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National Governing Body for Track & Field of Adaptive Sports USA 2018 National Governing Body for Track & Field of Adaptive Sports USA 2018 Competition Rules for Track, Field & Road Racing V1.4: 06/19/2018 National Records Updated 2/28/2018 Record Forms Updated 1/30/2018 Standards Updated 2/28/2018 Contact address: Adaptive Track & Field USA 1421 Orleans Road PMB 263 E. Harwich, MA 02645 Phone: (908) 240-7641 Website: www.ATFUSA.org E-mail: [email protected] An official publication of Adaptive Track & Field, U.S.A. (ATFUSA) NOTES: 1. * Denotes rule change or the addition of a new rule. 2. Rules do not follow numerical order - missing numbers have been reserved for future use. 3. The World Para Athletics (WPA) Rulebook supersedes all ATFUSA rules except for Junior age groups U11 and U14, Master 35, Master 50, Master 60 and the USA road racing drafting rule & additional verbiage for road racing. 4. These rules may change at any time where WPA or ATFUSA otherwise considers it necessary to do so. ATFUSA 2018 Track and Field Rulebook Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ADAPTIVE TRACK AND FIELD USA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ..................................................... 5 PREAMBLE ............................................................................................................................................. 6 NOTABLE 2018 TRACK AND FIELD CHANGES: .............................................................................. 7 IMPLEMENTS REQUIRED FOR 2018 COMPETITIONS: ................................................................. 10 ATHLETICS FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ............................................................... 13 SPORT CLASSES 11-13 – VISUALLY IMPAIRMENT 13 SPORT CLASS 20 – Intellectual Impairment 13 SPORT CLASSES 31-38 – Hypertonia, Ataxia, and/or Athetosis 13 SPORT CLASSES 40-41 –Short Stature 13 SPORT CLASSES 42-47 **– Impaired Passive Range of Motion, Limb Deficiency, Leg Length Difference 13 SPORT CLASSES 51-57 – Impaired muscle power, Impaired Passive Range of Motion, and/or Limb Deficiency 13 SPORT CLASSES 61-64 **– Impaired Passive Range of Motion, Limb Deficiency, Leg Length Difference 13 SPORT CLASSES T31- T32 **- RACE RUNNER 13 DIVISION ONE ...................................................................................................................................... 14 1.0 WPA IMPLEMENT WEIGHTS FOR OPEN FIELD EVENTS 14 1.1 WPA OPEN JUMPING EVENTS 14 3.0 WPA OPEN INDIVIDUAL TRACK AND ROAD EVENTS 15 4.0 ** WPA OPEN TEAM TRACK EVENTS 15 5.0 WPA OPEN ROAD RACE EVENTS 15 6.0 ATFUSA OPEN PENTATHLON NOTE: the WPA has deleted the combined events from their rules. 15 10.0 COMPETITION AREAS 16 11.0 ADVERTISING WITHIN THE ARENA 16 12.0 TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT ADVERTISING MARKS 16 13.0 CIRCLE – CONSTRUCTION 16 14.0 THE THROWING SECTORS (IPC 30) (IAAF 187) 17 15.0 JAVELIN RUNWAY AND LANDING SECTOR (IPC 30.10) (IAAF 187) 17 16.0 HOLDDOWN DEVICE FOR TIES 18 17.0 THROWING CAGES (IAAF 190) 18 DIVISION TWO: THE COMPETITION GENERAL ............................................................................ 19 20.0 INTERNATIONAL GAMES 19 21.0 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL GAMES 19 22.0 SIMULTANEOUS ENTRIES 19 23.0 PLACE OF COMPETITION 19 24.0 CHECK-MARKS 20 25.0 SMOKING 20 26.0 VALID PERFORMANCE 20 27.0 DOPING 20 28.0 GIVING ASSISTANCE, ADVICE, OR INFORMATION 20 29.0 TEAMS SPONSORED BY COMMERCIAL FIRMS 21 30.0 COMPETITORS' RACE NUMBERS 21 31.0 CLOTHING 21 32.0 FAILURE TO PARTICIPATE (IPC 4) 21 33.0 DISQUALIFICATIONS 21 34.0 STRAPPING 21 35.0 PROTESTS 22 36.0 JURY OF APPEAL 22 37.0 HYGIENE 23 40.0 TIMEKEEPERS 23 41.0 TIMING 23 42.0 RECORDS 24 43.0 CONDITIONS FOR ALL RECORDS: 24 ATFUSA 2018 Track and Field Rulebook Page 2 DIVISION THREE: SPECIFIC RULES FOR TRACK EVENTS ......................................................... 27 50.0 ** WHEELCHAIR FRAME REQUIREMENTS 27 51.0** RACE RUNNING FRAME REQUIREMENTS 27 52.0 ROUNDS AND HEATS 28 54.0 MINIMUM TIMES BETWEEN HEATS 28 55.0 TRACK EVENT TIME LIMITS 29 56.0 THE START 29 57.0 PROPELLING THE CHAIR/RACE RUNNER 30 58.0 FINISH 31 60.0 SPECIFIC RULES FOR CLASS 50’s RELAY RACES 31 70.0 SPECIFIC RULES FOR ROAD RACING 33 71.0 ASSISTANCE TO COMPETITORS 34 72.0 DRAFTING 34 73.0 60M WEAVE 35 DIVISION FOUR: THROWING EVENTS............................................................................................ 36 80.0 USE OF COMPETITOR’S OWN IMPLEMENTS 36 81.0 DISCUS 36 82.