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July 6, 2008 |
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Elementary Track & Field Rules
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MEET TIME: |
5:00 P.M. | |
| MEET SITES: |
REGULAR SEASON MEETS ARE AT THE JR. HIGH SCHOOLS |
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ALL-CITY MEET IS AT THE T.C. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL TRACK |
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PARTICIPATION: |
ONE PERSON MAY ENTER NO MORE THAN THREE ( 3 ) EVENTS AND NO MORE THAN ONE ( 1 ) EVENT PER GROUP (A, B, C, D) | |
Events by Group:
| A 55 HURDLES |
B 400 RUN |
C LONG JUMP |
D 4TH GRADE RELAY
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RULES: PARTICIPATION
IN TRACK IS LIMITED TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 4-6
STARTING BLOCKS ARE MANDATORY FOR HURDLES, 55 AND 100 DASHES
( RUNNERS MUST BE IN THE DOWN POSITION )
TO SAVE TIME GROUP B AND D EVENTS MAY BE RUN CO-ED
FIELD EVENTS - PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE THREE ( 3 ) ATTEMPTS
SHOES MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES
NO SHOES WITH SPIKES ( INCLUDING SOCCER, FOOTBALL OR TRACK )
NO HAT’S, JEWELRY, OR BANDANNAS
DISQUALIFICATION: A PARTICIPANT FALSE STARTS TWO ( 2 ) TIMES
A RUNNER LEAVES HIS / HER LANE UNLESS OTHERWISE
INSTRUCTED
A RUNNER INTERFERES WITH ANOTHER RUNNER
A RELAY TEAM PASSES THE BATON OUTSIDE OF THE EXCHANGE ZONE
ORDER OF EVENTS: ( MUST BE RUN IN THIS ORDER )
- FIELD EVENTS ( Will start at 5:00 and will be open till the end of the meet )
- 55 METER HURDLES ( 8.5 METERS [ @ 28 FEET ] BETWEEN HURDLES )
- 55 METER DASH
- 100 METER DASH
- 200 METER DASH
- 4th GRADE RELAY ( 200 METER )
- 200 METER RELAY
- 400 METER RELAY
- 800 METER RELAY
- 400 METER RUN
- 800 METER RUN
- I600 METER RUN
COACHES SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE WITH THEM A: WHISTLE, STOPWATCH, BATONS, FIRST AID KIT, PARENT CONSENT FORMS
