2016-2017 Skyland Conference Pre-Season Swim Coaches Meeting Attendance Meeting was not held. Information was shared electronically. Marry Ellen Pestrichelli, Skyland Conference Officials Assignor Officials Assignments o Please get schedules/changes to here ASAP o Please review schedules on the Arbiter specifically start times NFHS Rule Changes and Points of Emphasis See attached Skyland Conference Championships Meet Dates and times: o Girls: Saturday, January 21 at 10:00am @ Montgomery H.S. Snow Date: Monday, Jan 23 at 4:00pm @ Montgomery H.S. o Boys: Saturday, January 21 at 4:00pm @ Montgomery H.S. Snow Date: Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 4:00pm @ Montgomery H.S. o Boys & Girls Diving: Tuesday, Jan 31 at 5:00pm @ Montgomery H.S. Snow Date: Wednesday, Feb 1 at 5:00pm @ Montgomery H.S. 2015-2016 Divisional Alignments (see attached) Old Business Reminder that the Conference Championships will now be a team scoring meet. Items for the good of the Conference Additional Meets: o Cougar Relays - Thursday, 12/8/16 at 4:00pm @ Montgomery H.S. o Cougar Invitational - Friday, 1/27/17 at 4:00pm @ Montgomery H.S. o Somerset County Diving Champs - Tuesday, 1/31/17 at 5:00pm @ Montgomery H.S. o Boys Somerset County - Saturday, 2/4/17 at 10:00am @ Montgomery H.S. o Girls Somerset County - Saturday, 2/4/17 at 4:00pm @ Montgomery H.S. o Hunterdon/Warren Sussex Saturday, TBA Post Season Meeting Monday, 3/6/17 4:00pm @ North Hunterdon High School
Divisional Alignments 2016-17 Sport: Swimming - Boys Division: Play each team 1 time Crossovers: None Delaware Hunterdon Central Bridgewater Hillsborough Watchung Hills Ridge Montgomery Pingry Raritan Franklin North Hunterdon Phillipsburg Warren Hills Somerville Voorhees Bernards Belvidere Rutgers Prep Sport: Swimming - Girls Division: Play each team 1 time Crossovers: None Delaware Hunterdon Central Bridgewater Hillsborough Watchung Hills Ridge Montgomery Pingry Mt St Mary Raritan Franklin North Hunterdon Phillipsburg Warren Hills Somerville Voorhees Bernards Belvidere Rutgers Prep SWIMMING BY-LAWS 1. All cheers will be appropriate in nature. 2. All Federation rules will be in effect. 3. See enclosed All-Conference selection process.
NFHS Swimming and Diving Rules Changes - 2016-17 1-5-2, 3-6-1d: Deck changing has been defined as changing into or out of a swimsuit when wearing just one suit in an area other than a permanent or temporary locker room, bathroom, changing room or other space designated for changing purposes. Incidents of deck changing will result in the assessment of an unsporting behavior penalty. Rationale: High school athletes should not be changing into or out of swimsuits except in designated changing areas. 6-4-1b: The protocol for determining an official time when a touch pad malfunctions on a lane was changed. Backup buttons and/or watch times, as outlined in the protocol, will now determine the official time. Rationale: Research indicates that the current practice of calculating the average difference between the automatic and backup timing systems, and adjusting the backup time in the malfunctioning lane(s) does not improve the accuracy of the final time. Utilizing backup times without adjustment results in a final time that is just as accurate and avoids an exercise which is both time-consuming and difficult to perform during a meet. 8-2-4c: The final leg of the individual medley and the medley relay requires the swimmer to be at or past vertical toward the breast before any stroke, kick or propulsive motion. Rationale: This language clarifies the required body position during the final leg of the individual medley and the medley relay. 9-4 Table: The Flying Back 1 SS (212) and the Flying Reverse 1 SS (312) have been removed from the NFHS Diving Table, while new dive (5142) has been added. Rationale: The added dive is an intermediate step to performing more difficult dives listed on the diving table. 9-5-5: The balk has been more clearly defined and should be called when a diver assumes the starting position and he/she makes an obvious attempt to start the approach or press, and stops the continuous execution of the dive prior to the water entry. Rationale: This rule change adds clarity and consistency to the balk call, requiring a diver to actually commence, then stop the dive. 9-7-5q: When using the forward approach, a dive is failed if, in the diving referee s opinion, the diver performs an additional bounce(s) on the end of the board after the culminating hurdle. Rationale: The forward approach shall begin with not less than three steps and finish with a hurdle, defined as a jump off one foot to a landing on both feet at the end of the board. The diver should not be permitted to do an additional bounce prior to the take-off. 2016-17 Swimming and Diving Points of Emphasis 1. The backstroke ledge is not allowed in high school competition. 2. Tie back suits are considered illegal equipment given the use of a fastening system 3. Photographers should be limited to areas adjacent to the starting area.
All-Conference Swimming Selection Process Selection of the first team Only athletes that compete on a school team will be eligible for all-conference awards. Swimmers that are not on a school team are only eligible for honorable mention awards. All submitted times must have been swum at a high school meet during the current season. The fastest time from each event (by division) will automatically be nominated for the first team. Each coach can nominate an additional swimmer (1 per school) if they feel another swimmer deserves consideration. If there are no nominations from a coach, then the swimmer with the best time for that event will be selected to the first team. If there is more than one nomination for a particular event, then a discussion will take place. The coaches that nominated the swimmers must be prepared to give reasons why their swimmer should be selected first team. Please have the following available: Times (must be able to be verified) Dual meet records State results Once the discussion is completed, then all coaches (1 per School) will vote on that event. Each event will follow this process. If the swimmer with the best time (by division) is not selected to the first team, then they will automatically be selected to the second team. Selection of the second team Only athletes that compete on a school team will be eligible for all-conference awards. Swimmers that are not on a school team are only eligible for honorable mention awards. The next best time from each event (by division) will automatically be nominated for the second team. Each coach can nominate an additional swimmer (1 per school) if they feel another swimmer deserves consideration. If there are no nominations from a coach, then the swimmer with the next best time for that event will be selected to the second team. If there is more than one nomination for a particular event, then a discussion will take place. The coaches that nominated the swimmers must be prepared to give reasons why their swimmer should be selected second team. Please have the following available: Times (must be able to be verified) Dual meet records State results Once the discussion is completed, then all coaches (1 per School) will vote on that event. Each event will follow this process.
Honorable mention selection Each school will be permitted one swimmer to be named as honorable mention. No selection process is needed as it is up to each individual school to select a swimmer that they feel deserves recognition. No certificates will be given for honorable mention. Notes: Coaches my nominate swimmers from other teams, but only one nomination per coach per event. A swimmer can only be named to the first or second team for one individual event. A swimmer that has been named to the first or second team can also be named to multiple relay events, first or second team. A swimmer cannot be named to the first team in one individual event and to the second team in another individual event or vice versa. A swimmer that was not selected to the first or second team in an individual event can be named to the first or second team for multiple relay events. Awards Count: first team boys=20, first team girls=20, second team boys=20, second team girls=20.