YMCA SUMMER AREA

COMPETITIVE SWIM LEAGUE

COACHES INFORMATION

 

CHANGES TO THIS SEASON ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN. CHANGES MADE AT THE COACHES MEETING ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.

 

 

Dear Coach,

 

Welcome to the 2008 YMCA Summer Competitive Swim League Thank you, in advance for taking your time to promote and help develop competitive swimming in our area. The summer league is sponsored by the YMCA as a means of exposing local children to the wonderful world of aquatics and to ultimately find new talent for our winter swim team, The Sea Otters.

 

Children who are interested in continuing to swim after the summer season is over should be encouraged to consider our winter team in September. All ability levels are welcome. Every child will participate in meets if they desire to do so. Whether the child’s interest is recreation, exercise or competition, there CUY Sea Otters Swim Team is the team for you!

 

NEW THIS SUMMER, YMCA FEES & MEET FEES ARE COMBINED!!! Non-YMCA Members $32.00- includes YMCA Fee & preliminary meet registration. YMCA Members-$16.00- includes preliminary meet registration. If you do not attend a preliminary meet you will not be reimbursed. The fees go to help pay for concessions, ribbons, medals, trophies for the league. All swimmers will receive a participation medal and a summer league sports bag at the Championship Meet. Championship registration will remain the same as years prior. Make checks payable to the CUY Sea Otters.

 

A list of your responsibilities as a coach is included in the packet and should be carefully reviewed.

 

All meets will be held at the Riverside YMCA.

 

Thank you again for your contribution to our competitive league and best of luck to you and your team this summer. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact CUY Head Coach Ross Herman at the YMCA by calling 301-777-9622 or via email at cuy_seaotters@hotmail.com or Assistant Coach Jamie Miller on her cell phone 301-697-5279.

 

 

This packet includes:

  • Welcome Letter
  • Coaches Responsibilities
  • This year’s schedule
  • Instructions and events for preliminary meets
  • Instructions and events for championship meet
  • Relay Form
  • Rules Packet

 

 

COACHES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

 

1)      Please report for the coaches meeting on Friday, May 2, 2008 @ 7:00 PM @ the Riverside YMCA -601 Kelly Rd., Cumberland, MD 21502

 

2)      Coaches MUST ensure that swimmers and parents obey all YMCA rules

a.       No Food or drink (except water) is allowed past the front desk.

b.      No street shoes on the pool deck

c.       No smoking inside or outside of the facility

d.      No running inside the facility except is specified areas

e.       Swimmers must wear shoes and shirt over swimsuit to go out into the lobby area.

f.        No “Heelies” allowed in the facility.

 

3)      Coaches must be sure that his or her team area is clean of all trash and equipment at the end of the meet. This is important.

 

4)      Coaches should collect a $32.00 league fee form each swimmer who is a non-YMCA member & a $16.00 league fee from YMCA members prior to the first meet. This money should be turned in at the first coaches meeting at the first meet. (One check is preferred, made out to the CUY Sea Otters). Entry fee for the Championship meet can be found with instructions for that meet later in this packet.

 

5)      Coaches should keep a complete roster of all swimmer containing their name, gender, birth date, flight (A or B), address, phone number, and email. Please give a copy of the roster to the Meet Manager ASAP.* as additional swimmers may be added to your roster, please give those names to the Meet Manager before your team’s warm-ups. Swimmers entered with “NO TIME” (NT) will be seeded in the slowest heat. * Please send a roster to the meet manager at cuy_seaotters@hotmail.com by Monday, June 16, 2008. This list can be amended as needed during the season.

 

6)      Coaches will need to email into the meet manager (at the above email address) the meet entries for their team by the Tuesday before the four preliminary meets. Relays can be handed in on the day of those meets, along with any additions or deletions. Relay sheets are included in this packet. Please fill them out and turn into the meet manager before warm-ups at each meet.

 

7)      Coaches will need to attain volunteers to work at each meet as timers, depending on the size of your team. This is required before each meet can begin. Notify these people ahead of time, and ask tem to report on deck when timers are called. Helpers need not have any prior experience. Lane assignments will be given at the coaches meeting. At least one person will be needed to assist in the gym. A volunteer sheet is included in this packet, and names of the required volunteers for each meet need to be handed in with the relay sheets and the necessary meet entry fees.

 

8)      Swimmers will be held in the gym for all meets. Each team must supply adult supervision and help with lining up the children for their events. Swimmers should report to the Clerk of Course when each event is announced. There will be no re-swims for missed events. 

 

YMCA COMPETITIVE SWIM PROGAM

SUMMER 2008 MEET SCHEDULE AND TIMES

 

MEET #1         FREESTYLE –SATURDAY, JUNE 21

MEET #2         BACKSTROKE- FRIDAY, JUNE 27

*THERE WILL NOT BE A MEET THE WEEK OF THE 4th OF JULY*

MEET #3         BREASTSTROKE-SATURDAY, JULY 12

MEET #4         BUTTERFLY –FRIDAY, JULY 18

MEET #5         CHAMPIONSHIPS- SATURDAY, JULY 26

 

 

PRELIMINARY MEETS- Entries due the WEDNESDAY before each meet except for the championship meet

 

SATURDAY MEETS                                     FRIDAY MEETS

20 minute Warm-Ups                                                         20 minute Warm-Ups

Warm-Up (1) 10:45 AM                                                    Warm-Up (1) 5:00 PM

Warm-Up (2) 11:05 AM                                                    Warm-Up (2) 5:20 PM
Warm-Up (3) 11:25 AM                                                    Warm-Up (3) 5:40 PM

