Toronto Pan Am Sport Centre (TPASC)

Central North Regionals

MEET REGISTRATION PACKAGE

March 4-6, 2016

Toronto Pan Am Sport Centre (TPASC)

875 Morningside Ave, Toronto, ON M1C 0C7

HOSTED BY: Toronto Synchronized Swimming Club

Enclosed please find the Information Package:

1. TPASC Gel Policy

2. Statement of Understanding

3. Entry Form (on e-reg)

4. Entry Fee Schedule

5. Coaches email information

6. Landdrill registration Form

7. Pronunciation Form

8. TPASC Information

Once all of the entries have been received & verified by Synchro Swim Ontario, the updated tentative schedule will be posted on the Synchro Swim Ontario website at:

Please return the following:

Signed form re: Gel Policy
Completed Entry Report from e-reg
Entry Fee Schedule
Coaches email information
Cheque, payable to Synchro Ontario, or Credit Card Information

*The completed entry package & payment must be received by Synchro Swim Ontario no later than 4:00pm on January 18, 2016

Copies of entries must also be emailed to the Meet Manager for program purposes.

Meet Manager:Kirsten Sixt

Tracy Greenfield

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM TPASC REGARDING GELLING POLICY

TPASC Policy on Synchronized Swimming Hair Products

(Gel, Bobby Pins, Hairpins, Hairnets, Hair Pieces)

Gelling

No parents allowed in the gelling room or change rooms
All swimmers must come to the pool gelled and leave the pool gelled- removal of headpieces are to be done off site (please tell your swimmers to not shower to remove their headpieces or bobby pins)
There will be a specified gel room for coaches to gel their swimmers who are involved in extra routines or who need ‘touch-ups’
Hair gelling is not permitted anywhere else in the building except in the specified gelling room
Please make sure the gelling room is left in the manner in which it is found. It will be monitored by TSSC Parent volunteers
Swimmers that are competing in an extra routine that comes right after they have completed their figure competition, have the option of competing with their head gelled for the figure competition or make arrangements to have your coaches or fellow swimmers gel their heads.

Gel Room Location: To be confirmed prior to event

Disposal of Gel

All Gel both used and un-used must be disposed of in garbage cans or containers.
Athletes are not permitted to dispose of gel in the pool area (on deck or in the water).
Athletes are not permitted to dispose of gel in the change room showers, toilets, drains or sinks.
Athletes are not permitted to dispose of gel in washroom toilets, drains or sinks.
TPASC Staff will monitor all areas of competition, in the event that athletes are breaking policy a penalty covering the expense of cleaning up the gel, any plumbing issues, as well for not following rules for proper disposal will be incurred.

Bobby Pins/ Hairpins/Hairnets/ Hair Pieces

Bobby Pins/ Hairpins/Hairnets/ Hair Pieces are not to be taken out in the pool. All bobby pins are to be disposed of in garbage cans or containers in the change rooms.
At the end of a competition if there are bobby pins left on deck, at the bottom of the pool and/or in the change rooms, the organizing body (i.e. host club) will charged an additional cleaning fee.
Individual fines, agreed to by event host, may be levied against individual clubs whose athletes violate the TPASC gel policy
All cleaning costs incurred by TPASC due to improper use of gel or violations of gel policy will be forwarded to the organizing group of the event.
Individual fines, agreed to by event host, may be levied against individual clubs whose athletes violate the TPASC gel policy

Statement of Understanding

I have read and understood ‘TPASC Gelling Policy’ and I understand that individual fines, agreed to by event host, may be levied against individual clubs whose athletes violate the TPASC gel policy.

Date______

Signature______

Club______

CENTRAL NORTH REGIONALS ENTRY FEE PAYMENT

CLUB NAME: ______

Registerstration Fee $

Land drill Registration Fee $ ______

TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE: $

Attention:

Synchro Swim Ontario offers two Payment Options for Meet Registration as follows

Payment Option # 1

If you pay meet entry fees by cheque, please print off this form along with the Registration and Fee Report found on the ISS Event Registration site and mail to our office at:

Synchro Swim Ontario

128 Galaxy Boulevard

Etobicoke, ON M9W 4Y6

Attention: Meet Registration

Cheques made payable to Synchro Swim Ontario

**Payment must be received at the SSO Office no later than 4pm on January 18, 2016 to avoid financial penalty for Late Entries

Payment Option # 2

If you pay meet entry fees by a credit card on-file or a personal credit card, please email this form along with the Registration and Fee Report found on the ISS Event Registration site to

PAYMENT TYPE (Please check one)

Visa / MasterCard / Credit card on file / Cheque
Card Number: / Expiry / cvv#

Name on Card:______

Signature: ______

CENTRAL NORTH REGIONALS

Coaches email addresses

Please provide email addresses for coaches to receive results from the Meet

Club:

Coaches Name / Email address

LAND DRILL REGISTRATION FORM

Central North Regionals

Club: ______

Land Drill Team Events: 10&U, 11-12, 13-15, 16-20

Age Group / Swimmers Names / Coach / Team #

Total Number of teams ______X $31.00 = $______

HELP US SAY THE RIGHT THING!

