League Championship Information
This is a 3 session meet held at Middlebury Municipal Pool on Friday July 25th and Saturday July 26th.
Friday Night- Distance Events:
Arrive @ 3pm expected timeline 4-6pm.
Saturday Morning: 10&Under Events:
Arrive @ 7am expected timeline 8-11am.
Saturday Afternoon: 11-12, 13-14, & 15-18:
Arrive @ 12pm expected timeline 1:30-4:30pm.
DIRECTIONS TO POOL and PARKING: Parking for all swimmers, parents and spectators will be available at the Mary Hogan school at 78 Mary Hogan Dr. Middlebury, VT. 05753. Travel south on Rt. 7 to Middlebury and past the Middlebury United Methodist Church on your left, take a sharp left turn onto Court Square to stay on Rt. 7 and then the first right onto Court St. Travel 0.1 miles and turn left onto Mary Hogan Dr. and then right into the parking lot. Walk across the field to the pool.
If this lot is full, additional parking is available at the Middlebury Union High School, ¼ mile farther south on Rt. 7 on the west side of the road. This is an 11-minute walk; there is no shuttle service.
On Saturday only, there is also a smaller lot to the north of the pool at the Mahany Courthouse: 7 Mahady Ct.
Coaches, Officials, Handicap, and Meet Staff Parking: Friday night everyone can park as spots are available in the pool parking lot with overflow at Mary Hogan. Saturday parking at the pool will be reserved for all coaches and officials; people working the meet with lots to carry may also park in the pool lot. Travel south on Rt. 7 to Middlebury and past the Middlebury United Methodist Church on your left, take a sharp left turn onto Court Square to stay on Rt. 7. and then the first right onto Court St. When you are at the light you will go straight onto Mahady Ct. (which looks like a driveway) and then follow that back through the roundabout to the parking lot. Accessible Parking: There will be accessible parking in the pool lot for those vehicles displaying a placard all weekend. There will be parking attendants at the pool lot. NO PARKING ON BUTTOLF DR. or any town roads (you will be ticketed).
Session 1, Friday evening This session is the least crowded session of the meet, so swimmers will be allowed to congregate on deck and visit with the coaches. Bleachers will be available for spectators to the east of the pool deck. Parents, not coaches, are to be responsible for their children between events.
Note: The playground and playground equipment at the Mary Hogan School, as well as the pump track and halfpipe near the pool are not supervised, are not CVSL facilities, and are used at your own risk. The CVSL, Middlebury Swim Team, nor the Town of Middlebury will assume liability for any injuries incurred on the playground, pump track, or half pipe during the meet.
TEAM AREA: Teams may set up canopies/tents on the field behind the pool area (toward Mary Hogan). Tents can be set up beginning at 1:00pm on Friday, but should be dropped low, broken down, or carried into the pool area for overnight storage. Teams who choose to leave their equipment do so at their own risk; there will be no overnight patrol.
Session II and III, Saturday Teams are not allowed to congregate on deck. Swimmers may briefly visit with their coaches after their event but must promptly exit the pool deck to the designated team gathering location. On deck swimmer traffic will be tightly controlled. Parents and spectators will not be allowed to congregate on the pool deck. Only those with assigned deck functions will be allowed in the immediate pool deck area. Parents, not coaches, are to be responsible for the children between events and should be encouraged by teams not to send swimmers to their events until the event has been called.
AL CUMMINGS AWARD nominees COACHES AWARD nominees Teams may submit:
1. A team nomination with bio for the Allen Cummings Award. Failure to submit a nomination for the Al Cummings Award at this time will result in no consideration for a late candidate. As stated in the League Handbook: “In memory of Allen Cummings and in recognition of his support for the sport of swimming, an award for most valuable supporter will be presented each year at the CVSL Championship Meet. Each team will be allowed to nominate an individual who, in the opinion of that team, has contributed significantly to the success of the CVSL. Nominations must be submitted along with the CVSL Championship Meet entry form. Nominations may also be sent to a CVSL officer via email prior to the Coaches’ meeting. The nomination should include a short biography of the nominee and description of the activities of the individual in support of their nomination. Officers of the CVSL Board of Directors are not themselves eligible for the award but will determine the winner from among the list of names submitted.”
2. A coach nomination for the “Golden Whistle” award, which recognizes outstanding coaches in our league. Nominations should include a short bio of the nominee and should be emailed to a CVSL officer prior to the Coaches’ meeting.
MEETINGS: The following meetings will be held prior to the championship meet to inform participants of the administrative conduct of the meet. No rule changes may be made at these meetings.
1. A mandatory officials’ meeting will be held prior to each of the three sessions. This meeting will be administered by the Meet Referee and will take place up to 1/2 hour before the meet starts.
2. A timers’ meeting will be held 15 minutes before each session begins. All timers and any relief timers for that session need to attend. This meeting will be administered by the Meet Referee or a designee.
3. Lane Shepherds and Bullpen workers should report to the timing table 15 minutes before their session.
BULLPEN: There will be a bullpen for all sessions, but a lane shepherd for session 2. Swimmers are responsible for appearing at the blocks when their event is called. When possible, please consider parent experience in filling jobs similar to dual meets.
QUESTIONS ON POSTED TIMES: It is the responsibility of the coaches to submit questions or concerns about posted times, in writing using forms provided at the timing table, as soon as possible or within 30 minutes of posted time. Labels for awards will be printed after this time.
SCORING: The individual events will be scored to 12 places: 16-13-12-11-10-9-7-5-4-3-2-1. Relays will be scored to 12 places: 32-26-24-22-20-18-14-10-8-6-4-2
TEAM AWARDS:
Team Champion (high point)
Team Runner-up (second highest)
Best Record Award (best season win: loss record traveling plaque)
Most Improved Trophy (polled voting by head coaches and designated representative during lunch)
INDIVIDUAL AND RELAY AWARDS:
1. Medals will be awarded to the top 3 finishers in individual events and the top 3 finishing relay teams in each relay event.
2. Ribbons will be awarded to 4th through 12th place for individual events, and 4th through 6th place in relay events.
3. Where two or more swimmers tie for any place, duplicate awards shall be given to each of the swimmers, and in such case, no award shall be given for the place or places immediately following the tied positions. Each member of an award-winning relay team shall receive an identical award. Heat winners will receive a heat winner ribbon or duck.
