Lee's Hill Lightning News - 2015 RSL training Dates

Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,

It is that time of year again, when I need to request your help! The RSL has released the dates for this year’s training classes.  The team had a fantastic group of trained officials last year, but we were very short in some positions.  Some of our trained officials from last year are not returning to the team this summer. Hopefully, most of last year’s returning officials will renew, if required this year, but it would be great if we could have many more people trained to help support our team. If you are feeling a bit unsure, I am 100% sure that the officials from last year would love to mentor you!  New officials will have the support of seasoned officials.   

Here are the six 2015 RSL Training Dates:

Officials Training Opportunities

• Tuesday 12 May, 6:30 p.m. at Spotsylvania YMCA
• Wednesday 20 May, 7:00 p.m. at King George YMCA
• Tuesday 26 May, 7:00 p.m. at Hampton Oaks
• Saturday 30 May, 9:00 a.m. at Fawn Lake
• Saturday 6 June, 9:00 a.m. at Country Club
• Wednesday 10 June, 6:30 p.m. at Leeland Station

NO MAKE UP SESSIONS WILL BE HELD

 

Volunteers are critical to the running of our swim meets. Competitive swimming requires parents to be actively involved in all aspects of our swim meets. Timers, judges, concessions attendants, announcers, starters, and scorekeepers are a few of the positions which are filled by parent volunteers. Volunteering is a requirement for our team.

Training for particular positions (i.e. starter, stroke and turn judge, referee, head timer, head scorer, and head clerk of course) is available prior to the beginning of our season. These "trained" volunteer positions are not difficult and are essential to running the meets. Each team is required to have trained volunteers - please consider helping your team and learning more about the sport of swimming!

I just received the list from the RSL of qualified and trained officials for the Lee’s Hill Lightning Swim Team.  As always we are in desperate need of trained officials!

If you have been trained in the past and need to renew, or have never been trained, please try to attend one of the RSL training sessions.

If you are an active high school swimming official, please be sure to fill out and return the required form to the RSL.

Don’t know how to get to there? Here is a link for directions to the pools listed above:

http://www.rslswimming.com/wp/teams/directions/

 

We need Starters, Head Timers, Head Clerk of Course, Stroke and Turn Officials, Head Scorers, and Referees!!!

 

PLEASE NOTE: All training is free, except Stroke and Turn Trainees and Referees are required to complete the online course at StrokeAndTurn.com and to bring their certificate to training. The RSL is going to provide a “key” for use at StrokeandTurn.com that can be used on the website to get a reduced price. Please contact me if interested in Stroke and Turn Training or Referee and I will provide the “key” when available.

For information about an official’s duties, see this training link:  

http://www.rslswimming.com/wp/training/training-materials/

 

Please direct all questions regarding volunteer training to:   LeeHillSwims@gmail.com

Thank you very much for taking the time to get trained and for volunteering!

Go Lightning!

Bob Denecke

Meet Director