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From: Frank Davis, Youth Chairman, the Youth Schedule has been updated, please download the revised schedule. (Updated 5/5/08) Our association will host the 2008 South Zone Age Group Indoor Championships, at UNC; last year's meet was held in Louisiana. Please note State Games have been changed from June 7th to the 14th. 2008 Youth Outdoor Championships Information. USATF South Zone Junior Olympics Championships Information. 38thAnnual BB&T Bob Boal Masters & Open Track &Field Meet Including NCUSATF Association Masters Track & Field Championships At NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina May 2&3,2008 Entry Form US Masters T&F Championships information Junior Olympics NC State and Region Information NC USATF Long Distance Championships Calendar - meets submitted by Tony Wayne Letter and form for officials to submit who would like to assist us in SC with the Region III JO Championships. We will provide housing and meals during the meet as ususal. Thank you. Valerie Beesley, USATF SC Treasurer/Youth Chair/Certification Chair INSURANCE - MEMBERSHIP - CERTIFICATION As most of you know by now, Liability Insurance is scheduled to be in effect for Officials who also are members of USATF, starting on 11/08/08. This benefit was approved at the 2007 Convention where membership for officials was also overwhelming approved by the Officials in attendance. The cost of this policy will be borne and payment will be processed by USATF in Indianapolis. The bottom line here is the fact that membership will be required in order to be eligible for the Liability Coverage provided by USATF. Certification will not be valid once the expiration date on you membership card has been reached. Certification Chairs will be processing certifications and recertification documentation as usual but will also be requiring that you provide your membership number with your request. Membership can be purchased on an annual, two, three and four year basis with respective discounts with increasing years. You may however provide membership number information on a yearly basis to the certification chair. Should you have any questions regarding this matter please contact your Association's Certification Chair. The details of the Insurance Policy and the Proposal have been posted on this site. Final wording and other particulars are being worked out in Indianapolis. This coverage will not , as rumored, cost you, the official, another $10. USATF is picking up the cost. Further expansion of the Membership Benefit Package is also underway. Further details regarding contacts and appropriate action to be taken should an incident arise, will be provided shortly. The NOC Insurance Committee appreciates all your input and wishes to thank all those who so kindly provided their support to bring this effort to a successful closure. Bob Tice, Chair - NOC Insurance Committee NCUSATF Coaches Clinic for 2008. Clinic Brochure, Registration Form, Schedule. 2008 Track/XCountry Coaches Clinic Speakers / Schedule Florida State University 2008 Track and Field program are in need of qualified officials. Officials application should be returned to Paul Burdine

If you are not a member of "USATF Officials listserve" you should join asap! Membership is free. Simply logon to www.usatfofficials.com and click on "Listserve". The current issue has articles on the following: Officiating Certification; Awards; Uniforms purchase; 2008 Rules; Liability insurance; Officials calendar opportunities; Training; Reminders for officials. Results of recent NC-USATF Championships -Capitol City Classic 10,000 and the NC-USATF Association 10K Championship. NCUSATF Officials - The latest information from Bob Tice - Insurance Survey Results! 7/1/2007 There are several conflicts of interest in June; Nike Outdoor, Junior Nationals and the Association meet. High school athletes that compete in the Nike meet will receive a waiver to compete in the Region 3 meet. Athletes that compete in the Junior Nationals will, as in 2007, receive a waiver to compete in the JO Nationals. (Per Henry McCallum, Region 3 director) , Please review schedule and inform me of errors, updates and additions...919-477-8179 fdavis@durhamstriders.com NCUSATF Officials: Application form for officials certifying and re-certifying for the 2008-2012 Olympiad. Additional infomation can be obtained from Tony Wayne, Certification Chair. Officials Needed at the following sites. Outdoor season is near, check this posting often (Updated 3/10/08). Great Resource - Here is a link to a website put together by Bill Buttermore, an official from Ohio. On it, there are forms that he updates each year which compare event rules from all the various rule books side by side - IAAF, USATF, NCAA, and NFHS. It is a great resource. The website is http://whbtrack.netfirms.com From Mike Armstong (Arkansas) Fellow High Jump Officials,   I have attached the latest issue of George Kleeman's newsletter on track and field equipment and specifications. The reason you are getting it is that one of our high jump friends - Dan Moy of Illinois - did a study on the force needed to dislodge a crossbar with the "sag" up versus with the "sag" down. It is an interesting study, but doesn't definitively answer the question. Below is my response to Dan. I thought you would find the study interesting. I would appreciate any comments you have on it. Mike Armstrong (Arkansas)   ************   (using the data in Dan's study):   Example of bar with sag down: Height in middle - 2.00 meters, height at ends - 2.02 meters, height at one meter from each end - 2.01 meters.   Example of bar with sag up: Height in middle - 2.00 meters, height at ends - 2.00 meters, height at one meter from each end - 2.00 meters.   In my thinking, though the bar would be more stable with the sag down, unless the athlete jumped directly over the middle of the bar, he/she would have to jump a higher height - as much as 2 cm higher at the end of the crossbar and 1 cm higher half way down the crossbar.   So the question becomes, which is the greater liability: lower height with less stability or greater height with more stability. All youth clubs volunteer coaches application must be submitted to Katherine Branch along with a $5.00 fee. Also your coaches and volunteers must be members of NCUSATF Complete information Looking for youth clubs, Here is USATF web search. Listserve of the USATF National Officials Committee (NOC). It is for information purposes only and open to any USATF Certified Official. The subscription is free. Please remind your fellow officials to subscribe now at: http://www.usatfofficials.com click on Listserve. From the Desk of Tony Wayne. Latest news on Official Certification For 2008 Official Certification continues to be conducted as it has in the past. A new candidate completes the 2008-2012 Application, completes the Part 1 Association Level Exam and answer sheet, signs the ethics form, identifies 6 areas or positions they wish to initially certify in, submit via E-mail a recent photo, and send in a check made out to NCUSATF for $25.00. All of the information on the certification process in North Carolina can be found at the NCUSATF.org web site. New officials certifying in 2008 will not have to recertify until 2012. Re-certifications will not begin until January 2009. Beginning January 1, 2009, all new and re-certifying officials will have to join USATF. This is in addition to the requirements above. Annual as well as upto 4 year memberships may be obtained. Note that re-certifying officials will only have to take the exam associated with their level of officiating, e.g., a National Level Official need only take the National (Part 2) exam. Race walking and implement inspection have separate tests as well and must be taken and submitted with the level exam. For example, a Master Level Official who is also a race walking offical and an Implement inspector would take the Master Level Part 3 exam, the race walking exam, and the implement inspector exam. USA Track & Field Officials Polo Shirts are now available. Application for shirt. Call 214-783-8654 for information.

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