For practice group
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The Licking County Family YMCA Sharks Swim
Team is a year round YMCA andUSAswimming program offering high
quality coaching and technique instruction for all ages and
abilities. The team competes in the Southeast Ohio/West Virginia
YMCA Swimming League and in USA Swimming.
The program offers year round
swimming training from the beginner to the elite level athlete. The
main goal is to provide a positive and challenging environment that
will stimulate the swimmer to excel to their true potential;
utilizing the YMCA philosophy of "building strong kids,
strong families, and strong communities”.
Swimmers are placed into one of
ten practice groups after a swim evaluation by one of the
coaches. LCFY Sharks swimmers from the 2009-2010 season and
the Summer 2010 season have already been assigned to a practice
group for the 2010-2011season. You can
view your group assignment by logging into your account on the
website.
For swimmers new to the team or
returning after an extended break, you will need to have a swim
evaluation. You will not be able to register for the Team
without an evaluation. These evaluations will be conducted August
24-26th at the indoor Evans Pool from 4:30-5:30 pm each
evening.
Members of the LCFY Sharks Swim Team must also
be members in good standing of theLickingCountyFamily YMCA. All YMCA
membership fees and team fees must be paid prior to participation
in practices or meets. The YMCA does offer financial
assistance (on a confidential basis) in financial harship
situations. Refer to the YMCA
website for further information on Financial
Assistance.
IMPORTANT information
about the Registration Process:
This registration is for the
30-week 2010-11 season, which will include both YMCA andUSAmeets. It is the expectation
that all swimmers will participate in meets during the
season. All Team members may participate in YMCA meets,
however only registeredUSAswimmers may swim inUSAmeets.
Swimmers in the following groups
are required to beUSAmembers, and the cost of this
membership has been included in the team fee paid to the
YMCA: Great Whites, Bronze Age Group, Bronze Senior, Silver,
Gold, Platinum. All other swimmers who would like to swim
inUSAmeets will need to purchase aUSAmembership for an additional cost of
$57. The Parent Club will have aUSAmembership drive as soon as
practices begin for the season.
The registration process is
simple for both new and returning swim team members, however please
take special care to register for the correct group for your
swimmer. If you are new to the team, or are unsure of the correct
group, please contact the coaches BEFORE going through the online
registration process. Also please note that ALL swimmers must
complete the online registration process in order to be activated
for the season in our system. And the online registration process
must be completed before you can pay your Team Fee at the
YMCA.
High School swimmers who will be
competing for their High School Swim Team, your team fee to the
YMCA is discounted by 15% to compensate for missed practices due to
time spent with your High School Team. Please be sure to
choose the High School option for your practice group during the
registration process so that the correct fee is charged.
For families registering multiple
swimmers for the team, there is a $25 per swimmer discount
beginning with swimmer #2. Please be sure to register all
swimmers at the same time in order for the discount to be
appropriately applied to your bill.
Once your electronic
registration has been submitted, you will receive an
invoice for your fees. This invoice will need to be taken to
the YMCA front desk for payment prior to the start of practices on
September 7 to complete your registration. The YMCA is offering the
following payment options for team fees:
5% discount off your total
invoice for full payment up-front
Six monthly payments - first
payment due in August with your registration; five additional bank
drafts in Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec and Jan. You will be required
to complete a bank draft authorization form at the front desk when
you make your first payment.
During the online registration
process, you will be asked to electronically sign three
agreements/documents. You may review those
agreements/documents here:
To review the Waiver/Release from liability
and Consent for emergency medical
treatment, click here
For new members, once
registration is complete, you will receive access to your own
private account on our website that will enable you to easily
sign-up for swim meets, sign-up for jobs, see your swim times
histories, maintain your own contact and medical information, and
more. Once you receive your account, please explore the
website. Of course, for existing members, you will continue
to have this same access through your current account.
To Begin the Registration Process, please visit
our website at lcfysharks.org and click "Start Registration",
which you will find along the left side of the
website.
Please note that you MUST register online BEFORE
going to the YMCA to pay your Team Fees. Online registration
activates your swimmer for the season, updates group rosters, and
ensures you will receive email correspondence from the team
throughout the season. We look forward to another great season of swimming at
theLickingCountyFamily YMCA. Go
Sharks!