WELCOME ABOARD!
The Jersey Devilrays is a year-round USA swim team. We are part of the Middle
Atlantic Swimming LSC (local swim committee) and compete across the tri-state area.
Our practice pool is located at Burlington County College in Pemberton, NJ. Cindy
Passalacqua started this team, formerly known as the BCC Barons, with 12 swimmers
in October 2002. In July 2010, the Barons became Jersey Devilrays Swimming, LLC
(JRAYS) and is a for-profit, coach-owned team (owned by Coach Cindy). The team has
grown over the last twelve years and is currently at 110 swimmers.
We are a very diverse swim team with swimmers of various abilities practicing and
competing at swim meets all season long. Most of our JRAYS swim from September
through end of May with a core group continuing to swim long course in June and July.
We currently have 9 coaches on staff with a wide range of swimming and coaching
experience. Every coach works with all the JRAY groups so each swimmer will benefit
from their knowledge and expertise. Our coaches sometimes coach from in the water
helping out the youngest swimmers or swimming practice with the older ones, and they
may also compete upon occasion. J
2014 2015 Coaching Staff:
Cindy Passalacqua – Head Coach
Barbara Long
Meghan Gardner
Danny Hilton
Alex Soult
Paul Rowe
Sam Beaver
Violet Ortega
Chris Passalacqua
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2013/2014 SEASON
• 105 swimmers
• 22 Short Course Meets in 4 states, 4 long course meets, 1
scrimmage and 1 open water swim
• 38 new or broken records short course, 18 long course, 1 open water
and 74 new short course meter records!
• 324 Heat Winners – Our Most EVER!!!!
• State Meet: 63 swimmers and 17 relays! High point: Atomu 2nd,
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Chris C 3rd, Yuran and Katie 4th. JRAYS placed 5 overall with
2027.5 points, setting 13 team records, 6 winning relays and 29 heat
winners.
• Elite Meet Participants: Atomu, Daniel, Matt, Robert and Yuran with
relay swimmers Ally, Audrey, Andrew, Anna and Jenna. 4 medals
ties the most we’ve ever earned! Atomu earns two 2nd place finishes
in the 50 free & 50 fly, 3rd in the 100 fly & 7th in the 100 free. We
establish 5 new JRAY team records.
• Burlington County Open: 12 qualifiers – Our Most Ever!! Gabriela,
Kayleigh, Amanda, Katie, Morgan, Desi, Chris, Richard, Carly,
Courtney O, Thomas and Tim.
• 28th Annual Black History Meet , Wash DC
• Neptune’s Challenge – Our first short course meters meet since 2003
• JO Swimmers short course: Atomu, Daniel, Matt and Yuran, and
relay swimmers Austin, Cameron and Nicholas. Atomu earns 3rd
place medals in the 50 & 100 fly and 8th in the 50 free. 5 JRAY
records fall.
• Silvers: Chris C wins High Point and 8 medals! Matt had all top 5
finishes with 4 medals. Richard won 5 medals including two 3rds. In
all 10 JRAYs medaled.
• Zones: Atomu is selected to Winter Zones and finishes 4 in the 50 fly
and 6th in the 100 fly. He anchors the 200 medley relay to a 1st place
finish.
• Summer JOs: Atomu, Daniel, Matt and Yuran with relay swimmers
Ally, Audrey, Austin, Jon, Katie, Robert, Santo. 8 team records
including 5 relay records.
