Gulf Park hosting Crestwood Hills

Please RSVP today and sign up to volunteer as well!

Tuesday, June 29

Gulf Park will host Crestwood Hills (Our first home meet of the season!)

When:

Tuesday, June 29

Time:
Arrive at 4:30, warm ups begin at 5:00 & the meet will begin at 6:00 sharp. All swimmers should be at the pool, settled, and ready to get in the water at 5:00 pm.

We will be swimming all events during this meet. There are 70 events. Typically, swimmers will swim 2 individual events and 2 relays. Please do not leave the meet until your child has completed all of their events. Free relays is the last event and if one child leaves, this scratches an entire relay.

Workers Meeting:

Promptly at 5:30. Please remember to volunteer for a job at each meet.  We still need at least 12 more volunteers to fill the following roles:

1st Shift - 

Finish Overcall Judge (1) - Sit in a chair at the finish, write down the order that the lanes finish in. Overcall judge results are used when finish judge results do not agree.

Hospitality (1) - Work in the Shark Bites Cafe on the basketball court.

Stroke and Turn - Must be certified - judge the swimmers' strokes and turns to be sure they are "legal."

2nd Shift

Finish Judge - Sit in a chair at the finish, write down the order that the lanes finish in.

Hospitality (3) - Work in the Shark Bites Cafe on the basketball court.

Runner (1) - DQ runner picks up slips from Stroke & Turn judges and Jump Judges (on relays) and take to referee to sign, then take to scorer table. Timecard runner picks up timer cards and takes to scorer table.

Scoring/Data Entry (1) - Enter all heats of our swimmers' times in the computer for our use.

Shark Shack (2) - Work in the Shark Shack - be able to make change, Easy Mac, frozen pizza, get snacks and drinks for customers.

Stroke and Turn - Must be certified - judge the swimmers' strokes and turns to be sure they are "legal."

There are also a few items (mainly fruit) to bring in for the Shark Bites Cafe. 

Spirit Theme:
Don't Forget to show your BLUE SHARK SPIRIT! This week's theme is Disney!! 

Availability:

Go to the team website https://gulfpark.swimtopia.com/ and sign into your account. On the home page you will see the Crestwood Hills @ GP under the Upcoming Events Header and under the 'Schedule' Tab. Click on the meet to declare your child's availability! Click on Meet Entry, then click 'Edit'. Click the arrow icon for each child and select ATTENDING or NOT ATTENDING. Even if you are not attending, please LET US KNOW! This must usually be done at least 3 days prior to each swim meet for your swimmer to be scheduled properly in the meet! Best to go ahead and edit your swimmers availability now for all meets; you can always go back and edit later if the need arises.

Volunteers:
We require each family to provide a volunteer for at least 1/2 of the meet, and if possible if each adult works 1/2 of the meet it would be GREATLY appreciated. It truly takes a village to put on the meet and we need all hands on deck!! Go to the team website https://gulfpark.swimtopia.com/ and sign into your account. On the home page you will see an Upcoming events listing and you will see the Jefferson City vs GP meet listed. Click on the meet, click on Job Sign Up, Click on each parent/guardian and 'SIGN UP FOR JOBS'. The first half of the meet begins at 5:45 for most jobs - parking needs to check in by 5:00. The second half of the meet begins when we are half way through the events. Disregard current times on the site if different as they are incorrect. Check in with your Volunteer Coordinators - Jennifer Manrod/Alison Ross/Joanna Steinmetz when you arrive at the meet - this should be around 4:30.

Parking: Very Important!!!!!

Parking will be tricky for this meet.  Please do not use the field on Cedar Bluff Road or the Lifeguard Parking Lot.  BOTH TEAMS WILL PARK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.  Gulf Park should park at Cedar Bluff Elementary School parking lot and allow Crestwood Hills to use the lower parking lot, that would be appreciated.  Please only park on one side of the road in the neighborhood and DO NOT block the cul de sac.  Feel free to drop off your swimmers before you park.  

Food:
We urge you all to "Eat at the Meet" and have two areas to serve you. On the side of the pool nearest the kiddie pool, our concession stand will be open and features packaged snacks, sports drinks, and ice cream.

Our Hospitality area is called the SHARK BITES CAFE, it will be set up with tents at home meets. We will have hamburgers and hotdogs combo meals $6.00 to $8.00 (includes 2 sides and a can drink).

Please come and start your account for hospitality and you get a 10 percent bonus !! It’s great because you don’t have to carry cash and your child can run down between swims and grab a snack Remember WE need your help with donations!! Please bring cases of bottle water and can drinks. We also need bagged chips and cookies. Let’s talk about FRUIT !! Frozen grapes are a huge hit and sell fast and so are strawberries. Please don’t drop food until Tuesday at the meet but drinks are welcome anytime. But make sure to bring your contribution!

What to Bring:
For those of you, who are new to the team, please pack towels, folding chairs, goggles, swim cap and a sweatshirt. A sharpie pen is also handy for jotting your events on your hand for reference. Many kids also bring hand held electronics, books or playing cards to pass time between events. (Please be mindful that swimmers are responsible for all of these belongings.)

Misc. Notes...
8 and under parents: Please help your little ones get to their mark on time. Pay attention to the order of events (the event number is on display at the starters table) and direct them to the blocks where a volunteer will line them up. Please bring them to the clerk for relays, we will need assistance separating them and getting them to the correct sides of the pool. At our pool, all events finish on the Cedar Bluff Road side of the pool!

Please be sure to check the event boards when you arrive for the most up to date swimmer information!!
**It is especially important to take note of relays; Free Relays are the last events of the evening. If your child is scheduled to swim the Free Relay and will be unable to stay for that event, it is imperative to let a Meet Director or Coach know as soon as possible. Remember the relays affect all 4 scheduled swimmers and in many cases a swim meet score is decided by these last events!

Reminder: No smoking or alcohol at swim meets
Per GKAISA rules, all smoking and alcoholic beverages are absolutely prohibited at the pool area in all GKAISA meets - Dual, Tri, Relay and Championship.

Traditions: Gulf Park Blue Sharks have been swimming since 1970, and we have many time-honored traditions.

In addition, at the end of every home meet, the whole team dances "the Time Warp" and leaps into the pool. These traditions began long before us, and will continue as long as there is a blue shark at Gulf Park!

THANKS and See You TUESDAY! If you have questions, please ask! We are happy to help!

Another note:

• If you would like to purchase a t-shirt for the Smoky Mountain Invitational, you may do so here:  https://smi.swimtopia.com/smi-shirt-order. 
• Shirts will NOT be available to purchase at the meet.  The deadline to order is Sunday, June 25th.
• Everything you need to know about Smoky Mountain Invitational can be found here: https://smi.swimtopia.com/all-you-need-to-know

Go Sharks!

Kimberly Evers

Meet Director

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