Transcript USATF Illinois Association Officials Training

USATF Illinois Association Officials Training
Presenters: Mike Powers
Jamero Rainey
Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• USATF Annual Meeting Recap
• 2015 Rules Update Review
– USATF
– NCAA
• Electronic Measurement Applications
About the Presenters
• Jamero Rainey
– Track and Field – Proviso East HS
– Began officiating in 1993 with IHSA
– USATF official since 1996 – North Carolina
– Officiating Highlights
• Head Horizontals Official Big Ten/ACC Championships
• Starter State HS Championships MN, NC
• Worked USATF National Championships
– Starter, Horizontals, Officials Coordinator
About the Presenters
• Mike Powers
– IHSA Certified Official since 1984
– USATF National Level Official since 2009
– Past President of the ITCCOA
– Hall of Fame ITCCOA member 2013
• Referee/Starter IHSA State Finals
• Head PV Judge IHSA State Finals
• USATF State/Regional Championships
About you…
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Name
Where are you from
Favorite place to officiate
Favorite event to officiate
USATF Annual Meeting
• Held every year, the weekend after
Thanksgiving
– This year… Anaheim, CA
– Spans 4 days
– Meetings, Meetings, Meetings
• Associations, LDR, Law and Legislation, Officials, Youth,
Masters, Meet Directors, Athletes Advisory, etc
– Hall of Fame (USATF, Officials)
– Next year – Houston, TX
What did I attend??
• Required to attend Officials Sessions
– Two general sessions
– Other Training sessions
• Electronic Measurements
• Certification Chair
• Referee Scenarios Discussion
– Rules
Focus on Officials Session
• Election of NOC Officers
– Certification, Jimmy Stuart
– Treasurer, Doug Allen
– Awards, Scott Rose
• Ludus Tour Grant
– $500 for 10 individuals
– USATF National Championships
– Under 40 years of age
Officials Session (con’t)
• Safe Sport Requirement from USOC
– Training to be provided in 2015 (on-line or at
certain National meets
– Free to all officials
– Specific details on process early 2015
• Manage Your Information
– Create your own User ID
– Update your personal information
– More enhancements planned for future
Officials Session (con’t)
• Miscellaneous Items
– New Shirts – 2016 (First one free!!)
– Plans for International Meets
• 2016 World Indoor
• Possible 2019 World Outdoor Bid
– 2015 NOC Elections
• Officials Chair
• Secretary
USATF 2015 Rule Changes
2015 USATF Rules Updates
• 102 Proposed Rule Changes
• 46 Accepted for 2015
• Possible change to two year update on rules
Following practice of IAAF and NCAA
Video Review of Competition
• Add Rule 144.3(j) – Not considered assistance
– Viewing by athletes competing in field events, of
images of previous trial(s), recorded on their
behalf by persons not placed in the competition
area. (Reference Rule 144.3(b)) The viewing
device or images taken from it shall not be taken
into the competition area.
Update Methods of Timing
• Rule 165.1
– Four methods of timing are official, hand timing,
fully automatic timing, video timing and
transponder timing as set forth in this Rule. A
timing device that operates automatically at either
the start of finish, but not at both, shall be
considered to produce ((neither)) hand time. ((nor
fully automatic times and should not be used to
obtain official times)).
Visible Hip Numbers
• Amend Rule 143.4(b)
– The competitors may also be required to wear
start list identifying numbers visibly on the hips
and in other locations determined by the Games
Committee
• Hip numbers must be visible to facilitate photo timing
and for the identification of competitors.
Starting Blocks Assistance
• Addition to 144.3 (assigned letter d)
– Receiving assistance in the setting of the
competition starting blocks.
• This will clarify that it is the responsibility of the
competitor to set his/her own blocks. Blocks are to be
set by the competitor, not by a trainer, a coach or any
other third party.
Starting Blocks Assistance (con’t)
• New Rule 161.6
– No competitor shall receive assistance in setting
starting blocks except from an individual
designated by the starter
• Allowing third parties onto the track delays the meet
and gives some competitors an unfair advantage.
Youth Pole Vault
• New Rule – 302.5K
– In order to stage a Youth Athletics pole vault
competition, a pole vault box collar pad complying
with ASTM F2949-12 shall be used
• Following NCAA and NFHS rule changes
Pole Vault Bar
• Amend Rule 183.5(a)
– After the vault, the bar does not remain on the
pegs on which it originally rested because of the
action of the competitor while vaulting
• The rule did not address the bar coming to rest on
different pegs from which it originally rested
Excused from Competition
• Rule 302.5(o) and add 302.5(p)
– Clarifies excused absences from field events to
participate in running events
• Vertical jumps – Reasonable time limit, but bar will
move up and competitor will be passed to the next
height
• Horizontal jumps – No time limit, but must return prior
to completion of preliminaries or finals. Failure to
return timely results in forfeiture of remaining trials.
NCAA 2015-2016 Rule Changes
3.2.y – Games Committee
• Addition: Address challenges to any meet
procedures, entries or event seedings prior to
the start of the competition
• This rule change would specify who has authority prior
to competition to respond to participating institutions’
concerns and challenges regarding how the
competition is being contested.
3.4.1, 3.4.2a, 3.4.2e – Referee
Responsibilities
• The powers and duties of the referee(s) shall
be: After consulting with the appropriate
officials, to decide all questions, take such
actions and make such decisions, including,
but not limited to, those for which the rules
make no specific provision, that provide each
contestant a fair and equal opportunity
3.4.1, 3.4.2a, 3.4.2e – Referee
Responsibilities
• The changes to Rule 3-4 now mean that the
Referee cannot act on violation that are
viewed and not reported in any other manner.
The Referee can only rule on calls made by
other officials or on filed protests. A protest
can made be on an official’s call or non-call. A
viewed violation can be used as evidence by a
Referee after an issue is presented for
Referee’s action.
4.4.10 – Protest Time Limits
• Protests relating to matters that develop during
the conduct of the meet should be made at once
and not later than 15 minutes after the results
have been announced or posted.
– With new technologies more readily available,
coaches have quicker access to results and therefore
have the ability to more quickly file their protest. For
years there was a 15 minute limit to file a protest for a
preliminary round event, and that was sufficient time
to file a protest.
5.1.4 Starting Procedures
• …. The runners shall take the “On your marks”
position, either crouched or standing,
promptly and in such a way that no part of the
body touches the track on or beyond the
starting line, or outside their assigned lane.
5.5.2 a and b – Running Violations
• … Disqualify a competitor that
– Flagrantly impedes another runner
• Just impeding in any manner is not a violation
– In a race run on a curve, steps on or over the lane
line to the left with two consecutive steps of
either both feet or a single foot
• Provides clarity to the rule
• 2014 was two steps with the left foot only
6.1.14.a – Recording Performances
• Performances on a scorecard shall be a
distance or an ‘O’ for a successful trial, an ‘X’
for any type of foul/failure or a dash (-) to
indicate a pass.
– Standardization of officiating notation with IAAF
and USATF
6.4.3 Order of Competition – Vertical
Jumps
• When the number of competitors exceeds 20, the
games committee shall select one of the
following options:
– a. Utilize a qualifying competition, Rule 6.2.2,
following the normal order of competition.
– b. Utilize two flights following the normal order of
competition. The overall placing is determined by
combining the results of both flights. Ties for first
place shall not be broken.
– c. Rotating flights (five–alive method) may be used
until there are 9 or fewer competitors remaining at a
bar height.