Track &

Field
 CONTENTS
01 02
SPRINTING EVENTS JUMPING EVENTS

03 04
MID & LONG DISTANCE EVENTS THROWING EVENTS

05 06
HURDLES RELAYS
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TRACK &FIELD SAFETY

In regulation track and field athletes wear proper athletic attire

•Beware of your spacial surroundings when performing events,
Only throw implements away from other students
• The track and field area needs to remain clear of any
and all obstructions that may hinder your event
• Practice proper communication skills, for example, yell out
“stick” when exchanging the baton in a relay
• Follow all cues given by event director, for example, everyone
on the field should duck and stay fairly quite when a track
event is about to start, to hear the gun go off
Track and Field

Replace with your owthe general name for a particular group of

sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and
throwing
text.
The sport was first featured at the first games at Olympia in 776
BCE. A full size track usually measures 400 meters in circumference
with 6 or 8 lanes.
Track meets are scored as a team through points earned from each
event as a group or individual places

Ex: 1st place

=10 points
2nd place
=8 points
Track and Field
Sprinting Events

A sprinting event usually

consist of 4 phases.
The start, the acceleration,
the stride, and the finish.
Events
100 meter sprint
200 meter sprint
400 meter sprint
Middle distance track events

In middle distance track events, unlike in sprints, runners start

from a standing position. They stand along a curved starting
line to ensure everyone is running the same distance. As they
set off, the athletes make their way to the innermost track, as
it’s the quickest route to the finish line.

The most common middle distance track events are the 800-me-
tre, 1500-metre, and the mile run. This kind of track events re-
quire athletes to have good aerobic ability and speed en-
durance.
Long distance track events

There are three long distance track events that take place at the
Olympics and World Athletics Championships. They are the
3000-metre, 5000-metre, and 10,000-metre races. Although
similar to a marathon, long distance track events take place on
a track, as opposed to the street course of a marathon.

Long distance track events are very similar to middle distance

races, as they require a lot of stamina from the athletes. They
do, however, have to take care and think more about their pace
and their race tactics.
Mid & long Distance Events

In any type of distance race, runners start from a stag-

gered lane assignment before being able to break into the
inside lane
Runners in these events do not use starter blocks.
Athletes in these races concentrate on relaxing into the
stride in a good even fast pace.
Mid Distance Events
800 meter
Long Distance Events
1600 meter
3200 meter
Jumping
Triple jump consists of 3 long one footed jumps
before landing and long jump consists of 1 long
jump before landing. A jump that steps over the
board on the initial take off is a scratch and would
not be judged. Both are measured for the farthest
distance.
-In high jump athletes typically use the Fosbury
flop to jump off of 1 foot in attempt to jump over
the bar. A jump with 2 feet is illegel and would not
count. Jumpers must clear the bar without knock-
ing it
down. Polevault is the same concept however ath-
letes use a pole to
launch themselves over the bar. Both are mea-
sured for the highest
cleared jump.
Events
Long jump
Triple jump
High jump
Pole vault
Throwing

In all throwing events, athletes throw a dif-

ferent object (weighted ball, disc, javelin
spear, ball and wire) as far as they can us-
ing varying techniques gliding or rotating.
Events
Shot put
Discus
Javelin (olympic only)
Hammer (olympic only)
Mid & long Distance Events

In any type of distance race, runners start

from a staggered lane assignment before
being able to break into the inside lane
Runners in these events do not use starter
blocks.
Athletes in these races concentrate on relax-
ing into the stride in a good even fast pace.
Mid Distance Events
800 meter
Long Distance Events
1600 meter
3200 meter
Hurdles

Hurdle races consist of sprinting

with hurdles to jump over every so
many feet. The “3 step” stride
method is applied for the shorter
events, 100 and 110 meter races.
Events
110 meter high hurdles Mens
100 meter Womens
300 meter intermediate hurdles HS
(400 meter College/Olympics)
Relays

Relays
Each of the four athletes race
one section or leg of the race,
handing a baton to the next
member
of the team within a marked
hand off zone. The shorter
distance 4x1 race uses a blind
handoff, verbalizing when the
runner should reach back to get
the baton.
Events
4x100 meter
4x400 meter
4x800 meter
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