Delaware County Girls' Track and Field Relay Carnival

Saturday, April 10, 2010  1:00 p.m. 

Haverford High School

 

Rules:

 

1.  Participation:  This meet is open to girls who are members of any high school team in Delaware County. The following will be needed to compete:

    a. An eligibility list can be downloaded at www.oocities.org/haventrack

    signed by your principal. 

b. Previously paid the $300.00 (full plan) or a check or money order for  $125.00 made out to  DCGT&FCA

            c. A work assignment.

            d. Event cards properly filled out:

                   1.  Event.

                   2.  School name.

                   3.  Estimated time you will run.

                   4.  Names of all relay contestants.

 2.  Awards:  Medals will be awarded to the top 5 relays in each event.  No team score will be kept in this meet.

 3.  Seeding: All event cards are due 30 minutes before the meet begins, as are your entrance  fees, eligibility lists, and work assignments.

 4.  Rules:  This meet will be governed by the current national federation rule book, except where the games committee has added, deleted, or changed the rules for this meet:

     No false starts.

     No wearing of any jewelry of any kind, except medical alert.

     Relay teams must all be dressed alike.

     Athletes may participate in 4 events.

5.  Scratches:  You may scratch a relay with no penalty.  a team will be considered scratched if it does not clerk in 10 minutes before the event. If a

     competitor other than the one listed on the cards is used and the team places in the event,  the change should be made when the team picks up its awards. 

6.  Track events:

     a. The shuttle hurdle relay will be run on the track. 

         A 1.22 meter exchange zone will be used.

     b. Track events will be run in sections and final placement will be based on time.

     c. ¼” inch spikes only on all track surfaces.

     d. Races to be run in lanes:

            Sprint medley relay - 1st leg only

            1600 meter relay - 1st leg only

            800 meter relay - 1st and 2nd legs only

            Southern sprint medley relay - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd legs

            400 meter relay - all legs

            All other relays - Penn relay start

      e. “B” relays only may be entered in running events

7.  Field events:

     a. In all field events, a school must enter 2 individuals to be allowed to compete. Awards will be based on the total height

         or distance for each team.

     b. All ties will be settled by the guidelines in the national federation rule book.

     c. A two minute time limit will be used in all field events.

     d. The 10 minute time limit will be in effect when a competitor leaves one event to compete in another. Remember your

         competitor must tell the official when leaving one event for another.

     e. There will be three throws or jumps per competitor.

     f. The games committee will inspect all throwing implements or choose a common set of implements from the competitors.

8.  The executive committee: 

     The executive committee will act as the games committee. The meet director will be appointed by the

     games committee. The referee's decision will be final.


 

Order of events

 

1:00 p.m.         Shot Put followed by Discus then Javelin

Long jump followed by Triple Jump

Pole Vault followed by High Jump

                                   

2:00 p.m.         Shuttle hurdle relay (4 x 100 h)

Southern sprint medley relay (200, 100, 100, 400)

6400 meter relay (4 x 1600)

400 meter relay (4 x 100)

3200 meter relay (4 x 800)

Sprint medley relay (400, 200, 200, 800)                         

800 meter relay (4 x 200)

Distance medley relay (1200, 400, 800, 1600)

1600 meter relay (4 x 400)