Friday, September 14, 2012

Swim Official Training Nights--LOCAL!

Parents,

We are just starting into our short course swim season (Sept-March). We are looking to get more Gator parents involved in several aspects and one is as an official. I have been an official for over 4 years now and have enjoyed it. I get the best seat in the house at meets since I am right there on deck at the end of the lanes. Utah Swimming has just streamlined their officials training program. Teri Rhodes (a Gator parent referee) will be conducting 2 training nights in Cache Valley. (This is wonderful since quite often these classes are only offered in the Salt Lake area) If you are interested in learning more about swimming this is the way to do it!

New Swim Official Training
Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012 6:30-9:00pm
Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 6:30-9:00pm
Cache County School District Bldg
2063 N 1200 E
North Logan
Please enter through the south door.

We really needs a few more officials for our team. If you are going to attend the meets anyway, you may as well start your training! We will be hosting a developmental meet on Oct 12th that you could begin your on deck observation if you attend the Oct. 3rd training!

If you have any specific questions about being an official feel free to contact us! If you email the Gators to any of these people we will forward your email on!
Rebecca Weston (stroke & turn)
Trish Andersen (stroke & turn)
Greg Christiansen (stroke & turn, starter)
Teri Rhodes (stroke & turn, starter, referee)

Thanks!
Trish

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Fall Developmental Swim Meet, October 12th

Our team will host a Developmental Swim Meet on Friday, October 12th at the Sky View Pool.  This is a great opportunity to swim in a meet in our "home" pool against other teams.  Email your entries to logangators(at)gmail.com.




Gator Intrasquad Next Friday!

The Gators will hold an intrasquad meet next Friday, September 21, during practice time.   Please email your entries to Trish at logangators(at)gmail.com.  She will just need to know your swimmer's name and the event #s they want to swim. Notes will go home with swimmers starting tomorrow for this meet. Your coach may suggest some events for you so wait to see that. ALL entries are due back to Trish by Wednesday night.

Parents we will need your help at this meet since it is just our team!!  We need a parent willing to come learn the console and computer table jobs for sure! These jobs are really not hard, they just need someone to walk you through it. All the other things like head timer and lane timer just need a 30 second instruction. Please let Trish know what you want to learn this meet.  We need parents to be involved and learning all the jobs.

Trish is looking for 2 assistant meet directors to work alongside her this year learning how to organize and run the meets.  We had one mom volunteer at the parent meeting- please get your email to Trish.  You don't have to know how to swim, you really just need to know how to organize or be willing to learn.  Any team wanting to host meets must have certified meet directors.  Trish will be moving on next year and we need a couple of people ready to go.  She will work with any new people this for this whole year!