Interested in Being a Swim Coach?

Wendell Waves Swim Team is taking applications for coaching positions for the 2012 summer league season.

If you are interested, please e-mail Cindy Neal for an application.  Please put 'application' in the subject box.

Maybe it's not you but you know someone that might be interested; tell them to e-mail Cindy Neal for the application.

October meeting minutes available for review

As usual, one of the items on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting is to review and approve the minutes of the previous meeting, so please print your copy of that as well.

Agenda for Tuesday's Meeting

The agenda for Tuesday's meeting can be found here. Please print out a copy and bring it with you.The meeting will begin promptly at 7 p.m. at the University Club, located at 4200 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh (Exit 3 from the I-440 Beltline).

Do you have what it takes to be a Mudpuppy?

The Mighty Meredith Townes Mudpuppies are looking for an assistant coach to help guide the team this summer. We are a team of 100+ swimmers from 4-18 years of age. As an assistant coach, you would be conducting practices and teaching our youth the essentials of competitive swimming. We emphasize fun and fitness in a safe environment. We are looking for a person who is enthusiastic, energetic and welcoming; who is an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills; who is a good motivator of kids; who is able to coach kids in the elements of the four competitive strokes and other aspects of swim racing; who is able to work collaboratively with other coaches and volunteers to make this the best summer yet for our team; who enjoys having fun; who likes getting wet; who is fine with working with swimmers individually or in groups.

If you feel this describes you, please reply to mudpuppyswimming@earthlink.net.

I look forward to hearing from you and telling you more about our team.

Sincerely,

Brian Goldman, Head Coach, Meredith Townes Mudpuppies

Swim Awards from Crown Trophy of Cary

Hey TSA Swim Teams!

Free Tote Bag For The Pool!

Look for your complimentary tote bag at next weeks TSA meeting! Make sure you take one as you come in the door. Inside there will be a VERY special offer for teams ordering both swim ribbons and trophies or medals, ONLY from

Crown Trophy of Cary

The Triangles Original Crown Store

Helping build our Local economy.......1 Award at a Time!

683D Cary Town Blvd.

Cary, NC 27511

1 mile off I40 exit 291 (behind McDonalds)

Free Delivery ANYWHERE in the Triangle

919-462-9157 crowncary@gmail.com

www.crowntrophy.com/store-146

Starting Blocks for Sale

The Abbington Alligators have 6 wooden starting blocks for $100 if someone wants to buy them and pick them up. They need a few screws tightened and need to be repainted. We have upgraded and no longer need these. Please let Thomas Morgan know if you are interested. Thank you.

The Reserve Stingrays are looking for Coaches

The Reserve Stingrays Swim Team (located in West Cary off Hwy. 55) is looking for qualified individuals to fill our Head Coach and Assistant Coaching positions for the 2012 summer swim season.  We are a medium size team (110+ swimmers).  Team practices are held twice daily starting in late May and we have swim meets on Tuesday evenings through the end of season in late July.  We offer competitive compensation and a fun positive coaching environment.  All interested candidates should send a letter of qualification or a resume to Donna Reist.

Abbington Alligators Coaching Position

The Abbington Alligators Swim Team is seeking a professional, dedicated Head Coach and dedicated Assistant Coach for the 2012 summer season. Having first fielded a team in 1999, Abbington has grown from a team of 50 swimmers to one with over 200 swimmers ages 4-18. As we enter our 14th year we are looking to another great season. We desire a coach who will motivate and teach swimmers while maintaining a fun and exciting team and family atmosphere. Our swim season runs from late May through late July. The successful candidate's skills will include:

Head Coach

*Must be over 18 years of age

*Competitive swimming at College level for at least 1 year

*2 or more seasons of swim coach experience at a rec level is preferable

*The ability to demonstrate energy and enthusiasm for teaching and motivating young swimmers

*A true love for working with swimmers of all ability levels including pre-competitive and competitive level swimmers

*A passion about teaching proper stroke technique and sportsmanship

*The ability to manage Junior and Assistant Coaches

*The ability to work with assistant coaches to develop swim meet line-ups

*Access to E-mail daily

*Knowledge of Hy-Tek Meet Manager software is preferred

*Strong communication and organizational skills with swimmers, parents, Assistant Coaches and Junior Coaches

