Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Lee's Hill Lightning News - Mock Meet & RainedOut.com

Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,

 

Welcome to the 2017 Summer Swim Season!

 

It is 7:32 and I just heard another clap of thunder.  We had a lightning bolt hit our backyard with a huge bang as we were eating dinner.

 

Thanks for everyone’s patience, and input on how to proceed tonight!  It was definitely the right call to cancel early. A lot of our swimmers still have school tomorrow.

 

SAFETY ALWAYS COMES FIRST! 

 

Just for clarification – we will NOT reschedule the Mock Meet!

 

During a morning practice next week – the coaches and I will speak with the swimmers about Stroke and Turn Judges and DQs, Forward and Backward Starting protocols, and remaining in the pool after a race until everyone finished the race to shake hands with the other swimmers to show good sportsmanship. 

 

We will setup the starting system during a morning practice – so the whistle and starting signal is not foreign to the new swimmers.

 

Thanks to everyone for all the help tonight setting up and taking down the Mock Meet.

 

I know we have some anxious swimmers who want to swim and get that first race in the books. Please remind them that next week we will be swimming an Exhibition Meet.

 

Having rain delays is sometimes part of summer swimming. 

 

I am going to look at tonight’s positives and the fact we did get a lot accomplished:

 

We had a great practice run for setting up a home meet

 

We had a lot of great desserts!

 

We got the parent meeting completed for this year, and covered a lot of information for new families.

 

I identified a couple of things that need to added to my setup list, and a couple of things I forgot to bring.

 

Great to watch the swimmers come together as a team!

 

 

Returning families – if you see a new family you do not recognize – please introduce yourself and answer any questions they might have. Make them part of our Lightning Swim Team Family.

 

I know that it was pretty daunting when we first joined the team.

 

New Families- Don’t be shy!  Ask us any questions you may have!  We were new to the team once too and had the same questions.  Sometimes we just don’t know what you need to know!

 

RainedOut.com

 

I must apologize – I called Rained Out an App for your phone, when in fact it is just a website: www.rainedout.com

 

You then search for: Lee’s Hill Lightning Swim Team

 

You can sign up for text messages and/or e-mail alerts

 

If you paste the following it should bring you right to the sign up:

 

https://www.rainedout.net/team_page.php?a=0561f728c3e145897a9b

 

Rained out comes in very handy during an actual meet.  Please sign up!

 

Normal practice tomorrow night. We will continue to watch the weather.

 

Have a great night!

 

Bob Denecke

Meet Director

301-908-1343 Cell

540-898-4403 Home

 

 

 

 

 

RSL Rules:

8.6. Rain delays/ postponements.

 

8.6.1. Before the start of the season, each RSL team shall provide a rain date for each of their home

meets. These rain dates need to be scheduled in a timely fashion to conform to the

requirements of the “seeding party”.

 

8.6.2. Prior to the official start of the meet, the RSL representatives for the competing teams may agree to

reschedule the meet due to adverse weather conditions.

 

8.6.3. By mutual consent of the two RSL representatives a meet may be suspended due to inclement

weather once the meet has officially started. If the Representatives cannot agree, the

Referee will be the deciding authority. In the event of lightning a minimum delay of 20

Minutes is required (home team regulations, if longer, will apply). Each succeeding sighting of

lightning requires an additional minimum delay of 20 minutes. In cooperation with the home

pool the referee may determine when the teams can reenter the water and continue the meet.

 

8.6.4. Once a meet is suspended due to adverse weather conditions, the meet can be rescheduled

once cumulative weather delays exceed one (1) hour. Such a decision should not be made prior

to 7:30pm. A suspended meet cannot be continued after 10:00pm, unless each team’s RSL

Representative agrees.

 

8.6.5. Any rescheduled or resumed meet must take place prior to “seeding party” deadline.

 

8.6.6. If a meet must be rescheduled due to inclement weather, the rain date provided by the home

team shall be the date utilized for the meet. A resumed suspended meet shall continue at

the point the meet was suspended.

 

8.6.7. If a meet cannot be completed on either the scheduled date or the rain date, the RSL

Representatives may mutually consent to reschedule the meet on another date. If an agreement

cannot be reached for rescheduling a meet, the home team RSL Representative shall submit a

written report to the Board detailing the reasons the meet cannot be completed.

 

8.6.8. The results of a meet that cannot be completed under the steps detailed in the above sections shall

be scored as follows:

 

8.6.8.1. If 48 events have been completed at the time of the meet’s suspension, the meet

score as of the last fully completed event will determine the winner.

 

8.6.8.2. If less than 48 events have been completed in a meet that cannot be continued, no

winner or loser will be declared. Any completed events will be eligible for use in

qualifying for the Championship Meet and for RSL, Inc. league records.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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