Future Stars

Swim League Handbook

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Rationale
JISAC promotes best v best opportunity to play and compete in regional, national and international competitions at the appropriate age of development. However, like in any other game, children should be enjoying swimming before practicing swimming. JISAC believe, rules, expert coaching, and appropriate conditioning are important for our students, but going to the swimming pool should never be a chore. The ideal start for a new swimmer is in a less-stressful environment with parents or friends. A desire to learn more about swimming should come from an already-formed interest in the sport. We want learning how to swim to be a truly wonderful experience for our students; to be full of special moments and memories of fun with their families, coaches and friends.

Growing Future Stars JISAC

The JISAC Swimming League caters for all students from Age 5-16. It is designed to encourage the new swimmer, in a competitive pool, against local and national schools throughout Jeju Island and Korea. This document highlights the essential information about a swim competition and league that will be held in our state of the art swimming facility on campus.

Eligibility
All swim teams must be school based. Students competing must be enrolled full-time in the school they are representing. All competitors must be 5 or Over years of age and 16 or under years of age at the start of the academic year.

Age Groupings: January June Comp

Ages 5 - 6 Ages 7 - 8 Ages 9 10 Ages 11 12 Ages 13 14 Ages 15 - 16

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Tournament Information
Tournament Organizers: Ms. Alexis Walkington Aquatic Co-ordinator Branksome Hall Asia Phone: 010 9579 1966 Email: alexiswalkington@branksome.asia

Entry Closure
Each individual School must submit entries for all entrants. Entry fees must be submitted prior to the entries deadline. Date: TBC by the Organizer Forward entries to: Ms. Alexis Walkington Aquatic Co-ordinator Branksome Hall Asia

Entries should include

School information sheet Individual entry forms Relay entry forms

Psych Sheets
The psych sheets will be sent out to team manager 48 hours prior to the event. Corrections to the psych sheets are to be sent 24 hours prior to the event to: alexiswalkington@branksome.asia

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Disqualifications
Disqualifications will be announced and a copy of the DQ form will be given to the manager of the team.

Relays
Mixed relay teams must have 2 boys and 2 Girls (any order) ages 5 8 years. Schools may enter mixed and single sex relay teams but swimmers must not swim both. However, they can swim different relays (e.g. mixed Medley relay & girls Freestyle relay). Relay names; The order of swimming team must be in the recorders hands 30 minutes prior to race time There will be a heat at the end of the morning session. The top 8 times will carry on into finals. If there are 8 or less relay teams it will be a straight final.

Prizes
1st, 2nd, 3rd places in relay and individual events will receive ribbons

Warm Up Procedures
Home Team will be assigned lanes 1-2-3. Away team lanes - 4-56. During general warm--ups, make sure that swimmers enter the water feet first from the starting (deep) end only and ease into the water. Swimmers should NOT be entering from the opposite end or sides of the pool during warmups. ABSOLUTELY NO DIVING! During the last 15 minutes of warm up, lanes 1 and 6 will be designated as dive lanes and only under the supervision of the coaches. Swimmers must swim from deep to shallow in dive lanes and return in designated adjacent lane. Warm ups will end 15 minutes prior to the start of the meet. At this time scorers and officials should take their assigned places. Your role is to help maintain a safe environment. Please, Pay Attention! The warm-up is reserved for competitors taking part in the competition. Swimmers, Coaches and Team Managers MUST follow instructions of the Warm-up Procedure during the warm-up period. Swimmers to swim CLOCKWISE in odd numbered lanes and ANTICLOCKWISE in even numbered lanes as shown below. Signs will indicate which way to swim in each lane.

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GENERAL SWIMMING AND RACE PREPARATION PERIOD

Lanes 1 and 8 are to be used for sprint starts from the start end of the pool and Lane 7 can be used for pace swimming. All other lanes are for general swimming.

