NAVAL JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS ST AMANT HIGH SCHOOL 12035 HWY 431 ST AMANT, LA 70131 Phone: (2250)621-2547/37 August 28, 2014 From: Senior Naval Science Instructor, St Amant High School To: Distribution Subj: THE 2014 ST AMANT GATOR FIELD MEET Ref: (a) Area Eight SOP (b) NAVEDTRA 37116-F 2005 (Cadet Field Manual) (c) NJROTC Nationals S.O.P.@ http://www.thenationals.net/navynats.htm (d) MCO P5060.20D (e) Drill Meet Roosters, Academic and Physical Fitness (f) Hosted Competition ORM, 10 July 2013 Encl: (1) Agreement of Indemnity (2) General Meet/Drill Performance Regulations/Reminders (3) Entry form 1. The annual St Amant Gator Field Meet will be held at St Amant High School on Saturday, 1 November, 2014. 2. The meet is aligned with Area 08 and Navy Nationals rules. Drill Cards and grading criteria from the Navy Nationals/NJROTC Area 8 Meet will be utilized. The Armed Basic, Unarmed Basic, and Color Guard cards have been changed for 2014/15 and are available at http://www.stamantnjrotc.org/stamantdrillmeet1nov2014.htm Nationals rules apply to drill events. Judges will be provided by local Active Duty and Reserve members, Southern and Tulane University NROTC programs and by former cadets now attending or graduates of local universities and colleges. No high school students will be involved in grading or scoring of events. 3. The cadet uniform for the meet will be the new Navy Service Uniform (Khaki shirt, black trousers and garrison cover). Skirts and combination covers are not authorized. Instructors can wear the appropriate unit specific civilian attire, Khakis or unit P.T. gear that displays the rank and title of the individual. 4. All NJROTC instructors will verify that all competitors are in the NJROTC course of instruction at their school for the current school year, and that all competitors are fully eligible for interscholastic competition in accordance with applicable school, district and state regulations, this includes the submission of enclosure (1) for all participating cadets to Captain Beaver prior to any event.
5. In-Brief: There will not be an Instructor s meeting before the Field Meet begins. Each school will pick up a package that contains a schedule of the Field Meet events and any last minute modifications. These packets will be made available in the NJROTC building 712 when the team arrives. Each school will be provided a runner (cadet) who will remain with your school throughout the competition. The runners will have the score sheets or they will have already been given to the judges. The runners will collect the completed score sheets from the judges and bring them to the meet scoring office. 6. Order of Battle: The individual unit s schedule of events will be published the Monday prior to the Drill Meet. To preclude one level of gamesmanship a schools position in the Order of Battle will be determined by a random drawing conducted on the Monday prior to the event. 7. Schedule: The schedule will follow the Order of Battle. Events will start on time, however, in case of schedule delays, events will start as close as possible to times scheduled. The first competitive event commences at 0800, the last at 1500 (estimate), and the awards ceremony at 1515. To avoid potential penalties for late arrivals at event sites, please factor-in sufficient time for participants to shift into or out of uniforms or PT gear, and to transit to and from clothes changing areas. If events beyond the control of the competing team (bus accident, traffic jam, etc.) occur, the SNSI should contact Capt Beaver (504-258-4837 or 225-391-6026) immediately so that the schedule can be modified to expedite the event. 8. List of Events/Locations: Listed below are the events and their locations: a. Academic Testing The academic testing will be held in our main building, in individual classrooms to accommodate CPS testing. b. Personnel Inspection The personnel Inspection will be held on the high jump area at the south end of the track. Nine cadets per rank is authorized. Per Area 08 and National rules each inspection platoon must have 5 squads. c. Basic/Exhibition Drill and Color Guard All Drill competition will be held on the football field. Practice areas are available on the adjacent soccer field. d. Push-ups/Curl-ups will be held in the weight room or the Gold Dome. e. 16X100 relay and the 8X220 relay will be held on the football field and track around the football field, respectively, and will begin after all drill competition has concluded. f. Knock Out Drill and Tug of War - will be conducted, while final grades and standings are being tabulated, on the football field. 2
