Proposed Rules for the League Meet Trials Day 1) Seeding for the trials will be based on entered time and also, to prevent all of a school’s entries from being in one heat. 2) Trials will be held in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 100H/110H/65H and 300H only if more than 8 competitors check-in. 3) Only the heat winners will be automatic qualifiers. The remaining finalists will be determined by time. Therefore, if there are 2 heats: the winner of each heat and the next 6 fastest times will qualify for finals. If there are 3 heats: the winner of each heat and the next 5 fastest times will qualify for finals. 4) Seeding for the finals will be based on time only. 5) Finals for the F/S boys 3200m and JV girls 3200m will be held on Trials Day. 6) All F/S boys and JV girls’ field events will compete on Trials Day. They are allowed only 4 attempts. If the field for an event is more than 12 athletes, then field will be split into 2 flights with the top competitors competing in the second flight. Each legal throw will be measured. A maximum of 12 athletes can compete in each flight. This method will only be used for the Boys F/S and Girls JV competition. The order of the Field Events will follow the CCS order. 7) Starting height for the high jump will be set 2 inches below the lowest entered height of athletes who check-in. The bar will move up in 2-inch increments. Finals Day 8) If there are more than 16 entrants in the 800, we will split the field evenly with the slow group running first and the fast group running second. The combined times from both heats will be used to determine the overall places. If there are an odd number of runners in the 800 when two heats are being run, the additional runner will be placed in the fast heat. 9) Only 1 heat will be run for the 1600m in each division. Running Events 800m – alleys if needed (determined by the starter) 1600m – alleys if needed (determined by the starter) 3200m – alleys if needed (determined by the starter) 1600m Relay – 3 turn stagger 10) 2 Alleys will be used for the 800m, 1600m and 3200m if needed (the starter will make determination). The top third of the competitors will run in the outside alley with the fastest competitor on the outside to the slowest on the inside. The other 2 thirds of the competitors will run in the first alley with the fastest of that group on the outside to the slowest on the inside. Field Events The Varsity boys and Varsity girls’ field events will compete on Finals Day. They will be allowed 3 attempts (LJ, TJ, SP and Discus) with the top 8 receiving an additional 3 attempts. Any ties for 8th place will be included in the finals. The top 8 will compete in reverse order of their place. Therefore, the competitor with the highest mark will compete last. If the field is bigger than 12 competitors, flights will be used with the top competitors in the second flight. The order of the Field Events will follow the CCS order. In the Discus and Shot, every legal throw will be measured. In the Long Jump and Triple Jump, every legal jump will be measured. Starting height for the high jump will be set 2 inches below the lowest entered height of athletes who check-in. The bar will move up in 2-inch increments. Rules for both days ------------------- 11) The high jump bar should not be moved up more than one increment above the height that an athlete has cleared while he/she is away competing in another event as long as they have checked out and are within 10 minutes of their check out time. They should be offered a chance to jump(s) out of order before checking out. Once the 10 minutes has passed, the bar can be moved up. The field official should note the time of check out of the field sheet. 12) Warm-ups for field events are not allowed prior to the event unless the venue has been declared open by the meet director and the event official or contestant’s coach is supervising at the site. A red cone or sign can be used to signal the event is closed. Officials should be on site 30 minutes before the start of the event for warm-ups. First set of field events start at 3pm. Officials should be there by 2:30pm to do check-ins and supervise 30 minutes of warm-ups. First official jump or throw should happen by 3pm. 13) All field event athletes may check out no earlier than 5 minutes prior to the start of a track event in which they are entered and must report back immediately at the end of the track event. They must notify the event official when they check out and when they report back. The event official should allow them multiple attempts prior to the athlete checking out of the event if the athlete desires to make multiple attempts. The athlete has up to 10 minutes to recover after the completion of his/her running event, not when they report back to the field event. If his/her running event finishes at 4pm, the athletes can be called for a field attempt at 4:10pm. The field official should note the time of check out of the field sheet. 