SPRINT/DIVE LANE PERIOD

An announcement will be made for the start of the SPRINT/DIVE LANE Period. This period will see the addition of another sprint dive lane in Lane 2 and an additional pace lane in lane 6. All other lanes are for general swimming.

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Competitions
Host schools shall appoint a Meet Director. The meet director is responsible for running and coordinating the meet.

Meet Director
Will be in charge of the administration of the meet. Any question regarding the conduct of the meet should be directed to the referee.

Meet Marshal
The marshal shall have full authority to warn or order to cease and desist, and, with the concurrence of the Referee, to remove, or have removed from the swimming venue anyone behaving in an unsafe manner or using profane or abusive language, or whose actions are disrupting the orderly conduct of the meet.

Materials and Equipment

The following list is of materials needed to properly conduct a dual meet. The list reflects the recommended minimum. The items that are specified pool will be supplied by Branksome Hall Asia. Coaches should not expect to receive any other materials from the pools. Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Home/Visiting teams Home/Visiting teams Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Whistle (1) Clipboards (6) Pencils (12) Computer/Meet Manager Program/Printer, paper as needed Starting System Entry Cards (timer's cards) (18) 9 stop watches each not counting coaches' watches 1 stop watch Head Timer Lap Counters (6) Backstroke Flags Lane ropes Starting Blocks PA System Tables and chairs

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Dual Meet Procedures

All swimmers, officials and coaches must arrive at the pool at least 45 minutes before the meet is to begin. Coaches should monitor the arrival of their swimmers, identify team location and review their events before turning in entries. The away team must provide the host team their roster and entries 30 minutes prior to the start of the meet. No changes may be made to entries by either team after they have been submitted.

Rules
Unless otherwise indicated, teams and meet referees should follow the current FINA swimming rules.

Timing
All times will be determined using the Colorado timing System

Results
A copy of the results, the backup of the Meet Manager database with final scores will be sent to the participating schools one day after the meet.

Protests
Protest should be made in writing by the coach in charge of the school/s being affected at an incident within 30 minutes of the announcement of the result of that event concerned. No protest will be accepted from student or spectator. Protests against the judgment decisions of starters, stroke, turn, place, and relay take off judges can only be considered by the Referee and the Referees decision shall be final. All protests concerning the management of the meet should be made to the Meet Director. The decision of the Meet Director shall be final. The official results of any protested race shall not be announced, the affected awards shall not be given, and points scored shall not be allocated until the protest is resolved or is withdrawn in writing.

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Meet Announcer
The announcer is a very important official. Through close co-ordination with the Referee and Meet Director, and the use of a public address system, the announcer controls the overall tempo of the meet. This requires the announcer be constantly alert and adaptable to meet conditions to ensure that the attention and interest of officials, competitors and spectators are maintained at all times. Unnecessary announcements interrupt and decrease the overall tempo of the meet. Fewer, timely announcements are far more effective and contribute greatly to meet success.

Guidelines
1) Arrive early to test sound system and ensure proper operation. 2) Check with the Referee and Meet Director for meet timetable, etc., and for any special instructions regarding announcements. 3) Complete all information on the announcement sheet before the meet. 4) Announce the start and end of the warm up session. Cal officials and scorers to their stations. 5) Make opening comments. Welcome everyone to the site and announce names of schools participating. Announce lane assignments. And that there will be 22 events for Varsity and Jr. Varsity alternating girls then boys. 6) Remind everyone to remain quiet for the starts. 7) Announce the scores after scores have been added during the schedule 10-minute breaks. 8) Coordinate all announcements so they do not interfere with the starting of a heat or interrupt the meet. 9) Before the start of each event, announce the event. 10) Near the end of the meet remind timers to return watches and clipboard to the scorers table. Thank everyone for attending the meet. 11) Dont add to the high noise level by making unnecessary announcements or needless descriptions. Do everything possible to keep the meet moving and interesting to spectators.

