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National Federation of State
High School Associations
Nessie Harris
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Take Part. Get Set For Life.™
National Federation of State
High School Associations
2011 Track and Field
and Cross Country
Rules Changes
Major Editorial Changes
Points of Emphasis
Take Part. Get Set For Life.™
2011 NFHS Track and Field
Publication Corrections
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Rules Book
Page 31 – Rule 5-3-7, Notes 1 2nd line
change (30 centimeters) to (20 centimeters)
Page 55 – Rule 7-5-8, 3rd line landing box
should be plant box
Page 70 – Rule 9-6-3 item d should be
shaded
Page 71 – Rule 9-7-4 should be (see 4-6-7)
2011 NFHS Track and Field
Publication Corrections
Case Book
 Page 6 – 7.4.11 Situation, 2nd line should be
“They are tied and both…”
 Page 86 – 7.5.29 Situation H, 1st line change
valuter to vaulter
Meet Director
Rule 3-3-1
 Identifies the meet director as the official
representative of the host meet management
• Designates a specific person to serve as the
contact person for the host school to
guarantee competition will run smoothly
• In the absence of a games committee, the
meet director performs duties assigned to the
games committee
Meet Director
Rule 3-3-2
 It is the responsibility of the meet director to
handle:
• unsporting conduct by a spectator(s)
• other matters outside of the competition rules
 If necessary, the meet director may designate
another representative of the host meet
management to serve as his/her designee for
these matters
Jewelry Prohibited
Rules 4-3-3, 9-6-3, Penalties
 Jewelry shall not be worn by competitors in
track and field or cross country
 Items not considered jewelry include:
• medical alert bracelets and necklaces
• religious medals worn under the uniform and
taped to the body
• a watch worn around the wrist
• unadorned devices such as bobby pins and
flat clips (no longer than two inches) worn to
control the competitor’s hair
Jewelry Prohibited
Rules 4-3-3, 9-6-3, Penalties
 Penalty for wearing jewelry in track and field or cross
country has been modified
 When a meet official observes a competitor wearing
jewelry in track and field, the official shall:
• for the first violation, require the competitor to remove
the jewelry before further competition
• the team shall receive a team warning with notification to
the head coach by the referee
• subsequent violation by any team member shall result in
disqualification of the competitor from the event
 The referee shall be notified of the violation by the
observing meet official and he/she has the
responsibility to notify the head coach of the violation
and warning
Jewelry – Medical Alerts
Rules 4-3-3a, 9-6-3a
 Changes the requirements while wearing a
medical alert bracelet to accommodate new
styles and materials
• The alert should be visible
• When an alert medal is attached to:
• a bracelet made of metal or an unyielding
material, it shall be taped to the body
• a bracelet made of a pliable material, it is not
required to be taped to the body
• a necklace, it shall be taped to the body
Jewelry – Medical Alerts
Rules 4-3-3a, 9-6-3a
 Medical alert bracelets made of pliable
material are not required to be taped to the
body
Jewelry – Medical Alerts
Rules 4-3-3a, 9-6-3a
 Metal medical alert bracelets and all medical
alert necklaces shall always be taped to the
body
Hair Devices
Rules 3-2-4o, 4-3-3d, 9-6-3d
 Jewelry is prohibited from being worn in
competition and this includes various items worn
in the hair
 Items such as rubber bands, cloth headbands or
scrunchies may be approved by the games
committee to control the hair and not considered
jewelry
 The state association may develop an across the
board policy or interpretation on what is
considered jewelry and prohibited and what
would be acceptable for hair control
Hair Devices
Rules 3-2-4o, 4-3-3d, 9-6-3d
 Unadorned devices, such as bobby pins,
barrettes and hair clips, no longer than 2
inches, may be worn to control the
competitor’s hair
• Do not require action by the games committee
to be worn and are legal
• These items, when legal, are not considered
jewelry
Braces, Concussion Management
and Modifications
Rules 4-4-1 thru 3
 If a guard, cast, brace, splint, etc. (hard and
unyielding items) is worn by a competitor and
determined by the referee padding is
required, it should be:
• closed cell, slow recovery foam
• no less than ½ inch in thickness
 It is not likely the referee will frequently
experience the need to invoke this rule due to
the nature of the sport
Concussion Management
Rule 4-4-3
 Coaches, officials, athletes and parents
should become familiar with the signs,
symptoms and behaviors of a possible
concussion
 Each state association will develop a protocol
for handling removal and returning to
competition if an athlete displays concussion
symptoms as well as the definition of
“appropriate health-care professional”
Order of Competition in Throwing and
Jumping Event Preliminaries
Rules 6-2-6, 7-2-6
Preliminary Competition
 Head event judge may change the order of
competition to accommodate a competitor(s)
to be excused to participate in other event(s)
• Competitors may take more than one trial in
succession
• If weather or other condition would result in
unfairness to any competitor, the referee shall
alter the plan and prescribe single trials in
prelims and finals
Meet Equipment Malfunction
Rule 7-2-12
 In the high jump and pole vault, if improperly
fastened supports slip downward when a
jumper hits the crossbar and it is displaced, it
is no longer a failed attempt
 The head judge of the event shall rule no
jump/vault
