Registration Instructions Thanks for joining the Waves Swim Team!

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1 Registration Instructions 2016 Hello, Thanks for joining the Waves Swim Team! Walk Up Registration and Swim Suit fitting March 6 th, 2:00 5:00pm at the Richland Clubhouse. Please fill out: 1. Registration Form 2. Parent Contract 3. Medical Release 4. GSL Liability Waiver 1 for each swimmer 5. Concussion Awareness 1 for each swimmer Register by April 24 th to receive a FREE team shirt for each swimmer Registrations after April 24 th will be charged a LATE FEE of $25. Please see Registration form.*** If you cannot make it to Registration on March 6 th, Please print the forms from the website (RichlandWaves.org), fill out the forms and attach check made payable to: Richland Waves Swim Team. Deliver all to: 2117 Merrymount Drive Suwanee, GA Attention: Conyers Johnson If you have any questions, please contact: Conyers Johnson, President of the Waves Julie Walker, Vice President of the Waves or questions to: RichlandWavesSwim@gmail.com

2 Richland WAVES Swim Team It s Time To Register! Registration Walk up and Swim Suit Fitting Sunday, March 6 th, 2:00 5:00PM At the Richland Clubhouse Print Forms at RichlandWaves.org Come join the WAVES, Richland s winning neighborhood swim club, for a summer of friendly competition, fun, making new friends, and learning swim strokes. The WAVES competes in the Gwinnett Swim League one of the largest summer swim leagues in the US, with over 6,000 kids and almost 50 teams. Who s eligible? Kids ages 4 through 18 as of June 1st, 2016, who are o Children of Richland residents in good standing with the Homeowners Association, and o Non-resident children are also welcome for an additional $30 fee if space allows. Kids who are currently great swimmers and kids who are not currently able to swim but have a strong desire to learn. Your swimmer needs to be comfortable in the water. They don t need to know the strokes but should be able to go across the short way (about 15 yards). Costs $120 for the first swimmer from your family, and $100 for each additional sibling; $30 extra for non-resident families. Payable by check, cash or MC/Visa at registration. $25 late fee after April, 24 th, Schedule Practice begins Monday, May 9 th. We ll have six meets this season, usually on Thursday nights, beginning with the practice meet on May 19 th. The season ends with the County Championship meet on July 9 th & 10 th at Georgia tech, for those who qualify. An Awards Banquet to follow. Dates may change. Coaches Renowned Head Coach, Beth McGee is returning again this year. The coaches will teach the four swim strokes needed for competition. Documentation All new team members and any swimmer who was not registered with Gwinnett County Swim League last summer MUST bring original birth certificate (in ENGLISH) or Passport and a copy to registration. Swimsuits and Spirit Wear Competition swimsuit fitting will take place at Richland Clubhouse on March 6 th, 2:00-5:00pm, bring your swimmer. Bring a separate check for swimsuit payment. Waves Team Spirit wear will be available for purchase as well. Get ready to show your Team Spirit! Team Swimsuit is optional. Need More Information Conyers Johnson or Julie Walker

3 Please list the names of the swimmers in your household Swimmer 1 First MI Last Swimmer 2 First MI Last Swimmer 3 First MI Last Richland WAVES Registration Form M/D/Y Date of Birth Sex / / / / / / F M F M F M FREE* T-shirt Circle Size YS YM YL AS AM AL YS YM YL AS AM AL YS YM YL AS AM AL Age as Fees of June 1st $120 by April 24 $145 after April 24 $30 non-resident fee (per Family) $100 by April 24 $125 after April 24 $100 by April 24 $125 after April 24 **NEW RULE** New WAVES team swimmers and any swimmer not registered last year must present the original birth certificate or passport for our review and provide a photocopy for the Gwinnett County Swim League files. Parent(s) Name(s): Address: Subdivision Name City/Zip Main Contact Phone # Second Phone # O Richland Third Phone # O Other O Home O Mom mobile O Dad mobile O Other who? O Home O Mom mobile O Dad mobile O Other who? O Home O Mom mobile O Dad mobile O Other who? Address-Primary Secondary O Mother s O Father s O Swimmer O Mother s O Father s O Swimmer Emergency Contact: Name Relationship Emergency Contact Phone # Emergency Cell Phone # PLEASE NOTE: You must pay your current R.H.O.A. dues to be eligible for Swim Team. Refund Policy: No refunds will be given after 5 days past the first scheduled swim meet of Refunds prior to the refund request deadline of 5 days past the first scheduled swim meet will be given in full minus a $15 administrative fee per swimmer and minus $30 non-resident fee if applicable. No refunds on swimsuits or other apparel or equipment. Parent/Guardian Signature Date **********************************Do Not Write Below This Line*********************************** Accounting: Registration fees: $ Non-resident fee Spirit wear fees TOTAL Paid * Free T shirt for swimmers who register by April 24th $ $ $ Due O Cash O EFT O Check #

