How to Sign Up for a Meet

With two signup deadlines fast approaching (the SUSA meet and the Palm Springs meet both end this Sunday), it looks like a good time to post about how to sign up for a meet.

1.  Log on to the DART website using your email and password.
2.  Under Upcoming Meets on the Home page, click Attend/Decline next to the desired meet name.

3.  Click the name of the swimmer you want to sign up.  Note The Commitment defaults to Undeclared.

4.  Click on the drop-down box to display the commitment options.  The screen will sometimes contain additional information, but the procedure will be the same.

5.  Declare that you plan to attend this meet.

6.  Enter any additional information you feel necessary in the Notes box.  Coach Bob reads these notes.

7.  Click Save Changes in the lower right corner.

At this point, your swimmer is signed up for a meet.  If you have more than one swimmer, you will need to repeat the process for each child.

The Attend/Decline button next to the meet will now display Edit Commitment.

You may change your mind by repeating the process as many times as you wish up to midnight of the deadline date.  Once the deadline passes, all swimmers signed up will be charged for the meet, even if you change your mind afterward.  The reason is, DART sends a non-refundable check and swimmers' entries to the host team the day after the deadline.

 As stated in Step 4, the declaration screen sometimes contains extra information.  Sometimes it will list the sessions, so you can signup for specific sessions but not others.  The screen may also list events for your swimmer.  It will appear like you can pick the events you want.  In reality, Coach Bob selects the events for every swimmer, so your choices could get overwritten. He usually has specific and logical reasons when selecting events.  If his selections seem questionable, please contact him.

One last note:  If you know your swimmer(s) will not be attending a meet, please notify DART by selecting No Thanks in Step 5.