2016 TAPPS CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK AND FIELD

Meet Information Sheet

Date:

Friday (May 6) and Saturday (May (7)

Place:

HART-PATTERSON SPORTS COMPLEX, located at 1601 Martin Luther King

Blvd, Waco, Texas.

Site Director:

Mr. Tom Hill, Associate Athletic Director/Facilities, Baylor University

Meet referee/
Starter:

TAPPS and Baylor University will secure individuals to serve as

the meet referee and starters for the meet.

Team Rosters:

Schools must submit names through TAPPSter.

Please enter all students who have qualified or may be used as a relay alternate.
Please do not enter all students as alternates if they will not be potential
runners in the meet.
All other team members who are not advancing will be issued a wrist band to
allow entrance to the facility.

Fees:

As determined using information posted on www.tapps.net

Coaches/ Meeting
and Packet:

There will be a coaches meeting on Friday at 10:00 a.m. in the bleachers of the
track stadium. Packets (including meet information, numbers, etc.) will be available
at 9:00 a.m.

AT LEAST ONE COACH PER TEAM (boys and girls) WILL BE REQUIRED
TO ASSIST WITH FIELD EVENTS. FILL IN NAME AND EVENT
PREFERENCE ON THE TEAM ROSTER FORM. ANY ADDITIONAL
COACHES TO ASSIST WILL BE APPRECIATED. List the coaches who will
be working an event and those who will be attending and not working on the State
Roster Form.

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Admission:

Friday Admission fee:

$7.00 for students and $12.00 for adults.
Saturday Admission fee $7.00 for students and $12.00 for adults.
TAPPS passes will be honored at the main entrance only.

Parking:

Buses should park as shown on the facility map.

Buses should drop off as shown on the facility map.

Awards:

Awards will be presented when results are official. Participants should report to the
TAPPS/Awards tent immediately following the finals of their event. Field Event and
3200 Meter will be awarded at the conclusion of the event at the event site.

Protest
Procedures:

All protests relating to matters which develop during the meet should
be made at once and not later than 30 minutes after the result has been officially
announced. Any such protest must be made in WRITING and include the $40.00
FEE) by the head coach and submitted at the protest table. The protest table will be
located in the TAPPS/Awards tent. Verbal protest will not be acceptable. The
decision may be appealed to the Jury of Appeals, whose decision will be FINAL.
In matters related to officiating pictures, the coach may ask to review the photo with
the referee. The meet will not be stopped to allow review.

Rules:

1.

National Federation Track and Field Rules with the UIL / TAPPS supplement
will govern the Track and Field meets.
SEE SECTION 187.T. OF THE TAPPS MANUAL IN REGARD TO
UNIFORMS, AND TATTOOS.

2.

Spikes no longer than 5/16 inches are permitted, and only white athletic tape
may be used for marking. All tape should be immediately removed by the
competitors after the event.

3.

Shot put and discus circles are concrete, so plan for appropriate foot wear. The
shot put area does not meet High School Federation standards, however, it
meets university Standards and has been used by TAPPS for many years. It is
official for the TAPPS State Meet.

4.

Implements should be marked with the school name. They should be turned
into the appropriate official at the implement check-in area no later than the
designated time:
All Implements Friday

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Implements shall be impounded at the above times and delivered to the site
prior to the event. Implements will not be released until the finals in each
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event is concluded. The person who brings the implements to weigh-in must
sign that the implements have been entered and the same person must sign to
have the implements returned after the competition. Implements may be
picked up at the conclusion of competition at the weigh-in room or the awards
tent. Implements that do not pass inspection may be retrieved from the TAPPS
Awards tent on Saturday.
The Weigh-in room is located as shown on the facility diagram.
5.

Throwing events and Jumping events for distance: After 3 attempts, the order
shall be reversed, so that best performance in the preliminaries competes last
in the finals.

6.

Field event check-in is 30 minutes prior to the event at the event site.

7.

Running events check-in is 30 minutes prior to event at the tent near the
restroom. Then the clerk will walk contestants to the starting line.

