FAST Parents Meeting 19 Sep 2001

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FASTParents Meeting19 Sep 2001
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Our FAST Coaching Staff

• Head Coach Ron Forrest
• Head Age Group Coach David Gabriel (AAG)
• Coach Emily Jandrucko (Age Group, Novice II)
• Coach Courtney Newberry (Novice I, Minnows)
• Coach Tony Tullbane (Nolan, Country Day, Masters)

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Our FAST Board

• President Alan Lake
• Treasurer Susan Mendoza
• Secretary Nancy K French
• Pool Parent Carrie Hunnicutt
• Swim Store Kay Watson
• Program Director Ron Forrest
• Also
• VP Larry Conley
• Meet Director V Adcock
• Need to appoint Membership and Meet Director

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Treasurer Susan Mendoza

• Please make all requests in writing / email
• Treasurer folder in file cabinet
• susanmendoza81_at_hotmail.com
• Meet entry fee disputes must be worked through
  the coaches
• 2002 USA Swimming Registration renewals will be
  on October bills

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Swim Store Kay Watson

• Christmas Orders for parkas, sweats and bags are
  due October 15
• Special orders must be prepaid cash or check (no
  credit cards or charges to FAST account)
• Swim store will be one day per week in October.
  Contact Kay if you need items on days the store
  is not open.
• FAST Team T-shirts are in for new team members

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Registrar Jennifer Blevins

• Registers FAST swimmers with USA Swimming
• USA Swimming ID is lifetime ID and very important
  when deck entering meets
• MMDDYYFFFMLLLL
• MMDDYY is birthdate month, day, year
• FFF is first 3 letters of legal first name
• M is middle initial
• LLLL is first 4 letters of last name
• 061986JOHMDOE for John M Doe, born 19 June 1986
• Take USA-S ID card to meets especially for deck
  entries.
• 2002 Registrations / renewals are in progress

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Team / Internet Resources

• FAST website and email
• http//www.fastswimming.org
• fastswim_at_fastswimming.org
• Team FAST News emailing list
• Sign up on our FAST website to keep informed by
  email
• North Texas Swimming (regional organization)
• Source of meet information, meet results, and
  more
• http//www.ntswim.org
• Bulletin board at the pool
• File cabinets - each swimmer has a folder

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FAST and FWISD

• FAST rents pool space from the FWISD
• We cherish our good relationship with them
• Our team must abide by these rules
• NO food or drink in the pool / seating area.
  Swimmers must pick up after themselves
  (kickboards, etc)
• Kids MUST be supervised by parents when not on
  deck / in water. No exhuberant or loud behavior.
  No play in traffic areas including aisles and
  stairs.
• NO PETS in the building
• FAST members do not have free admission to events
  in the rest of the facility and are not welcome
  to peek in
• Proper communication channels MUST be followed.
  Only the FAST board will phone or talk to FWISD.
• Fire door (stairwell exit) is only used when
  lobby is closed to FAST.

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FWISD High School Meets

• FWISD will host swim meets in deep end
• FAST only has shallow end of pool those nights
• Practice will be cancelled on a rotating basis
  amoung all groups due to decreased pool space
• Parents MUST check calendar, website, email for
  cancellations
• Swimmers whose group has cancelled for the night
  will NOT be allowed to swim

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Meet / Swimmer Classifications

• Age group swim meets are classified as A, BB,
  B/C.
• Swimmers are classified by achieving time
  standards in either short-course or long-course.
• Swimmers must achieve 3 times in a classification
  to attend those meets and swim any events.
• Swimmers cannot swim events where they are faster
  than the meet classification.
• Swimmers age 13 and over are at least BB
  swimmers.
• New swimmers 12 and under start as C swimmers.
• Ask your coach if you are not sure what your
  classification is.

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Meet Participation

• B/C swimmers are encouraged to attend meets. A
  form will be sent home several times a year for
  parents to indicate the meets their swimmer will
  attend.
• A and BB swimmers are expected to attend meets.
  FAST will enter these swimmers unless written
  notification is received that they will NOT
  attend.
• FAST will not refund entry fees after they are
  paid to the host team, usually 2 weeks before the
  meet starts.
• Email to the team is the best way to communicate

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Meet Policies and Procedures

• FAST team swim suits are mandatory
• Caps must be FAST caps
• Arrive 10-15 minutes before team warm-up
• Report to coach before warm-up begins
• Swimmers check themselves in for their events
• Meet with coach immediately after each race

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Black vs Blue Intersquad

• Great first meet for new swimmers
• Short meet with only 25s and 50s
• Have fun
• Get to know your teammates
• Lunch at CiCis Pizza afterwards
• Signup sheets for swimmers are on bulletin board,
  must sign up ASAP
• Wear red, white, and blue

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Swimposium 2001

• October 20, 2001 at GCISD Swim Center
• Something for everyone
• Gold Medal Clinic for swimmers
• Parents Guide for swim parents at the same time
• Foundations of Coaching and Officiating tracks
• Club Administration track
• Registrations are due by October 6th
• Swimmers need to email/contact FAST to be
  entered.
• See the North Texas website for more info
• We encourage our families to participate

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Volunteering at FAST

• Families are now required to contribute 10 hours
  of help every 6 months or pay 100 opt-out
• 6 months is September 1 through end of February,
  March 1 through August 31
• Lana Hardy will keep track of volunteer hours
• Forms are in the file cabinet and must be signed
  by a coach or board member.
• Activities must be approved to be credited. A
  list will be mailed with the October 2001
  newsletter
• Any family member can help out
• Intent is to get a more equitable distribution of
  work and avoid paying an administrator /
  increasing training fees

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Thanks for your support !