Transcript 2008-09 Swimming and Diving

IHSAA On-Line Rules Meetings
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National Federation of State
High School Associations
2008-09
Swimming and Diving
Rules Changes
Major Editorial Changes
Points of Emphasis
Take Part. Get Set For Life.™
National Federation of State
High School Associations
Take Part. Get Set For Life.™
Preferred Numbering of Lanes
Rule 2-4-3
Visible numbers identifying the lanes shall be
provided. The lanes, when practical, should
be numbered from right to left as the swimmer
stands facing the course.
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7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Subsequent Violation of Illegal
Attire/Jewelry
Rule 3-3-5, Penalty
An official discovers a competitor wearing
illegal attire or jewelry a subsequent time
within the same meet.
When it is prior to the start of the heat/round,
the official shall notify the competitor to make
the uniform legal and/or remove the jewelry
before becoming eligible to compete.
Subsequent Violation of Illegal
Attire/Jewelry
Rule 3-3-5, Penalty
When the illegal attire or jewelry is observed
on the competitor during the heat/round the
official shall:
a. notify the competitor at the completion of that
heat/round that the competitor was not
eligible to compete and is disqualified from
that heat (or in diving, he/she has a failed
dive).
b. notify the competitor and/or his/her coach
that the competitor is now ineligible to
compete in any further competition until
compliant with Rule 3-3-5.
Recall Device
Rule 2-7-4
A recall device shall be required.
Several options exist for a recall device:
 Horn
 Light
 Whistle
 Recall Rope
A recall rope is not required and no longer
needs to be listed in the rule.
Dual Confirmation –
Referee’s Mechanics
Rule 4-2-2k
 During the meet it is the referee’s
responsibility to signal by raising one hand
over the head with open palm immediately
upon discovering a swimming violation.
 When using dual confirmation the referee
shall not signal immediately on relay takeoffs
and no-recall false starts.
Time Differences of More Than 0.3
Seconds May Indicate Potential Timing
System Malfunction: Rules 4-8-3, 6-3-4
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5
4
3
2
1
Lane
FAT 21.56 20.53 19.87 20.12* 21.02 21.43
Watch 21.66 20.51 20.07 20.45* 21.10 21.33
 A difference of more than 0.3 seconds between
automatic and backup times may indicate a potential
malfunction.
 Lane 3 has potential malfunction:
• Timing equipment operator shall report
discrepancy to referee
• Referee shall determine if indeed there is a
malfunction
Backstroke Start
Rule 8-1-2
 Swimmers step into the water feet first and line up in
the water facing the starting end. Both hands must
be in contact with the end of the pool or starting
platform
 Upon the starting command “Take your mark,” the
swimmers shall promptly assume stationary position.
 When all swimmers are stationary, the starter
activates the starting device.
 Prior to command “Take your mark” and until feet
leave the wall, the swimmer’s feet including toes shall
be completely under the surface of the water.
Pool Water Depth
Rule 9-1-1f
 Water depth at any point 2 to 5 feet in front of
the end of the board, must be 12 feet (3.658
meters) or more.
 Pools constructed prior to January 1987 must
be a minimum of 10 feet (3.045 meters) deep
from this same point of measurement .
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National Federation of State
High School Associations
Major Editorial Changes
Take Part. Get Set For Life.™
Blood Detected on Competitor
Rule 3-2-6
Changes the reference to blood on the suit from
“excessive” to “any”.
Outlines procedures for care of a competitor who is
bleeding or has blood on the suit:
A. Individual shall leave activity until bleeding is
stopped
B. Wound is covered
C. Suit and/or body appropriately cleaned, and/or
D. Suit changed
The individual may return to competition once
appropriate care is received.
Editorial Changes
3-3-1
Removes reference to visibility of the
number as a number is not required in
swimming/diving.
4-1-3
Defines that in non-championship meets,
when one official assumes
responsibilities of both the referee and the
starter, the correct reference is
“referee/starter”.
4-1-3
Changes the second paragraph of
previous 4-1-2 to a new Article 3 as the
referee as head official applies to nonchampionship and championship meets.
Editorial
Motionless vs. Stationary
Rule 8-1-1
Throughout the swimming rules and related materials
the terminology used with starting procedures has
changed from “motionless” to “stationary”.
The term motionless, by strict enforcement, is no
movement by the swimmer regardless of whether or
not the movement was directly or indirectly related to
initiating a starting movement.
Editorial
Motionless vs. Stationary
Rule 8-1-1
National Federation of State
High School Associations
The term stationary provides clarification of
incidental movements that sometimes occur
after the command “Take your mark” and
reflects the spirit of the rule for a fair start.
Motionless vs. Stationary
Rule 8-1-1
SITUATION: The starter gives the command “Take
your mark” and the swimmers promptly assume a
stationary position. The swimmer in lane 4:
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has a quivering hamstring;
is wiggling his/her toes;
has the heel of the back foot quivering;
rocks back and then stops and holds the position;
has slight head movement.
Motionless vs. Stationary
Rule 8-1-1
SITUATION: The swimmers have received the
command “Take your mark” and the swimmer in lane
7 after the command:
• lifts his/her foot off the starting platform;
• has a sudden visible jerk of the head;
• is rocking back and forth on the starting platform.
25-Yard/Meter and 25-Meter/Yard
Conversion Factors
This conversion chart may be used for seeding and qualifying times
but not national records.
