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Greetings
True Team Section Coaches:
What
a spring so far. We just want you to
know that we have ordered beautiful weather for our True Team Meet here on May
6th. We are excited to host
our first true team meet here and will do everything we can to make it a
successful venture. We have never done
this before and just ask your patience as we work through things.
I
will be sending out a note next week with assignments for your workers.
Our
track was newly resurfaced this summer along with all new run-ways. Some landscaping is still in progress. And we are breaking in a new HyTech system with timers.
Because we have only 8 lanes and there are 9 schools, I do need some
feedback from you concerning the following:
A. Do we want to try to seed
the relays with 5 in the fast heat and 4 in the second? Or just stay
with the normal rotation? If you decide to seed those, I will let you
know and ask for times.
B. I am thinking for open
races: We could/will have 27 in many
races. If we can’t run heats
that work out to 8 per lane
(24), we balance heats as much as possible?
For example, it there were 27 runners we would run 4 heats (7,7,7,6)
instead of (8,8,8,3). Leave that up to meet
manager?
We
will have concessions available throughout the meet.
We
also will be sending some bus parking instructions as our track is right next
to our elementary school and we are trying to avoid the congestion problems
that 12+ buses might cause.
We
are asking that you limit your rosters that you send in to 50 per boys and
girls if possible.
If
you have any other questions/concerns, please drop me a note in the next few
days and I will get back to you as soon as possible. If you have an important question, call our
AD secretary (231-8332),
who happens to be my wife, and she can patch you through to me.
See
you on the 6th.
Jerry
Jerry
Popp
Meet
Manager
Jamie
Thompson, AD Barb Popp, Secretary
Willmar High School Willmar High School
2701 30th St. NE Willmar 56201 2701 30th St. NE Willmar , MN 56201
Phone 320-231-8331 * Fax
320-231-8460 Phone 320-231-8332 *Fax 320-231-8460
email: thompsonj@willmar.k12.mn.us email: poppb@willmar.k12.mn.us
SECTION TRUE TEAM BOYS’ &
GIRLS’ TRACK MEET
Tuesday
May 6, 2008
Hodapp Field
Participants: Alexandria Bemidji Buffalo Moorhead St. Cloud St. Cloud Willmar
Entries: Rosters are due no later than
Running Events: There are no prelims for any running events. All races are finals.
Field
Events: In the shot put, discus, long jump and triple jump there
are just 4 trials per competitor.
Advancements:
The Section
8 champion, along with the Wild Card team will advance to the State Meet. If
the section Champion elects not to participate in the state meet, the other 7
section champions plus 2 Wild Card will make up the field for the state
meet. The 2 Wild Card selections will be
made from the section 8 runners-up.
MEET WORKERS: Please be reminded that each school is to provide TWO workers for this meet. These individuals will be used as field event judges, etc….assignments will be sent out by Coach Popp one week prior to the meet.
Ticket Prices: $6 for adults and $4 for students
Information Sheet
1.
All Running events are finals. You
will find a lane assignment sheet in your packet.
2.
Shot put, discus, long jump and
triple jump will have 4 trails per competitor.
3.
Suggested starting heights and
increments for high jump and pole vault are:
BPV 8, 9, 10, 11, 11-6, 12, 12-6, etc…BHJ 5-0, 5-3, 5-6, 5-8, etc
GPV 6, 7, 8, 8-6, 9-0, 9-6, etc…GHJ 4-0, 4-3, 4-6, 4-0, etc
We will approve these at the
coaches meeting.
4.
There is a trophy for the first place
team and ribbons for the first, second and third place teams.
5.
The eight Section Champions, along
with the Wild Card team will advance to the State Meet. If a Section Champion
elects not to participate in the State meet, the other seven Section Champions
plus TWO Wild Card selections will make up the field for the State meet. The two Wild Card team selections will be
made for the eight section runnerups.
6.
There will be a mailing coming out to
the State Qualifying teams. It should be
received by Tuesday of the week prior to the state meet.
7.
Results will be posted on the
http://www.willmar.k12.mn.us/srhigh/
8.
The games committee will consist of
the meet manager, plus one head coach form each of 4 schools.
Brainerd,
Questions on meet preferably through e-mail:
Jerry Popp: poppj@willmar.k12.mn.us
or popperxc@hotmail.com
School phone: 320-231-8332 (AM)
Home Phone: 320-222-5717 Cell: 320-220-3851 or 320-220-3849
Frequently Asked Questions
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The True
Team Series is different from Invitational and MSHSL Meets in a number of
ways. Because of this, Meet Managers and members of the True Team Committee
receive a number of questions dealing with procedures that are unique to the
True Team Series. Following are a few of the most commonly asked questions: SCORING: How are the points determined for a
True Team Meet? Class A and AA are allowed two entries in each individual
event. Class AAA is allowed three entries. In Class A and AA, where two
entries are allowed in the individual events, scoring is as follows.
