New England 12 & Under Age Group Championship
Salem State College, February 17-20, 2005
Hosted By North Shore Swim Club
Sanction #NE-05-17 & NE-05-17TT
DATES AND LOCATION
February 17-20, 2005 at the O’Keefe Athletic Center, Salem State College, Salem MA.
CONTACTS
Meet Director: Dan Warner, (H)978-283-4456, E-Mail: NSSC1@AOL.COM
Meet Referee: Paul Burkhardt, E-Mail: paul.burkhardt@hp.com
SESSIONS Warm Ups Meet
Friday, February 18, 11-12 Finals 5:30 pm 6:30 pm
Saturday, February 19, 11 & 12 Trials 7:00 am 8:30 am
Saturday, February 19, 10 & U Timed Finals 12:30 pm 1:30 pm
Saturday, February 19, 11 & 12 Finals 5:30 pm 6:30 pm
Sunday, February 20, 11 & 12 Trials 7:00 am 8:30 am
Sunday, February 20, 10 & U Timed Finals 12:30 pm 1:30 pm
Sunday, February 20, 11 & 12 Finals 5:30 pm 6:30 pm
Start times may be changed once all entries have been received. Teams will be notified of exact times by e-mail and they will be posted on the website meet information.
Two (2) heats (top 16) will return to finals session in the 11 & 12 age group.
Consolation and Championship Finals will be swum in that order. 1000 free, 1650
free, 500 free and 400 IM and all relays are timed final events.
Individuals swimming the 1650 free, 500
free, 1000 free and 400IM are responsible for providing their own counter and
two timers.
FACILITY
Salem State College O'Keefe Center, 25 yard, 8 lane, 7 foot wide with non-turbulent lane lines, Paragon starting blocks, Colorado electronic timing system with touch pads and eight line scoreboard. Limited seating for 250 spectators and on deck bleacher seating for 300 swimmers and coaches.
EVENTS: See attached list.
SCRATCHES
A scratch box will be located on the pool deck for the 11-12 Events. Scratch deadlines for Friday, Saturday and Sunday prelim events will be by 6:00 pm the night before. Scratches for Friday only may be made by phone to (978)-852-3985 until 6:00 pm Thursday, February 17, 2005. All Thursday Evening events will be a POSITIVE check-in by 5:00 pm at the Clerk of Course on deck.
Scratches for the 10 & U afternoon sessions must be turned in to the timing table 30 minutes before the start of the session using the team scratch sheets provided.
SPECIAL SCRATCH NOTES (for 11-12 Swimmers)
1. Any swimmer who fails to compete in an individual event heat in which he/she is entered and has not been scratched will be barred from further competition for that day, including relays and time trials. The swimmer will be also automatically scratched from the following day’s events unless the clerk of course has been notified of the swimmers intention to compete by 6:00pm. NOTE: Finals are considered continuation of events starting with trials.
2. Any swimmer who competes in an individual heat and qualifies for Championship Finals or Consolations and fails to notify the meet referee of his/her intention to withdraw from the finals within 30 minutes of the announcement of the results and qualifiers for that event, and does not compete nor is excused by the meet referee, will be barred from all subsequent competition in the meet, including relays and time trials.
3.
All relay, 500 Free, 400IM, 1000 Free, 1650 Free events must confirm
their intention to participate with a
positive
check-in.
RELAY CARDS
Must be submitted to the clerk of course by the beginning of the relay warm-ups or if there are no relay warm-ups then by the conclusion of the last individual event. No changes to the composition of the relay or order of the relay swimmers may be made after submission of relay cards to the clerk of course, except for medical or other excuse approved by the meet referee.
ELIGIBILITY
All contestants must be 2005 USA Swimming registered athletes. All swimmers must be registered before the entry is submitted. Teams that enter unregistered swimmers will be subject to a fine of $100 per unregistered swimmer. New England teams entering the meet are encouraged to check their entries with the online registration check tool on the New England Swimming web site. Please contact the New England Swimming Office for registration information. Disabled swimmer forms are available from the New England Swimming Office. New England Swimming Office: 20 Cleveland Road, Needham MA 02492, 781-449-0270, office@neswim.com. Age eligibility is determined by the age of the swimmer the first day of the meet and must be shown on the entry form.
