WIAA/DAIRY FARMERS OF WASHINGTON
3A, 4A TRACK
and
FIELD
CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 23-24, 2008 - Edgar Brown Stadium - Pasco
All schools must register their track and field qualifiers on the my.wiaa.com website along with their school’s official information. This document will generate ALL passes needed by auxiliary personnel for each state meet site.
Passes for Coaches and Participants
One pass per qualified participant in the form of a competition number.
For coaches, managers, statisticians, etc, one pass for every four qualified participants will be given (Example: 1 to 4 qualified participants = 1 coaches pass, 5 to 8 qualified participants = 2 coaches passes).
Supervisory Passes
Maximum of two supervisory passes. These two names must be submitted on the WIAA Track and Field team registration page under the school supervisor section.
Eligible Passes
The only passes accepted are: Washington State Coaches Association, Washington State Coaches Association Lifetime Pass, Washington State Officials Association, Washington Secondary School Athletic Administrators Association, WIAA Lifetime Pass and WIAA All Access Pass.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
NO TEAMS WILL ALLOWED INTO THE
STADIUM
BEFORE 3:00 PM
Thursday,
May 22nd-
3:00 -
7:00 p.m. Coaches Packet Pickup - Main
Concession Stand - Any coach/team that arrives prior
to this time
is subject to disqualification - Teams will receive a copy of Star
Trackings, programs,
passes, competitor numbers and team registration form(to be returned
before competition begins on Friday). Any questions about the meet
should be
directed to John Crawford, event manager during this time period.
3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Edgar
Brown Stadium - Available for Practice -
All event areas will also be available.
Meet
Schedule
Stadium
Map of
Event Areas
Friday, May
23rd
8:00 a.m.
Gates
Open/Ticket Sales on West Side - Athlete Pass Gate in NE corner of the
stadium
8:00 a.m.
Coaches Packet Pickup -
Coaches
Tent(Under Scoreboard on North End)
8:00
a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Implement Certification at Certification Shed(Next to Shotput Area)
9:30 a.m.
Competition
Begins for Field Events
10:00
a.m. Competition
Begins for Running Events
5:00
p.m. Special
Awards & Coaches Hall of Fame
5:30
p.m. Evening Running Competition
Saturday,
May 24th
8:00 a.m.
Gates
Open/Ticket Sales on West Side - Athlete Pass Gate in NE corner of the
stadium
8:00 a.m.
Coaches
Packet Pickup - Coaches Tent(Under Scoreboard on North End)
8:00
a.m.-8:30 a.m. Implement
Certification at Certification Shed(Next to Shotput Area)
9:30 a.m.
Competition
Begins for Field Events
10:00
a.m.
Competition Begins for Running Events
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GENERAL INFORMATION
FACILITY:
Edgar Brown Stadium
is located between 16th
and 18th Ave just off of Sylvester St in Pasco. The main
grandstands
seats 5,000 spectators on the West side of the stadium, with
outstanding viewing
of the start and finish, pole vault, javelin and shot put.
Approximately 2,000
additional bleacher seats are on the East side of the stadium with
outstanding
views of the discus, javelin, long jump and triple jump. Portable
bleachers are also available in the shotput, discus and high jump
areas. Additional viewing areas are provided around the rim of
the stadium for team tents.
DIRECTIONS TO EDGAR BROWN STADIUM: Take the Airport Exit(20th Ave) off of I-182 and turn south. Go approximately 1/2 mile to Court St. and turn left. Go to 16th Ave and turn right and proceed to parking at stadium.
MOTEL INFORMATION:
Tri-Cities
Motel and Hotel information is available on the WIAA
website
for the Greater Tri-Cities Area. For future assistance, you can
call the bureau at (509)735-8486.
BUS/TEAM
PARKING: Buses and
team vans will be allowed to park in
bus/van parking areas close to the NE corner of the stadium.
Vehicles
will be allowed to load/unload at this gate before proceeding to
parking on the
eastside of the stadium. No school parking is allowed on the
South or
West end of the stadium. No parking is allowed down in the
stadium.
Handicap unload is allowed in the stadium but the vehicle must be
parked
outside the stadium. SCHOOL
VEHICLES PARKED IN THE FRONT PARKING LOT WILL BE TOWED AWAY.
SPECTATOR
PARKING:
Parking is
restricted to fans
on the Westside of the stadium. We are not responsible for vandalism or
break-in to automobiles. Please leave no items of value in your
car, ie.
wallets, purses, cameras, radios, etc.
ADMISSION:
Athletes will be
admitted to the facility when
they show their competitor NUMBERS.