9. Inclement Weather: In the event of inclement weather that necessitates an indoor event, armed exhibition drill will be cancelled. All other drill events will be conducted in the Gold Dome and the Back Gym. Both gyms are sufficient in size to meet the requirements of nationals. A modification to the uniform is authorized (sneakers) if the events are moved into the gyms. The following inclement weather procedure will be implemented as follows: a. Running events are cancelled. b. Armed Exhibition drill team is cancelled. c. Personnel Inspection will be held in the commons/cafeteria area located in the main building. d. Armed Basic, Unarmed Basic, Unarmed Exhibition drill, and Color Guard will be conducted in one of the two gyms. 10. Regulations: The meet will be based on the current rules for the NJROTC national competition, reference (c). These rules and score sheets may be viewed, downloaded, and printed from the NJROTC Nationals web site: http://www.thenationals.net/navynats.htm or the St Amant NJROTC web site: http://www.stamantnjrotc.org. Procedures and specific details not covered within this S.O.P. or reference (c) will be governed by references (a) and (b). Drill events will be held outside. Drill areas will be sized and have entry/exit point in accordance with the nationals rules. There will be separate drill areas for each event. WE ARE USING THE 2014/15 NAVY NATIONALS DRILL CARDS. Please review the updated Navy Nationals SOP for details. All instructors should note that the penalty card is not just for Color Guard. It applies to Armed Basic, Unarmed Basic and Color Guard. Cadence violations, added commands, boundary violations, pause violations, etc. are covered by this score card. 11. Instructors from each unit will be responsible for the following: a. Enclosure (1) (Indemnity form) must be completed for each cadet participating in the competition. These are to be turned-in upon arrival to Captain Beaver. b. Standard Release forms, per reference (a), must be completed for each participating NJROTC cadet. Units must have these Standard Release Forms on-site at the meet, in the event of cadet injury or illness and have a current Health Risk Screening on file. c. Send the entry fee of $150.00 checks payable to St Amant High School along with completed enclosure (3) by 17 October, 2014. d. Ensure that all cadets comply with uniform requirements and behavior standards. e. Instructors must provide to Captain Beaver the following completed forms, reference (e) by 1500 30 Oct, 2014: 1) Master Roster; 2) Academic Team Roster; and 3) Push up/curl up team Rosters. Any changes to the 3
rosters must be provided to Captain Beaver or to the head judge prior to the beginning of the event. 12. Hotels: The campus is in close proximity (5 miles) to a number of hotels. The following hotels are listed for your convenience: Holiday Inn Express and Suites Gonzales 2806 W. HWY 30, 877-863-4780; Highland Inn 1740 W HWY 30, 225-647-5700; Western Inn Gonzales 1712 HWY 30, 225-644- 3114; Hampton Inn, Outfitter s Drive, Gonzales, 225-450-6999; Supreme Inn and Suites, 2539 W. Hwy 30, Gonzales, 225-644-3600; Clarion Inn Conference Center, 1500 Hwy 30, Gonzales, 225-647-8000; America s Best Inns, 2400 Veterans Blvd, Gonzales, 225-647-0964; Towne Place Suites Baton Rouge, Gonzales, 2823 S. Outfitters Dr, Gonzales, 225-450-3400. Additional hotels are located in Baton Rouge, approximately 25 miles north-west of St Amant. A google search will identify a number of hotels within 6.5 miles of the campus. 13. Each school attending may be comprised of up to 44 cadets maximum. No minimum number is required but no team may have MORE than 44 total cadets competing for their school. Armed Basic and Unarmed Basic must have a minimum of 11 cadets (9 in platoon, guide and Commander). Armed Exhibition and Unarmed Exhibition must have a minimum of 10 cadets (9 in platoon and a Commander). Per Area 08 and Navy Nationals rules cadets may participate on multiple drill teams. 14. Scores: Scores will not be posted; however, instructors may review score sheets of their school ONLY, but only after the scoring staff is done tabulating the sheets. No cadets will be allowed to enter the scoring room (top of the concession stand building at the track). Instructors will be allowed to review the score sheets in a designated area in the scoring room. Each school will get a package upon departing containing score sheets and overall standings. 