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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

**The NFHS, NCAA, and USATF rule books can now be ordered online**

Click here to read Eric Zemper's interesting article on the evolution of track & field rules over the last 100 years.

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.

Online 2009-2010 NCAA Track & Field Rulebook
(must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view)

NCAA rule Changes 2009-10

Online NCAA Rules Interpretations 2009

Online 2008 USATF Rulebook
(must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view)

NFHS Track & Field Pre-Meet Notes February 2009
(helps to clarify NFHS rules changes & interpretations)

2008-09 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)

The Equipment and Facilities Specifications Newsletter (January 2009) (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**
September 2008 Newsletter
February 2007 Newsletter

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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