RULES OF COMPETITION - TRACK AND FIELD

RULES OF COMPETITION - TRACK AND FIELD SECTION A: LEAD UP MEETS 1 1. Only competitors of the individual event being run are allowed on the inside of the track at the event site. No other athletes, managers or spectators are allowed inside the track boundary. All schools should advise all students of this. 2. Each School will be allocated to an event. It is the responsibility of the School running the event to provide equipment (tape measures, throwing implements) and allocate an Official who is competent and aware of Guidelines in relation to rules and regulations and safety requirements for the running of the specific discipline. 3. Marshalling for all Track events will occur on the outside of the Track. On the Track the first heat in each age group will be the Premier Race. The first three place getters will be recorded for the newspaper. Please ensure your best competitors are in the first heat. Each School is responsible for the timing of their own athletes in all Track Events. After receiving their time from their school the place getters in each premier Track event must report immediately to the announcing/recording building. 4. Warm up will be allowed on the outside four lanes of the track from the 300m mark to the 0m. The track will be cleared by the carnival announcer prior to events requiring all lanes. All athletes involved in warm-up should be under direct supervision of their coach. This is particularly pertinent for all jumps and throws 5. All attempts will be made to have place getters published in The Sunday Mail paper. 6. Dinner will be provided for officials for each school from 6.30 p.m. 7. Schools should ensure that students compete in their own age group for a specific event and do not double up into other age groups. The number of competition attempts will be limited by the number of competitors and this has implications on the number of competitors from individual schools 8. Competitors Dress 2 : i) All competitors must compete in the correct colours and outfit as designated by his school. ii) The use of bike pants/ spandex (white or black), may only be worn with the athlete s school shorts over the top and singlet, otherwise the athlete will be disqualified 3. iii) Spikes are to be of the approved tartan track required length. iv) Blocks will be supplied. 9. Cost Sharing Policy for Lead Up Carnivals 4 i) The GPS season will consist of 7 meets prior to the GPS Championships. ii) A different school will nominate to host one each of the 7 meets. iii) Wherever possible dates for meets will be set and confirmed as part of the overall scheduling of the GPS Calendar (one year ahead). iv) Meets will generally start at 4.45pm on a Friday 1 Inclusion in overall rules - 2009 2 GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee Meeting 7 May 2009 3 GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee Meeting 20 November 2007 4 GPS Sport and Activities Committee Meeting 21 July 2008 Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page 1 of

v) The Host School will set the date deadline for other schools to advise of their intention to participate in the lead up event. (It is suggested that schools nominate a closing date one week prior to the agreed date of the meet, and a date for Withdrawal Without Penalty). vi) Schools are to nominate by the closing date as advised by the Host School. vii) All withdrawals must be in writing. viii) The costs for conducting the lead-up meet (ie. venue hire and first aid.) will be paid by the Host School, and then will be shared equally amongst participating schools. The Host School will be responsible for invoicing participating schools for their share post event. ix) Schools who withdraw after the Withdrawal Without Penalty date will be required to pay an equal share of the costs of the event to the Host School. TRACK AND FIELD - INVITATIONAL CARNIVAL A 4.45 p.m.- 8.45 p.m. Field TIME EVENT AGE GROUP 4.45 p.m. 5.30 p.m. (Discus not to begin until previous Javelin event has concluded) Javelin * Discus * Javelin Discus / 6. p.m. Javelin * Discus * / 7.00 p.m. (Javelin not to begin until previous discus event has concluded) Javelin Discus / 7.45 p.m. Javelin Discus Track 4.45 p.m. 800m - 5. p.m. Hurdles - 6.00 p.m. 200m - 6.30 p.m. 3000m 6.45 p.m. 100m - 7.30 p.m. 4 x 100m relay - 7.45 p.m. 00m - 8. p.m. 400m - TRACK AND FIELD - INVITATIONAL CARNIVAL B 4.45 p.m - 8.45 p.m. Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page 2 of

