Waters Landing Thunder Swim Team

• Check your team calendar.
• Check emails from the Reps and Coaches
• Regularly check your family folder in the team box, and keep your parents informed.
• Be on time for practices; arrive 5 minutes before start time.
• Notify the coaches of swimmer availability for Wednesday and Saturday meets by RSVPing for meets. If availability changes, coaches must know by 9 PM Wednesday if your child is not available for Saturday's meet and by Sunday evening for Wednesday meets).
• Be on time for warm-ups at swim meets.
• Cheer for your teammates.
• Ask coaches for feedback
• Stay in the team area during meets so Coaches know where you area.
• Help keep team area clean and help pick up at the end of each meet.
• SSL hours can be earned by various volunteer opportunities including assisting Pre-Team members at practice, and help with set up of home meets.

PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Notify the coaches of swimmer availability for Wednesday and Saturday meets by signing out of meets on the web site (they must know by 10 AM Thursday if your child is not available for Saturday's meet and by Monday evening for Wednesday meets).

• Check your email from the team and check in with the team’s web site
• Swimmers do not leave a meet unless they have talked with a Coach first. Your child may be needed in an additional race and or relay.
• Know where your family folder is in the team box and check it regularly if your child does not. Keep informed.
• Make sure that your swimmer(s) are at the pool during their practice time.
• Post the team calendar in your home and know your swimmer(s)' schedule.
• Transport your swimmer(s) to and from meets and practices.
• Supervise your children at meets and activities. Meet swimmer must stay in the team area at all times so Coaches prepare them for their event.
• Help with your swimmer(s)' nutrition.
• Refer to the MCSL handbook for swimming and meet rules, locations, phone numbers, times, records, etc.
• Volunteer your time at least five full meets during the season (officials, timers, café help, automation, and ribbons are just a few choices) - there are a variety of jobs to suit everyone's interests!
• Attend parent meetings to have your questions answered and to address any team issues.
• Encourage your swimmer to stay the whole meet!
• Encourage your swimmer to come to the coaches after they swim an event in a meet to get feedback.
• Do not talk to your child during practice unless there is an emergency. (Parents and younger siblings must be clear of the deck area where coaches stand during practice)
• Any question or comments you have for the coaches should be addressed before or after practice, or put a note in their folder in the team box.
• Cheer for all children, not just your own.

TEAM COMMUNICATION

• E-Mail from the Team Reps and Coaches
• Consult your team calendar.
• Team web page (www.waterslandingthunder.org).
• Listen to team announcements at pep breakfast Friday.
• Line-ups for Saturday meets are posted at Thursday evening's practice.
• Attend the team meeting in early June.
• For practice and/or meet cancelations due to thunderstorms check your email!

SWIM MEET LINEUPS

Lineups for Saturday A Meets will be emailed by Thursday evening. Times are reevaluated after EVERY meet in order to ensure correct placement for Saturday meets.

Lineups for Wednesday evening meets are determined after sign-ups are closed. Swimmers may be signed up for any and all events for which they are eligible (see above for eligibility rules). Coaches will post the line-up by Sunday evening. The Wednesday line-up will be finalized Monday evening. We cannot enter a swimmer at the pool just before the meet begins! This is a league policy.

IMPORTANT: If you will not be able to participate in a meet, please sign your swimmer(s) out using the team’s website.

Friday Morning PEP BREAKFAST

Saturday Swimmers Practice 8:00-9:00

All Team Swimmers – Game Day 9:15-10:30

Pre Team Practice 10:15-10:45

Pep Breakfast is a favorite activity all swimmers young and old look forward to. The Friday before each Saturday meet, one age group will bring breakfast for all swimmers (including our pre-team) to enjoy. Coaches will make announcements, recap the week’s events, share important information for the Saturday meet and hand out special “Star Awards. Please note on the calendar when your child or children are expected to bring food. We provide the juice, cream cheese and paper products, you provide bagels, fruit, muffins, or donuts.... use your imagination, but try and make it healthy. This is a great time for all parents to support the team and a great time for all the swimmers to enjoy a wonderful breakfast buffet after a full week of swimming. Please bring food around 8:30 am. Pep breakfast is from 9:15 - 10:30 am.