ENTRY INFORMATION
No swimmer may swim more than 9 individual events (11 –12 maximum of 3 events per day). All relay swimmers must be listed on the official entry form. Relays are not limited but only 2 relays per club can score. Entries must be received by Monday, February 14th by 5:00pm. E-mail entries will be accepted and must be received by the original cutoff date and a check and hard copy received by Wednesday, February 16th , 2005. . If mailing, United States Postal Service Overnight Mail method is to be used. Indicate that the package can be delivered even if no one is there to sign for it. No fax entries will be accepted. All fees must accompany entry. If submitting entry on a disk a hard copy is still required and must also accompany the disk. If you e-mail the entry a hard copy and check for the appropriate fee must be received by the date listed above in order to be accepted.
QUALIFYING TIMES:
Entry times must be achieved between February 13, 2004 and February 14, 2005. The meet will be seeded in the following order, SCY, SCM, LCM.
WARM UPS:
Will be posted on the website as well as notification to all entered
teams by e-mail after all
entries are received.
FEES $3.50 Electronic/ $4.00 Paper per individual 10 & U event.
$5.00 Electronic/ $5.50 Paper per individual 11-12 event.
$10.00 per relay
Payable to “North Shore Swim Club”
$1.00 per swimmer Surcharge (Make this a separate check payable to: NE Swimming)
VERIFICATION
All Entries must include verification
codes. There will be a
verification table at 12 & Under Age Group Championships. At this meet teams
must submit to the verification table a copy of their meet entry with
verification of all times indicated. Teams must also include a copy of any
non-New England calendar meet results used for entry times. Results will be
reviewed by New England Swimming.
Any swimmer unable to verify entry time will be barred from the rest of the
meet. If several swimmers from one team are unable to verify entry times the
swimmers and the coach may be banned from the remainder of the meet.
RULES
2005 US Swimming rules will govern except as otherwise stated herein and the decision of the referee will be final. Disabled swimmer forms are required by US Swimming and are available from the NE Swimming office.
CONCESSION / VENDOR
A refreshment area will be on hand with many favorites at a reasonable cost. A swim vendor will also be on hand to take care of your swim needs.
SCORING
Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Individual 20 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Relay 40 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 18 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
ADMISSION AND PROGRAMS
Admission $1.00 per session, Programs $2.00 per Session.
(Separate Programs for Prelims and Finals)
TIME TRIALS:
Will be offered at the discretion of the meet referee if time allows. Time trials are $5.00 per
Individual events and $10.00 per relay.
SAFETY:
1. Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups except in specifically announced one-way sprint lanes.
2. No shaving is permitted at the competition site.
3. No glass containers are permitted within the facility.
4. Swimmers must be under the supervision of a coach. If a swimmer arrives at the meet without a coach, the swimmer should notify the referee before he/she warms up. The referee will assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups.
5. No camera cell phones are permitted in the locker rooms.
OFFICIALS AND TIMERS
In accordance with standard NE Championship procedures, all teams entering the meet must provide a prorated share of officials and timers and other required personnel. Work assignments will be based on the number entries per team. Teams will be informed of their assignments prior to the meet. The officials coordinator for this meet will be Paul Burkhardt (paul.burkhardt@hp.com).
Any official interested in helping at the meet should contact Paul.
Officials who sign up by the meet deadline (February 14) will be included in the number of workers when team work assignments are done.
AWARDS
All swimmers will receive a commemorative pin from NE Swimming that may be picked up with the coaches packet. Medals will be awarded for the first 8 places in individual events and first 3 places in relays. Ribbons for 9-16 places individual and 4-8 relays. These awards will be presented throughout the meet as time allows.
Plaques will be awarded to the individual high point winners for both boys and girls for the first eight places for each age group. Awards will be given for combined 12 & U Team High Point places 1-8.
OTHER MEET NOTES
Coaches are expected to understand the scratch, verification and relay rules before the meet begins. All coaches should check-in at the timing table on the pool deck upon arrival. Coach’s packets will be available at the beginning of the warm-up session from the timing table.
Coaches are responsible for the behavior of their swimmers at all times. Any damage to the premises or equipment is the responsibility of those doing the damage. Swimmers and spectators are restricted to the pool, spectator areas and locker rooms. No smoking is permitted inside the facility. North Shore Swim Club, NE Swimming and Salem State College will not assume responsibility for lost or stolen articles.
Please do not ask to change entry times or events after the entry deadline. No deck entries will be accepted.
DECK ACCESS:
Only Athletes, coaches, officials and official meet staff are permitted on the pool deck. All
non-athletes on the pool deck must display their USS swimming registration card at all times.
Individuals without their USS swimming card will be removed from the pool deck and will be
subject to a fine by New England Swimming.