2016 Illini District Junior District Championship Meet Saturday, February 27

The 2015 Illini District Championship Meet is a YMCA meet for all swimmers. The meet will be conducted in accordance with USA Swimming Rules & Regulations, Illinois YMCA rules governing swimming competition, Illinois/Missouri Area YMCA Competitive Swimming Rules, and Illini District YMCA Rules. Safety rules will be strictly enforced.

LOCATION AND FACILITIES:

Mattoon Area Family YMCA 221 N 16th St Mattoon, IL 61938

Swimmers and spectators will enter the building and head past the welcome desk to the Bock gymnasium. We will use the gym as the staging area for the swimmers and families to camp out for the day. There is a sound system in the gym which will be used to call the heats to the bull pen. The bull pen will be in the aerobics room just off the north side of the gym, which has a connecting door. We will have bull pen attendee’s leading kids from bull pen area through the family locker room, and into the pool area. The hallways will be lined with mats for safety of swimmers. The pool area is accessible for spectators through the south glass doors. There is seating on the removable bleachers on the south end of the pool. Touchpads and starting blocks will be in place at the north end during competition. The north end is 5 feet deep and 3 ½ feet deep on the south end. The timing system will be a Colorado 6. There is a scoreboard in the pool area on the north wall. Coaches are asked to stand on the east side of the pool where access is available to kids before their swim on the northeast side.

DEADLINE AND MEETING SUMMARY:

Monday, February 1 12:00AM Entries Open Monday, February 15 5:00PM Entry Deadline Monday, February 24 12:00PM Email Scratch Deadline Saturday, February 27 9:20 AM Officials Meeting Saturday, February 27 9:40 AM Coaches Meeting Saturday, February 27 10:00AM Meet Begins

MEET SCHEDULE:

Warm-up: 8:00AM (tentative) Start: 10:00AM MEET ADMINISTRATION:

Meet Director: Elizabeth Braunecker, [email protected] Entry Chair: Elizabeth Braunecker, [email protected] Meet Referee: Website: www.mattoonsamyseals.org , www.mattoonymca.org

QUALIFYING TIMES:

Swimmers having achieved 2015-2016 Illini Jr.District Guideline Times are NOT eligible to compete in events for which they achieved times.

ENTRY CHECKLIST: To participate in the competition all forms and payment must be received before swimmers enter the water on Saturday, February 27, 2016.

1. Email electronic entries to [email protected]

2. Team Summary and Release Form

3. Entry Fees

Mailing Address:

Mattoon Family Area YMCA Attn: Swim Team 221 N 16th St Mattoon,, IL 61938

Email Entry Questions to: [email protected]

ELIGIBILITY: All swimmers must be members of the YMCA they are representing as of December 1, 2015 and on the roster submitted to the Illini District Chair. Swimmers must also have competed in three closed YMCA meets during the current season.

ENTRY FEES: $3.00 per individual event

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: All individual events will be conducted as timed finals.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Medals will be awarded for 1st-12th place.

TEAM AWARDS: There are no team awards for this meet.

OFFICIALS: Officials interested in working this meet should contact Elizabeth Braunecker at [email protected]. There will be a mandatory meeting for all officials working the meet will begin 40 minutes prior to the start of competition.

OTHER ITEMS: -T-shirts are available for pre-order. Shirts will be available in limited quantities on the day of the event. -50/50 Raffle will be available on the day of event. -Concessions will be available on the day of event - There is a hospitality room for the coaches and officials on the day of event. - Area hotels are able to reserve blocks of rooms for the event. Each team will need to contact hotels for reserving for their team.