YCM SWIM TEAM BLUE CRABS WHAT IM GOING

YCM SWIM TEAM BLUE CRABS

WHAT I’M GOING TO TALK ABOUT • WHO WE ARE • SENIOR VS REGULAR MEET SCHEDULE • VOLUNTEERING • SPIRIT WEAR • TEAM EQUIPMENT • PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES

WHO IS YCM SWIMMING • WHAT DOES THIS MEAN: • Y CENTRAL MARYLAND SWIMMING • TEAMS: • DANCEL IN ELLICOTT CITY • OROKAWA IN TOWSON • Y IN PASDENA • WARD IN ABINGDON • WEINBERG Y IN WAVERLY

REGULAR MEET SCHEDULE (RMS) • ALL SWIMMERS IN MINI, NOVICE, CADET AND JUNIOR GROUPS ARE ASSIGNED TO THIS MEET SCHEDULE • CADET AND JUNIOR GROUPS CAN ADD-ON THE SENIOR MEET SCHEDULE (SMS) • DUAL MEETS ARE REQUIRED • 3 PER CENTER AND THE SCHEDULE WILL BE FINALIZED NEXT WEEK AND UPDATED ON THE WEBSITE • INVITATIONALS ARE OPTIONAL • CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU QUALIFY • CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE EVENT TAB CALLED QUICK MEET VIEW

SENIOR MEET SCHEDULE (SMS) • FORMALLY KNOWN AS TRAVEL • ALL SENIOR PRACTICE GROUP SWIMMERS ARE ON THIS MEET SCHEDULE • SWIMMERS IN CADET AND JUNIOR PRACTICE GROUPS MUST HAVE HEAD CENTER COACH APPROVAL TO ADD-ON • DUAL MEETS ARE OPTIONAL • INVITATIONALS ARE HIGHLY ENOURAGED • QUALIFYING AND CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS ARE MANDATORY IF YOU QUALIFY • CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE EVENT TAB

DUAL MEETS • MANDATORY ON THE REGULAR MEET SCHEDULE • CLOSED Y-SPONSORED MEETS • JUST 1 CENTER WILL SWIM AT A TIME, BUT WILL STILL BE YCM • IE: CATONSVILLE VS YCM-OROKAWA • IE: CATONSVILLE VS YCM-PASADENA • EVENT SELECTION BY COACHES (1 -3 DAYS TO SIGN OUT OR REQUEST EVENT CHANGE) • RELAYS DETERMINED BY COACHES • MOST DUAL MEETS ARE IN THE AFTERNOON OF A SATURDAY AND LAST 4 -5 HOURS • THEY ARE HELD AT Y’S AND ONLY HAVE 2 TEAMS

Y INVITATIONAL MEETS • OPTIONAL, CLOSED Y-SPONSORED MEETS • WE WILL BE 1 TEAM -- YCM • EVENT SELECTION BY COACHES (1 -3 DAYS TO SIGN OUT OR REQUEST EVENT CHANGE) • RELAYS DETERMINED BY COACHES • YOUR ENTRY FEES ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR PROGRAM FEES • SWIMMERS WILL BE CHARGED IF THEY DO NOT ATTEND, SO SIGN OUT BEFORE THE FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE

USA MEETS • WE WILL BE 1 TEAM – YCM • ALL USA MEETS ARE BASICALLY THE SAME AS Y INVITATIONALS • YOUR ENTRY FEES ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR PROGRAM FEES • SWIMMERS WILL BE CHARGED IF THEY DO NOT ATTEND, SO SIGN OUT BEFORE THE FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE • ALL SWIMMERS ARE REGISTERED FOR USA SWIMMING (INCLUDED IN YOUR FEES)

Y CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS • QUALIFYING TIMES • WE WILL BE 1 TEAM -- YCM • ALL SWIMMERS WHO QUALIFY WILL BE ENTERED UNLESS THEY SIGN OUT • SWIMMERS WILL BE CHARGED IF THEY DO NOT ATTEND AFTER HAVING COMMITTED TO MEET • Y CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS: • • C&P’S (SLOWER THEN MEET) 8 & UNDER (NO TIME STANDARD, BUT MUST HAVE A TIME) DISTRICTS NATIONALS

USA CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS • USA CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS: • 14 & UNDER STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS • SENIOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS • ‘B’ STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR 2018 A SWIMMER CAN ONLY ATTEND 1 OF THE ABOVE MEETS Y MEETS WILL TAKE PRIORITY OVER USA MEETS

DUAL MEET SCHEDULE Dates Dancel Orokawa Pasadena Ward/Weinberg 10/21 SPY @ Spy CATY @ Caty 10/29 CECY @ Cecil Y 11/11 CATY @ Dancel YRAC @ Pasadena 12/2 CECY @ Orokawa 12/16 CECY @ Dancel CATY @ Caty 1/6 CATY @ Ward 1/20 CECY @ Pasadena 1/27 BCCY @ Ward 2/11 CCY @ Hill Center

