2010 RCSL Championship Meets
Team Tent, Concessions & Parking
Team Tent:
"Tent city" will be arranged in a single row along the ball field fences to the east of the pool area and around the reserved parking lot again this year. We will be in the same place as last year in a 30'x30' in past years. Swimmers and their families are encouraged to make this their "base of operations" during the meet as this makes it easy for the coaches to find people. Swimmers are especially urged to REST here as it provides some shelter from the sun.
With everyone there at the same time on Friday and Sunday, please be courteous to one another and allow the athletes room so they can stay out of the sun. If any families have small, canopy-type pop-up tents that we can set up alongside our team tent to "expand" the tent, please bring them and we'll try to make room for all.
Electrical outlets will again be provided by the League but the amount of power available is limited; if anyone has a large fan, we can really use it to help move the air under the tent. These would have first priority for the electrical outlets. Generators are not allowed at the meet due to the noise and emissions.
Food, Drinks & Other Necessities:
While the concession stand will be selling food and drinks, you may wish to bring a cooler with juice, Gator Aide, water, fruit, veggies and other nutritional snacks, an umbrella or rain poncho, SUN SCREEN (even though the meet is indoors & we have the tent, you'll be surprised by the number of folks that get bright red during the weekend), magazines, books, cards, blankets, pillows, sleeping bags, lawn chairs, etc. Another good hint is to bring a luggage carrier or wagon to haul all this stuff between the tent and your car (see parking details below).
Total Team Wares and Baker Sports will be the "swim apparel & equipment" vendors at the meet and each should have a tent near the concession stand with goggles, caps, t-shirts, suits and lots of other neat stuff. University Swim Association sells meet t-shirts each year - some of our veteran families have quite the collection of past year's shirts!
Parking:
Parking is always a problem at this meet, especially on Friday and Sunday when all the age groups are there at the same time. As in the past, only the meet officials and those with RCSL passes will be allowed to park in the reserved lot near the pool. General parking near the aquatic facility will be 400+ spaces in a paved lot across the main entry roadway from the pool on the Equestrian Center (west) side of the property.
If you cannot get into this area, you will have to park in the Equestrian Center's 250 space North Parking Lot, which is about 1/4 to 1/3 mile up the main entry roadway (just keep going down the drive you entered on - there should be police directing traffic). This will result in a long hike to the team area and pool and you may want to drop off as many passengers, particularly competitors, as possible in the designated drop-off area before going to this lot. Car pooling with neighboring families is always a good idea, as is getting there early.
Click the graphic at left to view the 2010 Pool & Team Tent Area Map
(For both the 6 & U and "Big" Championships)