2008
SWIM TEAM HANDBOOK
Clear Creek Swim League Championships
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Spirit – Sportsmanship – Teamwork – Performance
TABLE OF CONTENTS
President’s Letter
Overview
Stay
With the Team at the Pool during the Meet
Parent’s Participation – Calling All Volunteers
Legend of
Cabbage and Barracuda Cheers
President’s
Letter
Welcome
to the 2008
This
year we will be holding mail in
registration and one walk-in registration. Please go to the Barracuda
website http://www.lcbarracudas.org
to print your registration form and volunteer contract and return it with your
payment to our post office box by April 25th.
Walk in registration will be held March 29th from 10-2 at the
League City Civic Center. T-shirts and handbooks will be distributed at the
walk-in registration. Those doing mail in registration will be able to pick up
your t-shirt on April 28th at the parent meeting that will be held
at 6:00 PM in the recreation center located next to the swimming pool. We will be answering any questions that you
have that night.
For
the first time in many years we have felt it necessary to raise our
registration fee to $125 per swimmer. All high school and
Please
keep checking the website for new information regarding the team and the
upcoming swim season such as practice times, the meet and greet kick off party,
and the season meet schedule.
I
look forward to serving you as president this year and making this a great
swimming experience for the children.
Our goal as a board is to insure that your swimmer improves their skills
while having fun and enjoying the Barracuda spirit and traditions.
If
you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail or contact me at
281-334-5914.
Regards,
Laurie
Hembree
President
Email:
lhembree@comcast.net
OVERVIEW
The League City Barracuda Swim Team is a non-profit,
tax-exempt organization, with a mission to field and support a competitive summer
swim team. Our goal is to provide a
quality program for the promotion, growth, training, enjoyment, good
sportsmanship, and participation of children and youth in the sport of
swimming.
The management of the team is vested in the Board
of Directors and its officers. In
August, the Board begins planning for the next swim season. Board members meet regularly to represent the
team to the Clear Creek Swim League, manage the budget, evaluate and hire
coaches, arrange for the pool and related facilities, procure and inventory
equipment, coordinate registration, schedule practices, and manage ordinary
business and administrative functions of the team.
The intent of this handbook is to inform swimmers
and parents of general information about the team and the season, as well as
our relationship with Clear Creek Swim League and our expectations in regard to
safety, conduct and participation. Familiarity with the information herein will
make the family’s participation more enjoyable.
This handbook does not include Clear Creek Swim
League rules and regulations, rules for intra-league competition, technical
rules for properly executing strokes, cut-off times (Reserve & Champ), or
league records. This information is available in the current Clear Creek Swim
League Handbook, which will be sold at home and away meets as well as
practices.
Beginning in late April, coaches will hold daily
practice after school to improve stroke technique and build endurance needed
for competition. These practice sessions are broken down into appropriate age
groups. As soon as school is dismissed for the summer, practice will switch to
mornings. The first of five (5) regular season meets will begin the last part of
May. The regular season should last until the end of June. Post-season meets
for those swimmers that meet or exceed cut-off time standards will be held
following the regular season. These
meets should end in June.
A copy of this handbook, as well as other useful
information, may be accessed on the team website www.lcbarracudas.org.
WELCOME TO
THE TEAM!
Board of
Directors
The names, addresses and telephones number of the
2008 League City Swim Team Board of Directors are provided below. If you would
like to volunteer in any way, please contact any board member below.
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Laurie Hembree (President) 281-334-5914 281-989-5793 cell |
Teresa Otten (Vice President) 281-334-5634 713-906-7938 cell |
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Diane White (Secretary) 281-557-8698 |
Kurt Otten (CCSL Rep/Officials) 281-334-5634 713-906-7665 cell |
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Steve Glenn (Parent Handbook) 281-339-1867 713-480-2593 cell |
Cindy Prather (Kick Off Party) 281-337-0481 713-806-9180 cell |
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Julie Hall (Volunteer Coordinator) 832-385-2519 |
Lisa Waggett (Treasurer) 281-557-3671 281-813-7611cell |
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Pam LeBouef (Merchandise) 281-554-9466 832-228-0565 cell |
Kenny LeBouef (Meet Set Up/ Tear Down) 281-554-9466 281-701-6480 cell |
SAFETY GUIDELINES
The safety and well being of your child is of the utmost concern to us.
The following guidelines have been set to help ensure their safety. Please
discuss these rules with your children so that everyone understands what is
expected.
Swimmers 8 & Under:
1.
Children may not be dropped off and left alone
at the pool.
2.
If you cannot be with your children, please make arrangements with
another parent or guardian (at least 15 years old) to look after them during a
practice or meet. Swimming is different from most team sports in that there are
many more
children than coaches. Please know where your child is at all times including
when in the water.
All Swimmers:
1.
If dropped off, go immediately inside the fence to the pool area. All children must stay in the fenced pool
area during practice.
2.
Do not climb on the lifeguard stands.
3. All trash must be picked up
after practices and home meets. The City will be charging the team for clean-up
if this is not done.
