1. Rose E. Schneider YMCA
RESY Riptide

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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)

9. 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 , Relays 8-4-2
Events
Based upon age, complete meet format
Swimming up an age bracket

10. 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

11. 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

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

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

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

19. 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

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

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

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

23. Important links Our website Our league website Rules and USA swimming
Our league website
Rules and USA swimming
YMCA National site

24. Questions?