TACO BELL TRACK & FIELD CLASSIC
NOTES TO COACHES

No tape of any type will be permitted on any surface.  Marking materials will be supplied to all athletes.

All National Federation rules will be strictly enforced.  A contestant shall not compete in more than four events, including relays.   The State of SC follows the old uniform rule.  One piece bodysuits are not permitted without over shorts.  Girls may wear closed leg briefs or boy cut shorts, no biker shorts etc... are permitted.  No jewelry, hats or head bands will be allowed.  Athletes must keep a shirt on at all times, while in the stands or on the track.  

Boys’ pole vault will be in two flights. Flight #1 on Friday night will be for everyone who does not want to open at 13’ or better. Anyone who makes 13’ or higher on Friday may enter the vault on Saturday but he enters with no mark. Marks on Friday night will not be considered for places. The vault on Friday will open at 11’6” and go up by 6” intervals only, even with one vaulter left, and will go until all vaulters have fouled out or stopped. Flight #2 will be held at 3pm on Saturday and opening height will be 13’0.

In the 400 m, 400 IH, 4 X 100 m relay or  4 X 400 m relay, declarations will be completed before seeding.  Coaches will need to declare their athletes at the meet.  Undeclared athletes or relays will be scratched.  Sections will then be seeded one hour before the start of the race.  In the 400m and the 400mIH each school will be allowed only one entry. These entries must be declared on Saturday. One for one substitutions will still be allowed. Any school who has two runners who both surpass a verifiable entry guideline may request to have both athletes run. This guideline is: 400m (B-49.90, G-59.90) and 400mIH (B-59.90, G-69.90).

In the long jump, shot put and discus each athlete will have his/her first legal mark measured. After the first measured mark, no trial will be marked unless it reaches the following: long jump (B-20’0, G-15’0), shot put (B-40’0, G-30’0) and discus (B-120’0,G-90’0).

In the shot put, discus, long jump, and triple jump – 10 athletes will qualify to the finals. In the 100m, 200m, and the high hurdles – we will continue to have a two heat final.

There will be a JV mile m run on Friday evening.  Entries are unlimited.  The girls run at 5:45 and the boys run at 6:00.  Any athlete that runs in the JV mile may not run any other races.  This is exclusively for athletes who are otherwise not running in the meet.  The JV runners will not be entered prior to the meet.  They will report to the clerk when called.  Runners will be shown their image and time on the FinishLynx computer.

We will be using FinishLynx timing, therefore all singlets must be tucked in so the hip number is clearly visible.  All runners must wear the hip number on their left hip.  Unofficial running times will be displayed on the stadium scoreboard.

One eighth inch (1/8") spikes are recommended.   The wearing of spikes longer than 1/4" will result in disqualification from that event.  Starting blocks will be provided.  Individual throwing implements may be weighed in and used if they pass inspection.  Personal, MP3 players only will be allowed in the stadium.

Athletes must enter and exit the track through the clerk area.  The clerk area is located behind the 100 m start line.  Athletes are not to use the steps at the bottom of the stands to enter the track.

Team scoring will be through 8 places.

Each school may enter only 2 athletes per event. However, please do not enter anyone in the high jump or pole vault who doesn't have a reasonable chance of clearing opening height.            

High Jump  Girls: 4' 10"   Boys: 6' 0"

Pole Vault  Girls: 8' 0"     Boys: 11' 6"

The slower sections of the distance races may get very large.  The maximum number of sections will be "3" in the 3200m, "4" in the 1600m, and "5" in the 800m.

The 4 x 800m relay, 200 m trials, high jump and slow sections of the boys's 3200 m will be run Friday evening.

We run the 400m Intermediate Hurdles. We do not run the 4 x 200m.

No tents in the stands on the finish line side of the stadium

Personal implements may be thrown if they pass inspection and weigh in.

First quality multi-colored commemorative T-shirts will be on sale.  Northwest Designs will  provide a wide selection of meet apparel and other items for sale.   Coaches, please tell your athletes about these ahead of time.  We are relying on this to help pay the expenses of our meet.  A full array of concession items will be available all day.

WE WILL NOT CANCEL DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER!