SRA Swim Team Handbook

VI. RIBBONS AND AWARDS

Ribbons

Various ribbons are awarded during and after each meet.

During the meets, the winner of each Mite heat will receive a light blue Heat Ribbon. In addition, during the Mite parties after the Tuesday afternoon practices, each Mite receives a light green participation ribbon.

In each dual meet, ribbons and team points are awarded to the top six swimmers in each event, as follows:

 
_________________Points___________________
Place         Color      Novice         Regular      X          XX
1st               Blue           7                  8            9           10
2nd             Red            5                   6            7             8
3rd            White           4                   5            6             7
4th              Pink            3                   3            5            6

5th            Yellow          2                   2            4              5

6th             Green           1                  1             3              4
 

For relays, points for the first through sixth place are awarded on the following scale:14-10-8-6-4-2.
Results are posted as soon as possible after each event, on an official sheet of paper in a prominent location.

 

JRAC Awards

The James River Aquatic Club (JRAC) gives awards based on performance during the dual meets and the championship meet.

Dual meet awards consist of ribbons for finishing first through sixth in any novice, regular, X and XX event.

Championship meet medals are given for finishing first through third, and ribbons are given for finishing fourth through eighth.Team points are awarded for the first eight places of Championship Meet events, as follows:

 
Novice Events 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Regular Events 10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2
X Events 11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3
XX Events 12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4

Relays 18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2

In both dual meets and the championship meet, heat winner ribbons are given to all Mites who finish first in their respective heats.Heat winner ribbons are awarded to heat winners in all events (for all age groups) at the Championship Meet.
Southampton  Awards
All Southampton swimmers who participate in at least one dual meet receive an SRA trophy at the summer sports program.In addition, the coaches award special trophies to recognize outstanding contributions.Traditionally, separate trophies have been given to boys and girls within each age group for Most Valuable, Most Improved, and Coach's Award. The criteria for each are explained below:
Most Valuable.  This award is presented to the swimmer who accumulates the most points. Essentially, there is no other criteria

Most Improved. This award is presented to the swimmer who, in the coaches' opinion, has demonstrated the greatest improvement from the beginning to the end of the season.Time drops and technical improvements weigh heavily in consideration for this award.

Coaches' Award. This is purely discretionary, with attitude, dedication, and sportsmanship the main criteria.
 

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