4 Richland Waves Medical Release Form Swimmers Diabetic (Y/N) Seizures (Y/N) Allergies (Y/N) Epipen/Inh aler (Y/N) Restrictions (details) ******* If your child has a prescription for an epi-pen or inhaler you must get a spare to be kept in the team first aid box. It will be returned at the end of the swim season.****** Parents! Names: Emergency Contact Information: Home Number: Mother!s Work: Mother!s Cell: Father!s Work: Father!s Cell: Insurance Company: Group #: Medical Waiver: I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the parent or legal guardian of the above named swimmer(s). I hereby give permission for any supervisor associated with Richland Waves Swim Team to seek and give appropriate medical attention for our child(ren) in the event of an accident, injury, illness. I, the undersigned, will be responsible for any and all costs associated with any necessary medical attention and/or treatment. I, the undersigned, hereby waive, release and forever discharge Richland Waves Swim Team and associated supervisors from all rights and claims for damages, injury, loss to person or property which may be sustained or occur during participation in swim team activities, whether or not damages or loss is due to negligence. I hereby acknowledge that the swimmer(s) named above is (are) physically fit and mentally capable of participation in all swim team activities. Signature of Parent/Guardian Date

5 Parent Volunteer Job Descriptions Timer Typical work assignment is for half a meet at 4-5 meets. Requires good concentration and operation of a stopwatch and recording of the swimmers times. You will be trained by our head timer. This also is one of the best vantage points to watch a swim meet. Job is both at home and away meets. No cell phone use allowed while timing. Deck Official Typical work assignment is for half a meet at 4-5 meets. Requires training that will be at a league designated location. The average official is referred to as a Stroke and Turn Judge, but the category also includes the Starter. This official receives additional training but is also a qualified Stroke and Turn Judge. Starters are selected from experienced Stroke and Turn Judges. Job is at both home and away meets. Bullpen Typical work assignment is for half a meet at 4-5 meets. Job consists primarily of corralling the swimmers and insuring that they move promptly to the staging area when their event is coming up. Staging area personnel is selected from among bullpen workers. First half workers are responsible for arranging the bullpen before the meet and checking in swimmers. Second half workers are responsible for restoration of the deck to its normal appearance including trash pickup. Job is at both home and away meets. Concession Typical work assignment is for half a meet at home meets only (4 meets including the practice meet). Job involves selling drinks, food, candy etc. to customers. First half workers are responsible for helping setup the concession area beginning at 4:30 and second half workers are responsible for cleaning up the concession equipment at the end of the meet. Job is only at home meets. You will be trained by our concession manager. Scoring Typical work assignment is for half a meet at 4-5 meets. Job involves computer data entry, manual verification of scores and times as well as ribbons. You will be trained by our head computer person. Job is at both home and away meets but the work involved differs. You get a bird s eye view of the swimmers at home meets. Runner - Typical work assignment is for half a meet at home meets only (4 meets including the practice meet). Job involves taking time cards from timers to the scoring table and posting results of events as soon as they are available. Training will be provided. Job is only at home meets. Deck Setup Job starts at 4:30 pm and runs until 6:30 pm and is at home meets only including the practice meet. Job involves placing starting blocks and securing them to the deck, placing backstroke stanchions, lane lines and other deck equipment like starter equipment and moving chairs and lifeguard stands. As well as helping set up concessions if needed. This job requires some physical strength and you must be able to work all 3 home meets and the practice meet. Parking This job is for home meets only. Job requires putting out no parking signs on neighboring streets by 4:00 pm. Also, involves coordinating with tennis teams if they have a tennis match at Richland on the same night as the meet. Job involves monitoring the parking lots and directing people to available parking until 6:30 pm. As well as collecting no parking signs at the half way point of the meet. Important Information When you are not involved in a work assignment you need to remain in those areas that are normal spectator areas. That means that you are not in the bullpen unless you are working there and not in the staging area unless you are working there etc. The area around the timers is especially crowded and extra people cannot fit in these areas. This is true both at home and away meets, but is especially true at away meets. We are making an extra push to disallow access to the bullpen areas to non-swimmers. Encourage your swimmer s friends to come to watch, but they need to watch from the spectator areas. And finally, in order to run a successful swim meet, we need a lot of volunteers (about 65 for a home meet and about 45 for away meets). So it is imperative that at least one parent from each swimmer s family perform their assigned job or find a replacement. If you fail to find a replacement, your child/children will not be allowed to participate in the next scheduled swim meet.

