Feedback time and home meet prep
Hello Eastmont
Tomorrow 15 minutes before the end of 1st practice and 15 min. after the 2nd practice begins, there will be a parent meeting to go over things we learned from our first away meet, and to help our team prepare for our first home meet. We have a small team with many new beginner swimmers. We are looking at options with our practices to help the coaches coordinate time coaching the swim team, and time to help the new swimmers with their goals to learn how to swim. If you can not come, please leave feedback for Krystal or me via email.
Kyrstal and I (Beth) will lead it; the coaches will keep coaching the swimmers during this time. Thank you for the feedback we have so far received. One item I would like to note is we have a lot of single parents or one parent who can be at the meets. We also need one family member to volunteer each meet. We need to get to know each other and look out for the children of the parents volunteering. If you have two or more family members at the meet, it would be great if you could keep an eye out for the kids and help them know when they have to go to the staging area; or find another parent who is volunteering in the other half to keep an eye out. I know our team can make this work if we work together.
Good information to know for the meet:
We are excited to be hosting the Cedar Creek Stingrays on Thursday. Here is all the 'need to know info' , but don't hesitate to let us know if we've missed anything or if you have any questions. Parking: The parking lot is small. Most families will have to park in our neighborhood on the streets. They can park on the side of the road without the signs that say no parking. Spectator Sitting area Our team and spectators will be sitting on the side closest to the entry of the pool, the opposite side of the pavilion. Please bring chairs. Staging area: Our staging area is the Right side of the pavilion and behind the starting blocks. We will have I believe 4 benches for the swimmers to sit on in order of their lane, preparing for their swim, and I believe two chairs behind each starting blocks. The staging number flipped should be 6 events before the actual event. Warm ups All swimmers should ready to get in the pool at 5:05 for warm ups. Stroke and Turn judges and Timers meetings are at 5:40 with the meet starting at 6:00pm. Bubble Heats. The bubble heats happen just before the actual meet starts. They are not timed. The coaches will be assisting the swimmers. Concessions: Our concession stand does take Venmo, Zelle and cash. Sodas, Gatorade, waters Pizza hotdogs Blow pop fundraiser Candy Chips Granola bars We will have a Kona Ice Truck that will be in the parking lot for people to enjoy as well. Heat Sheets We will not have heat sheets for sale; please encourage your families to access them digitally or print them at home before the meet. The PDF Heat sheet will be sent to you by Wednesday.Inclement Weather During inclement weather, all swimmers and families must completely clear the pool deck and return to vehicles to safely wait out the weather. If there is anything we can help you with, please let us know. See you on Thursday. Thank you, Beth Birmingham Eastmont Cove Olympians