AWARDS BANQUET

Our awards banquet will be held at the end of the season at Pool A. At this time the following awards will be given:

• Individual awards for every swim team member who has competed in at least one meet.
• Team Overall High Point Winner male and female
• High point swimmers in each age group, male and female
• The Waters Landing Thunder Award for outstanding team spirit
• Coaches' special "fun" awards
• Coach recognition
• Most Improved Swimmer Award

SATURDAY AND WEDNESDAY DUAL SWIM MEETS

• Dual meet are competitions between 2 teams in the Division
• Events at Dual Meets iInclude Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, Individual Medal, and Relays (not at B meets)
• Have about 50 events and typically last 2 to 3 hours
• Award ribbons for the top 6 swimmers on Saturdays, Freestyle Relay awarded to top 4 places. top 6 on Wednesdays with
• In individual events scoring for A meets is as follows:
• 1st place 6 points 4th place 2 points
• 2nd place 4 points 5th place 1 point
• 3rd place 3 points 6th place 0 points
• In events having more than one heat, results of all heats are combined to determine points and awards.
• Relay Events are scored in A meets.
• Open Age Medley Relay
  • 1st place 8 points
  • 2nd place 4 points
• Graduated Freestyle Relay (notice this event has changed from 150 meters to 175 meters,
  • 9-10 = 2 lengths; 11-12 = 2 lengths, 13-14= 2 lengths and 8 & U = 1 length)
  • 1st place 8 points 3rd place 2 points
  • 2nd place 4 points 4th place 0 points

• A and B Relay Carnivals

Consist of 4 person (girls, boys and mixed) teams, swimming a variety of relay races. Scoring at a Relay Carnival is as follows:

• 1st place 14 points 4th place 6 points
• 2nd place 10 points 5th place 4 point
• 3rd place 8 points 6th place 2 points

DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MEET

Each of the six teams in the Division may enter two swimmers in each event. The meet will follow a standard Saturday meet format, with two heats of each individual event. Swimmers will be placed in order of times.

Scoring for individual events is as follows:

1st place 16 points 7th place 7 points

2nd place 13 points 8th place 5 point

3rd place 12 points 9th place 4 points

4th place 11 points 10th place 3 points

5th place 10 points 11th place 2 point

6th place 9 points 12th place 1 points

Scoring for relay events at the Divisional Meet:

1st place 28 points 4th place 12 points

2nd place 20 points 5th place 8 point

3rd place 16 points 6th place 4 points

ADDITIONAL MEETS

Coaches Invitational Long Course Swim Meet -

The top 8 fastest swimmers in MCSL, plus 2 alternates, in each age group and individual event are invited to participate in this swim meet. Times are based on the first 3 dual A meets. The events will be the same as in regular dual meets, but with double the distances they normally swim. Swimmers can only participate in 2 events.

B League Superstars Meet - Swimmers not swimming in two or more events at Divisionals are eligible to swim in the Superstars meet. Swimmers are limited to 2 events (plus IM, excluding Relay). Swimmers may not swim the one event they will be swimming at Divisionals. There will be no exhibition swimming at this meet. All swimmers must have a time to participate in an event.

Individual All-Star Swim Meet- The top 16 swimmers in MCSL, plus 3 alternates in each age group and individual event participate in this event. Swimmers can only compete in 3 events.

All-Star Relay Meet - The relay team with the fastest official time within each MCSL division, in all relay events, will be invited to attend this meet. These times are determined from the A relay, A meets, and the Divisional Meet.

MINI MEETS

Mimi Meets are sponsored by various MCSL swim teams typically for the 8 and under swimmer, including Pre Team kick boarders. . It is up to the discretion of the Coach to decide which of the meets our team will take part in. Mini Meets give the young swimmer the opportunity to compete, practice skills and earn some cool ribbons.