15. Protests: Judges will notify commanders when penalties are imposed. Protests will only be made by the unit s instructors. Protests are to be made to CAPT Dennis Beaver or MSGT Phil Daily. Protests must be made within 15 minutes after the event is completed. A team may only protest its own penalties and not the Judges evaluation or their performance, nor the score of another school. If events beyond the control of the competing team (bus accident, traffic jam, etc.) occur, the SNSI should contact Capt Beaver immediately so that the schedule can be modified to expedite the event. 16. Awards: The awards ceremony will take place as soon as possible after the completion of all events. Cadets should be in unit PT gear or uniform of the day for the awards ceremony. Team trophies will be awarded for first, second, and third place for the Overall meet winners, Personnel Inspection, Academics, Armed Basic, Armed Exhibition, Unarmed Basic, Unarmed Exhibition, Color Guard, Physical Fitness overall, Push ups, Curl ups, 16 X 100 relay and the 8 X 200 relay. A first and second place trophy will be awarded in Tug-of-War. First, second and third place medals will be awarded for Knock-out-Drill, academics, push ups and curl ups. 4
17. Safety: Safety of cadets, judges and spectators is paramount. Blind, over the back (back-to-back), and no look rifle or guide-on tosses are not allowed. Cadets will not stand on rifles, poles, or other cadets. Any routines that look unsafe will be stopped immediately and the competing team will receive no points for that event. 18. Operational Risk Management (ORM): Reference (f) is available online at the http://www.stamantnjrotc.org item 31 of Links in this site. 19. Training Time Out (TTO): Training Time Out (TTO) is a safety procedure that allows students and instructors concerned for their personal safety or the safety of others to stop an evolution, correct the discrepancy, and continue training. The TTO procedure will be implemented as follows: a. All Senior Naval Science Instructors, and Naval Science Instructors, will brief their students, and chaperones on the TTO policy and procedures prior to the day s events. b. A TTO shall be called in any situation where a student or staff member expresses concern for personal safety or requests clarification of procedures or requirements. TTO shall also be called when a student requires assistance due to experiencing pain, heat stress, or any other serious physical discomfort. c. Should a TTO be called, the situation will be examined and assistance rendered as necessary to rectify the situation. Upon completion of such actions, a safe resumption of the Field Meet will take place as allowed by the concurrence of the Senior Naval Science Instructor from St Amant High School, CAPT Dennis Beaver. 20. Directions: are available on www.stamantnjrotc.org from New Orleans, Hammond and Baton Rouge. All school should be able to use one of these sets of directions or a smart phone app to get to St Amant High School. If all else fails use Yahoo or Google Maps. 21. Sportsmanship: The highest level of sportsmanship is required of everyone at the competition. The instructor(s) of the competing schools are responsible for the behavior of the participating cadets, spectator cadets, chaperones, and spectator adults from the unit. Unsportsmanlike behavior by anyone from a unit is grounds for disqualification of the unit from the entire meet. Any unit disqualified forfeits all trophies and medals. The instructor(s) are responsible for briefing all attendees on the required standards of behavior. Distribution: Area 8 Manager D. T. Beaver 5
AGREEMENT OF INDEMNITY WHEREAS the NJROTC Unit, ST Amant High School and (Location) St Amant High School NJROTC, hereinafter called Indemnities, have (Name of School) agreed to sponsor the Naval Junior Reserve Officer s Training Corps Field Meet to be held 1 Nov, 2014 at St Amant High School, (Date) (Location) St Amant, LA and to permit (Name of Cadet) to participate in said Field Meet and to use various buildings, messing facilities, transportation equipment, athletic fields, gymnasiums, health and physical fitness facilities, and training devices, etc., at St Amant High School. (Name of facility) is desirous of holding (Name of Parent or Guardian) indemnities free from any and all claims whatsoever arising out of the use of the above detailed facilities or any other facilities at St Amant High School. (Name of School) NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the aforementioned action by Indemnities, the above named Parent or Guardian indemnifies indemnities and holds them, their agents, and instrumentalities, employees and successors harmless