2018 Battlefield Park Swim Club Handbook
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2018
Battlefield Park Swim Club
HandbookTable of Contents
Swim Team Practice and Meet Schedule
I. Introduction and Team Overview Page 1
II. Swim Meet Instructions and Procedures Page 1
III. Southside Swim League Teams and Pool Directions Page 2
IV. Thunderstorm or Weather Policy During Swim Meets Page 3
V. Parental Swim Meets Duties Page 3
Swim Team Practice, Meet and Other Events Schedule
Practice Schedule
Pre-Summer Practices: May 21-May 25/May 28-June 15 (due to change upon swimmer’s ability)
Beginners 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
10 and under 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
11 and over 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Summer Practices begin on June 18, 2018 (due to change upon swimmer’s ability)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Mornings at Battlefield Park Swim Club
All Ages 10:00 am – 11:00 am (must be able to complete 25M independently)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday evenings at Battlefield Park Swim Club
Beginners 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
10 and under 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
11 and over 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
The 6:30 practice is for age 9 and over that have swim team experience. Practice times may change based on # of swimmers enrolled.
Swim Team Meet Schedule
All evening meets begin promptly at 6:30 pm. Home Team warm-ups begin at 5:45pm and the Visiting
Team warm-ups begin at 6:00 pm. Regularly scheduled Saturday morning meets begin promptly at 8:00
am. Home team warm-ups begin at 7:15 am and the visiting team warm-ups begin at 7:30 am.
Teams Date Location
BP vs WD Wednesday, June 6, 2018 WD
BP vs SG Thursday, June 14, 2018 BPSC
BP vs SYC Thursday, June 21, 2018 BPSC
BP vs RB Thursday, June 28, 2018 RB
BYE Week Thursday, July 5, 2018
BP vs SH Thursday, July 12, 2018 BPSC
BP vs SB Thursday, July 19, 2018 Southbend
Championship Meet Friday, July 27, 2018 Battlefield Park (11 & over)
Saturday, July 28, 2018 Battlefield Park (10 & under)
BPSC Banquet Sunday, July 29, 2018 Battlefield Park Pavilion
Note: Championship warm-ups for older swimmers (11 and over) begin promptly at 5:00 pm on Friday, July 28,
2018 and championship warm-ups for younger swimmers (10 and under) begin at 8:00 am on Saturday, July 29,
2018. Swimmers must participate in at least two regular season meets to qualify for the championship meet.Welcome to the Battlefield Park Swim Club, most you are interested in participating on the board,
commonly referred to as BPSC. We are glad to have please contact one of the members above.
you as a member of our team. Please use this What is expected of swim team members and
handbook as information and a reference for facts their parents?
and requirements for the summer swim team. All swimmers are expected to show good
sportsmanship and team unity. They are
I.Team Overview expected to attend regular practices and all
About the Team swim meets. They must notify the coaches if
The Battlefield Park Swim Club (BPSC) is a swim team unable to attend a meet. Swimmers are
formed in January 2006 from the previous swim club expected to show respect for all other
named the Petersburg Swim Association (PSA), swimmers, parents, coaches, and officials, and
which was originally formed in 1996 as one to respect pool property at all facilities. Most of
combined swim team consisting primarily of all, the swimmers are expected to have FUN,
members from both the Battlefield Park Swim & while learning to swim and training their bodies
Racquet Club and the Country Club of Petersburg. as athletes. Swimmers must participate in at
Just as the previous swim club strived to enlist new least two (2) meets to qualify for
swimmers, and provide an environment of Championships.
competitive fun and learning for swim team Parents are expected to support swimmers,
members of all ages, the swim club also strives to do coaches, and each other. Parents are expected
the same. BPSC allows swimmers to participate as to join various committees, support special
members of the team even if their families are not events, and volunteer for various jobs at the
members of the Battlefield Park Swim & Racquet meets. The positions include timers, scan
Club, so the team is even more representative of the judges, strokes and turns judges, starters,
surrounding community at large. referees, ribbon writers, clerk of course, scoring
2017 Swim Team Board of Directors and computer data entry, mite moms or dads,
Sarah Thacker (President) (804) 387-3399 runners, meet directors, hospitality and all other
Tanya Rosser (Assistant) (804) 400-9646 duties that are necessary to conduct a swim
Julie Brockwell (Meet Manager) (804) 691-3187 meet. Parental commitment is imperative for
Jennifer Davis (Representative) (804) 731-1864 the success of the team.
