Champs Information--Please Read!
Good Evening Crocs-
Congrats again to all of Canterbury's Champs qualifiers! As of last week's meet, 62 kids have qualified this year! A complete list of all GRAL Champs qualifiers are on GRAL's website:
http://gralva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/champs-qualifiers-1.pdf
We apologize in advance for the length of this email, but we have a lot of information to share with you in a very short period of time. There is a lot of important information below-- please read this message thoroughly and let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you and GO CROCS!
-Amanda & Leah
CHAMPS REGISTRATION:
- Wednesday, July 19: 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM (during water polo/donut practice) and 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM; by the snack bar (please write your name on the sign-in sheet when you arrive). If we have a meet delay (fingers crossed we do not!) or GRAL experiences a delay in sending out required team reports, the morning start time may be delayed.
- Champs payment may be made via check (payable to Canterbury) or with cash (exact amount only; we will not have change on hand).
- If you are unable to register in-person on 7/19, you can send payment with a friend/neighbor. Let them know the event(s) your child wants to swim and whether or not you want to purchase a heat sheet ($10) and/or Canterbury Champs t-shirt ($15, please include size). A copy of our registration order form is attached in case that is helpful.
- Individual events are $3.75 each this year (Canterbury pays for relays). Kids can swim up to 4 individual events and 2 relays at Champs. Coaches will be available during registration to help choose individual events. The coaches will put relay teams together later this week. Swimmers will be contacted next week if they are chosen for a relay team.
- Canterbury Champs t-shirts with all of the qualified swimmers’ names are available again this year for $15. We cannot accept any orders after 7/19. If your swimmer cannot attend Champs, but would still like to order a t-shirt, you may do so at registration on Wednesday.
- Canterbury Champs White Silicone Caps will be given to new qualifiers this year. If you received one last year, but need a replacement, you may purchase a new one at cost ($11).
- Heat Sheets can be pre-ordered at registration for $10. Heat and lane assignments will not be available in Meet Mobile.
- Heat Sheet Ads: Canterbury will submit a full-page ad with all of our swimmers names. If you want to submit a personal or separate ad, please contact us directly ASAP. Ads are due to GRAL by July 22nd.
- GRAL T-Shirts: GRAL also has a separate Champs t-shirt available for purchase. We will take orders and payment for these during registration. Pre-ordered shirts will be distributed during the Laser Tag Champs event.
CHAMPS PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
Morning Practice begins Thursday, July 20th:
Monday - Friday
8:00 - 9:15 AM: 11 & older
9:00 - 10:15 AM: 10 & younger
Afternoon Practice begins Wednesday, July 20th for swimmers registering during the p.m. session. Swimmers who attended fun practice and registered for Champs during the morning session do not need to attend practice but may do so if they wish.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (Friday PM practices and no practice Wednesday 7/26)
4:30 - 5:30 PM: all practice groups
CHAMPS FUN EVENT:
Join the coaches and swimmers at Laser Tag at SkateNation Plus (4350 Pouncey Tract Rd.) on Thursday, July 27th from 6-8pm. If they are available in time, heat sheets and Canterbury t-shirts can be picked up during the event.
We have reserved the upstairs private meeting room for our use. Families may purchase pizza slices, hot dogs, beverages, etc. from the café. We suggest you come early and eat before your game time. We have the 7:00 (check in by 6:30) and 7:30 (check in by 7:00) laser tag games reserved. There is a maximum of 36 players per game. We suggest that younger swimmers reserve spots for the 7:00 game and older swimmers reserve spots for the 7:30 game. Please sign up to play using this Sign Up Genius link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044EAEAD2EA31-champs1
The cost to play is $14 per person and includes a $4 arcade card. One laser tag game per swimmer please. Payment must be received in advance, by Tuesday 7/25. Cash or Checks payable to Leah Danforth. Payments can be made during Champs registration, given to Amanda or Leah during morning Champs practices, or given to Coach Matt. Please put your swimmers name(s) in the memo line. Laser Tag spots are reserved for Champs Qualifiers and Coaches ONLY. Please sign up no later than Monday July 24th. If there are spots available after Monday, then siblings and parents are welcome to sign up. All laser tag participants must be at least 7 years old to play. All ages are welcome to play in the arcade.
CHAMPS MEET INFORMATION:
The Champs meet will be held at the SwimRVA (5050 Parkway, Richmond, VA 23234) and is a two-day meet:
Saturday, July 29th (8-12 yr olds): warmups TBD, meet starts at ~ 9:00 AM
Sunday, July 30th (13-18 yr olds): warmups TBD, meet starts at ~ 9:00 AM
- Volunteer Obligations: If you have a swimmer at Champs, please expect to be assigned a volunteer job. GRAL will assign teams mandatory jobs (based on size) each day of the meet. We will forward the list when we receive it next week.
- Attire: Fast suits may be worn at Champs. No jewelry is allowed other than stud earrings covered by caps. No body writing other than event information is permitted. No medical tape of any kind is permitted.
- Seating/ Other Logistics:
- Swimmers sit on assigned bleachers along the sides of the pool with the coaches.
- Parents are not allowed on deck. You will sit in the observational area/ bleachers located above the pool deck.
- Please write your swimmers' events on their hand before they go to the bleacher area. Event, Heat and Lane (E, H, L) assignments are provided in the heat sheet.
- Swimmers should have all drinks, snacks, towels, entertainment items with them on the bleachers. Please label everything and remind them to keep things in their bags as much as possible to avoid lost items.
- You cannot set up chairs on deck. You can sit outside (weather permitting), but events will not be announced outside.
- Touch-pads will be in place both days this year.
- Parking is available at the pool. Overflow parking is available at the adjacent soccer fields and at Martin's (located behind the pool).
- Additional concessions are available on-site-- food options directly adjacent to the pool are very limited. Please check-in with coaches before leaving the meet at any time-- your swimmer may be needed in a relay. Please do not leave the pool without letting the coaches know.