STARTERS CLINIC
INTRODUCTIONS Name Club Officials Experience Why You Want to Be A Starter
CERTIFICATION PROCESS Written Exam (Starter and S&T) Training Sessions (minimum of 6 on deck) Evaluations
STARTER RESPONSIBILITIES Equipment Check (Pre-Competition) Timers Meeting (Pre-Competition) Stroke and Turn Judge Referee’s “Eyes” Supplies (bell, counter sheets, lane counters) Relay Take-Offs Invigilating
PRE-COMPETITION PREPARATION Check Blocks Check Volume and Speakers Review Personal Routine Test Start Turn-End Starts (Mini Meet) Identify Position on Deck
STARTING RULES (USA SWIMMING) Forward Start Backstroke Start In-Water Start Hearing Impaired Disabled Swimmer
WHISTLE COMMANDS Short Whistles (Chirps) Long Whistle Announcements (What and When)
REFEREE/STARTER TEAM Communication Roles Interaction Position on deck Turning Over Heat to Starter
STARTING THE HEAT Voice (Tone, Inflection, Rhythm) Patience (Two Critical Intervals) Announcer (Event, Heat) Backstroke False Starts
FALSE STARTS Definition No Recall Outside Distractions Swimmer Inadvertently Enters Pool Unfair Starts Documentation Initiation of Discussion
HEAT SHEET DOCUMENTATION A Part of Your Personal Routine Each Heat False Starts No Show Order of Finish*
STAND/STEP DOWN COMMANDS When to Use How to Say Effect of Overuse Safety Issue
SKILLS IMPROVEMENT Observation Practice, Practice, Practice Some More Work Meets Recording Device
OTHER TOPICS Fly-over Starts Two-Pool Venue Websites (usaswimming.org, maswim.org) OTS
STARTERS DVD
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