2022 B4 Divisional Meet:  June 18, 2022

Where: Spring Branch Natatorium 10404 Tiger Trail, Houston, TX 77043

Parking, please observe the signs.

Saturday Morning:

Swimmer check-in deadline - 7:00 am, All Swimmers Must Be Checked In By 7:00 am!!

Volunteers must check in by - 7:30 am

Swimmer warm ups: 7:25- 7:45, Lanes 1-4

Officials meeting - 7:20 am

Coaches/Team Rep meeting - 7:00 am

Scribes and timers meeting- 8:00 am- ALL shifts present

National Anthem- 8:25 am

Meet starts immediately following the National Anthem

Heatwave Parents,

This is the last opportunity for your swimmer(s) to qualify for either Red, White, & Blue or Ponderosa. There are also mixed relays for the first time- that’s fun & exciting!

As a reminder, there are to be no alcoholic beverages at an NWAL sanctioned event. Also, the areas in and around the starting blocks are off-limits to everyone EXCEPT swimmers that are swimming an event, and volunteers that are timing, scribing, or assisting with ready bench. No photos may be taken from behind a starting block at any time.

Our warm-up time is 7:25 am-7:45 am.

Swimmer Check-In- Swimmers must be checked in by 7:00 am at the latest! After 7:00 am swimmers will be scratched! If your swimmer has to leave for any reason, please let Coach Nanci know before you leave.

Asking that ALL families to plan on arriving no later than 6:45 am. This gives some time to park, set up your tents, chairs, blankets, check in your swimmers, and for your volunteer shift.

Volunteers and Volunteering- All volunteers will need to check in with our Volunteer Coordinator, Karria Challa. Please check by 7:15am no matter what shift you are working! Volunteering for Divisionals is separated into 3 shifts instead of the usual 2. If you are working 2nd or 3rd shift please pay attention to the announcements about starting the next shift of volunteers. The actual event numbers for the shifts are still being discussed (based on the timeline) but will be approximately:

Shift 1 = events 1 - 30

Shift 2 = events 31 - 56

Shift 3 = events 57 - 86

Please make sure you are on time for your shifts. The weather may play a role this weekend so we need to keep the meet moving to get it done as fast and smoothly as possible.

Family Tents- The area for our team will be sent out via email with a map. Please check it regularly. The areas should be marked before anyone gets there.

Families are encouraged to either bring a tent or talk to someone else on the team about sharing their space. We are expecting to finish the meet around 3:00 pm or so but it may run later or end earlier. This will make for a very long day in the sun without shade.

Concessions- There will be some food trucks on-site but note that there will be NO regular concessions. It will be an extremely hot day with everyone set up outside so please bring LOTS of extra WATER and HEALTHY snacks. Freddy’s truck will be ready @10am. Coach Nanci will send an email with some suggestions as to what else to bring.

General rules- Swimmers and parents are not allowed to question, interfere, or talk to meet officials. Officials will be wearing white shirts and blue shorts/pants and will have NWAL name tags. This includes scorers and computer entry officials. Violation of these rules can cost your team points and can cause your swimmer to be disqualified from their last or next event. Any problem during the meet needs to be brought to the attention of either a team board member or Coach Nanci.

Nobody is allowed in the pool unless they are competing in an event that is in progress. This includes the shallow pool.

REMINDER to all families that horseplay, fighting, rough housing, name calling, bullying, harassment, or any kind of poor sportsmanship will NOT be tolerated anywhere at the meet but especially at the ready bench area before and after your swimmer's events have swum. This includes anything directed towards our own teammates, our competitors, or meet officials by swimmers or spectators. Any incidents can result in loss of team points, swimmer disqualifications, and/or ejection from the meet or the team.

Please remember, we are guests at their pool. Please pick up after yourselves and follow their rules. We would expect the same respect from them. Please respect their park and equipment. Please help us police the kids and make sure they are staying out of trouble and not doing anything we would not want them doing at our pool.

The most important rule of all: Do your best and have fun!

Please continue to monitor your email this week for updates and/or changes.

See you all Saturday!