 The jumper/vaulter is allowed another trial
High Jump/Pole Vault
Crossbar Placement
Rules 3-2-3j, 7-4-11, 7-5-18
 Games committee establishes starting height and
successive heights of the crossbar in high jump and
pole vault
 When only one competitor remains in the competition
and
he/she has been determined to be the event winner
then
the competitor may determine successive heights of
the crossbar
Pole Vault Warm-ups
Rule 7-5-16
 A competitor(s) who has passed three
consecutive heights and has not entered the
competition:
• should be permitted two minutes of warm-up
jumps per the number of competitors entering
at that height without the crossbar in place
• shall enter the competition at that height
• must take warm-up at a height change
Pole Vault Warm-ups
Rule 7-5-16
 When more than one competitor is entering at
the same height and has not previously
entered the competition, warm-up periods are
added together
 2 competitors entering = 4 minutes
 3 competitors entering = 6 minutes
Pole Vault
Rule 7-5-29a NOTE
 Crossbar and/or uprights are placed
incorrectly by the officials and the crossbar is
displaced by the competitor,:
• the trial is not recorded as a foul
• the vaulter has an additional trial
National Federation of State
High School Associations
2011
Major Editorial Changes
Take Part. Get Set For Life.™
Major Editorial Changes
 Rules 3-2-4p, 3-2-7,
3-9-6
…assist in the final decision
of place finish in a race
Video replay or television
monitoring equipment, other
than the official finish line
equipment…
…a review of official
pictures/video of the finish to
assist in the final decision of
place finish in a race.
Major Editorial Changes
 Rules 3-8, 3-9
 Rule 4-3-1b new 8,
NOTE, 4-3-1c(7)
NOTE
 Rule 5-5-7
Reorganized the rules
regarding finish judges and
timers when using fully
automatic timing and when
using manual timing
Added language to clarify
requirements on colors for
visible undergarments
All sections for an event
shall use the same starting
procedure
Major Editorial Changes
 Rule 5-9
 Rules 6-2-7, 7-6-13
 Rule 7-6-11
Moved the definition of
interference into a new section,
Infractions for All Races, from its
previous location in 4-5-3
Standardized language in
throwing and jumping events
that the head event judge may
change the order of competition
for competitors being excused
for another event
Article 10 from 2010 was split
and a new Article 11 was
created. In both preliminaries
and finals, trials may be taken in
succession…
National Federation of State
High School Associations
2011
Points of Emphasis
Take Part. Get Set For Life.™
Points of Emphasis
Excused Time from Field Events
 Games committee has responsibility to determine time limit and
procedure for competitors to be excused for another event
 Good communication is essential to convey the length of
excused time and procedure to coaches and officials
 Coaches have the responsibility to communicate this information
to their competitors
 Event judges must be knowledgeable of their responsibilities
and authority to adjust competition for competitors being
excused for another event
 Equally important is coaches have educated their athletes on
options for change in order of competition or trials in succession
 It is the responsibility of the competitor to be aware of and honor
the established time limit to be excused from an event to
participate in another
Points of Emphasis
Discus Cage Guidelines
 The rules and guidelines for the discus cage have been a part of
the rules for many years
 Schools, recognizing the risk minimization concerns with the
event, should have or upgrade their discus facilities to meet or
exceed the minimum requirements in the rules and the
guidelines
 Athleticism of today’s discus throwers necessitate a cage that is
designed to provide protection for competitors, officials and
spectators in immediate throwing area
 The cage material should be of heavy nylon material or other
shock absorbing material
 The cage wings and height should provide protection based on
the improved athletic performances of today’s athletes
 Coaches should work with their school staff to keep this venue
up to date with the cage design, construction and material
Points of Emphasis
Preventive Officiating
 All meet officials should review their
responsibilities before the competition
 Key areas for the officiating team include how
they will communicate, how to handle and
record violations, protocol for jewelry or
uniform violations, and what checks will be
followed for each event for preventive
officiating
 Ultimate responsibility for following jewelry
and uniform rule rests with the coach and
competitor
Points of Emphasis
Preventive Officiating
 At times, the competitor is not in compliance but
with some preventive officiating the competitor
can remove the jewelry or make the uniform legal
without delaying the meet and avoid an
unnecessary disqualification
 The officials should have a routine to follow to be
certain as a part of preventive officiating they
remind and check competitors for jewelry or
uniform issues so hopefully they can be corrected
before entering a penalty phase
 Goal of all involved is to have each athlete
participate and do so within the rules
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Any action(s) that warrants a coach(es) ejection will subject the
coach(es) to a minimum next game suspension and the school
to a minimum fine of $100.
Ejections that subject a player to a next game suspension will result in a
minimum of suspension of two (2) games for all sports except football
and lacrosse. (i.e. flagrant fouls, malicious contact, spiting, biting,
fighting, disrespectfully addressing officials, profanity)