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JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER SAILFISH Fall-Winter 2011/2012
Striving for Excellence... and Having Fun!!!
Program Structure Coaching Staff JCC Membership USA/Sailfish Swimming Registration Sailfish Group Fee Escrow account for swim meet entries Fund raising/volunteer obligations Parents’_Association Swim meet entries AT THE MEET SAILFISH COMMUNICATION SAILFISH PROGRAM AND PRACTICE SCHEDULES EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR SWIMMING PRACTICE SWIMMER ADVANCEMENT Small Group Strength and Core Training JCC SAILFISH SHORT COURSE SWIM MEET SCHEDULE 2011/2012 SAILFISH IMPORTANT DATES NO PRACTICE DATES US/PA ADDITIONAL PRACTICE SESSIONS JCC ADULT PROGRAMS SAILFISH_HIGH_SCHOOL_SENIORS
Jewish Community Center Aquatics is a full service program that begins with learn-to-swim lessons and advances to the competitive swim team. The Sailfish range from novice swimmers through nationally ranked swimmers and progresses all the way to a master swim program for adults. The Sailfish swim team belongs to and is sanctioned by USA Swimming. Each participant in the program is evaluated and placed in the appropriate group that best suits his or her well being. Sound technique and proper fundamentals are stressed at all levels with each level being a natural transition to the next level. Small group strength and core training is also available for the Sailfish swim team members.
At each level of the Sailfish program, swimmers are instructed to strive for excellence. Excellence in this sense represents the achievement of that level at which you know that you have done your utmost to become the best you can be. This philosophy is consistent throughout the program, and every Sailfish, novice to master swimmer is encouraged to do his or her best.
· We are one of the top USA Swimming Teams in Western Pennsylvania. · We have developed numerous outstanding Age Group, Middle & High School, Junior & Senior National, International, Maccabi, and Olympic swimmers. · We provide the program, coaching, and motivation for each individual swimmer. · Most of our swimmers have earned college scholarships or gotten into the school of their choice.
Al Rose is the Program Director and the US Group head coach of the Jewish Community Center Sailfish team. Al has received his ASCA Level V coaching accreditation (American Swimming Coaches Association’s highest level). Al has coached the JCC Sailfish for over 50 years. He has coached one Olympic swimmer, several Olympic Trials and US Nationals finalists, a World University Games champion and record breaker, some Junior Nationals champions and more than a dozen PIAA state champions. Al has been inducted into the Pennsylvania Swimming Hall of Fame and been honored by the Dapper Dans.
John Lynch has been coaching swimming for 28 years, 21 of those with the Sailfish. John has coached several Eastern Zone champions, AMS record holders and many USA Swimming Top 16 swimmers. He has also helped coach numerous PIAA champions and Junior National qualifiers. He has also served Allegheny Mountain Swimming as the Age Group Chairman and the Senior Swimming Chairman.
Lauren McElroy is the Allegheny Group Coach. She will also work with the Squirrel, PA, and US groups. Lauren is a Pitt graduate and is a teacher in the Pittsburgh Public school system. Lauren swam for the University of Pittsburgh.
Mindy Stevenson is the Coach of the Pittsburgh Group and also works with the other groups. This is Mindy’s 3rd year with the team. She is a former Sailfish swimmer.
Erica Franko is a Pittsburgh Group Coach. She will also be helping with the Allegheny Group. This is Erica’s 4th year with the team. Allison Beyerl will be working with the Allegheny and Pittsburgh Groups. Allison is a former Sailfish swimmer.
Kelly Battle will be working with the PA Group. Kelly was a former swimmer with JCCS and Notre Dame.
Philip Bauerle will be working with the PA Group. Philip was a former Fox Chapel and College of Wooster swimmer.
For those swimmers who would like individual instruction, private lessons are available. Please contact Al Rose at 412-906-2583.
