3rd MA Middle School TF Championships

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2013 starting at 9:15am

Rain date: Sunday, June 9^, 2013

Facility: The meet will be held at the Elliot Athletic Complex on the campus of the Fitchburg State University.  This facility offers an 8-lane track, 2 long jump areas, 1 high jump area, and three throwing areas (1 shot put, 1 discus and 1 javelin).

Registration:

All meet registrations are managed by EZ Meet Services in conjunction with NSSF Head Count Event registration. There are no late entries or day of meet entries.

• Deadline for Intent to Enter online form is 9pm, Eastern, Friday, May 17, 2013.

• Deadline for Head Count event entry is 9:00 pm Eastern, Friday May 24, 2013.

• Meet Fee Payment must be received by 5pm on Monday, June 3, 2013.

• Any payments received after June 3rd will be assessed a $50 late fee.

• There are no late entries or day of meet entries.

Entry Fees:

·        The entry fee is $6.00 for each individual athlete entered with a maximum entry fee of $140.00 per team and a minimum entry fee of $20 per team.
Entry fee payable by check only.

·        Separate entries must be paid for boys’ and girls’ teams. One check to cover both entries is permissible.
All entry fee questions should be sent to the meet director. The NSSF Head Count Entry form does not track entry fee payment and will default to $0 paid.

• Make check payable to: Mass. Champs
  and mail to:
  Mass Champs
  4 Parsons Road,
  Hubbardston, MA 01452 

Meet Rules and Guidelines:

• The meet director requires that you complete an Intent to Enter form for this meet by 9pm on Friday, May 17, 2013

• The USATF rule book will be followed during the meet.

• Athletes who participate in another school sport during the spring, other than track and field, are not eligible to compete.

• The Team Roster Form (click to view/print a copy of form), signed by the school’s Principal, must accompany the payment.  A separate girls and boys roster is required.

• Private schools need to provide enrollment data (boys and girls) on the Team Roster Form.

• Home schooled athletes who participate on a middle school track and field team score points for that team.

• Home schooled athletes who are unattached do not score any points and may not participate in the relays or running events that have a preliminary heat.

• No athlete may be entered in more than two events, including relays. Entry as an alternate counts as one of the athlete's two events

• There is a maximum of 3 entries, per school, per event.

• Only one relay team per event is allowed.

• Event scoring is as follows: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

• Divisions are based on 2012-2013 enrollment data (grades 6-8) posted on the DESE website.  Click the DESE website to determine your school’s enrollment and meet division.  
  Division 3 – 400 and under;
  Division 2 – 401-700;
  Division 1 – 701 and up.
  If a school has a grade that is not eligible to compete, the enrollment for that grade will be subtracted from the school’s total enrollment number (grades 6-8). 
  A letter from the school’s principal must be submitted stating what grade is not eligible to compete.  A copy of the school policy stating why that grade is not eligible to compete must accompany the letter.  
  Any team whose athletes are allowed to participate on a varsity team will placed one division higher since those athletes have a distinct advantage of competing at a higher level during the spring season.

• The top 8 finishers of the day in each event (including relay teams) receive a medal. The top 8 finishers in each division will receive a ribbon.

• The top 3 boys’ and girls’ teams in each division will bring home a trophy.

• In 100m dash and 100m low hurdles (trials and finals), athletes will compete by division.  In the other events, all divisions will compete together with athletes seeded by the performance submitted.    The timing software will breakout the results by division.  These results will be both posted on the wall and sent to the awards table for athletes receiving ribbons.   The top 8 overall performances will be determined manually in the press box with these results going to the awards table for athletes receiving medals.

• In the shot put, discus, long jump, and turbo javelin, the top 10 competitors will advance to the finals and will receive 2 additional attempts. Placing is based on the best mark of the 5 attempts.

• A minimum distance will be required for measurement of attempts in the long jump, shot put, discus, and turbo javelin.

• All long jumpers and high jumpers should arrive to the meet with their steps pre-measured. Measuring tapes will be attached to the runways to assist athletes.

• Throwing and long jump competitors will be grouped in flights based on entry marks. Flights will compete from shortest distance qualifiers to longest distance qualifiers.

• All jumpers and throwers are allowed one jump or run-through between flights.

• Throwers must use the throwing implements provided at the meet. Any thrower using his/her own implements will be disqualified.

• Timing for all track events is Fully Automatic Timing.

• If an athlete misses his or her heat, no accommodations will be made to squeeze him or her into a later heat.

• Non-competitors (coaches, staff, parents, and non-competing athletes) are NOT allowed inside the fence surrounding the track. There will be restricted access in the field events.

• All coaches will be given a pass on a lanyard that must be worn in order to get on the infield.

Insurance Waiver:

The meet is sanctioned by USA Track & Field. Each competitor must submit an Assumption of Risk / Waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian (not the coach) before they will be issued any bib number or be allowed to compete. It is the coach's responsibility to submit a signed document for each athlete they have entered. These must be presented on meet day, and be ordered alphabetically. After verification, the coach will receive their meet materials.
A printable copy of a single copy of the Participant Waiver & Release Form is available online or click here - Participant Waiver & Release Form for an Adobe PDF document containing 2 forms on 1 page.

Emergency personnel:

An EMT will be on site during the meet for the sole purpose of treating injuries; taping and other services will not be provided.

Contact Info:

Meet Director:
Matt Castriotta
email: masschamps@gmail.com

Meet Admin Services: ezmeetentry@cs.com  

Miscellaneous:

·    General admission is $4.00. Kids under 12 get in for free.

·    A multi-page program with all competitors entered will be available for $2.00.

·    A refreshment concession will be available.

·    Meet T-shirts will be sold for $15.