Draft minutes of May meeting available for review

Minutes of the May Board of Directors meeting are now available for review. Please contact me if you spot any errors or omissions so that corrections can be made before the next meeting.

Clinics Update

Clinics Update:  The final coaches clinic location has been changed to accommodate the anticipated clubs (50) who will need to attend the clinic. 

The final Starter's Clinic will be held on Saturday, May 25th at Silverton in Cary. 

The last  Stroke and Turn clinic, June 3rd, location has been changed to the Stonebridge club house which is located on Emerywood Drive in Raleigh.

** We are in need of projectors for the coaches and stroke and turn clinics. If you have access to a projector please contact me.

2013 TSA Clinic Schedule (remainder)

STARTER:

May 25th (Saturday), 9:00 am at Silverton 
 COACHES: 
May 30th (Thursday) 7:00 pm at Jewish Community Center- NOTE LOCATION CHANGE
 STROKE & TURN: 
May 23rd (Thursday) 7:00 pm Lochmere Highlands 
May 23rd (Thursday) 7:00 pm Planter's Walk 
June 3rd (Monday) 7:00 pm Stonebridge- clubhouse on Emerywood Drive- NOTE LOCATION CHANGE

COACHES CLINICS are MANDATORY. Per the TSA rules at least one coach from each team must attend. The clinics committee would like to encourage all coaches to attend. Please communicate this to your coaches. In response to feedback we are doing a complete makeover for 2013 coaches clinic sessions. These clinics will be useful and informative for ALL coaches. 

STARTERS CLINICS are not mandatory but are essential to running a smooth, fast and efficient meet. Starters can find very helpful documents on the TSA web site; see: Starter Event Form, Starter Script, Starter Clinic Summary and Starter How-To's.

MEET MANAGEMENT: If you are new to TSA and want to learn more about how to run an efficient meet, plan on attending the meet management session that will be held Tuesday, May 21st at TAC immediately following the conclusion of the 7:00 TSA Board of Directors meeting. 

STROKE & TURN CLINICS: Attending a Stoke and Turn Clinic is required each year for anyone in your club who will be serving as a stroke and turn judge unless they obtain certification online (see below) or can claim exemption from TSA training because they are already certified as a Stroke and Turn Judge by USA Swimming, YMCA, NCHSAA or NCAA. Judges claiming this exemption must register with TSA each year by sending details of their external certification, along with their name and the name of their TSA team, to strokeandturn.tsanc.org@gmail.com. Please do NOT send email to that address if you attend a TSA clinic or use the online training method, as TSA will already have a record of your certification.

Alternative method of certifying Stroke & Turn Judges:www.StrokeAndTurn.com

AVAILABLE NOW!

• Course is offered completely online and may be taken at user’s convenience, including stopping at any point and resuming later, repeating sections, etc.
• Certification takes about two hours to complete, including post-training exam
• Training and exam both use video clips extensively
• Exam grade of 80 percent or better is required to pass
• User must pay $12.95 fee to take course; each team can decide on its own whether to reimburse judges who use this
• Based on USA Swimming rules, so there are only a few minor differences from TSA:
• Covers Individual Medley, which TSA does not use
• Some sections about officials refer to the Head Judge and Meet Referee, posts which don’t exist separately in TSA (the two TSA Reps, acting jointly, are the only officials in charge of Stroke & Turn Judges at a TSA meet)

Note that this is an alternative option for certification and is not required!

OTHER INFO: The clinics committee would like to create a short video on how to run clerk of course. If you believe that your team does a great job at clerk of course and is willing to contribute to the video please contact me.

If there are any teams out there that are organizing clinics on their own and would like to open them up to other teams please contact me.

May TSA Reps Meeting

The TSA Board of Director meeting is scheduled for this Tuesday, May 21st, 7 p.m. at the Triangle Aquatic Center. Please review the agenda and last meeting's minutes. If you are planning to stay for the Meet Management Clinic (encouraged for all new TSA Reps), please review the rulebook prior to attending.

