Parent
Participation
Meet
Volunteers : The Birkdale
Barracudas Swim Team is dependent on
volunteers in order to operate. Each
Swim Team family is required to
volunteer at two full swim meets, as
well as one (two-hour) shift at the
Championship Meet, plus help with the
fundraisers in some capacity.
Families not
fulfilling the required
volunteer requirements will not
be able to attend the end of the year
banquet. Additionally, the family will
not be eligible to register for the
Swim Team the following year.
The swim team is an all volunteer
organization and cannot operate
without everyone doing their part.
Sign-up sheets
for the Meet Volunteer Positions need
to be turned in with your
registration, you can down load them
from the Volunteers page. Descriptions of
the different job positions are also
available on the Volunteers page. Once we have the
meet schedules we will post a list of
the schedule for all jobs and meets
online and at the pool. It the
volunteers job to get a substitute if
they cannot wiok at their scheduled
time. A list of parents names and
phone numbers will be provided.
Swim Meet Information
All
swim meets start at 6:00.
Warm
Ups
Home
Meets - Warm up will be at
5:00 for the little kids & 5:20
for the older kids
Away
Meets – Be at the pool by
5:15 for talk with coach, in pool at
5:30
Please
remember to sign your swimmers in at
the sign in table, same place that
you sign in for volunteering and get
your badges and pick up your clip
boards and papers.
Meets
can go until 9:30 - 10:00 depending
how big the teams competing are, 8
& unders are usually done after
halfway through. Please check with a
coach or person in charge before
leaving the meet early.
Swimmers
Responsibilities
Be polite and
respectful to the coaches, parent
volunteers and other swimmers at all
times. Be a team member and support
and cheer on your team. Listen to the
coaches during instruction. Arrive on
time for all practices and meets.
Swimming takes a lot of energy,
working every muscle in your body.
Good nutrition is a must. Swimmers
should cut back on sweets, junk food
and sugared drinks. Power drinks and
foods with carbohydrates are the best
things to have before and during
meets. suggestions: pasta, bagels,
fruit, granola bars.
Social Activities
Suggestions
Appreciated
End of Season Awards
Ceremony and Party
Birkdale
Pool and Clubhouse. All swimmers
completing the season will receive a
trophy.
Monday
July 14 @ 6:00pm
Parent
Meeting
/Meet the Coaches
Swim Team Suits
Team swimsuits
are strongly encouraged, but not
required. Swim suits can be
purchased at the MAC store inside the
Huntersville
Family Fitness & Aquatics center. We are getting a new
suit design this year but any green
and black suit will do. Team Swim
Caps are available for $5.00 for the
team. Swim caps are recommended for
longer hair as it can get in your way
while swimming and even slow you
down. To make caps easier to pull on,
put a small amount of baby powder
inside before trying to get them over
your hair.
Swim Team Apparel
See T-shirts & More
We will do
a pre-order for the beginning of
the season.
Stroke Clinics
We
will try to
offer stroke clinics this year.
Either right after morning practice
or on Saturday mornings depending on
who is doing the clinics.
Fundraisers
None
Currently Scheduled
Communication
You need to sign up
for the Birkdale Barracudas mailing list
inorder to receive emails, go to bottom
of main
page to
sign up.
Each
registered swim team family will
receive a newsletter via e-mail with
information regarding upcoming meets,
social activities and other pertinent
swim team information. If you do not
have access to email then you will
receive a printed version of the
newsletter. We will try to have the
"Communications Box" at
every practice. In the box are
individual files with each swimmers
name on them. These files will be
used to place information not sent
via emails, ribbons not picked up and
anything else we need to get out to
your family. It is the swimmers
responsibility to check the box
daily.
Meet
Entries/Results/Team Records
All meet
entries and results will be posted on
our website. Meet entries will be
posted alphabetically the morning of
the meet. Individual as well as
team results from each meet along
with updated team records will be
posted on the website as soon as
possible following the meet.
North
Meck Swim League
The team is a
member of the North Meck Swim League
consisting of six swim teams from
Birkdale, Leacroft, MacAulay,
Northwest Concord, Wedgewood and
Walden Ridge/Latta Springs. Ribbons
will be awarded to the top 6 swimmers
in each event regardless of heat.
Swimmers will compete based on their
age as of June 1. The end of season
meets will be team competitions.
Swim
Team Eligibility
- Between the
ages of 5 and 18 by June1st of
current year
- Birkdale
resident
- Swim team and
pool member in good standing
(Must have paid HOA dues)
- Able to swim
one length of the 25 meter pool
unassisted and able to swim
comfortably with face in water
- Have a
parent/guardian available to
attend Parent Meetings and to
volunteer as described on the
Parent Volunteer Form
Minimum
Swimming Requirements
Every swimmer
must be able to swim one length of
the 25 meter pool unassisted and swim
comfortably with their face in the
water. While stroke development and
teaching are a very important part of
what our coaches do, with nearly 100
swimmers, it is not fair to expect
them to be in the water teaching one
on one. That would be neither fair
nor safe for the other swimmers.
The coaches will assess the ability
of all swimmers during the first two
weeks of practice. The coaches will
recommend swimming lessons for those
swimmers who do not meet the swim
team minimum requirements. If a
child does not meet the minimum
requirements, the registration fee
will be refunded. No refunds will
be offered after the first meet.
We encourage
you to come and see what the team is
all about if you are not sure. We
realize that most kids have not been
in the water since the end of last
season and it may take a couple weeks
for the younger ones to make it
across the pool. We welcome anyone to
come and give a try and if it works
out great and if not, get some
lessons and they can try again next
year.
The minimum
swim requirements are for the safety
of all the children. Swim Team is not
a replacement for Swim Lessons. The
coaches are not able to spend extra
time with children who are
uncomfortable in the water, this
takes away time from the other
swimmers who are there for the team.
Swimming
Lessons
The
following places offer swimming
lessons or programs. This is not an
endorsement of any of these programs
just some helpful links.
Huntersville
Family Fitness & Aquatics
704-766-2222
The
Fitness Center @ Birkdale
704-895-7000
Junior
Swim League,
704-894-2697
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