2016 OMPA CHAMPIONSHIP MEET Soda Aquatic Center at Campolindo High School Thursday August 4th:​ ​No Practice at OPP – Warm­ups at SODA. ​Bring ​$12​ cash (exact change is appreciated) to purchase your meet program with highlighter. Official Meet clothing (t­shirts, sweatshirts, etc) will also be available and range in price from $20­$60. 11:00am​: Caravan leaves OPP. BE THERE at 10:45am – it is fun!!!!!!!! 11:50pm:​ 8&under swimmers need to be at the Soda Center competition pool for warm­ups. 12­12:10pm:​ 10&under warm­ups, Lanes 9­19. 12:00pm:​ 9­12 swimmers need to be at the Soda Center competition pool for warm­ups. 12:10­12:30: ​9­12 warm­ups, Lanes 9­19. 12:20pm:​ 13&up swimmers need to be at the Soda Center competition pool for warm­ups. 12:30­12:50: ​13&up warm­ups, Lanes 9­19. 5:30­7:30pm:​ Pep Rally/Pasta Feed at OPP. ​Bring coolers labeled with your family name​. Friday August 5th: No Practice – Individual Medley 10am­12noon: ​Shave Down at OPP. 4:00pm: ​ All IM Swimmers need to be in the team area (see below) at the Soda Center for warm­ups. 4:25­4:45pm: ​Warm­ups in Lanes 16­19. 5:00pm:​ First IM (Individual Medley) event begins. Saturday August 6th: Free/Breast/Medley Relay 8:00am:​ ALL 10&Under FREESTYLE SWIMMERS NEED TO BE IN THE TEAM AREA. When you arrive at SODA drop off gear/swimmers in the theater lot, then park and return to team area. 8:25­8:45am: ​Team Warm­ups in Lanes 0­4, 11­14. 9:00am:​ First Freestyle Event Begins. 9:00am: ​ALL 11+Up FREESTYLE SWIMMERS NEED TO BE AT THE MEET IN THE TEAM AREA. 10:00am: ​ ALL BREASTSTROKERS NEED TO BE AT THE MEET. DO NOT LEAVE THE MEET WITHOUT CHECKING WITH YOUR COACH –YOUR SWIMMER MAY BE NEEDED FOR A RELAY! 1:30pm:​ All Finalists & Medley Relay swimmers must be at the meet. Warm­ups in Lanes 3&13. 6:00 pm:​ Approximate end of meet. Sunday August 7th: Back/Fly/Free Relay 7:00am:​ OPTIONAL be there time for all backstrokers. This will be an opportunity to warm­up in the competition lanes. Otherwise, we will warm up in the dive tank when the meet begins. When you arrive at SODA drop off gear/swimmers in the theater lot, then park and return to team area. 7:25­7:45am:​ Team Warm­ups in Lanes 6­10, 16­19. 8:30am: ​ All 10&under backstrokers must be at the meet. 9:00am:​ First Backstroke Event begins. 9:00am:​ All 11&up backstrokers must be at the meet. 10:00am:​ ALL BUTTERFLIERS NEED TO BE AT THE MEET. DO NOT LEAVE THE MEET WITHOUT CHECKING WITH YOUR COACH –YOUR SWIMMER MAY BE NEEDED FOR A RELAY! 12:30pm:​ All Finalists & Free Relay swimmers must be at the meet. Warm­ups in Lanes 3&13. 4:45pm:​ End of meet. ​TEAM AREA MUST BE CLEAR​. OMPA Awards ceremony follows. 6:00pm:​ OMPA Party begins at OPP! Don’t forget to steal a moment between multiple heats, melting sno­cones, triumphant best times and tragic DQs to marvel at the sheer scale of this meet – an amazing production from a community of dedicated volunteers (you!) If you find yourself next to a MVP parent during the meet please take the time to send a thank you to the OMPA President, Glenn Fuller and the Meet Directors Rebecca Carrington and Shannon Fuller and the entire MVP team for organizing the meet this year – a huge task that we all appreciate! ** Follow the meet: ​twitter.com/OMPAswim​ ​instagram@ompaswim​ ​facebook.com/OMPAswimming​ ** RELAYS: ​Relays are the last event each afternoon, with the Medley Relay on Saturday and the Free Relay on Sunday. The lineup for the Medley Relays will be determined and posted after the Free/Breast prelims on Saturday and the Free Relay lineups will be posted on Sunday Morning. In each case the list will be posted on a whiteboard in the Team Area near the food tables. Please understand that relay decisions at the OMPA are made by the Head Coaching Staff and are final. These decisions are often difficult ­­ they must be made in real time and are based on only partial information. In the case of the Medley Relay the decisions for the Back and Fly swimmers must be made before these respective individual events are held at the OMPA and, in the case of the Free Relay, swimmers who are not swimming freestyle at the OMPA may still be under