Description

 This meet should be attended by all SSYS swimmers. All parents will be asked to help out with jobs through out the weekend.

Second Annual

South Shore YMCA Strypers

Thanksgiving Invitational

SSYMCA Millpond, 75 Mill St, Hanover, MA

November 27-29, 2008

 

Meet Director: Terri Phinney, terrip@ssymca.org , 781-829-8585 x242

Meet Head Official: Amy Happ, hafhap@johnhapp.us

Entry Chairperson: Julie Margolisjmargolis@ssymca.org  , 781-829-8585

 

For the meet to run effectively, we will need every team to provide officials and timers.

 

MEET FORMAT: The meet will be swum as timed-finals.  Each session will be seeded by computer based on positive check-in at the beginning of each session.  Coaches will receive a positive check-in sheet before each session, which must be returned no later than 30 minutes before the beginning of the session.  Heat sheets will be posted around the pool deck.  Coaches will be able to pick up heat sheets for each event at the control office.  The 1650 freestyle will be swum fast-to-slow, alternating heats of women and men. Friday night event swimmers must provide their own timers and counter (as needed).

 

SITE: SSYMCA Millpond Competition Pool is a 6-lane, 25-yard pool with seven-foot-wide lanes and non-turbulent lane lines with fully-automatic Colorado Time Systems electronic timing with touch pads at both ends of the pool with single-line electronic display.  The finish end of the pool is 9.5 feet deep; the turn end of the pool is 3.5 feet deep.  Spectator seating is limited.  Swimmers will be asked to leave their bags in a designated area off the pool deck. No food or beverages other than water are allowed on deck. The pool is located inside the South Shore YMCA Millpond, 75 Mill Street, HanoverMA02339.  Please enter through the designated meet entrance.

 

COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).

 

ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be a current full privilege YMCA member for the team they are representing.

 

ENTRY INFORMATION: Entries will be accepted on and after October 16, 2009.  Entries will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Entries must be received no later than November 14, 2009. Make checks payable to “South Shore YMCA”. Mail payment to the entry chairperson: Julie Margolis, SSYMCA Millpond, 75 Mill Street, Hanover, MA  02339.  All entries must be typed or printed legibly, and must use full names including middle initial and birth dates or registration numbers from USA Swimming registration.  All entries must include a completed and signed entry cover sheet and waiver.  No deck entries will be accepted.  No refunds will be given for entries that are accepted, or for entries that are rejected due to improper entry.

 

ELECTRONIC ENTRIES: Electronic entries (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software) that are in CL2 or SD3/SDIF format may be emailed as an attachment to the entry chairperson Julie Margolis at jmargolis@ssymca.org .  Please check that your team name, address, and contact information are listed correctly in this file.  For email entries, hardcopy of the entry (including signed entry cover page and waiver) must be received within four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of receipt of the email entry.  If payment is received more than four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of the e-mail entry, the payment receipt date will be considered the date of entry.

ENTRY LIMITS: Athletes may enter and swim in a maximum of 3 individual events per day and 1 relay event a day. 8 & Unders will be included in the Saturday morning session.

 

EVENTS and SESSIONS:

Friday Night Distance Meet:  November 27 Warm-up: 4:00pm   Start: 5:00 pm

Each participant must provide their own timer and counter (as needed) for distance events.

 

Saturday Morning: November 28  Warm-Up: 6:50am Start: 8:00am

 

Saturday Afternoon: November 29  Warm-Up: 1:00pm Start 2:10pm

 

 

Sunday Morning: November 29  Warm-Up: 6:50am Start: 8:00am

 

Sunday Afternoon: November 29  Warm-Up: 12:30pm Start 1:40pm

ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated until 7 days prior to the first day of the meet.  No new entries will be accepted after the November 14, 2009 entry deadline.  Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson Julie Margolis at jmargolis@ssymca.org . Entry time updates must be sent as Hy-Tek format CL2 files with updated times.  (New entries will be automatically excluded.)

 

ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $4.00 for individual events, $5.00 for distance events (400 yds or more), $20.00 for relays.  Non-electronic entries: $450 for individual events, $5.50 for distance events, $21.00 for relays. The swimmer participation fee is $5.00 per swimmer.

 

ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified in short-course yard (25-yard pool) times.  Meter times must be converted to yard times. (Entries with “NO TIME” will be rejected.)

