One state is taking a small step—or maybe a “long jump”—toward the metric system. Florida is set to become the first state in the U.S. to ditch the imperial system—which uses inches and feet—in favor of the metric system in high school field events, like the pole vault and long jump. The U.S. is one of only three countries in the world—along with Liberia and Myanmar—that haven’t adopted the metric system as the official system of measurements and weights. Although the Florida High School Athletic Association (F.H.S.A.A.) intends to switch for this year’s track and field season, there aren’t any plans for the state as a whole—or the U.S.—to change just yet. Spectators of the high school events will see results in both metric units and inches and feet. So why the change? “We wanted to match [the system used in] the N.C.A.A.,” says Ed Thompson, director of athletics for the F.H.S.A.A. “And we wanted to improve precision—centimeters are more precise than inches.”