PIAA track official (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
2 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-in .a .three .way .track .meet, .how .many .relay .teams .will
.earn .points .toward .the .team .score?
A .failure .to .advance .the .correct .number .of .athletes .to .the .finals .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-which .situation .cannot .be .protested .to .the .Jury .of .Appeals
shall .not .be .allowed .to .participate .in .that .event .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-a
.contestant .who .failed .to .report .to .a .field .event .until .after .the .event .has .started:
incoming .and .outgoing .runner .and .must .retrieve .it .within .the .limits .of .original
.exchange .zone .without .interfering .with .other .runners. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-If
.the .baton .is .dropped .during .the .relay:
5 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-after .the .bar .has .been .raised, .how .much .time .should
.be .given .for .a .trial .to .the .final .competitor .in .the .high .jump
47'3'' .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-in .the .shot .put, .a .competitor .had .a .best .throw .of
.47'3''' .in .the .preliminaries .and .46'9''' .in .the .finals. .What .is .the .distance .that
.they .should .be .credited .with?
illegal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-taping .any .part .of .the .throwing .hand .or .fingers
.unless .there .is .an .open .wound .in .the .shot .put .is:
All .of .the .above .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Which .will .result .in .disqualification: .A)
.competitor .using .artificial .aids. .B)pushing .a .vaulter .in .the .back .at .take .off. .C)
.Competitor .using .an .illegal .implement. .D) .All .of .the .above.
illegal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-is .the .scenario .legal .or .illegal: .a .constestant .may
.officially .enter .four .individual .events, .be .listed .on .any .number .of .relays, .but
.compete .in .a .relay .only .if .he .or .she .does .not .check .in .to .one .of .their
.individual .events.
it .cannot .interfere .with .the .progress .of .the .meet .and .information .cannot .be
.transmitted .to .the .competitor .during .a .trial .or .race. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-if .an
.athlete .desires .to .use .video .in .an .unrestricted .area .once .competition .begins:
, rule .the .trial .successful .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-in .the .high .jump, .if .the
.competitor .touches .the .bar, .gets .off .the .mat .and .then .the .bar .falls .off .the .pins,
.the .head .event .judge .shall:
in .reverse .order .of .the .best .performance .in .the .preliminaries .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-if .there .are .preliminaries .and .finals .in .the .throwing .events, .the .finals
.conducted:
the .games .committee .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-who .determines .the .time .limit .for
.excused .competitors .in .a .field .event?
long .jump, .high .jump, .200-meter .dash, .discus, .160 .or .1500-meter .run .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-in .the .boys .pentathlon, .what .is .the .correct .order .of
.events?
rounded .up .to .the .next .tenth .of .a .second .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-hand-held
.times .registered .in .one .hundredth .of .a .second .shall .be:
head .field .judge .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-oversees .the .measuring, .weighing .and
.inspection .of .the .implements, .responsible .for .checking .and .certifying .event
.sheets .for .all .field .events .sheets.
true .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Combining .male .and .female .competitors .in .events
.(while .scoring .them .separately) .may .occur .if .the .head .coaches .of .the
.competing .teams .unanimously .agree .or .the .referee .deems .it .necessary.
The .cage .should .have .heavy .nylon .netting .to .prevent .bounce .back, .have .a .rear
.to .the .cage .and .sides .that .extend .forward .at .front .of .ring, .ends .of .cage .wings
.should .be .placed .within .4 .to .5ft .of .sector .lines. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-the .use
.of .a .protective .cage .is .required .in .the .discus. .Which .of .the .following .required
.or .recommended .for .cage .construction?
Cordon .off .the .area, .rope, .fence .or .flag .the .area .well .outside .the .sector .lines. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .discus .throwing .cage .is .designed .to .provide .limited
.protection .for .everyone .in .the .immediate .throwing .area. .To .keep .area .safe:
True .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-video .replay .or .television .monitoring .equipment,
.other .than .the .official .finish .line .equipment .approved .by .the .games .committee
.prior .to .the .start .of .competition, .shall .not .be .used .to .make .decisions .related .to
.the .meet.
the .field .referee .or .head .field .judge .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .____ .shall
.oversee .the .measuring, .weighing .and .inspection .of .the .implements .and
.apparatus.
exists .at .the .back .half .of .the .circle .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-it .is .not .a .foul .if .a
.discus .competitor:
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
2 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-in .a .three .way .track .meet, .how .many .relay .teams .will
.earn .points .toward .the .team .score?
