Duties of the Announcer:
ARTICLE 1. The announcer and any assistants shall give meet information to the spectators using available auditory and visual aids without unduly disrupting attention from the competition.
Relevant Information:
ARTICLE 2. Relevant information shall include:
a. Names, numbers, and affiliations of all competitors;
b. Lane assignments or order of competition in field events;
c. Outstanding competitors who are participating;
d. Past performances of outstanding competitors;
e. In track events, intermediate times and, occasionally, the order of competitors;
f. Results – placings, times, distances, heights, records – at the earliest possible moment. Field-event results shall be announced imperially and metrically; and
g. Current cumulative team scores.
Supplementary Visual Aids:
ARTICLE 3. Successful meet promotion has demonstrated that announcing should be supplemented by numerous and vaired visual aids including;
a. Electrically lighted scoreboards on which entries, results, and brief messages can be displayed;
b. Rotating signboards for field events on which a competitor’s number and performance are placed manually;
c. Posters that give the name of the next competitor in a field event before the competitors performs;
d. Crossbar height indicators;
e. Distance indicators for field events, located outside landing areas; and
f. Lane numbers for sprints and hurdles.