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VALLEY SHORE YMCA MARLINSSHORT COURSE INFORMATIONVALLEY SHORE YMCA
September 14th, 2015
PARENTS INFORMATION SESSION
New/veteran parents information
Practice schedule
Practice equipment
Meet schedule
YMCA and USA swim meets
Price breakdown
Signing up for meets
Team Apparel
Volunteering2 | Parents Information Session | ©2015 YMCA of the USA
NEW PARENTS INFORMATION
3 | PRESENTATION TITLE HERE | ©2011 YMCA of the US
TIPS FOR PARENTS:
THE MORE YOUR CHILD COMES TO PRACTICE, THE FASTER THEY WILL IMPROVE.
WWW.VSYMARLINS.ORG SIGN UP FOR SWIM MEETS IN ADVANCE. VOLUNTEER TIMERS NEEDED AT EVERY MEET. DON’T BE LATE FOR SWIM MEETS. HEALTHY SNACKS ON DECK NO PARENTS ON DECK AT PRACTICE OR MEETS. NO ELECTRONICS ON DECK. SWIMMERS MUST PARTICIPATE IN MEETS AND ALL
EVENTS(NOT JUST THEIR FAVORITES).
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Practice Groups/Times:Mini Marlins: Tuesday & Thursday @ 4:30pm – 5:30pmMarlins: Monday, Wednesday, Friday @ 4:15pm – 5:30pmAge Group 1: Monday – Friday @ 5:30pm – 7:00pmAge Group 2: Monday – Friday @ 5:30pm – 7:00pmSeniors: Monday – Friday @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Dry Land Schedule:Marlins: Monday & Wednesday @ 5:30pm – 6:00pmAge Group 1: Tuesday & Thursday @ 5:00pm – 5:30pmAge group 2: Monday & Wednesday @ 5:00pm – 5:30pmSeniors: Monday, Wednesday, Friday @ 4:15pm – 5:00pm
Tips for practice:Please be on deck ready to swim 5 minutes before practice starts.Please wear proper shoes and clothing for dry land activities. Please bring water to every practice.
PRACTICE EQUIPMENT
Coach Teddy, Kaylin, Anne and Dana feel that your children would benefit from purchasing the following pieces of equipment for practice:
•TYR Flex Fins•TYR UltraLight Snorkel•TYR Mentor 2 Training Paddles•Speedo Vanquisher Goggles•TYR Mesh Bag(Put equipment in it)
Swimmers can leave wet mesh bag at the Y in the back supply room on deck.
MEET SCHEDULESUBJECT TO CHANGE
•October 9th: Inner Squad Meet/BBQ @ Valley Shore Y•October 24th – 25th: Holyoke Y Virtual Meet @ Holyoke Y•November 6th: Inner Squad Meet/ Pizza Party @ Valley Shore Y•November 14th – 15th: VSYM Age Group Qualifier @ Valley Shore Y•November 20th – 21st: New Haven Qualifier @ SCSU•November 22nd: VSYM vs SYS @ Soundview Y •December 5th: VSYM vs LEHY @ East Hartford Y•December 6th: Soundview Y 50 Free Shoot Out @ Walsh Intermediate School•December 11th – 13th: Hutchinson Invite @ SCSU•December 18th: Inner Squad Meet @ Valley Shore Y•December 19th – 20th: Swim For Our Troops Invite @ Wesleyan•January 8th – 10th: Nutmeg Pentathlon @ East Lyme H.S.•January 15th: Inner Squad Meet @ Valley Shore Y•January 29th – 31st: Hamden Hall Invite @ Hamden Hall•February 7th: VSYM Pentathlon @ Valley Shore Y•February 26th – 28th: Regional Champs @ TBA•March 3rd – 6th: Senior champs @ Wesleyan•March 10th – 13th: Age Group Champs @ Wesleyan
*All meets in bold and underlined are mandatory for all swimmers*
YMCA MEETS
•All YMCA Meets are Mandatory for all swimmers.•YMCA meets are FREE(Except Y Championships)•Swimmers who qualify for Y Nationals must participate in at least 2 dual meets and 1 sanctioned Y meet(Holyoke Virtual Meet).•If you are late for the warm up your swimmer will be scratched from the meet and unable to swim. Please email coach teddy at [email protected] if you are running late. •Please bring 2 towels, two bathing suits, 2 goggles, healthy snacks and water to every meet. •Each session can last anywhere from 2-4 hours long.•Parents will be required to time at every meet so please be available to volunteer.•Parents are not permitted to be on deck unless volunteering as a timer or official.•No electronic for swimmers on deck. Bring a book to read or be social.•Swimmers do not leave the deck unless they get permission from a coach to see a parent or use the bathroom.
