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Tue Apr 14 |
MHSL Referee Training
Tallyn's Reach Clubhouse
Start: 6:00 PM
End: 9:00 PM
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Sat Apr 18 |
MHSL Stroke & Turn Training
Tallyn's Reach Clubhouse
Start: 9:00 AM
End: 12:00 PM
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Sun Apr 19 |
In-Person Registration
Dam West Clubhouse
Start: 11:00 AM
End: 2:00 PM
What to Expect:
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Tue May 5 |
MHSL Delegate Meeting (in-person)
TBD
Start: 7:00 PM
End: 8:00 PM
Delegates to pick up DQ slips and awards. |
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Fri May 8 |
New Family Orientation
Dam West Clubhouse
Start: 6:00 PM
End: 6:30 PM
This is a special presentation for NEW families. We will discuss practices, swim meets, volunteering, and who we are as a team! We want to make sure you feel welcome and have all your questions answered by the end. We are also planning a quick tour around the pool area to get an idea of what a real swim meet will look like outside. |
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Fri May 8 |
Welcome Back to Swim Team Party!
Dam West Clubhouse
Start: 6:30 PM
End: 7:30 PM
To celebrate the kickoff of our swim season, we are having a Welcome Back To Swim Team party! Come get to know the coaches and other families. We are planning on a having a food truck available or you are welcome to bring a picnic dinner. Bring chairs and blankets to sit outside. There will be games to play and popsicles! If you have questions you can contact any of the coaches, or the Social Chair, Jessica Johnson, at 303-921-2211. (While I know the pool looks beautiful, it is not yet open! We have to wait until Monday!) |
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Wed May 13 |
MHSL Clerk of Course Training
Virtual
Required course for anyone who wants to be Clerk of Course. The Clerk of Course manages the heating area, working closely with the heating coordinators, the Starter, and the Deck Referee to ensure a smooth running meet. Virtual training date May 13th. Quiz completion is due May 11th or attendance at virtual training is required. Links will be sent out closer to the season. |
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Fri May 29 |
Mock Meet
Pool
Start: 7:30 AM
End: 9:30 AM
(estimated)
Swimmers will be able to hear what the starting buzzer, whistles and false start buzzer sound like. They will practice like it's a meet. Parents are invited to participate and learn how to be a "Timer" (and help us check the timing watches.) |
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Sat May 30 |
Dam West @ Hills West
Hills West Waves
Start: 8:00 AM
Warm-up: 7:20 AM
Pool Address: 10458 E. Crestline Pl., Englewood, CO 80111 The pool is located just inside the Hills at Cherry Creek West neighborhood, off of Havana St. You may enter the neighborhood from Havana St. or Belleview Ave. Pool Details: Hills West has an 8-lane meter pool. The deep end is 5’ and they have high blocks so remind your swimmers to dive out, not down. Arrive by: You should aim to arrive by 6:50am in order find parking, unload and find a place to set up. Our Warm-Up Time: Hills West Waves: 7:00am – 7:20am Dam West Dolphins: 7:20am - 7:40am One-Way Starts: 7:40-7:50am – Hills West Lanes 1-4/Dam West Dolphins Lanes 5-8 Meet Starts at: 8:00 am Team Colors: Hills West is blue and silver so there will be a lot of blue! Parking: There is very limited space available in our small parking lot except for 2 reserved spaces, one for a Parent Rep and Head Coach. There is no parking on either side of the curved median directly in front of the pool entrance to Havana St., as this is the entrance to the neighborhood and these homes will have cars ticketed. They will put out cones as a reminder for cars not to park there. You may park along the streets throughout the Hills West neighborhood. Please do not block driveways. There also is NO parking along either side of Havana Street in front of the pool. Meet Check-In: You can enter the pool area either through the clubhouse or follow the sidewalk to the left which will lead you to the grassy seating area. Our Check-In person and Volunteer Coordinator will be at a picnic table set up inside the front entrance of the pool. Please be sure to find them and check in! Visitor Seating Area:
Volunteer Meetings: I didn’t specify in last week’s information (my bad!) but the morning Timer and S&T Judges meetings are for ALL timers and officials, both shifts. There is only the one meeting for everyone. ●Timer and Officials Meetings will be around 7:30/7:40am. They will announce the meetings prior to the start. Restrooms: Located in the clubhouse. Concessions: Breakfast burritos, fruit, hot dogs and hamburgers will be available for purchase as well as water, coffee, soda, assorted beverages and a large variety of other meal items and snacks. They accept cash and are trying out Venmo this meet! Meet Entries & Programs: Meet programs will not be for sale, they will have a copy posted at the pool. Families should print out the meet program if they would like a hard copy. They will provide meet programs to: Coaches (6 per team); Stroke & Turn Judges, Heating, Each Lane, Order of Finish, DQ Scribes, Meet Ref, Deck Ref, Starter, and Announcer. Results: Results will be posted somewhere on the wall of the clubhouse to the right. Theme: TBA |