Event
500 Freestyle/400m
Freestyle
Girls
Yard/Meter
0.8772
Meter/Yard
1.140
Boys
Event
500 Freestyle/400m
Freestyle
Yard/Meter
Meter/Yard
0.8780
1.139
 Reverted to previous conversion factor to accommodate for the
fatigue factor in this event.
 Time conversions should use the chart on page 71 of the NFHS
Swimming and Diving Rules Book.
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National Federation of State
High School Associations
Points of Emphasis
Take Part. Get Set For Life.™
Referee/Starter Rule 4-1-3 Note
 “Referee/Starter”
• The term
“Referee/Starter” is
found throughout the
NFHS Swimming and
Diving Rules Book. It is
used referring to one
official serving as both
the referee and starter in
nonchampionship meets.
Nonchampionship meet
with one official assuming
responsibilities of referee
and starter
Referee/Starter
Championship or nonchampionship meet with
two officials assuming
separate responsibilities
Referee
Starter
Accommodating Competitor with
Disability
Rules 3-3-3, 3-3-4
 A competitor with a disability may use
equipment or specific accommodations in the
strokes, turns, etc. to accommodate his/her
special needs provided, in the judgment of
the state association, no advantage is gained
and the sport is not fundamentally altered.
 Written approval from the state association is
required prior to any adjustments made for
the accommodation for competition.
Accommodating Competitor with
Disability
Rules 3-3-3, 3-3-4
Request of Accommodation by
School
State Association Review
Written Approval from State
Association
Competition with Approval of
Accommodation
Accommodating Competitor with
Disability
Rules 3-3-3, 3-3-4
 Four sources for possible accommodations:
USA
Swimming
(Rule 105)
US
Paralympics
Disabled
Sports USA
Special
Olympics
Accommodating Competitor with
Disability
Rules 3-3-3, 3-3-4
Examples
Swimmer who cannot start from the starting
platform may use an in water start while the
rest of the field uses starting platforms.
Swimmer missing a hand may wear a paddle
of similar size to corresponding hand.
2008-09
IHSAA Information for
Swimming and Diving
IHSAA Information
Tournament Series 2008-09
Girls Tournament Series
Sectionals – February 5, February 7, 2009
Diving Regionals – February 10, 2009
State – February 13-14, 2009
Boys Tournament Series
Sectionals – February 19, 21, 2009
Diving Regionals – February 24, 2009
State – February 27-28, 2009
IHSAA Modifications
Contest Season
1. Exhibition swimmers and/or divers are not permitted.
2. Swimmers and/or divers below 9th grade are not permitted to
swim in a high school contest.
3. The maximum number of meets one can participate in is 18.
An athlete is a participant in a meet if they enter one event,
regardless of whether that event is a swimming or diving event.
4. A maximum of two IHSAA Outstanding Student Participant
Waivers for non-school competition are permitted during each
contest season.
5. Pre-tournament Vote
The IHSAA will email a ratings form to each swimming school.
This form is very important, as it assists us in our attempt to
select competent, fair and efficient officials for the tournament
series.
IHSAA Modifications
Tournament Series
1. To enter the IHSAA Swimming and Diving Tournament Series,
a member school coach must attend an IHSAA Swimming and
Diving Rules Interpretation Meeting.
2. The tournament entry deadline dates are listed below. All
entries must be submitted on-line.
Girls – January 29, 2009
Boys – February 12, 2009
3. A school may enter four (4) or less contestants in each event
but only three (3) or less may participate.
4. Relay names must be designated prior to competition.
IHSAA Modifications
NFHS Rule 4-1-1
The meet committee shall make decisions on matters
not specifically covered by the rules or on the
misapplication of a rule during a meet. Judgement calls
are not subject to review by this (meet) committee. The
decision of the meet committee is final.
Indiana Modification – The referee’s decision is final in
all meet committee discussions. The meet committee
shall serve in an advisory capacity, and function only if
the referee-starter wishes to consult with it. All final
decisions rest with the referee-starter.
IHSAA Modification
Starters Protocol
Indiana officials will continue to utilize Verbal
Preparatory Commands as the starting
protocol. Guidelines for the starting procedure
are listed in the 2008-09 NFHS Swimming and
Diving Rule Book on page 73.
IHSAA Information
Information may be found on the swimming
pages of www.ihsaa.org
Diving Referee Card
Diving Score Sheet
2007-08 State Meet Invitations
2008-09 State Cuts
2008-09 Required Dives
2008-08 IHSAA Rules Interpretations
2008-09 IHSAA Participation Rules
NFHS Rules Interpretations
NFHS Rules Changes
IHSAA Information
Officials
A. During the regular season, officials are required to wear white
slacks or shorts, a white polo shirt with IHSAA insignia and
white tennis shoes. The 2008-09 IHSAA official’s patch must be
displayed on the left shoulder sleeve.
B. Tournament Officials Application Deadline: December 20, 2008.
C. System for Selecting and Assigning Tournament Officials
1.
Officials who worked at the tournament level the previous
year will automatically receive a tournament application.
2.
Officials who did not work at the tournament level the
previous year must request an application, in writing,
between November 20 and December 20, 2008.
3.
Each official who applies for the tournament series will be
mailed a printed copy of the criteria for tournament
assignment.
IHSAA Information
Officials
IHSAA licensed swimming and diving officials who hold
certified status and are interested in judging diving during
the IHSAA state championships must attend a certification
clinic.
The clinic is designed to instruct swimming and diving
officials in the finer points of judging diving.
Only those officials that successfully complete the clinic
will be given consideration for a judging position at the
state finals.
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next part of the presentation.