Field TIME EVENT AGE GROUP 4.45 p.m. 5.30 p.m. (Javelin not to begin until previous discus event has concluded) 6. p.m. 7.00 p.m. (Discus not to begin until previous Javelin event has concluded) 7.45 p.m. Javelin * Discus * Javelin Discus Javelin * Discus * Javelin Discus Javelin * Discus * / / Track 4.45 p.m. 4 x 100m relays - 5.00 p.m. 400m - 5.30 p.m. 00m - 6.00 p.m. 100m - 6.50 p.m. 3000m 7.05 p.m. Hurdles 7.50 p.m. 200m - 8.20 p.m. 800m - Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page 3 of

RELAYS PROGRAM OF EVENTS ROUND 1 TRACK 5.00 P.M. (1200,400, 800, 00) 1 SENIOR 1 JUNIOR TEAM SENIOR DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY JUNIOR DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY ROUND 1 FIELD 5.00 P.M. 3 BOYS PER TEAM BEST TWO TO SCORE YRS SHOT PUT YRS DISCUS YRS JAVELIN YRS TRIPLE JUMP OPEN LONG JUMP ROUND 2 TRACK STARTING 5.30 P.M (4 X 200M) UP TO 3 TEAMS PER AGE GROUP YRS 6.10 P.M YRS 6.00 P.M YRS 5.50 P.M YRS 5.40 P.M OPEN 5.30 P.M ROUND 3 TRACK 6.30 P.M (4 X 100 M) 1 SENIOR 1 JUNIOR TEAM SENIOR 4 X 100 M RELAY JUNIOR 4 X 100 M RELAY ROUND 2 FIELD 6.45 P.M. 3 BOYS PER TEAM BEST TWO TO SCORE YRS LONG JUMP YRS TRIPLE JUMP YRS LONG JUMP YRS SHOT PUT OPEN DISCUS ROUND 4 TRACK 7.00 P.M. SPRINT MEDLEY (2 X 200M, 400, 800M) UP TO 2 TEAMS YRS 7.40 P.M. YRS 7.30 P.M. YRS 7.20 P.M. YRS 7.10 P.M. OPEN 7.00 P.M. ROUND 5 TRACK 7.45 P.M. GRAND-PRIX 4 X 100 M YRS YRS YRS YRS OPEN 5.40 P.M. 7.00 P.M. SENIOR HIGH JUMP JUNIOR HIGH JUMP 3 BOYS, 3 HEIGHTS ONLY 3 BOYS, 3 HEIGHTS ONLY (MAX. 9 ATTEMPTS EACH) (MAX. 9 ATTEMPTS EACH) SENIOR EVENTS: AND OPEN JUNIOR EVENTS:,, YEARS AWARDS: Senior/Junior Distance Medley and Senior/Junior 4 x 100 relay plus and Discus winners will receive medals, place getters ribbons. Place getters in other field events and relays will receive ribbons. SECTION B: CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. APPLICABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL RULES 2. DATE 3. VENUE 1.1 Except as provided in the GPS Rules of Competition, the International Rules of I.A.A.F shall apply to the conduct of GPS Track and Field Championships. 2.1 The Carnival shall be conducted on a day to be determined by the Committee and ratified by the Incorporated body. 3.1 Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre, Nathan, Brisbane. 4. AGES/CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page 4 of