Coaches will be
admitted
by showing a coaches/supervisor bracelet. Coaches and supervisors are
not
allowed on the infield during competition. Only athletes with
competitor numbers are allowed in the
infield. Medical tent is located outside of the track in the SE
corner of the stadium. Unattached bracelets will be confiscated
and can not be used for admission.
TICKETS:
Single day
adult admission is $8, with
senior citizens and students admitted for $6. (Students are considered
senior
and junior high school students with ASB card or other persons 12 years
of age
or younger). Two-day passes cost $13 for adults and $10 for students
and senior
citizens.
ENTRANCE
POLICIES:
No cans, bottles,
alcoholic
beverages, fireworks or weapons will be allowed into the Stadium.
Smoking
is not allowed on school district property.
LOCKER
ROOMS: Showers are
available at Pasco High School.
Stadium locker rooms are NOT available
due to construction of a new fieldhouse. Athletes
must provide their own towels.
WARM-UP
AREAS: Athletes
will be allowed to warm up in flagged
off area on the infield one event before their own. Earlier
warm
ups should be conducted in the park above westside stands.
Coaches and
athletes who are not competing are to be seated in the grandstands, in
designated viewer areas, or in the designated tent areas.
MEDICAL
SERVICES: Certified
athletic trainers, physicians, and
staff will be on hand during the meet. There will be a training
tent available for both boys and girls on the Stadium floor. It
will
be open
on Thursday afternoon and throughout the meet and will be located next to the
pole vault
area. An ambulance will always be in attendance. Schools
are responsible
for their own supplies, so
you are asked to bring tape (enough for two days), pre-wrap, bandaids
(assorted
fabric), Neosporin, gauze and 4" and 6" ace wraps (2 to 4).
LOST
& FOUND: Following
the end of the meet, call the Pasco
High School Athletic Dept. at 509-546-2859 for retrieval of lost and
found
items. During the meet, lost and found items will be located at the
coaches
tent under the scoreboard.
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SPECIFIC MEET INFORMATION
ALTERNATES:
After the meet
begins Friday at 9:30 am, no
alternates will be used to fill in for scratches.
RELAY
TEAM
ROSTERS:
Rosters are
the same as submitted at your respective district meet, no substitutes
allowed. This form(Official
Relay Team Entry Form) must be typed and submitted to your District
Track
Manager. The same six runners will be the only members allowed on
relays
once the form is submitted to your District Track Manager.
TEAM REGISTRATION: Upon
arrival at the State Meet site, coaches will be given a list of their
athletes along with other information about the meet. These team
packets can be obtained at the main concession stand on the westside of
the stadium. The head coach will verify that all athletes are in
compliance with the rules and are properly equipped(uniform, equipment
and no jewelry). Coaches will sign this form relating to list of
athletes and relay members and return to meet management before
competition begins on Friday.
FINAL
LANE ASSIGNMENTS:
Final lane assignments will be made
from the top three finishers from each prelim. heat plus the two
fastest
remaining times. Middle lanes 5 & 6 will be given to the
winners of
each prelim heat, then lanes 4 & 7 will be given to the seconds,
lanes 3
& 8 to the thirds and finally lanes 2 & 9 to the two fastest
remaining
times from the prelim. These lane assignments and prelim results
will be
posted at the coaches area and in the concession areas.
4x200
& 4x400
RELAYS: Remember
that these
relays now utilize three-turn staggers. Consult the WIAA Tournament
Guidelines
for more information. An acceleration zone can be used for all
exchanges
during the 4x200 and 4x100 relays. No acceleration zone is
allowed for
the exchanges in the 4x400 relays.
CLERKING
PROCEDURES: The
clerking area
for the running events is located in the large tent near the starting
line on
the NorthWest end of the track. Athletes in running as well as
field
events will only be admitted to the infield through this
location.
Entrants in the field events should check-in with the head official at
the
competition site. Three calls for each event (distinguished by gender
and
classification) will be made at approximately five-minute intervals
beginning
25 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the event. In running
events, only
after the first call has been made will athletes be allowed to enter
the
designated warm-up area on the infield of the track. At the third
and final
call, athletes must report to the clerking area to receive instructions
and be
escorted to the starting line. If
a call was not made or heard, it is the ultimate responsibility of the
athletes
to check in with the clerk to find out the progress of the meet. Head
coaches
are allowed to check-in athletes competing in other events at the same
time.
Field event athletes will be allowed on the field one hour prior to the
scheduled start of their event, and should check-in and receive meet
instructions from the head officials for the event that they are
scheduled to
be in. Remember that all field event athletes must check in
before the event
starts or they can not compete. Running events will take
precedence over field events. A participant in a field event
competing in a running event will be given five minutes after the
completion of the running event or when dismissed until called to
compete. A high jumper/pole vaulter must jump at the height the
bar is set when he/she returns. If an athlete is competing in a
field event and running event held at the same time, the athlete must
check-in with the clerk before the beginning of both events.
