SHRSL - Southwest Houston Recreational Swim League

Jun 23

2021 MOC & ALL STAR UPDATE

LEAGUE MEETING this SUNDAY

JUNE 27 AT 4:00PM, Greatwood Community Center

TOPIC: Meet of Champions (MOC) | July 2-6, 2021

  • MOC Meets must be conducted in a regular meet format, as posted at SHRSL.org
    • Must follow Post Season bylaws: Starter, Stroke Judge, 3 Timers per lane.
      • Adaptation: No Backup Starter necessary
      • Timers: MUST have 3 timers. Wiggle room on scribes.
      • Flex on how many lanes you run to accommodate timers.
    • Swimmer gets ONE TRY for time, be honest. (ex: not twice over 2 days, take best time)
    • Follow Event Schedule with Numbers
  • REQUIRED RESULTS:
    • MUST upload to Swimtopia – Must share .hy3 file (TM8 or Swimtopia)
    • MOC meet file will be shared for MOC Entries & Results. Use is mandatory.
    • Suggested format:
      • 10 Unders in AM
      • 11 Ups in PM
      • Awards – see below
  • MOC Results: July 7 (MOC results due by noon on 7/7)
    • MOC: Results & Top Times will be posted on Wednesday as they are received
    • MOC: Results will be marked FINAL once final
    • NOTE – this will NOT BE THE ALL STAR ADVANCERS LIST
      • All Star advancers will be posted on the ALL STAR page
      • MOC Results will be posted on the TOP TIMES page
      • WHY SEPARATE? There could be scratches at the first-place spot, that will move the 2nd place finisher up from within the Division

 

  • MOC MEET SPECIFICS:
    • NO BLOCKS ALLOWED
    • Sell MOC as a qualifier for All Stars this year (info below)
    • Everyone swims all qualified events
      • Two Meet Attendance rule for 2021
      • Must swim LEGAL event in at least one meet
      • No NT’s (no time) allowed. Must have legal swim.
      • No MOC/League Awards
        • Due to COVID (use normal ribbons)
        • Award all heats like Meet 1-4.
        • If short on awards, consider awarding 10U only.
    • Individuals & Relays at MOC:
  • MOC RELAYS:
    • MOC can have as many relays as necessary for max participation
    • Top Relay from each of the 3 Divisions + Next 5 fastest will advance
    • MUST SUBMIT NAMES for MOC & All-Star relays
    • Reminder: Names can be changed between MOC & All Stars
    • ONE RELAY can advance to All Stars (Team A & B can’t advance)
  • MOC INDIVIDUALS:
    • Follow all posted ENTRY requirements
    • Top qualifier from each division (3) + 13, Will list alternates
    • From across the league
      • Meet Suggestion – Only if weather comes into play:
        • Combine relays to save time (ex: boys & girls together)
        • Recommended: 20-30 min between events, for swimmer rest

MEET FILES

  • Teams will get a standard Team Manager meet file to set entries
  • Teams will get a standard meet file for STMM (Swimtopia Meet Maestro).
  • Use of one of the 2 options is required & sharing results in .hy3 format is required.

 

TOPIC: ALL STARS – *CHAMPIONSHIP MEET FORMAT*

  • DATE: July 9, 2021 | LCISD Natatorium | Blocks on both Ends
  • All Star Advancers:
  • INDIVIDUALS:
      • Each Division (3) will advance the TOP FINISHER of each event.
      • Next 13 times from combined MOC results, will advance to All Stars
      • Using ONLY MOC times.
      • POSTING:
        • Will post top finisher from each division + alternates in one list
        • If teams do their job with scratches, the top 16 + 2 list will be good
        • TELL YOUR TEAM: Only the top 16 will swim
        • The list will be longer, but families need to plan
    • RELAYS:
      • Each Division (3) will advance the TOP FINISHER of each relay event.
      • Next 5 times from combined MOC results, will advance to All Stars
      • No alternates for relays will be listed. Will swim open lane.
      • Relay names must be submitted by July 7 at 12:00pm
      • Relays will be seeded by time
  • Scratches needed by END OF MOC (Tuesday, July 6). 10:00pm. NO EXCEPTIONS
    • Need a separate EMAIL SCRATCH LIST from each team
      • If no email is received, it’ll be assumed there are no scratches for AS
      • NOTE: Lots of work goes into this, hate to see open lanes and kids left at home
    • DO NOT alter MOC results (want a real TOP TIMES list from MOC)
    • USE TECHNOLOGY & your MOC MEET
      • Ask DURING MEET OF CHAMPS for All Star scratches
      • Ask VIA SWIMTOPIA prior to Meet of Champions about All Stars
    • Mel: 281-543-7803 with surprise scratches. NEED AN EMAIL for paper-trail
      • NOTE: Top 16 List will have first round of scratches removed
      • NOTE: Next 4 will be included so swimmers as alternates
    • FINAL All Star Advancers + 2 Alternates will be posted by 2pm on July 8
  • AWARDS at LCISD Nat:
    • 22 Team Bins | Set up in Lobby for awards pick up.
    • Pick Up by TEAM REPRESENTATIVE ONLY
      • No Swimmers
      • No Parents
      • Need ONE pick up person from each team. Will need to declare prior with Christine
    • Will have labels printed in Meet Mgmt room
      • Runner will bring results/labels
      • Christine will have awards pre-bagged, will stick lablabels
      • Runner will run to Lobby
      • VOLUNTEER: Christine will staff (3 per session + CM)
  • COACHES:
    • Two per team on deck. No exceptions. Please don’t ask.
    • Will have credentials at pick up. Will need to be always visible while on deck.
    • Will have AM check in and PM check in Lobby with Melanie
  • TIMELINE:
    • Normal Procedure: 30 minutes between age group events (ex: 11-12 IM to 11-12 will be 30 minutes)
    • We have to slow this one down.

Questions: email [email protected]

DIVISIONS:

D1 – CP, CW, FC, GG, MW, NT, NW, SP

D2 –  LO, ME, SC, PG, SW, SL, SK

D3 – FG, QV, SH, ST, TR, TW, WH

 

Melanie Remy