The following information is meant to be a helpful reference to USA Swimming with the Sailfish and to provide a better understanding of the Sailfish program, team fees, practice schedules, USA Swim meet schedules and other helpful information. As with membership to any organization, certain procedures and fundraising/volunteer obligations must be met for enrollment into the Sailfish. A two-week try-out period is offered before you must enroll into the program. The procedures for enrollment and fundraising/volunteer obligations are listed below. 1. JCC Membership 2. USA/Sailfish Swimming Registration 3. Sailfish Group Fee 4. Escrow account for swim meet entries 5. Fund raising/volunteer obligations 6. Parents Association
1. JCC Membership – All swimmers must be members of the Jewish Community Center. The JCC Membership is a separate fee from the USA Swimming/Sailfish registration and the Sailfish group fees. All swimmers must complete a JCC membership form and return it with your first payment to the membership office. The Jewish Community Center provides two membership payment options; payment in full or the Center Cheque Plan. Call Membership at (412) 521-8010 if you have any questions. The JCC membership fees are shown below; these costs reflect a one year membership. New members may also have to pay a one time joining fee of $99. Individual membership - $708.00 or $59.00 a month. Family membership - $1080.00 or $90.00 a month. ALL SWIMMERS MUST SHOW MEMBERSHIP CARD UPON ENTRANCE INTO THE BUILDING
2. USA Sailfish Swimming Registration– USA Swimming and the Sailfish Swim Team have annual registration fees. This fee covers the USA Swimming membership, the use of the Allderdice pool, and other team expenses. USA Swimming Registration is mandatory to participate in swim meets. The registration fees for Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (PA) and US Group are as follows; (check payable to JCC Sailfish)
1st Swimmer - $200.00 Subsequent swimmers - $150.00 Athlete Transfer - $5.00
Squirrel Hill group swimmers who are not going to participate in USA swim meets do not have to pay the USA/Sailfish registration fees. 3. Sailfish Group Fee – There are six practice groups in the Sailfish program: the Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (PA), US Group, and the National/US Group (new). The fee is based on your practice group. This fee covers both the “short course” season (September – April) and the “long course” season (May – August). The short course season practices are held at the JCC in Squirrel Hill and the long course practices are held at the Henry Kaufmann Family Recreation Park in Monroeville beginning in May. (Pay the JCC) Squirrel Hill group fee - $320.00 Pittsburgh group fee - $390.00 Allegheny group fee - $450.00 Pennsylvania group fee - $495.00 US group fee - $725.00 National/US group fee - $795.00
4. Escrow account for swim meet entries - Upon entering a USA Swimming meet, each individual event and relay will cost a fee set up by the hosting club. Usually, individual events cost a minimum of $5.00. Some meets also charge an entrance fee per swimmer. All the fee information can be found in the specific meet invitation. The JCCS requires a $100 (per child) escrow fee, which is due upon joining the Sailfish program. The $100 will be held in escrow and you will be billed on a regular basis for swim meet fees. Bills are due upon receipt. Please make checks payable to JCCS Escrow.
5. Fund raising/volunteer obligations – The JCCS has two fundraising and one JCCS volunteer event each year. These events help fund various areas of the Sailfish program such as club, coaches and officials memberships to USA and AMS Swimming, coaches educational fees, training equipment for swimmers, coaching fees for meet attendance, banquet and parties, team trips and coaches expenses to state, regional and national meets so they can attend with our swimmers. Successful fundraising is vital for the continued success of the Sailfish. In addition to the fundraising events, swimmers will need to provide volunteers for specific AMS sponsored meets that they are swimming.
A. Swim-A-Thon – The Swim-A-Thon is held every November. It consists of swimmers obtaining pledges for each lap they swim (maximum 200 laps) or a flat donation. The Swim-A-Thon benefits the JCC Myron Markel College Scholarship Fund and the Sailfish Swim Team. Every family is expected to participate or make a $50 donation.