consideration based on a projection of their expected times. In addition to individual event times, the relay experience of each swimmer must be taken into consideration ­­ both the quality of the relay dive and the risk of a DQ must be weighed. There may even be instances where a swimmers attitude and its impact on the motivation of other relay members must be taken into account. The Head Coaching Staff's priority is to field the fastest relay possible while minimizing the risk of a DQ. While our coaches will be happy to discuss relay decisions after the meet is over PLEASE do not approach them with issues during the meet itself. We need them to remain focused on getting the best out of all of our swimmers. If you have an issue with relay selection please speak with our designated OPP personnel committee member, Amy Smith. Please do not leave the meet on Saturday or Sunday without checking in with a Senior Coach to see if your swimmer is under consideration for a relay. More generally please direct coaching questions to our Senior staff (when they are in the team area, not on deck) ­­ our swimmer­coaches will be primarily focused on their own races at this meet. DIRECTIONS:​ ​From Orinda take Hwy 24 East to the Central Lafayette/Oak Hill Rd exit. Right on Oak Hill Rd. First left on Mt. Diablo Blvd. Immediate right on Moraga Rd. Continue 2.3 miles to Campolindo Drive. Make a right on Campolindo Drive and the main parking lot will be on your left. PARKING:​ On Thursday and Friday afternoon the Campolindo School lots (accessible from Campolindo Drive and Moraga Rd.) are available without a permit and there are no neighborhood parking restrictions. On Saturday and Sunday neighborhood and school lot parking are by ​permit only​. OMPA will provide a free yellow shuttle buse that will run continuously from the St. Mary’s Rheem Campus parking lot at 380 Moraga Road near the intersection with Rheem Blvd (next to Round Table Pizza and 24 Hr. Fitness) to Campolindo High School from 7am to 5:00 pm. ​PLEASE PARK ​ONLY​ IN MARKED SPACES; PARKING IN FIRE LANES OR OTHER NO PARKING AREAS WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE SHUTTLES TO GET THROUGH THE LOT.​ Shuttle stops will be marked with “OMPA Shuttle Stop” signs. We suggest that families use the drop­off locations to unload, then find parking and use shuttles to return to the Soda Center. TEAM AREA:​ Our team area location is in the Softball field behind the Theater and on the South side of the pool. You may begin to leave your gear here on Thursday during warm­ups but there is no security patrol Thursday evening, just Friday ​
and Saturday nights. The area ​must be clear before the Awards Ceremony. SHADE: ​Due to an another amazing fundraising effort, we will have a large team tent set­up as well as our smaller pop­up tents which should provide ample shade for everyone. If you have an “EZ up” Canopy style tent and would like to bring it, there may be a few open spaces. We are not allowed to stake into the grass or use use TARPS or TENTS. All blankets and towels must be removed from the grass when you leave for the day. Thank you for your cooperation. CHEERING/VIEWING AREA:​ The OMPA championship meet is designed for spectators. Each team has a designated covered area in the bleachers surrounding the competition pool. We want all parents who are not actively shepherding their swimmers to be cheering for the team in the stands. This positive feedback is critical for maintaining the spirit and energy of our swimmers and coaches! OBLIGATIONS: ​Please arrive on time for your volunteer obligations. If you hire a sub, you must let the Meet Director know and provide your sub's name prior to the weekend. ​You (or your sub) will need to check in first with our meet director in the OPP team area. ​Allow enough time for parking to arrive on time. You will then be directed to the appropriate head official. The map above shows the location of the marshall and meet official check­in desks. FOOD TABLES: ​It is an OPP tradition to provide an all­day potluck on both Saturday and Sunday for our OPP swimmers and parents. This is a collective responsibility