Sugarwood STINGRAYS - ITS TIME TO GET THE #POOLPARTY SEASON STARTED

This TEAM email describes the overall swim meet- any meet questions email - Chet Carbaugh

The SWIMMER team email about SWIMMING  or NOT swimmer the meet is from COACH BEN - reply to him any corrections

The PARENT team email about parent WORKER assignments is from Meet Director Mary Helen Story - reply to her any corrections.

Sugarwood Stingray Parents and Swimmers TIMELINE SUNDAY Swim Meet

RED & BLACK Intra-squad/mock meet/time trials swim meet timetable for SUNDAY

3:30 PM - Pool unlocked and pool setup starts (concessions, parking attendants, Pool set-up volunteers and Check-in volunteer)

3:30 PM - PARKING ATTENDANTS in place ready to be trained

4:30 PM - SWSR swimmers arrive and CHECK-IN (outside fence on east side of pool)

4:30 PM - SWSR parents arrive and CHECK-IN (outside fence on east side of pool)

5:00 PM  - TEAM PHOTO - all swimmers to participate with this years T-SHIRT on

5:15 AM - 5:45 PM - Individual picture taking (optional)  go online to pre-order

5:15 PM - 6:00 PM - SWSR families eat dinner, please consider pre-ordering pizza from concessions

6:00 PM - Pool closes to SHA residence

6:00 PM - complete the meet set-up inside the fence (lane lines, blocks, flags)

6:15 PM - Swimmers meet with coaches for swim meet training

6:30 PM - SWSR team warm-ups

6:30 PM - Parent Workers meet with referee for meet training

6:55 PM - National Anthem and Swimmers Prayer

7:00 PM - Swim Meet Starts

8:45 PM- Senior age swimmer, coaches, stingray alumni, parent RELAY challenge

9:00 PM - Meet ends

9:00 PM - Pool Takedown volunteers restore the pool to pre-meet orientation.

9:15 PM - (or right after completion of swim meet)  SWSR invades Sonic to celebrate the Swim Meet.

• SWSR offers families the opportunity to reserve (dominos) cheese or pepperoni pizza(s) by pre-ordering by 3PM the day of the swim meet.  The cost is $11.00 per pizza.  Contact the SWSR concessions Director Patti Muraskin by calling him at 865-806-1813.  Great way to plan dinner for the swim meet and support SWSR.

PLEASE NOTE SWSR WILL BE SETTING UP THE POOL FOR THE SWIM MEET AT 2PM Sunday.   ANYONE WILLING TO HELP AT THAT TIME WOULD BE APPRECIATED.  THIS ALSO HELPS MINIMIZE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WHEN THE POOL CLOSES AT 6:00 PM.

Top Ten Parent Reminders

1. Parents - Be on time it is vital to the team function.

2. Parking - park in the grass on the east side of the pool and follow the parking attendants directions.  DO NOT park on the subdivision streets or the street leading to the pool.

3. Parents - Come to the meet ready to help.  If your family has swimmers swimming in the swim meet it is expected that a parent will be working one shift of the swim meet.  The stingray nation always participates as a team, if it has been determined that swimmers have been dropped off at a swim meet with no parent participation, the team will have to remove the swimmer from the line-up and the swimmer will not be allowed to participate.  Typically, we do not have a problem with this but I do want to make sure the Stingray Nation understands.  Those parents willing to work double shifts are very much appreciated and true to the stingray spirit of "stepping up" when needed.

4. Parents - If you are a new family in the stingray nation this year, please ASK questions.  Things move fast and can be confusing for anyone not familiar with a swim meet event.  Every family on the stingrays at one time was new to the stingrays.

5. Parents - come ready to place your swimmers in the ready bench area when it is their time to swim.  If a swimmers misses an event it is NOT the parent workers fault.  The parent workers are there to help facilitate the swim meet not find your swimmers.

6. Parents - prepare your swimmers to listen to the events being called and teach them about the layout of the pool and were the ready bench is when they hear their event being called to report to the Clerk of Course(Ready Bench).

7. Parents (especially VETERAN families) pick out a new family and mentor them.

8. Parents bring lots of PATIENCE everything will not run smoothly there are always situations that develop that takes time to communicate, train, and respond.

9. Parents during the mock meet try worker positions you may have NEVER done before if anything just to try it,  this SUNDAYS meet is to TEACH you as much as to TEACH the swimmers what occurs during a swim meet.

10. Do what Stingrays do HAVE FUN AND SWIM FAST!!!!!!!

Summation

158 swimmers (47 new)

88 families  (25 new)

300 parents

80 worker positions per shift to be filled

1 head coaches

2 assistant coaches

1 meet director

1 president

Controlled Stingray chaos!!!!!!!

Stingray Nation has been doing this for 17 years so let's continue the great tradition as TEAM.

Its a lot of fun when we all get on board and participate.

Just remember I got my start with STINGRAY NATION parking cars and I loved that job.  No position is to difficult to do as long as you are willing to do something, which is what the Stingray Nation is all about.

Lastly bring a black sharpie, this is family equipment #1 for a swim meet.

RAYS IN THE WATER !!!

Chet Carbaugh

388-8201