• Minis: 8 meets and 1 scrimmage with 26 minis
• Dress To Impress Banquet
• Team Bowling Nite
• Fundraising: Swim-A-Thon , Mums, and Scrimmage
• Hershey Park Trip
Awards Night May 2014
Ø Swimmer of the Year: Amanda Bogle
Ø MVPs: Chris Chilelli and Yuran Saul
Ø MVP 8 and unders: Katie Midura
Ø Most Improved: Anna Durboraw, Khari Myers, Aiden Keppen &
Robert Smith
Ø Golden Goggles Award: Arjun Chityala, Lauren Gelak, Katie Chielli,
Courtney Paulus, Matt Evans, Nicholas Ingravallo, Emily Hietzelman,
Leo Landry, Cameron Wallace, Ally Evans, Princess Kinch
Ø Trophy Bears: Ciara Bales, Kendra Zaleski, Maddie Hastings, Shelby
DeVose, Shannon McKiernan, Brandon Klein, Ethan Friedman,
Daniel Unhuryan, Faith Taylor, Jayla Gallman
Ø Best Newcomer Medals: Richard Kim, Ericka Soles, Jonathan
Brown, Paige Hammond
Ø Most Dedicated: Jenna Angelucci and Austin Beaver
Ø Coaches Award: Hanneal Findley, Gabriella Aste, Guisela Aste
Ø Donna van Veldhuisen Team Spirit Award: Robert Midura, Dev and
Riche Outlaw
Ø Graduating Seniors: Andrew Passalacqua and Jennifer Trojak
Ø Donut Award: Atomu Saul
FEES
1. Registration for the September- December 2014 session:
1st child
additional swimmers
Mini Rays Pre-Team
$450
$410
$175
Check made out to Jersey Devilrays Swimming. See Team Registration form for
Information on our payment plan and dates and pricing for Jan – May.
2. USA Swimming Registration Fees – approx. $65.00 per child. Check made out
to Jersey Devilrays Swimming. Registration is valid through Fall 2015. ALL
NEW SWIMMERS MUST HAVE THEIR USA FEES PAID TO COACH CINDY
ON YOUR 1ST DAY OF PRACTICE OR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE
WATER…INSURANCE LIABILITY.
3. Transfer fee – If you were ever registered with another USA club, you will have to
fill out the transfer form and give us a check for $10.
4. Entry fees – You pay for every individual race you enter your swimmer in. Relay
races will be paid for by the JRAYS out of the Administrative Fee. All checks are
made out to Jersey Devilrays. Each race runs between $4.00 and $5.00 apiece.
Entry fees are NOT refundable once Coach Cindy sends them in to the Host
Club.
5. Due to the high rental fees charged by some pools, you may have to pay a
“facility fee” along with your entry fees. We have no control over these fees.
6. Administrative Fee - $5 per day per swimmer. This fee stays with the JRAYS. It
pays for all relays and helps offset coaching expenses at meets.
7. Late Swimmer Pick Up Fee - $10 per occurrence. See Lateness Policy.
8. Fundraisers: There will be minimum amounts required from each swimmer.
Mum sale – 12 mums per swimmer or $50 buyout fee per swimmer
Swim-a-Thon - $80 minimum per swimmer
Scrimmage(s) - $20 per swimmer per scrimmage
WEBSITE
Our website is www.jerseydevilrays.org The website will
become very important to you. Practice and Meet Schedules,
Meet Entry Forms, Team Records, and, of course, Current
News and Emergency Notices will be posted here.
MEET ENTRIES WILL BE POSTED TO THE WEBSITE. IT IS
VITALLY IMPORTANT AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
CHECK YOUR SWIMMER’S ENTRIES IMMEDIATELY. I DO
MAKE MISTAKES!!
Meet sheets and entry deadlines will be posted on our
website. I can’t stress it enough….GET YOUR MEET
ENTRIES and FEES IN ONTIME.
Middle Atlantic Swimming: www.maswim.org
USA Swimming: www.usa-swimming.org
EQUIPMENT
Swim suits – (1 Team suit and at least 1 practice suit)
Official team suits will be available for purchase through Coach Cindy and Agon Swim. Do
NOT wear your meet suit to practices. It won’t last the season. Your Practice suit(s) can be
any color you like. Remember, hand-wash your swimsuits in cold water with maybe a little
Woolite. Never, ever, put them in the washer or dryer. Girls are to wear 1 piece suits. Boys
are to wear a lycra or polyester swim suit, not board shorts.
Caps – (2)
ARE REQUIRED FOR GIRLS TO COMPETE AND ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR
THE BOYS. Race day caps are to be the Devilrays cap. Practice caps can be any color
you like. We will be taking orders for Team caps imprinted with your swimmer's name in
September.
Goggles – (2)
TWO pairs of working, fitted goggles in their bag at all times are a MUST. I cannot stress
this enough!!!!! Try double-strap ones or bungie cords if your swimmer’s goggles keep
falling off. AND they do make PRESCRIPTION goggles.
Fins – Essential
Buy your own, use a Sharpie and put your name on them or have D&Q write your name on
them for you. We may not be allowed to use the fins at our practice facility, and there are
no size 7 and up fins there.