 

ENTRY CUTS: Entry cuts, if necessary, will be made by the date of receipt.  Teams will be notified that they have been accepted or cut from the meet within seven days of receipt of entry.  If the meet becomes oversubscribed, a random selection of those entries received on the date the meet becomes oversubscribed will be conducted in accordance with New England Swimming guidelines.  Teams that are cut from the meet will have their entry fee returned within four days of being cut.

 

RELAYS: Relays will be limited to 4 relays per team per event.  All relay swimmers must be officially entered in the meet. Relay participants starting at the turn-end of the pool, must start in the water.

 

25-YARD EVENTS: 25-yard events will start at the start end of the pool.  Swimmers will dive in from the blocks.

 

WARM-UPS: The pool will open for warm-ups one-hour before the beginning of each session.  The pool will close ten minutes before the beginning of each session.  Teams will be assigned warm-up lanes after all entries are received. There will be one lap lane in the family pool for warm-down.

 

SAFETY:

1. Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups except in specifically announced one-way sprint lanes.  No shaving is permitted at the competition site.
2. No glass containers are permitted within the facility.
3. Swimmers must be under the supervision of a coach.  If a swimmer arrives at the meet without a coach, the swimmer should notify the head official before he/she warms up.  The head official will assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups.
4. No camera cell phones are permitted in the locker rooms.
5. No flash photography on deck.
6. No swimmer is allowed to use the adult locker rooms, fitness areas or any other areas of the YMCA no specified. Swimmers found to be in violation are subject to removal from the rest of the meet.
7. No balls, Frisbees or other propulsion devices are allowed in the waiting areas specified for the meet.

 

RULES: 2008 USA Swimming rules will govern all competition.  Decisions by the meet referee will be final unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of the heat swum.

 

SCORING: The meet will not be scored.

 

AWARDS: Heat prizes will be awarded to the first place swimmer in each heat for 10 and under events.

 

FOOD: A concession stand will be in operation for the duration of the meet. Limited swimming equipment will be sold for the duration of the meet.

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS: South Shore YMCA assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen property.  Pets of any kind are not permitted within the facility. No smoking is allowed on the property. The SSYMCA is open to YMCA members during the meet. Swimmers are not permitted to use adult locker rooms or areas not designated for use during the meet. Failure to comply may result in a swimmer being removed from the remainder of the meet.

 

PARKING: Please park in the parking lot past the outdoor pools in designated spots. There will be Parking Marshalls to direct you where to park. Please do not park in the lot in front of the building or along the grassy islands.

 

 

 

 

DIRECTIONS: The South Shore YMCA Millpond is located at 75 Mill Street, HanoverMA02339.  Phone number is (781)829-8585.

 

From Boston and points north: take Route 3 South towards Cape Cod to exit 13 Rt-53; at light, bear right onto Rt. 53 S (Washington St) towards Pembroke; at second light, go left onto Mill St. The SSYMCA is the second right. Follow the parking lot road around, drop off your swimmer (live parking only) at the front door and proceed to the right of the building to the rear lot at the OutdoorCenter.

 

From Plymouth and points south: Take Route 3 North toward Boston to Exit 13 Rt-53; Turn left onto Rt. 53 S (Washington St) toward Pembroke; At third light, go left onto Mill St. The SSYMCA is the second right. Follow the parking lot road around, drop off your swimmer (live parking only) at the front door and proceed to the right of the building to the rear lot at the OutdoorCenter.

 

From Attleboro and points west: Take I-95 N toward Boston; merge onto I-93 N/US-1 N via Exit 12 toward Boston; merge onto MA-3 S via Exit 7 toward Cape Cod. Take Exit 13 Rt 53 S; go right at light onto Rt 53 S (Washington St) towards Pembroke; at second light, go left onto Mill St. The SSYMCA is the second right. Follow the parking lot road around, drop off your swimmer (live parking only) at the front door and proceed to the right of the building to the rear lot at the OutdoorCenter.

 

LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:

 

Holiday Inn, 929 Hingham Street, Rockland, MA 781-871-0545

Comfort Inn, 850 Hingham Street, Rockland, MA 781-982-1000

Best Western, 909 Hingham Street, Rockland, MA 781-871-5660

CapeWay Motel, 149 Washington Street, Norwell, MA 781-878-8124

Park View Inn, 350 Washington Street, Norwell, MA 781-659-2881

 

 

 

Forms/Documents:

• 2009_SSYSThanksgivingQualifier.pdf
• 2009_SSYSThanksgivingQualifier_events_list.pdf
• SSYS Thanksgiving Invite Warm.pdf

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