Pacific Coast Timeline/Psych Sheet

HERE IS A LINK TO THE TIMELINE/PSYCH SHEET

Hello SRST Families,

This weekend is the Pacific Coast Meet at King County Aquatic Center (KCAC) in Federal Way!

The timeline and psych sheet are posted on our website in the usual area....go to Team Info/Swim Meet Info and then select your choice.  This is also the area where you can find extremely valuable info on everything related to swim meets.

You will notice that when you click on the timeline or psych sheet link it takes you off our site to the PNS Website; this is done on purpose.  If the host team updates info you will always be getting the most current info.  You will notice that on this meet info page there is a PDF file with the general meet info.  You can click this link and get directions to the swim meet/location.

-> SPECIFIC TO THIS MEET:

1. No parents on deck unless actively participating in a volunteer role.
2. Coach Ben is the Meet Director and will not be coaching.  Lynn, Kyle, Cassie, etc. will be running all the on deck coaching.
3. Our swimmers sit in the south west corner bleacher area down by the scoreboard end of the pool.

A few particulars for new parents:

•     When you look at the timeline you will see the start time of "competition".  Warm-up is one hour before this.
•  SRST coaches want kids checking in 15 min. before the start of warm-up.
• SRST coaches want kids in suits and ready to go, standing behind the starting blocks 5 min. prior to the beginning of warm-up.
• Swim meets can seem a little "crazy"...If heard other descriptions :).  The reality is, swim meets are a lot of fun; and the kids usually love them.  SRST coaches recommend...don't stress!  It does take a long time to learn all the ins/outs of a swim meet.  While you are learning, just go with the flow.  As an example, sometimes a kid will miss a race or get disqualified...these things happen to the best and are all opportunities to learn and grow.
• Coaches expect swimmers to do the full team warm-up.
• After warm-up there will be a team meeting and cheer.  This is usually 10 min. before the start of competition.
• After the cheer swimmers may go with parents or sit with other team members.
• Swimmers should check in with coaches prior to each race and consult with coach after each race.
• All SRST swimmers are required to do a short warm-down after each race.
• At the end of the day a swimmer should check-out with their direct coach.
• Relays: don't pay any attention to relays you see on the heat sheet or SRST website.  Coaches make the relays on the day of competition based on who shows up and what the goals are for the day.
• Wear the team uniform: White SRST shirt, black suit of choice (preferrably Speedo brand) and team cap.  You can get the shirt and order suit via the Apparel tab (hover mouse over Boosters) in the top tool bar on this website.

    Smile and have fun!

-Coach Ben