Last updated on February 2nd, 2023 at 04:04 pm Can athletes get a concussion or other head injury at a swim meet? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. As a result, if you help to host or run swim meets you need to be informed and ready. Athletes, coaches, officials, parents, and others also need information. What […]
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Last updated on December 11th, 2023 at 11:41 am The Key Times List is a simple, but effective tool. It helps communicate vital information at a swim meet. Many are familiar with the swim meet “timeline” or Sessions Report generated from Meet Manager software. Among other things, this report lists the estimated start time of each event
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Last updated on September 1st, 2023 at 10:43 am A simple one-page list of the volunteers, equipment, and prep needed to host a dual or tri-team high school swim meet. This list also works well for “Summer League” and other types of development meets too. This version is quick and easy to print and share.
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Last updated on March 28th, 2023 at 06:29 pm Looking for ways to improve swim meets? Get and use feedback. Here are some practical ideas on how. Getting Feedback To get feedback, simply ask a question or questions. Then, listen to, or read, the answer. There are many ways to do this. Who to ask?
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Last updated on September 1st, 2023 at 10:43 am A simple one-page list of the volunteers, equipment, and prep needed to host a dual or tri-team high school swim meet. This list also works well for “Summer League” and other types of development meets too. This version is easy to edit. For more high school
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Last updated on May 10th, 2021 at 04:20 pm Swim Meet Directors have questions. This FAQ page helps direct them to answers. Do you have other questions? Ask them in the comments section below. Common Swim Meet Director FAQ’s What am I supposed to do as a meet director? The answer to this question depends
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Last updated on January 2nd, 2024 at 11:16 am It goes without saying that a swim meet requires a pool. But a meet director needs to answer questions beyond, “Do you have one for the meet?” Answers vary greatly from meet to meet and facility to facility. Knowing what to ask, and what to look
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Last updated on February 6th, 2023 at 04:00 pm The task seems easy enough, get your officials, grab a bunch of people to time and then run a swim meet, right? Wrong. Unfortunately, many underestimate the number of people it takes to not only run a meet, but also to run one safely and in
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Last updated on September 8th, 2023 at 10:11 am Why have a list of swim meet worker job titles and descriptions? Aren’t timers the only volunteers you need to run a swim meet? Many meets seem to run on this idea. As important as they are, it takes more than timers to run even the
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Last updated on April 24th, 2023 at 03:49 pm Most people would likely agree that safety at swim meets is important. It’s a high priority for governing bodies like USA Swimming as well as parents, coaches, officials, and pool owners. However, it’s one thing to agree that safety is important, and another to actually improve it.
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Last updated on May 17th, 2022 at 09:40 pm Finally, a quick and easy way to reduce costs and waste at swim meets. This free counter helps get the right type of heat sheets for the right people. Click Swim Meet Admin Tools: Heat Sheet Counter for tips on using the file.
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Last updated on May 17th, 2022 at 09:41 pm Finally, a quick and easy way to reduce costs and waste at swim meets. This free counter helps get the right type of heat sheets for the right people. This version does the math for you! Click Swim Meet Admin Tools: Heat Sheet Counter for tips
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