Timing Systems
Timing systems of a sanctioned meet has 4 primary components, 3 of which are operated by the Timers. 1. Touch pads. When available, these are the automatic timing devices located on the wall under the starting blocks in each lane. When everything works correctly, as it usually does, the official time will automatically begin when the starters horn goes off and end automatically stop when the swimmer touches the pad at the end of their race. As timer you have nothing to do with the touch pads. When this operates correctly, the Touch Pads are the primary timing device.

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3. Stopwatch. You will normally find three-stop watch in each lane. You start the stopwatch on the strobe flash, located on the top of the starting horn, at the beginning of each heat (individual race). If no strobe is available start with the sound of the horn. You stop the watch at the moment the swimmer touches the wall with any part of their body, at the finish of their race. As a general rule you should not clear your stopwatch until the swimmers are called to the block for the next heat. 4. Clip boards and paperwork. This will be the responsibility of one of the timers in each lane. Whomever takes care of the clipboard for the lane has three responsibilities: 1) Collect the Lane Assignment Sheets, Relay Cards, or Swimmer Cards at the start of the event or before the swimmer goes to the blocks for the start of their race; 2) Record the stopwatch time, normally in pencil, on the sheet or card next to the swimmer, or relays, name, for the event that has just been completed; 3) Return the completed sheet or card to referee after each race. There are 3 commonly used systems of getting the paperwork, sheets or cards, to the timers to assure the right swimmer is in the correct lane and the timers have the correct paperwork to record the stopwatch times for each heat. Often timers will not know which system, 1 or 2, will be used until the start of the meet. Relays will almost always use Relay cards. System 1- Lane Assignment Sheets - Prior to the start of each event a runner from Admin will deliver one Lane Assignment Sheet for each event, to each lane (i.e. Mens 100 yard Butterfly, Lane 6). Swimmers for all heats of that event, assigned to that lane, will be listed on that sheet. There should be only one sheet per lane, per event. (Be sure to check that the delivered sheet is for your lane. Let the runner or an official know if you do not have the correct sheet for your lane before the event starts.) Stopwatch times are recorded next to the name of each swimmer that swims in that lane. At the end of each event (after all heats have been swum) a runner from Admin will collect the completed Lane Assignment sheets for the event. The timers will then move on to the Lane Assignment sheet for the next event. Hint: To help move the meet along smoothly, the timer with the Lane Assignment Sheet should try to call the swimmer for the next heat to the blocks midway through the prior heat whenever possible. System 2 - (Individual) Swimmer Cards - Prior to the start of each Heat, the swimmer Swimming in that lane, for that event, for that heat, will deliver their card to the timers. (i.e.: The card is for Steven Brown, he is in the Mens 100 Freestyle, Heat 3, Lane 4.) Each swimmers card will list all the individual events he is swimming during that meet. (Be sure to check that the card is for your lane, for that event, and that heat. Let the swimmer or an official know if you do not JISAC Founded 2013

have the correct card for your lane.) Stopwatch times are recorded next to the event that the swimmer swims in that heat. Following the end of that heat the swimmer will collect their card with the stopwatch times written on it. The swimmer is responsible for bringing their card to the timers before each individual swim and reclaiming them after their swim. The swimmer is also responsible for returning them to their coach or admin at the appropriate time. The timers will then move on to the next Swimmer Card for the next heat. System 3 - Relay Cards - Prior to the start of each Heat of a relay, the relay team swimming in that lane for that event and heat, will deliver one relay card for that specific relay team to the timers in their lane. (i.e. Branksome A Womens 200-Yard Medley Relay, Heat 3, Lane 3). (Be sure to check that each card is for your lane, for that event and heat. Let the swimmers or an official know if you do not have the correct cards for your lane.) The stopwatch time (all 4 swimmers combined) is recorded on the relay team card for each relay team. Following the end of each relay event, a runner from Admin will collect the Relay Cards for that event and return them to Admin. The timers will then move on to the Relay Cards for the next event.

