A GHSA DragonFly pass will be required for admission for coaches. Otherwise, a coach will need a ticket or be placed on excess entry form for the school to pay admission. Coaches may enter with a GHSA DragonFly pass at the athlete entrance or at the GHSA pass gate.
Coaches with GHSA Passes only will pick up packets at the Athlete Entry. Wristbands according to number of qualifiers and event will be included in the packet. Unique wristbands for access to a coaches box inside the complex will be included for one coach per school with a qualifier in Pole Vault, High Jump, Long Jump and Triple Jump. Unique wristbands will be included for coaches' access to the warm up area. This will be based on numbers of qualifiers.
Only competing high school athletes in uniform with bibs will enter the complex at the athlete entrance. Buses will drop off quickly at the team tent area of the Track & Field Complex and then park across the road at the Jack Turner Soccer & Softball Complex. Buses will park in the first available lot to serve as safety shelters for athletes in the case of inclement weather.
Band groups have been created for each day of the competition. Coaches should join the Band that is specific to their day and class.
GHSA has partnered with Visit Athens to block a limited amount of rooms for schools for the State Track & Field Meet in Athens.
Here are the booking links:
No electronic devices, including but not limited to phones, ear buds and headphones, will be allowed in the warm up or competition areas.
¼ “ Pyramid Spikes Only
Only white athletic tape may be used on field events and relay exchanges. No chalk or other types of tape are allowed.
Teams are permitted to bring water and snacks through the athlete entry, but those must remain in the team tent area.
Here is Meet Information from the Meet Referee:
MEET INFORMATION
TRACK WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00AM TO 8:15AM. BE ADVISED THAT IF YOU PUT RELAY TAPE DOWN FOR PRACTICE IT WILL BE REMOVED AFTER THE PRACTICE PERIOD ENDS.
IMPLEMENT WEIGH IN OPENS AT 7:00AM
IMPLEMENT WEIGH IN CLOSES 1 HOUR BEFORE THE COMPETITION SESSION.
ELECTRONICS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN ANY COMPETITION AREA, WHICH INCLUDES PRE-CLERK WARM UP AREA OUTSIDE, FINAL STAGING AREA INSIDE.
ATHLETES WILL BE MARSHALLED FROM THE PRE-CLERK WARM UP AREA TO THE FINAL STAGING AREA INSIDE AND SHOULD REPORT RACE READY
ATHLETES WILL NOT GO BACK INSIDE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR RACE. THEY WILL EXIT THE TRACK.
BASKETS WILL BE PLACED IN THE PRE-CLERK WARM UP AREA FOR ATHLETES TO USE TO STORE GEAR.
RELAY MARKINGS IN TAPE ONLY
ATHLETES MAY PLACE 2 MARKS FOR THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL JUMPS, IT SHOULD BE TAPE ONLY, NO SHOES OR OTHER OBJECTS ARE ALLOWED.
COACHES WILL BE LIMITED TO RESTRICTED AREAS
REMEMBER THAT RUNNING AND FIELD EVENTS ARE COMPETING CONCURRENTLY THIS YEAR SO ACCESS TO AREAS AND ATHLETES WILL NOT BE THE SAME AS IN THE PAST AT OTHER VENUES.
SOME AREAS WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE COACH PER TEAM AT THE EVENT AND ACCESS WILL REQUIRE THE APPROPRIATE WRIST BAND.
THE POLE VAULT AND THE HORIZONTALS WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE AREA OUTSIDE LANE 9. THE HIGH JUMP WILL BE LIMITED TO THE COACHES PEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO HIGH JUMP PITS.
THE DISCUS AND SHOT WILL HAVE AREAS MARKED FOR COACHES.
COACHES WITH WRISTBANDS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE ARTIFICIAL TURF AREA BEHIND THE FENCE ON THE BACK STRETCH. NO CHAIRS WILL BE ALLOWED IN ANY OF THESE AREAS.
ATHLETE RELEASE FROM FIELD EVENTS WILL REQUIRE THAT THE ATHLETE COMMUNICATE WITH THE OFFICIAL ABOUT CHECKING OUT AND CHECKING BACK IN. COACHES SHOULD ASSIST IN GETTING ATHLETES TO THE NEXT EVENT AND BACK AS DIRECTLY AS POSSIBLE.
ATHLETES SHOULD BE BACK AT THE EVENT THEY CHECKED OUT FROM WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF THE FINISH OF THE CONCURRENT EVENT. SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ATHLETES CHECKING OUT FROM THE VERTICAL EVENTS IN PARTICULAR.
OFFICIALS AND ATHLETES CAN MODIFY THE TIMING OF ATTEMPTS IN THE HORIZONTALS AND THROWS TO HELP THE ATHLETE MOVE TO OTHER EVENTS MORE EASILY.
REMEMBER TO REMIND YOUR ATHLETES ABOUT TAUNTING AND INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICAL OR VOCAL OUTBURSTS IN ALL EVENTS BUT PARTICULARLY AT THE FINISH LINE AREA.
THE ATHLETE WARM UP AREA WILL BE OPEN TO THE GROUP OF ATHLETES AT FIRST CALL OF THAT EVENT FOR THEIR CLASS AND GENDER. ALL OTHER WARM UPS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN THE FIELD AT THE TEAM TENT AREA.
POLE VAULT POLES MUST HAVE A MANUFACTURER’S LABEL AND NOT ANY AFTER MARKET LABEL FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE. POLES WILL BE CHECKED BEFORE WARM-UPS BEGIN. POLE VAULT VERIFICATION FORMS ARE REQUIRED.
This map denotes in red the bus entrance, exit and route to the parking area. See the legend for other important areas.
Athlete Flow Map