8.

The athletes' warm-up area is located as shown on the facility diagrams.

General warm-up will not be permitted in the track in-field area. Athletes
may only access the infield through the gate located at the pre-check-in area.

9.

Preferred lanes to be used for the Championship Meet

All events excepting 200 m
5, 6, 4, 7, 3, 8, 2, 9, 1
200 m
6, 7, 5, 8, 4, 9, 3, 2, 1

10.

The top Four places in each Regional will advance to State Track Meet and
seeded according to their respective times. The 9th qualifier shall be
determined by comparison of the 5th place finishers at each regional meet. All
qualifiers to be posted on the TAPPS website.

11.

Properly assigned competitor numbers must be worn on the FRONT of the

uniform. Competitor numbers will be included in the team packet and will
admit athletes into the Track Complex.

12.

Entrance gate: All officials, coaches, and trainers will enter and exit the
complex from the designated gate. A sign will mark the entrance. Wear wrist
band or number.

14.

Baylor trainers will be on site to assist teams. Please contact the Baylor
trainers if EMS assistance is needed.

15.

Tents will not be permitted inside the fence surrounding the track
complex. Tents may be set up as shown on the facility diagram.
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16.

Please note that the 3200 meter run and the 1600 meter run, both boys and
girls, will be run from a "waterfall start." The 800 meter run, will be run from
a stagger, and break, at the pole, following the first curve.

17. Pole Vault Rules:

A) Competition is run by classification (see schedule)
B) Rule 7, Section 5, Article 3 of the National Federation Rules
states....The Competitors weight shall be at or below the
manufacturers Pole rating. The manufacturers must include on
each pole: the pole rating that shall be a minimum of 3/4 inch
in a contrasting color located within or above the top handHold position; a 1 inch circular band indicating the maximum
top handhold position with the position being determined by
the manufacturer.
PRIOR TO THE COMPETITION, THE COACH MUST VERIFY THAT
ALL OF THE SCHOOLS POLE VAULTERS MEETS THESE
REQUIREMENTS.
Verification forms will be provided for coaches to sign. This procedure is
being followed at the UIL 5A Regional Track Meet being hosted by
Baylor.
C) Time limits per vaulter will be enforced, using the following procedure: A
time judge will be used. A cone or marker will be set on the runway by the
judge until the bar is set. Once the bar is set and standards are adjusted, the
cone or marker is removed and the watch is started. At 45 seconds, a flag goes
up to warn the vaulter that he/she has 15 seconds to begin the approach. At
one minute the red flag goes up for a foul. If the vaulter has not begun the
approach in the one minute period, it counts as a miss.

17. Starting Heights

Pole Vault- minimum heights are: Boys 9
Girls 7
High Jump minimum heights are: Boys 54
Girls 44
The High Jump bar is moved 2" at a time; the pole vault bar is moved 6" at a
time until the State Record is tied; then 2" at a time.(See Manual Section 187)

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18. All athletes must be accompanied by a coach who is registered and SCOPE certified
through TAPPSter. Do not send athletes with parents or someone not accountable to the
school. Each school must provide one coach per team (one for boys team, one for girls
team) to assist in field events.
19. THERE WILL BE NO SCRATCH MEETING AT THE STATE MEET. OTHER THAN
RELAYS, THERE WILL NO SUBSTITUTIONS AT THE STATE MEET.
Coaches who know in advance that any of their athletes cannot compete at the
state meet, should contact the TAPPS office so that the next athlete may move up.
There will be no additions to the meet after 5 pm the Tuesday prior to the State Meet.
THE FAIR EFFORT RULE (SECTION 187. O) GOES INTO EFFECT WHEN
THE REGIONAL MEETS BECOME OFFICIAL ON THE DAY OF THE
REIGONAL MEET.
IF AN INDIVIDUAL SCRATCHES OR FAILS TO PARTICIPATE IN AN
EVENT AT THE STATE MEET, THAT INDIVIDUAL CANNOT PARTICIPATE
IN ANY OTHER EVENTS AT THE STATE MEET.

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