On March 18th NFHS sent out a "Rule Interpretations" email.
"NFHS rules consider this technology a type of aid and is not permissible. Any sort of pacing devices or person is not permitted in high school races unless the individual is entered in the actual race. This prohibits adult pacers as well. Rule Citation [4-6-5 and 4-6-6]
On one hand, who cares, seems fine. On the other, it means less sales for the pacer light company. They probably didn't want to make a donation to the right cause.
In general, if it helps kids to run faster and makes it more fun, who cares.
On March 18th NFHS sent out a "Rule Interpretations" email.
"NFHS rules consider this technology a type of aid and is not permissible. Any sort of pacing devices or person is not permitted in high school races unless the individual is entered in the actual race. This prohibits adult pacers as well. Rule Citation [4-6-5 and 4-6-6]
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NFHS will find out that their existence isn't necessary. I'll go to the meets that do allow pace lights.
Aren't pacers normally entered in the race and DNF? A pacer not being entered would have already disqualified the race for record consideration anyway in the past I believe.
On March 18th NFHS sent out a "Rule Interpretations" email.
"NFHS rules consider this technology a type of aid and is not permissible. Any sort of pacing devices or person is not permitted in high school races unless the individual is entered in the actual race. This prohibits adult pacers as well. Rule Citation [4-6-5 and 4-6-6]
Discuss......
Runners are capable of running even splits without them. It’s a good visual for people watching the race, but not much else.
Aren't pacers normally entered in the race and DNF? A pacer not being entered would have already disqualified the race for record consideration anyway in the past I believe.
Sometimes adult women have been pacers for high school races, and the adult women weren't official entrants because they were too old to enter.
On March 18th NFHS sent out a "Rule Interpretations" email.
"NFHS rules consider this technology a type of aid and is not permissible. Any sort of pacing devices or person is not permitted in high school races unless the individual is entered in the actual race. This prohibits adult pacers as well. Rule Citation [4-6-5 and 4-6-6]
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Do all of the post season national races like Nike, New Balance, and Brooks follow NFHS rules?
They had an what appeared to be an adult pacer for the successful 2000m national record boys HS attempt at JDL. Pace lights too. I have no problem with it - maybe just find a fast HS instead and have them run 1200m. I assume that is the kind of thing they are cracking down on.
They had an what appeared to be an adult pacer for the successful 2000m national record boys HS attempt at JDL. Pace lights too. I have no problem with it - maybe just find a fast HS instead and have them run 1200m. I assume that is the kind of thing they are cracking down on.
Most of the boys records that we consider HS ones are paced by adults. Granville 800 is that last one I can think of that was set in a HS race. I am sure there are others but most are at college, jr or pro races...
Yes it is a bit weird to see a HS mile with a pro pacer. But who really cares. And yes wave lights so a much better pacing job than athletes. Go look at the splits of some of bekele and El G wr attempts...
On March 18th NFHS sent out a "Rule Interpretations" email.
"NFHS rules consider this technology a type of aid and is not permissible. Any sort of pacing devices or person is not permitted in high school races unless the individual is entered in the actual race. This prohibits adult pacers as well. Rule Citation [4-6-5 and 4-6-6]
Discuss......
That's going to suck for The Ten that has an entire day of paced HS races on Saturday with kids trying to run fast times.
Wait till they start telling high school kids they can’t wear Meta glasses during their races. Oh wait they already did that and nobody’s enforcing it lol
They had an what appeared to be an adult pacer for the successful 2000m national record boys HS attempt at JDL. Pace lights too. I have no problem with it - maybe just find a fast HS instead and have them run 1200m. I assume that is the kind of thing they are cracking down on.
Most of the boys records that we consider HS ones are paced by adults. Granville 800 is that last one I can think of that was set in a HS race. I am sure there are others but most are at college, jr or pro races...
Yes it is a bit weird to see a HS mile with a pro pacer. But who really cares. And yes wave lights so a much better pacing job than athletes. Go look at the splits of some of bekele and El G wr attempts...
Lutkenhaus's 1:46 low at brooks PR and his 1:45.45 at Nike were done solo in all-hs races.
On March 18th NFHS sent out a "Rule Interpretations" email.
"NFHS rules consider this technology a type of aid and is not permissible. Any sort of pacing devices or person is not permitted in high school races unless the individual is entered in the actual race. This prohibits adult pacers as well. Rule Citation [4-6-5 and 4-6-6]
Discuss......
Do all of the post season national races like Nike, New Balance, and Brooks follow NFHS rules?
USATF rules. That's why everyone is a "club" and not technically representing their school.
On March 18th NFHS sent out a "Rule Interpretations" email.
"NFHS rules consider this technology a type of aid and is not permissible. Any sort of pacing devices or person is not permitted in high school races unless the individual is entered in the actual race. This prohibits adult pacers as well. Rule Citation [4-6-5 and 4-6-6]
Discuss......
Good. Kids need to learn to actually race and not just time trial.