6/28 Meet at Windsor Knolls – 3300 Winmoor Drive Ijamsville, MD 21754

Windsor Knolls is adopting a USA theme this week.

Timeline:

• Hood coaches arrive 7:00
• Hood swimmers arrive 7:15
• Hood warm-up: 7:30-7:50
• S&T officials mtg: 7:30am in clubhouse; all attend.
• Timers mtg: 7:45 near Clerk of Course; all attend.
• Scratch meeting: 7:50am
• Meet Start: 8:00am

The pool is outside (meters) with no starting blocks. Individual events will always start at the deep end. Relays with swimmers starting their leg in the shallow end will start in the water (no diving). Do not leave the meet without checking in with a coach to make sure your swimmer is not needed for a relay. The length of this meet will be in between the last two meets. We have a number of long-term volunteers and older junior coaches/swimmers that are away this weekend. Even if you are not sure what swimming or meets are all about, please step up to help. You will have more fun at the meet, and we can’t do it without you.

The parking lot for this pool is very small. However, there is plenty of street parking throughout the neighborhood; please be courteous and aware of not blocking driveways or the corners of streets. You absolutely CANNOT park on the grass of Knolls Parkway. There is a map posted in the schedule section of the website. 

The primary tent/seating area is inside the fenced pool area. The Hammerhead’s area will be marked off starting under the pergola at the shallow end near the baby pool and continuing around to part of the lawn. Families also are welcome to set up tents and chairs outside the pool fence on grassy areas. We ask that you keep the parking lot and sidewalks clear. The Snack Shack concessions will be available (cash or Venmo).

Shannon will not be there this weekend. Beth will be serving as Team Rep and volunteer coordinator. Please bring any needs to Beth ([email protected]) or Coach Ashley or Hayley. Please check in with Beth when you arrive if you are volunteering. We are still in need of: 2 2^nd half stroke and turn judges. Positions with a meeting to attend should be present at the start of the meet. Officials check in at the IT table so that they can be recorded in Meet Manager before the start of the meet. First half officials should pass their programs, clipboards and code sheet to the second half officials. At the end of the meet, please return all programs, clipboards and code sheets to the IT table in the upstairs clubhouse.

Good sportsmanship is expected from everyone. Unsportsmanlike behavior and lack of adherence to rules will not be tolerated and should be brought to the attention of Team Reps immediately. Meets are for the swimmers, and we appreciate everyone’s help in keeping things positive and laid back.

Suits/Caps/Goggles: Information about apparel is on the Hammerheads webpage on the apparel tab after you log in. Swimmers are not required to wear a team suit or cap, but it does help us to identify them and feel like a team. Wearing a suit from the prior season is totally OK! Well-fitting suits work best, and our team colors are red, white, and blue. Tie-back suits are not allowed at all; technical suits are not allowed for 12 and under swimmers (Plus, it’s summer league! No need to wear an uncomfortable suit!). Swimmers generally must not wear caps or suits representing another team.

Coach Area: The coaches’ area is on deck. Coaches should bring their own chairs. Hood will bring a team tent for coaches.

Getting swimmers to events: Listen/watch for your child’s event to be called to Clerk of Course. We will also have a volunteer in the team seating area to help identify swimmers who should be going to Clerk of Course. When it is called, children go to the tent to line up. Volunteers at Clerk of Course will help them get into the appropriate places for their events. It is helpful to write the event, heat, and lane on swimmers’ hand, arm, or leg so that the swimmer can quickly check their information. This is often written with a Sharpie. This information will be sent out as a ‘handwriters’ attachment closer to the meet (often Friday night). For new folks, you want to mark your swimmer to look like the picture where the numbers represent the event, heat, and lane of the races the swimmer is in. If you’re not sure what to do for your swimmer, coaches and other parents will help you on Saturday morning. If you have a child that often gets nervous and forgets what they’re supposed to do, you might also want to write the amount they are swimming as well as the stroke to help them remember. No parents are allowed in Clerk of Course unless the swimmer has accommodations. Adults of swimmers needing accommodations should identify themselves to Beth Reiten ([email protected]) as soon as possible so that both team reps are aware. Parents in Clerk of Course make it very difficult to move the meet along and ultimately lead swimmers to be nervous. If parents stay out of Clerk of Course, the kids talk to each other and have a much better time. Coaches and junior coaches will be available to help out swimmers who are feeling especially nervous. Just let Coach Ashley or Coach Hayley know that they need a buddy.

Cameras: No cameras are allowed behind the blocks.

What do I do if my swimmer can no longer attend? Let us know right away via email. We know things happen at the last minute, but the team has a deadline to ‘scratch’ swimmers who cannot compete to avoid penalties.

Programs: Programs are not sold at the meet. We will send them via email when they are available if you would like to print off a copy. They will also use the Meet Mobile app to post meet information. Meet Mobile is an app available for mobile devices that is used at many swim meets to provide information about events, heats, and lanes as well as results. You may wish to download and install the app prior to the day of the meet.

Lastly, we encourage safe sun practices, but keep in mind that sunscreen does take off Sharpie!