Meet Information
Meet Director:
Bill Howard
bhoward@oswayo.com
814-697-6132
Registration help:
http://www.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions
Note that these instructions are on the US Portal and you will have to return to your state site to actually find your team and enter the meet.
Meet Information
Athletic Directors and Coaches: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!!
HOSTED BY: Oswayo Valley High School
HELD AT: Bolivar-Richburg High School, Bolivar, NY
MEET DATE: Friday, April 29th, 2011
MEET DIRECTOR: Bill Howard, Meet Director
Oswayo Valley High School
318 Oswayo Street
Oswayo, PA 16748
Phone: 814-697-6132
e-mail: bhoward@oswayo.com
SANCTION: P.I.A.A. rules and regulations apply.
SCORING: All schools will compete together with separate scores being kept for boys and girls. Eight places will be scored in each event as follows: 10 pts. 8 6 5 4 3 2 - 1
AWARDS: Medals will be awarded to the top eight (8) place winners in individual events and the four (4) runners on the top three (3) teams in each relay event. Medals will be available for pick up in a team envelope by the head coach. These will be available after the results have be announced following your teams last event. (NOTE: This worked well last year and allows us to keep the meet moving along briskly and on schedule.) Team plaques will be awarded for both the top two (2) scoring boys and girls teams.
RESULTS: Results will be posted for each event immediately after they are announced under the bleachers at the end closest to the finish line. The final results for the meet will be posted online at the http://pa.milesplit.us website immediately following the meet. Please notify your local newspaper of this so that it saves you time of reporting the results!
FACILITY: An excellent eight lane polyurethane all-weather track with accompanying surfaces for the pole high jump, triple, and long jumps. There is ample seating for spectators in the bleachers.
ENTRY FEE: The entry fee is $80 per team or $150 if both a schools boys and girls teams are entered. An individual entry fee of $10 per athlete/per event will be charged for partial teams (if less than the team fees.) Checks should be made payable to Oswayo Valley High School and mailed to Bill Howard at the school address listed above. The entry fee is due by Wednesday, April 27th, 2011. We would appreciate your mailing the entry fee to us by this date so we dont have to deal with them the day of the meet.
LOCKER ROOMS: Locker room facilities are not available. Athletes are encouraged to come dressed to compete for the meet.
REST ROOMS: Large restrooms for public use are available under the bleachers.
CONCESSION STAND: Oswayo Valley High School T.R.A.C.K. Association will operate a concession stand throughout the meet. There will be a wide assortment of food and refreshments offered.
T-SHIRTS: There will be meet tee-shirts sold at the meet. Cost for the shirts is $12 each. A tee-shirt order form is included if you want to advance order. Please return it with your school entry fee.
ENTRIES: All entries must be made on-line at http://pa.milesplit.us/. The deadline for all entries is 10:00 PM on Tuesday, April 26th, 2011. You may begin entering your athletes when you wish and make changes up to the deadline. No additions or changes will be accepted after the entry deadline.
IMPORTANT: Coaches must put an athletes best performance from this season only. Estimates may not be used under any circumstance. If you have no time or no distance to enter, enter NT or ND for their seeding performance, respectively.
There are no qualifying standards for the meet. Coaches must pre-enter at least four (4) and up to eight (8) individuals for each of the relay events. The final four relay names do not have to be determined until your relay runners report to the Clerking Tent. However, your relay runners must be among the original entries you pre-entered on-line. Scratches may be made at the meet but no additional competitors may be added at the meet. (NOTE: All seeding will be done on Wednesday, April 27, 2011)
PARTICIPATION LIMITATIONS: Schools are limit to entering three (3) competitors for each individual event and one team in each relay event. Athletes are limited to participating in a maximum of four (4) events.
SCRATCHES: Teams are to pick up their meet packets immediately upon arrival at the timing tent. Coaches are to indicate their scratches on the scratch sheet, sign it, and return it by 3:30 to the timing tent. This will allow us to consolidate heats and flights and will allow us to keep close to the time schedule. Remember, no changes will be allowed, only scratches!
COACHES METING: There will be a mandatory coaches meeting at 3:30 PM in the garage where implements are being weighed in.
TRACK EVENTS:
1. All running event results will be fully automatic timed (FAT) with a FinishLynx timing system. Please note that we will time to the 1/1000 of a second in order to break ties but will print out to the 1/100 of a second. (NOTE: This is the same procedure used at the PIAA State Meet.)
