Owen Brown Barracudas   

Check in/check out

All swimmers are to check in with the clerk of course upon arriving at the swim meet.  If your child needs to leave early they MUST check with the clerk of course to make sure that they are not needed to swim in any additional events.

SWIM SUIT SALES

Our suit this year is the Twilight and can be purchased at Cys Swim Wear, 719 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD 21228 or through their website www.cysswim.com

Their phone number is (410) 747-8760

Swimsuit Prices:

Ladies                                      Men’s

Youth Size       $41.30                         $29.40

Adult Size       $42.70                         $30.80

Lisa will be going to Cy’s on Wednesday for those who know what size suit they need for their children. 
Please put the exact change, including tax, for the suit in an envelope with the swimmer's name and size and turn it in no later than the end of practice Tuesday.

Ribbons, Ribbons, & More Ribbons

Best time ribbons will be awarded at practice on Tuesday mornings and Tuesday nights.  This will lesson the confusion about best times at the end of a meet.  Any swimmer who is not present to receive their best time ribbon(s) can check their mailbox. 

SPORTSMANSHIP

As you are well aware this year all swimmers and their parents were asked to sign a code of conduct. We realize that not everyone actually read it in its entirety. The summer swim league is about competing in a friendly atmosphere. When there is taunting or booing, the atmosphere becomes more adversarial and ugly. There have been several complaints of taunting or booing from several different teams called into CA.  The have had complaints of parents yelling that such and such team “sucks.” CA is trying to deal with the more severe complaints on a case by case basis.  The coaches and managers want to take this opportunity to encourage and remind everyone that this type of behavior won’t be tolerated. We don’t want the kids taunting and we CERTAINLY don’t want the parents taunting. Keep it positive!!!!!

SWIM MEET ETIQUETTE 101

Please remember that if you have a question for the coaches, don’t approach them during practices, as they are busy supervising yours or somebody else’s kids in the water.  You can leave them a note in their “mailbox” or send an email. 

If you have questions about something at a meet, either a judge’s call or coaching decision, please do not ask the meet officials or timers, they need to attend to the swimmers currently on deck and in the pool.  Please ask a manager and we’ll do our best to get you an answer.

Parents please review a few rules with your swimmers for appropriate behavior at swim meets:

·         No playing in the volleyball court during meets.   

·         No part of your body can be in the water unless you are competing in a current event.  This includes the diving well and the rim of our pool – you must be completely on the concrete deck area, no feet hanging over the side.  This is to insure that all competing swimmers have the same opportunity to swim in a lane with no distractions like feet in their faces!

·         Swimmers will be asked to leave the meet if they do not respond to an official’s request the first time they are asked. 

YOU’VE GOT MAIL!

The team mailbox is a black box found at poolside or near the office during practices. You will have a folder with your family’s name on it.  Please check the team mailbox on a regular basis.  Newsletters, ribbons, etc., will be placed in your mail folder for you to pick up at least once a week.  The coaches and managers have folders in the front of the box if you need to leave them a message.  Extra newsletters can also be found in the front of the Team Mailbox.

Pool Etiquette

Please do not enter the guardhouse for any reason.  The guardhouse is for guards ONLY!  If there is something you need PLEASE see one of the guards to get if for you.  DO NOT ENTER or let your children enter the guardhouse.

“DQ” means Don’t Quit!

As everyone has learned by now, each meet is governed by officials who have been trained, either by US Swimming or CNSL, to insure fairness in the competition.  This means enforcing the rules laid out by US Swimming for each stroke.  Every swimmer who has been involved in the sport for any length of time has been “DQed”, even at the national and international levels.  It is important that we as parents respect the training and knowledge of the officials and support our swimmers by encouraging them to talk to their coaches and work hard in the week following an event where they were “DQed”. Help your swimmer see this as a learning experience and one they can overcome.  Fair play in sports is important, as is mastering a new stroke.  Officials hate “DQing” a swimmer, but they understand that their efforts not only insure a fair “playing field” for everyone, but help our young athletes learn the sport, too.  Remind your swimmers that everyone gets “DQed” sometimes, even Michael Phelps!

As everyone has learned by now, each meet is governed by officials who have been trained, either by US Swimming or CNSL, to insure fairness in the competition.  This means enforcing the rules laid out by US Swimming for each stroke.  Every swimmer who has been involved in the sport for any length of time has been “DQed”, even at the national and international levels.  It is important that we as parents respect the training and knowledge of the officials and support our swimmers by encouraging them to talk to their coaches and work hard in the week following an event where they were “DQed”. Help your swimmer see this as a learning experience and one they can overcome.  Fair play in sports is important, as is mastering a new stroke.  Officials hate “DQing” a swimmer, but they understand that their efforts not only insure a fair “playing field” for everyone, but help our young athletes learn the sport, too.  Remind your swimmers that everyone gets “DQed” sometimes, even Michael Phelps!