B. Ads for “The Classic” Summer Swim Meet Program - Every year, the Sailfish parents sell ad space in the meet program. This is another important element in the annual fundraising. All families are encouraged to purchase or solicit ads. Consider asking the restaurants, physicians, and small businesses that you frequent to contribute to the Sailfish swim club ad campaign. It is great visibility! Of course, families can buy space to wish their swimmers “good luck,” as well. We also encourage families to sponsor your child’s favorite race, and we will print their name in the program, too. Prices will be set the first week in April.
C. The JCCS Classic Swim Meet –- Each year we host a swim meet at the Henry Kaufmann Family Recreation Park in Monroeville. We raise most of our working capital from this meet. It is expected that all Sailfish families work two complete sessions of our swim meet and make food donations for concessions, whether their child swims or not. Your willingness to volunteer is crucial in making our meet a success financially and also the "super" meet of the summer.
D. AMS Volunteer Requirements –- There are now JCCS volunteer requirements for swimmers participating in any AMS or Eastern Zone sponsored meets; such as Senior Circuit, Sectionals, or Zones. Every JCCS swimmer entered in one of these meets is expected to provide a volunteer for at least one session per meet entered.
6. Parents’ Association – The Sailfish have a very active Parents Association, which provides you with the opportunity for "parent involvement" into the Sailfish Program. BE PRO-ACTIVE. Two to three meetings throughout each season will be held for parents. These meetings are run by Coach Rose and are held for your benefit so that you may be advised of all swim meet information, upcoming events, team trips, banquet news, financial reports and a host of other information. PLEASE plan to attend these meetings so that you know exactly what is going on with the Sailfish program. The Sailfish program cannot be effective unless we have strong parent involvement and support.
The JCC Sailfish participate in USA Swimming sanctioned meets. Each swimmer/parent is responsible for entering swim meets and choosing their events. The coach will have the final say in what events will be swum. The Sailfish swim meet schedule is posted on the JCC Sailfish web site (www.jccsailfish.org). A meet entry due date is shown on the schedule for each swim meet. Please make sure you check the due dates as it is required that all entries be in by that date. To enter a meet from the Sailfish swim meet schedule, click on the meet you are interested in entering. The “structure” page from the meet invitation will appear. The structure page will show you what events they are offering, the event numbers (you’ll need these for entering the meet), what day/session they will be swum and the qualifying times if there are any, not all meets have qualifying times. Once you choose your events, go back to the swim meet schedule page and click on the “Entry Form” link at the top of the page. Fill out the form with the required information and click on the submit button at the bottom of the page. You will receive an email confirmation that your entry was received (this may take a few days). There is a power point presentation of “how the entry page works” on our web site. You can access this from the Sailfish meet schedule page. The Allegheny Mountain Swimming (AMS), our Local Swimming Committee, lists the entire USA swim meet schedule on their web site (www.amswim.org). They have the complete meet invitation for the swim meets on the Sailfish schedule. The meet invitation lists other pertinent information about the meet, such as all the rules, directions, etc. You may only enter the meets that are on the Sailfish meet schedule.
ALWAYS check in with your coaches before your event to let them know you are swimming. After your race, be sure to go to your coaches so that they may analyze your race. DO NOT LEAVE A MEET before checking with coaches to find out if you are in a relay. If a relay is scratched because you left, you will be charged for the scratched relay. Come prepared to SWIM. (Team Caps are required if swimmer uses a cap.) Be sure to bring extra caps, towels, swimsuits and a warm-up. Often times you may want to bring a blanket as the team sits together in a certain area on the floor of a gym or cafeteria. Food is usually available for a minimal cost but, if you wish, you may bring your own cooler. Heat sheets are sold at the door so that you may re-check which events you are in and where you are seeded. There is a fee for the heat sheet.