2. There will be trials and finals in the 100m dash (boys/girls), 100m hurdles (girls), and 110m hurdles (boys). They will be seeded according to times coaches send in. Coaches should enter times to the tenths of second if a time is hand-timed and place an (h) at the end of the time (Ex. 12.6h) and to the hundredths of a second if the entered time is FAT (Ex. 12.57). All hand times will be converted during the seeding process. Advancement in these races will be determined by the top eight (8) FAT times in the preliminaries, regardless of place.
3. New York schools should enter their 1500 and 3000 meter times, as well as their 400 meter hurdle times. These will be converted to their 1600, 3200, and 300 meter equivalents according to formula.
4. All other races will be FINALS ONLY. They will be run slowest to fastest heat with the eight (8) fastest FAT times placing, regardless of what heat they are in.
5. Traditional starting blocks will be provided. Those desiring to use other blocks must bring their own blocks and have them approved at the clerking area.
6. Spikes that do not extend 1/4" beyond the surface of the sole are allowed for use on the all weather surfaces. Event judges and the Clerk-of-Course will monitor this closely. Those found participating in violation of the meet rule will be disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct.
7. Relay batons must be provided by each participating school. They will be inspected by the Clerk prior to each relay event.
8. All contestants must check in at the clerking area when his/her event is first called. Failure to do so may be cause for disqualification. Anyone failing to report by the last call will be disqualified.
9. Be advised that the three (3) turn stagger will be used in the 1600 m. relay.
10. Competitors must remain on the track at the end of each race until dismissed by the head of the finish.
11. Track events supersede field events. Make sure your athletes who compete in track and field events are advised accordingly. Head event judges will instruct competitors according to dismissal time and offer opportunities to jump out of succession if the need arises.
FIELD EVENTS:
1. Competitors must bring their own weight implements to the meet. They must meet National Federation standards and will be inspected by the head field judge prior to the beginning of the meet at a location to be announced. For shot put and discus, the inspection will begin at 3:30 and conclude at 3:50.
2. Coaches must present their POLE VAULT POLES AND AULTING WEIGHT VERIFICATION FORM to the pole vault judge at the pole vault pit THIRTY (30) MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED EVENT. A P.I.A.A. registered official will be judging the pole vault for the safety of the athletes.
3. There will be three (3) trials in the throwing and horizontal jumping events in the preliminaries and three in the finals.
4. The top nine (9) finishers in the preliminary rounds of the triple jump, long jump, shot put, and discus will advance to the finals of the respective event immediately following the last flight of the preliminaries.
5. Starting heights for field events are as follows:
Girls Pole Vault: 6-00
Boys High Jump: 5-04
Boys Pole Vault: 8-00
Girls High Jump: 4-04
(NOTE: Starting heights were determined based on previous year's results.)
JURY OF APPEALS: Should the referee wish to consult with a jury of appeals that body will consist of the PIAA registered officials, Meet Director, and Head Timer.
MISCELLANEOUS:
1. All competitive areas of the track and field are restricted areas. Non-competitors, coaches, managers, teammates, parents and friends are restricted from these areas at all times. Failure to comply with this restriction could result in disqualification of the competitor and removal from the facilities.
2. Once running events begin, all warm-ups for these events must take place outside the fenced track area.
3. All field event implements must be removed from the site and returned to the bus or equipment shed when the competitor is no longer active. Absolutely no throwing or jumping will be allowed once a competition has ended.
4. Coaches and contestants must listen carefully to announcements. Although a tentative schedule has been issued, meet management reserves the right to alter the schedule as time and conditions dictate. Failure to report adjustments will result in disqualification.
5. As you know the integrity of the coaches in submitting accurate information (i.e. names, times, distances, etc.) determines competitive fairness. Your cooperation in this regard will do much to enhance the quality of this meet.
6. Team camps must be set-up outside the fence surrounding the track. Available areas include the grass area near the finish area and along the fence on the opposite side of the track from the bleachers (between the 300 and 200 Meter start areas). The areas on the Astroturf on the baseball outfield field will not be available to use for a camp. All drives, sidewalks, and gates must be kept clear for emergency services and vehicles.
7. Team buses must be parked by the bus garage located at the opposite end of the track from the school. Care should be given so that Bolivar-Richburg School District buses are able to return from their afternoon bus runs. Please advise your drivers of this in advance!
