Steiner Stars Red

Red Team Families -

Remember when you stood in line for hours, camped out, or did the Amazing Race finish line run to get your child on swim team?  We are going to test your dedication to swim team once again and there is no easy way to say this.  The check in time for this meet is a very early 5:10AM, and since warm-ups will begin not long after swimmer check-in we need everyone there on time.  

The good news???  The meet has to finish by no later than 12:30pm so we will beat the severe afternoon heat and be home in the air-conditioning earlier than normal.  

Instead of our usual dual meet; this meet is a tri-meet between us, the Forest North Stingrays and the Pflugerville Piranhas. 

Forest North is hosting the meet.  

MEET LOCATION:

Elizabeth Milburn Park Pool

1901 Sun Chase Blvd, Cedar Park, TX 78613

CHECK-IN TIMES:

• 4:10AM - Tent Set-up Volunteers
• 5:00AM - Tent Parent
• 5:10AM - Swimmer (check your swimmer in with the tent parents at their age group tent)
• 5:10AM - Volunteer - both first and 2nd shift (check your swimmer in first and then check-in with our Volunteer Coordinators at the white check-in table)
• 6:00AM - Stroke/Exchange Judge and Timer Meetings (BOTH 1st and 2nd shift) - Timers meet under the clock at the entrance, Exchange/Stroke Judges meet at the stairs to the waterslide
• 6:00AM - Ready Bench volunteers report to the Ready Bench
• 6:20AM - 1st shift volunteers, timers and judges report to positions
• 6:30AM - Start of the Meet
• EVENT 45 - Break: This will be a very short break; basically just enough time for volunteers to swap positions.  ALL 2ND SHIFT VOLUNTEERS  will need to be in place prior to event 45 finishing.  
• EVENT 78 - Exchange Judges report to positions
• EVENT 81 - Tent Tear Down/Transport crew report to 5/6 Tents

PARKING:

Please park in the lot at Elizabeth Milburn pool, or north of the pool entrance on Sunchase Blvd, according to the posted signage.  There is a marked parking lane on both sides of the street about 20 feet from the pool entrance.  Businesses surrounding the pool have been known to tow so please avoid parking in their lots.  The police also often patrol the lot at Milburn to look for illegally parked cars (parked in fire lanes, on grassy areas, etc).  

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ

• No personal gear (tents, chairs, coolers, etc) is to be set-up inside the fenced pool area. The grassy space surrounding the pool has ample room for families to set-up camp. Parents with strollers are asked to not block the walking path on the pool deck as it gets crowded.
• Due to City Code FN must keep careful count of the number of spectators inside the pool fence. Once they have reached capacity the lifeguards will not allow any more people inside. We ask that all parents watch their swimmers race and then leave the pool area to make space for parents of swimmers in the next race
• The pool has a conversion factor of .914
• Since we will have a shorter than usual shift change Events 46 & 47 will be moved to after event 53. This will allow for a necessary break for any 6 & Under swimmer that is swimming both breast and fly.  

MEET ABSENCES:

• Report any full or partial meet absences by utilizing the Report a Meet Absence tab on the upper right hand corner of the Red Team website
• For any injury, illness or other situation that occurs that will prevent your child from attending the meet please text me (808-346-1889) as soon a possible so we can adjust our meet entries

HEAT SHEETS/MEET ENTRIES:

• Heat Sheets and Meet Entries are posted under the Calendar section of the Red Team website. Please check the meet entries file that is posted along with the Heat Sheets. This will tell you what events (including heat and lane) your swimmer is in. Relays are also listed on here as well. However please know that relays are always subject to change.

MEET INFORMATION:

• Tired of so many e-mails? We now are posting the Meet Details right by the Heat Sheets under the Calendar section.

APPS:

• Meet Mobile - this app allows you to get preliminary event results , official results will be posted on the fence near the Concessions stand
• Meet Bop - this app allows you to follow the meet's event and heat progression
• Swimtopia App - this will show your child's individual events (it won't show relay events) as well as any volunteering shifts you are signed up for

APPAREL:

• Please text Kimberly Lombard (512-909-1774) or Jessica Stanley (512-433-9117) if you need a Stars cap

OTHER:

• Age group tents are reserved for swimmers and Tent Parents ONLY
• Age group tents are nut-free
• Ready Bench and area behind the starting blocks are for swimmers ONLY
• In the interest of safety athletes must stay in their age-group tent when not swimming

Thank you all in advance for your cooperation and dedication to our team!  If you see anyone from the set-up or transport crew give them a big thank-you as they will have arrived at 4:10am to ensure our swimmers have ample shade! 

GOOOOO STARS!

Amy Bedford

Red Team Coordinator

808-346-1889