Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,
This week’s practices are going wonderful! All the returning swimmers and new swimmers are working really hard!
The fourth RSL Training Session is on Saturday morning June 3rd out at the Fawn Lake pool from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Our 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.
Remember, only Head Clerks of Course, Head Timers, Head Scorekeepers, and Starters who received training in 2016 will carry over to the 2017 season.
We really need additional Referee’s and Stroke and Turn Officials. The additional Referees are need to help as Administrative Referee’s to help with adjudicating DQ slips. If there is only one referee on deck, when there is a disqualification it slows down the entire meet. The Head Referee or an Administrative Referee must talk to the Stroke and Turn Judge about each DQ.
If you have already trained this year – THANK YOU! If you did not need to renew this year, but are still current from last year – THANK YOU!
Here are the three remaining 2017 RSL Training Dates:
2017 TRAINING DATES
- Saturday June 3 Fawn Lake @ 9:00 a.m.
- Saturday June 10 Hampton Oaks @ 9:00 a.m.
- Thursday June 15 Hopyard @ 6:00 p.m.
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!
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 or a certified USA Swimming official, please be sure to fill out and return the required form to the RSL.
We really need Stroke and Turn Officials and Referees! But anyone wanting to train as a Starter, Head Timer, Head Clerk of Course, or Head Scorer - we always have a need!!!
PLEASE NOTE: All RSL 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 swim team will reimburse you for this expense if requested.
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
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