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7 RICHLAND WAVES PARENT CONTRACT The Richland Waves is committed to providing your child/ children with a successful swim season. Please read the following requirements and sign. During practice, only team swimmers will be allowed in the main pool deck during their designated time frame. All others may observe from the Kiddy pool or the Clubhouse Deck. This is for the swimmers safety. Coaches must be notified in advance of any absences/ vacations of a registered swimmer as early as possible before a meet. Parents will provide the necessary swim gear needed for their child i.e; swim cap, goggles, and a team suit or a one piece suit Parents must provide any prescription inhalers, Epi- pens, or medication a swimmer may require by the first practice scheduled. Parents who do not provide prescriptions will have to be present and accessible at all times during practice and meets. Any prescriptions will be returned after the season. At least one adult from each registered swimmer s family is required to work one shift at 4 6 swim meets. If you fail to find a replacement or do not work your job assignment, your child/ children will not be allowed to participate in the next scheduled swim meet. *** Parents who wish to volunteer extra hours such a s working every meet when you are in town or offering up two volunteers for working the meets are welcome to indicate below. This is optional and very much appreciated. My choices for swim meet jobs are: Parent 1 (Mandatory) First Choice Second Choice Shift Preference (Circle one) 1 st half or 2 nd half. Sign me up for every meet Y or N Parent 2 (Optional) First Choice Second Choice Shift Preference (Circle one) 1 st half or 2 nd half. Sign me up for every meet Y or N * Please note: We will attempt to give parents their first choice but may need to ask some people to be flexible in order to cover all jobs and shifts. List Vacation Dates: I have read and understood the above: Parent Name Parent Signature Swimmer s Name(s)

8 Gwinnett County Swim League (GCSL) 2016 Liability Waiver & Release Form GCSL Member Team Name of Participant Age Address I desire to participate in the 2016 Gwinnett County Swim League, which includes but is not limited to my Member Team s activities such as practices, dual meets and the GCSL Championship Meet and related activities. In consideration of my participation, I certify that I am in good health and have no physical or other impediment which would endanger me while participating in these activities and that I have been released and authorized by my doctor to participate in the activities of the swim league. I acknowledge and agree these activities have inherent risks. I have full knowledge of the nature and extent of all the risks associated with these activities that include serious injury and death. Swimming can result in serious injury and death from diving incidents, diving off of starting blocks, drowning, incidents with other swimmers, falls on deck etc. These incidents can lead to serious injury, head injuries, paralysis and death. I knowingly and freely assume all such risks. In consideration of my participation in these activities, I hereby (on behalf of myself, my legal representatives, parents, heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns) release and forever discharge the Gwinnett County Swim League, Inc. including its officers, directors, volunteers, employees, agents etc and the Member Teams (and their respective officers, directors, agents, employees and volunteers) from and relinquish and forever waive, any and all claims and causes of action arising out of my participation in the league for negligence, gross negligence, and such other actionable conduct resulting in personal or bodily injury, property damage or death. Participant Signature/Parent s signature if a minor: Printed name: Date / /

9 Athlete/Parent Concussion Awareness Form DANGERS OF CONCUSSION Concussions at all levels of sports have received a great deal of attention and a state law has been passed to address this issue. Adolescent athletes are particularly vulnerable to the effects of concussion. Once considered little more than a minor ding to the head, it is now understood that a concussion has the potential to result in death, or changes in brain function (either short-term or long-term). A concussion is a brain injury that results in a temporary disruption of normal brain function. A concussion occurs when the brain is violently rocked back and forth or twisted inside the skull as a result of a blow to the head or body. Continued participation in any sport following a concussion can lead to worsening concussion symptoms, as well as increased risk for further injury to the brain, and even death. Athlete and parental education in this area is crucial that is the reason for this document. Refer to it regularly. This form must be signed by a parent or guardian of each swimmer who wishes to participate in GCSL activities. One copy needs to be returned to your team s Primary Council, and one retained at home. COMMON SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CONCUSSION Headache, dizziness, poor balance, moves clumsily, reduced energy level/tiredness Nausea or vomiting Blurred vision, sensitivity to light and sounds Fogginess of memory, difficulty concentrating, slowed thought processes, confused about surroundings or assignments Unexplained changes in behavior and personality Loss of consciousness (NOTE: This does not occur in all concussion episodes.) The following is a link to Heads Up, the online concussion awareness and safety recognition program offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Please visit the site and explore the program. I HAVE READ THIS FORM AND I UNDERSTAND THE FACTS PRESENTED IN IT. I HAVE REVIEWED THIS INFORMATION WITH MY CHILD. SIGNED: (Parent or Guardian) DATE: