The Alumni Invitational 2021

The Alumni Invitational 2021
Saturday, January 2nd, 2021
Birmingham, AL CrossPlex
Hosted by Hoover HS Track Booster Club
Facility &
Admission
6 lane hydraulic banked track. 8 lane straightaway. Timing will be FAT. Admission will be $10 for
adults and $5 for 65 & older. Students and children are free. Spectator capacity is 450 at a time.
Equipment Starting Blocks and shots will be provided —leave yours at home. Weight throw implements are not
provided . Bring your own.
Entries &
Registration
12 & under may enter up to 3 events. 13 & over may enter 4 events.
Registration will be online at coachO.com. Go to the meet calendar and find this meet.
Entry Fee Entry will be $30/athlete. There will be a limit of 450 athletes per morning or afternoon session.
All payments should be made on-line at the time of registration.
Entry Deadline Wednesday, December 30 th , 11:59 pm CST. No entries will be taken after that time!
Entries will end as soon as 450 athletes have registered for a session; morning or afternoon.
Sanctioning This meet will be USATF sanctioned. Hurdle heights and distances will be the same as MS/HS.
Age Groups 8 & under; 9-10; 11-12; 13-14; 15-16; 17-18
Clerking /
Scratches
There will be no additions at the meet. Athletes will report to the starting line or clerking area when
called . There will be no bib numbers.
Awards There will be no team scores or team awards. Medals will be awarded to the top 3
individuals/event/division.
Prelims There will be no prelims. All events are finals on time.
Field Events Each jumper/thrower will have 3 attempts with no finals. All attempts will be measured.
Age group events 8 & under
60 dash
200
400
800
LJ
SP
9-10
60 dash
200
400
800
LJ
SP
11-12
60 hurdles
60 dash
200
400
800
LJ
SP
13-14
60 hurdles
(30” & 33”)
60 dash
200
400
800
LJ
TJ
PV
SP
WT
15-16
60 hurdles
(33” & 39”)
60 dash
200
400
800
LJ
TJ
PV
SP
WT
17-18
60 hurdles
60 dash
200
400
800
LJ
TJ
PV
SP
WT
Contact Meet Director: Devon Hind (Office)205-439-1379 (Cell)205-807-9144
[email protected]
Schedule of Events–MORNING SESSION IS FOR 12 & UNDER; AFTERNOON 13 thru 18
TRACK EVENTS ORDER (8 & under girls, then 8 & under boys, then 9-10 girls, etc. unless noted)
R olling schedule — An estimated time schedule will be posted on-line once all the entries are completed.
MORNING SESSION (12 & under) AFTERNOON SESSION (13-18)
8:00 800 1:30 60 hurdles
60 dash 60 dash
400 400
200 200
800
FIELD EVENTS
8:00 Long jump (11-12, 9-10, 8 & under) Girls on one pit, boys on another pit
8:00 Shot put (8 & under, 9-10, 11-12) Girls first, then boys
1:30 Girls shot put (13-14, 15-16, 17-18)Finish all girls then begin boys
Boys shot put (13-14, 15-16, 17-18)
Girls weight throw followed by boys weight throw (15-16 first)
2:00 Girls & boys pole vault (13-14, 15-16) Opening height—6’6” girls; 8’ boys
2:30 Girls & boys long jump (13-14,15-16, 17-18) Girls on one pit, boys on another pit
?? Girls & boys triple jump (13-14 first) Immediately follows long jump
4:30 Girls & boys pole vault (17-18) Opening height—8’ girls; 10’ boys
Additional IMPORTANT information:
**¼ inch pyramid spikes only—athletes must go through a spike check before competing. A set of ¼”
spikes will be available for purchase for $5 per pair of shoes at the spike check-in area.
**Only athletes/coaches are allowed in the warm-up area. No team camps in warm-up area.
**We will have 2 pole vault pits, 2 long/triple jump pits going at the same time.
**Concessions & T-shirts will be available for purchase.
**The City of B’ham charges $5 for parking at all events at The CrossPlex. 1100 spaces are available on
site. CrossPlex parking in the shopping center lot will get your car towed. Police/staff tend the parking
lot areas.
