Men's & Women's Track & Field Rules - NAIA

RULE 6
Field Events
SECTION 1. General Rules for Field Events
The Attempt in a Field Event
ARTICLE 1. An attempt is defined as all of the competitor’s actions that occur
from when the time limit begins until the official has determined, through
the indication of the flag, a fair or foul trial. A pass may be used to forgo an
attempt and is not a trial.
Note: A trial is the purposeful action of completing the requirements of the
athletic challenge (jump or throw) of the event.
Time Limit
ARTICLE 2. In the throwing events, a competitor shall be charged with a
foul if the competitor does not initiate a trial within one minute after the
competitor's name has been called, in addition to a visual indication made by
the event judge.
ARTICLE 3. In the jumping events, a competitor shall be charged with a
foul if the competitor does not initiate a trial within one minute after the pit,
crossbar or standards have been prepared or set, and after the competitor's
name has been called, in addition to a visual indication made by the event
judge.
ARTICLE 4. In the high jump and pole vault, when there are two or three
competitors remaining in the competition at the start of a round, or when a
competitor is taking consecutive attempts at the same bar height while other
competitors remain in the competition, high jumpers shall have two minutes
and pole vaulters three minutes to initiate a trial.
Except for the combined-event, Rule 9-2.2, after all other competitors have
failed, a competitor who has won the event shall be allowed four minutes for
the high jump and five minutes for the pole vault to initiate a trial.
ARTICLE 5. If visible time indicators are not used, the event timer shall give
a warning by raising, and holding overhead, a yellow flag for the final 15
seconds of the time allowed.
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