Hello Dolphins,

Please read ALL of the following information for our next meet against the Pine Mill Ranch Rays. This email should tell you everything you need to know for Monday's meet such as:

* Directions to the Meet

* Parking

* When to Arrive & Swimmer Check-In Information

* What to Bring

* Order of Events

* Heat Sheets

* Spectator Seating

* Ribbons & Swimmer Check-Out Information

* Parent Volunteer Assignments

* Looking Ahead

DIRECTIONS TO THE MEET:

The Pine Mills Ranch Pool is located at 26810 Pine Mill Ranch Dr., Katy,TX 77494.

The easiest way to get to the pool is to take I-10 West to 99 / W. Grand Parkway and go south on 99 (towards Katy). Exit Highland Knolls / Bay Hill Blvd. Turn right onto Bay Hill Blvd and then a left onto Falcon Landing Blvd. Then turn right onto Spring Green Blvd., and left onto Pine Mill Ranch Drive. Make a right onto Winding Point Lane. Pool will be on the right.

PARKING:

Park across from the pool at at Davidson Elementary in both the front and back lots.  The lot in front of the pool is reserved parking only but you may drop off swimmers in the drop off zone in front. Please do not park in "no parking" zones. See attached map.

WHEN TO ARRIVE & SWIMMER CHECK-IN INFORMATION:

ALL swimmers MUST arrive by 4:30 p.m. I recommend leaving your home by 3:45 p.m. so that you have enough time to drive to the meet (during rush hour traffic), park, unload your car and get checked-in. Please find where our team is set up and bring your swimmer to their age group tent. The ready bench and tent parents will take attendance promptly at 4:45 p.m. and will notify the coaches if any swimmers are absent. Again, please do not be late or you will miss warm-ups and could also be scratched from a relay.The meet will start promptly at 6:00 p.m.

In case of an unplanned absence or delay, please send me a TEXT: 832-275-5888

WHAT TO BRING:

* Wear your team suit and team t-shirt!

* goggles (+ extra pair in case yours break)

* swim cap (optional but highly encouraged)

* towels (at least one to dry off & one to sit on)

* healthy snacks

* plenty of water - it will be hot!

* money for concessions. Chick-fil-A regular and spicy sandwiches and nuggets as well, nachos, cotton candy, popcorn, candy and drinks will be available for purchase. Cash and credit/debit accepted.

* sun screen

* bug spray

* flashlight for when it gets dark

* folding chairs for you and your swimmer

* You may bring iPads, cards, games, etc., but YOU are responsible for them!

* Keep all your belongings together in a bag

* Please label all your swim gear and belongings! Write your name inside your team t-shirt!

ORDER OF EVENTS:

Freestyle Relay - All ages, unlimited heats

Freestyle - All ages, unlimited heats

Backstroke - All ages, unlimited heats

<<Short break for volunteer change over (timers, judges, etc.) >>

IM (Individual Medley) - 9/10 & Up, 2 heats

Breaststroke, - 7/8 & Up, 3 heats

Butterfly - 7/8 & Up, 3 heats

Medley Relay - 7/8 & Up, # of heats vary (coaches will decide)

**7/8 & Up Parents: There is a chance that your swimmer may not qualify to swim breast or fly but could qualify to swim in the medley relay. If this happens, please be aware that your swimmer may have a long break in the second half. Do NOT leave the meet early just because you do not feel like waiting around for the last event. Your swimmer is part of a relay team and if one swimmer leaves, the entire team will be scratched. That means I will have 3 very disappointed swimmers with equally disappointed parents. I am warning you now, should this happen, please know your swimmer will no longer be allowed to swim in a relay for the rest of the season.

HEAT SHEETS:

Lane and event assignments for your swimmer will be available to view on the swimtopia app. If you would like access to the full heat sheet, live event bar and meet results, you will need to upgrade to the pro version of the app. The cost is 1.99/month and you can cancel at any time. Please know events and lane assignments are subject to change. All changes will be reflected live on the app.

SPECTATOR SEATING:

Spectator seating is limited on deck. Please do not stand in areas that are roped off.

Also, please do not sit under the tents with your child unless you are an assigned tent parent. Too many people under the tents creates a lot of confusion and no room for the swimmers and their gear. There is plenty of room outside the fence area and some trees for shade.

Please watch young children at all times. Keep out of baby pool / splash area and absolutely no climbing on the slides.

RIBBONS & SWIMMER CHECK-OUT INFORMATION:

IMPORTANT, please make sure your swimmer stays with their group. If they want to go with you to the restroom, concessions, etc., you must check them out with the tent parents so they know where their swimmers are at all times. If a swimmer misses a race, they will not get a chance to make it up.

When your swimmer is finished with all of their events, please check-out with your tent parent before you leave.

Ribbons from the last meet will be given to you when you check out your swimmer. We hope to have ribbons from this meet as well but if not, you can pick them up at picture day on Tuesday.

PARENT VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS:

All families are assigned a volunteer position and are expected to help at the meets.

Tent set-up crew needs to arrive by 4:15.

Tent parents, please arrive by 4:30 so that you are there when the swimmers start to arrive.

Timers and judges will have a meeting at 5:30.

LOOKING AHEAD:

There will be no practices on:

Tuesday PICTURE DAY - come to pool for pictures but no practice afterwards. More info about this will be sent to the team in a separate email.

We will resume our *morning* practice schedule on Wednesday, June 12th.

Get ready to swim hard, cheer loud and have lots of fun at the meet on Monday!

GO DOLPHINS!