2006 BOYS & GIRLS NEW JERSEY YMCA SILVER CHAMPIONSHIP

 

SANCTIONED BY:  NJ YMCA Competitive Swimming Championship Committee; Carole Bell, New Jersey Competitive Coordinator; Glenda Pae, Competitive V.P. of Y Fields

 

HOSTED BY:            Somerset Hills YMCA

                                    140 Mt. Airy Rd., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 (908) 766-7898

 

MEET DIRECTOR: Jeffery Moryan; Assistant Meet Director Mike Savage,

                                    Somerset Hills YMCA

 

MEET REFEREE:    Ed Miller

                                    Chair, N.J. YMCA Officials’ Committee

 

MEET LOCATION: Gloucester Institute of Technology,

                                    Sewell, New Jersey

 

DATES:                      Saturday, February 18, 2006 – Sessions 1-4

                                    Sunday, February 19, 2006 – Session 5-8

 

FACILITY:                 Gloucester Institute of Technology is a 16 lane, 25 yard pool with Colorado Timing Systems, non-turbulent lane lines and a bulkhead dividing two 8 lane, 25 yard courses

 

WARM-UP TIMES: SESSION 1 & 2 – Saturday, 7:00 a.m.

                                    (13/14 Junior and 15/18 Senior Timed Final Events)

 

                                    SESSION 3 & 4 – Saturday, 12:15 p.m.

                                    (10&U and 11/12 Timed Final Events)

 

                                    Session 5 & 6 – Sunday, 7:00 a.m.

                                    (13/14 Junior and 15/18 Senior Timed Final Events)

 

                                    SESSION 7 & 8 – Sunday, 12:15 p.m.

                                    (10&U and 11/12 Timed Final Events)

 

MEET START:

            SESSION 1 & 2          8:30 AM

            SESSION 3 & 4          1:45 PM

SESSION 5 & 6          8:30 AM

            SESSION 7 & 8          1:45 PM

           

The Meet Committee reserves the right to adjust warm-up times and start times after all entries are received and session time estimates are computed by Meet Manager.

 

 

Each competitor must fulfill the following conditions:

ELIGIBILITY:

 

1.         The swimmer must have been a member of his/her YMCA in good standing for at least 90 days prior to the date of the championship and entitled to full privilege membership activities.

 

2.         The swimmer must be an amateur and must not have represented another YMCA or another swimming organization (high schools excepted) in open or closed competition since September 1, 2005.  College students are ineligible.

 

3.         The swimmer must have represented his/her YMCA in closed competition on at least three occasions on separate days during the four (4) month period prior to Wednesday, February 9, 2006.

 

4.         Entry in the New Jersey YMCA Silver State Championship Meet will be based on qualifying times exclusively and must be certified in either Open, League, Dual or High School Meet competition.  (Note 2005-2006 rules which define a YMCA Inter association Swim Meet.)

 

5.         Participation is determined by the swimmer’s age as of December 1, 2005.  A swimmer may participate in one age group only. There is no swimming up in age group events. (A 19 year old swimmer who is still in high school may compete in the 15/18 age group.)

 

6.         Swimmers with 4 or more qualifying times for NJ Y State Championships are NOT ELIGIBLE to compete at NJ Y Silver Championships.

 

7.         Swimmers will be restricted to entering two (2) individual age group events each day of the Championship and two relay events, with a maximum of 1 per day. Other than entry qualifying times, there are no restrictions on the number of entries per team in individual events.

 

8.         Each YMCA Association may enter one relay team only in each relay event.  Coaches should make every effort to identify the most likely swimmers and enter those swimmers names in the relay events.  Coaches will be allowed to change the names of the swimmers in the Relays in accordance with the procedures outlined in the section entitled “Relay Entries”.

 

The Competitive Coordinator and/or the Meet Committee may challenge entry times and/or may ask for verification of any seed time.  ALL SEED TIMES MUST BE PROVABLE.  Swimmers or coaches who cannot produce verification will have their swimmers reassigned to the heat and lane their proof permits or scratched from the meet if no proof exists.