8. An admission fee of $3 for adults and $2 for students will be charged for all spectators.
Bill Howard
bhoward@oswayo.com
814-697-6132
Registration help:
http://www.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions
Note that these instructions are on the US Portal and you will have to return to your state site to actually find your team and enter the meet.
Meet Information
Athletic Directors and Coaches: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!!
HOSTED BY: Oswayo Valley High School
HELD AT: Bolivar-Richburg High School, Bolivar, NY
MEET DATE: Friday, April 29th, 2011
MEET DIRECTOR: Bill Howard, Meet Director
Oswayo Valley High School
318 Oswayo Street
Oswayo, PA 16748
Phone: 814-697-6132
e-mail: bhoward@oswayo.com
SANCTION: P.I.A.A. rules and regulations apply.
SCORING: All schools will compete together with separate scores being kept for boys and girls. Eight places will be scored in each event as follows: 10 pts. 8 6 5 4 3 2 - 1
AWARDS: Medals will be awarded to the top eight (8) place winners in individual events and the four (4) runners on the top three (3) teams in each relay event. Medals will be available for pick up in a team envelope by the head coach. These will be available after the results have be announced following your teams last event. (NOTE: This worked well last year and allows us to keep the meet moving along briskly and on schedule.) Team plaques will be awarded for both the top two (2) scoring boys and girls teams.
RESULTS: Results will be posted for each event immediately after they are announced under the bleachers at the end closest to the finish line. The final results for the meet will be posted online at the http://pa.milesplit.us website immediately following the meet. Please notify your local newspaper of this so that it saves you time of reporting the results!
FACILITY: An excellent eight lane polyurethane all-weather track with accompanying surfaces for the pole high jump, triple, and long jumps. There is ample seating for spectators in the bleachers.
ENTRY FEE: The entry fee is $80 per team or $150 if both a schools boys and girls teams are entered. An individual entry fee of $10 per athlete/per event will be charged for partial teams (if less than the team fees.) Checks should be made payable to Oswayo Valley High School and mailed to Bill Howard at the school address listed above. The entry fee is due by Wednesday, April 27th, 2011. We would appreciate your mailing the entry fee to us by this date so we dont have to deal with them the day of the meet.
LOCKER ROOMS: Locker room facilities are not available. Athletes are encouraged to come dressed to compete for the meet.
REST ROOMS: Large restrooms for public use are available under the bleachers.
CONCESSION STAND: Oswayo Valley High School T.R.A.C.K. Association will operate a concession stand throughout the meet. There will be a wide assortment of food and refreshments offered.
T-SHIRTS: There will be meet tee-shirts sold at the meet. Cost for the shirts is $12 each. A tee-shirt order form is included if you want to advance order. Please return it with your school entry fee.
ENTRIES: All entries must be made on-line at http://pa.milesplit.us/. The deadline for all entries is 10:00 PM on Tuesday, April 26th, 2011. You may begin entering your athletes when you wish and make changes up to the deadline. No additions or changes will be accepted after the entry deadline.
IMPORTANT: Coaches must put an athletes best performance from this season only. Estimates may not be used under any circumstance. If you have no time or no distance to enter, enter NT or ND for their seeding performance, respectively.
There are no qualifying standards for the meet. Coaches must pre-enter at least four (4) and up to eight (8) individuals for each of the relay events. The final four relay names do not have to be determined until your relay runners report to the Clerking Tent. However, your relay runners must be among the original entries you pre-entered on-line. Scratches may be made at the meet but no additional competitors may be added at the meet. (NOTE: All seeding will be done on Wednesday, April 27, 2011)
PARTICIPATION LIMITATIONS: Schools are limit to entering three (3) competitors for each individual event and one team in each relay event. Athletes are limited to participating in a maximum of four (4) events.
SCRATCHES: Teams are to pick up their meet packets immediately upon arrival at the timing tent. Coaches are to indicate their scratches on the scratch sheet, sign it, and return it by 3:30 to the timing tent. This will allow us to consolidate heats and flights and will allow us to keep close to the time schedule. Remember, no changes will be allowed, only scratches!
COACHES METING: There will be a mandatory coaches meeting at 3:30 PM in the garage where implements are being weighed in.
TRACK EVENTS:
1. All running event results will be fully automatic timed (FAT) with a FinishLynx timing system. Please note that we will time to the 1/1000 of a second in order to break ties but will print out to the 1/100 of a second. (NOTE: This is the same procedure used at the PIAA State Meet.)