A .failure .to .advance .the .correct .number .of .athletes .to .the .finals .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-which .situation .cannot .be .protested .to .the .Jury .of .Appeals
shall .not .be .allowed .to .participate .in .that .event .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-a
.contestant .who .failed .to .report .to .a .field .event .until .after .the .event .has .started:
incoming .and .outgoing .runner .and .must .retrieve .it .within .the .limits .of .original
.exchange .zone .without .interfering .with .other .runners. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-If
.the .baton .is .dropped .during .the .relay:
5 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-after .the .bar .has .been .raised, .how .much .time .should
.be .given .for .a .trial .to .the .final .competitor .in .the .high .jump
47'3'' .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-in .the .shot .put, .a .competitor .had .a .best .throw .of
.47'3''' .in .the .preliminaries .and .46'9''' .in .the .finals. .What .is .the .distance .that
.they .should .be .credited .with?
illegal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-taping .any .part .of .the .throwing .hand .or .fingers
.unless .there .is .an .open .wound .in .the .shot .put .is:
All .of .the .above .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Which .will .result .in .disqualification: .A)
.competitor .using .artificial .aids. .B)pushing .a .vaulter .in .the .back .at .take .off. .C)
.Competitor .using .an .illegal .implement. .D) .All .of .the .above.
illegal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-is .the .scenario .legal .or .illegal: .a .constestant .may
.officially .enter .four .individual .events, .be .listed .on .any .number .of .relays, .but
.compete .in .a .relay .only .if .he .or .she .does .not .check .in .to .one .of .their
.individual .events.
it .cannot .interfere .with .the .progress .of .the .meet .and .information .cannot .be
.transmitted .to .the .competitor .during .a .trial .or .race. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-if .an
.athlete .desires .to .use .video .in .an .unrestricted .area .once .competition .begins:
, rule .the .trial .successful .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-in .the .high .jump, .if .the
.competitor .touches .the .bar, .gets .off .the .mat .and .then .the .bar .falls .off .the .pins,
.the .head .event .judge .shall:
in .reverse .order .of .the .best .performance .in .the .preliminaries .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-if .there .are .preliminaries .and .finals .in .the .throwing .events, .the .finals
.conducted:
the .games .committee .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-who .determines .the .time .limit .for
.excused .competitors .in .a .field .event?
long .jump, .high .jump, .200-meter .dash, .discus, .160 .or .1500-meter .run .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-in .the .boys .pentathlon, .what .is .the .correct .order .of
.events?
rounded .up .to .the .next .tenth .of .a .second .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-hand-held
.times .registered .in .one .hundredth .of .a .second .shall .be:
head .field .judge .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-oversees .the .measuring, .weighing .and
.inspection .of .the .implements, .responsible .for .checking .and .certifying .event
.sheets .for .all .field .events .sheets.
true .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Combining .male .and .female .competitors .in .events
.(while .scoring .them .separately) .may .occur .if .the .head .coaches .of .the
.competing .teams .unanimously .agree .or .the .referee .deems .it .necessary.
The .cage .should .have .heavy .nylon .netting .to .prevent .bounce .back, .have .a .rear
.to .the .cage .and .sides .that .extend .forward .at .front .of .ring, .ends .of .cage .wings
.should .be .placed .within .4 .to .5ft .of .sector .lines. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-the .use
.of .a .protective .cage .is .required .in .the .discus. .Which .of .the .following .required
.or .recommended .for .cage .construction?
Cordon .off .the .area, .rope, .fence .or .flag .the .area .well .outside .the .sector .lines. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .discus .throwing .cage .is .designed .to .provide .limited
.protection .for .everyone .in .the .immediate .throwing .area. .To .keep .area .safe:
True .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-video .replay .or .television .monitoring .equipment,
.other .than .the .official .finish .line .equipment .approved .by .the .games .committee
.prior .to .the .start .of .competition, .shall .not .be .used .to .make .decisions .related .to
.the .meet.
the .field .referee .or .head .field .judge .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .____ .shall
.oversee .the .measuring, .weighing .and .inspection .of .the .implements .and
.apparatus.
exists .at .the .back .half .of .the .circle .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-it .is .not .a .foul .if .a
.discus .competitor:
