Blog 3256: Arena cross offs

The dates for this years arena league have been out for over a year now, the initial squad was released in July. The "tick sheets" should just be a confirmation now of you attending or letting us know if you are making your own way there, not for you to withdraw from the team. As a club this is our National competition and one we ask everyone to keep dates free for, which is why we release them so early. Any withdrawals should of been made in July or August when the squad was announced, so that teams could be picked from available swimmers, if you are withdrawing for a "previous engagement" you must of know about this in July or August so should of told me then. To withdraw at this point weakens the team regardless of whether you are doing one swim or seven and therefore you are letting the club and your team mates down.