4.1 The LOWEST age division in which any student may compete in a school year of competition will be determined by his age on 1 November of the previous school year. 4.2 A student may not compete in the competition at any stage of the year during which he turns nineteen (19) years of age. 4.3 Students in Years 8 to 12 only, enrolled in a GPS School, may participate in the competition. 4.4 Competitors shall compete in one age group only (except for All Age event, e.g. 400 m Hurdles). Their first event on the day determines their age division for the carnival. 4.5 There is no restriction on the number of events in which a competitor can compete. No event, however, will be delayed if a competitor is participating in some other event at that time. 5. TEAMS/AGE DIVISIONS 5.1 The competition shall be conducted in the following age groups/divisions: 6. ENTRIES 5 5.1.1 (Under 19), 5.1.2 Under, 5.1.3 Under, 5.1.4 Under, and 5.1.5 Under. 6.1 A squad list is to be submitted to the GPS Executive Officer (21) days prior to the event and this is to be circulated to the GPS Headmasters (including information required re: Date of Birth, Date of Enrolment to the school). 6.2 Final changes to the starting list to be printed in the Official Program must be submitted to the GPS Executive Officer (5-7) days prior to the competition. 6.3 Any changes on the day must be submitted to the GPS Executive Officer using Scratching/ Substitution sheet or at a Call Room /Marshalling area. 7. LANE DRAW / COMPETITION SEQUENCE 6 7.1 Lane draw/competition sequence allocation will occur as a random process using Meet Manager. It is suggested that this should only be made available after the first entries are provided, the reason being that using Meet Manager once the lane draw/ competition sequence is done without names entered all athletes names have to be entered into the program separately. 8. PROGRAM TIME 5 GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee 7 May 2009 revised entries procedure 6 GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee 7 May 2009 revised procedure Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page 5 of

8.1 All events will be run to G.P.S. time on the day. This will be announced from time to time during the carnival. 9. PLACES AND POINTS 9.1 Places shall be awarded according to the photo-finish printout for Track events. 9.2 The points awarded shall be 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Points will not be awarded to any competitor failing to complete an event, or who is disqualified, or who fouls in all attempts in field events, or who fails to clear a qualifying height in the high jump. 9.3 In the case of a tied result ( eg, ) IAAF results will be used to determine placing 7. 10. COMPETITORS' DRESS 10.1 All competitors must compete in the correct colours and outfit as designated by his school. 10.2 The use of bike pants/ spandex (white or black), may only be worn with the athlete s school shorts over the top and singlet, otherwise the athlete will be disqualified 8. 10.3 Spikes are to be of the approved tartan track required length. 10.4 Blocks will be supplied. 11. COMPETITORS' IMPLEMENTS 9 11.1 Throwing implements to be used will be provided by the Venue. 11.2 Competitors may use their own implements provided these are checked and marked as approved by the Officials by at least 1½ hours prior to the commencement of the event and are made available to all competitors. 11.3 Implements checked and marked will be retained by the Officials until the completion of the event. 11.4 All athletes will be required to use the starting blocks provided. Athletes are requested to know their settings for their own use so that alterations that need to be made can be done so as quickly as possible. 7 GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee Meeting 7 May 2009 8 GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee Meeting 20 November 2007 9 GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee Meeting 7 May 2009 - revised Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page 6 of

12. COMPETITION ARENA 10 12.1 The competition arena is the area inside the perimeter of the fence and horizontal jump areas. This is out of bounds to all except competitors, reserves, officials and persons wearing appropriate approval accreditation. Coaches and managers are not permitted to take up positions inside the competition area. The attention of coaches and managers is drawn to IAAF Handbook Rule 3 Assistance to athletes. Competitors must leave the competition area immediately at the conclusion of their event. 12.2 Coaches areas will be provided at the northern and southern ends of the ground where coaches of athletes in field events will be permitted to enter. (approx 2 metres outside track high jump, shot, discus shotput conducted outside the track) at either side of the grounds. 12.3 Warm Ups 11. SPECTATORS 12.3.1 Warm ups for Track events are only permitted on the warm up track, with the exception of the 200m events which will be allowed supervised warm ups on the Main Track under strict school supervision. 12.3.2 Warm Ups for Field Events are permitted on the warm up track only, with an agreed amount of time to be made available on the Main Track. An announcement will be made at the Main Track - eg. warm up time will begin at time and will shut down at time (set competition time). 12.3.2.1 Students warming up for Throwing Events, if not the Competition Arena, must be supervised by a staff member of their own school, or a qualified coach. 12.3.3 Marshalling announcements will be made on the Warm Up Track..1 Schools will be allocated spectator areas by the GPS Sport and Activities Committee..2 No spectators are permitted on the Main Track 12. TRACK EVENTS.1 All events will be run as finals only..2 100m note breaks rule as per IAAF Rules.3 Hurdles note specifications as per table below: 10 GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee Meeting 7 May 2009 - revised 11 GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee Meeting 7 May 2009 risk management 12 GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee Meeting 7 May 2009 GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee Meeting 7 May 2009; clarified 8 October 2009 Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page 7 of

