2008 State Swimming &
Diving Tournament IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR COACHES WITH
QUALIFIERS 1. Coaches Packet 2. Mandatory Coaches Meeting - Thursday,
February 21 at 8:00 P.M. at the new C.T. Branin Natatorium Gymnasium. All coaches or school representatives are
requested to be present at the meeting. Coaches
with a qualifying relay team must attend. Coaches
are required to submit completed relay cards at this meeting. 3. Submission of Diving List – Shall be
submitted on Wednesday,February 20 at 7:00 P.M. but no later than two hours before
competition. 4. Coaches Pass - Each head coach will receive
one pass for having one to five qualifiers; two passes for six to ten qualifiers and three
passes for 11 or more qualifiers. A relay
team counts as four qualifiers. 5. Contestant Pass - Each qualifying swimmer
and diver will receive a contestant admittance and deck pass. Each will need the pass for warm-up swimming and
admission on Friday and Saturday. The pass is
for all-sessions and must be displayed on all competitors during competition. 6. School Representatives - The head coach
officially listed with the OHSAA for swimming is the school representative. If another is to serve as school representative,
this must be submitted in writing to the state tournament manager. 7. Swimming Warm-Up by District (Competition Pool)
– Thursday, February 21
The practice swimming schedules by districts
will be supervised by the District Vice-Presidents of the OHS Swimming Coaches
Association. It is their responsibility to
see that only teams from their area are using the pool at the designated times. Swim teams will not be permitted to warm up
in the pool on Wednesday, February 20. 8. Diving Warm-Up - Wednesday, February 20
from 3:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. 9. Tournament
Procedures
A. All swimmers for each event
should report to the Clerk's Area by the diving boards upon instructions from the
announcer. B. No
swimmers or coaches should be on the pool deck, defined as sides and ends of the pool, or
bullpen where tournament officials are functioning. C. Swimmers
and their coaches will be seated on bleachers located on deck level for the tournament and
the new west upstairs bleachers. 10.
Preliminary and Final Results - Results will be posted in main hallway on
the lst floor and behind 2nd floor bleacher wall and west wall of Natatorium (deck level)
as soon as results of each event are known. 11.
Pool Entrance - All swimmers and divers shall enter the
Natatorium and pool area from the NE entrance. 12. Coat Check Room - Swimmers will be able
to check-in coats with an attendant on duty at all times during the three days. 13. Locker Rooms - Male and female locker
rooms have new lockers available to secure belongings.
Please do not leave locks on lockers overnight. 14. Valuables - Coaches are responsible for
making their own provisions to take care of valuables belonging to team members. 15. First Aid and Trainer Services – An
athletic trainer will be available for first-aid or other purposes to any participant as follows: 16. Parking –Free Natatorium parking is
available on the West Side of the Natatorium. No
parking permit will be necessary. 17. Ticket Order and Payment Regulations 18. Swimmers
/ coaches must remain in the assigned seating area for prelims and finals,
which includes bleachers on deck level and the new west upstairs bleachers. No swimmers or coaches should be in the
spectator stands during competition time. 19. Award Ceremony – Have the top eight finishers remain at the blocks for awards. The coaches giving out the awards must be at awards area at the beginning of the race which you are presenting. 20. Programs - Please note that the State Championship Swimming and Diving Program price is $4.00.
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