![]() ![]() Bull pens are primarily used for younger swimmers and are not used at every meet.ĭQ – Disqualification (swimmer’s time isn’t official). You are there for support!īull Pen – An area for organizing swimmers into lanes and heats before their event so that they can be led out onto deck in the right order. Please remember that all of the critiquing of your child’s swim needs to come from a coach, not a parent. You may want to play it on the safe side and bring your own. There are usually food and drinks available at meets, but you never know what it will be. If your child is having goggle problems or wants a meet t-shirt or bag tag, they’d be more than happy to accommodate you – most take cash, checks and credit cards. Meets often (but not always) have booths set up where suits, caps, googles, t-shirts, warm-ups, etc. Meets can run for 3-4 hours.Īquatic centers get hot and humid with a few hundred of your closest friends and a large body of water. A bleacher chair or pad to sit on if you’ll get uncomfortable sitting on a hard bleacher for hours.A highlighter to quickly reference your swimmer in the heat sheet.Kids and swimmers are free, adult admittance is usually $2 to $3, and heat sheets are about the same. Money for admittance and for heat sheet.This simplifies things for everyone, and makes for a quick check at the blocks. A Sharpie marker with which to write, on the back of your child’s hand, their events, heats and lanes.Healthy snacks – fruit, bagels, crackers, granola bars, etc.Diversions – books, games, cards, electronic game, iPod, etc.A blanket or sleeping bag to sit or lie down on.You may want to bring two sets of goggles to play it on the safe side – they have a way of getting lost or breaking! Team suit, goggles, deck shoes, and a Flying Fish swim cap.If your child comes to you immediately after their race, feel free to give them a quick (wet!) hug, but please redirect them to their coach. Coaches watch all of their swimmers’ races and talk to them afterwards about how they’re feeling, what they did well, what they could improve upon, etc. Swimmers should always speak to their coach directly after a race. Let us know if you’re interested!Ĭoaches will help make sure that swimmers are ready for their events, but part of what the swimmers learn is the responsibility of being ready, in the right place at the right time for their events. Officials receive training, which is available on a weekend several times a year. If your child is swimming in a meet, please volunteer to time during a shift. Sign up sheets for timing at meets are posted at the YWCA the week before a meet. We need to supply volunteer officials and timers for every meet we enter. Parents are generally not allowed on the pool deck unless they are officiating or timing. One of your practice group coaches will greet you on deck, help you figure out where to put your swim gear, warm you up and talk to you after all your races. As soon as they are posted, swimmers should write their heat and lane number for each event on their hand.įlying Fish coaches are present at every meet in which Flying Fish swimmers are entered. Heat and lane assignments are not usually available until 15 minutes (or less) before the meet begins. When you get to a meet, check in, change, then look for your coaches and teammates on the pool deck for warm-up. Swim teams usually sit as groups at meets. ![]() If you don’t check in on time, you won’t be able to swim. ![]() You should plan to arrive at the meet 15 minutes before your warm-up begins so that you have time to check-in, change and stow your gear. This means that swimmers entered need to check in or confirm their attendance and events before warming up for a meet, usually on your way into the building. Swim meets (outside of the YWCA) often have “positive check-in” requirements. It is helpful to write (with a permanent marker) the events and event numbers on the back of your hand or on your wrist so you remember. Please make sure you bring this information with you to the meet so that you know what you are swimming. In the week preceding a meet, we will put details about the meet and the events in which you have been entered in your folder at the YWCA. (Note: This information may vary with Covid-19 protocols. Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate.Violence Prevention Training and Sex Education.Unite Against Racism (formerly Stand Against Racism). ![]()
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