Parent Meeting
Practices
Official Schedule is attached. Parents are permitted to stay during practice sessions but please choose a spot off of the pool deck. Your presence will detract from attention to the coaches, which is imperative! You could also drop off your swimmers and pick them up after practice. They will be in good hands! If you choose this option, PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE FOR PICKUP!!! :-)
Swim Meets
Official League schedule is on our website. Please arrive on time!
PLEASE make every effort to arrive on time! Upon arrival, your swimmer should speak to a coach and get checked in. If your swimmer does not have his/her name written on his/her arm HE/SHE IS NOT CHECKED IN! Please send him/her BACK to a coach :-) Please log in to our team website (summerrockets.swimtopia.com) or the Swimtopia App to commit your swimmer to each of our meets. Our coaches work really hard to set up our meets. It makes their job much easier if they know in advance who will attend which meets :-)
**a few notes on meet etiquette-
1. PLEASE do not approach the coaches during a meet. If there is an issue or you have a question, speak with one of your parent reps. If it is not something we can address ourselves we will find the answer or send a coach to you as soon as possible!
2. You MAY NOT be on the pool deck unless you are a volunteer and your duty includes the pool deck area. Please be respectful of that boundary as it is for safety reasons.
3. Recording of any kind from behind the blocks is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. This is a Safe Sport issue and is taken very seriously.
4. Please encourage your child to stay with the team during swim meets. This helps coaches to locate swimmers quickly so they won't miss races and also promotes binding and friendship!
5. ALWAYS CHEER FOR.... NEVER CHEER AGAINST!!! Good sportsmanship is PARAMOUNT to our program. Little eyes are watching you and little ears are listening :-)
REMIND APP
Team Suit, Cap, Equipment
Sport Spot will have a table set up in the Swim Club during all practice on Wednesday June 18th... 4:30-7:45. You can purchase your team suit and any swim accessories (extra cap, goggles, bungee, towel pants) your swimmer might need. If you cannot be at practice on Tuesday, you could visit the store yourself! It is located in on Route 35 in Shrewsbury... near The Grove shopping plaza. You can, also, place your order over the phone with a credit card. I can always make a trip down there and pickup for anyone who can't make the drive. FINS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED! 10 and unders should have the Finis z2 zoomers and the 11 and overs to have the Arena powerfin pro. If there is an 11-12 with very small feet and the powerfin doesn’t come in their size then the Z2 zoomers are fine.
Spiritwear/ Team suit and cap:
Purchase of Team suit is required!!
- Team cap and Shirt will Be provided!!
- Championship Apparel can be bought towards the middle of July- order forms will be posted on the League Website July 1st!!
Volunteering
WE NEED YOU!! Please offer your time. The best place to see the meet is from the deck and the only way to get on the deck is to VOLUNTEER! All volunteer commitments are handled through our Swimtopia website or app. Here is a quick description of the volunteer opportunities waiting for you:
Timer: Assigned 1 lane for half of the meet. Time every race that occurs in your lane. Record these times on a sheet . There are always at least 2 timers in each lane.
Backup Timer: Time every race, but only needed if someone calls for backup timer. You are a safety net timer :-)
Ribbons: Ribbons are awarded to the swimmers who place in the top 3 of their event. We need parents to label ribbons during the meet.
Across the Board: Tell in what order swimmers finish (HEAT 1 of each race ONLY Write down the finish order on sheets provided. There are always 2 Across the Board people. 1 FROM OUR TEAM AND 1 FROM THE OTHER TEAM.
Runner: Collect the 2 Across the Board sheets and 6 time cards (one from each lane) for the HEAT 1 RACE of every event and bring them to the recording table. There are 2 runners.
Scorer: Work with the Recorder to score (tally points) during the meet.
Recorder: Work with Across the Board sheets and timer sheets to keep track of points and record the score of the meet. (I'm ALWAYS one of the bodies at this table, so feel free to give this one a try. I'll be there to help you out!)
Hospitality: Hand out bottles of water to volunteers and officials
Marshaller: Help bring the swimmers from the team area to the lanes for their events.
Swimmer Management: Help to keep our swimmers together with the team.
Event Tracker: Write the current event and heat on our white board arrows to help parents keep track of the meet.
League Website
Here is the link to our website and also the Shore Summer Swim League website. On it, you will find all of the clubs against which we will be swimming. There is a lot of good information on this site including addresses to all of the clubs, calendars, league rules, and other league info.
https://shoresummerswim.swimtopia.com/
A Few Extra Tips
Lingo:
"Events" are the different strokes/age divisions/gender divisions (ex. Girls 8 and Under 25 Backstroke)
"Heats" are the individual races within each event.
"Lane" is the actual lane (or row) of the pool in which your swimmer will be swimming.
Tips:
**swimoutlet.com (bungee cords, goggle, suits, caps... great prices and free shipping over $49. Sometimes it's even lower).
**Consider swapping out the elastic on your swimmer's goggles for a more durable (and less painful) bungee cord.
**TOWEL PANTS!!! Through Sport Spot or try ETSY for custom pants.
**Consider one of those little 10X10 popup tents. They are super easy to setup and tear down and provide some shade!! We like to hang a bedsheet from ours 🙂
**Don’t forget to keep your swimmer hydrated! They do lose water IN THE WATER!!
**SHARPIES!!
**DID WE MENTION SHARPIES???