4. A swimmer should inform one
of the coaches if he/she leaves the pool to go to the restroom or must leave
practice early. Only restrooms at the pool are to be used.
5.
Swimmers must not enter the pool before their scheduled practice time
and should get out as soon as their age group is released unless given prior permission
by the head coach to start early or remain late.
6.
Swimmers are not allowed in the
7.
Please be prompt in picking up your swimmer. For their safety, you must
come inside the fenced pool area to get them. This brief visit also helps
parents keep up with team information.
8. No
team members are allowed in the baby pool at any time.
9. During a meet, no one is
allowed in any part of the competition pool unless they are participating in an
event. This includes dangling feet in areas not used for competition.
10. No alcoholic beverages or
tobacco products are allowed at practices or meets.
The fees for team membership are:
First & Second Swimmer $125.00
each
High School & Active USS Swimmers $ 75.00 each
The maximum fee is $300.00 per family. (Three or more swimmers)
A late registration fee of $25.00 is charged for each swimmer whose fees
are not paid by the first day of practice.
No swimmer with unpaid registration fees may
practice or swim in a meet. Only swimmers having paid their fee will be added
to the official team roster. This roster is an official League document. League
rules prohibit entrants not on a team roster.
TRYOUTS
All
new swimmers, 8 years of age and under, must tryout for the team. Tryouts for
new swimmers 8 and under will be on Monday, April 28th. In order to join, a swimmer must be able to
safely swim 25 meters unassisted without stopping. The swimmers ability will be
judged solely by the coaching staff and team board.
A swimmer's age for purposes of competition is his age on May 1. A
swimmer does not change age groups during the season. A swimmer must be six
years old as of May 1 in order to register.
(However we will accept 5 year old siblings of any returning Barracuda
family.) Birth certificates will be
required of all new swimmers.
Refunds will be made through the first
week of practice. After that, no refunds will be paid.
All Barracuda swimmers will receive a team T-shirt. Additional team
shirts may be available for purchase.
An informative meeting will be held on Monday, April 28th at
The team has chosen competition
swimsuits, which may be worn to practices and meets. These particular suits are
NOT required; but they do conform to swimming rules, look great and provide
less drag than commercial suits. While
the team suit is optional, the team requires girls to wear one-piece swimsuits suitable for competition to all
practices and meets. Swimsuits will be available for purchase on April 29
and May 14 at practice.
At all swim meets, caps & goggles will be available for sale. Check
under the Barracuda tent for these items. Be sure to check out all the
"BARRACUDA" items such as towels, koozies, etc. also for sale.
Arrangements have been made for individual pictures to be taken on May
14. The team picture will be taken on June 10.
All Barracudas should wear their team suits and T-shirts to practice
both these day for the pictures. Although the team takes no financial interest,
we certainly want everyone in
the picture. Please look for more information regarding photos in Barracuda Bites.
An annual Barracuda Banquet will be scheduled with dinner followed by
presentation of awards. Tickets for the catered banquet will go on sale during
the season. Please watch for the announcement and information regarding the
banquet in the Barracuda Bulletin.
Every week a newsletter will be distributed on Tuesdays. This is your
information link to the team. We will have information about upcoming events
and information about meets. Newsletters will also be posted on our website at www.lcbarracudas.org.
All practices are held at the
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Dates |
Age Group |
Practice
Time |
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April 29 - June 6 |
8 & Under |
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9-12 |
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13-18 |
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June 9 – June 27 |
8& Under |
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9-12 |
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13-18 |
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If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to a board
member. The coaches are responsible for a large number of kids at practices and
meets and will not be able to provide the assistance you need. If it is a
coaching issue, the board will go to the appropriate coach for your answers.
Swimmers will benefit greatly by regular
attendance at practice sessions. At practices, they receive instruction in the
competitive strokes and are given an opportunity to build physical endurance.
Swimmers also can keep up with the latest news as information is distributed at
practices.
Swim team members are NEVER allowed in the
baby pool. If small siblings are in the baby pool, an adult must be in
immediate attendance. No Barracudas are allowed in the pool unless they are
participating in practice. No unattended children are allowed at any practice
or swim meet.
THE CITY REQUIRES THAT SWIMMERS REMAIN OUT
OF THE CIVIC CENTER AT ALL TIMES.
Swimmers must maintain good self-discipline. During practices or meets, if
a swimmer misbehaves excessively, a coach and/or board member will contact the
swimmer's parents. If the swimmer's behavior does not improve, he/she will be
dropped from the team. Under this circumstance, registration fees will not be
refunded. This is entirely at the discretion of the board and/or coaches.
2008
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Date |
Team |
Location |
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May 24 |
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Home |
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May 31 |
Harbour Tide |
Home |
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June 7 |
Friendswood |
Away |
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June 14 |
Pine Brookwood |
Away |
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June 21 |
Pearland |
Away |
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TBD |
Last Chance |
TBD |
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June 28 |
Novice/Reserve |
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June 29 |
Champ |
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