ruth welding and sue hallen - usa track & field welding and sue hallen ©2015 susan hallen/ruth...

Ruth Welding and Sue Hallen

©2015 Susan Hallen/Ruth Welding

Ruth Welding and Sue Hallen

Master Officials – Throws, Implement Inspection, Electronic Measurement

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Agenda� Officials Responsibilities

� Implement Check-in

The area


� The area

� The equipment

� Controls

� Best practices per implement

� You make the call…

Source: UCS implement carts

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Officials Responsibilities� Whose job is it anyway?

� Everyone’s !!� Implement Inspection� At each event� In the sector

� Treat the implements with respect� Do not throw them into

buckets� Do not drop them onto

each other


� In the sector

� Why do it?� Safety� Level playing field

� What do I need?� Knowledge� Equipment� Know who to call

� Do not drop them onto each other

� Different level meets have different facilities, equipment, ability to impound

� This is not a power trip…if you are turning down more implements than approving…check again

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Implement Check-in/Inspection

The area� Secure area

� Room to work, organize

� Covered area

� Level

Stable tables


� Stable tables

� Limited access

� Are you impounding?

� Organized

� Ability to deliver to venues

� Do you have help (and are they knowledgeable?)

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Photo source: Sue Hallen


The equipment� What level meet is this?

� Differences between HS, NCAA, Open and Masters

� Indoor vs Outdoor

� What type of meet?W&M Kit – Gill, UCS, others

Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women

NCAA 7.26 kg 4 kg 2 kg 1 kg 800 g 600 g 7.26 kg 4 kg

USATF 7.26 kg 4 kg 2 kg 1 kg 800 g 600 g 7.26 kg 4 kg

IAAF 7.26 kg 4 kg 2 kg 1 kg 800 g 600 g 7.26 kg 4 kg

High School 12 lb 4 kg 1.6 kg 1 kg 800 g 600 g 12 lb 4 kg

USATF Youth

8 & Under 2 kg 2 kg NA NA

300 g

Mini-Jav

300 g

Mini-Jav NA NA

9 - 10 6 lb 6 lb NA NA

300 g

Mini-Jav

300 g

Mini-Jav NA NA

11 - 12 6 lb 6 lb 1 kg 1 kg

300 g

Mini-Jav

300 g

Mini-Jav NA NA

Throws Implement Specifications

Shot Put Discus HammerJavelin

USATF OFFICIALS BEST PRACTICES


� W&M Kit – Gill, UCS, others� Scales (prefer two)

� Certified, accurate to .01 kg or 1/8 lb.

� Level and out of the rain� Handy additions

� Examples of the kit contents…and what might be missing

11 - 12 6 lb 6 lb 1 kg 1 kg Mini-Jav Mini-Jav NA NA

13 - 14 4 kg 6 lb 1 kg 1 kg 600 g 600 g NA NA

15 - 16 12 lb 4 kg 1.6 kg 1 kg 800 g 600 g 12 lb 4 kg

17 - 18 12 lb 4 kg 1.6 kg 1 kg 800 g 600 g 12 lb 4 kg

IAAF Youth

Youth 5 kg 3 kg 1.5 kg 1 kg 700 g 500 g 5 kg 3 kg

Junior 6 kg 4 kg 1.75 kg 1 kg 800 g 600 g 6 kg 4 kg

USATF Master1

30-49 7.26 kg 4 kg 2 kg 1 kg 800 g 600 g 7.26 kg 4 kg

50-59 6 kg 3 kg 1.5 kg 1 kg 700 g 500 g 6 kg 3 kg

60-69 5 kg 3 kg 1 kg 1 kg 600 g 500 g 5 kg 3 kg

70-74 4 kg 3 kg 1 kg 1 kg 500 g 500 g 4 kg 3 kg

75-79 4 kg 2 kg 1 kg .75 kg 500 g 400 g 4 kg 2 kg

80 + 3 kg 2 kg 1 kg .75 kg 400 g 400 g 3 kg 2 kg

USATF Master1,2

30-49 35 lb 20 lb 56 lb 35 lb

50-59 25 lb 16 lb 56 lb 25 lb

60-69 20 lb 12 lb 20 kg 20 lb

70-74 16 lb 12 lb 35 lb 20 lb

75-79 16 lb 4 kg 35 lb 16 lb

80 + 12 lb 4 kg 25 lb 16 lb

20 kg, 56 lb, 98 lb 25 lb, 35 lb, 20 kg

Weight Superweight Men

Ultraweight Ultraweight

Women

20 kg, 56 lb, 98 lb 20 lb, 25 lb, 35 lb

98, 200, 300 lb 20 kg, 56 lb, 98 lb

35 lb, 20 kg, 56 lb 20 lb, 25 lb, 35 lb

56, 98, 200 lb 25 lb, 35 lb, 20 kg

98, 200, 300 lb 35 lb, 20 kg, 56 lb

5Source: Ivars Ikstrums


The equipment� When, where and how

� Meet Schedule and venue layout

� Implement Check In Schedule

� Rule Books

� Specification Tables

� Extra Tools to get the job done� Level(s)

� Metric tape measures

� Javelin board/ balance

� Paint markers/Sharpies

� Tape for hammer wires (electrical, duct in different colors)