USA MEETS•USA requires its own registration of $70 which is valid for 1 year.•Each event that your swimmers signs up for will cost $7. •Most swimmers participate in 3 events per day at USA meets.•If you are late for the warm up your swimmer will be scratched from the meet and unable to swim. Please email coach teddy at [email protected] if you are running late. •Please bring 2 towels, two bathing suits, 2 goggles, healthy snacks and water to every meet. •Each USA session can last anywhere from 2-4 hours long.•Parents will be required to time at every meet so please be available to volunteer.•Parents are not permitted to be on deck unless volunteering as a timer or official.•No electronic for swimmers on deck. Bring a book to read or be social.•Swimmers do not leave the deck unless they get permission from a coach to see a parent or use the bathroom.
PRICE BREAKDOWN
Marlins Age Group 1 Age Group 2 SeniorsHigh
SchoolTeam Fee -
Short Course $550 $630 $630 $710 430Parent Org
Dues $100 $100 $100 $100 $100
US Swim Fee* $70 $70 $70 $70 $70
**Meet Fees (initial deposit) $200 $200 $200 $200 $100
Total (pay in lump sum paid
by 9/14 $920 $1,000 $1,000 $1,080 $700
or you can choose payment plan: 1st installment
9/14 $230 $250 $250 $270 2nd installment
10/14 $230 $250 $250 $270 $350 3rd installment
11/14 $230 $250 $250 $270 $350 4th installment
12/14 $230 $250 $250 $270
SIGNING UP FOR MEETS•Sign into the team website www.vsymarlins.org•CLICK: EVENTS•CLICK: CLICK ON THE MEET YOU WISH TO SIGN UP FOR•CLICK: ATTEND/DECLINE•CLICK: YOUR SWIMMERS NAME•CLICK: DECLORATION•CLICK: THE EVENTS YOUR SWIMMER WANTS TO SWIM OR JUST CLICK “YES” and put what days in the notes section below.•CLICK: SAVE CHANGES IN TH BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER.
NOTES: THERE IS AN OPTION TO PUT NOTES WHEN SIGNING UP FOR MEETS. IF YOU YOU CAN ONLY SWIM ON A SATURDAY AND NOT SUNDAY, TYPE THAT INTO THE NOTES. Also, if you need to leave early the coach can put you swimmer in early events so you can leave the meet early.
New Parents:THE COACH CAN PICK THE EVENTS for you as long as you declare yes and place what days you can participate in the notes section.
All parents: Coach Teddy has the ability to change the events you picked! So warn your children that coach Teddy might put them in events they are less comfortable with…
TEAM APPAREL Team Fitting: When: Friday, October 2nd
Where: Valley Shore YMCATime: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
The metro swim shop will have room C for all swim team members to try on team suits, warm ups and other accessories.
The team suit is also available on the team website if you wish to purchase another suit late in the short course season.
VOLUNTEERINGThe Valley Shore Y Marlins swim team is a wonderful program due to our volunteers.
As a parent, there are many roles you can play to help this team grow.
The most important role is to be a timer and official at swim meets. At every swim meet we are required by the meet host to provide timers(hold stop watch and click it).
This year we are introducing a volunteer points system to track the amount of volunteering each family provides for the marlins swim team.
VOLUNTEERING POINTS SYSTEMVolunteer Title Points ValueParents Organization Officer 5Official (Per Session) 3Timer (Per Session) 1Timer Coordinator(Per Session) 2Concession Coordinator 5Fundraising Coordinator 5Apparel Coordinator 5Volunteer Coordinator 5Volunteer Points Coordinator 5Bulletin Board Coordinator 5Public Relations Coordinator 5Social Activity Coordinator 5Performance Coordinator 5Timing System Coordinator 5Home Meet Volunteer(Per Session) 2Treasurer 5Meet Director 2Entry Chair 2Grill Master 2Swim A Thon Coordinator 5Meet Fee Coordinator 5Safety Chair 2Water and Food/Donations 1Parents Club Meeting Attendee 1
The Valley Shore Y swim coaches and swim team would like to thank the parents who take time out of their lives to help this swim team.
This volunteer points system will allow us to track the average amount of volunteering that parents sacrifice to make the Valley Shore Y Marlins run like a family.
Thank you for your time.