*Must be certified in First Aid and CPR, and Certified water safety instructor

Assistant Coach

*Must be at least 18 years of age

*Competitive swimming at college or rec level

*Coaching experience preferred

*Ability to demonstrate energy and enthusiasm for teaching and motivating young swimmers

*A true love for working with swimmers of all ability levels including

*The ability to work with and manage Junior coaches

*The ability to work with Head Coach on the daily running of the team and meet line-ups

*Access to E-mail daily

*Strong communication and organizational skills with swimmers, parents, Head Coach and Junior Coaches

*Must be certified in First Aid and CPR, and Certified water safety instructor

Please send resume or questions to Nancy McElroy. Be sure to include your contact information.

Coaching Positions - Hawthorne Stingrays

The Hawthorne Stringrays are now hiring for both head and assistant coaching positions for the upcoming season. Our team is located right off of Leesville/Norwood Road and I-540 in North Raleigh.

We are looking for energetic, knowledgeable individuals who are interested in sharing their passion for swimming through their creative practices and enthusiasm on the pool deck.

Please send your resume and/or questions you may have to our TSA Rep Derek Speerschneider.

Garner Dolphins - Coaching Positions Available

The 2011 Division Champions are currently accepting resumes for both the Head Coach and Assistant Coach positions for the upcoming 2012 season. If you would like to be a part of a thriving and exciting swim team, here is your chance!!

Coaching and competitive swimming experience required. For more information about our team, visit our website. We offer an outstanding coaching environment and competitive pay.

If interested, please send your resume to Mark Logan.

First TSA meeting of the year: Jan. 17th

Our first TSA Board of Directors meeting for the year is 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17th at the University Club, located at 4200 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh (Exit 3 from the I-440 Beltline). I will post an agenda on this blog two days before the meeting.

Head Coach needed! Summer swim team Haddon Hall Hammerheads

The Haddon Hall swim team is looking to hire one head swim coach and one assistant coach for the 2012 summer swim season. Our team (approximately 80-100 swimmers) is located right off of Highways 64 and 55 in Apex. Haddon Hall is a great place to coach. Our swimmers are engaged and enthusiastic - and our parent volunteers are committed and welcoming. We love our neighborhood and have great pride in our swim team.

Candidates for the Head Coach position should have...
- An enthusiastic personality
- Previous coaching and/or competitive swimming experience.
- Knowledge and technical experience in teaching proper competitive strokes.
- Strong ability to motivate swimmers in a positive manner between the ages of 4-18.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with coaches, parents, and swimmers.
- Knowledge and experience of TSA league rules is helpful but not mandatory.

Candidates for the Assistant Coach position should have...
- An enthusiastic personality
- Previous competitive swimming experience (previous coachingexperience is a plus but not required).
- Knowledge and technical experience of proper competitive strokes.
- Strong ability to motivate and lead swimmers in a positive manner between the ages of 4-18. - Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge and experience of TSA league rules (a plus but notrequired)

Duties for both coaches include, but are not limited to the supervision and development of swimmers at morning and afternoon swim practices weekdays mid-May through July, managementand preparation of swimmers for 6 swim meets on Tuesday evenings.

If interested, please send your resume to our swim team chair.

Request for Proposal: Meet Host for TSA Championship

Happy New Year!

TSA will be conducting the offical TSA Championship Swim Meet on July 21-22, 2012, and invites all interested parties to submit proposals to serve as Meet Host in partnership with the league. The event is to be conducted to establish the true TSA individual and team champions while at the same time providing a fun environment for all in support of the TSA mission.

Full details can be found in the RFP. Prospective Meet Hosts must complete a copy of the schedules and response templates by February 1, 2012.

Contact C. Davis for more information and to submit your proposal.

