January, 2011
Happy New Year!
We wish you health, prosperity, good fortune, and fast times in the New Year!
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January 2011 |
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Date | Meet | Location | Officials Contact |
8-9 | PVS January Distance Meet | Lee District | Art Davis |
8-9 | Winter Senior Meet | Fairland | Lynne Gerlach |
8-9 | MAKO Winter Invitational | GMU | Tony Fitz |
9 | RMSC
Frosty Pentathlon |
Germantown | Andy Anderson |
15-16 | Speedo Eastern
States Senior Circuit |
Washington-Lee HS | Chris Palmer |
15-16 | 12 & Under Green & Orange Bowl | Madeira School | Scott Robinson |
15-16 | Polar
Bear 14 & Under Meet |
South Run | Mike Rubin |
16 | Snowball Splash 9 & U Mini Meet | Claude Moore | Art Davis |
22-23 | PVS January Open | PGS&LC MLK Swim Center Fairland-1 Fairland-2 |
Scott
Robinson
Donna Considine Randy Bowman |
22-23 | Snow Dude Mini Meet | Mt. Vernon | Brian Baker |
Background Screening
If you have served as a PVS official for at least one year and
have worked the minimum number of sessions, or if you have previously
registered for 2011 membership, you may have already received a temporary
USA Swimming registration card for 2011. This card is valid to February
15. By that date, all non-athlete members (which includes officials)
must successfully complete the new background check program. Please
note that the background check program will not be available
until January 10. There are still many details to be worked out
regarding this program, and PVS will keep you informed as new information
is available. Check the PVS
website for the most recent information.
Don’t Forget
A reminder to officials applying for National
Certification (N2 and N3): Don’t forget to add clinics, mentoring
experiences, Swimposium participation, etc. in the Activity History
area of the online certification application. The requirements for National
Certification include continuing education, mentoring and training.
These experiences are listed in the Officials Tracking System as “other
activities,” and are generally added by the official himself/herself.
If you forget to include these activities, your application for N2 or
N3 certification will be rejected. You’ve attended the clinics,
you’ve helped mentor new officials on deck — make sure you
get credit for these activities by adding them to the Officials Tracking
System.
Ten
Commandments for Sport Parents
New Officials / Advancing Officials
We’d like to welcome these new officials—and congratulate
advancing officials—who have recently completed the requirements
for first-time PVS certification in the following positions.
Stroke & Turn Judge: | Referee: |
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You Make the Call
An 8-year-old approaches the turn in the 50-yard breaststroke. Prior
to touching, he does a flip turn and pushes off the wall with both feet.
Is this legal?
See the answer at the bottom of this newsletter.
Upcoming Clinics
Date | Clinic | Location | Time |
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Saturday, January 8 |
Chief Judge | Kings
Park Library Burke, VA |
10:30am-12:30pm |
Saturday, January 8 |
Referee Recertification | Kings
Park Library Burke, VA |
1-3 pm |
Saturday, January 15 |
Starter | South Run | 1-3 pm |
Saturday, January 15 |
Stroke & Turn | South Run | 4-6 pm |
Saturday, January 22 |
Stroke & Turn | MLK Swim Center | 8-10 am |
Saturday, January 22 |
Starter | MLK Swim Center | 10am-Noon |
Wednesday, February 2 |
Stroke & Turn | MAC | 7-9 pm |
Starter
/ Referee Coordination
The Starter:
The Deck Referee:
Questions? Suggestions?
Do you have a question about officiating or a tip you’d like to
share? Is there a rule that you’d like to have clarified? Do you
have a suggestion for a future item in this newsletter? If so, please
send your questions/comments to the newsletter editor, Jack
Neill.
Staying
on Top
If your son or daughter is among the Top 16 when they are 10
years old, shouldn’t they be in the running for a national championship
when they turn 18? In fact, quite the opposite is the case. Improvement
is not a steady positive slope, especially for swimming prodigies. A
study by USA Swimming using the All-Time Top 100 swims in each
age group found that only 10 percent of the Top 100 10-and-Unders
maintained their status through age 18. Only half of the swimmers among
the Top 100 in the 17-18 age group had made any top-100 list when they
were younger. “Those winning races at 10 probably won’t
be winning races when they are 20,” says John Leonard, the executive
director of the American Swimming Coaches Association. “This is
one of those things that is obvious to coaches but can be a mystery
to parents.”
Resolution to
‘You Make the Call’
No. The swimmer must touch the wall at the end of each length with both
hands simultaneously. The swimmer should be disqualified.