14) If an athlete is participating in two field events at the same time, he/she should go back and forth between the two events as quickly as possible within a 10-minute window. The field official should note the time of check out of the field sheet. 15) All discus and shots will be weighed before competition. Shot and Discus officials should verify that all implements have been weighed and approved. Any underweight implements will be impounded until the end of the meet day. 16) Any clerical or scoring issues should be reported within 48 hours of the end of the meet. Please email corrections to the meet director and Hank Lawson. 17) All athletes are limited to four events. Entries are determined as of 11:59pm on April 26, 2025. At this time, the at-large qualifiers will be determined. If you are submitting an at-large qualifier, submit their name, division, event and mark to the meet director before 11:59pm, April 26. When submitting an at-large qualifier, all of your athletes (3 entries plus at-large qualifier(s)) in that event must be in the Top 8 marks for entries or the at-large athlete is not accepted. 18) No competitor may be added to an event after April 26, 2025 without the agreement of at least 5 of the 7 schools competing in the meet, except for at-large qualifiers. The additions should be made only under unusual circumstances. 19) Appeals regarding misapplication of the rules shall be filed within 30 minutes after the results have been published or made official in that event. The head coach will first protest to the meet director. The meet director will go to the starter, who will also act as the referee, for a ruling. The decision of starter is appealable if the coach still feels that the terms and conditions of competition or the application of the rules have been misapplied or misinterpreted. The Jury of Appeals shall review the appeal. A final written appeal can be made to the League Commissioner as an avenue of last resort for the head coach. 20) If there is a hardship athlete, he/she must follow the Hardship Rule in the SCVAL Track By-laws. The request for hardship must be presented to the SCVAL Commissioner and Meet Director prior to the start of the League Trials. See the Track By-laws, Article VIII, Section 1. 21) Facility issues: a. There are two school parking lots located at the cross streets Mary and Kennewick. There is no street parking available on Homestead Road, but there should be some street parking available on any of the nearby side streets. b. There are bathrooms located at the field house near the track entrance and near the start/finish line of the track. Large water jugs will be placed on the infield and ice bags will be available. c. No dogs or pets are allowed on campus. d. No parents or spectators inside the track fence area. e. Limit food inside the track fence area. Trials Schedule – Tuesday, April 29 – Homestead High School 2:30pm Coaches scratch meeting Rolling Schedule 4pm Trials begin 100 HH VG, JVG 110 HH VB 65 HH FSB 400M VG, VB, JVG, FSB 100M VG, VB, JVG, FSB 3200M JVG (Final) 300 IH VG, JVG, VB, FSB 3200M FSB (Final) 200M VG, VB, JVG, FSB Field Events (Finals) (4 attempts for throws, horizontal jumps) Weigh in – 2:30pm-2:45pm, 3:45-4:00pm 3:00pm JVG HJ, JVG DT, JVG LJ, FSB LJ, FSB SP 4:15pm FSB HJ, FSB DT, FSB TJ, JVG TJ, JVG SP Finals Schedule – Friday, May 1 – Homestead High School 2:30pm Coaches scratch meeting Preliminary Schedule – will update after entries are received 4:00pm 4x100M VG, VB, JVG, FSB 4:15pm 1600M VG, VB, JVG, FSB 4:50pm 100HH VG, 100HH JVG, 110 HH VB, 65 HH FSB 5:10pm 400M VG, VB, JVG, FSB 5:25pm 100M VG, VB, JVG, FSB 5:40pm 800M VG, VB, JVG, FSB 6:10pm 300 IH VG, JVG, VB, FSB 6:25pm 200M VG, VB, JVG, FSB 6:40pm 3200M VG, VB 7:10pm 4x400M JVG, FSB, VG, VB Field Events (LJ, TJ, SP, DT, 3 attempts, then top eight 3 more attempts) Weigh in – 2:15-2:30pm, 4:15-4:30pm 3:00pm VG HJ, VG LJ, VG DT, VB SP, VB LJ 5:00pm VB HJ, VB TJ, VB DT, VG SP, VG TJ De Anza League Trials and Finals DAL – Homestead b) Location: Homestead c) Days and time: April 29, May 1,field events 3pm, running events 4pm d) Meet Director – Kenrick Sealy e) Duties Starter: Steve Villegas, Matt Villegas – only if budget is submitted and approved Timing: Hank Lawson Scoring: Hank Lawson Announcer: TBD Head Field Judge (check field results)/Weigh-in: Gerri Baldwin (LA) Jury of Appeals (3 + 2 alt.): Lynbrook, Mt. View, Milpitas Alternates – Los Altos, Palo Alto Clerk of the Course: Homestead Block Crew: Gunn Events: Hurdles – Homestead Shot – Los Altos Discus – Milpitas LJ/TJ Boys – Palo Alto LJ/TJ Girls – Lynbrook HJ – Los Gatos Chief Finish Line Judge: Homestead Finish Line/Turn Judges: Day 1 110H-100m (3) Palo Alto, Mt. View, Milpitas 3200JVG-200m (3) Lynbrook, Gunn, Los Gatos Day 2 4x100-100m (3) Mt. View, Palo Alto, Milpitas 800-4x400 (3) Los Altos, Los Gatos, Gunn f) League Entries are due April 26 at 11:59pm.