80th Greater Hartford Outdoor Track and Field Meet

Welcome:

You are invited to the 80th Greater Hartford Outdoor Track and Field Meet starting at 9:30am on Saturday, May 14th, 2011. The meet is open to all high school age athletes competing with their high school team.

Facility:

The meet will be held at the recently built 8-lane track and field, all-weather facility at Simsbury High School Track and Field facility in Simsbury CT. Note that spike length is 3/16" or less!
Fully automatic timing provided by Manchester HS Timing Services with results by MySportsResults EZ Meet Services.

Entry Procedures and Limits:

• All meet registration is administered by MySportsResults.com EZ Meet Services in conjunction with Head Count Event registration. There are no late entries or day of meet entries.
• Athletes may compete in 3 events; no boy/girl may be entered in more than three (3) events, including relays. Entry as an alternate counts as one of the athlete's three (3) events.
• Each team may only enter three athletes per individual track events.
• Each team may only enter three athletes per field event who meet the minimum standard (see Order of Events).
• Only 1 relay team per event, no B teams.
• You may not add or change athletes on the day of competition.

Registration:

• Head Count Online Event Entry for Boys and Girls available at 04/4/2011.
• Online Intent to Enter form deadline is 9pm Eastern, Thursday, April 28, 2011. There is a capacity for 30 boys teams and 30 girls teams to enter, acceptance based upon first come-first accepted by completing the Intent to Enter form.  
• Deadline for Head Count Event entry is 8pm Eastern, Sunday, May 8, 2011
• No entries on day of the meet. Scratches of registered athletes will begin at 9:00am and will close at 9:45am on day of the meet.

Entry Fees - Checks:

Entry Fees are as follows:

• $275.00 for Combined men’s and women’s entry fee
• $150.00 for Single men’s or women’s team.
• or $7 per athlete per event
• Teams will not be accepted in the meet without the proper fee or P.O. for the fee. Entry fees MUST be received by Friday, May 6, 2011 or the coach is required to bring a copy of the school purchase order previously submitted before the team is allowed into the meet.

Make check payable to: "Simsbury High School"

Mailed to:

John Domaingue
Simsbury High School
Farms Village Road
Simsbury, CT 06070

Meet Rules:

Coaches, please pay special attention to the following:

• All athletes must be eligible to represent their respective schools in accordance to (C.I.A.C.) regulations.
• Code of Conduct: Athletes and Coaches are expected to behave in a proper manner. The infield is out of bounds to athletes and coaches. We are using fully automatic timing so athletes and coaches are expected to stay away from the finish line.
• Meet Scoring: 8 PLACES (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1)
• All field events will be final with Four Throws and Four Jumps.

Other Rules. Implement Check:

All implements must be checked in by an inspector prior to use in the meet. Violators will be disqualified for using implements that have not passed meet inspection.

Awards:

• Small and Large School Team Champions Award - (CIAC S and M division schools are in Small category while MM, L, LL division schools are in Large category.) Team awards (plaques) will be awarded to first and second place teams.
• Medals will be awarded to the first six places.

Doctor/Trainer:

An Athletic Trainer is on site during meet.

Contact Info:

Meet Director:

Rick Collins
Phone: 860-651-7862
E-mail: rcollins@simsbury.k12.ct.us

Meet Admin Services: EZ Meet Services at meetadmin@mysportsresults.com

Miscellaneous: