Field event coaching guides
Free resources for track and field officials, coaches, and meet directors — how-to guides, judging checklists, flight sheet templates, and meet management advice.
How to Run a Long Jump Competition
Step-by-step guide for meet officials: flight setup, wind readings, foul measurement, and long jump tiebreakers for high school and college meets.
How to Run a Shot Put Competition
Complete guide for shot put officials: flight sheets, implement certification, legal vs. foul throws, and scoring for NFHS, NCAA, and USATF meets.
How to Run a Triple Jump Competition
Triple jump meet management guide: approach board placement, wind gauge position, phase judging, and tiebreaker rules for high school and college.
How to Run a Discus Throw Competition
Discus competition management from check-in to final results: cage setup, implement inspection, sector measurement, and NFHS tiebreaker rules.
How to Run a Javelin Throw Competition
Javelin meet management guide: runway setup, foul line rules, sector flags, implement certification, and scoring for high school and college meets.
Field Event Scoring Guide: How Points and Rankings Work
How field event scoring works: place points, combined events, tiebreaker rules, and how meet software calculates team totals in track and field.
Flight Sheet Templates for Field Events: What to Include and Why
What belongs on a field event flight sheet, how to build flights by seed, and why digital flight sheets eliminate the most common meet-day errors.
Field Event Judging Checklist for Meet Officials
Pre-meet and competition-day checklist for field event judges: equipment inspection, measuring procedure, foul calls, and result recording.
Laser Measurement in Track and Field: Leica DISTO Guide for Officials
How to use a Leica DISTO laser distance meter at track and field meets — setup, calibration, reading distances, and replacing the tape measure.
Track Meet Management Software: What to Look for in 2026
What the best track meet management software must do: real-time field event scoring, heat sheets, results publishing, and live spectator access.