Starting Signals
There is 4 or 5 signals use by the Starter to start each race. For Freestyle, Breaststroke, Butterfly, and Freestyle Relays there are 4 signals: 1. 5 short whistle blasts next up/call to the blocks 2. 1 long whistle blast step on the blocks 3. Verbal Take your mark 4. Starter horn to start the race For Backstroke and Medley Relays there are 5 signals: 1. 5 short whistle blasts next up/call to the blocks 2. 1 long whistle blast enter the water/get in 3. 1 long whistle blast mount the wall 4. Verbal Take your mark 5. Starter horn to start the race Miscellaneous notes about timing swim meets JISAC Founded 2013

Timing is a very important part of running a swim meet. While one always hopes the back-up systems are never needed, they invariably are only needed when it is important and someone has just swum a person best. As a general rule, timing a swim meet is not a dry endeavor. The best choices for clothing at a swim meets includes: jeans, shorts, warm-ups, workout cloths, sandals, sport shoes, flip-flops, or anything that will not be damaged by pool water. If it can get wet, it will. Plan ahead, dont worry, and have fun. Whether punching a pickle, or a stopwatch, it is very important you stand at the edge of the pool looking straight down the wall to see the swimmer actually touch the wall in order to get an accurate time. It is not possible to get an accurate time while jumping back from the wall as a swimmer finishes. It is not possible to see a swimmer touching the wall looking through a starting block. Please make sure you step around the starting block and look straight down the wall. When operating a stopwatch, it is best to push the buttons with you index finger, not your thumb. Your index finger has the fastest and most consistent reaction time of all your digits. When operating a stopwatch, always start and stop the watch with the same finger. That way no matter your reaction time, it tends to balance out. When starting a stopwatch at the beginning of a race, always start it on the flash of the strobe on the top of the starting horn. Starting lines, especially during relays, are noisy places and it very easy to miss or be late on the horn.

General Pool Guidelines

1. Coaches are responsible for knowing and enforcing all pool rules with team members in the pool areas as well as in the locker rooms. 2. Swimmers are not permitted in the water unless the coach is on deck. 3. The pool cannot be responsible for property left in lockers. 4. Accidents must be immediately reported to the Meet Director. 5. Coaches are reminded to inform swimmers, parents, spectators and officials that no food, drinks or shoes are allowed on deck.

FINA Rules
FREESTYLE The swimmer may swim any style, except that in individual medley or medley relay events, freestyle means any style other than backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly. Some part of the swimmer must touch the wall upon completion of each length and at the finish.

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Some part of the swimmer must break the surface of the water throughout the race, except it shall be permissible for the swimmer to be completely submerged during the turn and for a distance of not more than 15 meters after the start and each turn. BACKSTROKE At the signal for starting and after turning the swimmer shall push off and swim upon his/her back throughout the race except when executing a turn. The normal position on the back can include a roll movement of the body up to, but not including 90 degrees from horizontal. Some part of the swimmer must break the surface of the water throughout the race. It is permissible for the swimmer to be completely submerged during the turn, at the finish and for a distance of not more than 15 meters after the start and each turn. However, recent developments and trends, swimmers and coaches have developed a Fish Action (Fly kick on a swimmers side!) same distance applies and passing through 90! (This would be deemed as swimming on their front and thus not backstroke) Upon the finish of the race the swimmer must touch the wall while on the back. BREASTSTROKE From the beginning of the first arm stroke after the start and after each turn, the body shall be kept on the breast. It is not permitted to roll onto the back at any time. All movements of the arms shall be simultaneous and in the same horizontal plane without alternating movement. After the start and after each turn, the swimmer may take one arm stroke completely back to the legs. The head must break the surface of the water before the hands turn inward at the widest part of the second stroke. A single downward dolphin kick followed by a breaststroke kick is permitted while wholly submerged. The feet must be turned outwards during the propulsive part of the kick. A scissors, flutter or downward kick is not permitted except breaking the surface of the water with the feet is allowed unless followed by a downward dolphin kick. At each turn and at the finish of the race, the touch shall be made with both hands simultaneously at, above, or below the water level. BUTTERFLY From the beginning of the first arm stroke after the start and each turn, the body shall be kept on the breast. Under water kicking on the side is allowed. It is not permitted to roll onto the back at any time. Both arms shall be brought forward together over the water and brought backward simultaneously throughout the race. All up and down movements of the legs must be simultaneous. The legs or the feet need to be on the same level, but they shall not alternate in relation to each other. A breaststroke kicking is not permitted. At the start and turns, a swimmer is permitted one or more leg kicks and one arm pull under the water, which must bring him/her to the JISAC Founded 2013