Communication is the key to any successful program. All JCC swimmers and parents welcome the opportunity to be helpful to anyone with a question. Our Coaching Staff is available (during appropriate times) to answer your questions. Please check the website frequently (www.jccsailfish.org) for all information regarding upcoming meets, practice schedule changes or additions, parent association meeting dates, etc. Make sure you register your email address where you would like to receive sailfish information at jccsailfishswim@gmail.com. We will keep you updated via email with all pertinent information. If you have any questions you can e-mail Al Rose at: jccs@jccsailfish.org, or call him at 412-906-2583.
SAILFISH PROGRAM AND PRACTICE SCHEDULES Practice times may change and will be emailed to all.
National / US Group (new) – Ages: Girls 13 and up, Boys 14 and up The Head Coach will pick the swimmers for this group and will decide when any swimmer can move into this group. Swimmers will have to demonstrate the ability to do the high level of work to get into and stay in this group. Attendance will be taken and also each swimmer’s performance will be monitored at workouts.
Practice Schedule
*Special Wednesdays: September 21, October 26, November 2: PM practice is at the JCC
US Group – Ages 13 and up Swimmers must have advanced skills, meet the standards for this group, and have the willingness to commit to excellence. Swimmers will compete locally and nationally. Attendance will be taken. Practice Schedule
*Special Wednesdays: September 21, October 26, November 2: PM practice is at the JCC
Pennsylvania Group – Ages 10 – 18 Swimmers must have a competitive background and meet the standards for this group. Instructions will focus on all strokes, starts, turns, race planning and faster set swimming. Swimmers will compete locally and regionally. Attendance will be taken.
Practice Schedule
**5:00 to 6:30PM Special Practices at Allderdice for PA, AGH, PGH, and Squirrel Hill Groups on September 21, October 26, November 2
Allegheny Group – Ages 8 – 15 Swimmers must have some competitive background and meet USA BB/B times and workout set time standards. Swimmers will compete locally. Instructions and training will focus on all strokes, starts and turns and aerobic swimming. Attendance will be taken.
Practice Schedule
**5:00 to 6:30PM Special Practices at Allderdice for PA, AGH, PGH, and Squirrel Hill Groups on September 21, October 26, November 2
Pittsburgh Group – Ages 7 – 13 This group is for beginning competitive swimmers who have passed their Red Cross swimmers test. Swimmers will learn all strokes, starts and turns. Summer practice is optional for the Pittsburgh group. If participating in the summer practices swimmers will have the option to swim at either pool for the month of May.
Practice Schedule
**5:00 to 6:30PM Special Practices at Allderdice for PA, AGH, PGH, and Squirrel Hill Groups on September 21, October 26, November 2
Squirrel Hill Group – Ages 6 – 12 Swimmers will compete in local intramural meets (swimmers may compete in US swim meets with approval from Al Rose). Call Kelly Grieneisen for more information (412) 521-8010. Practice Schedule
**5:00 to 6:30PM Special Practices at Allderdice for PA, AGH, PGH, and Squirrel Hill Groups on September 21, October 26, November 2 EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR SWIMMING PRACTICE 1. Competitive swimsuit 2. Swim cap if you have long hair (or hair in your eyes) 3. A mesh bag containing: • Fins – one of the following: TYR Flexfins, TYR Splitfins or Speedo Training Fins • Kick Board • Pull Buoy • Hand paddles for 12 and over (PA and US group only) – Catalast or Strokemaker • Swimmer’s snorkel – Finis Center mount • Shoes for kicking (PA and US groups only)
Listed are the minimum standards for each group. Each group (except Squirrel Hill) has a maximum number of swimmers. Standards can change as the number of swimmers change. The Head Coach will have the final word on a swimmer’s advancement.
