1. KSHSAA Track and Field Rick Bowden
Electronic Devices
Creating Excitement at your Meet
Items covered on this set of slides applies specifically to KSHSAA items

2. Principles Whatever you do – it should ADD to the enjoyment
WORKERS
PARTICIPANTS
COACHES
SPECTATORS
Whatever you do – it should not interfere with the running/management of the meet
ITEM NUMBER 7 ON ANNOUNCEMENT SHEET

3. VIDEO BOARD Video board – used at our state meet for five years
Live feed into the board showing events in progress
Video replay used during the day following event – as “filler”
Roving cameras – pick up spectators, coaches, officials, etc.
Use for AD’s – promotional – sportsmanship, etc.
Coaches access the on-line testing via the “Schools” side/tab on the KSHSAA web site (
Coaches will need to know the schools ID and password in order to log on

4. VIDEO BOARD Set up on before the meet
Wed/Thur – meet on Fri/Sat.
Cameras – inside and outside the facility
Remove on Sat/Sunday
COMMON PROBLEMS
If coaches don’t correctly mark the level and/or gender on the on-line exams, then much time is used to “cross-check” for exams.
2) If coaches “scroll” using their mouse on the form, it will pull up another sport when they stop – they will fail to catch this, send in the exam and then they will be submitting answers for a sport different than track and field.
3) If something does happen to the on-line answers, if coaches made and kept a copy of the answers they submitted, we can grade that for the coaches. Otherwise they have no verification that they submitted the answers to the exams before the deadline.

5. PLUSES Entertainment “Filler” Annoucements
Source of revenue – ad sales
Other applications
Cross Country

6. VIDEO BOARD FREESTYLE PRODUCTIONS 7160 Madison Ave. W
Minneapolis, MN 55427
Chris Tahti
(office)
Stress this point
ITEM NUMBER 8 on Announcement sheet
It is critically important for correct “tracking” information for the KSHSAA that we have accurate information as to which coaches attend the required rules meetings.
When coaches fail to clearly indicate the gender and/or the level they are the head coaches for, it leads to extensive time to cross check attendance cards AND it can result in the KSHSAA sending letters to school Principals about coaches failing to attend the rules meetings when in fact they have.

7. Automatic Timing System
Has become a “requirement”
Tied into the video board
Use the HYTEK software
Instant feedback on results
Quick verification of advancement/qualifications
Reduces errors
Stress this point
NO ONE SHOULD LEAVE THIS MEETING WITHOUT ALSO LEAVING AN ATTENDANCE CARD

8. Automatic Timing System
Ticker Timing
Mike Leiker
Track Coaches/athletes, school people
Extra cards for both starters and coaches will be provided to track and field interpreters and available for those persons that fail to bring the cards sent to them.

9. Electronic Measurement
Used for the first time – 2009
Javelin event
Will add the discus this year
Reduces the number of event judges/workers
Safety
Speed
Accuracy

10. Electronic Measurement
Can be downloaded directly into the software program
Local Engineer
MKEC Engineering Counsultants, Inc.
Michael Small
FOR TRAVELING SCHOOLS – LITTLE IF ANYTHING FROM THE PAST WILL CHANGE
FOR THE REGIONAL HOST SCHOOL – THE USE OF HY-TECH WILL BE MUCH EASIER FOR THEM

11. Electronic Measurement
Additional applications
Shot
Pole Vault
High Jump
Long Jump (?)
Triple Jump (?)
THIS WAS A MAJOR CHANGE LAST YEAR
GIVES COACHES CONSIDERABLE MORE OPTIONS WHEN MAKING REGIONAL ENTRIES
HOWEVER COACHES MUST BE VERY CAREFUL TO NOT HAVE AN ATHLETE ACTUALLY “COMPETE” IN MORE THAN FOUR TOTAL EVENTS
IF AN ATHLETE “COMPETES” IN MORE THAN FOUR EVENTS IN THE REGIONAL, THAT WOULD MAKE THEM INELIGIBLE FOR COMPETING IN ANY EVENTS AT THE STATE MEET.

12. Where will it end?
Only your mind and inventiveness will limit what can be done!