Rose E. Schneider YMCA RESY Riptide 11 & older

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 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 AMS will be require for any swimmers in black and senior practice groups

WPYSL and seasons Western Pennsylvania YMCA swim league Wpysl.org Winter runs from Sep through Feb/March Winter is competitive, with 5 dual meets and various invitational and championship meets Registration cost various by practice group

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 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 / League Champs Fees to enter Winter – swim a meet with 5 teams for section champs Districts 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… Fees to enter Automatic top 6 gets entry, 6 at large across state YMCA Nationals Winter is short course Qualifying times regardless of age

Dual Meet Schedule Dual Meet Schedule Our section TBA exact details 11/09/19 11/16/19 12/07/19 1/04/20 1/11/20 Our section INDY SPY BRY GJY BYAC

Meets/Districts/States/Nationals, cont… Championship meets Section Champs… Districts March 6-8 States March 20-22 Nationals March 30- April 3

Registration Fees – New info Preseason September 3rd through 27th $50 per swimmer, regardless of age and ability Will attend practice according to age first week 8 & under – Blue 9 -10 age – Silver 11-12 age – Black 13 & up – Senior/Black Age as of December 1, 2019

Registration Fees continued Time Trials Open to all September 30th-October 4th REQUIRED for all new swimmers This will be our assessment point for placement Assessment and minimum requirements

Registration Fees – New info Regular season October 7th Placement of practice rosters Minimum requirements (Next Slide) Dual Meets and champion meets are required Invitational are optional Fees Silver - $375 Black - $400 + AMS Senior - $150 AMS Registration - $100

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 Winter Silver Black Senior Monday, Wednesday, Friday Swim 7:00-8:00pm (5 lanes w/black) Tuesday and Thursday Swim 6:00-7:00pm, Dryland 7:15-7:45pm Black Swim 7:00-8:30pm (5 lanes w/silver) Dryland 6:00-6:45pm, Swim 7:00-8:30pm Senior Swim 3:00-4:30pm, lessons until 5:30pm (MW only)

Riptide Practice cont… Practice groups will be determined after time trials Everyone will be re-evaluated If minimum requirements are not met, we are introducing level 5 and level 6 lessons taught by coaches and senior swimmers After passing lessons and making minimum requirements, you can join RESY

Riptide Practice cont… No parents or non coaching staff on the pool-deck What to bring Practice suit CAP 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 Talking to a coach is EXTREMELY encouraged

Officiating USA Swimming rulebook DQ slips All officials are parents/volunteers!!! Officials clinic Sat August 31st Level 1: 8:00am-12:30pm Level 2: 1:00pm-5:30pm

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

Parent Boosters Board Adding this winter, parent board Nominated by you to represent you Positions Concessions Chair Officials Chair Timer/Volunteer Chair Banquet Chair Practice Group Reps (4) Monthly meetings Budgeting and fundraising Will start in October when regular season starts

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