F.A.S.T. Swim Meets- 2008

Parents ,If you are interested in purchasing pictures of your child that were on the website please contact Nancy Glaze at npglaze@sbcglobal.net. Please provide the meet name or date and the image number located at the bottom of the picture. A 4x6 picture is $2.00 and a 5x7 is $5.00. Please indicate the picture size and number of copies requested. She will contact you with payment and delivery information.

Swim Party Photos 2008

Champ Series Information Last Chance Meet will be held on Monday, June 23rd. Location: Galena Park ISD Natatorium, 15027 Wallisville Rd., Houston, Tx, 77015 Start Time: 6:30pm If you would like to participate in this meet you must do on deck entries. They will accept on deck entries between 4:00pm – 5:15pm. The cost will be $5.00 per event. Checks should be made out to North Channel Aquatics. No entries will be accepted after 5:15pm. Warm-ups will be from 5:00pm – 6:20pm. If you participate in this meet and make a reserve or champ time it is your responsibility to get in touch with one of the Coaches or Debra Tomerlin to let them know if you want to swim in the Champ Series. The form to fill out is on our web site at friendswoodswim.org. Complete Last Chance Meet invitation can be found on the ccslswim.org website. Champ Series Information, Ross S. Sterling High School, 300 W. Baker Rd., Baytown, Texas, 7752 \Entry Deadline: Team Party June, 22nd NO EXCEPTIONS! Novice Meet : June 28th, 8:15am Must Check in with Debra Tomerlin by: 7:00am or you will be scratched If you are running late call my cell phone at 713-502-9237 Warm-up time: 7:15am – 7:30am Reserve Meet: June 28th, 1:15pm Must Check in with Debra Tomerlin by: 12:00 NOON or you will be scratched If you are running late call my cell phone at 713-502-9237 Warm-up time: 12:15pm – 12:30pm Champ Meet: June 29th, 8:15am Must Check in with Debra Tomerlin by 7:00am or you will be scratched If you are running late call my cell phone at 713-502-9237 Warm-up time: 7:30am – 7:45am If your child is participating in this series you will be asked to volunteer. We will have to provide timers and runners. The team is also responsible for getting there swimmers to the ready area on time. Remember we will be sitting out doors this year. Come prepared! If you would like to look at the Champ Series Invitation with all the details it can be found on the ccslswim.org website.
Date and Opponent	Place	Map links to away pools
May 17 - Pinebrookwood FAST 417- PBW 372	Away - Results, photos by N. Glaze	Pinebrookwood Pool
May 24 - No Meet	Memorial Day Weekend
May 31 - Nassau Bay FAST 482 - NB 293	Home Results, Photos by N.Glaze
June 7 - League City FAST 457.5 LCity 350.5	Home Results, Photos by N.Glaze
June 14 - Harbour Tide FAST 487 - HTide 282	Home Results, Photos by N Glaze
June 21 - Deer Park FAST 420.5 - DPark 358.5	Away Results, Photos by N Glaze	Bonnette Junior High 5010 Pasadena Blvd Deer Park, TX 77536
Novice Meet	Away
June 28- 29 Champ and Reserve Meets More information here for signup and forms	Away

Visitors Map for Parking

F.A.S.T. Parents please note:

As a courtesy to our guest team, we encourage FAST Swimmers and families to drop off their gear near the pool and park in the “overflow” area on the East side of Stevenson Park (3), leaving closer parking, areas (1) & (2) for the visiting team. Please do not park at nearby businesses and do not block residential driveways. Vehicles parked illegally will likely be ticketed and/or towed! See Stevenson Park Map

Get the Volunteer Schedule for Meets here!

Volunteer Policy: 2008

Volunteers must check in at the beginning of each swim meet at the volunteer desk. Volunteers who do not check in will be considered absent and will be charged $35 per missed slot. If penalties are not paid prior to the beginning of the 2009 swim season, your child will not be allowed to register with FAST for 2009

Swim Meet Instructions:

1. Sign up: (the following is mandatory if you choose to enter a meet. )

Each swimmer is responsible for signing up for each meet the week (9 days) prior to the meet. CCSL requires electronic submission of all entries to the opposing team no later than Tuesday of the meet week. In order to meet this deadline with enough time to enter all swimmers in the events for that week's meet, the cut off for signup will be the Thursday 9 days prior to the meet. No late sign up. NO EXCEPTIONS.