Zoomers – Essential
Gold zoomers work for everyone. Zoomer2s for the littlest feet. If buying used zoomers
from your teammates: Red zoomers for older kids with good ankle flexibility. Blue zoomers
for younger swimmers. Put your swimmer's name on them.
Swim bag/big backpack – Essential
Should have a big pocket for their dry clothes & shoes, a big wet pocket for their towel, fins,
goggles, and a pocket for their snacks & drinks.
Pull Buoys – Essential
Less than $10. Buy the 1 piece kind. Small size for the 12 and unders and Large size for
the bigger kids.
Mesh Bag - Essential
They can bring their fins, pull buoy, zoomers, goggles, water bottle, etc right to the edge of
the lane with them.
Drag suit– Optional
Makes your swimmers work a little harder. Also "saves" the butt of the team suit from
snagging when sitting on meet bleachers.
PUT YOUR NAME ON EVERYTHING!!!
D & Q – Danzeisen and Quigley, 1720 Route 70 E, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
856-424-5969 Bonnie or Claire www.DandQ.com
VOLUNTEERING
Volunteerism at Meets: Volunteer Timers are always needed at the meets, but you
are not required to time UNLESS:
1. Your child qualifies for and attends JOs, Elite or the TYR Meet, or if it is specified
in the Meet instructions, then we must provide timers/volunteers if asked.
2. Your child is swimming the 400 IM, the 500, 800, 1000 or the 1650. YOU will be
required to provide a counter AND timer for your child for that race or arrange,
IN ADVANCE, for someone else to time/count for your swimmer.
Team Volunteerism: We need parents to volunteer for certain jobs/activities,
especially when it comes to our fundraisers. Our fundraisers currently include a Fall
mum sale, the January Swim-A-Thon, and 1 or 2 unofficial home scrimmage meets. We
are looking into organizing another big fundraiser for later this year.
Other volunteer activities include the following
Tshirt/clothing sale:
Meet Fee/Entry Collector
Photographer
Donut/Ice Cream/Hot Chocolate Parties
Bowling Party
Holiday Party
Awards Nite
Fund raising
Most of these jobs will take very little of your time to do, and it’ll free up your coaching
staff to coach. Please see Coach Cindy if you’d like to volunteer for one of the above
projects.
Also, at the meets, the 8 & unders and the 9/10s are there a very long time. Parents
need to take the little guys off deck and let them burn off some steam in the hallway or
lounge area. At practices, there will be younger swimmers who are done practicing and
are waiting for older siblings to finish their practices. Please keep an eye out for our
team’s younger members.
Fundraising:
We currently have 3 major fundraisers: the Fall Mum sale, an unofficial home
scrimmage, and our Swim-A-Thon. Other fundraisers may be considered as the season
goes on, but we want any additional fundraisers to focus on bringing in revenue from
contributors other than mom, dad, grandparents and coworkers.
We are looking into the possibility of forming a Parent Support Group which will help
coordinate our fundraising activities, and will do the paperwork involved to help form a
non-profit arm of our team.
GOALS
Swimmers will be filling out Goal Sheets and meeting with their
coaches, as time permits, to discuss their goals.
For the Swimmer:
1. Have fun!
2. Improve stroke technique
3. Drop time
4. Build Endurance
5. Behave Professionally
6. Learn Time Management Skills!
7. Be Committed!
For the Club:
1. Have fun!
2. Improve the overall conditioning and technique of our
swimmers
3. Behave Professionally
4. Have swimmers qualify for JOs, TYR, Elite, Zones and
Senior Champs.
For the Parents:
1. Have fun!
2. Be Supportive of your swimmers…both their
accomplishments and their failures.
3. Be Supportive of your coaches.
4. Get them to Practice and Meets On Time!!
Middle Atlantic Swimming endorses five core values:
1. We believe in a positive environment.
2. We value integrity and fairness.
3. We believe in excellence.
4. We value leadership.
5. We value innovation and creativity.
PRACTICES
1. Water Bottles or Gatorade at Every Practice!!!!! (no glass containers)
2. BE THERE AND BE ON TIME!
3. Bring your Mesh Bag with your Equipment (goggles, fins, zoomers, pull buoy,
cap, etc) to your lane with you.