 

 

A Silver State Championship representative will be in attendance at the NJ YMCA Bronze Championships on February 12, 2006.  Any competitor, or his/her coach or parent, achieving a Silver qualifying time must appear at the Silver State Championship table and register for the Silver Championships.  ENTRY FEE:  PAYMENT MUST BE MADE AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION OR BEFORE THE BRONZE CHAMPIONSHIP CONCLUDES.  Failure to pay the appropriate entry fee will cause the swimmer entry to not be registered; no refunds will be made on any entry fees

 

 

SEEDING:

 

In accordance with YMCA Rules and Principles, and for the benefit of both the swimmers and the spectators, the Meet has been pre-seeded.  The program will be official unless, depending upon the volume of scratches, the Meet Committee will decide whether or not to re-seed an event.  In either case, lane timers and officials will be issued heat sheets indicating open lanes.  If the Meet Committee decides that it is necessary to re-seed an event, all timers, officials and coaches will be issued heat sheets showing the re-seeded heat and lane assignments and heat sheets will be posted throughout the deck and in the spectator area indicating the re-seeded event.

 

The host team and/or Meet Committee reserve the right to limit heats in individual events and/or change the pool if necessary for the best operation of the meet.

 

500 Free Seeding:

There will be a positive check in for the 500 Free Events on Sunday.  The program will appear in psyche sheet form.  Following the check-in by all teams, the event will be deck seeded and heat sheets will be posted.

 

ENTRY FEE:

$5.00 per individual event - $20.00 per relay team

 

SPECTATOR AREA:

 

            The spectator area, raised above the pool deck has a seating capacity limited to 500 persons which capacity is strictly enforced.  By Order of the Fire Marshall, coolers, folding chairs, and strollers are not permitted in the spectator area.  Spectators will not be allowed on deck.  Spectators and swimmers will not be allowed to save seats in the spectator area.  Host team volunteers will assist spectators with seating and will monitor the spectator area.  Spectators are requested and expected to cooperate with Fire Marshall’s regulations and volunteer requests.

 

POOL 2

 

SATURDAY  

Session 1 13/14 Girls  15/18 Boys

Session 3 10&U Girls  11/12 Boys

 

SUNDAY

Session 6 13/14 Boys  15/18 Girls

Session 8 10&U Boys  11/12 Girls

 

POOL 1

 

SATURDAY

Session 2 13/14 Boys  15/18 Girls

Session 4 10&U Boys  11/12 Girls

 

SUNDAY

Session 5 13/14 Girls 15/18 Boys

Session 7 10&U Girls  11/12 Boys

SPECTATOR    SEATING
 

 

 

DECK PASSES:

Gloucester Institute of Technology has a large amount of deck space for coaches and swimmers. 

           

Coaches:

 

Only pre-registered coaches and officials will be permitted access at this entrance. Coaches must show their YMCA Coaches Deck Pass to gain access to the deck and pick up their Meet Packet.  Coaches must display their YMCA Deck Pass at all times while on the deck.  There will be a limit of three (3) coaches per team per session.

 

Officials:

 

Officials must go to the Officials Check-in Table to be given a Deck Pass that will allow access onto the Pool Deck.  Due to the fact that this is a YMCA Silvers Championship event, only those officials who have pre-registered with the NJ YMCA State Officials Committee Chair will be allowed entry onto the pool deck.

 

Each participating team is required to submit the name of at least one currently certified Level II Official per session to the Meet Referee, Ed Miller, (caefmilleriii@msn.com).  Swimming Officials will be selected from among the parents and associates of participating swimmers’ YMCAs.  Current YMCA certification is required for all officials and the Meet Referee may check cards.  The standard white uniform must be worn by all officials.  Those Level II Officials selected will be contacted directly prior to the Championship.  There will be no admission charge for officials who will be working the entire session of the meet.  A hospitality room will be available to coaches and officials throughout the meet.  Officials will be provided with a championship official’s shirt.  The host club can guaranty only those officials registering with Ed Miller will receive shirts.

 

Timers:

 

Timers from each team must check in with the Head Timer prior to gaining entry onto the deck.  Depending on the number of entries per team per session, the host team will send each team their timing and lane assignment prior to the meet.  Teams are required to fulfill their designated timing assignment or risk disqualification of their swimmers.  The meet will not start until all timers have reported to their lane.  Teams may opt to switch timers throughout each session, but may not opt to vacate their timing assignment prior to the completion of the session. Timing assignments will also be posted on the SHY Swim Team website, http://shyswimteam.usswim.net).

 

There will be no admission charge for any timers who volunteer to time the entire session and whose names are listed on the Entry Recap Form.  We regret that we will be unable to waive the admission charge for those team’s timers who choose to rotate their timing assignment throughout the session.

