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News for 2012

New links for USATF Officials ~ Meet Management ~ Resources/Best Practices ~ NEW Usatf web page ~ Facebook USATF ~ USATF on Twitter


USATF 2012 Virginia Clinic Schedule  
To take part in the clinics...

ADVANCED TRACK & FIELD CLINIC for Meet Directors, Referees & Technical Managers.
Sunday, January 22, 2012; 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
At The VHSL Office, 1642 State Farm Blvd, Charlottesville, VA

Highly recommended for all District, Region and State Directors and Referees & Senior USATF &VHSL Certified Officials.

Scope of the Clinic: Time Management, Weather Considerations, Event Staffing Requirements, Liability Considerations, Facility and Competitors Safety Requirements, Application of the 2012 NFHS Rules and Virginia State Adoptions.

Reserve your seat and hand-out material: Call Bill Boyd at 757/253-6573 or e-mail at hoppyboyd@widomaker.com prior to January 20th.

Cost at the door: $10.00, check or cash.


USATF Certification Clinic Notice for the 2012 clinics
Get your 2012 calendar out and mark these dates. We will have four USATF/VHSL Regional Clinics and one Meet Management Clinic in the next six weeks to fulfill your certification requirements.

January 22, 2012: Meet Directors and Referees Advanced Clinic at VHSL Office, in Charlottesville. Instruction starts at 10:00 AM.

January 29, 2012: Central Region Clinic at the University of Richmond. Robbins Hall,(Basketball Facility), Room 245. Registration at 9:30 AM. Instruction 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

February 5, 2012: Eastern Region Clinic at Christopher Newport University in Newport News. The Indoor Track Facility, Registration at 8:30 AM. Instruction 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

February 5, 2012: Western Region Clinic at Liberty University, Football Team Meeting Room. Registration at 12:30 PM, Instruction 1:00 Pm to 5:00 PM
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February 12, 2012: Northern Region Clinic, Robinson High school, 5035 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA. Registration at 8:30 AM. Instruction 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

The Clinic fee is $20.00 for those that pre-register and $30.00 at the door. There will be Clinic “2012 Pins” this year, however, I am not publishing the Rules Comparison Manual as we will start relying on the USATF Best Practices web site.
Bill Boyd
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VHSL (only) VALLEY AREA RULES CLINIC for high school coaches

TBA '12 East Rockingham High School 7pm Clinician-Joe Showker email stpjoe@aol.com

Download the VHSL form

VHSL PDF with all the information below:

Stay tuned for winter/spring 2012 details


The official newsletter of the USATF National Officials Committee (NOC) is published twice a month on the 15th and last day of each month only via email.  It is for informational purposes only and open to any USATF Certified Official.  The subscription is free.  Please remind your fellow officials to subscribe now at http://www.usatfofficials.com/listserv.html.

Throws Safety Slide Show-updated for '11 - Primarily for VHSL use, but ok for all throw safety clinics Throw Safety '09 Powerpoint download

Throw Safety From National Throws Coaches Association

Event sheets from Mark Heckel-NTCA Clinician ||| Shot Put ||| Discus ||| Hammer/Weight ||| Javelin Throws Coach Overview for Safety-Mark Heckel

INDOOR THROWING VENUE SAFE? CAN YOU DEFEND YOUR SCHOOL'S ACTIONS IN A COURT?

CLICK FOR A LARGER VERSION OF THIS PICTURE

If you wish to officiate meets please contact your local schools or Boyd below for larger meets.

Bill Boyd Additional Info: 757/253-6573

Training Coordinator e-mail: hoppyboyd@widomaker.com

Events and Schedules

milestat please renew!

Documents

Special Throws Safety acrobat file (applies to many aspects of field events as well)

 Ring Fouls for Throws PPT - For High School Clinics

To order an NCAA Rules Book Click Here ~ Download the rules book (big download and large document)

To order a NFSHSA Rules Book Click Here

Below are meet sheets... please compare them to current rules...some may be outdated. 

Rules Comparisons
Rules Overview
Sheets HS
Verbal Instruction
Sheets NCAA
Verbal Instruction
Sheets HS
Info. Sheets
HS & NCAA
Info. Sheets
HS & NCAA con't
Shot ~ Discus ~ Jav
Shot Put ~ Discus
Shot ~ Discus ~ Jav
Shot ~ Discus
Hammer Weight
Cover - Duty
Implements-All Levels
Pole Vault
High Jump
Hammer ~ Weight
High Long JUMP
Jav Cover ~ Duty
PV Pre-Meet Review
Hammer ~ Weight
Long Jump
Triple ~ Long JUMP
Pole Vault
Discus Cover ~ Duty
PV standards ~ markings
Hurdle
Pole Vault
High Jump

High Jump Cover ~ Duty
Tech Indoor Markings
Great Link for Documents All types including event setup, rules, interpretations of all levels
including national federation (High School), NCAA, USATF, AIFF ... NOTE: Documents may not reflect Rules changes for '05 unless noted-check and update!
Special thanks to William H. Buttermore, Ohio Association
Evaluation Forms
All Events
Clerk
Throw
Time/Judge
Umpire
Vertical ~ Horizontal

Links

USATF Officials General Information

Online Center for Officials

Three Rivers

Buttermore's Forms

National Federation

General Rules Link

NCAA

VHSL Officials Link

CAA

Big East

ACC

IC4A ECAC

Big South

Atlantic 10

Pole Vault Certification INFO.

Contact Information

Bill Boyd 757/253-6573 Virginia Training Coordinator e-mail: hoppyboyd@widomaker.com

Joe Showker 866-663-4243 (voice mail) and leave your phone number or stpjoe@aol.com

Membership:

Bill Anderson                      cell phone: (804) 382-2866
8107 Westbury Dr
Henrico, VA 23229
 
Chris McCann                     cell phone: (804) 467-7016
8320 Hunton Circle
Richmond, VA 23235
 

Are you interested in becoming an Official?

How the process works.

Bev Good Memorial Scholarships

Established - Spring '04 In memory of Beverly Good-USATF Master Official ~ Information