Coaches Mtg. 11:45 AM      Held in family locker room      Coaches Mtg. 6:00 PM

Timers Mtg. 11:45 AM      Held under Flag on deck           Timers Mtg. 6:00 PM

Meet Begins @ 12 NOON                                                Meet Begins @ 6:15 PM

 

  1. There must be adult supervision of the teams during the warm-ups.

 

  1. No head first entry except during the last 5 minutes of warm-up when specified for ONE-WAY Sprints ONLY!

 

  1. The following times are tentative until the final team rosters are submitted.
    1. Warm-Up  (1) Cumberland Lanes 1-4, LaVale Lanes 5 & 6
    2. Warm-Up (2) Hardy County Lanes 1-3, Bel Air Lanes 4 & 5, Keyser Lane #6
    3. Warm-Up (3) Garrett County Lanes 1-6

 

  1. NO LATE WARM-UPS!!!

 

CHAMPIONSHIP MEET Saturday, July 26th

    1. 20 Minutes Warm-ups

                                                               i.      Warm –Up (1) 10:45 AM

                                                             ii.      Warm-Up (2) 11:05 AM

                                                            iii.      Warm-Up (3) 11:25 AM

                                                           iv.      Coaches Mtg. 11:45 AM  Held in family locker room

                                                             v.      Timers Mtg. 11:45 AM Held under Flag on deck

                                                           vi.      Meet Begins @ NOON

 

PRELIMIANRY MEETS GENERAL INFORMATION

 

1)      Age classification for the summer utilizes the child’s age on or before June 1 and the set-up is as follows:   Mini Tyke: 6 Years & Under

Tyke:  7 & 8 Years

Cadet: 9 & 10 Years

Prep: 11 & 12 Years

Junior: 13 & 14 Years

Senior: 15 to 18 Years * 19 Year olds that have just graduated HS are eligible

 

2)      Swimmer are classified as A or B flight as follows:

a.       A Flight- any participant  that won B Flight division 1 of the 2 prior years

                                                               i.      Any participant that trained and competed with Sea Otter Swim Team or other organized winter swim program for 1 of the 2 prior years

b.       B Flight- any swimmers swim freestyle as their second event in each preliminary meet

NOTE: Swimmer must complete season in same flight they began the season.

 

3)      Each coach must collect League Fees (Non-Members $32.00 & Members $16.00) from each swimmer prior to the first meet to help defray costs of pool use, ribbons, etc.

 

4)      Swimmers must compete in at least 2 of the preliminary meets to be eligible for Championships. Those who do not fulfill this requirement may compete as exhibition only and will not be eligible for age group awards. Any “special case” situations must be voted on in advance and agreed upon by all coaches.

 

5)      RELAYS & EVENT CHANGES

a.       Age group relays in preliminary meets only are co-ed to allow each team a better opportunity to give swimmer relay experience.

b.       Each relay must contain at least one female member and one male member.

c.       Any or all swimmers may be moved up 2 age group in order to field a relay. Swimmers may not move down.

d.       EVENT CHANGES---Changing to a Medley Relay on the FLY MEET- last meet instead of another FREE RELAY

 

ADDED TO MEET   #2 400 FREE RELAY #4 400 MEDLEY RELAYS  for 13 & Over AGES ONLY

 

250 CRESCENDO RELAYS CHANGED TO MEET #1 & MEET #3

Crescendo would also be set done in two events one for A flight and one for B flight

Crescendo Order changed to the following:

Tyke or Mini Tyke                               8 & under                              25yds.

Prep                                        11-12 yr.                 50 yds.

Senior                                     15-18 yrs.                               100 yds.

Junior                                     13-14 yrs.                               50 yds.

Cadet                                      9-10 yrs.                                 25 yds.

 

150 GRAD RELAYS ADDED TO MEET #2 & #4

Mini Tyke                              6 & under                              25 yds

Tyke                                       7-8 years                                25 yds.

Cadet                                      9-10 years                              50 yds.

Prep                                        11-12 years                            50 yds.

 

6)      Colorado Timing System used. Meet results will be posted in hallway.

7)      Ribbons will be awarded in each event except exhibition.

 

SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

1)      Swimmers must have competed in at least two preliminary meets to be eligible to compete for a trophy at championships.

 

 

2)      Swimmers must pay a summer registration fee of $32.00 or be a YMCA member to participate. The registration fee entitles the swimmer to no other YMCA privileges.

 

 

3)      A championship packet will be handed out to the coaches; it will contain meet entry forms, t-shirt order forms and advertising information for the championship program.

 

 

4)      Flight A and B will be determined in the same way as the preliminary meets.

 

5)      Trophies will be awarded for the first place and runner-up in each age group by sex and flight based on points scored in the championship meet. In event of tie dual trophies will be awarded. Points are awarded for individual events only as follows:

a.       First Place- 7 points

b.      Second Place- 5 points

c.       Third Place – 3 points

d.      Fourth Place- 2 points

e.       Fifth Place- 1 point

 

 

6)      Ribbons will be awarded in each event to the top 6 places in A flight and the top 9 places in B flight.

 

 

7)      Heat winner ribbons will be given out.

 

 

ENTRY PROCEDURE

 

1)      Flight A swimmers ages 7-19 years may enter four individual events and two relays. Flight B swimmer of all ages, plus 6 & under A flight, may enter 3 individual events and 2 relays.

 

2)      Entry fee (to cover pool use and awards) $8.00 for B Flight Swimmers & $10.00 for A Flight swimmers. No charge for relays.

 

3)      Relays in Championships are NOT CO-ED

 

4)      Records have been recorded since this program began in 1965.

 

5)      Entries are due by July 21 at 5PM –the Monday following the 4th preliminary meet.

 

FALSE START POLICY: B Flight swimmers will be allowed 1 false start before being DQ’d. Flight A swimmers have “NO FALSE START RULE.”