Parents and Swimmers:
Tallyn’s Tiger Sharks runs a (mostly) CARDLESS meet-no cards for individual events, but CARDS for RELAYS! How we need your help:
1. In Sharpie, write your child’s LAST NAME on the FRONT of their LEFT shoulder. Do not write anywhere on the back in sharpie, it gets on the heating chairs.
2. Make an “Event/Heat/Lane” chart on their arm detailing their events. This can be done at the meet, or once the program is available. This chart should include any individual and/or relays your swimmer is in. Our team manager or a coach will be checking in Tallyn’s swimmers at the door and can guide you with how to mark your child with the correct information. If the person checking in is busy or unavailable, any of the coaches/junior coaches can help. An example, written on the forearm, is below:
Note: The order is: Event | Heat | Lane. This information can be found on the heat sheets that will be sent out Friday night are posted around the pool, or in the meet program. The application of some spray sunscreens can affect Sharpie, so you may want to do this after you have put the sunscreen on. (You may want to do a test-spot first.)
- At the meet, you (your swimmer) will have to listen to the first and last call for an event and also pay attention to the heating board with the first and last call for the events.
- Swimmers MUST check in with the Clerk of Course PRIOR to their race. Swimmers CANNOT just go up to the blocks during their heat, dive in and swim. (OLDER SWIMMERS, THIS MEANS YOU!!!) This cannot be emphasized enough. Check in helps the meet run efficiently.
- After checking in with the Clerk of Course, swimmers will be lined up according to heats and lanes.
In addition to the environmental impact of not using cards, we anticipate a significant number of volunteer hours to be saved as a result of this effort. Furthermore, going cardless models both high school and club team meets—which do not use cards.
