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Shore Track Officials’ Association

Shore Track Officials’ Association. 2010 Track and Field Rules Examination. Competitors and Competition. 1. Cross country uniform rules are applied the same as the general track uniform and relay team uniform rules. True 4-3-1,2 - Pg 22,23 9-6 – Pg 68. Competitors and Competition.

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Shore Track Officials’ Association

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  1. Shore Track Officials’ Association 2010 Track and Field Rules Examination

  2. Competitors and Competition • 1. Cross country uniform rules are applied the same as the general track uniform and relay team uniform rules. True 4-3-1,2 - Pg 22,23 9-6 – Pg 68

  3. Competitors and Competition • 2. Contestants must report to the field event judge prior to the start of competition in order to be eligible. True 4-1-3 – Pg 21 (Also Clerk of Course prior to closing event)

  4. Competitors and Competition • 3. In a track event, a contestant is any athlete entered in the meet and becomes a competitor when reporting to the starting line. False (reporting to Clerk of the course for event which they are entered) 4-1-2 – Pg 21

  5. Competitors and Competition • 4. The games committee determines the maximum number of events in which a competitor may compete during a meet. False 4-2-1 – Pg 21

  6. Cross Country • 5. In cross country, if both numbers and computer chips are assigned to each competitor, it is the competitors choice if he/she wants to wear the assigned chip. False 9-6-5 – Pg 68

  7. Cross Country • 6. If fewer than five competitors of a cross country team finish, or other number specified by the games committee, the places of all members of that team shall be disregarded and team scores re-ranked. True 9-2-4 – Pg 64

  8. Cross Country • 7. In cross country, the starter shall give the command “On your mark, set” followed by firing the starting device. False (“On your Marks” – no set) 9-4-4-a– Pg 66

  9. Cross Country • 8. Cross country teams may choose their own starting position based on a first come basis. False (Clerk of the Course) 9-4-1 – Pg 64

  10. Discus, Shot Put and Javelin • 9. The 34.92-degree sector shall be marked on the ground by radial lines 2 inches wide extending from the center of the throwing area to form an area into which legal puts shall be made True 6-4-5, 6-5-5 – Pg 41,44

  11. Discus, Shot Put and Javelin • 10. The time at which the preliminaries in each throwing event must be concluded or completed should be set by the games committee. True 6-2-3 – Pg 38

  12. Discus, Shot Put and Javelin • 11. Prior to the beginning of the attempt in the shot put or discus, the competitor cleans the ring with a towel, steps out of the ring and drops the towel, then returns to the ring to initiate the throw. The event judge shall allow no foul. True 6-5-9c – Pg 44

  13. Field Event Officials • 12. The field referee/ head field judge or assigned inspector of implements shall inspect the vaulting poles to verify that they are legal equipment. True 3-10-1 – Pg 18 3-19-1,2 – Pg 20 7-5-5 – Pg 54

  14. Field Event Officials • 13. Designated coaching areas where coaches may observe and confer with their athletes during competition may be established by the meet referee False (Games Committee) 3-2-4g – Pg 12

  15. Field Event Officials • 14. Warm-ups shall not be allowed unless supervised by each contestant’s coach. True (Official can also supervise) 6-2-12 – Pg 39

  16. Field Event Officials • 15. Following the preliminaries, final competition in the fields events shall be drawn by lot. False (reverse order of performance) 6-2-5 – Pg 39

  17. Field Event Officials • 16. The competition area is determined by the host school and the games committee is then informed. False (games committee determines) 3-2-3b – Pg 12

  18. Field Event Officials • 17. The event judge may determine the time limit and procedure to follow when competitors are excused from a field event to compete in another event. False (Games Committee) 3-2-3o – Pg 12

  19. Field Event Officials • 18. In the high jump, the games committee does not determine the starting height and successive height of the crossbar. False 3-2-3j – Pg 12

  20. Heat and Lane Assignments • 19. In first-round competition, runners from the same school who fall within the same heat shall be separated by moving the slower contestant to another heat. True 5-6-4 – Pg 32

  21. Jumping Events • 20. A passed height in the vertical jumps is considered an unsuccessful trial and shall be counted when determining places in vertical jumps. False 7-4-8 – Pg 51 7-4-17c – Pg 53 7-5-15 – Pg 57 7-5-30c – Pg 59

  22. Jumping Events • 21. A competitor in the high jump may attempt to clear the bar in any manner, provided the takeoff is from one foot and no weights or artificial aids are used. True 7-4-12 – Pg 52

  23. Jumping Events • 22. The referee shall mark the crossbar position to ensure consistent placement of the crossbar. False 3-10-1 - Pg 18 7-4-5 – Pg 51

  24. Jumping Events • 23. Warming up is not permitted in any jumping venue unless supervised by the contestant’s coach or an official, and, in the pole vault, poles have been inspected and approved. True 7-2-9 – Pg 49

  25. Jumping Events • 24. The pushing of a pole vaulter in his/her back at the takeoff is legal only if it occurs during warm-up False 7-2-10 – Pg 49 4-5-8 – Pg 25

