Responsibility of Pole Vault

Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. ... The object of pole vaulting is to clear a bar or crossbar supported upon two uprights (standards) without knocking it down.

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Rules and Regulation: The pole ranking has to be visible to the judges and placed above the hand-hold position on the pole. In order to use a pole in competition, an athlete's weight must be equal to or below the manufacturer pole ranking. Pole vaulters are allowed to tape their poles at a maximum of 2 layers of tape in the same section.

Objective: The object of pole vaulting is to clear a bar or crossbar supported upon two uprights (standards) without knocking it down.

Requiremets: Requirements of the athlete include a high degree of coordination, timing, speed, and gymnastic ability. The modern vaulter makes a run of 40 metres (131.2 feet) while carrying the pole and approaches the takeoff with great speed

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POLE VAULT OFFICIALS

•The minimum number of officials required to run the Pole Vault is four (4) ideally

DUTIES OF OFFICIALS CHIEF JUDGE 1

• Allocate Officials to the various positions

• Supervise the preparation of the area regarding safety, equipment and define the competition area

• Ensure that the facility complies with the rules of competition

• Prior to the commencement of competition, provide an outline of the rules of the event to the competitors and define the competition area

• Determine the starting height of the bar and advise the athletes

• Rule on the validity of the trial and indicate a fair vault with a white flag and a foul vault with a red flag (flags optional)

• Advise the athlete the reason for the foul

• Measure the bar on commencement and as it is raised and announce the new height to the competitors

OFFICIAL 2 Recorder

• Call up the competitors and record the results. In marking the sheet a vault is recorded as follows;

A clear vault shall be indicated as a “O” A failure shall be indicated as a “X”

A vault not taken (pass) shall be indicated as a “-“

• Repeat the measurement called by the Chief Judge to ensure the measurement recorded is correct

• All attempts must be recorded

- Recorder records all decisions taken, or instructions given, by the Chief Judge. These notes must be accessible during and after the competition for reference.

• Time the trial and indicate with a yellow flag when the last fifteen (15) seconds of the allowed one (1) minute or longer, in accordance with the rules of competition, remain for that trial

OFFICIALS 3 and 4

• Stand well away from the uprights during trials to avoid distracting the competitors but in line with the plane of the uprights

• Replace the bar as required – Check the take off

SAFETY

• Ensure that the run way is inspected for foreign objects prior to the event commencing

• All athletes are to be advised to vault so that they land in the centre of the landing area

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