2017 Swim Team Coaches II.Swim Meet Instructions and Procedures
Candace Adair (804) 894-1217, Instructions and Suggestions for Swim Meets
candacea40@gmail.com 1) All swimmers will be signed up for the
Jason Haase (804) 895-4121, swim meet unless you notify the coaches
j.haase@live.com or President by Tuesday of each week.
Junior Coaches 2) Be on Time, at least (30) minutes prior to
Rachel Bowen warm-ups.
Georgia Adair 3) Wear shoes, bring warm clothing and extra
Ashley Thacker towels in case of inclement weather
conditions. Be prepared!
About the Board 4) Bring chairs to away and home meets
The Board is responsible for sponsoring two 5) Bring cooler with snacks and plastic or
members in the Southside Swim League to canned drinks.
participate in the planning and scheduling for 6) Bring a water bottle for your swimmers.
the league swim teams. These members ensure 7) Clean your area and gather all personal
representation for BPSC and disseminate belongings before departure from pool
information affecting our team. The board plans area. Place all trash in the trash receptacles.
for the upcoming swim year, interviews, hires, 8) NO glass bottles are permitted in or around
and pays coaches, schedules swim clinics and any pool area.
practices, participates and chairs committees 9) NO alcohol or tobacco products are
and oversees the welfare of the swim team. If permitted at swim meets. Anyone using
alcohol will be asked to leave the premises.Meet Swimming Procedures 3) Proceed to Rivers Bank and turn left. Swim
1) All Swimmers must enter the pool during and Racquet Club is at the end of the road.
general warm-up feet first.
2) Only during one way swimming should any Sherwood Hills Swim Club (SH)
swimmer dive into the pool. (804) 526-9793
3) A swimmer, coach or parent will be 1033 Forestview Drive
removed from the pool deck for interfering Colonial Heights, VA 23834
with any swim meet official.
4) If a swimmer does not enter an event on 1) 1-95 North to Temple Avenue exit in
his/her own, he/she cannot be Colonial Heights.
touch/pushed by any bystander. This will 2) Turn left onto Temple Avenue, proceed to
cause disqualification of the swimmer the Boulevard and turn right.
involved. 3) Continue on the Boulevard past Burger King
5) Swimmers are permitted to swim in three 4) Turn left just past the 7-11 onto Sherwood
scoring events and one relay. Exhibition Drive
events may be scheduled upon the 5) Stay on Sherwood Drive until you reach the
referee’s approval. pool on the left.
6) If a swimmer false starts twice in any race
he/she will be disqualified from that event. Stoney Glen Swim Association (SG)
7) Any swimmer may be disqualified during an (804) 720-2778
event for improper stroke, technique, Oak Hollow Sports Club
including pulling on the lane line. 4900 Stoney Creek Parkway
Pool Rules During Swim Practice or Meets Chester, VA 23831
1) No running, pushing, dunking or horseplay.
2) No fighting. 1) I-95 North to Temple Avenue exit in
3) No food, gum, or candy while swimming. Colonial Heights.
4) No Profanity. 2) Turn left onto Temple Avenue, proceed to
5) No hanging on the lane lines. the Boulevard and turn right.
6) No hands in simmer baskets. 3) Go north on the Boulevard to Harrowgate
7) No back dives or flips from pool deck or Road just past Swift Creek Mill Playhouse.
starting blocks. 4) Turn left onto Harrowgate Road
III. Southside League Teams and Pool 5) Go about two miles on Harrowgate Road,
Directions turn left onto Stoney Creek Parkway into
Names of Southside League Teams the Stoney Glenn Subdivision.
SH Sherwood Hills Colonial Heights 6) The pool is about the one quarter of a mile
SYC Swim & Yacht Club Colonial Heights on the left.
