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2007 Florida Swimming Coaches Association: |
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| President | Larry Shofe | lshofe@sarasota-ymca.org |
| Vice President | Frank Bradley | fbradley@ircc.edu |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Not Currently Filled | |
| Registered Florida Swimming Coaches Roster - Download .pdf | ||
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Registered FSCA Members - Download .pdf |
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FSCA Registration Form - Download .pdf |
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USA Swimming Southern Zone Sport Coordinator Updates from Dave Thomas:
For all of Dave's Updates, Click Here to go to the Southern Zone Website and the Sport Coordinator's Update Page.
USA Swimming Coaches' Resources Page
Welcome to the Coaches' Resources Section on the USA-Swimming Website! The information provided here is geared toward helping you, the coach, better serve your swimmers. It has been organized into the sections listed on the menu bar to the left. To view a description of any topic, simply place your cursor over the item on the menu bar and the information will appear in the box below. Click Here to go to the page.
What's Available From USA Swimming
The following is a listing of services and programs offered by USA Swimming, and where to find information about them. Click Here for the links or you can Download a copy in .pdf format.
Coaching Job Postings:
If you have a Coaching Position available, we are willing to post information on on the position here, as a service to our coaches. Please forward a copy of the Job Description with as much detail as possible to FlaSwimWeb@aol.com. The information must be in Microsoft Word, Works or Adobe's .pdf format. For Job Postings, Click Here .
News For Coaches
| 5/2008 |
Coaches Safety Curriculum Updated- the 2007-2008 USA Swimming Coaches Safety Curriculum Requirements and Equivalents have been updated. To get the latest list, Click Here. |
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| 5/2008 |
120 Day Rule Waiver for Olympic Trials- Attached is a waiver for the Olympic Trials with respect to the 120 Day Rule as issued by Bruce Stratton, Chair of the Rules and Regulations Committee. Click Here to download waiver. |
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| 5/2008 |
USA Swimming Introduces Ultimate Coach Resource- USA Swimming’s ultimate coaching education resource, “Foundations of Coaching,” is now available on DVD for the first time. The two-DVD set provides over four hours of education for coaches of all levels. The project, which was supported by the U.S. Olympic Committee, is the new required resource for USA Swimming’s updated Foundations of Coaching certification test. The DVD is hosted by seven-time U.S. Olympic coach and USA Swimming National Team Head Coach and General Manager Mark Schubert. Included are chapters on philosophy and ethics, administration and organization, stroke technique and workout development. Among the highlights are practical tips from top U.S. coaches, including 2008 U.S. Olympic Men’s Coach Eddie Reese and 2007 World Championships coaches Bob Bowman, Teri McKeever, Sean Hutchison and Bill Rose. In addition USA Swimming Nutritionist Charlene Boudreau provides a “grocery store tour,” to teach coaches about proper dietary choices for their swimmers. The DVD includes access to over 50 downloadable coaching education files and documents. The Foundations of Coaching DVD is available for purchase at www.usaswimming.org and www.swimmingcoach.org. The cost for the two-DVD set is $25. |
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| 5/2008 |
FS Rules & Regulations Adopted 4/12/2008- Changes in Article 33 & Article 43: Article 33 - Infraction of Rules 233.4 Clubs swimming unregistered swimmers will be fined $50.00 per swimmer. Each additional offense occurring during the same registration season by a FS chartered club will be $50.00 per swimmer and an additional $100.00 fine to the club. Article 43 – Sanctions 443.1.1 (d) Each reposting of originally sanctioned meet information or HYV entry file will require an additional fee of $20.00. |
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| 3/2008 |
FHSAA State
Series Assignments Updated for 2008-09 Fall, Winter Sports
(From FHSAA.org)-
Schools should
check listings to verify accuracy. Assignments for the 2008-09
FHSAA state championship series in all fall and winter sports have been updated
for the 2008-09 school year. These listings reflect requests submitted by
schools to be assigned to or removed from state series competition for the
2008-09 school year. Each school should check the assignments in each sport to
verify that it is accurately listed. Updates to state series assignments for the
2008-09 school year in spring sports will be made over the summer. |
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| 2/2008 |
Club Leadership Business Management Course to be Offered March 22 in Tampa- Dear Coaches & Club Boards, Good luck with all of the championship meets coming up. I realize that I will be teaching the Club Leadership Business Management course on the final day of the NCSA Juniors meet, but this is one of the few times I can get this course in. This class is required for all new clubs, prospective clubs should take it if they have a chance. USA Swimming recommends that all teams with boards or booster clubs take this class. If you are going to be doing Club Recognition (which you all should) then your club will need this class for level 2 and 4, and you must have taken CLBMS in the last three years. There is new material included in the course since it was taught last year. Please remind your folks to sign up. They just need to let me know how many from their club are coming. New clubs or prospective clubs with boards will need a coach and a minimum of 1 board member. This is a free class. We are going to go to have the CLBMS at Emerald Green Golf Resort & Country Club, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, on March 22, 2008, in Tampa (Carrollwood Village). Please let me know how many folks you will be bringing with you. See you all soon! Dave Thomas, Sport Development Consultant, USA Swimming, One Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909, 719-866-4578 (O), 719-866-3573 (D), 719-330-3824 (C) |
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| 2/2008 |