If you are unable to get to the sign up sheet for any reason, you may call or email the Clerk of Course . The Cllerk of Course is not responsible if the email or call is not received by the same Thursday deadline.

A swimmer who does not sign up in advance but shows up the day of the meet will not be added to the meet.

2. Absence from Meet:

After a swimmer is entered, signed up, for a swim meet, the swimmer should nto miss the swim meet except for illness or family emergency. Contact the Head Coach or the Clerk of Course on Friday before the meet if possible. Otherwise, please contact them by 6:30 AM on the day of the meet. Swimmers who are entered in a meet, but fail to show up create lots of confusion an unnecessary extra work for the host team clerk of course and our coaches. Please attempt to telephone us and let us know if a swimmer will be absent from a swim meet they entered. If a swimmer misses a meet without an excused absence as noted above, the swimmer may be suspended from entering the next swim meet.

3. Reporting Time:

Arrive at the meet by 7:00 AM for the "check-in" and warm ups. If you do not check in, we do not know you are there. The coaches will be at the meet to check in the swimmers on the meet entry list and write the swimmers event numbers and strokes on their hands. The team will then have a warm-up practice. It is extremely important for all swimmers to warm-up, count their strokes from the backstroke flags (pools may be slightly different), and be ready to swim when their events are called.

Again, be on time! The team will be flexible where possible, but we cannot and will not delay the meet for tardy swimmers. If the swimmer arrives at a meet after 7:00 AM, the swimmer may not be able to swim. If you know you will be running late, please contact a coach or the Clerk of Course prior to 6:30 AM the day of the meet.

4. Team Tent Area:

All swimmers ARE RESPONSIBLE for reporting to the "Ready Area" on time. Swimmer may site with the team in the FAST tent area. Swimmers will be notified when it is time to go to the ready area. Swimmers arriving at the ready area must listen carefully for their names and pickup their event entry card. All events will start on schedule whether or not all swimmers are present in the ready area or starting blocks. Parents and/or swimmer ARE RESPONSIBLE for swimmers getting to the ready area at the proper time.

5. Ribbons/Awards

Ribbons are awarded to all swimmers in all heats. The ribbons will be placed into the swimmers's envelop/file by Tuesday morning following the meet. Swimmers and parent should collect the ribbons from the swimmers's envelope.

6. Questions or Complaints

CCSL rules prohibit parents or swimmers from direct discussion with the referee, officials or judges. During swim meets, any an all questions or complaints about the actions of the opposing teams or officials must be directed to the FAST team Meet Representative.

7. Permission to Leave the Meet Early

Leaving a meet without swimming in all events for which a swimmer has been entered, is only acceptable for sudden illness or family emergency. Failure to follow this rule will be cause for suspension from the next meet. A single swimmer leaving the meet early will most likely cause at least three other swimmers and their families to be disappointed.. since we cannot swim a relay without all four swimmers. Please contact the Head Coach. If you are finished swimming all of your events, please check out with the Clerk of Course before leaving. You may be needed to substitute in another event.

8. Bad Weather:

Inclement weather will generally not cancel a swim meet. Please come regardless of the weather forecast. OR CHECK the main page of this site, www.friendswoodswim.org, for current information.

9. Stuff to Bring to the Swim Meet

Don't forget these items: lawn chairs, sunscreen, shade tents/umbrellas, games, books, tape/CD players, blankets, coolers, snacks ( or use concessions), and Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles. Label everything with your swimmer's name including swimsuits, towels, caps, Goggles, T-shirts, toys, etc. Be sure that you and your swimmer use sunscreen frequently.

10. Concessions

The concession stand at our home meets is supported and supplied entirely by FAST volunteers and contributions, and by our sponsors. FAST receives all profits from concession sales. Profitable concessions keep FAST from having to hold other fundraiser activities. The concession coordinator may ask you to donate a food or beverage item to the concession stand during the year. Please volunteer to help, and also patronize our concession.