1. PARENT MEETING SENIOR AND JUNIOR GROUP

2. YCM BLUE CRABS OUR NEW MASCOT: BLUE CRABS NEW COLORS: BLUE AND GREEN SUITS AND SPIRIT WEAR: TBA WHAT DOES THIS MERGER MEAN? COMBINING WITH DANCEL AND WARD YMCA PRACTICING ON OUR OWN GOING TO MEETS AS ONE TEAM USA TEAM MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SWIMMERS AT USA LEVEL

3. COACH LEIGH ANNE A BIT ABOUT ME SWIMMING BACKGROUND COACHING PHILOSOPHY WHAT IS A Y SWIM TEAM? leighweaver@ymaryland.org

4. WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT THIS YEAR AT… FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING WE WILL DISCUSS WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT THIS YEAR AT VARIOUS EVENTS THROUGH OUT THE SEASON. WE WILL DISCUSS: 1.PRACTICE 2.MEETS 3.OUTSIDE THE POOL

5. PRACTICE SENIOR TIMESJUNIOR TIMES

6. PRACTICE TECHNIQUE, TECHNIQUE, TECHNIQUE NUMBER OF PRACTICES TO ATTEND FIRST PRACTICE GOAL SETTING GETTING TO KNOW YOU ACTIVITIES THE CALIBER OF PRACTICE WILL NOT CHANGE THERE WILL BE THREE LANES GIVEN TO THE SWIM TEAM FOR EACH PRACTICE SWIMMERS WILL NEED TO HAVE FINS AND HAND PADDLES WITH PRACTICE EACH DAY

7. PRACTICE PACING DESIGN SENIOR GROUPJUNIOR GROUP

8. DRY LANDS PRACTICE INFORMATION TBA (WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING OUT THE SPECIFICS WITH OUR DIRECTOR!)

9. PRACTICE EXPECTATIONS I AM NOT AN EASY COACH AND I HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS IF THE SWIMMER IS NOT FOLLOWING THE GIVEN SET OF DIRECTIONS AND OR DISRUPTING THE SWIMMERS IN THE LANE DESPITE NUMEROUS WARNINGS, THEY WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE. IF THIS IS AN REPEAT OFFENCE THE COACHING STAFF, SWIMMER AND FAMILY WILL HAVE A MEETING TO ADDRESS THE BEHAVIOR.

10. COACHING STAFF SCHEDULE

11. ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO PRACTICE? ASK AWAY!

12. MEET EXPECTATIONS!

13. MEETS THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE THREE TYPES OF MEETS DUAL MEETS YMCA MEETS USA MEETS THE SEASON SPANS FROM OCTOBER UNTIL MARCH EACH MEET IS OPTIONAL BUT ALL MEETS ARE PAID FOR ALREADY!

14. HOW DOES A MEET WORK? “TEAMWORK MAKES THE MEET WORK” THE SIGN-UP PROCESS ALL SWIMMERS WILL BE ENTERED IN A MEET AND AN E-MAIL WILL BE SENT OUT. YOU WILL HAVE A GIVEN TIMELINE TO REPLY ABOUT YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE MEET SWIMMERS EVENTS WILL BE SUBMITTED AND AN EMAIL TO CHECK THE EVENTS WILL BE SENT OUT BEFORE THE LIST IS FINALIZED ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN ENTERED YOU MUST GO OR YOU WILL HAVE TO REIMBURSE THE TEAM! THE WHOLE PROCESS COULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO WEEKS FOR EACH MEET HOW A MEET WORKS

15. DUAL MEETS WE WILL HAVE FOUR DUAL MEETS THE DATES ARE NOT 100% FINAL!!! OCTOBER 24 TH - @ CECIL COUNTY Y NOVEMBER 14 TH - @CARROLL COUNTY Y JANUARY 16 TH - @ CATONSVILLE Y FEBRUARY 13 TH - VS. SEVERNA PARK Y AS OF NOW, WE ONLY HAVE ONE HOME MEET SWIMMERS WILL NOT CHOSE THEIR EVENTS FOR DUAL MEETS REGARDLESS OF THEIR RIGOR, WE WILL TREAT THEM AS ANY OTHER SERIOUS MEET

16. YMCA MEETS THESE MEETS ARE LARGER SCALE MEETS SOME REQUIRE QUALIFYING TIMES, OTHERS DO NOT THESE MEETS ARE HELD ALL OVER THE STATE OF MARYLAND WHEN WE COMPETE AT THESE MEETS WE WILL COMPETE AS ONE LARGE YCM TEAM

