Click HERE to
link to the GMA Vermont Invitation main meet webpage where the meet
entries, jobs and food assignments are posted.
The GMA Vermont
Invitational is only days away! We have about 300 athletes
and 11 teams attending the meet. How exciting that our last
home meet is such a popular one! We are especially looking
forward to our athletes having one more GREAT opportunity to race
in our home environment. We hope that our athletes will enjoy
their time together, racing their best and reaching toward
challenging goals. We expect that while many of our
athletes will meet some of their season goals at this meet, some
athletes may miss one or two of their goals. Let's remember
how important these missed opportunities are to the learning
process. The coaches will take the time to work with the
athletes before and after each race. We can help them process
their enthusiasm and their disappointment. We are asking that
our parents help in this process as well. You are the most
important people in the lives of your children. You know best
how to console and support your child through difficulties and how
to celebrate your child's successes. Swim meets provide a
great environment for sharing and caring about your child, their
emotions and their development.
The parent job and food assignments are
attached. Please note that each session's
food assignments are on the page after the job assignments.
Please also note that we have many families who are volunteering
their support for multiple sessions and in multiple jobs.
Thank you so much. We have far fewer parents in the morning
than in the afternoon, so if you would like to lend an extra hand
at the pool, come on by on Sunday morning!
The current timeline (end times subject to
change) and warm-up assignments are as
follows:
Morning 10 and Under
Session:
6:30-7:00 a.m. warm-up
in Lanes 1-6
8:00 a.m. meet
start
11:00 a.m. approximate
end of the session
Distance Free
Session
11:00 a.m. approximate
warm-up time, Open lane assignments
11:30 a.m.
approximate start time
12:30 p.m.
approximate end time
Afternoon 13 and Over
Session:
12:30-1:00 p.m. warm-up
in Lanes 1-6
2:00 p.m. meet
start
6:30 p.m. approximate
end time
7:00 p.m. approximate
time athletes will be dismissed from the pool
Please remember the
following for our last GMA home meet:
1. Please arrive
on deck, ready for stretches 15 minutes prior to the start of our
warm-up session.
2. Please arrive
on time for your meet jobs and plan to work your job for the entire
session of the meet. Please utilize a family member during
the meet if you need relief from your position.
3. The swimmers
will have a team meeting after each warm-up session. We will
meet in the Ross Hallway. Swimmers are to dress warmly and
wear shoes.
4. Swimmers and
spectators are to use the locker rooms, the pool area and the Ross
pool hallway only. Swimmers or spectators found in other
areas of the building will be in violation of our contract with
Saint Michael's College. Please help us in our effort to
minimize our impact on the building.
5. The focus of
the GMA coaches and swimmers will be on employing a race plan in
each event to improve performance. The coaches will work
with the athletes on the racing technique and racing strategies
they need to improve their racing and reach their goals. The
GMA coaches will de-emphasize place, winning and achieving
qualifying times. While these things are rewarding and fun,
our focus will be on the process of racing well versus the outcome
of each race.
6. The GMA Age
Group swimmers will be expected to pick up all of the trash in the
locker rooms and bleachers immediately following their 10 minute
warm-down at the end of the meet. They should be available
to leave the pool 20 minutes following the end of the
meet. Please plan accordingly.
7. The GMA
Senior, Sectional and National groups will be expected to
return the pool deck and the classroom to their normal
operating conditions immediately following their 20 minute
warm-down at the end of the meet. They should be available
to leave the pool 30 minutes following the end of the
meet. Please plan accordingly.
We look forward to
seeing you at the meet on Sunday. Thank you for all of your
help. SWIM
FAST AND HAVE FUN GMA!!
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