Marlins of Raleigh (MOR) Winter Swim League (WSL)

The 5th Annual MOR Winter Swim League (WSL) kicks off at Millbrook Pool and the St. Mary's School pool the week of January 9, 2012.  The 11-week swim clinic program offers great environments for participants to learn both entry-level and intermediate stroke techniques.  Our coaches use both in-water and deck-level instruction/coaching to highlight the specific kick, body position, breathing and arm actions needed for each of the competitive swim strokes.  The swim league coaches also offer instruction on starts and turns.  For these reasons and others, the MOR Winter Swim League is traditionally one of the strongest area programs for developing summer league swimmers.  The cost of the 22-class program is $200 per participant and information is available now on our website.  The deadline for registration is December 20, 2012 and the program will most likely fill before that date.  If you have any questions about the program, please give Jonathan Watson or Darryl Buda a call at the MOR Office -- (919) 851-3000.

Coaches Needed: MacGregor Downs

MacGregor Downs is looking for a Head Coach and 2 assistant coaches for summer 2012.

If interested or know anyone who is please contact Laurie Marston.

2011-2012 Wave Winter Swim League

2011-2012

WAVE WINTER SWIM LEAGUE

Introducing The Wave Winter Swim League! During two separate six-week sessions, WAVE Swimming will be conducting lessons that focus on stroke technique of the four competitive strokes, starts, turns and lots of fun! This program is geared towards summer league swimmers aged 7-14 that are elementary and middle schoolers. Swimmers must be able to swim 1 length of freestyle unassisted.

Swimmers will be coached by WAVE’s highly trained coaches through USA Swimming and The American Swim Coaches Association.

Duration: 6 weeks; Session I: November 2 – December 12, 2011 and Session II: January 9 – February 15, 2012

Days: Mondays and Wednesdays

Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Triangle Aquatic Center

Cost: $125 per session

We look forward to helping your swimmer become a more confident and better swimmer.

For more information please visit our website.

Agenda for Fall Board of Directors Meeting

This is your friendly reminder that the Fall TSA Board of Directors meeting is coming up this Tuesday (October 18) at 7:00. We will be meeting at the NC State University Club, site of our May meeting. The meeting agenda is available here. The minutes of the May meeting are still being prepared, but I hope to send them out by tomorrow evening.

Bear in mind that the State Fair is underway, and traffic near the club will be heavier than usual, so it would be advisable to leave extra time for travel. My recommendation is to approach from the I-440 Beltline (Exit 3 to Hillsborough Street / NC 54) so that you can avoid Blue Ridge Road and the part of Hillsborough Street that passes next to the fairgrounds, even if you are coming from the west.

On another topic, I’m pleased to announce two enhancements to the TSA web site. Each team page now has two additional properties to describe its pool facility:

Lighting – set to one of:
“This pool has deck lighting and is licensed to operate at night”
“This pool is not licensed to operate past dusk”
“The lighting situation for this pool is unknown”

Starting Blocks – set to one of:
“This pool has starting blocks”
“This pool does NOT have starting blocks”
“The starting block situation for this pool is unknown”

Both properties have been initialized to the “unknown” state for every club, so I am asking you all to log in to your www.tsanc.org account and modify your club’s lighting and starting block properties to the correct values.

Fall Board meeting postponed to October 18th

I apologize for doing this, but we have decided to postpone the fall Board of Directors meeting by one week, to October 18th. It will be at the same time (7:00 PM) and the same location (University Club) as previously announced, just one week later. A number of key contributors had conflicts with the original date because it is an election day, so it made more sense to postpone our meeting.

2012 Board of Directors meetings

Next year’s Board meetings will be held on the traditional third Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM.

For the first two (January 17th and February 21st), we will meet at University Club, located at 4200 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh (Exit 3 from the I-440 Beltline), which is the same venue we will use for our Fall meeting next month.

Our final three meetings (March 20th, April 17th and May 15th) will take place at the Triangle Aquatic Center (TAC), located at 275 Convention Drive in Cary (Exit 291 from I-40, then turn left into Cary Towne Center mall at first traffic signal).

Fall 2011 Board of Directors meeting [UPDATED]

Mark your calendars: our fall Board of Directors meeting will be held four weeks from now, on Tuesday, October 11th 18th at 7:00 PM. The venue will be University Club, located at 4200 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh (Exit 3 from the I-440 Beltline). More detailed agenda information will be available immediately before the meeting.