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St.
CharlesCountyFamilyYMCAStingraysAllyouneedtoknowWhoweareTheStingraysareacompetitiveswimteamofferinghighqualitycoachingandtechniqueinstruction.
Thegoalofourteamistoprovideeverymemberanopportunitytoimproveswimmingskillsandachievesuccessathisorherlevelofability,fromnoviceandsummerswimmertohighschool/clubteamcompetitor.
Weacceptswimmersaged5-18yearsofagewhocanswimthelengthofthepoolinanystroke.
AllofourcoachesarecertifiedintheYMCACompetitiveSwimmingprogramandhaveaccesstoaverycomprehensivetrainingprogram.
Thesecertificationsprovideassurancesthatthetimechildrenspendonswimteamwillbequalitytime.
Thefocusofthecoachingstaffistodevelopswimmerswithproperstroketechnique,enduranceandsportsmanship.
Asateamweaimtopresentopportunitiestohelpkidsmeettheirfullcompetitivepotential,whileemphasizingthecoreprinciplesoftheYMCA:Caring,Honesty,Respect,&Responsibility.
WeareanonprofitclubthatispartoftheSt.
CharlesCountyFamilyYMCA.
TheteamisrunbyitscoachesandParentBoardwhichmeetseachmonth.
Allmembersarewelcomeateachmeetingandencouragedtobeinvolvedinteamactivities.
WeareaUSASwimmingteamandwillattendbothUSAsanctionedswimmeetsaswellasYMCAmeets.
USASwimmerswillneedtoregisterwithUSASwimmingforanadditionalyearlyfee($68)inordertoattendtheUSAonlymeets.
OurschedulewillbepublishedbyearlySeptember.
WhattoExpectPracticesareheldMondaythroughFriday.
Thenumber,lengthandtimeofpracticesdependsontheleveltheswimmerisassigned.
Theearliestpracticesstartat5:30andallpracticeisoverby8:30.
Practicesrunfrom45minutestoanhourandahalfinlength.
Lowerlevelsareabletopracticeafewtimesaweekwhilehigherlevelspracticeeveryday.
Swimmersarealsoabletoparticipateindrylandpracticeseveraltimesaweek.
Weaskallswimmerstoattendasmanypracticesaspossibleinaweek.
Werecognizethatourswimmersareadiversegroupofkidsandmanyhaveothercommitments,sowedonothavearequiredattendancenumber.
Aswithmostsports,themorepracticeyouputinthebetterresultsyouwillachievesowehopetoseeyouoften.
MeetsareheldOctoberthroughApril.
Lastseasonweparticipatedinjustoveradozenmeetsandweexpectthisyeartobesimilar.
MeetsareheldduringtheweekendsandmostarewithineasydrivingdistancefromtheYMCA.
Whilewedonothavearequirementformeetparticipation,weexpectswimmersandtheirfamiliestoparticipateinourhomemeets,theregionalchampionshipsandtheareafinals.
Asateam,themoreparticipationwehaveinmeetsthebetterourresultswillbe.
TeamUnifywillbeourprimarymodeofcommunicationwithyourfamily.
YouwillreceiveaninvitationtoTeamUnifyuponjoiningtheteam,andyouwillneedtoverifyyouraccountrightaway.
EmailswillcomeviaTeamUnifytoyourinboxtoannounceupcomingmeetsaswellasprovidinggeneralannouncementsfromtheteam.
TeamUnifyisalsoawebsitethatprovidesagreatdealofvaluableinformationaboutourteam.
Inaddition,youwillneedtocommittoordeclinemeetsusingtheTeamUnifywebsiteinadvanceofeachmeet.
Theprocessisfairlysimple,butfeelfreetoaskotherparentsorboardmembersforhelpasneeded.
Socialmediaisanotherwaythatwesharenewsaboutwhatishappeningwithourteam.
TheStingraysFacebookpageislocatedatwww.
facebook.
com/SCCYStingrays/.
Allfamiliesarerequiredtosignareleaseformwithregistration.
IfyoudonotwantyourchildfeaturedonourFacebookpageorwebsite,pleasenotifyourteamadministratorinwritingofthisrequest.
ParentInvolvementisacrucialpartofanyswimteam.
Wearenotabletoputonahomemeetwithoutanall-handsondeckapproach.
Astheseareourmainsourceoffundraisingweneedallparentstobeinvolved.
Noneofthejobsaredifficultbutweneedeveryonetobesuccessful.
Atawaymeetsourteamwillberesponsibleforprovidingseveraltimers(ajobthatsoundsscarierthanitis)andweexpectallfamiliestosharethisresponsibilityequallythroughouttheseason.
TheParentBoardmeetsmonthlytodiscussavarietyofissuesandwewelcomeallparentstoparticipateandbeinvolvedinplanningfortheteam.
Feesforswimteamrangefrom$45-$65permonth,withdiscountedratesforadditionalswimmersinthefamily.
AllfamiliesmusthaveahouseholdmembershiptotheYMCA.
Thecostforthisis$71/month.
Meetfeesvarybymeet,butaverage$4perracewithmostkidsswimming4-6racespermeet.
FinancialassistanceisavailablethroughtheYMCA.
Inquiriesforsuchcanbemadeatthefrontdesk.
ThefirstpracticeoftheyearwillbeheldonSeptember9th.
Ourcurrentpracticescheduleisbelow.
Level1-Canswimonelengthofthepoolonfrontandbackusinganystroke.
Workingonlearningspecificstroketechniquesandendurance.
Tuesday/Thursday-5:30-6:15p.
m.
Level2-Canswimfreestyleandbackstrokeforseverallapsatthepoolwithoutstopping.
Workingontechniquesofallstrokesaswellaslearningracingstartsandturns.
Monday/Wednesday-5:30-6:30p.
m.
;Friday-5:30-6:45p.
m.
Level3-Canswimall4strokeslegally(freestyle,backstroke,butterfly,andbreaststroke).
Workingonendurance,times,reachingintervals,andstroketechnique.
MondaythruThursday-7:00-8:30p.
m.
;Friday-6:45-8p.
m.
Saturday(withoutmeets)-12:00-1:30p.
m.
Level4-Advancedswimmers.
Trainingandworkingtowardreachinggoalswillbeemphasized.
MondaythruThursday-7:00-8:30p.
m.
;Friday-5:30-6:45p.
m.
Saturday(withoutmeets)-12:00-1:30p.
m.
Dryland:MondaythruThursday-6:30-6:55p.
m.
OpentoswimmersinLevels2-4.
StronglyencouragedforswimmersinLevels3&4.