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Old Wed Mar 20, 2002, 02:42pm
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I've been nominated to act as a starter for a HS track meet tomorrow. I've been to plenty of track meets but never really paid any attention to the starters....
I need a crash course in the duties, responsibilities, and everything else I might need/want to know to act in the capacity of a Starter... Can anyone help out???
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Old Wed Mar 20, 2002, 02:48pm
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Go to the track forum for this!! And whatever you do don't shoot anybody with the starting gun!!
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Old Thu Mar 21, 2002, 10:37pm
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Thanks for your help!

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Originally posted by BBarnaky
Go to the track forum for this!! And whatever you do don't shoot anybody with the starting gun!!
Well I made it through the Track Meet today... Everyone was a little surprised at how quickly we were done. A couple of people there said that the meets take a minimum of 3 hrs. to complete and I was out of there in 2...
I was surprised by the fact that they made the kids run all the events... Events like the 1600 & 3200 take too long to run so when I called the kids onto the track for these events, I simply asked them who they thought was going to win the race and finish 2nd and 3rd... When they told me, I declared these kids the winners and we went on to the next event! Alot faster!
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Old Thu Mar 21, 2002, 10:52pm
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Re: Thanks for your help!

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I simply asked them who they thought was going to win the race and finish 2nd and 3rd... When they told me, I declared these kids the winners and we went on to the next event! Alot faster!
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If we could only get the NCAA Selection Committee to do this - March Madness would be one weekend in April!

Only downside - not as many officials would be working an NCAA tourney game .
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Old Thu Mar 21, 2002, 11:47pm
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Everyone was a little surprised at how quickly we were done. A couple of people there said that the meets take a minimum of 3 hrs. to complete and I was out of there in 2...
Must have been running clock.
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Old Fri Mar 22, 2002, 11:52am
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Now THAT'S common sense officiating!
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