Hello, Marlins,

This Saturday we have our final home meet of the season before Divisionals. We are hosting the Wells Branch Armadas.

A few things we want to highlight:

1. Park in a designated area (see parking details below and attached map)
2. Check-in your swimmer(s) at the front gate to the pool (6:00am)
3. FRIENDS and FAMILY - We highly recommend that if you want to have grandparents, family, or friends come to a meet that you bring themthis week! The divisional meet on June 28th is going to be packed and there will be very limited parking so we will be asking each family to only bring 1 car to the meet.
4. There is a slight chance of rain on Saturday. We will be monitoring the weather during the meet we will be using push notifications through the Swimtopia app to let you know about any instructions - so please download prior to the meet.

Swimmer Tent Expectations

1. Tent Parent Introduction - when your swimmer gets to their age group tent please have them introduce themselves to the tent parent.
2. Stay in the tent - remind swimmers to stay in the tent and ask the tent parent if they need to go somewhere.
3. Swimmer tents are for swimmers and tent parents only. Non-swimmer siblings, friends, and parents should not sit in the swimmer tents but in the spectator area (see attached map).

Don’t Forget

• Cap
• Goggles
• Towel
• Chair
• Sunscreen
• Water Bottle
• Snacks
• Shoes
• Team T-shirt
• Sweatshirt or blanket if it’s cool in the morning
• Entertainment (book, coloring items, card games, the kinds of things your child might take to entertain themselves on a road trip)
• Label everything!

If you need a reminder, you can watch this video demonstrating how to mark your swimmer’s arm with their event-heat-lane, but the Tent Parents can also help with this.

Please let your child know that sometimes the relay lineups change, or heats & lanes of individual events can change. This happens because sometimes people get sick or can’t swim for other reasons, and the coaches will adjust events accordingly. Tent Parents will let swimmers know if this happens. Tell them not to worry if their Tent Parent tells them something different from what is on their arm.

VERY IMPORTANT: Please check in at the Board Tent (adjacent to swimmer tents) when you arrive (see timeline, below for details). If you don’t check in, you could be scratched from the meet! There will be a volunteer check-in and a swimmer check-in. Look for a couple people holding clipboards and flashlights! If you can’t find the check-in area, ask your Tent Parent, or anyone wearing a Board of Directors shirt, to point you in the right direction.

After checking in, drop your swimmer off in their age group tent. All tents will be labeled with Boys or Girls and Age Group. Swimmers stay in their age group tents throughout the meet under the wonderful care of their Tent Parents. You do not need to get your swimmer ready for their events. The fabulous Tent Parents will get everyone where they need to be!

If, for any reason, your swimmer needs to leave their tent, they need to talk to their Tent Parent first. You can trust the Tent Parents to help them with everything, from putting on swim caps, to finding lost goggles, to bathroom trips.

Pool Location

4203 Pasada Ln, Round Rock, TX 78681

Parking

Parking is an important issue with the HOA and MUD. It is extremely important to follow these parking instructions, so that we can comply with our contract and to be respectful guests of the neighborhood. Parking map is attached.

WE ASK THAT THE POOL PARKING LOT AND ANGLE PARKING ON SENDERO SPRINGS DRIVE BE RESERVED FOR THE VISITING TEAM.

* Marlins will arrive earlier than the visiting team, so please leave angled parking for them, and park at Hatch House/SouthStar. *

Parking priority for our team is as follows:

• FIRST - Hatch House/SouthStar Bank parking lot (easy 3 minute walk to the pool). Please do not park in the businesses on the east side of the intersection as some of them are open on Saturday and we want to respect them and their customers.
• SECOND – Angle parking on Sendero Springs Drive
• THIRD - Specified and limited neighborhood parking ONLY IF NECESSARY

NOTE - Swimmers and items can be dropped off at pool before you park.

THERE IS NO PARKING ON EITHER SIDE OF PASADA FROM SENDERO SPRINGS DRIVE TO THE POOL (SEE MAP).

Vehicles WILL BE ticketed and towed without warning by the Williamson County Sheriff's Department if they are in a restricted area!

We ask that everyone please watch their speed in the neighborhood. The parking plan includes angled parking along a busy street that families will be crossing. We want everyone to be safe.

Please bring one vehicle per family if you can, and carpool when possible. It is very important that everyone follow the attached map of where parking is allowed. We have parking volunteers to help direct people, but please only park in places where parking is permitted as per the attached map. Green shading is parallel parking, and any red areas are no parking areas.

Tent Area

We will have age group tents for swimmers set up inside the pool fence. Please set up family tents outside the fence.

Arrival Time/Check In

• Swimmer Check-In: 6:00 AM - check in your swimmer(s) at the main entrance gate (where you enter for practice).
• Volunteers please check in with our volunteer coordinator who will be set up near swimmer check-in.

IF YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO BE LATE OR ABSENT PLEASE EMAIL OR TEXT COACH ALEC HUDSON: [email protected] or 512-351-6281

Meet Schedule

6:00 Brushy Creek Marlins Tent Parents Report

6:00 Brushy Creek Swimmer & Volunteer Check-in

6:30-7:00 Brushy Creek Marlins Warm-up

7:05-7:35 Visiting Team Warm-up

7:15 Late entries and all scratches turned into Computer Rep (Coaches re-align Relays)

7:25 Ready Bench Volunteers report to Ready Bench

7:25 Meetings: Timers (Meeting held at the end of Lane 1 on non-starting end of the pool), Exchange/Stroke Judge (Meeting held at the end of Lane 8 on the non-starting end of the pool) We are unable to make announcements prior to 7:30 so please let your volunteers know about the meetings.

7:30 – 7:40 Event 1 Report to Ready Bench; 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Calls to the Ready Bench for events 2 - 3

7:35 1st shift Volunteers - Timers, Exchange/Stroke Judges report to positions

7:40 Event 1 at the starting blocks (National Anthem sung by Charlotte Dennon and Annabella Kreidler)

7:45 Meet Start

Heat Sheets

Heat sheets are posted on Swimtopia

Parent and Coaches Relay

We plan on having a coaches & parents relay during the break this week. We have space for up to three Marlins teams. If you are interested, please email the meet directors at [email protected] to let us know (and don’t forget to bring your suit!).

Concessions and Merchandise

• We have a full concession stand with a variety of items, including breakfast tacos, grill items, drinks, and small snacks. Our concession stand is in the pavilion outside of the pool fence, past the playground.
• Our merchandise stand is between the pool and concessions. We have goggles, bungee cords for replacement straps, and more!

Mobile App

SwimTopia Mobile is the companion app for the software our swim circuit is using this year. The free version includes a live Event/Heat board.

Volunteering

Everyone needs to volunteer! If you have questions about any of the volunteer positions, or want a recommendation for what to try, please reach out to Liz Leonard at [email protected] or us at [email protected]. We are happy to make recommendations!

Go Marlins!!

Neil Sacrafamilia and Dan Moran

Brushy Creek Marlins Meet Directors