Coaches,
Thank you for attendingour Sprint Into Fall meet. Attached you will find a Psych sheet and sessions report. This can also be found on the BSL website (birminghamswimleague.org). Please be aware that relay events 1&2, 61&62, 63&64 and 65&66 have been combined to create a mixed relay.
I would like to remind you that if you show your credentials to the parking attendants at the CrossPlex that you will get free parking.
Please pick up your coaches' packet at the Clerk of Course on your way into the pool.
Facility Policy requires that each coach have his/her credentials visible in order to be on the pool deck (USA Card or Deck Pass). This policy will be strictly enforced.
Coaches Meeting- There will be a coaches' meeting at 8:50 before the Saturday AM session. No swimmers will be allowed in the pool during this time.
Add/Scratches- Forms to be used for all adds and scratches will be available at Clerk of Course at the desk where you entered the pool deck. Please fill these forms out and give them to the Clerk of Course when requesting a Drop or Add. If you are adding an event, please pay the Clerk of Course at the time of the Add. We will not add new heats but we will let swimmers add if they have not reached their limit of swims and there is an open lane. If you are adding a swimmer who is new to the meet, you must include his/his USS#. The Clerk of Course will make these Adds/Scratches, per the meet information, and return a copy of the changes, with heat/lane assignments and fee, if applicable, to the coach.
Awards–Individual Event Awards will be awarded for all age groups for 1-8 place in each individual event. No team awards will be given.No individual points will be awarded. Awards will be given at the end of Sunday’s sessions. If you are unable to pick up your awards, please arrange for someone else from your team to do this for you. Awards will not be mailed.
Positive Check-In- If a swimmer is not checked in with the Clerk of Course by the close of Positive Check-In, they will be scratched from the 500 Freestyle event. Swimmers must provide their own counter.
Meet Programs- Meet programs will be provided to coaches at the Clerk of Course. Meet programs will be available on our website under the Sprint Into Fall meet for all swimmers and spectators to print out ahead of time and bring to the meet. We will NOT be selling meet programs at the meet.
CrossPlex Rules- $5.00 a day for parking. No outside food, beverages or coolers may be brought in, however, swimmers may have their own empty refillable water bottles, in their swim bags to fill up on deck. Athletes may purchase food and beverage at the CrossPlex concession stands. They may also have such food and beverages on the pool deck, except no nachos on deck. Coaches and officials only may take food from Hospitality on deck. No collapsible chairs of any kind are allowed. There is adequate seating in the bleacher area. There is also a list of CrossPlex policies on the last page of our meet information.
Warm-Up Schedule- I will have a morning session warm-up schedule to you soon.The anticipated time for the afternoon warmup is 12:00 pm.
The meet has been seeded. Any changes will need to be taken care of at Clerk of Course. If you have any questions, let me know.
Kristie Muir
Meet Director
Birmingham Swim League