2013 TSA Championship Meet Posting #1

TSA Reps and Coaches,

You are receiving this email because you are listed as a team representative.  It contains a few IMPORTANT items that need your attention as you complete your team entries for this years’ meet.

1) Please email me, J.P. Lefever, with any questions you may have with your entry process.  START EARLY! The meet information should have most answers and the “How to Use TM” will help with the entries. (Both of these documents will be included in my next posting). Remember – SATURDAY TEAMS: EVENTS 101-166   &   SUNDAY TEAMS: EVENTS 201-266.

2)  The “Important Dates” file which lists deadlines for receiving information. Will be posted on the TAC website by the start of next week or can be found in an email I sent out 5 minutes ago.

3) The “Heat Sheet Ad/Sponsorship” form.  Please share with your team families and earn something back to your team. Will be posted on the TAC website by the start of next week or can be found in an email I sent out 5 minutes ago.

4) The “Meet Waiver” form that MUST BE filled out and signed for every swimmer you have entered in the meet and is due by July 12^th.   Please alphabetize these before turning in. Will be posted on the TAC website by the start of next week or can be found in an email I sent out 5 minutes ago.

5)  Please send an additional 3 email addresses that will be used to send all future information as soon as possible.  WHEN EMAILING, ALWAYS, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOUR TEAM IN THE SUBJECT LINE. We are counting on you to communicate the important information to your families as we give it to you.

6) Each team is asked to provide 2 timers (larger teams 2 timers per session) or clerk of course volunteers,  2 stroke & turn officials (1 per session) and each team will be able to have 2 “kid pushers” for the morning sessions with the 10 & Under swimmers.  Your team session assignment will be sent in the next “Info Email”

7) Each morning, the teams will meet in the parking lot and enter the pool together.  You may design a “Spirit Sign” or poster to display so swimmers can find your team and can be used on deck in your team area also.

That’s enough for now. Give yourself plenty of time to complete your entries.

Thanks,
JP Lefever

Coaches' Clinic

Dear TSA Reps,

The Coaches' Clinic speakers would like to hear from the COACHES!  Please ask your coaches what questions and or topics they would like covered at the clinics. We are asking for the TSA Reps to have their coaches send their questions to Taylor Blanton. As an incentive for all of the coaches to attend a clinic, there will be door prizes awarded at the end of each of the coaches' clinics!

Please remember that the clinics are starting NEXT weekend, May 11th.  We begin with the "mega clinic" being held at TAC. Kindly refer to the clinics schedule for details.

Thanks,

Debra Ryan

KIT–Kids in Training – 11 years of Keeping Kids, and their Families, FIT

Triathlons, Duathlons, Adventure Races and DaKITalon for kids ages 5-17.

Also check out ClubKIT for year-round activities for the whole family.

June 9 - KIT Adventure Race - Harris Lake - parent/child or 2 teens Canoe/Bike/Run
 

June 23, Aug 3 & Aug 18 - KIT Triathlon – Fuquay, Raleigh & Cary – Swim/Bike/Run
 

*Remember to register at least a month before the races to dodge the late fees, participate in the training sessions and make sure you get all your race swag. Training and swag included in registration.

Visit our website for more events and information and to join our email list or email us. 

25 meter lane ropes for sale

We have four 25-meter lane ropes, brand new in solid dark blue.  Specifics can be found about them here.

Please contact Beth if you are interested.

Wahoo Water Camps

Established in 1960, Raleigh Swimming Association (RSA) is the oldest competitive swim club in the Triangle.

After a great success last year, RSA will again be offering day camps for summer swimmers! Wahoo Water Camps are a great way for swimmers to prepare for their summer season. With a strong focus on fun, participants learn water safety and improve their stroke technique through various games and activities, led by RSA Coach Matt Wallace.

