Baytown Buccaneers

Meet Entry and Job Sign Ups

Meet Entry and Job Sign Ups will open Saturday night the week BEFORE the meet at 6:00 p.m. The event will stay open until the following Tuesday at 11:00 p.m. (Ex: For the May 23rd meet, meet entry and job sign ups will open May 16th at 6:00 p.m.and will close on May 19th at 11:00 p.m.). Please declare your swimmer as “attending” or “not attending”. The job sign ups are first come, first served so be sure to sign up if there is a specific volunteer spot you want. Most volunteer jobs have 2 shifts, 1st half and 2nd half. You are welcome to sign up for both shifts.

Arrival Time

Meets start promptly at 8:00 a.m. Please arrive and check in with the coaches by 6:45 a.m. If you are going to be late, please let a coach or board member know ASAP so your child doesn’t get scratched from the meet! The home team warms up from 7:00-7:20 and the away team warms up from 7:20-7:40.

What to Bring

*camp chairs and canopy (outdoor meets)

*lots of water and snacks

*swimsuit and swim cap

*extra towels and extra goggles

*sunscreen and bug spray (outdoor meets)

*personal battery powered fans

*wagon to haul your gear in

*good attitudes!

During the Meet

Events will be called to the ready area to stage swimmers 4-5 events ahead of what event is in the water. This helps us locate swimmers in time and ensure that the next race is ready to enter the water as soon as the previous one finishes. For example, when event 1 is on the blocks, swimmers from events 2 and 3 are lined up behind them ready to go. This keeps the meet moving as quickly as possible. Please pay attention to what events are being called to the ready area.

All the pools in our league are 25 yards in length. Race length varies by age group from 25-200 yards so pay attention when timing. For example, a 50 yard race is from the starting blocks, flip turn at the opposite end and back to the starting blocks, a 100 is down and back twice, etc.

Some events will have more than 8 swimmers. In that case, there will be multiple heats of the same event. The first 8 swimmers are heat 1, the next 8 are heat 2, etc. We rarely have more than 2 heats of any event at our dual meets.

The length of the meet will vary depending on the size of the teams. In the past, meets were typically done by noon. Some may be done earlier and some may go longer but it should not be an all day event.