REGULAR MEET SCHEDULE Date Meet Location Roster Group Notes Fall Meet St. Mary’s Uni. ALL Optional Mark Schisler Coppin State Uni. ALL Optional GTAC 8 & under Westminster M, N Optional Jan 6 -7 BAAC Splash UMBC ALL Optional Feb. 3 - 4 MAC 10 & U Fredrick M, N Optional Final Countdown Towson Uni. Qualified Mandatory Feb. 15 -18 Senior State Championship Naval Academy Qualified Feb. 24 -25 C&P Sub District Championship Fairlands Qualified Optional 8 & under Championship Randalstown Y ALL Mar. 1 - 4 14 & Under State Championship St. Mary's Uni. Qualified Mar. 9 - 11 South Eastfield District Championship PG Sports Complex Qualified Y meet Oct. 14 Dec. 8 -10 Dec. 9 Feb. 4 Mar. 4

SENIOR MEET SCHEDULE Date Meet Location Notes Sept. 10 NAAC Open Water Annapolis Optional Oct. 14 -15 Fall Meet St. Mary’s Optional Nov. 4 Opening Gun Fairland Aquatics Mandatory Nov. 18 -19 York Tournament of Champions York, PA Mandatory Dec. 1 -3 Capital Classic Cary, NC Mandatory Dec. 8 -10 Mark Schisler Coppin State Back up Meet Jan. 6 -7 IMX Challenge Loyala Blakefield Optional Jan 12 -14 Winterfest College Park Qualified Mandatory Feb 4 Final Countdown Towson Mandatory Feb. 15 - 18 Senior State Championship Naval Academy Qualified Mandatory Feb. 24 C&P Sub District Championship Fairlands Optional St. Mary's Uni. Qualified Mandatory PG Sports Complex Qualified Mandatory Greensboro, NC Qualified Mandatory Mar. 1 - 4 Mar. 9 -11 Apr. 3 -7 14 & Under State Championship South Eastfield District Championship Y Nationals

PARENT INVOLVEMENT • THERE WILL BE COMMITTEE HEADS: • YCM HEAD VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR DOWN TO EACH CENTER VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR • YCM HEAD OFFICIAL COORDINATOR DOWN TO EACH CENTER OFFICIAL COORDINATOR

VOLUNTEER ORG CHART Director of Comp. Swimming and Team Administrator YCM Head Official WARD Head Official Dancel Head Official YCM Head Volunteer Orokawa Head VC Ward Head VC YCM Head Social/Fundr aiser ETC… YCM Head Meet Director ETC…

VOLUNTEER ORG CHART YCM Head Official Coordinator Head Official (WARD) Official 1 Official 2 Head Official (Dancel) Official 1 Official 2 Head Official (Orokawa) Official 1 Official 2 I used Officials in this example, but you can plug in Volunteer Coordinator or Social Coordinator, etc…

POINT SYSTEM ABOVE AND BEYOND MISSING IN ACTION • YOU WILL RECEIVE 10% OFF YOUR FINAL PAYMENT FOR EVERY POINT OVER 4 • IF YOU FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS YOU WILL BE CHARGED $75 PER POINT MISSED • EXAMPLE • YOU CAN CHOICE NOT TO VOLUNTEER AND PAY $300 AT THE START OF THE SEASON • 6 POINTS: 6 -4= 2 • 2 * 10% = 20% OFF • THESE FEES WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR ACCOUNT THE FOLLOWING SEASON

SPIRIT WEAR • THE FIRST ONLINE ORDER JUST ENDED ON SUNDAY 20 TH • WHEN ALL 5 CENTERS ORDER IT MAKES EVERYTHING CHEAPER…MUCH CHEAPER • THIS ORDER SHOULD BE IN THE FIRST WEEK OF PRACTICES • NEXT ONLINE STORE WILL OPEN ON SEPTEMBER 11 TH • THE ORDER DEADLINE WILL END WITH ENOUGH TIME FOR THE SPIRIT WEAR TO BE DELIVERED BEFORE THE FALL MEET (GOAL)

TEAM EQUIPMENT • METRO SWIM WILL BE AT THE SUIT FITTING WITH PRACTICE GROUP AND CENTER SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT • TEAM SUIT’S WILL BE THROUGH METRO. • SUIT MADE BY DOLFIN (Q-SWIM WEAR WAS AWFUL) • SAME DESIGN SO YOU CAN KEEP LAST YEAR’S SUIT AND USE IT • SUIT FITTING DATES: • • DANCEL SEPT. 11 TH & 12 TH FROM 4: 30 -6: 30 PM OROKAWA SEPT. 20 TH & 21 ST FROM 4 -6 PM PASADENA SEPT. 13 TH & 14 TH FROM 5 -7 PM WARD SEPT. 18 TH & 19 TH FROM 4: 45 -6 PM

PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES • FILL OUT THE ONLINE REGISTRATION IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY • A PAYMENT PLAN WILL BE SET-UP FOR YOU BY MELANIE • IF YOU ARE NEW OR A TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER USA TEAM, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FILLED OUT YOUR USA REGISTRATION FORM • BE READY TO SWIM HARD AND HAVE FUN