VALLEY SHORE YMCA MARLINS SHORT COURSE INFORMATION VALLEY SHORE YMCA September 14 th, 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  Volunteering 2| 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.   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 & 4:30pm – 5:30pm Marlins: Monday, Wednesday, 4:15pm – 5:30pm Age Group 1: Monday – 5:30pm – 7:00pm Age Group 2: Monday – 5:30pm – 7:00pm Seniors: Monday – 5:00pm – 7:00pm Dry Land Schedule: Marlins: Monday & 5:30pm – 6:00pm Age Group 1: Tuesday & 5:00pm – 5:30pm Age group 2: Monday & 5:00pm – 5:30pm Seniors: Monday, Wednesday, 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 SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE October 9 th : Inner Squad Valley Shore Y October 24th – 25 th : Holyoke Y Virtual Holyoke Y November 6 th : Inner Squad Meet/ Pizza Valley Shore Y November 14 th – 15 th : VSYM Age Group Valley Shore Y November 20 th – 21 st : New Haven SCSU November 22 nd : VSYM vs Soundview Y December 5 th : VSYM vs East Hartford Y December 6 th : Soundview Y 50 Free Shoot Walsh Intermediate School December 11 th – 13 th : Hutchinson SCSU December 18 th : Inner Squad Valley Shore Y December 19 th – 20 th : Swim For Our Troops Wesleyan January 8 th – 10 th : Nutmeg East Lyme H.S. January 15 th : Inner Squad Valley Shore Y January 29 th – 31 st : Hamden Hall Hamden Hall February 7 th : VSYM Valley Shore Y February 26 th – 28 th : Regional TBA March 3 rd – 6 th : Senior Wesleyan March 10 th – 13 th : Age Group 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 coach teddy at 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 coach teddy at 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 MarlinsAge Group 1Age Group 2Seniors High School Team Fee - Short Course$550$630 $ Parent Org Dues$100 US Swim Fee*$70 **Meet Fees (initial deposit)$200 $100 Total (pay in lump sum paid by 9/14$920$1,000 $1,080$700 or you can choose payment plan: 1st installment 9/14$230$250 $270 2nd installment 10/14$230$250 $270$350 3rd installment 11/14$230$250 $270$350 4th installment 12/14$230$250 $270

SIGNING UP FOR MEETS Sign into the team website 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 2 nd Where: Valley Shore YMCA Time: 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.

VOLUNTEERING  The 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 SYSTEM Volunteer TitlePoints Value Parents Organization Officer5 Official (Per Session)3 Timer (Per Session)1 Timer Coordinator(Per Session)2 Concession Coordinator5 Fundraising Coordinator5 Apparel Coordinator5 Volunteer Coordinator5 Volunteer Points Coordinator5 Bulletin Board Coordinator5 Public Relations Coordinator5 Social Activity Coordinator5 Performance Coordinator5 Timing System Coordinator5 Home Meet Volunteer(Per Session)2 Treasurer5 Meet Director2 Entry Chair2 Grill Master2 Swim A Thon Coordinator5 Meet Fee Coordinator5 Safety Chair2 Water and Food/Donations1 Parents Club Meeting Attendee1 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.

THANK YOU Valley Shore YMCA Marlins Swim Team YMCA OF THE USA