2008 Florida Swimming Handbooks Now Available- Each 2008 chartered FS club has been mailed a 2008 FS Handbook. Anyone who desires a copy of their own, can forward a check or money order for $6.00 to the Florida Swimming Office and one will be mailed to you. These handbooks include a list of the organizations officers and committees, Florida Swimming Member Club contact information; Registered Officials, Event Schedule; Championship Time Standards; Florida Swimming Records; Personnel directory, FS Standing Rules & Regulations; FS Registration Procedures and More! This is a must have handbook for the parents & swimmers of Florida Swimming. |
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| 2/2008 |
2008 Zone Team Eligibility Changed- The qualifying standard for the Age Group Zone Championship this summer has changed. Any swimmer under the US Open cut may participate. In the past, National level swimmers were excluded entirely – even for achieving just one National cut. This year, swimmers may swim at the Zone meet in there non-US Open events! A great option for those border line athletes with one or two Open Cuts. Swimmers in the Zone meet are allowed 6 events and relays. Swim Fast! |
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| 1/2008 |
USA Swimming Seeks Assistant Coaches for Zone Select Camps- USA Swimming is now accepting applications for assistant coaching positions for the four Zone Select Camps to be held in the Spring. Applicants may apply only within their own zones. All applications must be submitted to USA Swimming by February 29... Read more... |
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| 1/2008 |
NCSA Junior National Update- Coaches &
Friends: We wanted to give you an update on the 2008
NCSA Junior Nationals... We're 53 days out, and hope your season is
shaping up well... |
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| 1/2008 |
FS Looking for Zone Team Coaches- Florida Swimming is always looking for interested volunteer coaches for the Florida Swimming Zone All-Star Team Coaching Staff. This year we will be sending 48 swimmers ages 11-18 to Atlanta for the USA Swimming Zone Age Group Championships. The meet is being held at the Olympic Venue on Georgia Tech’s Campus and will run July 29 - August 3rd. If you are interested in volunteering for the Zone Team Staff, please Click Here, fill out the information and return it to the Florida Swimming Office as soon as possible. For more information, contact Sherwood Watts, FS Age Group Chairman at swatts@sarasota-ymca.org. |
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| 1/2008 |
Scholastic All-America Applications Online (USASwimming.org)- The Scholastic All-America Team applications have now been posted. For the 2007-2008 program year, a few changes have been implemented, including uniform time standards that an applicant must achieve to be considered for the program. For more details on eligibility, selection method and the awards available, visit the Applications & Forms section of the USA Swimming web site and download the application. |
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| 12/2007 |
2008 List of Prohibited Substances Goes Into Effect January 1- Please note that the 2008 List of Prohibited Substances goes into effect January 1, 2008. See the advisory from USADA (below) that summarizes the changes. Coaches, please have your athletes check the status of all medications before they take them! This can be done at www.usantidoping.org/dro or 1-800-233-0393. The 2008 Guide to Prohibited Substances can be downloaded here: http://www.usantidoping.org/files/active/what/usada_guide.pdf. The 2008 Wallet Card can be downloaded here: http://www.usantidoping.org/files/active/what/wallet_card.pdf... Read More... |
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| 12/2007 |
New FL/USA-S SWIMS Feature For Clubs TM- SWIMS has developed a new feature for importing TIMES and ATHELTE ROSTERS into TEAM MANAGER for all Florida Swimming clubs. At this time the office can create a file of the following options for you to import into Team Manager (you must have the latest update to complete this process v. 4.0RE or newer)
Club Results within a specific date range for your club, this export will be available only for your own club upon request, and only available for clubs within Florida Swimming. Selected athlete times for a specific date range, only available for athletes within Florida Swimming, no other LSC options are available from this office. You will receive the exported file in a zipped format which must be unzipped and saved prior to importing it into Team Manager. In TM you will go to FILE to IMPORT to SWIMS and then choose either SWIMS Roster or SWIMS Results, then proceed with import as instructed per each screen. If you have requested a file of an athlete that has recently transferred to your club upon importing you will need to click the add new team/athletes due to the fact the athletes times will be associated with the club they were previously attached to at the time of the swims. |
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| 11/2007 |
NCSA Announces Dates & Site for Junior Nationals- The National Club Swimming Association has announced that the 2008 NCSA Junior Nationals will once again be held in Orlando, Florida, at the YMCA Aquatic Center. The dates for his spring's meet will be March 18-22nd and the format will be short course for the preliminaries and Long Course for finals. The time standards will remain the same as the 2007 Spring Cuts: http://ncsassociation.homestead.com/07_Juniors_SCY_-_Meet_Information_Guide.pdf. More information will be available before the Holidays at the NCSA Website (http://ncsassociation.homestead.com/). |
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| 11/2007 |
Important Information for Coaches on MRSA Infection from USA Swimming- Scott Rodeo, Chair of USA Swimming’s Sports Medicine Committee, has asked us to share some important information regarding MRSA infection with all of our member clubs … The attachment (DOHMH MRSA)provides important information regarding Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, which can be transmitted by direct contact in athletic environments (such as locker rooms). The USA Swimming Sports Medicine Committee recommends reading this material carefully. Although the overall incidence of MRSA infection is low, any persistent skin infections should be evaluated by a physician. Read More |
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| 10/2007 |
Florida Swimming Announces 2007 Award Winners- At this past weekend's Florida Swimming House of Delegates Meeting the Florida Swimming 2007 Swimmer of the Year Award Winners along with the Age Group Swimmer of the Year Award Winners and Coach of the Year Award Winners were all announced. Congratulations to the following 2007 Florida Swimming Award Winners:
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