• NES Meet Director Re-Certification Test

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  • You will need to use the USA Swimming Rule Book and the NE Swimming Rules and Regulations for Competition to answer some of these questions, which is found on the www.neswim.com website under FORMS/POLICY/MEET MANAGEMENT

    Successfully passing this test is a requirement of all Meet Directors who have been a Meet Director for 3 or more years.

  • SECTION 1: NEW ENGLAND SWIMMING RULES and PROCEDURES

  • 1. How do you know what to include on your meet announcement?*
  • 3. Why is this an important contact to have access to*
  • 4. What is the maximum amount of time allowed between the first date of entry acceptance and the meet start date*
  • 5. What is the minimum amount of time allowed between New England Swimming publishing the meet the first date of entry acceptance*
  • 6. What must you do to obtain a sanction for a meet?*
  • 7. When is your pre-meet backup file due to the NE office?*
  • 8. When are Surcharges to NE due?*
  • 9. After entries are received from your guaranteed teams, you discover that a session will be over the 12&U four hour time line. What can you do below without seeking further approval.*
  • 10. What is the penalty for late surcharges and/or reports?*
  • 11. Your meet information states that you will accept entries based on the 75/25 rule. Do you count your own team in the 75%?*
  • 12. The best way to calculate the 75/25 in a meet format you have never used is to:*
  • 13. On the first date of entry, you received 6 non guaranteed team entries requesting entry into your meet. The entry total for the 6 teams is greater than you can accommodate inside the rules. You should:*
  • 14. A team that you guaranteed entry in the 75% has not sent in their entry, cover page and check within the 4 days stated in your meet announcement despite a timely reminder of the 75/25 protocols. According to the rule you should:*
  • 15. You are entitled to request that a team not be allowed to attend your meets by filing a grievance with the Board of Review for the following reasons:*
  • 16. Which Timed Final events require that the .75c per entry surcharge be paid?*
  • 17. When are surcharges due to the NE Office?
  • 18. The penalty for letting an unregistered swimmer compete is:*
  • 19. What is the penalty for a coach who is discovered on deck with expired credentials?*
  • 20. In New England, what is the maximum time allowed for sessions with only 13 & Over and Open Event athletes?*

  • SECTION 2: USA SWIMMING RULES and REGS

  • 1. What position(s) are required by USA Swimming to staff a meet for a sanction:*
  • 2. How many Safety Marshals are recommended to work the meet:*
  • 3. How long should they stay?*
  • 10. Are Meet Directors required to be a registered member of USA Swimming?*
  • 11. Can the Meet Director and Admin Official be the same person during the meet?
  • 12. How long can a session run that has 12 & Under events?*
  • 13. At what point do you start timing the 12 & Under session?*
  • 17. What best describes the difference between the classifications “senior” and 15-18 and who can swim these events?*
  • 18. What is a non-conforming entry time?*
  • 19. Can unattached swimmers compete in a relay?*
  • 20. If the power goes out during a race and then comes back on before the event is finished, who decides if the heat that was effected by the power outage can be re-run?*
  • 21. What is the minimum number of timers needed during a meet with electronic timing?*
  • 22. What is the minimum number of timers needed during a meet without electronic timing?*
  • 23. How long do you need to keep the timing sheets, meet results, dq slips, relay cards and paperwork for the meet?*
  • 31. Who is responsible for checking the credentials of coaches on deck*
  • 33. Your meet announcement does not state whether events will swim fast to slow or slow to fast. Events in the meet must be swum*

  • After clicking 'Submit' a results page will be generated to show you your test and your score. Be patient while it circles through. Only hit submit once.

    If you received 90.00% or greater congratulations. If you received between 80% and 89.99%, please review your answers. Any less than 80% your test will be marked as failed and you will need to re-take the test.

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