Officiating high school track and field involves understanding and enforcing the rules to ensure a fair and safe competition. Officials must be proactive, communicative, and objective.
The information included here is meant to help you understand the basics of officiating specific high school track and field events. To fully understand the high school rules, you should review the current NFHS Track and Field and Cross Country Rules Book.
General Officiating
- Venue Inspection Checklist (PDF 208KB)
- General Officiating Principles and Duties (PDF 1.1MB)
Officiating on the Track
- Officiating Track Events (PDF 844KB)
Field Event Officiating
- General Field Event Officiating (PDF 1.1MB)
- Officiating Vertical Jumps: High Jump and Pole Vault (PDF 490KB)
- Officiating Horizontal Jumps: Long Jump and Triple Jump (PDF 459KB)
- Officiating Throws: Shot Put, Discus, and Javelin (PDF 619KB)