Good morning, Gators!

This weekend is the big SOSL Championship meet! Bring your cap, goggles, and towel as it is sure to be a busy day!

Location: West Carrollton (Wilson Park Pool)- 1226 S. Elm St., Miamisburg, OH 45449

1. Stretching will begin at 6:50 A.M. Please arrive at the pool a few minutes early so your swimmer is ready to go. In water warm ups begin at 7:05 A.M.
2. For our Championship meet, our team will sit outside the side gate to the pool area. Families can head over to the West Carrollton pool to set up tents for Saturday's Championship meet any time after 5 P.M. (the city is being more strict on this this year) on Friday. (see attached map for where our team camp will be)

Main Entrance

3. "Athlete entries" are attached to this email. Heat sheets will be sold in the Championship booklet, the cost is $5 or you can share with a friend 🙂 They will accept cash or Venmo.

4. Volunteer check-in: Gator Volunteer Sign with Michelle at the tent with the "Gators Volunteer Sign.” See Volunteer Assignments at the bottom of this email.

• 1st shift (events 1-20) volunteers- check-in by 7:30a
• 2nd shift (events 21-40) volunteers- check in by event 11 or sooner
• 3rd shift (events 41-60) volunteers- check-in by event 31 or sooner
• 4th shift (events 61-80) volunteers- check-in by event 51 or sooner
• Remember to check-in by the designated time as late check-ins may result in the team having to fill your shift and not receiving volunteer credit.
• WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED FOR VOLUNTEERS AT THE MEET. WE NEED 1 PERSON TO SIT AT THE BELL HEAT TABLE AND RING A BELL WHEN IT IS A BELL HEAT AND 2 PEOPLE TO HAND OUT HEAT WINNER RIBBONS.
• Stand-bys for the Meet:
  • 1st Half: Families with last names that start with I-P
  • 2nd Half: Families with last names that start with D, S-W

• Please make sure to report to your shift about 2 events prior to your start time (ie. 2nd shift report at event 19)
• ALL Officials Meeting at 7:30 A.M. near the scoring tent/peninsula behind slide (start end of pool)- THIS TIME IS A CHANGE
• Timer (first shift only) Meeting at 7:30 A.M. behind the starting blocks- THIS TIME IS A CHANGE
  • ****Please note: Shift change meetings will occur approx. 15 minutes prior to each shift change. Timers will meet under the Pavilion on the starting side of the pool at this time. Team representatives; please make sure your timers attend this meeting. There will be shift changes at Event 20, 40 and 60.

5. Parking- The parking lot at West Carrollton fills up quickly, so many people park on Wilson Park Dr. and walk to the pool.

6. Remember, the entire league attends this meet, so it is a very busy place. The league would like to remind everyone to be good stewards of our team and league, so please make sure to comply with requests of the hosting team. Attached you will find the League Code of Conduct if anyone wants to refresh the expectations prior to the meet. Additionally, the league would like to remind everyone that pictures and videos from behind the block are not allowed.

7. Additionally, the hosting team would like to remind everyone that no grills (or anything with a propane tank) are permitted at the meet due to fire regulations, the city will be enforcing this.

8. West Carrollton will be having a concession stand. Below are the menus. Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee truck and Kona Ice will also be available.

 

 

 



9. 13-14 age group Swimmers: You may report to the clerk for champs, but do not have to. Remind swimmers that if they do not report to the clerk, no one will come looking for them, and it is assumed they have taken responsibility for getting themselves behind the blocks for their events. Swimmers 15 & up should not report to the clerk and are responsible for getting to the blocks for their events. The meet will not be paused to locate missing swimmers. Please remind older swimmers they're welcome to wait in the grassy area behind the blocks. The pool deck should remain clear enough for officials and coaches to move about as needed.

10. Raffle basket winners will be announced after event 70, prior to the start of the freestyle relays. Please remind swimmers to remain with their team/coaches during this time. If their ticket is called, an adult can come to the raffle tent to verify the ticket number & claim their basket. The last call to purchase tickets will be at event 67. Someone must be present with the winning ticket to claim the prize.

11. Bring lots of snacks, drinks, and sunscreen! And remember to have fun and swim hard!

If anything changes and your swimmer can no longer attend the meet, please email Coach Andrew at [email protected] ASAP. See you poolside at bright and early Saturday morning.!

Go Gators!

VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS

1. Bell Heat Assignment

• Below is your assignment for the Bell Heat Table for the meet. Bell heats will be marked on the heat sheet you are given. You will ring the bell signaling it is a bell heat. Whoever wins the bell heat will come to your table to get a prize. Please note, these shifts are different events as there are no bell heats during relays.

2.Heat Winner Assignment

• Below is your assignment for the heat ribbons portion of the meet. You will stand at the finish end of the pool and give the heat winner ribbon to the winning lane, we are responsible for all lanes.

3. Timers: We will be timing lanes 1 & 5.

• Timer (first shift only) Meeting at 7:45 A.M. behind the starting blocks
  • ****Please note: Shift change meetings will occur approx. 15 minutes prior to each shift change. Timers for the next session will meet under the Pavilion on the starting side of the pool at this time. Team representatives; please make sure your timers attend this meeting. There will be shift changes at Event 20, 40 and 60.