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The following is intended to provide basic information, which you should
know, in connection with our participation in the Prince-Mont Swim League this
summer. Our meets
will be very competitive and victory will not be assured, particularly, if we
do not have the maximum participation of parents and swimmers each weekend. We
are, therefore, requesting that each family do their best to attend each meet
and regularly consult the Prince-Mont League Handbook (to be received after the
Prince-Mont clinic). We will try to make a copy available to each
participating family. There are a very limited number of books given to each
team. See Michelle Jordan to obtain a copy, if anymore are available. The first
five meets are dual meets.
Poor Weather Conditions
Prince-Mont meets have a
tradition of going on in almost any weather. Meets will normally be swum even
if it is unseasonably cool or raining. Meets will normally only be delayed if
there is an electrical storm in the area. Please do not assume the meet will be
canceled if the weather is poor.
Team Competition
Only those swimmers who are on
the Theresa Banks Swim Team roster can compete. You must complete a
registration form for the 2005 season in order to be placed on the roster.
Swimmers may compete in up to three individual events per meet. Please remember
that these are scored meets, therefore, swimmers may be assigned to swim
particular events in order to maximize the number of points that the team can
score. Similarly, if there is a shortage of older swimmers, a swimmer may be
asked to swim in an older age group. These assignments are made for the overall
good of the team, therefore, we request your cooperation and support if this
occurs.
Team Suits
If you do not have on a team
suit for a swim meet, you will not be allowed to swim that meet. Team suits can
be purchased from Underwater Wear, LLC. Please call (301) 527-8326, tell them
you are with the Theresa Banks Swim Club, the gender and size suit that you
need. Also specify if you are getting the Speedo Aquablade knee suit for the
girls. They will see that you receive your suit promptly. The cost for the
female suit is $40.00. The cost for the male suit is $29.00. Team caps are available from Michelle Jordan for the cost of
$20.00.
Practice
Practice times will be 7:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. In order to get the most out of the
team experience, it is required that you make at least three (3) practices per
week. Please do not wear your team suit or team cap to practice. Please
purchase practice suits and caps for practice purposes. Information
changes frequently during the summer, so please be sure to check the bulletin
boards of either pool.
Absences
We expect to be a relatively
small team therefore we will need almost everyone participating each week. The
team must submit, prior to each meet, the names and events for each swimmer. If
you cannot attend a meet, please let the coach know no later than the Wednesday
preceding the meet. If you are scheduled to be there, please be there. Your
team members are counting on you.
Relays
The meets always conclude with
three relay events. Based on this, we ask that all swimmers remain until the
relays are concluded. Remember that a relay team cannot swim if only 3 of the 4
swimmers are available.
Officials
The responsibility for
officiating these meets is divided equally between the home and the visiting
teams. We will need approximately 40 officials per meet. This will require
the regular participation of the parents whose children compete in the meets.
Timers can be trained immediately prior to the meet. However, other positions
require attendance at an officials clinic prior to the start of the season. The
officials needed from each club for each meet are: Referee or Starter, Head
Timer or Head Judge, Clerk of Course or Assistant Clerk of Course, Stroke and
Turn (2), Place Judge, Team Representative, Announcer, Timers (9), Ribbon
Writer or Assistant Ribbon Writer, and Scorer. Also, when we are the hosts, we
will need parents to operate the concession stand, set-up the facility, and
clean-up at the end. As you can see from the lineup, parent participation
throughout the summer is essential. Please sign up on the OFFICIALS ROSTER so
that we know each position is accounted for.
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