Practice Rules

PRACTICE RULES

Be on time, check in using the QR code, every single day. 

Apparel:

• Weather-appropriate gear is especially important for injury prevention during the earlier, colder parts of the season. Based on local Summerlin weather conditions, athletes must have long sleeves if the temperature is below 60o; pants if the temperature is below 50o; and headwear and gloves if the temperature is below 40o.

• Modest tops - tanks for ladies is ok, Guys must wear a shirt/tank

• Dark-colored bottoms (Spandex of appropriate length are okay)

• Throwers are required to have throwing shoes by the first official practice. It is not required to buy your own discus and shot put, but there are benefits to having your own. (if you need help picking the right kind of shoes, reach out to Coach Fox).

• Runners/jumpers are required to have the appropriate shoes for their events by the first practice. (If you need help picking the right kind of shoes, reach out to your event coach)

Road Running:

• Never run Alone

• Always run on the sidewalk

• Never challenge a car or driver

• Misconduct on the roads will not be tolerated. Remember who you are and who you represent.

• Always report any unusual occurrences upon your return to the track.

• Always check in with your event coach when you return from the run. 

Throwing Ring and Sector Expectations and Procedures

• Before any discus can be thrown all sector signage should be in place around the sector. 

• No thrower should make a throw without first receiving verbal permission from a coach to proceed to throw.

• When retrieving a thrown implement a thrower should follow the below procedures:

  • Walk backward (facing the ring) well outside of the sector and sector signage.

  • Keep their eyes on the ring at all times regardless if there is an athlete in the ring or not.

  • Do not enter the sector until well (~50 ft-discus, ~10ft-shot) past the throwing distance of the current rotation of throwers and then walk forward to receive the implement.

• When throwing, a student-athlete should follow the following procedures:

  • Check the sector for any other student-athletes. If there are other student-athletes in the sector they should not enter the ring. Once the sector is clear they can enter the ring.

  • Before preparing the throw they should check the sector again for any other student-athletes, and then proceed to ask the coach for permission to throw.

  • Once a coach grants permission then the athlete can proceed to throw as they would for competition. 

Throwing Sector Expectations: All Athletes

• At all track and field practices and meets athletes should always be aware of where the throwing rings and sectors are located.  

• At no point should any non-throwing athlete enter or be near the throwing sector or throwing rings

• All Runners must run in the correct direction on the track so they always are facing the discus ring on the left sector line, on the West 100m side you are in the clear, the East 100m side is where you have to pay extra attention to.

Pole Vault

• Vaulters need to sign a NIAA waiver prior to the first practice. This waiver can be sent via email. Reach out to Coach Fox if you need one. Starting this year all vaulters will be required to also practice and compete in at least one other event. 

• Vaulters will participate in 2 events unless the event coach approves you to only train in vault

• No one other than vaulters should be in the area during practice