasons ASTM Standards in 2014-15

38. 2014 Track and Field and Cross Country Major Editorial Changes

39. 2014 Track and Field Rules/Case Book Corrections Revised corrections • Page 18, Rule 3-10-1, The field referee or head field judge…weighing and measuring of the implements, including vault poles… • Page 71, 9-6-1 NOTE 2, If more than one visible garment, which extends below the knees,is worn under the uniform top… • Page 80, Item #3, Delete second sentence:The scales typically used are limited to about 40 pounds, therefore, are not usable for this purpose.

40. Major Editorial ChangesRules 4-6-3,4 and 5-9 • Articles 4-6-3 and 4, addressing how to order reruns after an act of interference, have been moved to Rule 5-9-2 and 3 • ART. 2…If interference occurs in a preliminary heat, the referee may allow the offended competitor or relay team to start in a subsequent heat in the same round of heats if a lane is available, or in the next round of heats, the same as if the offended competitor or relay team had won a place • ART. 3…If interference occurs in the final heat or section, the referee may order a new race between all those in the finals, or between those who, in the referee’s opinion, are entitled to the privilege Editorial EC Change

41. Major Editorial ChangesRules 5-1-3, 5-2-2 • All-weather track surfaces utilizing a painted line to mark the inner edge of the track are now the more commonly-used surface • The order of listing a painted line, followed by a raised curb to designate the inside edge of the track is more appropriate for the construction and design of today’s tracks • On all-weather tracks, a painted line 2 inches (5 centimeters) or more in width may be used to mark the inner edge of the track. A solid curb… Editorial EC Change

42. Major Editorial ChangesRules 6-3-1,2 and 7-3-1,2 • 6-3-1 …with the same best height or distance • 6-3-2 When there is a tie at any distance of a throwing event, places and points scored… • 7-3-1 …competitors finish with the same best distance or height • 7-3-2 When there is a tie at any height or distance of a jumping event, places and points scored… Editorial EC Change

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47. 2014 Track and Fieldand Cross Country Points of Emphasis

48. Throwing implements returned to competitors by officials • Coaches and officials, including all those who may volunteer to assist with administration of the throwing events, must always work together to minimize the risk of injury due to improper return of throwing implements, lack of throwing sectors being cordoned off and/or lack of adequate training for those individuals working the event • A throwing implement should never be thrown or tossed back to the competitor once the trial is completed • There should be a predetermined process and individuals designated to have the responsibility to walk the implements back

49. Throwing implements returned to competitors by officials • This process should also include the path to follow when walking back to avoid walking through the throwing sector • This process should be carefully reviewed with all those working the event prior to any warm-ups commencing as well as at the coaches meeting and with the athletes as they report to the event for warm-ups and competition • Everyone involved should always be alert, as the unexpected can always happen • Equally important is the coach following similar procedures with his/her athletes during practice

50. Proper coaching requires staying up-to-date on rules and techniques • The sport of track and field, like other sports, continues to have advancements made in equipment, uniforms, techniques and training • Such advancements may be related to improved performance, better and more efficient training and many times, changes which reduce the risk of injury • As an example, the new standard for the pole vault plant box padding has the potential to minimize the risk of injury to a vaulter which 1) makes the event safer and 2) allows the vaulter to minimize the effects of potential injuries and enjoy greater amounts of participation