LEARN TO SWIM TO SQUIRREL HILL GROUP A. Pass level 5 Red Cross Learn to Swim · 50 free · 50 back · 50 breast · 50 fly kick
SQUIRREL HILL GROUP TO PITTSBURGH GROUP A. USA Swimming/Sailfish registration required B. Swim a minimum of 2 USA/AMS swim meets during the current season C. Pass the following swimming tests: · Ability to swim all 4 competitive strokes and turns · Have a recorded time for the 4 strokes for 50 yards · Swim 300 yards freestyle with a good stroke and without stopping D. Dive off side of pool into a good stroke without stopping
PITTSBURGH GROUP TO ALLEGHENY GROUP A. USA Swimming/Sailfish registration required B. Swim a minimum of 3 USA/AMS swim meets during current season C. Have a minimum of 1 National Age Group “B” time D. Pass the following swimming tests: · Ability to swim all 4 competitive strokes and turns for 50 yards · Have a recorded time for the 4 strokes and IM (100 yard distances) · Swim 500 yards freestyle with good stroke and without stopping · Swim 8 x 50 on 1 minute · Swim 4 x 100 on 2 minutes · Read clock - know intervals
ALLEGHENY TO PENNSYLVANIA GROUP A. USA Swimming/Sailfish registration required B. Commitment to attend practice 5 days a week C. Read clock – know intervals; can get repeat times on individual swims D. Swim in meets as required by the coach E. Have 2 National Age Group “BB” time F. Pass the following swim tests: · Ability to swim all 4 competitive strokes and turns for 100 yards · Have a recorded time for the 4 strokes and IM (100 & 200 yard distances) · Swim 1000 yards freestyle with good stroke and without stopping · Swim 200 yards of best off stroke · Swim 10 x 50 on 1:00 best NOT free · Swim 12 x 100 on 1:40
PENNSYLVANIA GROUP TO US GROUP A. Commitment to attend practice 6 days a week B. Commitment to come on time and complete all sets C. Swim in meets as required by Head Coach D. Have a minimum of: · (15 & over) – minimum of 1 sectional cut time or being close enough to commit to achieving it in the upcoming indoor season · (13-14) – minimum of 2 zone cut times · Do the following:
Women Men Swim 16x50 on 50 best not free Swim 16x50 on 45 best not free Swim 16x100 on 1:15 Swim 20x100 on 1:15 Kick w/nub - 10x50 on 50 Kick w/nub - 10x50 on 50 Swim 8x100 on 1:25 IM Swim 8x100 on 1:20 IM
US GROUP TO NATIONAL / US GROUP A. Commitment to the coaches and group workout program B. Consideration for the group will be given to the swimmers who have showed that they can handle any type set on a consistent level C. Head Coach will pick the swimmers for this group
Small Group Strength and Core Training The Personal Training Center at the JCC offers special rates for the swim team members. The program for each group will be approved by Head Coach, Al Rose. Swimmers will be directed by a Certified Trainer. Swimmers are grouped by age: 11 & 12, or 13 and older. Groups of 4 swimmers: $15.00 each
JCC Trainer - Matt Proskin has a BS in movement science with a specialization in exercise science He is a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Plyometric Instructor, ACE Certified Personal Trainer, and strength and conditioning coach for the University of Pittsburgh. He can be reached by calling 412-521-8011 ext 231.
JCC Sailfish Short Course Swim Meet Schedule 2011
JCC Sailfish Short Course Swim Meet Schedule 2012 (AMS Meets will be added in Oct/Nov)
2011/2012 Season
JCCS NO PRACTICE DATES & CHANGES September 2011 – January 1, 2012
JCCS ADDITIONAL PRACTICE SESSIONS FOR National, US AND PA GROUPS ONLY at the JCC
Changes in practice times or cancellations will be posted on the JCC Website @jccsailfish.org.
Email to Al Rose @jccs@jccsailfish.org by September 9, 2011 Five colleges you would like to have contacted with the following information; · Name of school – up to 5 · Coach’s name, address, phone and email · School grade average, rank and test scores · Best times in yards and meters
Masters Swim Group – Ages 20 + For any adult interested in competitive swimming. Group fee is $350.
Practice Schedule
Adult Conditioning through Swimming – Ages 20 + Group fee is $230. Practice Schedule
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