The National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) has published their changes to the 2024 rule book for track and field and cross country. The reference to rule changes can be read at the Federations website at www.nfhs.org/track-and-field-rules-changes-2024/. One of the rule changes clarifies when false starts should and should not be called. Others include hurdling infractions, clarification of warm-up time for competitors entering HJ/PV events and allowing throwers to tape individual fingers.

One other change involves making adjustments to the rules regarding jump-offs for first place in the high jump and pole vault. Following the rule change instituted in the NCAA rules last year, the NFHS is now providing guidance for how to handle situations when one or all competitors decline to continue jumping after establishing a tie.

Additionally, the NFHS rules group for track and field also published a more detailed explanation of their revised rule guidance on what constitutes a false start. That can be read here.