surface. It shall be permissible for a swimmer to be completely submerged for a distance of not more than 15 meters after the start and each turn. MEDLEY SWIMMING In Individual Medley events, the swimmer covers the four swimming styles in the following order: Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Freestyle. In Medley Relay events, swimmers will cover the four swimming styles in the following order: Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle. Swimmers must comply with the finish rules for the completion of each stroke.

Starts
ALL FRONT/ PRONE STROKES Swimmers are to start from the side of the pool (starting block, side of the pool or in the water). The same applies to relay events e.g. Freestyle. BACKSTROKE STARTS Swimmers have to start in the water. Toes under the surface, toes are NOT allowed to be above the lip of the gutter or curled over the lip of the gutter. 15 meters maximum under water before surfacing. One false start rule.

Relay Starts
Starts apply according to entering the water as stated before. Freestyle relays (forward dive) Medley Relays will start in the water with the backstroke leg first and backstroke start rules applying!

Turnovers
Relay swimmers must not dive (feet leave starting block) before the incoming swimmer (on their team) in the water has touched the end of the pool in their lane.

Finishes
Butterfly and Breaststroke finishes must be with both hands touching at the same time and level. Backstroke finishes must be on the back and can be with one hand Freestyle finishes (depending on the chosen stroke) tend to be one handed and on the swimmer front Individual Medley finish rules apply to the completion of each stroke. JISAC Founded 2013

The Race
A swimmer must finish the race in the same lane in which he/she started. In all events, a swimmer when turning shall make physical contact with the end of the pool or course. The turn must be made from the wall, and it is not permitted to take a stride or step from the bottom of the pool (If the host pool has a shallow end). Remember Pulling on the lane rope is not allowed. Obstructing another swimmer by swimming across another lane or otherwise interfering shall disqualify the offender. There shall be four swimmers on each relay team. In relay events, the team of a swimmer whose feet lose touch with the starting platform before the preceding teammate touches the wall shall be disqualified. Any relay team shall be disqualified from a race if a team member, other than the swimmer designated to swim that length, enters the water when the race is being conducted, before all swimmers of all teams have finished the race. The members of a relay team and their order of competing must be nominated before the race. Any relay team member may compete in a race only once.

Any swimmer having finished his/her race, or his/her distance in a relay event, must leave the pool as soon as possible without obstructing and other swimmer who has not yet finished his/her race. All turns require contact as this indicates successful completion of each lap. Failure to execute turns properly will result in a DQ (disqualification) Stroke and Turn Referees have to properly notify the Head Referee of a violation then to warrant if it is a DQable violation of the rules. Referee needs to make an attempt to inform swimmer or coach about a disqualification completion of a race

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Individual Entry Form

School name:
I certify that the named swimmer is eligible to compete for the above school

Signed _________________________

Swimmers Information
Name
(First) (M) (Surname)

Date of (dd/mm/yyyy) Gender Email Address

Birth

Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

M /F

JISAC School Information Sheet

School Name Team Manager In Term Phone Holiday Phone In Term email Holiday email Number of Competitors

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