and we need everyone’s help keeping the tables are clean and well­stocked. Coffee will be available in the mornings in addition to breakfast foods, snacks and lunch. This food is for everyone (not just swimmers). Each family is responsible for bringing the food items listed below on the designated day and time. Please note that we need Early Morning items to be at the pool for the first warmup. If you are not going to be at the meet on your assigned day, OR if you have an Early Morning item to bring but won’t be at the pool until the later morning warmup, please send the item with a friend or exchange your assignment with someone else. AMOUNTS BELOW ARE PER SWIMMER​ – if you are listed as bringing 3 boxes of cereal and you have 2 swimmers at OMPA then you need to bring 6 boxes. For the few families with more than 2 swimmers, please only double your contribution. Each single assignment should cost around $25. COOLERS ​– we need your coolers. please label with your name and bring to the Pep Rally / Pasta Feed this Thursday. Coolers will be returned to the pool on Sunday for the OMPA Party at OPP. FOOD ASSIGNMENTS (per swimmer): Saturday (Early Morning) Abrams through Blacklock: 12 bagels and cream cheese Blodgett through Bobrow: 3 dozen hard boiled eggs (unpeeled) Bradley through Bretall: 6 large boxes of healthy cereal Brydon through Brydon: 5 boxes of instant oatmeal Campbell through Campbell: 3 gallons of low fat milk Casey­Housand through Djavaherian: fruit for 20 people (6 lbs grapes, 2 large water melons, 25 bannas, 5 lbs strawberries, etc.) Downum through Faulkner: 15 individual yogurts or 24 tubes of yogurt Fitzsimmons through Flowers: 5 bags (5 pounds each bag) of ice Saturday (Anytime in the Morning) Gaspardone through Harmon: 12 high quality energy bars (box of Cliff/Z/Luna or similar) Harrington through Henderson: 5 large bags of salty snacks (pretzels, trail mix, popcorn, etc. (no chips)) Hester through Isaeff: 3 large jars of peanut butter Isola through Jackson: 5 loaves sliced whole wheat or whole grain bread Jardine through Klem: fruit for 20 people (6 lbs grapes, 2 large water melons, 25 bannas, 5 lbs strawberries, etc.) Konkel through Kraft: 5 bags (5 pounds each bag) of ice Lamy through Legan: veggies + hummus for 20 people (baby carrots, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, etc., plus 1 pint of hummus or dip) Sunday (Early Morning) Lehman through Mathews: 12 bagels and cream cheese Meckes through Metherd: 3 dozen hard boiled eggs (unpeeled) Mills through Mills: 6 large boxes of healthy cereal Mobley through Mobley: 5 boxes of instant oatmeal Mogen through Mogen: 3 gallons of low fat milk Mohanpuhr through Owens: fruit for 20 people (6 lbs grapes, 2 large water melons, 25 bannas, 5 lbs strawberries, etc.) Pawlak through Peterson: 15 individual yogurts or 24 tubes of yogurt Porter through Richmond: 5 bags (5 pounds each bag) of ice Sunday (Anytime in the Morning) Robarts through Sherman: 12 high quality energy bars (box of Cliff/Z/Luna or similar) Skidgel through Smith: 5 large bags of salty snacks (pretzels, trail mix, popcorn, etc. (no chips)) Spencer­Mork through Spencer­Mork: 3 large jars of peanut butter Spillane through Spillane: 3 large jars of jelly or jam Strickler through Teplitz: 5 loaves sliced whole wheat or whole grain bread Thompson through Wagner: fruit for 20 people (6 lbs grapes, 2 large water melons, 25 bannas, 5 lbs strawberries, etc.) Walburg through Walburg: 5 bags (5 pounds each bag) of ice Wang through Zippin: veggies + hummus for 20 people (baby carrots, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, etc., plus 1 pint of hummus or dip) WHAT TO BRING: For each Swimmer: 2 pairs of reliable goggles, their tightest racing suit, 2 caps​, 2 towels, parka/warm jacket, sweats/fleece pants, supportive shoes. For your family: ​Chairs, blanket to sit on, sun protection (hats, sunscreen), boredom protection (cards, board games, electronics), sleeping bag, cash for sno­cones. ​Your food table contribution (see above) ​and, of course, your Stingray Spirit and Sportsmanship!!! GooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOO PARK!!