5/23/2019 2019 Discussion Topics for GRPA Swim Webinars & Meetings • Mute your phones. Ask questions at the end of the presentation or use the Chat Feature. • In order to get credit, you must stay on the webinar for 45 minutes minimum and GoToMeetings must be at the front of your computer screen or else the report collected at the conclusion of the presentation will show that you were not present for any time when GTM is behind other items (email, etc.). • If you call on your phone and log in to your computer and then exit from one device, GTM will show that you are not present. You must stay logged in to both devices. 1
5/23/2019 Class A State Swim Meet July 20 th & 21 st , 2019 – Cherokee County Aquatic Center Contact: Kim Whatley kwhatley@cherokeega.com 678-880-4761 (office) / 678-230-6144 (cell) http://www.crpa.net/grpa ‐ swim ‐ meets/ Class B State Swim Meet July 12 th & 13 th , 2019 - Tift County Contact: Craig Sowell, craig.sowell@tiftcounty.org recreation@tiftcounty.org 229-382-3262 (office) / 229-388-2599 (cell) www.tiftcounty.org Class C State Swim Meet July 20 th – Catoosa County Contact: Caitlin Conduff, Caitlin.conduff@catoos.com 706-891-4199 (office)/ 423-903-2123 (cell) District Meet Dates: June 22 nd – July 9th WEBINARS PHYSICAL MEETINGS Thursday, April 25 th , 2019 at 2:00 pm Thursday, June 6 th , 2019 at 1:00 pm Craig Sowell, Kim Whatley, Caitlin Conduff, Carla Site #1: Tift County Recreation Department Wilson TCRD Office, 401 Victory Drive N, Tifton, GA 301794 Contact: Craig Sowell, craig.sowell@tiftcounty.org 229-388-2599 (cell) / 229-382-3262 (office) Tuesday, May 7 th , 2019 at 10:00 am Craig Sowell, Kim Whatley, Caitlin Conduff, Carla Wilson ______________________________________________________ Site #2: Cherokee County Aquatic Center Thursday, May 23 rd , 2019 at 2:00 pm 1200 Wellstar Way, Canton, GA 30114 Craig Sowell, Kim Whatley, Caitlin Conduff, Carla Contact: Kim Whatley Wilson { All participating agencies are required to attend one of the statewide swim meetings or webinars to cover the rules and regulations for the state swim meets. Per the rule clarification in the 2019 Athletic Manual (p. 128, Article II, Section A, Number 4), it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that both an agency member AND swim coach attend a swim meeting/webinar to ensure that all necessary parties are clear on any rule changes or clarifications. Agencies that do not attend must pay a $200 fine to the GRPA office before they can attend the state meet . 2
5/23/2019 $7.00 per individual event / $15.00 per relay event $1.00 sanction/timer fee per swimmer for all swimming classifications 50 % late charge for any agency not paying all entry fees by the time the state meet is finished. Purchase orders not paid within 30 days are considered late. In the event of a forfeit or withdrawal after the entry fees deadline, the forfeit fee has been increased to $375, with $250 payable to GRPA and $125 going back to the state host (2017). A Protest Fee of $50 must be paid at time of protest for each rule interpretation protested and each individual swimmer/player eligibility case. Protests are allowed on rule interpretations and illegal players only a) Only the GRPA member accompanying the team or the team’s certified coach may b) protest The use of A/V recording devices is not allowed in the resolution of a protest. c) Protest info: page 58-59 d) $10 fee payable to GRPA for any scratches made after the entry deadline as well as no-shows at the state meet. The $10 fee will be forfeited ONLY if a doctor’s note is provided. The GRPA member agency is responsible for this fee, not the team. Scratch deadlines Class A State Meet: 7/18 at 5:00 pm Class B State Meet: 7/8 before midnight (same day as entry deadline) Class C State Meet: 7/12/2019 before midnight 3
5/23/2019 ALL GRPA SPORTS: All head and assistant coaches that are coaching youth teams participating in all levels of GRPA Athletics must have undergone a criminal background check through their Department. By signing the team’s GRPA roster, the Department Director or their designee attests that this has taken place. The use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, or locker rooms. The use of A/V recording devices is not allowed in the resolution of protested matters. The use of drones of any type is not allowed during GRPA events (2016). Allow results from preliminaries to be used to determine final times for events that are cancelled in finals. If finals have begun, the final times in events that have been completed would count. However, if due to inclement weather or any other reason that an event cannot be completed in finals, times achieved in prelims will be considered timed finals . Pg 132 ‐ changed 2019 Separate Class B and Class C into two different meets. Rules changes and referenced throughout section – changed 2019 At the Discretion of the State Athletic Committee, the Order of Events may be altered in Single Classification Meets ( Class A, Class B, Class C) – Pg 129, changed 2019 4
