Ballston Spa

Lions Club

Track & Field

Invitational

Information Packet

Saturday April 9, 2011


ENTRY FORM

Ballston Spa Lions Invitational

Saturday April 9, 2011

______COED Team - $200

______Boys Team - $125

______Girls Team - $125

Please make checks or vouchers playable to:

Ballston Spa High School Track Fund

School:

Address:

Boys Coach:

Phone:

Email Address:

Girls Coach:

Phone:

Email Address:

Please make checks or vouchers playable to: Ballston Spa High School Track Fund

Send entry form and payment to:

Lions Invitational T & F Meet Entry

Ballston Spa High School - Joan Libby

220 Ballston Avenue

Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Please note:

a.  Entries will be limited to the first 20 girls’ teams and 20 boys’ teams to respond.

b.  This entry form and payment must be received by Monday April 4, 2011.

c.  Teams who do not send in their entry forms and payment will not be accepted the day of the meet.


ENTRY PROCEDURE:

Entries are limited to 3 individuals per event and 1 relay team.

Entries will be made on 4x6 cards, please cut the top left corner for girls’ cards.

Entry cards should include the following information:

-Event

-School

-Athlete’s Name and Competition Number

-Seed Time for Running Events or Distance for Jumping/Throwing Events

Please be as honest as possible to allow for accurate seeding.

Attached is an order of events. Please make sure your athletes know when they will be competing so that they can be clerked in efficiently. Clerking will take place in the infield near the finish line.

AWARDS:

Scoring will be 10-8-6-4-2-1.

1st-3rd will receive medals and 4th-6th will receive ribbons for all individual events and relays.

In remembrance of John Pokines, the former meet director and pole vault coach at Ballston Spa, special plaques will be given in his honor to the winner of the boys and girls pole vault competition.

Team trophies will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place for boys and girls.

RESULTS:

We will be using FAT to time this year’s meet.

Results will be announced throughout the meet. All medals and ribbons will be placed in an envelope for the coach to collect at the conclusion of the meet to distribute to their team.

Results will be posted on the wall of the concession stand for athletes, coaches and spectators to view throughout the meet.

Results will be posted at www.section2harrier.com

RULES:

We will be following NYPHSAA rules. This includes rules regarding jewelry, uniforms, and electronic devices.

We will have starting blocks available; teams may also bring their own.

Only coaches, athletes and officials will be allowed on the infield; spectators may sit in the bleachers or stand outside fence.

A coaches meeting will take place in the clerking area on the infield at 8:45am.

The concession stand will be open and T-Shirts will be sold.

The track is located behind the middle school on Garrett Road. Please have buses drop off coaches and athletes near the track, then park in front of the middle school or high school off of Ballston Ave. Spectators may park in the large parking lots on either side of the tennis courts adjacent to the track, or in front of the middle school and high school. There is no parking on the side of the road.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Laura Smith, Girls Head Coach

Please note: During the meet, the Lions’ Club will be collecting used eyeglasses. If anyone from your community, school, and/or team can make a donation, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!
Running Events will begin at 9:30am

Trials

1. Girls 3000m UNSEEDED

2. Boys 3200m UNSEEDED

3. Girls 100m Hurdles – SEMIS

4. Boys 110m Hurdles – SEMIS

5. Girls 100m – SEMIS

6. Boys 100m – SEMIS

7. Girls 1500m UNSEEDED

8. Boys 1600m – UNSEEDED

9. Girls 200m – SEMIS

10. Boys 200m – SEMIS

Finals

11. Girls Freshmen 400m Relay 12. Boys Freshmen 400m Relay

13. Girls 3200m Relay 14. Boys 3200m Relay

15. Boys 110m Hurdles 16. Girls 100m Hurdles

17. Girls 100m 18. Boys 100m

19. Girls 1500m – SEEDED 20. Boys 1600m – SEEDED

21. Girls 400m Relay 22. Boys 400m Relay

23. Girls 400m 24. Boys 400m

25. Girls 400m Hurdles 26. Boys 400m Hurdles

27. Girls 800m 28. Boys 800m

29. Girls 200m 30. Boys 200m

31. Girls 3000m 32. Boys 3200m

33. Girls Throwers 400m Relay 34. Boys Throwers 400m Relay

35. Girls 1600m Relay 36. Boys 1600m Relay

a.  Finals will be seeded slowest to fastest.

b.  All semis will be snake seeded.

c.  Advancement to finals will be explained when clerking the event.


FIELD EVENTS

Discus and Shot Put

3 attempts in trials, top 7 will have 3 additional attempts in finals.

Each flight will receive 15 minutes of warm up time

9:00 - BOYS DISCUS FOLLOWED BY GIRLS DISCUS AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30

9:00 - GIRLS SHOT PUT FOLLOWED BY BOYS SHOT PUT AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30

Finals will immediately follow the last flight.

Long Jump and Triple Jump

3 attempts in trials, top 7 will have 3 additional attempts in finals.

An OPEN PIT format will be used. These events will run simultaneously on 2 jumping pits.

9:00-9:30 Warm ups

9:30-11:30 GIRLS LONG JUMP and BOYS TRIPLE JUMP – OPEN PIT

11:30-12:00 GIRLS LONG JUMP FINALS and BOYS TRIPLE JUMP FINALS

12:00-12:30 Warm ups

12:30-2:30 GIRLS TRIPLE JUMP and BOYS LONG JUMP – OPEN PIT

2:30-3:00 GIRLS TRIPLE JUMP FINALS and BOYS LONG JUMP FINALS

High Jump

9:00-9:30 – Girls Warm Ups

9:30-11:30 – Girls High Jump

Continuous bar starting at 4’ increasing at 3” increments

11:30-12:00 – Boys Warm Ups

12:00-2:00 – Boys High Jump

Continuous bar starting at 5’ increasing at 3” increments

Pole Vault

9:00-9:30 – Girls Warm Ups

9:30-11:30 – Girls Pole Vault

Continuous bar starting at 7’ increasing at 6” increments

11:30-12:00 – Boys Warm Ups

12:00-2:00 – Boys Pole Vault

Continuous bar starting at 8’ increasing at 6” increments

PLEAST NOTE: Times for field events may be adjusted based on the number of contestants. Announcements will be made to inform athletes and coaches of any schedule changes.