4. STRETCHING – IS A PRIORITY! Get your children here on time. If practice
starts at 7 p.m., that means at 6:45 they should be out on deck or in the hallway
stretching, and in the water at 7 p.m. SHARP. The Team Captains should set an
example by leading the stretches. Stretching is also your 15 mins of Social Time.
Get your conversations done while you’re stretching. Pool time is precious.
5. Attitude – Come ready to work. To be successful, we’ve got to maximize the
pool time we have and give every practice your best effort. Remember, you are
representing the Jersey Devilrays, Middle Atlantic Swimming, USA Swimming
and most of all, yourself.
6. LISTENING - You need to listen and do what you’re asked to do. Hard work,
technique and lots of laps will make you better swimmers…SO SWIM!
7. Off da lane lines please! And Circle Swimming is a must!
8. Backstroke – Know your magic number or you’ll be counting it until you do!
9. Practice Groups and Attendance:
Mini Rays – Our youngest group who are not swimming 25s yet
Pups – Many 8 & unders and beginner 9 and ups
Skates - Advanced 8 & unders, most new 9/10s and 11/12s
Stingrays – Our Intermediate Group
Eagle Rays – Advanced Intermediates
Manta Rays – Our Senior Group
Mini Rays – Sundays only
Pups – 2 swim practices per week
Skates – 2 mandatory swim practices
Stingrays and Eagle Rays – 3 mandatory, 4 preferred
Manta Rays – 3 mandatory, 4 highly recommended
Parents – You cannot sit in the BCC pool area during practices. This is a BCC rule
set by the Public Safety for multiple reasons.
The Coaches are available to talk to you after practice, on the phone or on-line. But
during practice we need to be focused on your children. HOWEVER, if there is
something we should know that may affect your swimmer’s practice, please stop and
BRIEFLY tell us, while they’re doing their stretches, what’s up.
Also, it is very important that we know of any medical conditions that could affect your
swimmers…life-threatening or not. Sports induced asthma, diabetes, ADHD, ADD…all
have medications that could wear off during practices or meets and affect the health,
mood, and attentiveness of your child. Please fill in the medical history and emergency
contact form. Also, if your child has an inhaler, it is to be on deck, in the lane, with their
name on it, at all times.
Attendance Policy
This is our recommended attendance policy. Swimmers who do not come to practices
regularly may not be able to keep up in their practice lanes, and their meet performance
may suffer as well.
Pups – 2 swim practices minimum per week
Skates – 2 to 3 swim practices minimum
Stingrays and Eagle Rays – 3 practices, 4 preferred
Manta Rays – 3 practices, 4 or more practices preferred
Yes, many of you play soccer, baseball, etc…along with swimming. But to reach the
swimming goals that many of you have set for yourselves, you need to be in the water.
LATENESS POLICY
Coaches #1 Pet Peeve
We stretch 15 minutes prior to getting in the water. Your
swimmer is to then be in the water ON TIME for warmups and
to swim the entire warmup set. If your swimmer is not going
to be ON TIME for warmups, then don't come. IT’S NOT FAIR
TO THE OTHER SWIMMERS AND IS EXTREMELY
DISRUPTIVE AND DISRESPECTFUL TO THE COACHING
STAFF.
Occasional lateness due to traffic and other unforeseen events is to be expected and is
excusable. It is the habitual latecomers that this policy has been enacted for.
Meet Warmups
Coaches #2 Pet Peeve
Swimmers: Will stretch as a team prior to warmups. Swimmers will get in the pool ON
TIME, 5 seconds apart, and swim the entire warmup.
Parents: Please get your swimmers to the competition pool ON TIME. Most of our
swimmers rely on a parent for transportation. You need to make the commitment to be
ON TIME just as much as your swimmer does.
END OF PRACTICE
Coaches #3 Pet Peeve
Coaches are NOT babysitters. All parents are to be IN THE BUILDING to pick up their
swimmers no later than 10 mins after practice ends. If you are later than 10 mins and
the coaches need to wait with your child for your arrival, you will be charged a $10 fee,
payable immediately. No swimmer will be left in the building without a parent INSIDE to
pick them up. If you are running late, make arrangements with a fellow swim parent to
take your swimmer home with them. If practice ends earlier than the time posted on the
JRAYS practice schedule, then is not the parent’s fault and the $10 fee will not be
charged.