He/she may then report directly to the starting line where he/she will
seek out a Clerk for final check and instruction. The athlete
will leave his/her event no later than the third call. The events
start will NOT be delayed for any athlete who reports late.
HIP/COMPETITION
NUMBERS: In all
races, hip
numbers will be given to athletes in the clerking area. These are for
the
benefit of timers and umpires. They shall be worn on the left
hip. As per
rule, the athlete must wear a competition number on the back of their
uniform(given
to each coach in their team packet) to be able to compete(This includes
this
assigned hip number).
DISCUS/SHOTPUT:
The shot put and
discus will
be thrown in the north end of the stadium outside the running area. We
will
furnish only the rubber discus and shotputs to be used at the State
Meet.
All other implements must be inspected at the certification area
located near
the shot put area, one hour prior to competition. Shot puts
certified for competition will be placed in a pool and may
be thrown
by any competitor. Discus certified for competition will not
be shared without permission from
the school
to which it belongs. .
Portable bleachers are available in the
area and
athletes will be introduced via a portable public address system. All
practice
throws with discus or shotputs will be taken within the competition
area for
these events under the direction of the head official. A new
discus ring and cage has been constructed to be in compliance with new
sector rule of 34.92 degrees. The new sector rule has also been
applied
to the shotput area.
JAVELIN: All javelins will be
delivered to the
official weighing and measuring station in the certification shed
behind the
shotput area for certification as a legal instrument. After being
certified, all javelins will be sequestered until they are delivered to
the
competition site prior to competition. Javelins will be delivered
to the
participants just prior to the warm-up period. All practice
throws with
javelins will be taken within the competition area for the javelin
under the
direction of the head javelin official. Prior to throwing,
contestants
should be instructed by their coaches in the proper warm-up techniques
for
stretching the arm, shoulder area, legs, and back in order to reduce
the chance
muscle injuries. After each throw, the individual javelins are to
be
returned to the safety area as designated by the head official.
Javelins
certified for competition will not be shared without permission from
the school
to which it belongs. The javelin will be thrown in the infield of
the
track. No chalk is to be used. Non-participants in this
event should be careful while
walking in
this area.
IMPLEMENTS:
Implements (discus,
shot put, javelin) will be
impounded and not be available to use again until the start of the
event.
Implements will remain impounded for the entire duration of the
event. Meet
management
will also provide approved implements. No unapproved implements
(including overweight
or under-weight shot puts) will be allowed during practice prior to the
event.
The following items will be checked:
Shot
Put: 1) Visual
inspection (specifically looking for
possible indentations that may allow for an advantage with the grip);
2)
Weight; 3) Circumference.
Discus:
1) Visual
inspection (specifically looking for
possible indentations that may allow for an advantage with the grip);
2)
Weight; 3) Diameter of the discus; 4) Thickness of the center of the
discus.
Javelin:
1) Visual
inspection; 2) Weight; 3) Length of
the javelin; 4) Length of binding; 5) Check balance; 6) Maximum
distance from
the point of the javelin to the balance point.
POLE
VAULT
POLES/VAULTERS: The
pole
vault weight verification form should be sent to Pasco High School as
soon as
possible. Pole vault poles will be checked before each jump to make
sure the
competitor is using an approved pole rated at or above his weight.
Weights
included on the weight verification form will be listed on the event
sheets. All Vaulters will be weigh-in prior to the start of
the event at the Pole Vault venue. Only
those vaulters that weigh-in prior to
the meet and are cleared by the meet management will be allowed to
compete.
HIGH
JUMP/POLE
VAULT: All
contestants will
be in one flight in reverse order by their qualifying mark. Contestants
with
the same qualifying mark will compete in the order they were entered
into the
computer. The beginning height as stated in the state syllabus
may be
adjusted by the Games Committee. The beginning settings
for pole
vault and high jump will be one height below that of the lowest
qualifier. In the pole vault, the bar will be raised 6” at a time
until only half of the contestants remain. The bar will then be
raised 3” at a time, until only one contestant remains. In
the high jump, The bar will be raised 2” at a time until only half of
the contestants remain. The bar will then be raised 1” at a time,
until only one contestant remains. There may be only (2) check
marks for high jumpers, one permanent (e.g. piece of tape) and (1)
portable (e.g. sock, shoe) which is put down before jump and removed
afterwards. The five alive competition rule applies to both
competitions.
LONG/TRIPLE
JUMP: Girls Long
jump and Triple Jump will be on the
south pit and the Boys Long Jump and Triple Jump on the north
pit.
