Events

The general rules of competition are given below, additional information can be found on the LAANSW web site: www.laansw.com.au. 

Local rules may be applied when the Management Committee deems practical.

TRACK EVENTS

Running

Sprints
50m	U6-U7
70m	U6-U10
100m	U6-U17
200m	U7-U17
Middle Distance
300m	U6
400m*	U8-U17
500m	U7
700m	U8
800m	U9-U17
Distance
1500m	U10-U17
3000m	U13-U17

* run in lanes

Hurdles

Age	Distance	Run in	Run out	Flights	Height	Dist. Between
U8-U9	60m	12m	13m	6	45cm	7m  (White)
U10-U11	60m	12m	13m	6	60cm	7m (White)
U12	60m	12m	13m	6	68cm	7m  (White)
U13BG, 14G	80m	12m	12m	9	76cm	7m  (Black)
U14B, U15G	90m	13m	13m	9	76cm	8m  (Red)
U15B, U17G	100m	13m	10.5m	10	76cm	8.5m (Yellow)
U17B	110m	13.72	14.02	10	76cm	9.14 (Blue)
U13	200m	20m	40m	5	68cm	35m
U14-U15	200m	20m	40m	5	76cm	35m

NB    Blue =110M as used by UTS

Walks    

700m	U9
1100m	U10-U11
1500m	U12-U17

Race walking is a progression of steps so taken that the walker makes contact with the ground, so that no visible (to the human eye) loss of contact occurs.  The advancing leg shall be straightened (i.e. not bent at the knee) from the moment of first contact with the ground until the vertical upright position (IAAF 230.1).

Judges report competitors who infringe the rules. This may lead to disqualification from the event. Timed walks will only be conducted when there are two or more walk judges available.

FIELD EVENTS

Only brief details are provided here; these are not the full rules. If there is uncertainty on how to perform any of these events properly or the rules, please contact a Management Committee member who will provide basic instruction. Please try to ensure that athletes understand the proper rules.  Full instructions are also available on the LAANSW website –laansw.com.au.  The number of throws or jumps is at the discretion of the Age Manager to maintain satisfactory progress of the programme in the first place but at the absolute discretion of the Track and Field Officer for the carnival.

Discus

U7	350g
U8-U10	500g
U11-U12BG, U13G	750g
U13B, U14-U15BG, U17G	1kg
U17B	1.5kg

Competitors have up to three throws.  The athlete may enter the circle from any direction, but must leave from the rear half of the circle after the discus has landed in a controlled manner.
To measure the throws:

• a prong, with the zero end of a measuring tape attached, is placed on the near edge of the imprint mark made by the discus or the marking pin;
• the tape measure is drawn tight through the centre of the throwing ring;
• the distance of the throw is measured at the point where the tape crosses the inner edge of the ring;
• The measurement is made to the nearest centimeter below the distance thrown unless the reading is a whole centimeter.

Places are determined by the best performance of all trials.

Shot Put

U6	cricket ball or 1kg (royal blue)
U7	1kg (royal blue)
U8	1.5kg (yellow)
U9-U11, U12G	2kg (orange)
U12B, U13, U14G, U15G	3kg (white)
U14B - U15B, U17G	4kg (red)
U17B	5kg (bottle green)

Competitors have up to three throws. Measurement is similar to that described for discus.

When a competitor takes a stance in the circle, the shot must be held in one hand touching or in close proximity to the neck or the chin in front of the ear and the hand must not be dropped below this position during the put. The shot must not be taken back behind the line of the shoulders.

No part of the athlete's body or clothing is permitted to touch the outside of the circle or the top of the ring, during the throw.  The athlete must not leave the circle until the shot has landed. The athlete may enter the circle from any direction, but must always leave from the rear half of the circle and in a controlled manner.

Javelin

U17B	700g
U13-U15B &U14-U17G	600g
U13G	400g

No part of the athlete's body or clothing is permitted to touch beyond the defined throwing line during or after a throw. An athlete must leave the throwing area from the rear. The javelin must land so that the imprint mark made by the leading edge of the javelin is within the inner edges of the marked sector.

Measurement is similar to that described for discus.

Long Jump

U6-U7	(50cm mat 50cm from pit)
U8-U12	(50cm mat 1m from pit)
U13-U17	(20cm board)

Competitors have up to three jumps and jump from a mat covered in sand near edge of the pit (for the Under 6s to Under 12s) and from a white line (for the Under 13s to Under 17s). An athlete must take off on one foot from behind the front of the take-off mat or line and land in the sandpit.

For junior athletes (U6 to U12), a jump can be measured in two ways:

a.	When any part of the competitor’s foot lands on the take-off area, the jump will be measured as the shortest distance from the nearest break in the landing area made by any part of the body or limbs to the imprint made in the take off area by the take off foot
b	When no part of the competitor’s foot lands in the take-off area, then the jump will be measured from the nearest break in the landing area made by any part of the body or limbs to the back of the mat (not take off line) or its extension.  The measurement MUST be taken perpendicular to the back of the mat or its extension.

     

For senior athletes (U13-U17) a jump is measured from the front of the line to the closest indentation in the sandpit made by the athlete, whether this be from the foot, hand or other parts of the body.
Competitor places are adjudged by the highest jump distance of each competitor.
A foul jump (no-jump) is recorded if:

• any part of the athlete's take-off foot crosses the front or side edge of the take-off mat or line;
• No part of the athlete’s foot makes an imprint on the sand behind the front of the takeoff line. 
• after completing a jump, the athlete walks back through the sandpit;
• in the course of landing, the athlete touches the ground outside the sand pit nearer to the take-off point than the nearest break in the landing area made by the jump;
• The athlete does not land in the sandpit.

Triple Jump

U11-U12	(50cm mat)
U13-U17	(20cm board)

Competitors have up to three jumps and jump from a mat (in the case of the Under 11s and 12s - 50cm wide) and from a white line (in the case of the Under 13s to 17s - 20cm wide) to a sandpit.  The rules for measurement and no-jumps are the same as the long jump.

High Jump

Note that the bar height is checked with the measuring stick perpendicular to the ground at the lowest point of the bar - that is, the middle of the bar. The outer edges must measure equal heights and be set so that the centre of the bar is at the stipulated height.

A competitor does not have to start jumping at the starting height but may commence jumping at any height above the starting height.  Athletes must take off from one foot.

An athlete is eliminated from the event after three consecutive failures. It is considered a failure if the athlete knocks the bar off the supports or any part of the athlete’s body touches the ground or landing area beyond the plane of the uprights without clearing the bar. If the bar falls off without being hit by the athlete e.g. strong wind, mats hitting the uprights, it is not considered a failure.

It is also regarded as a failure if the athlete takes an unreasonable time to complete the jump, as adjudicated by the person running the event (there is no limit on the number of ‘baulk’ attempts’). It is up to the ‘referee’ to decide what is an unreasonable delay but it should not normally exceed 1 minute.

The athlete who achieves the jump of the greatest height is the winner.

In the case of a tie, the athlete with the fewest jumps at the height at which the tie occurs is awarded the higher place.  If the tie still remains, the athlete with the lowest total number of failures throughout the competition (up to and including the height last cleared) is awarded the higher place. If the tie still remains the tied competitors are awarded equal placing in the competition. There is no ‘jump off’ at Saturday carnivals at Rotary.