ATHLETIC

 

DIRECTORS

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR SWIM COACH (ES) ASA SOON AS POSSIBLE!

 

Date:                January 26, 2009

 

Re:                   ENTRY PACKETS FOR COACHES for the District and sub-regional

                        Swimming and Diving Championships.

 

 

INCLUDED:

 

1. DATES – TIMES – PLACES

 

2. DIVING STANDARDS

 

3. SWIMMING REQUIREMENTS

 

4. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING DIVING PROGRAMS AT http://www.tambar.com

 

5. INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENTERING ALL TEAM MEMBERS AT http://www.directathletics.com

 

6. STATE MEET INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT www.piaa.org

 

7. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

 

·        JIM HIGGINS                   212-2424

·        JOE MORAN                    824-7318

·        DAVE GRECCO               357-1167 OR dag@epix.net

 

 

 

REMINDER:  THINGS YOU WILL NEED TO BRING TO THE COACHES’ MEETING AT PATTE’S RESTAURANT ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009 AT 7:30 P.M.

 

1. Check made out to District II ($7.00 for each swimmer and diver listed on the entry form).
2. Printout of your entries from Direct Athletics and your diving sheets from Omada Trak for your own reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To:          District II Member Schools

 

From:     Jim Higgins, District II Chairperson

                Dave Grecco and Joe Moran, Meet Managers

 

Re:          2008-2009 District II AA and AAA Regional Swimming and Diving Championships

                PRELIMINARY INFORMATION

 

Entry Fee:                              $7.00 for each competitor on entry form.

 

Order of Events:                   See schedule below.

 

Awards:                                 Medals will be presented to first through sixth place winners.  A plaque will be

                                                presented to boys’ and girls’ division champions.

 

Scoring:                                 12 places will be scored.

 

 

The District II Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving Championships will be conducted as follows:

 

 

COACHES MEETING:

 

                                                Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 7:30 P.M.

 

                                                PATTE’S SPORTS BAR & RESTAURANT

                                                65 W. HOLLENBECK AVE.

                                                WILKES-BARRE, PA  18702

                                                PHONE:  570-824-8015

 

SITE:

 

                The site for both the diving and swimming events will be:

 

                                                WILKES-BARRE CYC                                        NOTE:  PLEASE ENTER FROM

                                                36 S. WASHINGTON ST.                                   SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA BLVD

                                                WILKES-BARRE, PA  18701

                                                PHONE:  570-823-6121

 

 

DIVING:                 Saturday, February 21, 2009

 

                AA Division         Warm-ups 8:00 AM to 9:45 AM

                                                Competition (Prelims, Semis, and Finals) will begin at 10:00 AM

 

                AAA-Division      Warm-ups 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM

                                                Competition (Prelims, Semis, and Finals) will begin at 3:00 PM

 

PLEASE NOTE:                 The schedule for AAA diving may change due to the number of entries

                                                received.  Any change(s) will be announced at the coaches’ meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWIMMING:                        Friday, February 27, 2009

 

                AA – Division      Spectator area and locker rooms will open at 10:00 AM

                                                Warm-ups 10:15 AM to 11:45 AM

                                                Competition for the following events will begin at 12:00 PM

 

                                                Events:                   1. 200 Medley Relay

                                                                                2. 200 Free

                                                                                3. 200 IM

                                                                                4. 50 Free

                                                                                5. 100 Fly

                                                                                6. 200 Free Relay

 

 

                AAA- Division     Spectator area and locker rooms will open at 4:00 PM

                                                Warm-ups 4:15 PM to 5:45 PM

                                                Competition for the following events will begin at 6:00 PM

 

                                                Events:                   1. 200 Medley Relay

                                                                                2. 200 Free

                                                                                3. 200 IM

                                                                                4. 50 Free

                                                                                5. 100 Fly

                                                                                6. 200 Free Relay

 

 

 

                                                Saturday, February 28, 2009

 

                AA – Division      Spectator area and locker rooms will open at 10:00 AM

                                                Warm-ups 10:15 AM to 11:45 AM

                                                Competition for the following events will begin at 12:00 PM

 

                                                Events:                   7. 100 Free

                                                                                8. 500 Free

                                                                                9. 100 Back

                                                                                10. 100 Breast

                                                                                11. 400 Free Relay

 

 

                AAA – Division   Spectator area and locker rooms will open at 4:00 PM

                                                Warm-ups 4:15 PM to 5:45 PM

                                                Competition for the following events will begin at 6:00 PM

 

                                                Events:                   7. 100 Free

                                                                                8. 500 Free

                                                                                9. 100 Back

                                                                                10. 100 Breast

                                                                                11. 400 Free Relay

 

 

                                                                               

 

 

 

 

SEEDING PROCEDURES:

 

            AA – Division:

 

1. All rules from the Federation rules book will apply.
2. Each school is allowed one team per relay event.  You may list up to 8 swimmers per relay event.
3. There are no more qualifying times.  Please enter your swimmers and performances into each event.  Remember you are only allowed 4 entries per individual event.
4. The top 32 swimmers (4 heats) will compete in the 50 yd. and the 100 yd. Freestyle events.
5. The top 24 swimmers (3 heats) will compete in all other individual swimming events.
6. All seeding will be by time, coaches are responsible to make sure the times provided are correct.

 

AAA – Division

 

1. All rules from the Federation rules book will apply.
2. Each school is allowed one team per relay event.  You may list up to 8 swimmers per relay event.
3. There are no more qualifying times.  Please enter your swimmers and performances into each event.  Remember you are only allowed 4 entries per individual event.
4. Since there are only 5 boys’ schools, all 20 swimmers entered will compete in each individual event.  There will be 3 heats in each event.
5. There are 8 girls’ schools, we will seed 4 heats (all 32 swimmers entered) in the 50 yd. and 100 yd. Freestyle events.  In all other girls’ individual swimming events, we will seed the top 24 swimmers (3 heats).
6. All seeding will be by time, coaches are responsible to make sure the times provided are correct.

 

VERIFYING TIMES:  Coaches are required to provide proof of their swimmers’ individual and relay times if challenged by another coach.  Meet results are to be mailed weekly to Tim Honeywell, Athletic Director, Berwick High School, 1100 Fowler Avenue, Berwick, PA 18603.

 

Remember, when a pool does not have Automatic Timing, only the first place time can be used for seeding purposes.  All times recorded by the automatic timer are to be recorded on the score sheet.  Results will not be accepted at the coaches’ meeting for meets conducted before February 12, 2009.  Those results should have been postmarked by February 12, 2009, and mailed to Mr. Honeywell.  Only results from meets conducted after February 12, 2009 will be accepted at the coaches’ meeting.

 

 

DIVING STANDARDS:

 

All diving programs will be completed online.  Instructions are included.

 

All rules from the Federation rules book will apply.  The additional requirements are:

 

1. For the 6 optional dives, girls must have a total degree of difficulty of at least 10.0; boys degree of difficulty must be at least 10.5.

 

2. All dives listed on the diving entry must have been performed during the season and awarded a final average score of 4.5 or higher in any given meet.

 

3. At the seeding meeting dives may be challenged.  Coaches should have all of their diving score sheets (signed by referee) in their possession to answer challenges.  If you cannot prove the dive was performed to an average of 4.5 or higher, the dive must be changed.