HCY Stingrays Team Tryouts Day: Time: Location: Saturday, April 12 th 9 am 12 noon Raritan Valley Community College All swimmers trying out for the team must register for the tryout. There is no cost associated with the registration. The purpose for the registration is to gather some information about the swimmer(s) and to enable us to prepare an organized and structured tryout. Tryout Instructions 1. Read about the structure of our team at hcyswim.com under the About HCY tab. 2. Understand the groups within the team by reading under the Practice Groups tab. 3. Fill out Tryout Registration From (last page of this document) 4. Turn in Tryout Registration Form at the front desk of the YMCA 5. Show up at tryouts What does your swimmer need for tryout? Each swimmer trying out should bring: Goggles Swim Suit (a racing or practice suit: no shorts) Towel Swim Cap (a racing or practice cap: no shower caps) What will be required of your swimmer at tryouts? Swimmers will be timed in a race format in the following events: 8&U: Will be observed no racing 9&Over: 50 BK, 50 FR, 50 BR, and 50 FLY ***Swimmers may choose not to race a stroke if they are not comfortable.\ On what basis will we be selecting swimmers for the team? HCY has limited openings. In groups for which we have more swimmers trying out than spots available, we will er spots to the swimmers who have the best combination of stroke develoent and racing ability.
Minimum Requirements for Readiness 8&U Group: Swimmers MUST be able to complete 1 lap of both Freestyle and Backstroke without assistance White Group: Swimmers MUST be able to complete 2 laps of both Freestyle and Backstroke without assistance Blue Group: Swimmers MUST be able to complete 2 laps of all 4 strokes Junior Group: Swimmers MUST be able to complete 4 laps of at least 3 strokes (Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, or Freestyle) Senior Group: Swimmers must be proficient in all 4 strokes. Entry is based on ability to meet group requirements and coach discretion
Hunterdon County YMCA Membership Options To be a member of our swim team, National YMCA rules dictate that all participants must be Full members of the YMCA. For swimmers up through age 11, they will need to be Family Full members of the YMCA. Families can choose to either pay for a year in full or do a bank/credit draft. With a draft membership, the first month is paid when joining and succeeding months are automatically drafted from a credit card or checking account. For swimmers ages 12 and older there is the option of a Teen membership or a Family membership. There is a special option for 7th graders the YMCA Strong Kids membership which is ered free of charge to all 7th graders in the county as a way to encourage youth to build health habits. Strong Kids memberships run from September 1 of the seventh grade year through August 31. Proof of seventh grade enrollment is needed to start that membership a school welcome letter, bus assignment, 6th grade report card, class schedule, etc. YMCA Membership prices are Full year option Bank/Credit draft Joiners Fee Family Membership $1284/year $107/month $107 Teen Membership $552year $46/month $0 7 th Grade Membership $0 $0 $0 In addition to holding a current Full YMCA Membership, swim team members pay swim team program fees as follows. HCY Stingrays 2014 Summer Team Fee Structure Deadline 8&U White Blue Junior Senior Deposit At Registration $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 Payment 1 May 15 $60 $80 $120 $130 $150 Payment 2 June 15 $60 $80 $120 $130 $150 Payment 3 July 15 $60 $80 $120 $130 $150 8&U: 280 White: 340 Blue: 460 Junior: 490 Senior: 550
2014 HCY PJSL Calendar June July Meet Note 19 Eac @ HCY at RVCC 24 HCY @ Palmer 26 HCY @ Belvidere 1 Bethlehem @ HCY at RVCC 3 HCY @ Hackettstown 8 Wilson @ HCY at RVCC 10 Bye 12 Lopatcong Invitational at Lopat 15 HCY @ Washington 19 Memorial Last Chance Meet Last chance to qualify for PJSL Champs 26 PJSL Champs at Bethlehem 2014 HCY Long Course Schedule (tentative) May June July 17-18 PTAC Challenge at Princeton 14-15 Summer Solstice at RVCC 27-29 Summer Sizzle TBA Xcel Meet of Excellence at RVCC 3,4, 6 SVY Independence Invite at Rutgers 12, 13 12&U Silver/Bronze Champs at Princeton 18-20 13&O Silver/Bronze Champs at Rutgers 24-27 NJ JO's at Rutgers 28-Aug 1 YNATS Indianapolis Notes: The LC schedule I am working from is not finalized. As such, all locations, meets, and dates are subject to change. Members of the HCY Long Course Team will prioritize Long Course Meets over summer league meets. In cases where there is a conflict, they will attend the Long Course Meet. All HCY Swimmers who wish to compete in LC must be USA Swimming Members
Why does HCY have two schedules? HCY has two teams over the summer: a summer-league team that competes in the Penn Jersey Swim League (PJSL), and a Long Course Competition team. Long Course competition experience is the most valuable experience a swimmer can have. For a great read on the significance of early Long Course racing experience, follow the link: http://www.usaswimming.org/viewnewsarticle.aspx?tabid=1&itemid=5331&mid=8712 In an attempt to strengthen swimming on our team and throughout Hunterdon County, we are emphasizing and encouraging swimmers to gain Long Course experience early in their swimming careers. However, the demands of training and racing in a Long Course pool are greater than in short-course. Not all swimmers will be ready for Long Course. Swimmers on our Long Course team can compete on a summer-league team and our Long Course team provided that they prioritize the Long Course events and training over the summer-league meets and demands. HCY swimmers who are not ready for Long Course still have a competition season through the PJSL. These swimmers will only compete in the PJSL schedule where they will have a more appropriate level of competition and training demands.
2014 HCY Summer Practice Schedule: April 21-June @20 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 8&U White 4:45-6:00 Alt dryland/swim DL: 6-7 Swim Alt dryland/swim DL: 6-7 Swim Blue Junior Senior M,W, Sat @ RVCC D 4:00-5:00 S 5:00-6:00 6:00-7:45 Make-up 6:00-7:45 5:00-7:00 D 4:00-5:15 5:00-7:00 S 5:30-7:00 D 4:00-5:15 S 5:15-7:00 D 5:00-6:00 S Dryland 4-5 6-9 am Notes: Practice schedules are subject to change All practice schedules will be posted on the calendar tab of our website Changes will be communicated by email and website posts as well as reflected in our calendar tab When school lets out, we will be moving our Senior Group to Camp Carr When school lets out, we will be adding a practice for our Junior, Blue, and White LC swimmers at RVCC
2014 HCY Stingrays Tryout Registration Swimmer s Name Swimmer s Age As of Dec 1, 2013: Swimmer s Birthday Parent s Name(s) Parent s Contact: Phone Email Briefly Describe Swimmer s Experience in Swimming: Provide Current Fastest Times if Swimmer has competed Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4