EMERALD CITY 1A LEAGUE
2012 TRACK and FIELD GUIDELINES
Regular Season Meets
All league schools are invited, but not required to attend all three, league all-comers meets. Registration for all league meets will be done on www.atheltic.net at least 2 days prior to the meet (host school may request more lead time for entries). Schools choosing not to participate in a given meet should contact the host schools at least one week in advance.
2012 ECL Meets
3/20 – Bellevue Christian/Cedar Park @ Juanita HS
4/25 – University Prep/Bush @ West Seattle
5/2 - SAAS/Northwest @ West Seattle
5/10 & 5/12 – ECL Championships @ King’s HS
Meet Helpers - School assignments
It will be assumed that the hosting schools will provide meet helpers for their scheduled meet. If additional help is needed in an event, please contact the listed school below first. Schools running the jumps and throws will need to provide the measuring tape. Those schools responsible for timers need to provide a sprint 8 or like timing device.
- · Host School – Seed meet, staging the Start and coordinating the Finish Line –including timing and results!
- · Bush/Seattle Academy - Long/Triple Jump
- · University Prep - Shot
- · Seattle Academy – Pole Vault
- · Cedar Park – Discus
- · Bellevue Christian - Javelin
- · Northwest – High Jump
- · Annie Wright – to assist where necessary
Team Rosters
Emerald City League athletes qualify from League to the Tri-District Meet, and from there on to State. According to WIAA regulations (18.5.1), students must have been eligible for at least 50% of the season to participate in the post season To insure a level playing field, ALL COACHES are asked to send a roster of eligible athletes to the league coordinator (Cathy Schick, cschick@seattleacademy.org) by April 20th. The list should include all athletes who have achieved eligibility by that point.
League Championship
The League Championship Meet will be held Thursday May 10th and Saturday May 12th at King’s H.S. Allocations from League to Tri-District are the top 4 athletes from the ECL Championships, plus the next 4 best times(from districts 1/2/3). Field event and distance finals will be spread over those two days, while events in lanes will hold prelims on Thursday and finals on Saturday.
Tri-Districts
Allocations from Tri-Districts to State, 5 for boys and 6 for girls. Tri-District Meet will be: Thursday May 17th, and Saturday May 19th at Kings. Field event and distance finals will be spread over those two days, while events in lanes will hold prelims on Thursday and finals on Saturday.
Declarations for State
After the qualifying process has begun at the Tri-District level, an athlete must make an honest effort to qualify in each event in which he/she has qualified. Withdrawal from one event necessitates withdrawal from all. Once qualified questions or disputes should be directed to the meet manager, who may choose to involve the Games Committee. Exception - athletes participating in a relay may be replaced by one of the two substitutes without penalty. The last opportunity to scratch an athlete without penalty is at the coaches’ scratch meeting prior to the Tri-District meet.
Seeding
The seeding and lane assignments for the League and Tri-District meets are done according to National Federation Guidelines.
Scoring
Scoring is done according to National Federation Guidelines. Please note the variance according to the # of teams entered in the meet.
Entry Deadlines
Please be considerate of the meet manager by meeting the entry deadline when one is given. It’s the meet manager’s discretion as to whether or not to accept late entries. Meet managers will attempt to get the results out as quickly as possible, but be prepared to keep your own records, particularly at regular season League Meets. The meet manager may just record those athletes who score -
2012 League All-Stars
Athletes attain the status of League All - Stars by meeting the attached marks/ standards (at any meet), winning an event at the League Championships, or competing at the State Meet. Standards set according to Fully Automatic Timing – if using hand times add .24 to each time to determine the official time.
EVENT GIRLS BOYS
100 13.2 11.6
200 27.2 23.5
400 1:05 53.5
800 2:28 2:05
1600 5:30 4:45
3200 12:00 10:25
100H 17.0 15.0
300 h 51.0 44.0
4x100 Relay 54.0 46.0
4x200 Relay 1:50
4x400 Relay 4:25 3:40
Shot 31’ 41’
Discus 95’ 125’
Javelin 92’ 140’
Long Jump 15’5 19’6
Triple Jump 32’0 40’
High Jump 4’8 5’7
Pole Vault 7’6 10’6
Major Rule Changes
Check the National Federation rulebook and attend required preseason meetings.
Helpful Websites
Athletic.net organize team statistics, create meet entries, print team and
athlete profiles, receive online meet entries, etc.
WaTFXC.com Washington State High School website, run by and for coaches, lots of great links, includes coaches’ directory.
trackandfieldnews.com Tons of links, camps, results and records.
usatf.org USA Track and Field site – includes rules, membership info, links.
wiaa.com Rules, state meet info, links.
Track & Field Meet Reporting
After each meet, please report the stats to the people below.
