{{Inline citations, date=June 2014 The True Team format is meant to determine the top overall team, rather than individuals, in a

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or swim and

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competition. In a True Team meet, each team has a given number of competitors, with each competitor scoring at least one point (barring disqualification). Therefore, in a nine team meet with three competitors per event, the event champion would earn 27 points whereas the last place finisher would earn 1 point. The purpose of a True Team meet is to judge which team is the best overall, rather than which team has the most top finishers.

Minnesota

The Minnesota State High School Coaches Association began using a True Team format to determine the top high school track and field team in 1987. In 2005, they created a True Team State Meet for swim and dive. These meets are separate from the

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sanctioned individual state championships. The meets have since expanded to three divisions.

Minnesota True Team State Track and Field The Minnesota True Team State Meet was created in 1987 by the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association to determine the top overall team based on depth rather than top finishers. In a traditional track and field meet, only the top eight or ...

Format * The teams are divided into eight True Team Regions, generally with nine teams per region * Each team has two competitors per event in Class AA and A, and one team for every relay. (Class AAA has three competitors per event.) * The top team from each region goes to the True Team State Meet * A four additional wildcard teams also advance to the True Team State Meet by comparing the results of each region's second through fifth place teams place team. All sections second through fifth place teams have their times/mark entered in to a "paper meet" of 32 teams. The top four teams from this "paper meet" advance to the State meet. * The True Team State Meet takes place on a 9-lane track. In the field events there are three flights for each events with one competitor form each team in each flight. In Class A and AA there are three heats for each race on the track (Class AAA has four heats) with one athlete from each school in a different heat. In the 4X800, 1600, 3200 there is one heat on the track.

External links

Minnesota State High School Coaches Association
official website Sports rules and regulations High school sports in the United States High school track and field competitions in the United States