Re: t-and-f: Am I getting to old to coach? New rules in HS
In a message dated 3/6/02 2:46:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When the discussion turned to what to do with navel rings under uniforms According to the NHSF Case Book, they are legal, since they are not normally visible (the case was about a hypothetical LJer whose singlet rose while in the air). I clerked one of the CT state indoor meets last month and had to tell at least 25 per cent of the kids to remove ear rings, necklaces, etc. Many said it was the first time they had heard of the rule. Ironically, watches are legal since they are considered track equipment, although it would seem to me that an athlete could gain an unfair advantage from a watch, but not from a necklace. Jim Gerweck Running Times
t-and-f: Am I getting to old to coach? New rules in HS
Am I looking at things wrong? Last night I went to our annual HS coaches rules meeting. All Head Track Coaches of Boys and Girls HS and Middle schools and all starters in the state of Kansas have to attend the rules meeting and pass a 100 question T or F test with a 90% each year. New rules for the year are discussed. What a year for the Federation rules. 1. All Head Coaches are to meet with the referee before the meet so he can ask us if our athletes will a) display good sportsmanship at all times b) are legally equiped 2. Now that the pole vault people got a bigger pit recommended the word is you going to have to buy a cover that has a coaches box painted on it of a different color for vaulters to aim to land in. We were told that one rules maker wanted to make a vault unsuccessful if the vaulter's head and shoulders didn't land in the box. I realize there is a great safety issue but do those half-pipe and aerial people have all the same concerns and rules etc. Oh and I LOVE this one. If you go to a meet and the host school doesn't have an event facility that is safe all the coaches can get together and declare the event over before it starts. All the team points will be divided equally between all competitors except the host school which gets nothing. Must have been somebody from New York or New Jersey who push that baby through. Besides all this the IAAF Javelin comes on line this year and then out of the blue they changed the Middle School Girls Shot Put back or down to 6lbs from 4K. When the discussion turned to what to do with navel rings under uniforms I about quit coaching. phil Weishaar chapman Kansas 67431
RE: t-and-f: Am I getting to old to coach? New rules in HS
Within this same discussion, WHAT IS JEWELRY? We were told that ANYTHING in the hair except for a scrunchy is jewelry. This includes the obvious things like bobby pins, clips, ribbons, and beads, but also such fun to enforce things like hair extensions. Also, one discussion centered around the idea that a tattoo could either be considered jewelry or a multi-colored item under a jersey and must be covered. Can ANYONE make sense of this? Mark Ward, Head Coach Central Kitsap XC-TF Vice President, Washington Track Field Coaches Association Vice President, Pacific Northwest Association, USATF USATF West Region Coordinator, Jr. Women's Sprint Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Philip Weishaar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 11:51 AM To: track list Subject: t-and-f: Am I getting to old to coach? New rules in HS Am I looking at things wrong? Last night I went to our annual HS coaches rules meeting. All Head Track Coaches of Boys and Girls HS and Middle schools and all starters in the state of Kansas have to attend the rules meeting and pass a 100 question T or F test with a 90% each year. New rules for the year are discussed. What a year for the Federation rules. 1. All Head Coaches are to meet with the referee before the meet so he can ask us if our athletes will a) display good sportsmanship at all times b) are legally equiped 2. Now that the pole vault people got a bigger pit recommended the word is you going to have to buy a cover that has a coaches box painted on it of a different color for vaulters to aim to land in. We were told that one rules maker wanted to make a vault unsuccessful if the vaulter's head and shoulders didn't land in the box. I realize there is a great safety issue but do those half-pipe and aerial people have all the same concerns and rules etc. Oh and I LOVE this one. If you go to a meet and the host school doesn't have an event facility that is safe all the coaches can get together and declare the event over before it starts. All the team points will be divided equally between all competitors except the host school which gets nothing. Must have been somebody from New York or New Jersey who push that baby through. Besides all this the IAAF Javelin comes on line this year and then out of the blue they changed the Middle School Girls Shot Put back or down to 6lbs from 4K. When the discussion turned to what to do with navel rings under uniforms I about quit coaching. phil Weishaar chapman Kansas 67431
Re: t-and-f: Am I getting to old to coach? New rules in HS
Oh and I LOVE this one. If you go to a meet and the host school doesn't have an event facility that is safe all the coaches can get together and declare the event over before it starts. All the team points will be divided equally between all competitors except the host school which gets nothing. That has been a rule in Massachusetts for a long time - several decades. It is primarily for the high jump and pole vault. I had to exercise this rule a couple times when I was coaching 10 years ago. In one case, the pole vault standards were bent about 3 feet inward so that many kids hit them on the way up. In another, they only had two of the three high jump pads and I refused my team's participation when a jumper in a warmup (from the other team as I recall) flew cleanly over the pads without even brushing the it. In both cases, the opposing coach did not complain at all and in fact apologized profusely. I think this rule makes good sense. I am NOT convinced that all the new safety rules from the past few years are a good idea - the fact that a school with a small budget can no longer have a 160 lb vaulter hold 2 feet down on a 15' pole rated at 150 lbs is absurd. - Ed Parrot
Re: t-and-f: Am I getting to old to coach? New rules in HS
on 3/6/02 8:02 PM, WARD, MARK -CKHS at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Within this same discussion, WHAT IS JEWELRY? We were told that ANYTHING in the hair except for a scrunchy is jewelry. This includes the obvious things like bobby pins, clips, ribbons, and beads, but also such fun to enforce things like hair extensions. Also, one discussion centered around the idea that a tattoo could either be considered jewelry or a multi-colored item under a jersey and must be covered. Can ANYONE make sense of this? And HS girls can wear bun huggers but not bicycle shorts You can wear the bicycle length shorts under bun huggers though. Absurd!!! The Nat. Fed. says it's ok for volleyballers to wear the bicycle shorts but not tracksters?? Explain that one!! Soap box time, Tom