The camps were inspired by RSA’s more well known RSA in May program, which was designed as a stroke “refresher” course for athletes who participate in summer league swimming.  Wahoo Water Camps go a step further by adding water safety instruction. According to the Drowning Prevention Foundation, as many as 19% of drowning deaths involving children occur in public pools with certified lifeguards present. 

With this taken into account, RSA felt that it was necessary to provide some sort of instruction to youths who spend many summer of their days near water on how to be safe while at the pool.

This year, the Wahoo Water Camp program will be offered from 8am-12pm Monday through Thursday at a new location, the Morrisville Fitness and Aquatic Center. To better accommodate working parents’ schedules, athlete drop-off will start at 7:30 am, and can be arranged to be earlier if needed. The camps will be held June 3rd through the 6th for Track 1, May 13th through the 16th for Track 2, and June 11th through the 14th for Traditional and Track 1 students. The cost of the camp is $130 if you sign up more than two weeks in advance.

Visit the RSA Website or “like” us on Facebook for more information.

2013 TSA Clinic Schedule

STARTER:
May 11th (Saturday), 8:00 am at TAC
May 14th, (Tuesday), 7:00 pm at Stonebridge - clubhouse on Emerywood Drive
May 25th (Saturday), 9:00 am at Silverton
 COACHES:
May 11th (Saturday) 11:30 am at TAC
May 30th (Thursday) 7:00 pm at Stonebridge- clubhouse on Emerywood Drive
 STROKE & TURN:
May 11th (Saturday), 9:30 am at TAC
May 23rd (Thursday) 7:00 pm Lochmere Highlands
May 23rd (Thursday) 7:00 pm Planter's Walk
June 3rd (Monday) 7:00 pm Jewish Community Center

COACHES CLINICS are MANDATORY. Per the TSA rules at least one coach from each team must attend. The clinics committee would like to encourage all coaches to attend. Please communicate this to your coaches. In response to feedback we are doing a complete makeover for 2013 coaches clinic sessions. These clinics will be useful and informative for ALL coaches.

STARTERS CLINICS are not mandatory but are essential to running a smooth, fast and efficient meet. Starters can find very helpful documents on the TSA web site; see: Starter Event Form, Starter Script, Starter Clinic Summary and Starter How-To's.

MEET MANAGEMENT: If you are new to TSA and want to learn more about how to run an efficient meet, plan on attending the meet management session that will be held Tuesday, May 21st at TAC immediately following the conclusion of the 7:00 TSA Board of Directors meeting. 

STROKE & TURN CLINICS: Attending a Stoke and Turn Clinic is required each year for anyone in your club who will be serving as a stroke and turn judge unless they obtain certification online (see below) or can claim exemption from TSA training because they are already certified as a Stroke and Turn Judge by USA Swimming, YMCA, NCHSAA or NCAA. Judges claiming this exemption must register with TSA each year by sending details of their external certification, along with their name and the name of their TSA team, to strokeandturn.tsanc.org@gmail.com. Please do NOT send email to that address if you attend a TSA clinic or use the online training method, as TSA will already have a record of your certification.

Alternative method of certifying Stroke & Turn Judges: www.StrokeAndTurn.com

AVAILABLE NOW!

• Course is offered completely online and may be taken at user’s convenience, including stopping at any point and resuming later, repeating sections, etc.
• Certification takes about two hours to complete, including post-training exam
• Training and exam both use video clips extensively
• Exam grade of 80 percent or better is required to pass
• User must pay $12.95 fee to take course; each team can decide on its own whether to reimburse judges who use this
• Based on USA Swimming rules, so there are only a few minor differences from TSA:
• Covers Individual Medley, which TSA does not use
• Some sections about officials refer to the Head Judge and Meet Referee, posts which don’t exist separately in TSA (the two TSA Reps, acting jointly, are the only officials in charge of Stroke & Turn Judges at a TSA meet)

Note that this is an alternative option for certification and is not required!

OTHER INFO: The clinics committee would like to create a short video on how to run clerk of course. If you believe that your team does a great job at clerk of course and is willing to contribute to the video please contact me.

