To: All FSSL Representatives
Re: All Star Meet
Hello FSSL’ers,
The Sharks are proud to host the 2008 FSSL All-Star Meet. We want everyone to enjoy our neighborhood and pool facilities as we attempt to meet the high standards sent by Mount Airy last year.
This email is our attempt to consolidate a list of looming deadlines required to be met in order for an orderly All-Star Meet:
July 13: Response to this email confirming receipt & valid email address
July 19: Volunteer and Official lists due (8:00 PM)
July 21: T-Shirt Pre-Orders due (see attached order forms)
July 21: T-Shirt Names due (8:00 PM)
July 21: Program Ads and Payment due (see attached forms)
July 22: All-Star entries due (8:00 PM) (see FSSL rules for qualifications and cost)
July 23: All-Star entry payments postmarked
July 26: All-Star Meet
You can expect several more e-mails in the immediate future concerning this meet. Any future questions concerning the All-Star meet may be directed to the Meet Manager Tom Courtney (
t3courtney@yahoo.com) or the All-Star/FSSL liaison Chris Boughn (springridgesharks@comcast.net).
Tom Courtney
Chris Boughn
T-Shirts
Each Team representative must submit an alphabetical list of his or her respective all-stars by July 19 at 8:00 PM. Failure to meet this deadline may result in leaving a swimmers name off the back of the shirt. The list should be sent to
Colleen@saintloupdesigns.com. Please try to get this list to Colleen as fast a possible so that she can make the order early.
Each team representative will receive a t-shirt pre-order form in a separate correspondence,
which will follow shortly. We will also have the artwork for the shirt e-mailed at the same time. Each team representative should collect individual orders and collect payment. After this is done each team should
submit ONE pre-order form per team to Tom Courtney (t3courtney@yahoo.com) by July 21. No individual orders will be accepted prior to the all-star meet. Payments for the shirts can be mailed to Spring Ridge Sharks 9090 Ridgefield Drive, Frederick, and MD 21701 or delivered to the Spring Ridge Team Representative Chris Boughn prior to July 21.
We will have a limited number of shirts available at the all-star meet and are exploring the option for special orders to be delivered after the meet. Team representatives should pick up and sign for the shirts at the apparel stand at the meet. It is the team’s responsibility to pick up the shirts.
Team Volunteers
Each Team must submit a volunteer list to the Sharks Volunteer Coordinator Maggie Gasemy at
artychk@verizon.net by July 19
th at 8:00 PM. Each team should provide names of those willing to serve as Timers and Clerk of Course. If possible and to ensure participation, please submit any special requests (i.e. can only work 1
st half) and a contact e-mail for each volunteer. Individual assignments will be sent prior to the meet. Each Team is responsible to ensure that all of your volunteers, coaches, and other designated representatives are displaying proper credentials and lanyards. Each team must also supply their designated timers stopwatches.
Stroke and Turn Officials
Each team shall submit a list of their stroke and turn officials able to work the all-star meet. Each list must also list qualifications, such as USA Swimming or YMCA certified and number of years performing these duties. In addition any official must have also attended FSSL training given prior to the season. First priority will be given to those holding USA Swimming/YMCA Training. Official lists should be sent to Tom Courtney at
t3courtney@yahoo.com prior to July 19.
Program Advertisements
Personal messages, cheers, or advertisements to be placed in the meet program must be received by
July 21st. Ads placed should be submitted to Team Representatives along with the appropriate payment. The team representative should then send ONE group folder of all ads to Mike Nasuti at
mikeroni123@msn.com. The program will be printed in color, with the cost of ads Full payment should be sent to Spring Ridge Sharks 9090 Ridgefield Drive, Frederick, MD 21701 or delivered to the Spring Ridge Team Representative Chris Boughn prior to July 21.
All-Star Entries
In order to be eligible to swim in the all-star meet, swimmers must have competed in two meets prior to the All-Star meet, and their times must meet the FSSL All Star time requirements. Teams may submit as many swimmers as desired who meet this criteria. The fee for each event per swimmer is $2.00. Each swimmer is limited to four events. There will not be any relay events.
There is a Team Manager Events file posted on the IT Home page of this web site. This file cam be imported into Team Manager to help teams enter their athletes into the All Star Meet. Team Manager will not allow swimmers who have not achieved the All Star Time Standard in the 2008 season to be entered into the meet.
All-Star entries must be submitted to the Spring Ridge Sharks IT Representative Robert Pinterits,
no later than, 8:00 PM on Tuesday, July 22nd. Please remember to include proof of time with your exported entries. The entries file should be sent to
RJPinterits@comcast.net and copied to Michael Kokoski, the league IT at
hoodswimit@comcast.net . Include with this correspondence the number of entries and payment due. Payment must be sent to the Spring Ridge Sharks 9090 Ridgefield Drive, Frederick, MD 21701 and must be postmarked by July 23 or delivered to Sharks Team Representative Chris Boughn before the start of the meet.