School Affiliation - High School Lettering

This document sets forth conditions for DoDDS Heidelberg and Mannheim American High School athletic lettering in SWIMMING. The letter season will be in the winter sports season as defined by DoDDS. Each swimmer must be a registered member of the Heidelberg Sea Lions Swim Team. The Head Coach reserves the right to waive certain criteria and will present letter and award recommendations to the Board for review a week after the EFSL Divisional Meet.

Varsity Letter Award for Swimming

• Each swimmer must qualify academically on a weekly basis per DoDDS requirements. Each swimmer grades 9-12 shall complete a Heidelberg High School (HHS) sports contract and turn it in to HHS athletic director who will monitor academic qualification. Any swimmer not academically qualified may not swim in a meet until qualified academically. This will be reviewed on a weekly basis.

• Swimmer must earn 250 points during the season.

• Next five bullets list the possible ways to earn points:

• Practice attendance- one (1) point for each day attended during the season, a minimum number of sixty-two (62) points must come from practice attendance.  

• Swim Meet attendance-10 points for attending swim meets (not including Champs) with 11-13 meets during the season                                      

• Placement in Meets: 1st=10 pts, 2nd=9pts, 3rd=8pts, 4th=7pts, 5th=6pts, 6th=5pts, 7th=4pts, 8th=3pts.

• Meeting or beating a “B” time defined in Table B-1 below=5 points.      

• Meeting or beating a QT time=10 pts plus the 5pts for beating the “B” time. (These points are only earned the first time a swimmer meets or beats the time in that event.)

• While on academic probation a swimmer may continue to practice, but will not be eligible to earn points toward lettering.

• Must follow directions and not be suspended from a practice or meet. All other rules and regulations set forth by the High School apply.

• The Head Coach and coaching staff has the final authority to authorize a Varsity Letter if she/he deems a swimmer has put forth an effort consistent with that of his/her peers but cannot make the required number of points.

Junior Varsity Lettering Award for Swimming

• Swimmers not earning a Varsity Letter may have the opportunity per coach’s approval to qualify for a JV Letter by earning between 200-249 points. This swimmer may not have earned a varsity letter previously in any other sports or academically. Seniors cannot earn a Junior Varsity letter per DoDDS standards.

Note: The Head Coach will maintain records of attendance at practices/meets and notify HHS if swimmer fails to meet minimum requirements or is no longer a team member. The Head Coach will post the point standings on a monthly basis to the Webmaster.  Heidelberg Youth Services, Sports Branch will insure that students meet scholastic eligibility rules for participating in an official event.  High School swimmers, grades 9-12 are only eligible for DoDDS Varsity and Junior Varsity Letter awards. Middle School swimmers grades 6-8 are only eligible for the DoDDS Middle School Sports Award and letter through HYS.  Swimmers in the grades 1-5 are not eligible for DoDDS Sports Award. This Athletic Lettering Criteria is generated with the philosophy of individual swimmer’s performance development and team concept. All swimmers will be recognized in an appropriate manner at the end of the season sports award banquet.