Rose E. Schneider YMCA RESY Riptide

Index The coaching staff YMCA vs USA(AMS) WPYSL and seasons Meets/Section Champs/Districts/States/Nationals Riptide practices Officiating Parent Involvement Open the floor for questions

Coaches Todd Slobodnyak – Head coach Karen Guise – Team Representative Eric Peirce– Asst Coach Lance Snow – Asst Coach Ashley Vranick – Asst Coach Brendan Bauer – Asst Coach Jake Graham – Asst Coach Tony Romanini – Asst Coach

YMCA vs USA (AMS) YMCA swimming is the largest youth competitive swimming organization in the united states WPYSL is a swim league within YMCA national USA swimming is open to any team, and has many exclusive meets and events in which a team must be registered. AMS (Allegheny Mountain Swimming) is an exclusive league only for this area under USA

YMCA vs USA (AMS) A YMCA team can swim at USA meets!!! As long as proper registration and fees are paid RESY is a USA team (RESY-AM) YMCA dual meets do not require meets entry or event entry fees YMCA districts/states/nationals are extremely competitive meets

RESY is an AMS Team Cost to be AMS on top of YMCA Cannot just do AMS Suggested for veteran swimmers and families The team will be choosing the invites we attend We only compete USA in the winter

WPYSL and seasons Early Registration Western Pennsylvania YMCA swim league Wpysl.org Summer and winter sessions Summer runs from May through July Winter runs from Sep through Feb/March Winter is typically more competitive, with a wider range of events and more dual meets and invitationals Registration - $175 per swimmer

Meets/Districts/States/Nationals Dual/Tri Meets 5 dual meets, no fee to enter. Volunteer time or concession Limited number of individual and relay entries Summer is 2/2 or 3/1 – champs is 3/2 Winter is 3/2 for duals and champs Events are chosen by coach Scoring and competing based on age: Up to 8 years old – Novice (Class E) 9-10 years old – cadet (Class D) 11-12 years old – prep (Class C) 13-14 years old – junior (Class B) 15 – 18 years old – senior (Class A)

Meets/Districts/States/Nationals, cont… Dual/Tri Meets cont… Locally there are 18 teams in the WPYSL, we are placed into a conference based on team size and geographic region Scoring Individual 7-4-3-2-1, Relays 8-4-2 Events Based upon age, complete meet format Swimming up an age bracket

Meets/Districts/States/Nationals, cont… Section Champs Fees to enter Winter – swim a meet with 5 teams for section champs Summer – all teams swim in WPYSL Districts (Winter only) Max events 3/1 or 2/2 Time standard for Class D and up Novice can swim up if desired 3 districts in PA, West, Central and East

Meets/Districts/States/Nationals, cont… States (Winter Only) Fees to enter Automatic top 6 gets entry, 6 at large across state YMCA Nationals (summer and winter) Summer is long course, winter is short course Qualifying times regardless of age

Meets/Districts/States/Nationals, cont… Dual Meet Schedule TBA

Meets/Districts/States/Nationals, cont… Championship meets TBA

Riptide Practice Winter Blue Silver Black Senior Mon to Thurs Swim 5:30-6:15pm Silver Swim 6:15-7:00pm Black Dryland 6:30-7:00pm Swim 7:00-8:00pm Senior Lift 7:00-8:00pm Swim 8:00-9:00+pm

Riptide Practice cont… Practice groups will be pre-determined for existing accounts New account will need to do swim evaluation: Date TBD Report Cards and Winter season Based on age and ability ONLY for winter season See next 2 slides

NOVICE (8 & Under) Cadet (9-10yrs) Concept Requirement Pass/Fail? Comments: Freestyle 25 legal yards Backstroke Breaststroke Basic understanding Butterly Starts Flip turns/Open Turns Cadet (9-10yrs) 50 legal yards 50 legal yards of this or butterfly 50 legal yards of this or breaststroke Advanced understanding

Junior and Senior (13 & Up) Prep (11-12yrs) Concept Requirement Pass/Fail? Comments: Freestyle 50 legal yards Backstroke Breaststroke Butterly Starts Diving from wall minimum Flip turns/Open Turns Legal flip and open turn Junior and Senior (13 & Up) 100 legal yards Diving from block

Riptide Practice cont… No parents or non coaching staff on the pool-deck What to bring Practice suit Goggles (2 pairs) Water bottles

Behavior Policy First day agreement ZERO TOLERANCE Locker room cellphones 1st time = 1 week 2nd time = 1 month 3rd time = season Hitting in a practice or meet – immediate ejection Continued incidents = more severe consequences We want to keep everyone safe

Officiating USA Swimming rulebook DQ slips All officials are parents/volunteers!!! Officials clinic

Parent Involvement That’s you! A swim team is a family Multiple positions Concession stand Ref and judges Timers Seeders Runners

Impact Motivation Goal Setting Dedication Networking Self confidence Good sportsmanship Life long friends

Important links Our website Our league website Rules and USA swimming www.teamunify.com/ymca-5531 Our league website www.wpysl.org Rules and USA swimming www.usaswimming.org YMCA National site https://www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?_tabid_=0&team=yusa

Questions? resyswimming@bcfymca.org kguise@bcfymca.org