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Tue Jun 2 |
MHSL Delegate Meeting (virtual)
Virtual
Start: 7:00 PM
End: 8:00 PM
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Sat Jun 6 |
Dam West @ Holly Park
6651 South Krameria Way, Centennial, CO 80111
Start: 8:00 AM
End: 1:00 PM
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Details TBA. |
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Sat Jun 20 |
A Lake @ Dam West
Dam West Dolphins
Start: 8:00 AM
Warm-up: 6:20 AM
End: 12:00 PM
(estimated)
Arrive by: 6:15am Warm-Ups: 6:30am Meet Starts: 7:30am PARKING: The 2 parking spots closest to the playground are RESERVED for VISTING PARENT REP & COACH. If you arrive before we get the pylons out, please don’t park in those 2 spots! You can park anywhere in the neighborhood but please be courteous to our neighbors and don’t block any driveways. Also, do not park around the island entrance at Nome. You can also park at Polton Elementary. By road, it’s on the other side of the neighborhood but it’s a quick 6-minute walk through the greenbelt. DAM WEST SEATING AREA: We will sit in the grassy area on the north side of the pool. It can get pretty crowded so please feel free to sit on the outside of the fence as well - wherever you are comfortable - although please stay on the north side of the pool – we need to be able to find your swimmer(s)! There is a tree with some shade but please bring your own tents or umbrellas for shade because the rest of that area is straight up sun! The lounge chairs will be put away so please bring your own chairs. Also, FYI, where the grass meets the concrete will become a wet, soggy marsh so you will definitely want a chair to sit there! MEET CHECK-IN: There will be a check-in person and volunteer coordinator at the front gate to check you and your swimmer in. Please have your swimmer's events on their arm and their last name on their back written in sharpie. They can help you at check-in if you still need help. MEET PROGRAM: Attached are the Meet Program, Individual Entry List and List of the Combined Events. I recommend printing out a copy of the Meet Program, highlighting your swimmers and marking it up with the combinations so you can follow along and see where we are and what’s coming up next. A copy of the Meet Program will be posted on a giant white board hanging on the fence near our seating area. It will be facing inward towards the pool. It will not be marked up with the combinations. RESULTS: Results will be posted on a white board hanging on the north fence, outside of the pool, facing the parking lot. Our meet manager will be posting results asap after the end of each event. (IE: They will post them after the last 15-18 event of each stroke.) PLEASE CHECK YOUR RESULTS OFTEN!! We had a LOT of problems last week at Hills West and it is extremely difficult to change things once the meet is over. Check your swimmer(s)’ times and make sure everything looks reasonable. If you have any questions about them, notify Coach Emilie or me, ASAP. Ideally, we want to respond to any issues within 30 minutes. INFORMATION MEETINGS: All information meetings will be held at 7:10 am- please listen for announcements for exact locations and times in case they change. All meetings are for BOTH SHIFTS so regardless of your shift, please show up.
FLY-OVERS: Please remind your swimmer(s) that we will be doing fly-overs. What is a fly-over? It means at the end of the Freestyle, Butterfly, Breast and IM’s, the swimmers will stay in the water, close to the wall and to the side of the dive block. They should remain quiet and still while the next event begins. Once the next event has entered the pool the Referee will instruct them to exit the pool quickly. (Fly-overs are not used for Backstroke or Relays.) CONCESSIONS: There will be breakfast burritos, pop tarts and mini packs of donuts for breakfast choices. There will be hot dogs and hamburgers available for lunch as well as lots of drinks and snacks. Cash is preferred and easiest but we do have the means to accept a credit card via Square. If your swimmer has Dolphin Dollars from this season or past seasons they can use them here. They are worth 25 cents each. THEME: Barbie CLEAN-UP: ANY help after the meet is GREATLY appreciated! I know we all want to go home after a long, hot meet but there are still things to be done.
We always want to leave any pool area as nice, or nicer, than when we got there. (This goes for away meets too.) Please and Thank you! Contact Coach Emilie ASAP if for any reason your swimmer cannot make the meet! [email protected] or (970) 376-5362. Where to find help: Jessica Johnson can be found in the Heating Area. Evelyn Carino can be found at the DJ Booth next to the bathrooms. Toni can be found most often in the Officials area next to the lifeguard stand. If I’m not there, just wait. I’ll be back. 😊 |