DISCIPLINE POLICY
All swimmers and parents are required to read and sign the JRAY Code of Conduct
form. It’s not fair to the kids who want to practice for your swimmer to disrupt the
workout. If, after being spoken to, your swimmer continues to be disruptive, we will
send them out to you. Your Coach will expect an apology upon the swimmer’s return to
the pool. Continued misbehavior will be grounds for dismissal from the swim team
without refund of registration fees.
ILLNESS
If your child is ill, has a headache, or is otherwise in a definite “mood”, don’t bring them
to practice. We will not force anyone to swim who does not feel well.
HOWEVER…The pool can be a swimmer’s greatest sanctuary. If you have a child
who
A. understands this statement and
B. can use the pool in this fashion,
then please encourage them to come to practice even if they’ve had a bad day. As long
as they are not disruptive or argumentative, we will do the best we can to provide that
sanctuary for them.
INJURIES
Injured swimmers can definitely help out on deck at practices and meets. Taking
attendance, schlepping kickboards, assistant coaching the minis, running a
stopwatch…all of these things can help your child feel like they are still part of the team
while they are rehabbing.
A swimmer with an arm injury may be able to do kick sets. A swimmer with a leg injury
may be able to do pull buoy sets or arm work on a noodle. There are ways to keep
your swimmer in shape while they are rehabbing their injury, as long as your doctor
agrees and the swimmer wants to swim. (Tip of the Day - If your child breaks their
arm, insist upon a Gortex waterproof cast. Swimming aside, it makes taking a shower
a whole lot easier unless you want to wrap their arm in a garbage bag every nite for 6
weeks!!!)
Swimmers who say they are hurt, injured or sick during practice will be sent out to their
parents. First because the parents need to be aware of their child's condition and
second because the injured swimmer will not be allowed to hold up their practice lanes
or otherwise distract the rest of the team. If the pain continues, we may ask you to take
your swimmer to the doctor and bring us a doctor's note before allowing them back into
practices. Chronic medical conditions need to be brought to the coaches’ attention so
we can make sure the swimmer modifies their workout to prevent aggravating the injury.
Please have a doctor check out any neck, back, arm, or shoulder soreness to make
sure it is nothing serious. AND have your swimmer to practice ON TIME so they can
warmup prior to their workout.
MEETS
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Highly recommended but are not mandatory.
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Mini Meets are usually 1 day long. States & Mini Champs are 2 days.
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9 and up Meets are 2 – 3 days long.
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You pay for each race your child swims.
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Parents & guests pay meet admission and for a program.
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Parents are not allowed on deck unless they are volunteer timers.
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DE & PA meets can be overnight meets. Please plan accordingly. Pay attention
to the hotel arrangements & make your reservations before the cutoff date.
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CHALLENGE EVENTS - The Coaches will select a Challenge Event for each
age/practice group at certain meets. Swimmers are to include that event in their
entry selections and are not to skip that event on meet day.
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There will be a Coach on deck with you at all of our scheduled meets. If you
choose to go to a different meet, that’s fine. However, entry deadlines and
payment are your responsibility, not the Devilrays and not Coach Cindy’s. Coach
Cindy may, if she has time, do the computer entry for you so that your results
are accurately sent back to our team.
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IF your child is swimming the 400 IM, the 500, 800, 1000 or the 1650 you will
be required to either count and/or time for your child for that race or make
arrangements, IN ADVANCE, with a fellow parent/teammate, for a
counter/timer. Your coaches are NOT to be relied upon to be counters or
timers.
Meet Warmups (COACHES PET PEEVE #2):
Swimmers: You will stretch, as a team, when told to get up and stretch. You will
get in for meet warmups ON TIME, 5 seconds apart, and swim the entire warmup.
Parents: Please get your swimmers to the competition pool on time. Most of our
swimmers rely on a parent for transportation. You need to make the commitment
to be on time just as much as your swimmer does.
MEET ENTRIES
1.
Meets are announced via email. You will download the Meet packets and entry form
from these emails.
2. ALL ENTRIES & MEET FEES MUST BE PAID BY THE
DEADLINES GIVEN. Please reread this sentence!!!