17. HERE ARE THE DATES WE HAVE AS OF NOW: OPENING GUN- NOVEMBER 7 TH MARK SCHISLER- DECEMBER 5 TH -6 TH WINTERFEST- JANUARY 8 TH -10 TH C & P CHAMPIONSHIP- FEBRUARY 20 TH -21ST DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP- MARCH 11-13 Y NATIONALS- EARLY APRIL YMCA MEETS

18. USA MEETS THESE MEETS ARE SIMILAR TO YMCA MEETS ONLY LARGER AND WITH A DIFFERENT GOVERNING BODY THESE MEETS ALL REQUIRE QUALIFYING TIMES THESE MEETS ARE HELD ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WE ARE ONLY ATTENDING MEETS IN MARYLAND! WHEN WE COMPETE AT THESE MEETS WE WILL COMPETE AS ONE LARGE YCM TEAM THERE WILL BE OTHER TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY IN ATTENDANCE AT THESE MEETS, NOT JUST YMCA TEAMS

19. USA MEETS HERE ARE THE DATES WE HAVE SO FAR: ASC 10 & UNDER MEET- NOVEMBER 7-8 TH NAAC IMX CHALLENGE- JANUARY 2-3 RD MD LSC SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP- FEBRUARY 25-28 TH MD LSC 14 & UNDER CHAMPIONSHIP- MARCH 3-6 TH

20. HOW TO QUALIFY FOR A MEET IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR A QUALIFYING MEET, YOU WILL NEED TO GET A PARTICULAR TIME IN THE DESIRED STROKE SWIMMERS CAN RECEIVE A QUALIFYING TIME BY SWIMMING THE REQUIRED TIME OR LOWER IN A RECOGNIZED SWIM MEET USA MEET TIMES DO NOT ALWAYS QUALIFY FOR Y MEET TIMES Y MEET TIMES QUALIFY FOR USA MEET TIMES. YOU ONLY HAVE TO MEET ONE OF THE TIMES TO QUALIFY FOR A MEET REMEMBER: QUALIFYING MEETS ARE NOT MANDATORY, BUT YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID TO GO

21. TALKING TO YOUR SWIMMER SOME DAYS WILL BE AMAZING AND SOME WILL NOT BE THEIR BEST. YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITY IS TO BE SUPPORTIVE EITHER WAY! THINK ABOUT SANDWICH COMPLIMENTS! GOOD, NEGATIVE, GOOD CHEER! CHEER! CHEER

22. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEET? ASK AWAY?

23. AS A PARENT: YOU’RE A PART OF THE TEAM TOO! WHILE YOUR SWIMMER MAY BE THE REASON YOU ARE HERE, YOU ARE A PART OF THIS TEAM TOO THE YMCA IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT TRULY SUPPORTS FAMILY WELL-BEING

24. VOLUNTEERING RESPONSIBILITIES WE EXPECT YOUR HELP IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING OUR TEAM A SUCCESSFUL ONE WE ANTICIPATE THAT EVERYONE WILL VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST OUR TEAM IN NEEDED SITUATIONS IF NOT, WE WILL IMPLEMENT A VOLUNTEER SYSTEM…AND IT ISN’T PRETTY POINT SYSTEM PAY IF YOU DO NOT FULFILL VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS CLUB FEE DUES ARE DECREASED IF YOU OVER VOLUNTEER

25. SOCIAL EVENTS AS A HEAD COACH: I WANT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO LOVE THIS TEAM I WANT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO WANT TO BE HERE I WANT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO HAVE FUN WE HAVE A SOCIAL PLAN TO DO JUST THAT!

26. “PASTA PARTY” BEFORE EACH DUAL MEET THEMES FOR EACH DUAL MEET BUDDY SYSTEM MONTHLY “FUN” PRACTICE MONTHLY “OUT OF THE POOL” SOCIAL EVENTS FOR OLDER SWIMMERS WHOLE TEAM SOCIAL EVENTS VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES SOCIAL EVENTS

27. A FEW OF OUR CURRENT IDEAS ICE CREAM GOING TO SEE A MOVIE LASER TAG TOWSON BASKETBALL GAME TOWSON SWIM MEET COOKIE EXCHANGE HERSEY PARK BOWLING SKY ZONE TURKEY TROT VOLUNTEERING HOSTING A SWIM-A-THON AND THAT’S JUST THE START OF WHAT WE CAN DO! ALL IDEAS ARE WELCOME! SOCIAL EVENTS

28. WRITE THESE DATES DOWN! OCTOBER 4 TH SEASON KICK OFF PASTA PARTY! MARCH 6 TH POTENTIAL DATE FOR THE SWIM TEAM BANQUET! YOU WILL RECEIVE MORE OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN THE WEEKS TO FOLLOW!

29. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HAVING FUN? ASK AWAY!

30. IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT SEASON! GO YCM!