Glossary of Terms

Athletics in general can be filled with unfamiliar terms, and we recognise that OpenTrack can sometimes add a few more to the mix!

Hopefully this page allows for easier understanding of the documentation, and OpenTrack in general.

H

Heat-Level Page The OpenTrack page that shows all of the information for a single heat in a single round of an event

M

Management Screens The collection of screens used by competition directors to manage their competition, accessible by adding '/manage' onto the end of a competition URL, or by clicking the 'Manage' button in the red header bar when logged in.

P

PB - Personal Best

Q

QP - Qualifying Performance, a performance declared by the competitor on entering a competition for seeding purposes

R

Round-Level Page - The OpenTrack page that shows all of the information for heats within a single round of an event