from any and all torts, claims, loss, damage, injury or other casualty, whatsoever to the above named cadet or to any other party, person or property, caused or occasioned by the use of any such facilities or equipment or in transporting any persons to or from the said facilities, whether due to imperfection in said facilities or equipment, negligence of indemnitee, or other person or party, or for any other cause. The action of the indemnities is allowing the above named cadet to participate in the NJROTC Field Meet and to use the facilities shall signify acceptance of this offer of indemnity. It is also certified that the above named cadet is fully covered by valid school or personal insurance program for any and all injuries which could result from the activities and events of this Field Meet. Parent/Guardian Signature SNSI Certification or Witness Encl (1) 6
General Meet/Drill Performance Regulations/Reminders - All cadets participating in any event must stand Personnel Inspection. - The Academic Test will be given in individual classrooms using CPR (RF). Individual teams are responsible for their cadets being familiar with the device and testing procedure. The Student Paced protocol will be used. Each cadet will have a hard copy of the test. No writing utensils, cell phones or electronic devices (other than for medical use) will be allowed in the testing area. - Name tags and all ribbons earned shall be worn, however may be removed for Color Guard or Exhibition Drill. No Medals to be worn. - Per Navy Nationals, the standard cadence for Platoon Basic and Color Guard Drill is 112 to 120 steps per minute. In all other facets of drill, cadence is left up to the discretion of the performing team. - 5 point penalty for each added command. - 5 point penalty for each Boundary violation. - Armed team Cadet Commander must carry a rifle or sword. - Unarmed Commanders may NOT carry a rifle or sword. - Several stationary movements listed in Platoon Basic and Color Guard Drill have been CAPITALIZED IN BOLD PRINT. Cadet Commanders must perform these commands with a 5-second pause between the completion of the first movement and the command to begin the next movement. Failure to perform the movements with the required pause will result in a 5- point per-occurrence penalty. - No time limit for Basic. - Armed and Unarmed Exhibition 6 to 9 minutes. 1 point penalty for each second over or under time. - Exhibition teams commanders must let the Head Judge know where you would like them to stand for report in and report out. - All exhibition performances officially begin along with event timing when the first cadet of the competing unit crosses the drill area entry point and it ends when the last cadet crosses the exit point. - Dropped rifles Within the Armed Platoon Exhibition event, a penalty is assessed for each occurrence of a dropped drill rifle. Within the Armed Platoon Exhibition event, a 5 POINT penalty is assessed for each occurrence of a dropped drill rifle. - Drill areas are: Basic = 85 X 70 ; Exhibition 85 X 70 ; Color Guard = 75 X 75 with an entrance and exit of 25 center on sides. - No flipping or tossing of the sword in any manner! - Traditional military sounds are allowed by cadet commanders to keep cadets in step. - Color Guard may wear guard belts. - Color Guard may use 9 ½ wooden poles with battle axe and 5X8 flags or 8 wooden poles with spear or battle axe and 3X5 flags. No metal poles allowed. Black JUMS slings must be used. Encl (2) 7
PARTICIPATION LETTER Date: From: Senior Naval Science Instructor, NJROTC Unit _xxxxxxxxx High School To: Commanding Officer, NJROTC Unit _ST AMANT HIGH School Subj: NJROTC FIELD MEET Ref: (a) NJROTC Area Manager, Area EIGHT Drill Meet LOI 1. In accordance with reference (a), this letter is to inform you that we will participate in the NJROTC Field Meet competition hosted by your unit. 2. For your further planning, the unit s competitive team will have a total of cadets (no more than 44), males and females. We also plan to bring male and female cadets as spectators, for a total of cadets. The SNSI/NSI and adults will accompany the cadets. 3. Berthing accommodations have been reserved at. Their telephone number is. We plan to arrive at approximately hours on Oct/Nov 14. Additional assistance is requested as follows:. 4. The unit s team will participate in the events checked below: Academic Test Personnel Inspection Push-Ups Sit-Ups 1600 YD Relay 1 Mile Relay Tug-of-War Color Guard Armed Drill-Basic Armed Drill-Exhibition Unarmed Drill-Basic Unarmed Drill-Exhibition (Signature of of SNSI SNSI or or NSI) NSI) 8