Please carefully read the following information regarding this Saturday's Time Trials.  If you are new to the team there is a lot of information to cover.  If you are returning there are a few changes to time trials, so please be sure to review this email carefully.

First of all, thank you for your patience with the technical difficulties.  It you are still unable to log in to sign up for Time Trials, please e-mail Heather at [email protected] ASAP! She needs to enter your swimmers by 2 pm.

FRIDAY EVENING :

Friday evening we will again go over ready bench and check in procedures.  Friday night we will set up for the meet so we will actually have benches and seats in place to allow the children to run through the process a few times.  It is very easy, and runs smoothly as long as we have ready bench volunteers.  Please remember parents are not allowed in the ready bench area unless they are ready bench volunteers.  No one is allowed on deck behind the ropes during meets unless you are NWAL certified or collecting children as that designated age group parent. 

Ready Bench - There will be a meeting and run through on Friday afternoon.  Please look for a separate email from Angie regarding this.  Please do your best to be there or to have someone fill you in so our ready bench runs smoothly!

If you are looking to volunteer and not sure what you can do Saturday, please ask Angie.  We are still in need of Ready Bench, timers and scribes. Just a heads up – we CANNOT (AND WILL NOT) START THE MEET without all volunteers in place. Please step in and fill the holes in our volunteer assignments. 

Team photos will be taken Saturday before Time Trials at 7:20.

SATURDAY MORNING :

Please arrive for check in between 6:45 and 7:15.  You MUST check in with a Coach at the head check in table first!  Please do not go to your age group parent before you have checked in.  It helps us to know who is there, and who is missing.  This information is vital for scratches in order to get sheets printed for our ready bench and officials.  After checking in with a Coach Morgan, please go see your age group parent.  Like the Head Check in table, these parents will be located under the pavilion.  There you will get your events written on your arm. 

After check in - FOR TIME TRIALS ONLY - begin to line up inside the pool area with the photographers.  we will take the team photo at 7:20!  After team photo please listen for coaches for warm ups and lane assignments.  This is a chaotic time if you are new to the team - but runs smoothly if you listen to our new team announcer Mr. Eric Depoy!!

At this time there will also be announcements for pre meet meetings for timers and scribes, officials, ready bench and age group parents.  PLEASE BE ON TIME AT THESE MEETINGS.  SWIM MEETS START AT 8:30!!!

One difference in this year’s Time Trials is that the Riptides will be joining us at our pool this year.  It is still Time Trials, and all swimmers are swimming for seed time and it is not a competition.  Let’s be sure to make the Riptides feel welcome at our pool.  Please note that the Riptides will also be taking a team photo. 

We WILL be running freestyle relays (no medley relays) and coaches will randomly select swimmers for relays this weekend.  This will give the kids an opportunity to get a feel for the relay process.

PARKING:

Parking in the Forestgate parking lot is restricted to officials, team representatives, lead parents and coaches.  Please do not park in these spots.  If you do not have a pass, please do not park here, you will be asked to move.  Plan to park along Forestgate and Flintridge.  You may drop off your gear at the park and then go park your car.  Please be respectful of our parking attendants and do not park in subdivisions along Forestgate or Flintridge. 

WEATHER:

Plan to show up rain or shine to the meet.  If you haven't done so already please sign up for Remind 101 for updates.  This is the same system we are alerted from, so we won't know if a practice or meet is canceled until we are alerted. 

*We will follow up with an email regarding particulars and a time line for the Time Trials this evening or tomorrow.  If you cannot attend time trials do not panic!!!  There will be no make-up times, however once the meet is completed, if your swimmer did not swim or was a NS (no show), they will be given the slowest time for their age and gender based on the results of Saturdays time trials. 

WHAT TO BRING :

Swimmers should wear their Waves swimsuit and swim cap to Time Trials.  Families will also want to bring chairs and a coolers with water/snacks,etc. Chick-Fil-A will be there with breakfast and lunch for sale or you can bring your own.  Don’t forget the sunscreen!!

Again, we know this is a lot of information so please read carefully and let me know if you have questions or have not signed up your swimmer for the meet if you plan to be there. 

We look forward to seeing you at practice and this weekend.   Going to be an awesome season!!!!

Thanks so much,

Nicole Robinson Gauthier