RB River’s Bend Chester
WD Wood Dale Hopewell Swim & Yacht Club (SYC)
SG Stoney Glen Chester (804) 526-3578
BP Battlefield Park Petersburg 1225 Duke of Gloucester Street
SB Southbend Enon Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Directions to Southside Swim League Pools: 1) I-95 North to Temple Avenue exit in
Colonial Heights.
River’s Bend Swim Club (RB) 2) Turn right onto Temple Avenue.
(804) 530-0189 3) Turn Left onto Conduit Road at the
River’s Bend intersection of Temple and Conduit.
Chester, VA 23831 4) Go past Mount Pleasant Baptist Church on
1) I-295 North to Route 10/West Hundred right and continue through stoplight. Two
Road/Chester exit. blocks past Colonial Heights Technical
2) Proceed to the third stop light on West School turn right onto Duke of Gloucester.
Hundred Road and turn right onto Rivers 5) Pool is on the right about one quarter of a
Bend Boulevard. mile from Conduit Road.Wood Dale Swim Club (WD)
(804) 458-6376 Timers: 3 per lane, approximately 48 per meet.
3409 Norfolk Street Using a stopwatch, the timer starts the watch
Hopewell, VA 23860 after the starter sounds the whistle or horn. The
timer then stops the watch at the completion of
1) Proceed into Hopewell on Route 36, which the swimmer’s race (when the swimmer
will become Oaklawn Boulevard. touches the wall with fingers, hand, head, or
2) Turn left onto Ashland Street at the body part) in the timer’s assigned lane. The
stoplight. timer then records the time on a timesheet
3) Just over the railroad tracks, turn right onto provided at the beginning of the race.
Smithfield Avenue. Starter: 1-2 per meet. Starts each race with a
4) Turn right onto Rolfe Lane, the pool is on horn, whistle, or gun.
the left on Norfolk Street.
Strokes and Turn Judge: 6-10 per meet. The
Southbend Swim Team judge uses his or her eyes to ensure that each
701 Greyledge Blvd. swimmer is doing each stroke and turn
Chester, VA 23836 according to rules and regulations provided by
United States Swimming Rules book.
1) I-295 North to Route 10/West Hundred
Road/Chester exit. Mite Mom/Dad: 1-2 per event. Responsible for
2) Take Left onto Bermuda Orchard Lane. gathering all swimmers 8 & under for each
3) Follow Bermuda Orchard Lane until you see event for a specific lane. The Mom/Dad then
South Bend Sign about 2 miles. lines up the swimmers according to the heat and
lane number.
IV. Thunderstorm or Weather Policy
During Swim Meets Runner: 2-4 per meet. To pick up time sheets
and give them to the scoring table after each
1) Clear pool and pool deck during electrical race or pick up and give timers cards during the
activity. Go to a sheltered area. mite events.
2) The meet referee and officials will
determine the cancellation of any swim Scan Judge: 4-6 per meet. Scans the lanes at the
meet. completion of each race to record by lane
3) All meet participants and volunteers must number – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th place, etc. for
remain until there is a determination scoring purposes.
whether the swim meet will continue or be
postponed. Clerk of Course: 1-2 per meet. To deliver the
4) The referee is required to wait 30 minutes time sheets to the timer blocks.
for no thunder and/or lightning before
allowing the meet to commence. If any Computer Entry & Scoring: 2-4 per meet. To
delays accumulate to one hour the meet enter meet information into Meet Manager
will be postponed and rescheduled unless program, enter times from sheets, score points
both teams agree to wait longer. for events, match results from scan judges with
5) If cancelled, the meet will be made up the event results, monitor swim record times, and
following day unless other arrangements periodically announce the score.
are made. The meet will continue from the
point where it ended. Lane Monitors: 3-4 per meet. To manage each
lane to assure the mite swimmers are in the
V. Parental Swim Meet Duties appropriate places.
Meet Referee: 2 per meet. Responsible for Holding Area Worker: 2 per meet. Line all
running the meet in accordance with policies swimmers up according to the lane and heat.
and procedures of the United States Swimming Progress them thru to starting blocks.
Rules book and Southside Swim League
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