5/23/2019 Per the “Return to Play Act of 2013,” effective January 1, 2014, all agencies are required to provide concussion educational material to all youth participants and their parents. The verification of compliance to this law is affirmed by the signature of the agency director on the GRPA roster (2018). Clarification: pg 44, R1,A1, B.1.di. If the player’s parents are divorced and the court has awarded joint custody of the child, the child/player is eligible to play for the agency/county where either parent resides (updated in 2018, previously where he/she attended school). For both relays and individual events, medals will be awarded to places 1 st through 3 rd and ribbons will be awarded to places 4 th through 8 th (updated in 2017, p. 132). 1. All rules for swimming the strokes, for starts and turns, and for relays, shall be taken directly from the current US Swimming Rule Book. 2. The State meet shall be governed by the 2019 GRPA Athletic Manual. In the event of a situation not covered in the manual, the Meet Director, in the consultation with the SAC chair if deemed necessary, shall have the authority to make the final decision. 3. For timing adjustments and malfunctions, refer to USA Swim Rules (2017). 5
5/23/2019 4. Youth coaches must be certified by one of the following programs: NYSCA- swimming, ACEP, GHSA, US SWIMMING or American Red Cross Safety Training for Swim Coaches in conjunction with any nationally recognized life guard certification program (2016), NCAA COACHES, ASCA (certification for summer league coaches) or staff member (2017). 5. A full-time GRPA member representing the team / agency must be present at the state meet if there is no certified coach. The agency employee or certified coach MUST represent each team at any coaches meetings. 6. Each team will be allowed 2 coaches on the swim deck at a time. Larger teams will be allowed an additional coach on deck at a ratio of 1 for every 25 swimmers up to a max of 4 coaches. Pg 130 7. Each team shall receive a maximum of 6 current copies of both the heat sheets and entry sheets by 7am each day of the meet or at the discretion of the state host if 1ess than a ratio of 1 to 20 swimmers. Pg 130 8. The practice of deck changing is prohibited at all GRPA events. Swimmers participating in deck changing would be in violation of the USA Swimming Rule concerning deck changing and could be subject to removal from further competition. 6
5/23/2019 9. No other youth sports organizations patches will be allowed on uniform / swim caps in GRPA tournaments. Penalty – Swimmers who fail to comply will be subject to USA swimming rules and will be barred from further competition until they comply but are not subject to disqualification. EXCEPTION: This does not include swim suits. 10. Swimmers less than 13 years of age cannot wear swim suits that go below the knees or extend below the shoulder. 11. Dive-over starts shall be permitted for preliminaries with the final decision to be made in consultation with the meet referee. Dive-over starts are not permitted during the finals (2017). GEORGIA SWIMMING TECH SUIT POLICY ‐ 2019 https://www.teamunify.com/lscszgs/__eventform__/976033_Georgia %20Swimming%20Tech%20Suit%20Restrictions%20 ‐ %20final%20draft.pdf “In all Georgia Swimming Sanctioned or Approved competitions, the use of Tech Suits as defined below will NOT be allowed by any 10&U athletes (whether competing in age ‐ specific or “Open” events). In addition, the use of Tech Suits will NOT be allowed in any 11 ‐ 12 events, with exception of meets determined as Championship meets by the Technical Planning Committee (list meets here). Georgia Swimming defines “Tech Suit” as any suit with bonded or meshed seams and/or kinetic tape. The LSC will publish a list of restricted suits, which shall be updated on a monthly basis, as a resource for swimmers, parents and coaches; however a suit does NOT need to be included on the list in order to be considered a restricted suit. Restricted Suit List by Manufacturer (include link to website)” 7
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