Please email to Meet Manager

Throughout the meet we’ll be announcing the names of your club, your coaches and your swimmers. Help our announcers get the correct pronunciation the first time, every time, so we won’t feel awkward, and you won’t feel annoyed.

Give some thought to the names associated with your clubs, teams, and coaches, and if you can give us some clues to the chronically mis-pronounced, we’re more than happy to have them. Suggested hints: “sounds like, “rhymes with,” “French pronunciation.” “stress the second syllable.” For example, the name “McKone” could be “Mick as in Jagger, Cone as in Ice Cream,” or “Muck Own.”

When complete, please drop this off at the announcer’s table. Thanks!

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Toronto Pan Am Sport Centre

DIRECTIONS:

The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC) is located at the north-west end the University of Toronto Scarborough campus. Accessible by public transit, TPASC operates 225 parking spaces for bicycles and 434 parking spaces for Bus 38- Highland Creek

From 401 East:

Exit Morningside Avenue
Travel south on Morningside Avenue
Turn left onto Tams Road / Pan Am Drive into facility parking lot.

From 401 West

• Exit Morningside Avenue

• Travel south on Morningside Avenue

• Turn left onto Tams Road / Pan Am Drive into facility parking lot.

Important Information about TPASC

Central North Regionals will be held at:

TPASC (Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre)

(U of T Scarborough Campus)

875 Morningside Ave

Toronto, Ont

M1C 0C7

Please use SOUTH parking lot and SOUTH entrance to the building which will be the closest to the Registration, Meet Entry tables and West Side Spectator Gallery. Parking Fee information can be found below.

The new Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC) is a spectacular facility that you will want to browse around in so please arrive early as this meet will be regulated very differently from previous meets and many rules at TPASC are different to anything we are used to. There will be signage to help you find your way around.

**REGISTRATION/ACCREDITATION PACKAGES

Most important to note, is that special accreditation passes/registration badges will be required for access downstairs to the first floor - pool, change rooms, gelling station and officials’ room and will only be provided for registered officials, coaches, athletes and meet volunteers. All accredited members for this event will all be give special registration badges with entry bar codes to get them through the turnstile entry to the lower level. A designated Club Coach will need to sign in at the Synchro Registration table that will be located on the main floor (second), south end, near the Synchro Admissions table to pick up their respective Club packages. Registration packages will be provided in a club package to be picked up and signed out by the club coach that will contain ALL badges for the coaches and athletes of that club. These will need to be distributed to all your coaches and athletes in order to allow access to the deck/pool level, so planning to meet near the entrance is recommended. The name badge needs to be kept with the registered person at all times to get in and out of the pool level and cannot be shared.

SPECTATORS and VIEWING GALLERY

Absolutely no parents/spectators will be allowed on lower level or pool deck. Spectators will be designated to sit in the south end of the lower West Gallery. The Upper Gallery, Middle Section and East Gallery will be closed to spectators.

CHANGE ROOMS

Please ensure that belongings and valuables ARE NOT LEFT openly in the change rooms. There is plenty of room on deck for athlete bags. All Swimmers, Coaches and Officials should change in the designated Change Rooms and enter the Competition Pool through the main doors. There are daily lockers in every change room available for use. Please bring a lock if desired, as TPASC is not responsible for any lost or stolen items.

As representatives of Synchro Swim Ontario, please adhere to courtesy and good sportsmanship and leave all used areas of the change room clean at all times.

HEALTH and SAFETY REGULATIONS

Food and drink (other than water) will not be permitted on deck. There will be enforcement of this requirement and clubs may be charged a fine if this is not followed.

Swimmers must leave pool deck for snacks and drinks other than water. There are filtered water refuelling stations around the pool and throughout the building corridors. Absolutely no glass containers of any kind will be allowed on deck. There are numerous vending machines around the building as well as the recommendation that coaches encourage athletes to bring adequate nutrition for the long days. TPASC has a small Tim Horton's booth and a Booster Juice on site on the main floor entry level (2nd). The vending machines with drinks and snack food can be found on both the first and second floors. Caution: The vending machines dispense a number of products with nuts. There are no additional restaurants in the building at this time.

Outdoor footwear IS NOT ALLOWED on deck. Officials and Coaches must wear pool deck appropriate indoor only footwear at all times.

TPASC has a two-stage fire alarm

Stage 1: You will be directed to clear the pool and grab any belongings as an evacuation may be required.

Stage 2: Building evacuation required immediately. Exist outside the building or head to the aquatic change rooms which is an area of refuge.

PARKING:

There are 2 (North and South) parking lots at TPASC as well as an East Door drop off / pick up circle.

Synchro - Please use SOUTH parking lot and SOUTH entrance to the building which will be the closest to the Synchro Registration, Meet Entry tables and West Side Spectator Gallery.

The parking lots are paid lots and you must obtain a ticket upon entering the lot. Meeting arrangements should be made in advance with the Club Coaches to ensure Accreditation passes are handed out accordingly. Passes cannot be lost or shared throughout the weekend.

Daily Rates / Time / Cost
Mon-Sun / 0-2 hours / Free
Mon-Fri / 12am-4pm / $7.50
Mon-Fri / 4pm-12am / $2.00
Sat-Sun / All Day / $2.00