DISTANCE TO FIRST BETWEEN FROM LAST HEIGHT OPEN 400 m 45 m 35 m 40 m 0.84 m 110 m.72 m 9. m.02 m 0.9 m U 110 m.72 m 9. m.02 m 0.9 m U 100 m m 8.5 m 10.5 m 0.84 m U 100 m m 8.5 m 10.5 m 0.84 m U 90 m m 8 m m 0.762 m HURDLES MARKER COLOURS 400 m 110 m 100 m 90 m Green Blue Yellow Cream NOTE: All hurdles events will have the same finish line..4 Relays. FIELD EVENTS.4.1 Markers - Schools are to supply their own markers. These must be used. They may be painted in School colours. Markers are NOT to be greater than 5 cm diameter and / or 30 cm in length..4.2 400 metre relay. The event will be run in lanes as per the program..4.3 4 x 400 metre relay - open and all age. The event will be run in lanes for the first lap and then to the pole line..1 General Conditions a) The competitor from each school MUST REPORT to the official in charge of that event by no later than 10 mins prior to scheduled start time /the PROGRAM STARTING TIME. b) A competitor, having reported late arrival, may rejoin the event, in order, and be entitled only TO THE REMAINING ATTEMPTS..2.2.1 Starting Height, Progressive Heights for each age group, as per the schedule below. GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee Meeting 7 May 2009 streamline IAAF Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page 8 of

HIGH JUMP START HEIGHT THEN BY TO THEN BY OPEN 1.65 m 0.05 m 1.80 m 0.3 m U 1.60 m 0.05 m 1.75 m 0.3 m U 1.50 m 0.05 m 1.65 m 0.3 m U 1.40 m 0.05 m 1.55 m 0.3 m U 1.35 m 0.05 m 1.50 m 0.3 m.2.2 Competitors have 1 min to make attempt..2.3 Having won the event, the competitor may continue to jump until he is eliminated. Such competitor can nominate the height at which they like to continue on. There is then no further attempt at the record..2 /.2.1 Attempts - Four (4) jumps only will be attempted..3.3.1 Attempts - Four (4) attempts only will be allowed..3.2 Weights U U U U 3kg 4kg 4kg 5kg 5kg.4 Discus.4.1 Attempts - Four (4) attempts only will be allowed..4.2 Weights U, U, U 1 kg U and 1.5 kg Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page 9 of

.5 Javelin THE GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (G.P.S) ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND INC..5.1 Attempts - Four (4) attempts only will be allowed..5.2 Weights Under Under, Under Under, 600 g 700 g 700 g. CANCELLATION OR POSTPONEMENT OF CHAMPIONSHIPS.1 If the convenor of the Championships considers that weather or facility conditions will make the event impossible, he/ she must notify the GPS Executive Officer immediately. The GPS Executive Officer will communicate to all member schools, and if approved, the event will be postponed to an alternative Championship date (back up date)..2 Similarly, should the safety of competitors or spectators be at the risk of physical, environmental, political or health threats at the venue, the convenor must notify the GPS Executive Officer immediately. The GPS Executive Officer will communicate to all member schools, and if approved, the event will be postponed to an alternative Championship date (back up date). 17. AMENDMENT TO RULES OF COMPETITION 17.1 No amendment to these Rules of Competition is authorised unless such amendment is issued by the GPS Executive Officer of the Association. GPS Sport and Activities Committee Meeting October 2008 Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page 10 of

