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Armidale Little Athletics Association -
GUIDELINES FOR AGE MANAGERS
DISCIPLINE
Offensive language and/or bad behaviour, disrespect to
age managers etc. will not be tolerated. If an athlete misbehaves please
report him/her to a committee member or take them to the office to be
supervised. They will be removed from the afternoon's events an will be
disqualified from any, points they may have been eligible for.
TRACK AND FIELD INFORMATION
Safety
Ensure athletes are clear of the track when competitors
are running. Teach athletes to STOP and LOOK prior to crossing any
running track.
Position the rake at the long and triple jump pits so
that nobody can injure himself or herself.
Ensure only one person on high jump mats at one time.
Stress that athletes are not to play with spare shot and
discus while waiting for their turn. Keep everyone behind the thrower
and well back from the discus net.
How to record
Record the age and sex of the group you are with on the
top of the page. List all children's name and registration numbers
down the left side of the
page.
Record the event, eg. 100m, at the top of the next
column, with track in the first two columns and field events in the last
two. The athlete's performance is the recorded across the page next to
their name. High jump is recorded on a separate page in a similar
manner.
How to measure
When measuring triple and long jump, measure from where
the sand is first broken in the pit back to the front of the board or to
the toe print on the sand mat, at a right angle to the take off board.
When measuring shot and discus, the peg is placed through
the end of the tape measure in the ground where the shot or discus first
lands, at the closest point to the circle. The tape is then pulled out
across the middle of the circle and the measurement is read from the
inside edge of the footboard in shot, or the inside of the circle in
discus.
Basic Rules
For both discus and shot, if the implement lands on or
touches the line it is a foul. It is a foul to walk out of the front of
the circle, i.e. in front of the half way line. Stepping on or over the
front of the line during a throw is also a foul.
The athlete has three attempts at a height in high jump.
Once one height is missed 3 times, they are then out of the competition
for any further raises of the bar.
The athlete must leave the long and triple jump pit in
front of where they land. To walk backwards in the pit is a foul.
Placing a toe or any part of the foot over the front of the board or mat
is a foul.
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