Steiner Stars at Block House Creek Tidal Waves
Saturday June 10, 2023
MEET LOCATION:
Apache Pool
3100 N Blockhouse Drive
Leander TX 78641

We are back on the road this weekend swimming against the Tidal Waves. Please take your time to read this email in its entirety. There is a lot of important information in these weekly emails, the purpose of these emails to help to make sure everyone is well informed for the meet ahead.

CHECK-IN TIMES

"Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable" - Eric Jerome Dickey

• 5:20AM - Set Up Crew Arrive & Tent Set-up Volunteers
• 6:15AM - Tent Parents Report to Tent
• 6:30AM - Swimmer Check-In (check your swimmer in with the tent parents at their age group tent)
• 6:30AM - Volunteer Check-In for both 1st and 2nd shift (check your swimmer in first and then check-in with our Volunteer Coordinators at the white check-in table) Please wear your nametag
• 6:55AM - STARS Swimmer Warm-Up
• 7:00AM - Ready Bench volunteers report to the Ready Bench
• 7:00AM - Stroke/Exchange Judge and Timer Meetings BOTH SHIFTS (Stroke/Exchange Judges under the American Flag , Timers meet at the shallow end of the pool)
• 7:20AM - 1st shift volunteers, timers and judges report to positions/ Event 1 Report to Ready Bench
• 7:25AM - Event 1 at the blocks, National Anthem
• 7:30AM - Start of the Meet
• EVENT 45 - SHIFT CHANGE: 2nd Shift Volunteers in place (1st shift to remain in positions until relieved)

PARENT/ COACH RELAY IF TIME ALLOWS

• EVENT 78 - Exchange Judges report to positions
• EVENT 81 - Tent Tear Down/Transport crew report to 5/6 Tents

PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME - LATE SWIMMERS WILL BE SCRATCHED FROM THEIR FIRST RELAY 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ

• Tidal Waves has a hard stop at 12:45 AND they only have 6 lanes, because of this we are limited to one heat of relays
• This is a neighborhood pool with houses very close - please be respectful when arriving and keep noise to a minimum and do not allow swimmers in yards
• Age group tents are reserved for swimmers and Tent Parents ONLY
• Ready Bench and area behind the starting blocks are for swimmers ONLY
• Children are to remain in their age group swimmer tent .. no playing on the playground or wandering around
• Wear you Steiner Stars gear or RED, it helps our leads know who our volunteers are
• Board members will be wearing NEON GREEN shirts that say BOARD MEMBER on the back, if you need anything find one of us and we will help you
• There are to be NO photos/ video taken behind the starting block per the Northwest Swim Circuit. ZERO TOLERANCE

PARKING

• Parking is allowed on Block House Dr. and on the grass across from the pool (will be clearly marked and parking attendants will be directing traffic).
• No parking is available on any side streets nor in the cul-de-sac directly adjacent to the pool.
• No parking per state law on the bridge, within 15ft of fire hydrants, within 30ft from a stop sign, WILCO Sheriff’s office will ticket anyone parked in these areas and are frequently patrolling the streets, please be careful to avoid these areas. Please follow these rules and adhere to any parking directions on site.
• PLEASE ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO PARK AND WALK TO THE POOL

MEET ABSENCES

• For any absences the day of the meet please text Candice Palmer, Team Coordinator (571-599-1330) as soon a possible

HEAT SHEETS/MEET RESULTS

• The Heat Sheets and Meet Entries are posted under the Calendar section of the Red Team website when ready. 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.

APPAREL

• If you need a replacement cap please call or message Julie (512-773-5453).

CONCESSIONS

• The concession stand will be located inside the gated area near the entrance closest to our swimmer tents
• Cash and credit/debit cards are accepted

CHICKEN HEATS

• Similar to our Hot Heats, Tidal Waves draw random heats and they are considered chicken heats. Chicken heats are not announced until that heat of swimmers have started and are already in the water. The winner of that heat gets a rubber chicken along with their heat winner ribbon. It is random and crazy, but the kids love it!

PHOTOS

• We have amazing volunteers who take action shots of our swimmers in and out of the water. To see these photos visit the GALLERY HERE on the website. If you are prompted for a password it is “stars”

SWIMTOPIA APP

• You can download theSwimTopia Mobile App on theApp Store orGoogle Play
  • We also have the ability to communicate through push notifications -- which is helpful for when we need to get information out quickly..
  • To receive push alerts on your phone:
  • Log in with your SwimTopia login
  • Be sure to check your app’s notification settings -- ensure that it’s set to pop up on your screen (Android users: set the Importance to “Urgent”)

• We highly recommend that you upgrade to the Pro version of the app to get estimated start times for events that will also update as the meet progresses
• Please ensure you have the app opened and you are signed in on meet day.

SWIM MEET 101

• What to take and do at a Swim Meet (please read if you are a new family or even a returning family as you may have forgotten some things)

• Procedures for Volunteer Jobs (PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE VOLUNTEERING)

LEAVING THE SWIM MEET

• Please help us by leaving their pool in the same or better shape than we found it
• You must physically check-out your swimmer with a tent parent by initialing or signing next to your swimmers name
• If you are leaving the meet before the free relays please double check with the tent parents to ensure your swimmer is not swimming in a relay. Even if your swimmer wasn't initially scheduled to swim in a relay they may have been added during the meet or may be swimming up an age group

See you at the POOL! 

Candice Palmer
Red Team Coordinator
571-599-1330