3. Entry forms and meet fees will be collected at practice by the parent volunteer(s)
assigned this job. All checks are made out to Jersey Devilrays. CASH,
CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS ONLY. ENTRIES WILL BE DELETED FOR NONPAYMENT.
4. There will be a $5 per day per swimmer Administrative fee. This fee will pay
for all team relays and help cover coaching expenses at meets.
5. Once our team entries are processed, they will be sent out via email. It is your
responsibility to immediately check the entries for accuracy. We only have a
couple of days to make any corrections necessary. AND I DO MAKE MISTAKES!!
6. Meet fees are nonrefundable unless there is a catastrophic change in why your
swimmer can’t compete (broken leg, blizzard, pool closure). Meet fees will only be
refunded to you if the Devilrays can secure a refund from the host club.
7. I can’t stress enough the importance of getting your entries in by our
deadlines. Middle Atlantic Swimming has experienced tremendous growth & there
aren’t enough meets for all the swimmers to enter. We must get our entries in almost
immediately after the meet entry packets are made public or we won’t get into the
meets. You will be given enough time and reminders about the entry deadlines.
PLEASE DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!
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CHALLENGE EVENTS
Please include the Challenge Event in your event/fee total. Swimmers are not to skip
the Challenge Event if they are attending that day of the meet.
MEET DAY EQUIPMENT
TO BE PACKED IN THEIR SWIM BAG
v OFFICIAL TEAM Swim suit …put name on tag
v 2 caps – they’ve been known to rip on meet day
v 2 pairs of goggles THAT FIT!! ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS.
v 2 towels – one for on deck (which is going to get sopping wet) and one for the
locker room after the meet. Put your swimmer’s name on them.
v Swim sandals – absolute must with name on them if possible.
v Sweatpants and sweatshirt or t-shirt to wear on deck. It is often chilly on deck
(Germantown) and the pool water is not 86 degrees like here at BCC. These items
will get wet. The Coach will not allow your children to visit you in the stands or
go in the hallway to buy snacks if they are not covered up and wearing their
sandals!
v Dry clothes in the dry pocket to go home in.
v Eyeglass case – hard case with name in it
v Healthy snacks
v Gatorade, water, etc…ABSOLUTE MUST!!!!!!!!!!
v Snack Money – so the bigger ones don’t have to bother you or they can escort
the little ones to buy a snack.
v Busy stuff – books, hand held games, cards, etc. If it is worth a lot of money or if
your child can’t be trusted to put it away on time and zipped up in his bag, then
don’t send it down on deck. Impress upon your swimmer that the Coach is there
to watch them swim…not to keep track of their gameboy or cell phones. Also,
swim meet vendors do not sell AA batteries.
Medications…Especially INHALERS and DIABETIC EMERGENCY
SUPPLIES…need to be in their swim bags…not up the stands with you!!!!!!!
Your swimmer’s name should be clearly marked on all medical supplies! And
please put your swimmer’s name on their swim bag!
Reminder: On meet day, please leave the fins, zoomers, and pull buoys at home. J
MEET DAY RULES
1. DO NOT leave the pool deck unless you tell your COACH first! I don’t care if
you’re 5 or 18. We need to know where you are.
2. Bring All Your Stuff Out On Deck. LEAVE NOTHING IN THE LOCKER ROOMS.
Winter Coats and sneakers belong upstairs in the stands with Mom and Dad.
3. You need to drink on deck!!! No soda. No milk. No glass containers ever!
4. Food: Healthy, easy to digest stuff. Fruit (bananas and apples), fruit snacks,
Swedish fish, veggies, granola bars, pretzels, chocolate bar (1), small bagel. Eat
HEALTHY carbs and some protein with your breakfast PLEASE!!
5. Bring a big t-shirt, hoodie & sweats to wear on deck so you don't get chilled. It'll
keep your muscles warmer.
6. Warning: Locker rooms are dirty places. Sandals or flip flops are a must!!!
7. Parents: Bring a cushion to sit on and remember:
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Don't sit under the loudspeakers or a leak in the ceiling.
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Wear a t-shirt under your winter clothes. It’s HOT up top!
8. Parents: Please give your swimmer some change so they can go buy a drink or
snack without having to wave you down off the upper deck for money.
