Practice Meet: Saturday, May 20

Last chance for Meet Entry: Calendar

• Meet Entry for the May 20 Practice Meet closes Thursday, May 18 at 10:00PM.
• If you do not Opt In/Out by the deadline, we will assume your swimmer is unavailable and they will not be entered in any events.
• If you have any last-minute issues with attendance, contact Coach Elaine: [email protected]

Volunteer Job Sign Up: Calendar

We have several openings for volunteers Saturday. Please use the Job Sign Up ‘button’ on the practice meet calendar event to select a shift. Our meets can’t happen without you. Contact Volunteer Coordinator Jennifer Nixon with questions: [email protected]. Thank you!

Heat Sheet:

The Heat Sheet (the events program for the meet) will be emailed on Friday evening and will also include a directions page of how to mark your swimmer for events. Don’t worry if you are new or unsure, assistant coaches and wranglers can help mark your swimmer upon arrival Saturday morning.

Practice Meet Schedule

7:00AM: Swimmer/Volunteer Arrival

• Volunteers - Please check in at the Volunteer Table to get name tag, directions, and supplies.
• Swimmers - Please check in with your wranglers and stay with your age group.
• Second chance Team Suit sales on the deck with Texas Swim Shop

7:15AM: Warm Ups by age group

7:55AM: Welcome Announcements

8:00AM: Meet Start

• You may leave the meet once all your swimmer events and volunteer duties are completed.
• Please have your swimmer check out with their age group wranglers before leaving.

Concessions

Breakfast concessions will be served by the NFC Snack Bar at the practice meet - bring cash or card and enjoy breakfast on the pool deck. They will have cold waters, breakfast tacos, doughnut and muffin snack packs, and sweet treats.

What to Bring

Please walk, bike, or arrive in as few cars as possible – the parking lot will fill. Swimmers should wear team suits and pack towels, goggles, swim caps, water bottles, sunscreen, cash, camp chairs, and patience. Label everything. There is down-time while swimmers wait for their next race. Bring cards, coloring books, or small activities to help occupy swimmers in between events. Swimmers will sit together by age group. Parents, please encourage your swimmer to remain with his/her age group. We need this coordination to keep the meet running smoothly.

What to Expect

Swim meets are organized chaos and practice meets are…practice! If you don’t understand something, please ask. We expect there to be a few mistakes as swimmers and volunteers learn meet protocol. We have almost 200 swimmers from age 4-18 and many who are new to the team. We use the practice meet to fine-tune our skills before we have a real meet. Please let us know if you see something that needs to be tweaked and please help if you see a need. This is a great opportunity for volunteers to get hands-on training during a low stress event.

Go Sharks!