Individual events: First place is awarded twice the number of points as teams
competing in the meet, with points awarded to subsequent placers decreasing
by one point per place. In relays, first place is awarded a number of points
equal to three times the number of teams competing in the meet, with
subsequent places decreasing by 3 points per place. Assuming an 8-team meet
as an example, individual events would be scored 16-15-14-...-1. Relays would
be scored 24-21-18-...-3. In AAA, three entries are allowed in the
individual events. Scoring is as follows. Individual events: first place
is awarded three times the number of points as teams competing in the meet,
with subsequent places decreasing by one point per place. In relays, first
place is awarded a number of points equal to four times the number of teams
competing in the meet, with subsequent places decreasing by four points per
place. Again, using an 8-team meet as an example, Individual events would be
scored 24-23-22-...-1, and relays would be scored 32-28-24-...-4. BREAKING
TIES: What
procedures are used to break ties between two teams? The teams are scored
head-to-head with scoring as follows: Class A and AA, Individual events:
4-3-2-1, Relays: 6-3. In Class AAA, Individual
Events: 6-5-4-3-2-1, Relays: 8-4. ENTRIES: Do we need to send in a lineup prior to the meet?
No. Coaches are asked to submit a team roster (not a lineup), so that names of team members can be entered into the
computer and numbers assigned to the team members prior to the meet. It is
the feeling of the committee that the coach should be able to alter his/her lineup
during the meet, that the coach should have the option of placing his/her
athletes in heats as he/she wishes, and that the host school should not have
the advantage of knowing the other team’s lineups in advance. ENTRY
FEES: Where do
they go? Entry fees are paid once, at the Sectional level. The major
expenses of the True Team Series include workers and meet expenses at the
State Meet and the 24 Section Meets, awards for the State and Section Meets,
competitor numbers, and site rental for the State Meet. RECORDING
RESULTS: How
should section event results be recorded and reported? Complete Form C and
return to Mark Alcorn along with complete results. These results are used in
the Wild Card selection process, so they must be reported in the same manner
from all Sections. Times should be reported to the hundredths place. If they
are FAT’s, they will be used as is. If they are
handheld, that should be indicated on the report sent in by the meet manager.
They should still be sent in to the hundredths place. We will adjust to FAT
equivalent as per Federation rules. Discus distances should be rounded to the
lesser inch. No fractions. Long Jump, Triple Jump, and Shot Put distances
should be rounded down to the lesser ¼ inch. High Jump should be rounded down
to even inches (5’3 ¾” becomes 5’2”). Pole Vault should be rounded down to
the lesser multiple of 3 inches (9’8” becomes 9’6”). For this reason, it is
important that Section Meet Managers exercise care in determining starting
heights and size of increments in the High Jump and pole Vault. WILD
CARD: How is the
Wildcard team chosen? The Saturday before the State True Team Meet,
when all the Section results are in, members of the True Team Committee run
off a meet on paper between the eight section runners-up, using their section
performances, according to written policies
and procedures designed for that purpose. The winner of that competition
becomes the Wild Card team for that class/gender. If a Section champion
elects not to compete in the State Meet, the 8 section runners-up will still
be scored according to Wild Card procedures, with the top TWO teams advancing
to the State Championships. AWARDS: What’s the deal with awards? At the
Sectional level, the top team receives a trophy and the top three teams receive
ribbons. At the State level, the top three teams receive trophies and medals,
and the 4th-5th-6th place teams receive ribbons. All awards are
team-oriented. Approximately 2 weeks before the Sectional Meet, the
Meet Manager will receive the Awards for the their
Section. At both the Section and State levels, allowance is made for 30
team member s in A and AA, 40 team members in AAA. GOVERNING
BODY: Who’s in
charge? The idea for the True Team Series was conceived in CLASSES/ALIGNMENT: How are classes and Section placement
determined? The original committee designated the top 64 schools by
enrollment as class AAA, the next 96 as AA, and the remainder as A.
This tended to be cumbersome and confusing for the committee and for teams
that were near the cutoffs between the classes, as it seemed a few schools
were back and forth between classes on a semi-annual basis, even though their
enrollment might not change. It was the feeling of the committee that an
enrollment figure that would keep the distribution between the classes at
approximately the original figures in terms of teams in each class might be
easier to work with. In January of 2001 these enrollment figures were set as
follows: Class AAA(970 and up), Class AA(350-969),
Class A(0-349). For placement into classes, the enrollment figures used
are the most recent ADM’s available. Geography is
the major determining factor for placement into sections within each class,
with balance between the sections being a secondary consideration. A
six-member sub-committee of the True Team Committee does major realignment in
June of odd-numbered years. Their proposed alignment is then taken to the
entire True Team Committee for approval in July. |
SECTION 8AAA TRUE TEAM TRACK
& FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Field Events
Girls
Discus
Boys
Shot Put
Girls
Pole Vault followed by Boys
Boys
Long Jump
Girls
Triple Jump
Boys
High Jump followed by Girls
Girls
Long Jump
Boys
Triple Jump
Girls
Shot Put
Boys
Discus
Running
Events (Hopefully this is
fairly accurate)