9. Kids – When you go up for your race, if you have any question at all about what
lane you’re supposed to be in, ASK THE TIMER TIL YOU GET AN ANSWER.
It’s the ONE time in your life when it’s OKAY to be a PEST!!!
10. We're going to have fun! We're gonna cheer for each other! Whether you're 1st
or dead last doesn't matter as long as you learn from it and have fun doing it!
11. Important: Your biggest rival is the CLOCK. The swimmers in the other lanes
are pushing you to do better and expect you to push them. They are NOT your
opponent...the CLOCK is. So talk to them on deck & make new friends. Reach
over, shake hands after your race & thank them for pushing you. That's what it's
all about.
TEAM CAPTAINS
The Coaches choose our Team Captains.
Team Captains ARE expected to:
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BEHAVE PROFESSIONALLY
Lead By Example in the Lanes, On Deck, and at Meets
Show Up On Time
Lead The Stretches
Be Prepared
Complete All Practice Sets
Swim Their Strokes Properly
Become Familiar With All Their Teammates
Help take attendance and assist coaches with equipment and cleanup
Team Captains are NOT:
• Necessarily the fastest, oldest or most popular swimmers.
• Expected to be Tattle-Tales or Disciplinarians
If a Team Captain needs to step down from his position or does not live up to the
Coaches’ expectations of a Captain, the Coaches will appoint another Team Captain to
replace him.
JUNIOR ASSISTANT COACHES
JUNIOR COACH
Our Junior Coach and Junior Assistant Coaches will work hands-on with our youngest
swimmers. They may also be given a lane of older kids at the discretion of the USA
coach on deck.
Our Junior Coach position will be a paid position for practices worked only. Meets are
volunteer hours just as for the Jr. Assistant Coaches. The Junior Coach will be the
Athlete Representative to the Middle Atlantic House of Delegates, and will also be
expected, once they are 18, to be prepared to move up into an Assistant Coaching
position should an opening occur. This will include taking the appropriate coaching
certification classes and USA coaching exam.
Junior Assistant Coaches are volunteers and are not paid to coach. A Jr. Assistant
Coach may use their volunteer hours on applications for colleges, scholarships and
employment and will be issued letters of reference by our coaching staff whenever
needed.
Neither the Junior Coach nor the Junior Assistant Coaches are allowed to coach unless
they are under the direct supervision of a credentialed USA coach.
The Junior Coach and Jr. Assistant Coaches may perform any coaching duties
assigned by the Devilrays coaches, as long as they are supervised on deck.
The Junior Coach and Jr. Assistant Coaches are encouraged to attend our Mini Meets
and help out with our younger swimmers.
Jr. Assistant Coaches and the Jr. Coach are expected to:
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BEHAVE PROFESSIONALLY
Show Up On Time
Lead Stretches
Be Prepared
Get in the water with our younger swimmers
Know and Demonstrate Proper Stroke Technique
Become Familiar With All Their Teammates, especially the Minis
SMILE
Gives lots of hugs and high-fives!
SWIMMERS OF THE MONTH
The Coaches will choose Swimmers of the Month.
To be chosen Swimmer of the Month you must be working on the 7 GOALS for
Swimmers:
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Have fun!
Improve stroke technique
Drop time
Build Endurance
Behave Professionally
Learn Time Management Skills
Be Committed
Your performances and professionalism at meets and your work ethic during
practices are 2 of the biggest factors in being chosen Swimmer of the Month.
If a parent with a digital camera would like to volunteer once a month to come in and
take pictures of our Swimmers of the Month, that would be great! Then we can
download the pictures onto our website and for our flyer.
2013-­‐2014 Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May Pups and Mini Rays Brady Lauren Evelyn Ciara Arjun Brandon Gray Hudson Bryan Skates Emily Heintzelman Princess Shelby Robert Smith Shannon Erica Salazar Julia Dylan Katz Emily Smith Stingrays Jonathan Khari Ally Katie Midura Yuran Aiden Anna D Katie McKiernan Austin Morris Eagle Rays Cameron W Jhasiah Kayleigh Daniel Nick B Paige Matt Kendra Zaleski Brandt Fordham Manta Rays Amanda B Courtney P Atomu Chris C Kayleigh Courtney O Richard Guisela Aste Hanneal Findley