 

ADMISSION:

The pool will be open for spectator admission starting at 6:30 am.  Admission is $5.00 for adults (per session); children under 8, participants and officials free.  Upon entering the building, swimmers and officials should proceed through the hallway to the deck entrance (swimmers) and check-in/hospitality room (officials and coaches).  The hospitality room will be in the same location as in 2005.  Spectators will be directed to an admission desk. Coaches shall check in and receive their packet at the designated check-in area. Coaches must show their credentials, issued by Glenda Pae, VP of Competitive Fields on behalf of YMCA of the USA, in order to check in and receive their meet packets.

 

PROGRAMS:

 

Programs for all Age Group Timed Finals are $5.00.  Each program will contain two sessions each.

 

SCORING:

           

Point scoring of place values will be:

            Individual Events – 20,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

            Relays – 40,34,32,30,28,26,24,22,18,14,12,10,8,6,4,2

 

All timed final events shall be scored according to the finish times of all competitors in all heats.

 

AWARDS:

           

All swimmers will be given a NJ YMCA Silver State Championship participation lapel pin compliments of Somerset Hills YMCA.  Contact Jeff Moryan to arrange to pick up pins before meet, if possible.  Otherwise, pins will be distributed at the meet.

 

            Medals will be awarded in all age group events and relays for the first through eighth place.  Ribbons will be awarded in all age group events and relays for ninth through sixteenth places.  Age group plaques will be awarded to first and second places.

 

            Coaches will pick up all team and individual awards at the end of the meet from the awards desk.  We recommend you inform your swimmers and parents of this procedure.

 

REFRESHMENTS & TEE SHIRTS:

 

            Food, drink and event Tee Shirts will be available.  Metro Swim Shop will be the vendor for swimming related purchases.

 

 

INCLEMENT WEATHER:

 

            In case of severe weather conditions or other emergency situations, which force cancellation of any portion of this meet – no refunds will be made on any entry fees.  Refunds on admission and program will be made only if emergency cancellation occurs prior to the start of a session.

 

            The Meet Committee will make all decisions concerning meet cancellation.  The decision of the Meet Committee is final.

 

DIRECTIONS

 

FROM SOUTH JERSEY:  (Via Route 55 North)

Exit at Route 47 Delsea Drive North – Woodbury/Westville Exit 56B.  At the traffic light turn left onto Bankbridge Road.  At the next light turn left onto Tanyard Rd.  The G.C.I.T. entrance is on the left at the bottom of the hill.

 

FROM NORTH JERSEY:  (Via Interstate 295)

Take Interstate 295 South to Route 42 South and stay in right lane.  Take Route 55 South to Exit 56B (Route 47 North Woodbury/Westville).  At the traffic light turn left onto Bankbridge Road. At the next light turn left onto Tanyard Rd.  The G.C.I.T. entrance is on the left at the bottom of the hill.

 

FROM DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE:

Take Interstate 295 North.  Take exit 21 onto Delaware Street and continue through Woodbury.  Turn right at second traffic light onto Evergreen Ave.  Travel one block and turn left at next light onto Egg Harbor Rd.  Proceed about two miles through next traffic light.  The G.C.I.T. entrance is on the left at the bottom of the hill.

 

FROM WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE:

Cross the Walt Whitman Bridge and take 295 South.  Follow the directions from North Jersey.

 

FROM COMMODORE BARRY BRIDGE:

Take U.S. Route 130 North to Interstate 295 North.  Follow the directions from Delaware Memorial Bridge.

 

YMCA STATE SILVER MEET

 

IMPORTANT PARENT INFORMATION

 

DUE TO GCIT AND FIRE MARSHALL REGULATIONS THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN ARRIVAL/ADMISSION PROCEDURES.

 

·             Spectator seating will be limited to 500 persons.  The Fire Marshall will count spectators.  The Meet Committee recommends that no more than one parent accompany each swimmer to the meet.      The Meet Committee recommends car pooling where possible.      

·             So that all parents of swimmers have the opportunity to watch their children swim, please observe only those events in which your child(ren) is competing.  There will be seating in the vending area.  GCIT is making efforts to show the swimming events/scoreboard on closed circuit TV in the vending area so spectators can move into and from the pool balcony when their swimmers are competing.         This will allow us to maximize the number of spectators who can observe their children during their swims.

·             Cooperation from everyone will be needed so that Y State Silvers can remain a positive experience for all swimmers and parents.  Remember, this is a YMCA sponsored championship.