2. There will be trials and finals in the 100m dash (boys/girls), 100m hurdles (girls), and 110m hurdles (boys). They will be seeded according to times coaches send in. Coaches should enter times to the tenths of second if a time is hand-timed and place an (h) at the end of the time (Ex. 12.6h) and to the hundredths of a second if the entered time is FAT (Ex. 12.57). All hand times will be converted during the seeding process. Advancement in these races will be determined by the top eight (8) FAT times in the preliminaries, regardless of place.
3. New York schools should enter their 1500 and 3000 meter times, as well as their 400 meter hurdle times. These will be converted to their 1600, 3200, and 300 meter equivalents according to formula.
4. All other races will be FINALS ONLY. They will be run slowest to fastest heat with the eight (8) fastest FAT times placing, regardless of what heat they are in.
5. Traditional starting blocks will be provided. Those desiring to use other blocks must bring their own blocks and have them approved at the clerking area.
6. Spikes that do not extend 1/4" beyond the surface of the sole are allowed for use on the all weather surfaces. Event judges and the Clerk-of-Course will monitor this closely. Those found participating in violation of the meet rule will be disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct.
7. Relay batons must be provided by each participating school. They will be inspected by the Clerk prior to each relay event.
8. All contestants must check in at the clerking area when his/her event is first called. Failure to do so may be cause for disqualification. Anyone failing to report by the last call will be disqualified.
9. Be advised that the three (3) turn stagger will be used in the 1600 m. relay.
10. Competitors must remain on the track at the end of each race until dismissed by the head of the finish.
11. Track events supersede field events. Make sure your athletes who compete in track and field events are advised accordingly. Head event judges will instruct competitors according to dismissal time and offer opportunities to jump out of succession if the need arises.
FIELD EVENTS:
1. Competitors must bring their own weight implements to the meet. They must meet National Federation standards and will be inspected by the head field judge prior to the beginning of the meet at a location to be announced. For shot put and discus, the inspection will begin at 3:30 and conclude at 3:50.
2. Coaches must present their POLE VAULT POLES AND AULTING WEIGHT VERIFICATION FORM to the pole vault judge at the pole vault pit THIRTY (30) MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED EVENT. A P.I.A.A. registered official will be judging the pole vault for the safety of the athletes.
3. There will be three (3) trials in the throwing and horizontal jumping events in the preliminaries and three in the finals.
4. The top nine (9) finishers in the preliminary rounds of the triple jump, long jump, shot put, and discus will advance to the finals of the respective event immediately following the last flight of the preliminaries.
5. Starting heights for field events are as follows:
Girls Pole Vault: 6-00
Boys High Jump: 5-04
Boys Pole Vault: 8-00
Girls High Jump: 4-04
(NOTE: Starting heights were determined based on previous year's results.)
JURY OF APPEALS: Should the referee wish to consult with a jury of appeals that body will consist of the PIAA registered officials, Meet Director, and Head Timer.
MISCELLANEOUS:
1. All competitive areas of the track and field are restricted areas. Non-competitors, coaches, managers, teammates, parents and friends are restricted from these areas at all times. Failure to comply with this restriction could result in disqualification of the competitor and removal from the facilities.
2. Once running events begin, all warm-ups for these events must take place outside the fenced track area.
3. All field event implements must be removed from the site and returned to the bus or equipment shed when the competitor is no longer active. Absolutely no throwing or jumping will be allowed once a competition has ended.
4. Coaches and contestants must listen carefully to announcements. Although a tentative schedule has been issued, meet management reserves the right to alter the schedule as time and conditions dictate. Failure to report adjustments will result in disqualification.
5. As you know the integrity of the coaches in submitting accurate information (i.e. names, times, distances, etc.) determines competitive fairness. Your cooperation in this regard will do much to enhance the quality of this meet.
6. Team camps must be set-up outside the fence surrounding the track. Available areas include the grass area near the finish area and along the fence on the opposite side of the track from the bleachers (between the 300 and 200 Meter start areas). The areas on the Astroturf on the baseball outfield field will not be available to use for a camp. All drives, sidewalks, and gates must be kept clear for emergency services and vehicles.
7. Team buses must be parked by the bus garage located at the opposite end of the track from the school. Care should be given so that Bolivar-Richburg School District buses are able to return from their afternoon bus runs. Please advise your drivers of this in advance!
8. An admission fee of $3 for adults and $2 for students will be charged for all spectators.