**Admission to the Crossplex is $10 per adult; $5 for 65 & over; students free (450 Maximum
spectators)
**Coaches can get in free with a valid coaching card (AAU, USATF or School coaching cards accepted)
**This is not an AHSAA sanctioned event. Alabama MS & HS athletes may compete unattached
without penalty according to AHSAA rules. (2 non-sanctioned events allowed per season with
permission from your coach) In-state & Out-of-state Track Clubs are allowed to participate.
LOCATION: The CrossPlex is located in Birmingham, Alabama at 2331 Bessemer Road, 35208
Take I-20/59 to exit #120. Go south for 1 mile and The CrossPlex is on your left.
Special considerations for the 2020-21 season because of Covid-19 are as follows:
Doors will open when the Crossplex is done disinfecting and no more than 30 minutes before
the event is to start.
All spectators and athletes must wear a mask at all times (Unless competing) while inside the
Crossplex.
The bleacher limit at any one time is 950, per The Crossplex.
Coaches are expected to do temperature checks on their own athletes prior to
competition/entering the Crossplex.
Athletes and coaches must stay on the home side bleachers.
Spectators can only view from the visiting side bleachers. (Long jump side of the track)
Only essential personnel are allowed on the Mondo surface. This would include competing
athletes, officials, volunteers and coaches in coaching boxes(limit of one per school per box).
Spectators, multiple coaches from the same school, college coaches and non-competing
athletes are not allowed on the Mondo surface.
Spike-check would be available outside the arena prior to the doors opening if it’s later than 30
minutes before competition. Inside the arena, spike-check will be set up in 2 locations and
monitoring will take place so that social distancing is done.
Athletes are encouraged to warm-up outside unless there is inclement weather. If there is
inclement weather, other arrangements will be made (If the bb arena is available).
The interior warm-up track will be monitored so that only the athletes who are in the next
competition will be allowed in that area. Example: if girls are running the 60 dash, only 60 dash
boys will be allowed in the warm-up track. There will be no loitering in the warm-up area. This
is for the final phase of warm-ups and is not intended to be a place to do an entire warm-up.
(i.e–if it takes an athlete 45 minutes to warm-up, they need to do at least the first 30 minutes
outside)
Athletes will be expected to know their heat and lane assignments. Heat sheets will NOT be
posted this year. All this information is available on-line @ xpresstiming.com.
All results can be found on-line as well. Results will NOT be posted after the competition.
Athletes will be called to a holding area near the shot put circle not more than 10 minutes before
they are to compete. Athletes should report ready for competition (no extra clothing or shoes).
Officials will line up athletes when they are 5 minutes away from competition to alleviate large
numbers of athletes waiting in the corals for a long period of time. Numbers will be handed out
to the athletes in the corals. Athletes will NOT have to get their number prior to this time, but
the athlete will need to know what lane they have been assigned so they get the correct
number. The official will NOT have time to look up this information for the athlete.
Athletes should have their mask on until they are in their lane on the track. At the starting line
they may remove the mask and the athlete is REQUIRED to carry the mask during competition.
Immediately after the competition the athlete should put their mask on. Failure to have the
mask after competing will result in disqualification from the event. It is suggested that many
athletes consider wearing the gator-type mask so the possibility of losing a mask during
competition does not exist.
After finishing a dash race, the athlete will immediately exit the Mondo surface and not go back
toward the clerking area.
After finishing a race on the oval, athletes will remain on the inside of the track near the finish of
the dashes. After the next race has started, the athletes will then exit the track near the long
jump pit and then immediately exit the Mondo surface without heading back toward the clerking
area.
The Crossplex will have designated entrance doors and exit doors.
We will follow USATF guidelines for how many participate in a dash race. These guidelines
vary depending on the current threat level of Covid-19. High threat level is every other lane.
Low threat level, as it is currently in October, would allow every lane to be filled.
There will NOT be any water coolers available at the Crossplex. Athletes should bring their own
personal containers of water or purchase it from the concession stand. Sharing of drink
containers is strictly forbidden.
The shots will be disinfected after every throw.
Hand sanitizer will be used by athletes before and after touching the starting blocks