A Para Athletics meet includes multiple classifications for different types and levels of disability. Each event result is sorted by classification, so there may be several first and second places within the same event. In Meet Manager for Track & Field, these classifications are called Divisions. You can assign a different division to each entry, since one athlete may compete under different classifications depending on the event.
Steps to Set Up a Disability Meet
Running and Scoring
Once divisions are assigned, Meet Manager will automatically separate results by division when you run and score the meet.
Steps to Set Up a Disability Meet
- Meet Setup
- From the Main Menu Bar, click Set-up → Meet Set-up.
- Under Meet Type, select the by Entry radio button under Divisions.
- Under Class, select the Other radio button.
- Click OK to close the Meet Set-up Menu.
- Create Divisions
- From the Main Menu Bar, click Set-up → Divisions/Region Names → Divisions.
- You can set up any number of divisions with a two-character abbreviation and up to 20 characters for the description.
- Example: abbreviation “10” and description “S10.”
- You can also use the built-in divisions for the Para Class by clicking on Para Class.
- Create Events
- From the Events Menu, create the events as Open events.
- Assign Divisions to Athletes
- After entering athletes in events, open the Athletes Menu.
- At the bottom, entered events appear in yellow.
- Under the Div column, select the appropriate division from the drop-down list.
- Assign Divisions to Relays
- From the Relays Menu, double-click a team to enter a relay.
- After the relay is entered, use the Div column to select the division.
Running and Scoring
Once divisions are assigned, Meet Manager will automatically separate results by division when you run and score the meet.
