Saturday July 25th is our Association Meet which we will host in the Pearisburg Town Pool. This will be an excellent meet this year. The Concord C-lions are strong again, Welch has regathered its team, and Tazewell is strong as ever. The races will be close and the meet will be very exciting.
Please plan to arrive at the pool by 8:30 at the latest to get set up. Because of meet officials's parking and special needs parkers, do not plan on parking in the pool parking lot. There is PLENTY of parking over at the KJ Community Center. Teams can set up wherever they like, but we will be in the tennis court area nearl the clerk of course. Our warm ups are at 9:10-9:19 and the meet starts at 10:00. I have a coaches meeting at 8:30, so I won't be available for you until right before warm ups. I will arrive at the Town pool around 8 am so you can catch me before 8:30 if you like. I will be by the pool most of the day, so you can find me there anytime you need me. I will try to make rounds through the set up area when I can just to make sure everybody is okay.
It is very important that we stay together as a team on Saturday. We have to help each other listen for when our events are called, and help find swimmers when they are late getting to the clerk. Of course you can move around and spend time by the pool cheering. Just be sure to circulate through the main Giles area now and then to make sure you know what is going on.
If you have a tent or a larger stand-up sun-shade that you are willing to bring share, that would be fantastic. The forecast is for good weather and a mix of clouds and sun. So having shelter is a good thing. You may want to bring a water proof ground cover to sit on or put your tent on. This will help. Remember to bring lots of dry towels, sweatshirts, pants, etc. And several pairs too so when one gets wet you can swap out. Remember this thing goes all day, so you will need to prepare for the long haul. If there is a storm (only 10-20% chance), there will be a delay - there can be no make up meet, so the meet will keep going as best it can!
After the meet, there will be an awards ceremony where they announce the winner and award trophies There are some special awards for retiring swimmers and high point scorers. I will collect all the medals and ribbons and we will give them out at the swim team party on Aug 17th.
Come ready to swim - its our pool - its our meet - its our trophy. Let's win this thing!
Go JETS!
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