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Got an officiating question? Need a rules clarification? E-mail
askanofficial@swtfoa.com and
a Master Level USATF Certified Official will answer your question. Be
sure to indicate which governing body (IAAF, USATF, NCAA, NFHS, UIL) the
question pertains to, and include as much information as possible. |
Track & Field Rules Page
Be sure to check the Training Page on usatfofficials.com for valuable meet officiating info (how to run an event, forms, monographs, etc...) - an excellent tool for the beginner and the advanced track official. Event officiating guidelines as written by SWTFOA Master-level officials also available on the Member Services page.
George
Kleeman's short (2-page) summary of major rule cchanges for 2007 for NFHS, NCAA,
and USATF (pdf file)
(longer
8-page detailed summary can be found on www.usatfofficials.com here)
Online
2007 NCAA Track & Field Rulebook
2007 NCAA Rules
Changes (pdf file)
(must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader installed to view)
Online
2006 USATF Rulebook
(online 2005
USATF Rulebook)
(must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader installed to view)
2007
UIL Track & Field Rules
(governing body for Texas public schools)
Texas
Association of Private & Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Rules
(Texas' largest private school governing body)
(must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader installed to view)
IAAF
Handbook
(must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader installed)
Officials can order a 2007 Track &
Field Rules Comparison and Officials
Duties from Bill Boyd, former SWTFOA member and currently on the USATF
rules committee. The cost is $9.00. To place an order send a check for $9.00
payable to Bill Boyd- USATF to:
Bill Boyd
2529 Burrows Court
Williamsburg, VA 23185
This manual is a valuable tool in helping
officials. It has great
charts and diagrams along with the rules comparison that you will not find in
many
of the current rule books. It also has "case book" section.
The
Equipment and Facilities Specifications Newsletter (2-07) (PDF file)
(by George Kleeman, Vice Chair for Training for USATF officials)
(must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader installed)
**E&F
Update for Masters 80+ Hammer & Shot change**
**E&F
Update For Hammer 4/7/05**
October
2006 newsletter
February
2006 newsletter
September
2005 newsletter
January
2005 Newsletter
October
2004 Newsletter
Jan 2004 E&F Newsletter
October
2003 E & F Newsletter
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2003 SWTFOA
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