2007 Meet Schedule
Here is the 2007 Meet Schedule. Below the schedule you
will find event and entry information as well as description of
the different types of meets. This is a very long and
important section and pretty much follows the handbook.
Please review it in its entirety. |
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Events
At meets, swimmers compete against other swimmers of the same
gender in the same age group. The five age groups are:
- 8 and under
- 9 and 10
- 11 and 12
- 13 and 14
- 15 - 18
The swimmer's age as of May 1st of the swim season determines
which age group he/she will swim in for the entire season.
A regular season meet consists of seven types of events.
There are five individual events:
- Freestyle
- Backstroke
- Butterfly
- Breaststroke
- Individual Medley
Team events include the freestyle relay and medley relay.
In 1998, the CCSL added the 50 yard (or meter) freestyle
individual events for the 13-14 and 15-18 age groups. Each
age group competes in each event (except individual medley for 8
and under). There are a total of 80 events in a regular
season meet and some events have multiple heats. For a
list of events, check your SBAST handbook. |
Entries
A swimmer may be entered in as many as four(4) events in a
regular season meet. However, the coach may not be able to
enter all swimmers in four (4) events. |
Heats and Scoring
What is Heat? Most competition pools have six
(6) or eight (8) lanes. When you have more than six or
eight swimmers eligible to compete, you have to have additional
"heats" to accommodate the swimmers. For example, if
there are 30 competitors which are going to swim in the 50 yard
freestyle in a six lane pool, we will have five (5) heats.
When there are multiple heats in an event, they are arranged
from the slowest to fastest swimmers and only Heat 1 (fastest)
scores points for the team. The scoring heat is always
designated as Heat 1. |
Ribbons
Ribbons are awarded to all swimmers in all heats except for
disqualifications. The event and unofficial time will be
recorded on the back. The ribbons will be distributed at a
practice session the week after the meet. Have a special
place to show off your Shark ribbons! |
Disqualifications
Swimmers are sometimes disqualified during a race, usually
for executing a stroke illegally, illegal turns and improper
starts and/or finishes. Please remember and help your
swimmer understand that disqualifications are not a personal
attack. We all make mistakes and can only learn from them
when someone tells us we have made a mistake. League and
team officials make a great effort to help these swimmers
understand what was done wrong and often have advice on how to
correct the error. We want this to be a positive
experience, even when things do not go perfectly, and we work
very hard to attain that goal.
The Starter, Stroke and Turn Judges and the Referee may
disqualify swimmers. These individuals are volunteers who
have received CCSL training. Their purpose is to assure
that no swimmer gains an unfair advantage over another.
Please represent yourself and your team well by being courteous
and respectful to all officials.
Should you have a question about a call an official makes,
please do not address your concern to the official on deck.
Contact your Team Representative (Sandra Rodriguez) or her
designee. The Team Representative only has 30 minutes from
the time the event was completed to notify the Referee if a
protest is to be filed. The referee's decision
is final on all protests. Click here
to view list of our Board of Directors. |
Times & Records
Swimmers should be aware that they are competing against the
clock as well as other swimmers in the water. The
swimmer's goal should be to improve their time at each meet.
Swimmers can achieve either a Reserve or Championship qualifying
time for each individual event in which they compete.
Swimmers have a "novice" standing for a particular stroke when
their best official time is less than the championship cut-off
times. These cut-off times for each event and age group
are listed in the SBAST Handbook, and the CCSL Handbook.
Click here to view the champ times on the CCSL web site.
Learn to read the qualifying time table with your swimmer.
Keep his/her times on their personal swim record so both of you
can chart the progress. The handbook contains a Personal
Swim Record or you can download one by
clicking here.
Note that the time standards are shown both in yards and
meters. Ashley Pointe is a yard pool. There are
several meter pools within the league. Swim time in a
meter pool may be converted to yard time by dividing the meter
time by 1.1 |
Missing A Meet - Very Important!!!
Are you going on vacation during the regular season? No
problem, just follow the guideline below.
Notify a co-head coach in writing no later than 10 days prior
to the meet that you know you will miss. Missing a meet
without notice for anything other than an unforeseen emergency
will result in the swimmer missing the next meet.
Why do we make such a big deal if your swimmer is entered and
doesn't show up? The "scratch" causes the meet clerks to
re-seed the entire meet, substitutes must be found for relays
where possible. This can delay the start of a meet by as
much as an hour, not to mention the disappointment by the three
remaining members of a relay team that cannot compete in the
relay event if a substitute is not found. We understand
that illness and unexpected emergencies arise, so please make an
effort to contact us as soon as you know that your swimmer will
not be participating in a meet. Board
Member phone numbers are in your handbook and published
here. |
Arrival Time
All swimmers should arrive at the pool by 6:30 am for
roll-call and warm-ups. If a swimmer arrives late, he/she
may find that they have already been scratched from the meet.
Once a swimmer is scratched, we cannot reinstate them.
Should an earlier arrival time be required, the coaching staff
will notify the swimmers during practice. If you are
running late, please contact a coach or Board Member by phone.
Coaches must call roll shortly after 6:30 am (before
warm-ups) so that substitutions for "no-shows" can be arranged
if possible. The paperwork for these substitutions must be
completed before the meet can begin. |
Swimmers Stay With Your Team
During swim meets, all swimmers need to sit with the team in
the Shark's Tent Area. The swimmers will be notified when
its time to go to the ready area for an event. For younger
children, all parents are notified of the event numbers their
swimmer will be participating in. We ask all parents to
make sure that their swimmer reports to the ready area five (5)
events before their event. Swimmers are lined up in event,
heat and lane order well in advance of their event to keep the
heats running smoothly. There is also a tall sign which
has the number of the event that needs to report to the ready
area and we also make regular announcements.
Very young swimmers and some first time swimmers may get a
Big Shark assigned to them for a particular meet. These
Big Sharks have several years of experience and will help your
swimmers to get to their events.
Please note: All events will be started on schedule
whether or not all swimmers are present when the event begins. |
Questions & Complaints
During swim meets, any questions or complaints about actions
of officials or the opposing team must be directed to the CCSL
Team Representative (Deborah Helm or Frank DeLeon) or his/her
designee who, in turn, will relay the question or complaint to
the referee. CCSL rules prohibit parents and swimmers from
approaching judges or referees directly. If you cannot
find a team representative, try to find any Board Member. |
Need to Leave Early?
Swimmers should avoid leaving a meet before it is over,
especially if they have events that are still pending.
This often causes the team to lose points and relay teams to be
scratched. Even if they have completed all their events,
we may need him/her as a lat minute substitution if someone
becomes unexpectedly sick during the course of the day.
Therefore, all swimmers must notify a coach if they need to
leave before the meet is over. Swimmers who leave before
swimming all their events or without prior permission from a
coach will not be entered in the next meet. If you know
that you will have to pull your swimmer early at a meet, please
notify the head coach in writing ten (10) days on advance so
that he/she can be scheduled for earlier events. |
