Whatever you bring, please make sure it’s labeled with your child’s name. If you’ve never seen our lost and found, it’s an enormous pile but doesn’t need to be. Make sure your child wears their team suit to the meet Swim goggles (plus an extra pair in case of loss or breakage) BHSAT swim caps Flip-flops or sandals Sunscreen A swim coverup or sweatshirt (BHSAT wear is ideal) to wear between/after events Towel (possibly extras for duplicate events) Money for snacks or packed snacks (there are food concessions at every meet) Compact, waterproof activities to keep kids entertained between events – when they’re not cheering their teammates on (cards, coloring activities, books, games) Bag or backpack to hold it all Families are also asked to contribute baked goods, bagels, cut-u fruit, etc. prior to each home meet. A Sign-Up Genius is posted online a few days before each home meet to make this easier for swim families. These things will be sold by parent volunteers during the meet as a team fundraiser. Proceeds from these concession sales go toward team expenses not completely covered by the registration fees.

For our home meets, please park across Mulberry in the Church parking lot leaving our lot for visitors.

CHECK-IN: At each meet, BHSAT will have a check-in table set up with that meet’s lineup. Swim parent volunteers will help children 10 and under figure out which event/heat/lane number they will be swimming that day. Parents will write the child’s events on the younger kids’ hands to make marshaling easier. (For instance, 18 /3 / 2 means your child will be swimming in the 18th event, 3rd heat, in Lane 2). WARM‐UPS: We meet 2 hours prior to the start of a home meet (1 hour prior for away meets) for warm up. We want our children’s muscles loosened up to avoid injury and give them the opportunity to dive off the starting blocks and become familiar with the pool, especially away meets. Please be on time. IT IS THE PARENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THEIR CHILD READY FOR WARM UPS MARSHALLING: Parent volunteers will guide all the younger swimmers (10 & under) in getting to the right starting block at the right time. Once you check your younger swimmer in with a marshaling volunteer, there is no need to stay with them (and not much room to do so either. Point out to your child where you’ll be standing/sitting and meet him/her at the end of the race with a nice, dry towel and some congratulatory hugs and kisses. IT IS THE PARENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THEIR CHILD READY FOR MARSHALING AT EACH EVENT SO PLEASE WATCH THE MARSHALING BOARDS TO SEE WHICH EVENT IS CURRENTLY BEING MARSHALED. MEET RIBBONS: ALL SWIMMERS EARN A RIBBON FOR EACH EVENT, REGARDLESS OF EXHIBITION VS SCORED. Ribbons will be clipped together by event number. Ribbons n will be available the next day at Woodside outside the locker rooms. EXHIBITION vs. SCORED EVENTS: It is important for parents and swimmers to understand all swim team members are valuable, whether they are swimming exhibition or for points. Since only the fastest three swimmers in each event can earn points, there are a lot more exhibition heats than point-earning … please remember to cheer for everyone. TIME TO GO: We encourage everyone to stay for the entire meet so all swimmers can cheer on all other swimmers (and there are fun parties planned at the end of each home meet). When you’re ready to leave the meet, please make sure you leave with everything you came with (towels, swim caps, water bottles, etc.), and ensure your child’s garbage is thrown away. Don’t forget to pick up any ribbons your child has won – these are hard-earned treasures!

Schedules are designed to avoid conflict, so although busy it’s doable.

Our team suits and BHSAT apparel will be available to order from a link to The Varsity Shop to purchase logo wear. Swimmers will be issued one latex team cap and we will have silicone available for purchase.