Track and Field Guide Including Cross Country, Pentathlon Scoring Tables and Rules for Intercollegiate Meets and Championships with Official Rules
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 086 688 SP 007 62G AUTHOR Thompson, Donnis H., Ed. TITLE Track and Field Guide including Cross Country, Pentathlon Scoring Tables and Rules for Intercollegiate Meets and Championships with Official Rules. Janauary 1974-Janaary 1976. INSTITUTION American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Washington, D.C. Div. for. Girls and Women's Sports. PUB DATE 74 NOTE 170p. AVAILABLE FROMimerican AssoCiation for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1201 Sixteenth Street, Washington, D.C. 20636 (Stock No. 243-25490, No price quoted) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC Not Available from EARS. DESCRIPTORS *Athletic Fields; *Athletic Programs; Athletics; Exercise (Physiology); *Physical Activities; *Physical Education; *Womens Athletics ABSTRACT This guide includes information on cross country running, pentathlon scoring tables, and rules for intercollegiate meets and championships, following an introductory portion on the organization's credo and standards. The first section covers track activities for children, coachiug techniques, the benefits of weight training, and some practical information for meet directors. It also includes print and nonprint subject bibliographies. The next portion deals with concerns of the officiating services area, such as the establishment of executive boards and boards of officials, standards for official ratings, track and field study questions, and techniques for officiating and conducting meets. The official rules for girls and women are presented along with scoring tables, metric and English distance equivalents, performance record forms of the Division of Girls and Women's Sports, and a glossary of field and track terms. 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Washington, DC 20036 CONTENTS DIVISION FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN'S SPORTS 5 Sports Guides and Official Rules Committee interest Indicator 6 DGWS Statement of Beliefs 7 Standards in Sports for Girls and Women 11 . Sources of Information and Service . 12 DGWS Executive Council 14 Sports Guides and Official Rules Committee' 16 Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women 19 DGWS Track and Field Committees 22 EDITORIAL COMMENT Donnis H. Thompson 26 ARTICLES Developmental Track Activities Gary S, ,Krahenbuhl 27 for the Child and Sue K. Hari on Coaching the Stand Up Start Shelia Banks 31 Why NotField Events? Mary Alice Hill 33 Training Methods for Long Distance Running Sandra Williams 36 Cross-Country Course Considerations Doris Brown 39 Conditioning Program: Weight Training Barbara Lockhart 4" Some Practical Hints for Meet Directors Lorraine "Moe" Davis 44 Track and Field Bibliography Julia Carver 48 Track and Field Visual Aids Angeline Nazaretian 52 OFFICIATING SERVICES AREA 54 Officiating Executive Board 56 Affiliated Boards of Officials 59 Standards for Officials Ratings 64 Information for Affiliated and Provisional Boards... ,, 68 How to Establish a Board of Officials 70 Sources of Information and Material 72 Track and Field Study Questions 73 Techniques of Track and Field Officiating 81 Techniques of Cross-Country Officiating 104 Suggestions for Conducting Track and Field Meets 106 Summary of Rule Changes 107 CONTENTS 3 OFFICIAL RULES Official Track and Field Rules for Girls and Women 108 Official Track and Field Rules for Intercollegiate Meets and Championships 132 Lane Staggers for Races Around Turns 137 Curved Starting Line for Scratch Starts 138 Suggested Time Schedules 139 Pentathlon-Triathlon Scoring Table!: 142 Metric and English Distance Equivalents 157 DGWS Performance Record Form 158 Girls and Women's Track and Field Records 159 Glossary 164 4 DGWS TRACK AND FIELD GUIDE DIVISION-FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN'S SPORTS The DivisionforGirls and Women's Sportsisa nonprofit educational organization designed to serve the needs and interests of administrators, teachers, leaders, and participants in sports programs for girls and women. It is one of eight divisions of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Active members of the Division are women members of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation who are interested in sports for girls and women and who participate in the work of the Division. These women are professional leaders in schools,colleges, community centers, industrial plants, military services, public and private clubs, and agencies. The purpose of the Division for Girls and Women's Sports is to foster the development of sports programs for the enrichment of the life of the participant. The Division for Girls and Women's Sports attempts to promote desirable sports programs through: 1. Formulating and publicizing guiding principles and standards for the administiator, leader, official, and player. 2. Publishing and interpreting rules governing sports for girls and women. 3. Providing the means fortraining,evaluating, and rating of officials. 4. Disseminating information on the conduct of girls and women's sports. 5. Stimulating, evaluating and disseminating research in the field of girls and women's sports. 6. Cooperating with allied groups interested in girls and women's sports in order to formulate policies and rules that affect the conduct of women's sports. 7. Providing opportunities for the development of leadership among girls and women for the conduct of their sports programs. DIVISION FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN'S SPORTS 5 SPORTS GUIDES AND OFFICIAL RULES COMMITTEE INTEREST INDICATOR The SGOR Committee is endeavoring to broaden its base of personnel and to strengthenits services toGuidereaders. The purpose of this form is to offer readers anopportunity to join us in meeting this need, Please complete this form and send it to the SGOR Associate Chairman-elect, whose name and address appear on page 16. Name Professional Address City State Zip Code 1. 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