If there are any teams out there that are organizing clinics on their own and would like to open them up to other teams please contact me.

 

CHECK THE BLOG FOR UPDATES AS THE SEASON GROWS CLOSER

TSA Night at Kast-A-Way Swimwear

Draft minutes of March meeting available for review

Minutes of the March Board of Directors meeting are now available for review. Please contact me if you spot any errors or omissions so that corrections can be made before the next meeting.

Titans Stroke Clinics at TAC

With summer swim league right around the corner, make sure you swimmers are prepared! Triangle Aquatic Center in partnership with TAC TITANS is offering TITANS STROKE CLINICS. The clinic runs for 5 weeks and will be focusing on different strokes each week with the last week covering flip turns and diving. If you have any questions about the clinics please contact Aquatics Manager TJ Roebock.

Make sure you register today because spots are filling up! 

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TPAWL looking for an Assistant Coach

The Park at West Lake is a fun community located in Cary, close to Middle Creek High School. We are in need of a great assistant coach who can transition to head coach next year. Our team looks to be close to 80 swimmers this year. Our experienced head coach will assist in mentoring you this year to possibly become the head coach next year. The season runs from late May to late July. Must be able to teach stroke and turn fundamentals as well as racing preparedness while maintaining a fun, enjoyable team-oriented environment. CPR certification required. If interested, please send your response to tpawlstingrays@gmail.com .

Tuesday Board Meeting

The TSA Board of Directors meets at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 19th at the Triangle Aquatic Center.  The minutes from the previous meeting are available here. The agenda is available here. 

Kitts Creek Swim Club looking for Coach

Kitts Creek is a fun, vibrant community located in Morrisville, and we are in need of some great coaches. Our team looks to be close to 60 swimmers this year, and we are searching for a head coach and two assistants who can run practices beginning from late May through late July.  Must be able to teach stroke and turn fundamentals as well as racing preparedness while maintaining a fun, high-spirited, team-oriented environment. CPR and FIRST AID certification required. If interested, please send your resume to Hilary.

Go Killer Whales!

Head Coach Needed for Brookstone

The Brookstone Swim Team is looking for a Head Coach for the summer season.  We are located in West Cary off of  Highway 55. The Brookstone team generally has between 80 and 100 swimmers. Practices are M-F starting at 3:30 PM. There is a two hour Saturday morning practice. This schedule provides time for other employment opportunities or to provide paid swim lessons at the pool. If interested in applying please email a resume to Mark.

Park Village needs Head Coach

The Park Village Swim Team is looking for a Head Coach for the summer season.  We are located in Cary off of Davis Drive and typically have around 100 swimmers.  Practices are offered in the morning and afternoon, Monday-Friday. Coaching duties would begin in late May and end in July.  If interested in applying please send a resume to Tracey at twasbill@nc.rr.com.

Head Coach wanted for Devereaux

The Devereaux Devil Rays in Cary are currently looking for a head coach for the summer swim season.  We are a small but fun team of  80-100 swimmers.  Please contact Cheryl Wehrle by email or send a text message to 919-368-1354 if you are interested. Look forward from hearing from you.

Swim Coach Needed at Garner Heather Hills

We are in need of a Head Coach and Assistant Swim Coach for Garner - Heather Hills Swim Club.

You will be working from the end of May through the middle of July. Practice will meet in the evenings and on Saturday mornings.

The primary goal of the Garner Dolphins is to offer a fun and competitive summer swim program to the youth of the Heather Hills community. The key objectives of the coaching staff are to aid swimmers in mastering strokes, setting and achieving goals, practicing good sportsmanship and developing confidence through swimming.

Please send a letter of interest and resume to williams00db@gmail.com.

Draft Minutes of February meeting available for review

Minutes of the February Board of Directors meeting are now available for review. Please contact me if you spot any errors or omissions so that corrections can be made prior to the next meeting.