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    Swim team sign up

    April 15th
    Hello Swim Team Parents,
     
    As you know we are only a little over a month away from the best time of year summer break. That means swim team time. Our crestwood hills swim pratices will start May 24. We will have sign ups for the team May 5 as well as on opening day of swim team practice.  During sign ups we will be registering your swimmer with GKISA and with the insurance company.  The fees for the team again are as follow 1st swimmer $125.00 2nd swimmer $100.00 3rd swimmer $65.00 and 4th or more $25.00.  The fee cover the coaches salaries the swim meet fees tent rental  and other expenses. We will be requiring full payment for swimmer before they enter the water for the practice.
    For the purpose of making swim meets easier to run we are also going to have parents sign up for there job duties at the same time they sing there swimmers up for the team. This way we know ahead of time who is doing what job. It will then be the parents responsobility to fill that job if they cannot make it to a swim meet and we as the board or spacifically Debbie Knight is not running around 5 minutes before the meet begging people to help.
    Here are the jobs for the swim meet alogn with there desciptions:
     
    Debbie Knight Meet Coordinator:   The overseer who makes sure all jobs are filled and that things run as smoothly as possible. Must be willing to approach people at the meet to help fill jobs at the last minute. This would be a person who knows many of the faces around the pool, and has often been a season-long position. The Meet Coordinator needs to be familiar with all the positions, the potential problems, and be able to draft helpers and give rapid on-the-job training.

    Starter* -. Operates the "Start System" to make announcements; calls the swimmers up for their events, combining events when possible to expedite the meet. Starts each event. Judges false starts and makes sure backstrokers’ feet are underwater before the start of the race.  Requires training.

    Ready Bench:  Makes sure swimmers are lined up in the right order, gives lane assignments, and sends swimmers to the blocks. Requires knowledge of how swim meets are organized.

    Event Number Operator:  Displays the number of each event as it occurs.  Simple job, but it is important to pay attention and make certain you have the right number displayed.

    Clerk of Coarse :   Helps the coach organize the swimmers for their events, hands them their event cards, makes sure relay teams are in the correct order, and sends swimmers to the lineup area.

    Timers/Head Timer:  Using a stopwatch provided by the team, the timer starts the watch using the strobe light of the starting machine as the starting signal and stops the watch when any part of the swimmer touches the wall..  The Head timer starts the watch at the beginning of the race and helps any timer whose stopwatch didn’t start correctly.
     
    Scribe: the scribe simple writes down the time that the timer gives them after the race.

    Stroke and Turn Judge:  The Stroke Judge watches the swimmer's form and must disqualify the swimmer if the stroke does not meet stated criteria.  The stroke judges are primarily responsible for the three lanes on their side and at their end of the pool.. If you are focused and decisive, this is your position. The swim team and league are always badly in need good stroke judges.  Requires training certification.
    Place Judge: Stands at the finishing end of the pool and marks who finishes in what place.  Place is usually determined by the swimmer’s time, but if two swimmers tie according to the stopwatches, the place judge results may be used to overrule the timeclock.
    Scorers: Two scorers work the entire meet. They take the cards from the runners and tabulate swimmers’ times and team scores.  This job requires attention to detail, organization, and ability to work with numbers.  Training is required.
    Runner: Collects time cards from each of the six lanes plus the place-order slips from the two finish judges and delivers them to the scorer’s table.
    Concession Stand*: Sells concessions and team gear at the meets.  Collects parent donations and checks family names off for each donation.  Two people per half are needed, so that you can take a break and watch your swimmer when he/she is up for an event.
    Scorers: Two scorers work the entire meet. They take the cards from the runners and tabulate swimmers’ times and team scores.  This job requires attention to detail, organization, and ability to work with numbers.  Training is required
     
     
    For people interested in training there will be a training clinic at crestwood hills May 16, at 6p.m and it will run about 1-1.5 hours.
    If you have any questions please feel free to contact anyone of the board members and we can answer them.
    Most importantly thank you for all your help with team. Without the parents we could not have a swimteam or run a swim meet. 
     
     
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