The Division 'G' Championship meet
is at
Regency Estate.
Swim Team
Calendar 2011
Meets and Other Times
July 18 - 22
Divisional Practice and “B” Relay Practice
Wed., July 20 6:00 p.m. AWAY “B” Relay Carnival @ Calverton
Fri., July 22 Movie Day (TBA)
7:00 -8:00 p.m. Pep Rally
Sat,, July 23
8:00 a.m. AWAY Meet, “G”
Divisional Championships
at
Regency Estate.
Mon., July 25 6:00 p.m. Team Banquet at RH
Tue., July 26 7:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Hershey Park
July 26 - 29
All-Star Practice for both relays and individual
events
Sat, July 30 TBA
AWAY All-Star Relays at RMSC (Rockville)
Sun, July 31
TBA AWAY Individual All-Stars at RMSC
(Rockville)
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Montgomery
County Swim League (MCSL) Saturday Dual Swim Meet
Team Rep
: Dany
Burns
danyburns@yahoo.com
Wednesday
Evening Dual Swim Meet Team Rep:
Ingrid Kleckner,
kleckner5@verizon.net
We’re pleased to
return a great line-up of coaches this year:
Swim Team
Coach: Brian Camp –
301-879-0283,
bcamp803@msn.com
Asst. Coaches:
Brendan Lipton
301-233-9865,
lipton.icet@verizon.net
Julia Hondros 301-602-9564,
jhondros@comcast.net
Kathleen DePorter
240-377-1323,
kdeporter@visi.org
RH Board, Sports Team
Liaison: Edwin Chavous
FORMS:
SWIM TEAM REGISTRATION FORM
NEW SWIM TEAM FAMILY ORIENTATION INFORMATION
SWIM
TEAM HANDBOOK
DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO
MCSL POOLS -
http://mcsl.org/teamdiv/directions.html
Swim team members can be up to 18
years old (cut off is June 1). It is required that
perspective members be able to complete one length
of the pool by time trials (Saturday, June 7).
Swim team meets are held on Saturday mornings and
Wednesday evenings at Robin Hood and other area
pools. Times will determine whether a child swims in
the Saturday or Wednesday meets. The three fastest
swimmers in each event (six fastest in freestyle)
represent the team at the Saturday morning meets.
NEW Swim team practice times are:
June 17 -
July 15: MORNING SWIM
8-9:15 am
12 & Older
9:15 - 10:15 am 9 - 11
10:15 - 11:00 am 8 & UNDER
July 18 - 22: Divisional
Practice: Time TBD
July 27 - 29: All-star practice: Time TBD.
Note from the coaching staff: We need parent
volunteers to help organize and run the pep rallies.
If you would like to help with one or all of the
scheduled rallies, please contact Brendan Lipton @
lipton.icet@verizon.net
MCSL Certified
Officials (Training Required):
1. Referee:
- The Referee is the final arbiter of all decisions
and questions during the meet and has full authority
over all officials, assigning and instructing them.
The referee must be thoroughly familiar with all
applicable USS rules and MCSL rules, all meet
procedures and duties of all officials. We need two
people to cover Wednesday and Saturday swim meets.
2. Stroke and Turn
Judges: - Stroke and Turn Judges determine
whether the swimmers perform their strokes and turns
in accordance with the prescribed rules of MCSL. Two
Stroke and Turn Judges are required at each swim
meet.
3. Starter:
-The Starter has complete control over the swimmers
from the time the Referee signals the start of the
race until after a fair start has been achieved.
He/She calls the swimmers to their starting
positions and to "take their mark" and indicates if
any false starts have occurred. We need a Starter
for every home meet.
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Swim Team Volunteer
Positions
The
Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL) sponsors
competitive swimming and other activities among the
pools and organizations in Montgomery County,
Maryland. The goals of the program include helping
young people establish a love for the sport of
swimming, advanced aquatic skills, teamwork, and the
principles of good sportsmanship.
Swim meets
normally require up to 50 adults to handle all of
the roles of timekeepers, officials and concessions.
To ensure that we have adequate coverage for every
meet, a parent from each swim team family is
required to sign up to volunteer for at least 3
meets during the season.
Volunteer Positions:
1. Head Timer: While you do not have
to be certified, it is recommended that you have
been a timer several times before signing up for
this position. The Head Timer makes sure all timers
are in place and ready for each heat, communicates
with the Head Judge and acts as 3rd timer when a
timer's watch malfunctions. Head Timer works the
entire meet. We need a Head Timer for our Saturday
and Wednesday meets.
2. Timers:
3 timers per lane are required for all meets
(1/2 from each team). A stopwatch is provided and
you are trained before the meet begins. Standing for
long periods is required.
3. Clerk of Course:
All swimmers report to the Clerk of Course for their
event. The Clerk(s) of Course organizes the swimmers
according to lane assignments and makes sure they
have their time cards to be given to timers. He/She
arranges with the Announcer to call the events with
adequate time intervals. The Clerk of Course also
records "scratched" swimmers.
4. Announcer:
(Experience helpful) Announces all the events
for the meet as well as all check-ins to the Clerk
of Course. Works closely with the Starter to keep
the meet running smoothly.
5. Ribbon Writers:
Two Ribbon Writers per team are needed for each
meet. The job is to attach labels to the appropriate
finish ribbon.
6. Concessions:
Volunteers help layout and prepare food and snacks
for the meet, collect money for purchases, sell
programs, and help clean up the concessions area at
the end of the meet.
Each swim
meet requires a number of certified officials.
Because many of the families who have served in
these roles for a number of years are now moving off
the team, it is critical that we have new
families volunteer to become certified.
Descriptions of the MCSL certified positions
necessary for each meet are listed below. If
you are interested in becoming certified for the
2011 season, please contact Dany Burns at danyburns@yahoo.com.
