IT'S MEET WEEK!
Long email, please read!
SCHEDULE
Please review the schedule for the event.
Things to note: Equipment Check times are only for the specific session. The only early equipment check time is Sunday.
Registration
This is where you will receive your athlete badges, team badges and coaches will also check in and show proof of membership. The registration tables will only be open during the hours posted, please plan accordingly. You may pick up your badges for any session during the posted hours. You will need to have your Photo ID and your current USA Powerlifting Membership Card out and ready to provide to the staff. If you do not, we will ask you to move to the back of the line so we can assist those who are ready and keep the line moving along.
MEMBERSHIP CARDS:
Review the roster. There is a column that will show if your membership card is not current. All membership cards must be current as of Friday, June 11th at 5pm ET.
Equipment Check
There will be 2 stations for Equipment Check. You will want to proceed to the station for the platform you are assigned to. Not sure which platform? Please check the Roster, the first number on Column B represents your platform.
Only one [1] person may accompany you through equipment check due to space limitations in the room.
Rack Heights
Rack Heights can be obtained in the Equipment Check Room. Please plan to get your rack heights as soon as able to check that off the list. The room with the racks will be open all day for your convenience.
There will be a tablet for you to enter your rack heights electronically.
Weigh-Ins
Weigh-ins will be done by:
- The platform you are scheduled to compete on;
- Lot #
Lot# are posted on the Roster. Please pay attention to where your lot number is in relation to your flight. If you are not present when your lot# (name) is called, the rules state you go to the end of the line and will wait until the other lifters have an opportunity to weigh-in.
Please review pages 33 & 34 of the rulebook for more information on the weigh-in process at National meets.
You will need to have:
- Photo ID
- Opening attempts in kilos. If you are used to using pounds, you must round your attempt to the nearest 2.5kgs. For example, if you want a 130lb bench, you must select the closest kilo which will be either 57.5kg or 60kg.
- Rack Heights and equipment check must be completed prior to weighing in.
Only one [1] person may accompany you through weigh-ins due to space limitations in the room.
DRUG TESTING:
Drug testing will occur after each session. If notified, you will need to collect your photo ID and accompany the chaperones to the Anti-Doping holding area. Either you or your coach should gather your lifting gear since the warm-up area will be cleared out for the following session.
Drug testing will take place at the Hilton across the street from the venue, you will be escorted after the awards ceremony which will happen immediately after each session.
A friendly reminder for those who like to drink gallons of water, if your sample is too diluted, you will need to wait in with the doping control officers until you are able to provide another sample that is not diluted.
COACHES:
Coaches will need to go to the Registration table during the hours posted to show current membership.
Coaches passes will be scanned in by the Warm-Up room staff and you will initial by your athlete and receive a wristband that will allow you to come and go as needed in the warm-up room for the session.
The Coaches passes can be presented on your phone or printed out, whichever is easiest. Passes are also transferable to any current member, but good only for the session it was purchased for. Passes may also be purchased online at any time prior to the session.
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WARM-UP ROOM:
Athletes and Coaches, PLEASE keep the warm-up room clean.
- Pick up after yourself as you go, there will be trash cans throughout. This includes water bottles, ammonia caps, banana peels, gummy bears, sour patch candies.. oh we could go on and on. (Oh yeah, and icky socks and other clothing left on the floor).
- Baby power: Apply it in the designated areas only.
- Chalk: Use over the chalk bowl
- Please breakdown the bar and put the plates back on the racks between each discipline so it is ready for the next lifters.
Keep our venue nice!
GYM:
We have three gyms in the area who are open and available for you.
The warm-up room may not be used to train due to staffing, meet schedule and liability issues.
CONSESSIONS:
There will be a concession stand available in the lobby the entire event. Outside food it not permitted in the venue.
PHOTOS/VIDEOS:
Don’t forget to pre-order your media package from PlatinumNines to guarantee photos are taken of you while lifting.
SPECTATORS:
If your family and friends are coming to watch you lift, the spectator seating will be cleared out between each session to make room for the incoming session spectators. Please respect the timing when the venue staff ask for you to vacate the area.
FOOD
Besides the hotel, there are lots of little restaurants next door to the hotel. We generally try to work with the local food establishments to offer discounts to our athletes but have been informed that all the restaurants are having a hard time staffing since the onset of covid and are unable to accommodate. Expect a longer wait time but enjoy the sounds of the waves hitting the shore and the smell of the ocean. Please be kind and patient with the staff.
STAFF
See something that needs attention? I.E., dirty bathrooms, no toilet paper or paper towels, waste baskets full or any other item you feels needs to be addressed, please reach out to our staff and let us know. Cathy, Adriana, Eric, Greg and Priscilla are all on the floor throughout the event to help.
WHERE TO GO:
Weight-Check Scale: Volusia A meeting room on the beach level at the Hilton
Venue: The entrance door is across the street from the Hilton. See diagram below for locations of registration, equipment check and weigh-ins.
