Long and triple jump

Supervision

Principals make final supervision decisions for the activity. Sufficient adult supervision must be provided to manage the activity safely (including emergency situations).

For activities with students with a medical condition or disability that may impact on safety during the activity, consultation with parents is required prior to allocating supervision to determine the impact of students’ medical condition or disability on safety during the activity.

The number of adult supervisors required to fulfil emergency and supervision roles must consider the nature of the activity, students’ ages, abilities and specialised learning, access and/or health needs.

Before the activity, all adult supervisors:

• must be familiar with the contents of the CARA record
• must assess weather conditions prior to undertaking the activity, inspecting the intended location in order to identify variable risks, hazards and potential dangers.

During the activity, all adult supervisors:

• must be readily identifiable
• must closely monitor students with health support needs
• must closely supervise the approach, take-off and landing areas. Participants must not begin their run up until the landing area is clear
• must regularly monitoring the landing pit condition, inspecting for foreign objects throughout the activity
• must allow jumping in 1 direction only
• must comply with control measures from the CARA record and adapt as hazards arise
• must suspend the activity if the conditions become unfavourable (e.g. extreme temperatures, slippery run-up/take-off).

Supervisor qualifications

Principals make final decisions in determining supervisor capability (competence, relevance and currency) and are responsible for encouraging and enabling school-based activity supervisors to raise their qualifications to improve safety standards.

All adult supervisors must comply with the working with children authority – blue cards procedure and be able to identify, and respond to, risks or hazards that may emerge during the activity.

A registered teacher must be appointed to maintain overall responsibility for the activity.

At least 1 adult supervisor is required to be:

• a registered teacher with competence (knowledge and skills) in teaching long and/or triple jump; or
• an adult supervisor, working under the direct supervision of a registered teacher, with current Level 1 Community Athletics Coach accreditation from Athletics Australia (or equivalent).

Facilities and equipment

The qualified adult supervisor of the activity, in consultation with the principal, determines the requirements for facilities and equipment appropriate to the local context.

Location must be suitable for the activity being undertaken to ensure safe participation and that safety rules and procedures can be followed.

Landing pit must be:

• ­at least 2.75 m wide and long enough for all participants to land safely
  
• filled with sufficient soft sand to be level with the runway surface and absorb impact from landing and
• ­free from foreign objects (e.g. rocks, sticks). Depolluted, where necessary.

Take-off area must be:

• a non-slip board or mat (e.g. wood, carpet),appropriate to the footwear being worn by participants (e.g. spikes)
  
• positioned to ensure participants can reach the landing area. A variety of take-off points for triple jump may be required
  
• fixed securely. If pegs are used to secure take-off mats, they must be fixed in all corners to avoid tripping and be level with the ground to avoid laceration
  
• flat and level with the runway surface and
• clearly visible from the runway.

Ensure spikes, if worn, are no longer than 9mm (synthetic surface) or 12mm (grass surface) per the Little Athletics Competition Handbook (section 3). Follow venue requirements, if available.

Wear shoes (recommended) or tape the feet when using a wooden take-off board to avoid small splinters.

A whistle, flags, cones for command signalling to be available.

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