Registration Packet - Meets
Most of the meets we attend are here in the greater Phoenix area. You will receive information on these meets as soon as they are available. When the information is available to the coaches, the meet sheet will be posted outside the office door on the bulletin board along with entry forms. We will also post the meet flier on the website. Swimmers are required to turn in their entry forms to the aquatics office prior to the entry deadline on the meet flier. Verbal agreement is not enough. You must turn in an entry form if you wish to compete. NO Exceptions!
** We will not call you the night of the deadline any longer to see if you wish to be in the meet. It is your responsibility to enter. **
We expect swimmers to participate in some meets. This is what you practice and train for. This is how you gauge how much you have improved. Other sports teams cannot do well without all team members; swimming is just the same. Yes, swimming is a team sport. Exceptions will be made for religious and family events and/or illness. If a swimmer chooses to not attend a meet after the entries have been sent, he or she will still be held responsible for payment.
It is the responsibility of the swimmer to get to their designated lane in enough time prior to their race. Programs available at the meet will inform you of the heat and lane, but we will not walk you there before your race (with the exception of young, new swimmers). Parents are encouraged to purchase a program and follow along with the meet to know when their child will swim. It is the parents’ responsibility to help their child at the meet whenever possible. We encourage you to participate in your child’s meet (timing, officiating, cheering, and chaperoning). The coaches appreciate it and your swimmer will appreciate it even more.
Maps to all meets will be posted on our web site.
Some meets may be out of the greater Phoenix area. These meets are selected for various reasons. Attendance is just as important. Further information will be given in more advance notice for these meets.
Most of the swim venues offer a snack bar, although the food selection may not be the best choice for your swimmer. Also, it is a good idea to bring your own chair and umbrella as well as several towels for your child. We have canopies to provide shade for the swimmers.
Any questions concerning meet results, an officiating call or meet conduct should be addressed to one of the coaches and we will direct it to the appropriate source. Please do not approach a meet referee or official. They are doing their jobs and not getting paid for it.
At the meets swimmers are asked to sit with the coaches and check in with them before and after each race for comments and feedback. Parents are welcome to join the team as long as every swimmer has room in the shade. Some meets are closed-deck, in which the swimmer must have a deck pass to enter the pool area. Do not lose this pass. Parents are asked to sit in the designated spectator’s section and the swimmers on deck with their coach.