� Knife/ box cutter


Specification Tables

� Implement Handbook

� Check in forms and clipboards

� Organization� Tables (prefer at least four 8’

tables)

� Pencils/Pens

� Containers for implements –milk crates, paint buckets, garbage cans

� Knife/ box cutter

� Hammer hanger / Weight hanger

� Vise grips / pliers / Allen keys

� Leather gloves / rubber garden gloves

� Tool apron

� Bungee cords/ties for javelins

� Towels / Cleaning supplies

� Liquid Wrench / 3 in 1 oil

� Anything to keep things from rolling around 6

Equipment and organization

Source: Sue Hallen


Example Costs? Gill IAAF Kit: $3999; UCS Cert Kit $4079Polanik Hammer Hanger: $399; Gill Weight Hanger: $249

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Picture Sources: UCS, Gill and Polanik

Source: Sue Hallen


Control – impound and delivery� In Implement Inspection:

� Space and containers to organize

� Secure place for impounded implements

� Schedule of the events and

� At the venue:� Controlled area for

implements� Assigned official or

dedicated volunteer� Phone/ walky-talky for


� Schedule of the events and the locations of the venues

� Gator / golf cart / something dedicated to W&M for use during the meet

� Phone/ walky-talky for record notification

� Someone to deliver/retrieve

� Phone/ walky-talky for record notification (and knowledge of how to reach implement inspection)

� Check implements and know the marks being used for that day

� Check implements if they hit the cage or you have some indication it is not right

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General approach to implement

inspection� Visual

� Tactical

� Consistent markings� Color / symbol for the day

/ event

� Location on the implement


� Audio

� Weight

� Detailed measurements and template usage

implement

� Shot and discus: add a line over the plug

� Javelin – on the shaft between the grip and the tip

� Hammer/Weight – add tape on wires and handles

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Shot� Visual/tactical

� Round, no extreme deformities, flattened, rough sides

Roll in in your hands

� What not to turn down:� Internal movement

� Holes for removing the plug

� Numbers that indicate


� Roll in in your hands

� Weight

� Diameter – min/max

� Indoor vs outdoor� No cracks allowing filler

to escape, tape can be a grip

� Numbers that indicate weight

� Indoor venues – observe impacts and watch for material leaking, indoor shots have a limited life!

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Discus� Visual/tactical

� No gouged edges, cracked plates, plates that rotate, plates not flush with the rim, internal movement


� If rubber allowed, not the flexible indoor practice ones

� Weight


� Edge thickness at 3 locations

� Center thickness

� Symmetrical plates (old Pacer gold example)

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Source: Sue Hallen and UCS

Hammer� Visual/tactical

� Handle shape and condition, Excessively kinked/bent wires, Old tape on wires/handles

� Why tape?� Shows check-in

� Less likely to catch in the net

Can’t change the wires or

Picture Source: Polanik Premium Hammers


tape on wires/handles

� Weight

� Length – max only now!� Straighten wire, but

excessive force not needed


� Center of gravity, wire diameter

� Can’t change the wires or handles

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Weight� Visual/tactical

� Handle shape and condition, Old tape on handles, handle to swivel connections

� Indoor vs Outdoor� Indoor “Bag weights”

� Repairs – if tied, not legal

� Coins/washers taped to the ball can come off in air


connections

� Weight

� Length – max� Note difference between

masters and open!


� Ultra Weight considerations

ball can come off in air

� NCAA vs USATF differences

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Hammer/Weight examples

Wire wear

Cracks

Swivel


Adding weight

Handle issues

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Javelin� Visual/tactical

� Dry grip cord, bent tail or tip, excessive roughness, internal movement

� Weight

� Javelin has the most measurements and takes the most space� When to do a full javelin

inspection� Use of two tape measures� Layout the area first, have

the specs handyAdditional templates and


� Weight� Length

� Overall� Balance point� Tip length� Cord length

� Diameters – min/max at multiple places

� Tip angle

� Additional templates and old marks

� Turbo Jav, other Javelins being discussed

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You make the call…� A female athlete turns in a shot weighing 3.998 kgs, does it

pass?

� You are flight coordinator at the hammer. A hammer handle at the venue appears bent, what do you do?

A hammer brought to check in and the swivel does not


� A hammer brought to check in and the swivel does not move. It passes all other tests (weight, length, handle, diameters). Pass or No Pass?

� An athlete turns in a javelin with dried dirt all over the tip…what do you do?

� You have limited officials, one of the athletes takes their hammer to their bench, appearing to be doing something to it and another athlete points it out. What do you do?

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References and more info� USATF / IAAF / HS / NCAA rule books

� Implement Inspectors Handbook

� Equipment and Facilities Specs Newsletter

� http://www.usatf.org/groups/officials/newsletters/


� http://www.usatf.org/groups/officials/newsletters/

� Throws Implement Specs

� throws-implem-specs-mar-14.xls (note missing open weight)

� Implement Inspection Preparedness Checklist

� Implement-Inspection-Preparations-Feb2014.doc

� Other implement inspectors

https://my.usatfofficials.com/resources/tag/implement-inspectionhttps://my.usatfofficials.com/resources/tag/weights-and-measures

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