You AND your swimmer are important for a well run meet.

If a swimmer signs up but doesn’t show for a meet, there will be an empty lane. This can increase the length of the meet instead of running each heat at capacity. We are sometimes limited on the number of swimmers in an event against smaller teams. An empty lane then means another Waves swimmer lost the opportunity to swim. If a swimmer is assigned to a relay and doesn’t show, we are left scrambling and there may be three other swimmers who miss out on that event.

Late signups and late drops create significant extra work for coaches and computer reps. It is harder to add or delete a swimmer once meet preparation begins, which is at least 3 days before a meet. It is even more difficult and may affect the other team as well when the event reports have been created which is 2 days before a meet.

We recommend committing or declining at the beginning of the summer for ALL meets so this task is done. Updating registration is easy if something changes. It is just as important for us to know if your swimmer won’t be there as to know that they will be.  Decline the meet if your swimmer won’t be there!

  1. Meet sign-up through Sports Engine/Go Motion/Team Unify website or app is REQUIRED before each meet. 

  2. If a swimmer needs to be dropped from a meet, the parent must email [email protected] asap and no later than 3 days prior to the meet.

  3. If a swimmer is not signed up for a meet on time, the swimmer will not swim in the meet. 

  4. If a swimmer signs up for a meet and is a no-show, they will not participate in the next scheduled meet unless the absence is excused. We recognize that there are valid reasons for a sudden absence like an injury or sickness, so those no shows will be excused if an email is sent to [email protected] no later than 3pm on the day of the meet.

To declare your swimmer for meets, click on Team Events on the Home page on Go Motion OR download the Sports Engine app and follow the process below: 

 

Look for Team Events like this:

Or these:

 

Click "Edit Commitment." You will see your active swimmer/s.
 
 
Click EACH swimmer's name.
 
Then select their declaration--selecting NO is just as important as selecting YES so we're not left wondering if you just forgot. Then click "Save Changes."
 
If you choose, “Yes, please sign [swimmer] up for this event” it will take you to a second page. You will see the “yes” choice at the top again (and you can change from here) as well as a Day/Session selection. For regular dual meets, there’s just one day/session. For prelims and conference finals, there are 2 per swimmer–you have to commit to prelims AND finals (or decline both). Preferably do NOT come to prelims then decline finals.
 
Your swimmer will go from "Undeclared" to "Committed" or "Declined."
 
 
You can add notes to the coaches but events are chosen at their discretion. Do these steps for EVERY MEET and for EVERY SWIMMER.