Lane or Position Placement
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Click Events from the Main Menu Bar and click Add or Edit Event.

Once heats, sections, or flights have been assigned, then the placement of athletes or relays in lanes or positions must be determined.

Field Events Choices
_bm4Best to Worst  
_bm4Worst to Best  
_bm4Random  
_bm4Alphabetical  
_bm4Competitor #  

Position assignments within flights have the five choices listed above. All athletes with no entry marks will be placed at the beginning of the flight if Worst to Best is chosen, and at the end of the flight if Best to Worst is chosen. By choosing Random, all position placements will be random.

Running Event Position Assignment Choices
_bm4Standard Lanes  
_bm4Custom Lanes  
_bm4All Random  
_bm4Standard Alleys  
_bm4Custom Alleys  
_bm4Waterfall Start  

This is the most difficult and complex part of seeding track events because there are so many ways to assign lanes or, in the case of distance events, assign positions or alleys.

MM assumes the following rules:

1.All individual events less than 600 meters and relay events 3200 meters or less must be run entirely in lanes or start in lanes, and so the lane range choices are 2 to 10 only. Lane assignments can use standard lanes or custom lanes (Standard Lanes or Custom Lanes) only. (See randomization rules in the following paragraphs).  
2.600 and 800 meter individual events may be run either entirely in lanes or partially in lanes. If Standard Lanes or Custom Lanes above is selected, then it is assumed they are run entirely in lanes and the lane range choices are 2 to 10. If "All Random", "Standard Alleys", or "Waterfall Start" above is chosen, it is assumed they are run partially in lanes and the number of athletes per heat or section can be any number you wish (up to 160).600 and 800 meter individual events may be run either entirely in lanes or partially in lanes. If Standard Lanes or Custom Lanes above is selected, then it is assumed they are run entirely in lanes and the lane range choices are 2 to 10. If "All Random", "Standard Alleys", or "Waterfall Start" above is chosen, it is assumed they are run partially in lanes and the number of athletes per heat or section can be any number you wish (up to 160).  
3.   All individual events longer than 800 meters and all relays of over 3200 meters are assumed to run partially in lanes. The only choices for position assignments are "All Random", "Standard Alleys", or "Waterfall Start", and the number of athletes per heat or section can be any number you wish (up to 160).  
4.   In lane races use the Randomization Rules found in the Seeding Preferences Section of the Set-up Menu.  

Standard Lanes and Custom Lanes
_bm4Standard lanes means use the standard lane preference pattern set-up in the Seeding Preferences.  
_bm4Custom lanes means use a custom lane preference pattern for use by one event only.  

Note the following about standard lanes and custom lanes:
_bm4   Both use randomization rules established in Seeding Preferences.  
_bm4   Both are only for events run in lanes.  
_bm4   Both have a 1 to 10 lane range.  
_bm4   Custom lane preferences are set when the event is set-up.  

There are four randomization rules , one of which must be applied to each of the following 3 types of events:

Types of Events
_bm4Timed finals  
_bm4Round 1 of several rounds  
_bm4All rounds following round 1  

The Four Randomization Rules
   A - No randomization
   B - Randomize all lanes
   C - Randomize half and half
   D - Randomize in pairs

To clearly understand this part, assume a heat has 8 athletes assigned to it and the lane preference pattern is fastest in lane 4, 2nd fastest in lane 5, 3rd fastest in lane 3, 4th in 6, 5th in 2, 6th in 7, 7th in 1, and 8th in 8 (4-5-3-6-2-7-1-8). If the randomizing rule for the round is no randomization (rule A), then there is no change to the lane assignments. However, if all lanes are to be randomized (rule B), then the lane preferences are of no consequence in the given round and all athletes in lanes 1 to 8 will be mixed within lanes 1 to 8. If the rules call for randomizing the fastest 4 athletes and then the next fastest 4 as two distinct groups (rule C), then the four athletes in lanes 3-4-5-6 will be mixed randomly within lanes 3 to 6, and the four athletes in lanes 1-2-7-8 will be mixed randomly within lanes 1-2-7-8. If the rules call for randomizing the 8 athletes in pairs (rule D), then lanes 4-5 will be mixed, 3-6 will be mixed, 2-7 will be mixed, and 1-8 will be mixed.

Random Position Placement
Random position assignments can be used for any track event of 600 meters or more and all relays of over 3200 meters. It means to mix all athletes within a heat or section and to place them randomly in positions.

Standard Alleys

Custom Alleys

Waterfall Start
Also known as the "arc start", athletes and relays are assigned positions based on a position preference list set-up in the Seeding Preferences Section of the Set-up Menu.