Multiple permanant takeoff boards in the long jump and triple
jump are
allowed as
long as prior notification is made to the event judge before
jumping. No chalk will be allowed in the venue.
TRIALS: For the preliminaries there will
be 2 flights
of 8 competitors in the jumps and throws. The competitors will be
seeded
in reverse order of their qualifying mark. Eight competitors will
advance
to the finals and compete in one flight in reverse order from their
preliminary
marks. If there are extra qualifiers a third flight will be
formed for
the jumps. The games committee will determine the number in each
flight.
STARTING
BLOCKS: Athletes
may use their team starting blocks,
however, they are responsible for the care and movement to appropriate
positions on the track. These blocks will not be pooled, and will be
inspected
by the starters prior to races. Eight sets of blocks will be provided
for
competitors to use.
RELAYS:
At any time prior
to a relay event, coaches
may give to the clerking area their final declarations, listing leg
number,
competitor number and competitor name. However, to assist the public
address
announcer and subsequently spectators, meet management requests coaches
to
submit this list as soon as possible prior to the start of the event --
one
hour prior if possible. Athletes will be allowed to place two pieces of
tape
not to exceed a total of 24 inches in their lane on the track. In the
case of rain, poker chips will be provided by the relay inspectors for
use(No chalk or tennis balls). Batons will be provided for
all
relay teams to use in the State Meet.
SPIKES:
1/4" pyramid spikes
are recommended. Pin
or needle spikes, and spikes longer than 1/4" are not allowed. Spikes
may
be purchased at the coaches tent Friday and Saturday or at the Thursday
practice session for 10 cents each. Nonreplaceable Christmas tree
spikes
(1/4" or shorter) will be allowed. Spike lengths will be checked
at
the event areas.
INTRODUCTIONS:
Athletes in running
events will be introduced
in their starting positions just prior to the start of the race. In
field
events, athletes will be lined up and introduced by a field events
announcer.
FIELD
EVENT TIME
LIMITS/UMPIRES: Officials
will be enforcing time limit rules in field events, which are now
one minute
(pole vault is still 1 1/2 minutes).
Also, a large group of umpires will be on hand to enforce running event
rules.
Depending on how stringently rules were enforced at meets during the
season,
you may want to review rules with your athletes to alleviate any
problems or
questions they may have during the meet.
FINISH
PROCEDURES:
Please inform your
athletes
that they are to remain in their lanes and return to the finish line at
the
conclusion of the race. They will be released by finish line officials.
At the
conclusion of running event preliminaries, athletes may pick-up their
sweats at
the athlete exit area between the scoreboard and finish line. In
running event
finals, sweats will be located at the awards clerking area beneath the
large
tent near the finish line.
AWARDS:
The top eight
finishers in each event will be
recognized by the public address announcer. Following an event final,
these
eight athletes will be escorted to the large tent at the finish line
where
athletes in running events will be able to retrieve sweats and be
interviewed
by the media. After final results have been determined, athletes will
be
introduced and given their awards on the awards stand in front of the
main
grandstand. Eight places will be scored (10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1)
in
individual and relay events. Medals will be presented to the top
eight place
winners in each event. Team trophies will be presented to the top
four
teams in the point standings.
APPEALS:
An appeals area
will be located in a coaches
tent located under the scoreboard on the south end of the stadium.
Appeals
regarding misapplication of the rules must be filed within 30 minutes
after the
announcement and posting of the results in that event. Any such appeal
must be
submitted in writing by the head coach to the referees. The referees
shall
render a decision after reviewing the appeal. The decision of the
referees may
be appealed to the jury of appeals. Head coaches only may take part in
the
appeal process.
LEAD PEOPLE: Concerns need to
be taken to the lead people.
FAT
TIMING: Fully
automatic timing will be used for all
running events. Timing system operators will not recall races in the
event of
FAT malfunction, thus, hand timers will have to be utilized instead. If
a
malfunction occurs during a preliminary heat, hand times will be used
for all
heats to determine advancement and seeding in the finals.
RESULTS/LANE
ASSIGNMENTS: Results
and lane
assignments will be announced and posted. Results are available to
coaches in
the coaches area of the concession area. Complete
results will
be available on the internet- no results will be mailed to anyone.
JEWELRY:
Jewelry is
prohibited with the exception of
religious or medical medals.
Cell phones, walkie talkies, IPOD’s, MP3’s, etc., and any other wireless communication are prohibited in the event areas, with the exception of meet management. No competing athlete may view video cameras or cell phones during the competition that is active at that time.
For
Further
Specific Meet Information, Consult the WIAA Tournament Guidelines &
The
National Federation Rule Book