- Athletic.net (www.athletic.net)
- The Seattle Times 206-464-2276 sports@seattletimes.com fax 206-464-3255
- Additional options but not mandatory: www.KING5.com , www.NWCN.com , www.hsgametime.com/seattle/ , (206) 448-4537
- APscores@ap.org, 1-800-300-8340, contact: John Lehn
- Tacoma News Tribune (253) 597-8702 or thenewstribune.com/sports/highschool
League Championship Meet (May 10th and 12th @ King’s H.S.):
Entries: Should be made on athletic.net, and entry marks must have been posted on athletic.net prior to entry for the league meet.
Qualifying: An athlete must have competed in an event (and have posted a time or distance) in order to be entered in the league meet in that event. An athlete must have participated in a meet during the season in order to be on a relay.
Prelim Heats: Heats will be set up fast to slow. The fastest 8 entries will be in the first heat.
Prelims to Finals: In lane events the athletes with the fastest 8 times will advance to the finals on Friday. The fastest qualifying time will be placed in lane 4, 2nd fastest
in lane 5, 3rd lane 3, 4th lane 6, 5th lane 2, 6th lane 7, 7th lane 1 and 8th lane 8.
Relays: In the relay events 6 entries may be listed. Any 4 may compete and only those from the list. A final relay declaration is due prior to the commencement of the Coaches Meeting at the District Meet, but it is the coaches responsibility to turn in a revised relay declaration form if there are changes after the League Meet.
Meet Manager: Cathy Schick Seattle Academy
Meet Marshall:
Games Committee: Ed Sloan Bellevue Christian
Garron Smith Cedar Park Christian
Erin Aitchison Seattle Academy
*If a protest comes from a school above, Morgan Doherty, will substitute for that coach.
Meet Procedure:
1. National Federation Rules will govern the meet, unless superseded by State Rules.
2. Problems that arise during the meet will be handled by the Meet Manager.
If a protest is submitted the Games Committee will address the protest. An appeal must be submitted in writing, to the Meet Manager, within 30 minutes of the alleged infraction. Decision of the Games Committee will be final.
3. Calls for the Running Events will be over the PA system. “1st Call” will be 15 minutes before the start of the event, “2nd Call” will be 10 min. before and “3rd and Final Call” will be 5 minutes before. By the “2nd Call” participants should be in the Marshaling Area.
4. The Marshaling Area will be in a tent close to the main start-finish line.
5. Contestants will remain in their lane by the lt. blue triangles upon completion of their race.
6. The finishing area is only for officials. Please advise athletes, parents and coaches to keep behind the roped off area.
7. The Field Event participants will check in with the field event official. Prelims and finals will be contested on the same day.
8. The field events will compete in flights of 8-12 competitors (except the high jump). Each competitor will be given 3 attempts in the prelims. The 8 competitors with the best marks will advance to the finals where they will be allowed 3 additional attempts. The final competitors will compete in reverse order with the best prelim mark competing last.
High Jump: Girls will start at 4’ and rise 2” until 5’ and rise 1” thereafter.
Boys will start at 5’ and rise 2” until 6’ and rise 1” thereafter.
High Jumpers will compete in flights of four or more until the field is reduced to six or less. The remaining competitors will continue in one flight. The bar will never be lowered except for a jump-off for 1st place.
Pole Vault: Girls will start at 5’6 and rise 6” until 9’ and rise 3” thereafter.
Boys will start at 7’0 and rise 6” until 12’ and rise 3” thereafter.
Javelin: Will be thrown off of paved runway if conditions warrant.
Uniforms/Jewelry: Contestants shall wear only school issued uniforms. Any visible apparel worn under a competitor shorts or singlet must be of one solid color. A relay team member may wear any solid color apparel under their uniform. If 2 or more team members wear apparel under their uniforms it must be of the same color. In the Marshaling Area the athletes will be checked so all participants are legal and problems are prevented.
Spikes: Only 1/4” or less spikes are allowed on track and runways.
Awards: Upon completion of the running events on Saturday the awards will be presented
on an award stand in front of the stadium. Advise your athletes to stay in the area.
Scoring: Eight places will be scored in each event - 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Tri-District: To be held at King’s on Thursday/Saturday, May 17th and 19th , 2012
Coaches Meeting:
A coaches meeting will take place prior to the start of the ECL Championship meet. All scratches need to be made at this time. There will be an additional scratch meeting at the end of the ECL Championships to make any necessary scratches for the Tri-District meet.
School Responsibilities:
Each school is responsible for running the following events:
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- Shot-put – University Prep
- Discus – Cedar Park
- Pole Vault – Seattle Academy
- Javelin – Bellevue Christian
- Triple Jump/Long Jump – Bush /Seattle Academy
- High Jump – Northwest School
G. Annie Wright – assist at venues where needed
Relays: 4x100 1st exchange Bellevue Christian, Bush
2nd exchange Seattle Academy, Northwest
3rd exchange Cedar Park Christian, University Prep
4x200 1st exchange Seattle Academy, Northwest
2nd exchange University Prep, Bellevue Christian
4x400 Cedar Park Christian, Annie Wright, Seattle Academy
These responsibilities are for both Thursday and Saturday. At least 2 adults are required with any other necessary helpers.
Buses: Please park school buses and vans in the lower parking lot by Mike Martin Gym..