Communication is your main job

Communication is hugely important. There are many decisions which you will make which will affect the registrants, volunteers, and other directors. It is critical that you communicate these clearly and consistently. It is critical that you can be reached during the day before, during, and after your competition(s) in case anyone has questions.

How and when will people (competitors, volunteers, directors, spectators, family members) know what they need to know?

All directors must read the following guides

• Director Guide
• Generic Event Guide
• Generic Event Checklist
• Overall Convention Questions

High Jump/Long Jump

• Do you have extension cables to reach to the desks

• Do you have desks

• Laptops

• Shade, so that you can see the laptop screens

• Mouse (people may not know how to use a trackpad)

• Paper/pens, for backup recording

• Metric-measuring device (centimeters, not inches)

• The course should be marked out and set up for competition at least 30 minutes before the start time of competition. This allows time for the volunteers to be trained.

• Do you have the space required by the rulebook?

• Do you have the measurement/fault markers necessary by the rulebook?

  • What is the minimum jump distance possible on the equipment?
  • what is the length, thickness of the measurement device (see rulebook)
• When will tie-breakers occur?
  • We often do tie-breakers for overall jump winners, so that we don’t give out multiple medals for a competition.
    • Rules for tie breaking should be in rulebook and/or published decided ahead of time
  • Is this on the schedule?
  • Do competitors know that they should be prepared for tie-breakers?
• Each line should have FOUR volunteers (2 line judges, 1 coordinator/manager, 1 data recorder)