1. Rose E. Schneider YMCA
RESY Riptide
11 & older

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

7. 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

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
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 / 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

11. 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

12. 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

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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 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)

19. 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

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

21. 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

22. 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

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

24. 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

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

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

27. Questions?