  26. Jumping Events • 25. When there is a tie at any height in the finals of the vertical jumps and all tied competitors have the same number of unsuccessful trials at the height involved, the competitor with the fewest total number of unsuccessful trials throughout the competition shall be awarded the higher place. True 7-3-2b – Pg 50 7-4-17b – Pg 53

  27. Jumping Events • 26. In the pole vault, it is a foul when the vaulter leaves the ground in an attempt but does not touch the ground or the landing system beyond the vertical plane of the top of the box. True 7-5-29 – Pg 58

  28. Long and Triple Jumps • 27. In breaking ties for places in the horizontal jumps, if the distance resulting from the best performance of competitors is identical, the higher place is awarded to the tying competitor who has the best average of his/her top three jumps. False (2nd best jump) 7-6-17 – Pg 62

  29. Long and Triple Jumps • 28. When approved by the games committee, a competitor may place one or two markers alongside the runway to assist in the run-up and take-off for the long jump and triple jump. True 3-2-4b – Pg 12 7-6-12a – Pg 61

  30. Long and Triple Jumps • 29. In the horizontal jumps, it is a foul if the competitor, in the process of landing, touches the ground outside the landing pit nearer the foul line than the nearest mark made in the landing pit. True 7-6-13e – Pg 61

  31. Long and Triple Jumps • 30. In the triple jump, it is a foul if the competitor lands on the opposite foot in the hop phase. True 7-6-13d – Pg 61

  32. Marking, Measurements and Timing • 31. Hand-held times shall be rounded up/down to the nearest tenth of a second and recorded. False (up only) 3-9-4 – Pg 17

  33. Marking, Measurements and Timing • 32. Measurement of the official height of the high jump shall be from a point on the same level as the take-off to the lowest point on the lower side of the crossbar. False (upper side) 7-4-15 – Pg 52

  34. Marking, Measurements and Timing • 33. When a FAT system and timers are both used, the FAT system shall take precedence over the hand-held times. True 3-9-8 – Pg 18

  35. Marking, Measurements and Timing • 34. In the long jump, marks made by the competitors hands are ignored. False 7-6-14 – Pg 61

  36. Meet Administration • 35. An event run entirely on a straightaway may be run in either direction. True 5-1-4 – Pg 26

  37. Meet Administration • 36. Restricted areas for field events are designated by the event judge. False (Games Committee) 3-2-3b – Pg 12 3-2-4i – Pg 12

  38. Meet Administration • 37. The 100-meter, 110 meter and 300-meter hurdle races consist of 10 hurdles. False (300 – 8 hurdles) 5-3-8 – Pg 30,31

  39. Meet Administration • 38. A coach has 30 minutes after the meet to file a protest with the meet director regarding misapplication of the rules. False (after announcement of meet results / Jury of Appeals) 2-3-3 – Pg 11 3-5-3a – Pg 15

  40. Meet Administration • 39. The field can be charged with one false start rather than charging the false start to an individual competitor. False 5-7-4c – Pg 34

  41. Pole Vault • 40. In the pole vault, hard or unyielding surfaces such as, but not limited to, concrete, metal, wood, or asphalt around the landing pad, between the planting box and the landing system, shall be padded or cushioned with no more than 2 inches of dense foam or other suitable material(s). False (a minimum of 2 inches) 7-5-9 – Pg 56

  42. Pole Vault • 41. Prior to competition, the coach must verify that all of a school’s pole vaultersand poles meet the requirements pertaining to the vaultersweight and pole rating, pole rating on the pole and maximum top hand-hold position. True 7-5-3 – Pg 53, 54

  43. Pole Vault • 42. It is not considered a foul if the competitor aborts the approach and in stopping plants the pole and his/her momentum causes his/her feet to leave the ground. True 7-5-29-b – Pg 58 (exception)

  44. Pole Vault • 43. The maximum top-handhold position of the vaulter is determined by the manufacturer. True 7-5-3 – Pg 53

  45. Qualification and Disqualification • 44. An American flag, not exceeding 4 x 6 inches, may be placed on the competitors uniform top or bottom. False (2 X 3 inches) 4-3-1c (6) – Pg 22

  46. Qualification and Disqualification • 45. Removing any part of the uniform, excluding shoes, in a designated competition area will lead to a warning first, followed by an event disqualification if repeated. True 4-3-4 – Pg 23

  47. Qualification and Disqualification • 46. Unsporting conduct may include any flagrant behavior, intentional contact or taunting, and results in disqualification from that event and further competition in the meet True 4-5-1 – Pg 24

  48. Qualification and Disqualification • 47. A coach instructs his/her cross country team to run as a pack. The meet referee disqualifies the team for pacing. False (ok if in race, DQ if not) 4-6-8b – Pg 25

  49. Qualification and Disqualification • 48. A competitor who fails to comply with the starter’s commands, shall be charged with a false start which would disqualify the competitor from the event. True 5-7-4a – Pg 34

  50. Qualification and Disqualification • 49. After passing the baton the relieved runner jogs straight ahead. An opponent makes contact with the relieved runner. The team of the relieved runner shall be disqualified. False 5-9-8 – Pg 36

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