APPENDIX 1 to TRACK AND FIELD RULES OF COMPETITION ORDER OF EVENTS Event Number Age group Name of event 1 U Discus 2 U 3 U Discus 4 5 U 6 U 7 U 8 U Discus 9 U 10 U 90m Hurdles 11 U 12 U U Discus U 100m Hurdles U 100m Hurdles 17 U 18 U 110m Hurdles 19 U 20 Discus 21 U 22 23 110m Hurdles 24 All ages 400m Hurdles 25 U 26 U Javelin 27 U 28 U 29 U 30 U 31 U Javelin 32 U 33 34 U 200m 35 U 200m 36 U 200m 37 U 200m 38 200m 39 U 800m 40 U Javelin 41 U 800m 42 U 800m 43 U 800m 44 800m 45 U 100m 46 U 100m 47 U 100m 48 U 100m 49 100m 50 All Ages 3,000m 51 U Javelin 52 U 400m 53 U 400m 54 All ages 4x400m relay 55 U 400m 56 U 400m 57 400m 58 4x400m relay 59 Javelin 60 U 00m 61 U 00m 62 U 00m 63 U 00m 64 00m 65 U 4x100m relay 66 U 4x100m relay 67 U 4x100m relay 68 U 4x100m relay 69 4x100m relay GPS Headmasters Meeting Revised, 26 October 2009 Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page 11 of

APPENDIX 2 to TRACK AND FIELD RULES OF COMPETITION DISQUALIFICATION AND PROTEST PROCEDURES 1. Officials are to report, as soon as practical, any disqualification to the Competition Director of the Championships (Brisbane Athletics Officials Club) and the GPS Executive Officer (EO) of the Association. 2. A report of a disqualification is to include the following detail: i. The event s number; ii. The competitors school; iii. The name of the competitor (if possible); iv. An explanation of the reason for the disqualification. 3. The EO is then to inform the Chair of the GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee and the Director of Sport of the competitor s school of the disqualification and its reason. 4. Any Protest relevant to a disqualification is to be lodged, by the school s Director of Sport, with the EO within minutes of the time the disqualification is advised to the school. 5. A Protest is to be made on the form attached. 6. The EO is then to brief the Chair of the GPS Track and Field Sub-Committee on the protest. 7. The Protest Hearing Committee will comprise: i. Chair: The Chair of the Track and Field Sub-Committee, unless the Protest relates to a disqualification of a competitor of the Chair s school, (in which case the Chair of the Sport and Activities Committee will determine another Director of Sport to chair the Committee); ii. Members. Directors of Sport from two (2) GPS schools (appointed by the Chair) not involved in the Protest; 8. Once the Protest Hearing Committee has reached a decision, that decision will be communicated by the EO to; i. The Directors of Sport and/or MICs of the relevant schools; and ii. The Championship scorer. The results of an event in which a disqualification occurs will not be announced until a final decision has been made with respect to the disqualification. Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page 12 of

PROTEST FORM FOR TRACK AND FIELD 17 EVENT NO. AND DESCRIPTION:... SCHOOL:... EVENT TIME:... PROTESTING AGAINST:. DETAILS:. SIGNED: MIC Signature SPORT & ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR Signature This form, when completed, is to be presented, by the relevant school s Director of Sport, to the GPS Executive Officer as soon as possible after the school is informed of a disqualification but by no later than minutes after that notification. If the protest relates to another matter, the protest is to be presented to the GPS Executive Officer within minutes of the results being announced or displayed on the scoreboard. Time Received: Decision: Upheld Overturned 17Update with standard GPS protest procedure, November 2008 Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page of

RATIONALE FOR DECISION:.................. SIGNED:......... CHAIR of PROTEST PANEL Signature......... SPORT & ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR Signature......... SPORT & ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR Signature Track and Field Rules of Competition Version dated 26 October 2009 Page of