A recent interpretation from PIAA Track and Field Interpreter Jim Ellingsworth has clarified that socks with a Superman (or other similar) theme with “capes” or other adornments added to them do not meet the definition of “Foundation garments” and runners wearing them must remove them before competing. They will not be permitted in district meets and the state meet, and all officials should enforce this interpretation for the remainder of the season. Several versions of the current fad are shown below.

The National Federation has put out a pre-season set of notes that covers items for both coaches and officials in both cross-country and track & field. It can be viewed or downloaded from the PIAA website by going here.

The PIAA has recently posted a set of instructions for registering your three required clearances into their database. You may access it here and follow the steps they have listed.

Go to http://www.nfhs.org/articles/rules-changes-approved-for-high-school-track-and-field-cross-country?ArtId=60844 for press release on rules changes. Stay tuned for more information.

Interpreter Fred Smith has made a short (one-page) set of guidelines to follow whenever three teams are on site for a meet (or multiple meets). This is in MS Word format and can be downloaded by going to the “Forms” page of this website.

The National Federation of High Schools has a downloadable .pdf file entitled “Pre-Meet Notes for 2015” which can be helpful for officials and coaches. There are comments on this year’s rule changes plus an excellent article on officiating mistakes. The document can be viewed or downloaded by going here.

In case you weren’t aware, the NCAA compiles a monthly list of “cases” and interpretations about questions that arise concerning their Track & Field and Cross-country rules. Here is a list of comments from the past year that you folks who work college meets might want to go over. http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/MonthlyInterps13_14.pdf

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