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE JAVELIN 37 82.8 DESCRIPTION OF TURBO JAVELIN 38 83.0 CLUB 39 84.0 ** SHOT 39 85.0 SOFTBALL 40 86.0 BEAN BAG, MEDICINE BALL AND KICK BALL 40 86.1 BEAN BAG DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONS 40 86.2 MEDICINE BALL SPECIFICATIONS 40 86.3 KICK BALL SPECIFICATIONS 40 87.0 RULES GOVERNING FIELD CHAIRS FRAMES 40 88.0 COMPETITION RULES FOR FIELD EVENTS 41 89.0 THE NUMBER OF TRIALS 41 90.0 ** REQUIREMENTS FOR A VALID THROW 41 91.0 DEVICES FOR THE HANDS (187) 42 92.0 RETURNING THE IMPLEMENT 42 93.0 MEASUREMENT 43 94.0 CREDITING THE BEST THROW/PUT 43 95.0 DECIDING A TIE 43 96.0 THROW ACTION 43 96.1 SHOT PUT ACTION 43 96.2 JAVELIN ACTION 43 96.3 COMPETITION RULES FOR CP FIELD EVENTS 43 98.0 LIFTING AND FOULING (IPC Rule 35/36) 44 99.0 HOLDING DEVICE BREAKING 45 100.0 PENTATHLON 45 DIVISION FIVE: JUMPING EVENTS .................................................................................................. 47 101 JUMPING EVENTS FOR AMPUTEES 47 DIVISION SIX: JUNIOR DIVISION ..................................................................................................... 48 110 CLASSIFICATION 48 111* AGE GROUPS 48 112* REGIONAL & JUNIOR NATIONALS EVENTS 48 113 HELMETS 48 114 EVENT TIME LIMITS 48 115 FALSE STARTS 48 116 PENTATHLON 48 117 ** RELAYS 49 118 EVENTS CONTESTED WITH MULTI-CLASSES 50 119 JUNIOR NATIONAL RECORDS 51 120 JUNIOR EVENTS AND QUALIFYING STANDARDS 51 ATFUSA 2018 Track and Field Rulebook Page 3 121 DISCUS MOTION 51 122 JAVELIN MEASUREMENT 51 123 STARTING BLOCK EXCEPTIONS U11, U14 51 124 1500 MULTICLASS VS SINGLE CLASS EVENT 51 125 T40 AND T41 JUNIOR EVENTS 51 126 T20 JUNIOR EVENTS 51 DIVISION SEVEN: ATFUSA FORMS ................................................................................................. 53 DIVISION EIGHT: JUNIOR, OPEN, MASTER STANDARDS ........................................................... 54 ATFUSA 2018 Track and Field Rulebook Page 4 ADAPTIVE TRACK AND FIELD USA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1/1/2018-12/31/2018 Phil Galli Jerry Clayton Chairman (2020) Vice Chair & IPC Rules (2021) New Jersey Colorado [email protected] [email protected] Pam Carey Randy Chiavaroli MAL H School & USATF Liaison (2021) MAL Field Chair (2020) Louisiana Florida [email protected] [email protected] Charlie Sheppard Paul Johnson Treasurer (2019) MAL Track Chair (2020) California Texas [email protected] [email protected] Jessica Cloy, Pam Chiavaroli Secretary (2018) MAL Records Chair (2018) Georgia Florida [email protected] [email protected] Mark Braun Teresa Skinner Athlete Rep (2019) MAL High School Inclusion (2019) Minnesota Washington [email protected] [email protected] Darla Clayton Tom Southall MAL CP Athlete Focus (2019) MAL Pentathlon/USATF Officials (2019) Pennsylvania Colorado [email protected] [email protected] ATFUSA 2018 Track and Field Rulebook Page 5 PREAMBLE Adaptive Track and Field, USA (ATFUSA) is a USA 501C3 organization, which establishes the rules and documents the National records of USA Para Athletes in track and field. This document: Overviews the rules and regulations that govern ATFUSA and World Para Athletics competitions. Is designated by ATFUSA to be compatible with the rules and regulations of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) and the modifications made by World Para athletics. The alignment of this document with the 2018-2019 IAAF and World Para Athletics Competition Rules does not confer any responsibility onto the IAAF and /or World Para Athletics for the ATFUSA Athletics Rules & Regulations. For ATFUSA Athletics purposes, any references in the 2018-2019 IAAF and World Para Athletics Competition Rules to the: “General Secretary of the IAAF” and “Sports Manager of World Para Athletics” should be amended to “Chairman of ATFUSA” “IAAF”, “Council of the IAAF”, “World Para Athletics” or “World Para Athletics Governing Board” should be amended to “ATFUSA” or “ATFUSA Governing Board” Competitions organized under (IAAF) Rule 1.1 or “World Para Athletics Recognized Competitions” to “ATFUSA Recognized Competitions” A key feature of this document is the clarification of the exceptions to the Technical Rules of the 2018-2019 IAAF and World Para Athletics Competition Rules. These exceptions apply to all events for athletes with a disability incorporated in ATFUSA and World Para Athletics Recognized Competitions. Other documents that are integral to the implementations of the ATFUSA Rules & Regulations 2018 include the following: World Para Athletics Handbook IPC Anti-Doping Code World Para Athletics Classification Rules and Regulations World Para Athletics Classification Code Adaptive Sport USA Code of Ethics (if meet is World Para Athletics Sanctioned: Adaptive Sports USA & World Para Athletics Code of Ethics) This edition of the ATFUSA Rules and Regulations will be current from the date of release until the publication of the next edition. Philip C. Galli, Jr. Chairman, Adaptive Track and Field, USA January 2018 ATFUSA 2018 Track and Field Rulebook Page 6 NOTABLE 2018 TRACK AND FIELD CHANGES: A. WORLD PARA ATHLETICS HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR ATHETICS. a. All World Para Athletics LICENSED
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