SUMMARY OF RULE-RELATED ITEMS

The meet will be conducted under USATF rules. In general, the rules covering open competition will be used. The only exceptions will be the throwing implement and hurdle specifications which will follow Youth Athletics which follows the High School Rules. The following is intended to summarize some of the rule items of note.   This summary is not intended to replace the 2008 USATF Competition Rule Book which will govern the competition.   In addition, this does not represent a change in the policy regarding conduct of National Scholastic Sports Foundation events.

LANE PREFERENCES

200m, 400m, 4x200m, 4x400m, Sprint Medley Relay
4-5-3-6-2-1

800m, Mile, 2 Miles, 4x800, 4xMile, Distance Medley Relay
Position assignment is random, per USATF rules

ORDER OF FIELD EVENTS AND "SEEDED" FINALS

FIELD EVENTS
Flight assignment by performance list: best flight last, random within the flight

TRACK EVENTS
(800m, Mile, 2 Mile, Relays)

Heat assignment by performance list, with "fastest" heat running last.

Note:   The "unseeded" sections of the 2 Mile run will be contested at 7:30am on Sunday. All but the fastest 2 sections of the 800 meter run will be run at 8:00am on Sunday.    All but the fastest 2 sections of the mile run will be run at 11:30 am on Sunday. Section assignments for these events will be posted at registration and at www.nationalscholastic.org on Friday evening, March 14, 2008.

HURDLES

The men's hurdles are 39 inches tall and the women's hurdles are 33 inches tall.

FALSE START

Beginning in 2004, USATF amended its false start rule to follow the rule used by the International Association of Athletics Federations.   The new rule will be enforced at the NIN and reads as follows.

"No penalty shall be imposed for the first false start in a race. The competitor(s) responsible for the false start shall be warned with a yellow card placed on the respective lane marker (s). At the same time, all the other competitors taking part in the race shall be warned with a yellow card raised in front of them to notify them that anyone committing further false starts will be disqualified. This last mentioned basic system (to raise a card in front of the athlete(s) responsible for the false start) will also be followed in case lane markers are not being used. In case of further false starts, the competitor(s) responsible for the false start shall be disqualified and a red card shall be placed on the respective lane marker(s), or raised in front of the respective athlete(s)."

RELAYS

The 4x200 and Sprint Medley relays will be conducted using a THREE-TURN stagger. The 4x400 relay will be conducted using a TWO-TURN stagger. The 4x800 and Distance Medley relays will use a ONE-TURN alley start.

THROWING IMPLEMENTS

The men's shot put will be 12 lb. and the weight will be 25 lb. The women's shot put will be 4 kg and the weight will be 20 lb.   The throwing sector will be 34.92°. Implement inspection will be conducted at the site of the competition beginning 2 hours prior to the scheduled start of each event.

VERTICAL JUMPS

The vertical jumping events at the 2008 Nike Indoor Championships will be contested using the following opening heights and increments:

W-PV (ent std = 3.51) 11-6.25

3.28	3.43	3.58	3.73	3.83	3.93	4.03	4.13	4.23
10-9	11-3	11-9	12-2.75	12-6.75	12-10.75	13-2.5	13-6.5	13-10.5

4.29	4.34	4.39
14-0.75	14-2.75	14-4.5

"Unseeded" flight opening height 10-9 (3.28)
"Seeded" flight opening height 11-3 (3.43)

M-PV (ent std = 4.47) 14-8

4.33	4.48	4.63	4.78	4.88	5.08	5.18	5.24
14-2.5	14-8.25	15-2.25	15-8.25	16-0	16-4	16-8	17-2.75

5.30	5.36
17-4.25	17-6.25

"Unseeded" flight opening height 14-2.5 (4.33)
"Seeded" flight opening height 14-8.25 (4.48)

W-HJ (ent std = 1.65) 5-5

1.61	1.66	1.71	1.76	1.80	1.84	1.88	1.91
5-3.25	5-5.25	5-7.25	5-9.25	5-10.75	6-0.5	6-2	6-3.25

M-HJ (ent std = 1.98) 6-6

1.94	1.99	2.04	2.09	2.14	2.19	2.24	2.28
6-4.25	6-6.75	6-8.25	6-10.25	7-0.25	7-2.25	7-4.25	7-5.75