It's Meet Day!

July 2nd

Good morning, Sharks Families!

IT'S MEET DAY!!! Soooo exciting!! Please arrive at Freehold YMCA Outdoor Pool Club no later than 4:15PM (ALL WEDNESDAY MEETS WILL BE A 4:15PM ARRIVAL). We will be swimming against the Candlewood Swim Club Sundevils tonight. All swimmers should check in with coaches upon arrival.

PRE-REGISTER

The Pre-registration link will be live until noon today. ALL VISITORS 18 and OLDER MUST REGISTER AND SHOW ID UPON ENTRY. This is a YMCA policy and will be enforced. It is MUCH easier if you use the link below to Pre-Register. It takes less than a minute. You will need to complete individually for EACH ADULT attending. The name on the "Ticket" MUST MATCH the name on the ID!

https://operations.daxko.com/online/2197/ProgramsV2/Events.mvc/offering?guid=105344c6-55b9-11f0-99dc-00505692a808

What to do when you arrive:

1st- CHECK IN WITH YOUR COACH!!! If your swimmer does not have his/her name written on his/her arm send back to coach!!). IF YOU ARE VOLUNTEERING CHECK IN WITH NICOLE OR SHERRILL.

No worries if you're a first time volunteer. We will give you all the information needed!

Volunteers for this meet are:

Across the Board Assist Visitor Checkin Assist Visitor Checkin	Lally Ferranti Wiszenko
Backup Timer	Doerrler
Backup Timer	Ramos
Data Entry (formerly Scorer and Recorder)	Garland
Data Entry (formerly Scorer and Recorder)	Modula
Event Writer	Chopra
Hospitality	Lee
Marshaller	Grabbenikau
Marshaller	Rajesh
Marshaller	Zubieto
Ribbons	Gargi Patel
Runner	Novey
Swimmer Management	Dempsey
Swimmer Management	Keune
Timer	Kotik
Timer	Lai
Timer	Ramamoorthy
Timer	Rappaport
Timer	Villarina
Timer	Yoon

2nd- Get yourself settled and send your swimmer (with a Sharpie... see below) to find the HEAT SHEETS. These are papers that have the EVENTS, HEATS AND LANES in which your swimmer will be competing. See the photo attached for instructions on writing on your arm!

3rd- Keep an ear out for the call to warm up (also for the timers meeting if you are timing).

BE AWARE!!! 10 and unders will be marshalled (this means a coach will gather them together before their events, put them in their correct order and physically walk them over to their lanes). 11 and overs will be expected to pay attention to the meet and get themselves to their appropriate lane in plenty of time to compete. ALL SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN THE SHARK TANK IN BETWEEN THEIR RACES!! If they come to you, give them a hug, some words of encouragement, a little celebration and then SEND THEM BACK TO THE SHARK TANK!!

You SHOULD be able to see into which events your swimmer is entered in the Swimtopia app or on the Sharks Swimtopia Website

website shortly. THEY SHOULD STILL GET THEIR HEAT AND LANE FROM A COACH AT CHECK IN!! Sometimes we have to make last minute changes.

What to bring:

** A SHARPIE!! Your swimmer will use it to write his or her events on him/her self:-)

** chairs, blankets... somewhere comfortable to sit for a couple of hours

**WATER!!!

** Snacks: the best snacks during meets are protein based... nuts and cheese, and fruit. Have your swimmer snack soon after swimming in a race to give the food a chance to settle before the next race.

** sunblock

** sweats. Even in the summer, it can get cool pretty quickly.

** extra cap and goggles JUST IN CASE!!

IMPORTANT EXTRAS If you have any questions at all do not hesitate to ask! I will be stopping by Sport Spot this morning in the HOPES that more suits have arrived.

Have a GREAT MEET!!

Nicole Midura & Sherrill Ballesteros2024 Sharks Parent Reps

Freehold Sharks

It's Meet Day!